It is time to publish our annual Chronological Bible Reading Schedule. This schedule takes you through the Bible in chronological order (approximately). It came about through the studies completed in our Through the Bible series in 2005 and 2006, with some revisions since then. We should also note that scholars are divided on some chronological questions, so you may find other chronologies of the Bible vary somewhat from ours.
The benefit of a Chronological study is that it puts the prophets and epistles in their historical context. As I like to say, you can find out “what the prophets were mad about.”
This year we have a new addition to the roster of Bible reading plans. Many people start out in January fully intending to get serious about reading their Bible “this year.” But they aren’t habituated to it! The annual Bible reading schedule may be well beyond the ability of a beginner. Consequently, this year we created a “Beginners Bible Reading Schedule” that has you read between 1/3 and 1/2 a chapter a day, five days a week. The idea is to create a habit of regular Bible reading, then graduate to a bit more the following year.
Other studies are available at the Navigators site, here. Any of these schedules are also useful, everyone should choose one that fits their needs and do your best to follow it. You may fall behind, but we encourage you to simply pick up where you left on and keep on going. There is no law that says you must finish your Bible reading schedule in one year!
For our church people, we will have several options available at our services this Sunday. Be sure to pick one up. If we run out, we can print more! Let’s keep our hearts on fire for the Lord by spending daily time in His Word.
Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3
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