Bible Reading Plan - 2010
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January

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Acts 2:22-41 11th Hebrews 3:1-6 21st Luke 2: 41-52
2nd Acts 17:22-28 12th Hebrews 4:14-16 22nd Luke 3:1-20
3rd Romans 1:1-6 13th Hebrews 5:1-9 23rd Mark 1:1-8
4th Romans 3:21-26 14th Hebrews 6:13-20 24th Mark 1: 9-13
5th Romans 8:1-4 15th Hebrews 7:11-28 25th Matthew 4:1-11
6th Galatians 4:4-7 16th Hebrews 9:11-28 26th Luke 4:1-13
7th Philippians 2:5-11 17th Hebrews 10:1-18 27th John 1: 19-28
8th Colossians 1:15-20 18th 1 John 1: 1-3 28th John 1: 29-34
9th Hebrews 1 19th John 1: 1-18 29th John 1: 35-42
10th Hebrews 2:15-18 20th Luke 3:23-38 30th John 1: 43-51
31st John 2: 1-11

Febuary

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st John 2: 12-25 11th Mark 1: 14-20 21st Mark 1: 40-45
2nd John 3: 1-21 12th Matthew 4: 18-22 22nd Matthew 8: 1-4
3rd John 3: 22-36 13th Luke 4: 31-37 23rd Matthew 9: 2-8
4th Matthew 4:12
Mark 1: 14
Luke 3: 19-20		 14th Mark 1: 21-28 24th Mark 2: 1-12
5th John 4: 1-26 15th Matthew 8: 14-17 25th Luke 5: 17-26
6th John 4: 27-38 16th Mark 1: 29-39 26th Matthew 9: 9-17
7th John 4: 39-42 17th Luke 4: 38-44 27th Mark 2: 13-22
8th Luke 4: 14-30 18th Matthew 4: 23-25 28th Luke 5: 27-39
9th John 4: 43-54 19th Luke 5:1-11
10th Matthew 4: 13-17 20th Luke 5: 12-16

March

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st John 5: 1-15 11th Matthew 5: 1-11 21st Matthew 6: 19-24
2nd John 5: 16-30 12th Matthew 5: 13-16 22nd Matthew 6: 25-34
3rd John 5: 31-47 13th Matthew 5: 17-20 23rd Matthew 7: 1-6
4th Matthew 12: 1-14 14th Matthew 5: 21-26 24th Matthew 7: 7-12
5th Mark 2: 23-3:6 15th Matthew 5: 27-32 25th Matthew 7: 13-14
6th Luke 6: 1-11 16th Matthew 5: 33-37 26th Matthew 7: 15-23
7th Matthew 12:15-21 17th Matthew 5: 38-42 27th Matthew 7: 24-29
8th Mark 3: 7-12 18th Matthew 5:43-48 28th
Easter week		 Mark 11: 1-11
9th Luke 6: 12-19 19th Matthew 6: 1-4 29th Mark 14: 43-52
10th Mark 3: 13-19 20th Matthew 6: 5-18 30th Mark 15:1-15
31st Mark 15: 16-20

April

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Mark 15: 21-32 11th Matthew 8: 5-13 21st Mark 3: 31-35
2nd
Good Friday		 Mark 15: 33-41 12th Luke 7: 11-17 22nd Luke 8: 19-21
3rd Mark 15: 42-47 13th Luke 7: 18-35 23rd Matthew 13: 1-30
4th
Easter Sunday		 Mark 16: 1-8 14th Matthew 11: 1-19 24th Mark 4: 1-20
5th Mark 16: 9-20 15th Matthew 11: 20-30 25th Luke 8: 1-15
6th Luke 6: 20-26 16th Luke 7: 36-50 26th Luke 8:16-18
7th Luke 6: 27-36 17th Luke 8: 1-3 27th Mark 4: 21-29
8th Luke 6: 37-42 18th Mark 3: 20-30 28th Matthew 13: 31-46
9th Luke 6: 43-49 19th Matthew 12: 22-37 29th Mark 4: 30-34
10th Luke 7: 1-10 20th Matthew 12: 38-50 30th Matthew 13: 47-52

