Introduction to the Bible — 50 readings for 50 days
SPIRITUAL FOOD
Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 119 verse 105
Reproduced by permission of Shoreline Community Church, Monterey, California.
The Story of the Christian Faith (New Testament)
Day 1. Luke chapters 1 & 2: The birth of Jesus
Day 2. John 1.1-18: The identity of Jesus
Day 3. Luke 4.14-44: Jesus begins his ministry
Day 4. Matthew 5 & 6: The core of Jesus’s teachings
Day 5. John 3: God’s love for the world
Day 6. John 5: Jesus’s miracles and authority
Day 7. John 11: Jesus’s power over death
Day 8. John 15: The Christian life defined
Day 9. Matthew 26 & 27: The arrest and crucifixion of Jesus
Day 10. John 20 & Luke 24: The resurrection of Jesus and his ascension
Day 11. Acts 2: The coming of the Holy Spirit
Day 12. Acts 9.16-19: The conversion of Saul and his ministry
Day 13. Acts 26: Paul’s defence of the Christian faith
Day 14. Romans 3: Justification by faith alone
Day 15. Romans 7 & 8: The battle with sin, and life in the Spirit
Day 16. 1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 5: The way of love
Day 17. 1 Corinthians 15: The power of the resurrection
Day 18. Galatians 5, Ephesians 4: Freedom and unity in Christ
Day 19. Ephesians 6: The whole armour of God
Day 20. Philippians 1.18 to 2.18: Christ’s example
Day 21. Colossians 3.1-17: Putting on the new self
Day 22. Hebrews 4.14 to 5.10: Jesus the great high priest
Day 23. James 1 & 1 Peter 1: Pure religion
Day 24. 1 John 4.7-21: God is love
Day 25. Revelation 21 & 22: The new heaven and earth.
Old Testament survey
Day 26. Genesis 1.1 to 3.19: The creation and fall of humanity
Day 27. Genesis 12; 28.10-15; 32.22-28: God calls a people his own
Day 28. Genesis 37; 39 to 46: The story of Joseph
Day 29. Exodus 1 to 6: The call of Moses
Day 30. Exodus 7 to 14: Moses and Pharaoh
Day 31. Exodus 19.1 to 20.2: The Ten Commandments
Day 32. Deuteronomy 6.1 to 7.26; 11.13-21: Obedience flows from love
Day 33. Judges 1.1 to 2.19: Cycles of disobedience in God’s people
Day 34. 1 Samuel 7 to 9; 15 to 17: The fall of Saul and rise of David
Day 35. 2 Samuel 5; 7 to 9; 11 & 12: Tales of David’s life
Day 36. 1 Kings 2 & 3; 6; 11: Solomon’s reign
Day 37. 1 Kings 11.9 to 14.31: The dividing of the kingdom
Day 38. 1 Kings 17 to 19; 2 Kings 2 & 4: The prophets Elijah and Elisha
Day 39. Job 1 & 2; 38 to 42: How the righteous respond to hard times
Day 40. Psalms 1; 23; 139: Psalms that enrich your soul
Day 41. Psalms 6; 22; 38; 51: Psalms for the suffering and sinful
Day 42. Proverbs 3; 5; 7; 16; 31: Wisdom for everyday life
Day 43. Jeremiah 11 &12; 31.31-40: The covenant broken and the new covenant
Day 44. Jeremiah 23.1-6; Isaiah 9.6,7; 53.1-12: Jesus the promised king
Day 45. Jonah 1 to 4: The story of Jonah
Day 46. Daniel 1 to 3: Exile in Babylon
Day 47. Daniel 4 to 6: The life of Daniel
Day 48. Nehemiah 1 & 2; 4 & 5; 8 & 9: The rebuilding of Jerusalem
Day 49. Esther 1 to 8: The story of Esther
Day 50. Malachi 1 to 4: Final words of the Old Testament.
Further help can be found in Every Day with Jesus for New Christians, published by the Crusade for World Revival as a small paperback and as an e-book.