Reading Plan

Weekly Reading Plan

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March 1  "An Introduction to the Story"

March 8 Week 1 – Creation:  The Beginning of Life as We Know It
Chapter 1 of “The Story” and/or Genesis 1-4; 6-9

March 15  Week 2 – God Builds a Nation
Chapter 2 of “The Story” and/or Genesis 12-13; 15-17; 21-22; 32-33; 35; Romans 4; Hebrews 11

March 22  Week 3 – Joseph: From Slave to Deputy Pharaoh
Chapter 3 of “The Story” and/or Genesis 37; 39; 41-48; 50

March 29  Week 4 – Deliverance
Chapter 4 of “The Story” and/or Exodus 1-7; 10-17

April 5  Week 5 – New Commands and a New Covenant
Chapter 5 of “The Story” and/or Exodus 19-20; 24-25; 32-34; 40

April 12  Week 6 – Wandering
Chapter 6 of “The Story” and/or Numbers 10-14; 20-21; 25; 27 Deuteronomy 1-2; 4; 6; 8-9; 29-32; 34

April 19  Week 7 – The Battle Begins
Chapter 7 of “The Story” and/or Joshua 1-2; 6; 8; 10-11; 23-24

April 26  Week 8 – A Few Good Men…and Women
Chapter 8 of “The Story” and/or Judges 2-4; 6-8; 13-16

May 3  Week 9 – The Faith of a Foreign Woman
Chapter 9 of “The Story” and/or Ruth 1-4

May 10  Week 10 – Standing Tall, Falling Hard
Chapter 10 of “The Story” and/or 1 Samuel 1-4; 8-13; 15

May 17  Week 11 – From Shepherd to King
Chapter 11 of “The Story” and/or 1 Samuel 16-18; 24; 31; 2 Samuel 6; 22; 1 Chronicles 17; Psalm 59

May 24  Week 12 – The Trials of a King
Chapter 12 of “The Story” and/or 2 Samuel 11-12; 18-19; 1 Chronicles 22; 29; Psalm 23; 32; 51

May 31  Week 13 – The King Who Had It All
Chapter 13 of “The Story” and/or 1 Kings 1-8; 10-11; 2 Chronicles 5-7; Proverbs 1-3; 6; 20-21

June 7  Week 14 – A Kingdom Torn in Two
Chapter 14 of “The Story” and/or 1 Kings 12-16

June 14  Week 15 – God’s Messengers
Chapter 15 of “The Story” and/or 1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2; 4; 6; Hosea 4-5; 8-9; 14; Amos 1; 3-5; 9

June 21  Week 16 – The Beginning of the End
Chapter 16 of “The Story” and/or 2 Kings 17-19; Isaiah 3; 6; 13-14; 49; 53

June 28  Week 17 – The Kingdom’s Fall
Chapter 17 of “The Story” and/or 2 Kings 21; 23-25; 2 Chronicles 33; 36; Jeremiah 1-2; 4-5; 13; 21; Lamentations 1-3; 5; Ezekiel 1-2; 6-7; 36-37

July 5  Week 18 –Daniel in Exile:
Chapter 18 of "The Story" and/or Daniel 1-3; 6; Jeremiah 29-31

July 12  Week 19 – The Return Home
Chapter 19 of “The Story” and/or Ezra 1-6; Haggai 1-2; Zechariah 1; 8

July 19  Week 20 – The Queen of Beauty and Courage
Chapter 20 of “The Story” and/or Esther 1-9

July 26  Week 21 – Rebuilding the Walls
Chapter 21 of “The Story” and/or Ezra 7; Nehemiah 1-2; 4; 6-8; Malachi 1-4

August 2  Week 22 – The Birth of the King
Chapter 22 of “The Story” and/or Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2; John 1

August 9  Week 23 – Jesus’ Ministry Begins
Chapter 23 of “The Story” and/or Matthew 3-4; 11 Mark 1-3; Luke 8; John 1-4

August 16  Week 24 –No Ordinary Man
Chapter 24 of “The Story” and/or Matthew 5-7; 9; 14; Mark 4-6; Luke 10; 15; John 6

August 23  Week 25 – Jesus, the Son of God
Chapter 25 of “The Story” and/or Matthew 17; 21; Mark 8-12; 14; Luke 9; 22; John 7-8; 11-12

August 30  Week 26 – The Hour of Darkness
Chapter 26 of “The Story” and/or Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-14; 16-19

September 6  Week 27 – The Resurrection
Chapter 27 of “The Story” and/or Matthew 27-28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 19-21

September 13  Week 28 – New Beginnings
Chapter 28 of “The Story” and/or Acts 1-10; 12

September 20  Week 29 – Paul’s Mission
Chapter 29 of “The Story” and/or Acts 13-14; 16-20; Romans 1; 3-6; 8; 12; 15; 1 Corinthians 1; 3; 5-6; 10; 12-13; 15-16; Galatians 1; 3; 5-6; 1 Thessalonians 1-5

September 27  Week 30 –Paul’s Final Days
Chapter 30 of “The Story” and/or Acts 20-23; 27-28; Ephesians 1-6; 2 Timothy 1-4

October 4  Week 31 – The End of Time
Chapter 31 of “The Story” and/or Revelation 1-5; 19-22

October 11  Week 32 -- Wrapping Up "The Story" & Concluding Thoughts