May

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Matthew 8: 18-27 11th Mark 6: 1-6 21st Luke 9: 10-17
2nd Mark 4: 35-41 12th Mark 6: 7-13 22nd John 6: 1-15
3rd Luke 8: 22-39 13th Luke 9: 1-6 23rd Matthew 14: 22-36
4th Mark 5: 1-20 14th Matthew 9: 35-38 24th Mark 4: 45-56
5th Matthew 8: 28-34 15th Matthew 10 25th John 6: 16-24
6th Matthew 9: 18-26 16th Matthew 14: 1-12 26th ohn 6: 25-59
7th Mark 5: 21-43 17th Mark 6: 14-29 27th John 6: 60-7:1
8th Luke 8: 40-56 18th Luke 9:7-9 28th Matthew 15: 1-20
9th Matthew 9: 27-34 19th Matthew 14: 13-21 29th Mark 7: 1-23
10th Matthew 13: 53-58 20th Mark 6: 30-44 30th Matthew 15: 21-28
31st Mark 7: 24-30

June

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Mark 7: 31-37 11th Mark 8: 31-9:1 21st Mark 9:33-37
2nd Matthew 15: 29-39 12th Luke 9: 18-27 22nd Luke 9: 46-48
3rd Mark 8: 1-13 13th Matthew 17: 1-13 23rd Mark 9: 38-42
Luke 9:49-50
4th Matthew 16: 1-4 14th Mark 9: 2-13 24th Mark 9:42-50
5th Matthew 16: 5-12 15th Luke 9: 28-36 25th Matthew 18: 10-14
6th Mark 8: 14-21 16th Matthew 17: 14-23 26th Matthew 18: 15-20
7th Mark 8: 22-26 17th Mark 9: 14-32 27th Matthew 18: 21-35
8th Mark 8: 27-30 18th Luke 9: 37-45 28th John 7: 2-13
9th Matthew 16: 13-20 19th Matthew 17: 24-27 29th Luke 9: 51-56
10th Matthew 16: 21-28 20th Matthew 18: 1-9 30th Luke 9: 57-62

July

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st John 7: 14-24 11th John 9: 35-41 21st Luke 12: 1-12
2nd John 7: 25-44 12th John 10: 1-21 22nd Luke 12: 13-21
3rd John 7: 45-8:1 13th Luke 10: 1-24 23rd Luke 12: 22-34
4th John 8: 2-11 14th Luke 10: 25-37 24th Luke 12: 35-48
5th John 8: 12-30 15th Luke 10: 38-42 25th Luke 12: 49-53
6th John 8: 31-41 16th Luke 11: 1-13 26th Luke 12: 54-59
7th John 8:42-47 17th Luke 11: 14-28 27th Luke 13: 1-9
8th John 8:48-59 18th Luke 11: 29-32 28th Luke 13: 10-17
9th John 9:1-12 19th Luke 11: 33-36 29th Luke 13: 18-21
10th John 9: 13-34 20th Luke 11: 37-54 30th John 10: 22-42
31st Luke 13: 22-30

August

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Luke 13: 31-35 11th Luke 17: 1-10 21st Matthew 19: 1-12
2nd Luke 14: 1-14 12th John 11: 1-16 22nd Matthew 19: 13-15
3rd Luke 14: 15-24 13th John 11: 17-37 23rd Mark 10: 13-16
4th Luke 14: 25-35 14th John 11: 38-44 24th Luke 18: 15-17
5th Luke 15: 1-7 15th John 11: 45-57 25th Luke 18: 18-30
6th Luke 15: 8-10 16th Luke 17: 11-19 26th Mark 10: 17-31
7th Luke 15: 11-32 17th Luke 17: 20-37 27th Matthew 19: 16-30
8th Luke 16: 1-15 18th Luke 18: 1-8 28th Matthew 20: 1-16
9th Luke 16: 16-18 19th Luke 18: 9-14 29th Matthew 20:17-19
10th Luke 16: 19-31 20th Mark 10: 1-12 30th Mark 10: 32-34
31st Luke 18: 31-34

