THE STORY OF GOD

The Bible is a miracle in and of itself. It’s a beautiful mosaic of 66 books composed by dozens of authors, in several languages and on several continents, over the span of hundreds of years. Yet, it should be read as a whole because it tells one unifying story of God’s redemptive plan for humanity found in his Son, Jesus. Below is a Bible Reading plan that will take you through the grand narrative of the Scriptures.

Creation

Psalm 19 | God’s Work and Word

Genesis 1 | Where It All Began

Genesis 2 | Harmony in the Garden

Crisis

Genesis 3 | The Crisis Begins

Genesis 4 | Brother Against Brother

Genesis 5-6 | Corrupted Hearts

Genesis 7 | Flooded with Tears

Covenant

Genesis 8-9 | Never Again

Genesis 12 | Blessed to Be a Blessing

Genesis 15-17 | The Son of Promise

Genesis 22 | The Test of Faith

Genesis 29-30 | Deception and Dissatisfaction

Genesis 37 | The Dreamer

Genesis 39-40 | It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

Genesis 41-43 | God is Up to Something

Genesis 44-45 | Forgiving Despite Forgetting

Genesis 49-50 | God is Good All the Time

Exodus 3-4 | The Deliverer is Coming

Exodus 7-8 | The Showdown Begins

Exodus 9-10 | Hardness of Heart

Exodus 11-12 | God Takes Sin Seriously

Exodus 14-15 | God Provides a Way Out

Exodus 19-20 | How to Love God and Love Others

Joshua 3 & 6 | God Always Keeps His Promises

1 Samuel 16-17 | The Head Crusher

2 Samuel 7 | The Forever King

Isaiah 9 & 11 | A Light Shines in Deep Darkness

Isaiah 53 & 60 | The Suffering Servant King

2 Kings 17 | Exiled Because of Idolatry

2 Kings 24-25 | There is No One Righteous

Ezra 6-7 | The Word of God Remembered

Nehemiah 8-9 | God Rebuilds His People

Jeremiah 31 | God Promises to Revive His People

Ezekiel 34 & 36 | God Promises to Renew His People

Malachi 3-4 | The Son of Righteousness Will Rise

Christ

John 1 | God Moves into the Neighborhood

Luke 1-2 | He’s Finally Here

Matthew 3 | Prepare Your Heart

Matthew 4 | Tempted and Tried

Matthew 5-7 | The Gospel in Life

Luke 8 | Death Was Arrested

Mark 4 | The Kingdom of God

Matthew 14 | The Bread of Heaven

Luke 15 | The Man with Two Sons

Luke 19 | A Meal with Jesus

John 11 | The Resurrection and The Life

John 13-14 | The Humble Servant

John 15 | Jesus is the True Vine

Luke 22 | Do This in Remembrance of Me

Matthew 27 | For Our Sins, In Our Place

Matthew 28 | The Death of Death

Luke 24 | The Seven Mile Road

Colossians 1-2 | Fully God and Fully Man

Hebrews 1 | Jesus is the Glory of God

Hebrews 3-4 | Jesus Offers Rest

Hebrews 8-9 | Jesus is Our High Priest

Hebrews 10-12 | The Founder of Our Faith

Community

Acts 1-2 | Power Comes to the Church

Acts 3-4 | Life Together

Acts 6-7 | Immovable Faith

Acts 8-9 | I Was Blind But Now I See

Acts 15 | Jesus Plus Nothing

Acts 16-17 & 28 | The Gospel Relentlessly Advances

Ephesians 2 | By Grace Alone Through Faith Alone

Romans 8 | No Guilt, No Shame

Romans 12-13 | Marked by the Gospel

1 Corinthians 1-2 | The Scandal of the Cross

Galatians 1-2 | The Pure Gospel

1 Peter 1 | A Living Hope

Ephesians 4 | Unity in the Church

Philippians 2 | Thinking of Yourself Less Often

1 Timothy 1-2 | A People of Prayer

1 Timothy 3-4 | Leadership in the Church

1 Timothy 5-6 | Life in Community

Re-CREATION

Psalm 90 | Our Dwelling Place is the Lord

Revelation 1 | The Alpha and The Omega

Revelation 4-5 | Holy, Holy, Holy

Isaiah 65:17-25 | Ever Increasing Joy

Revelation 21-22 | All Things New