September

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Matthew 20: 20-28 11th Matthew 21: 1-11 21st Matthew 21: 33-46
2nd Mark 10: 35-45 12th Luke 19: 28-44 22nd Mark 12: 1-12
3rd Mark 10: 46-52 13th John 12:12-19 23rd Luke 20: 1-19
4th Luke 18: 35-43 14th Matthew 21: 12-17 24th Matthew 22: 1-14
5th Matthew 20:29-34 15th Mark 11: 12-19 25th Matthew 22: 15-22
6th Luke 19: 1-10 16th Matthew 21: 18-22 26th Mark 12:13-17
7th Luke 19: 11-27 17th Mark 11: 20-26 27th Luke 20:20-26
8th John 12: 1-11 18th Mark 11: 27-33 28th Luke 20: 27-40
9th Mark 14: 1-9 19th Matthew 21: 23-27 29th Mark 12: 18-27
10th Matthew 26: 6-13 20th Matthew 21: 28-32 30th Matthew 22: 23-33

October

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Matthew 22: 34-40 11th Luke 21: 5-38 21st Matthew 26: 14-30
2nd Mark 12: 28-34 12th Matthew 25:1-30 22nd John 13: 1-17
3rd Mark 12: 35-40 13th Matthew 25: 31-46 23rd John 13: 18-30
4th Matthew 22: 41-46 14th Matthew 26: 1-5 24th John 13: 31-38
5th Luke 20: 41-47 15th John 12: 20-36 25th Matthew 26: 31-35
6th Matthew 23 16th John 12: 37-50 26th Mark 14: 27-31
7th Mark 12: 41-44 17th Mark 14: 10-12 27th John 14: 1-4
8th Luke 21: 1-4 18th Luke 22: 1-6 28th John 14: 5-14
9th Matthew 24: 1-35 19th Luke 22: 7-38 29th John 14: 15-31
10th Mark 13: 1-31 20th Mark 14: 12-26 30th John 15: 1-17
31st John 15: 18-16:4

November

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st John 16: 5-16 11th Luke 22: 54-62 21st Luke 22:63-65
2nd John 16: 17-33 12th Matthew 26:57-68 22nd Luke 22:66-23:25
3rd John 17: 1-5 13th Matthew 26:69-75 23rd Matthew 27:27-31
4th John 17: 6-19 14th John 18:12-14 24th John 19:1-16
5th John 17: 20-26 15th John 18: 15-18 25th John 19:17-27
6th Matthew 26: 36-46 16th John 18: 19-24 26th Matthew 27:32-44
7th Luke 22: 39-46 17th John 18: 25-27 27th Luke 23:26-43
8th John 18: 1-11 18th John 18: 28-40 28th Luke 23: 44-49
9th Matthew 26:47-56 19th Matthew 27:1-10 29th Matthew 27: 45-56
10th Luke 22: 47-53 20th Matthew 27:11-26 30th John 19: 28-37

December

Date Passage Date Passage Date Passage
1st Matthew 27:57-61 11th John 20: 19-31 21st Luke 1:39-45
2nd Matthew 27:62-66 12th Luke 24:36-49 22nd Luke 1:46-56
3rd Luke 23: 50-56 13th John 21 23rd Luke 1:57-66
4th John 19:38-42 14th Matthew 28:16-20 24th Luke 1:67-80
5th John 20:1-9 15th Luke 24: 50-53 25th Luke 2: 1-7
6th Luke 24:1-12 16th Matthew 1:1-17 26th Luke 2:8-20
7th Matthew 28:1-10 17th Luke 1:1-4 27th Luke 2: 21-40
8th Matthew 28:11-15 18th Luke 1:5-25 28th Matthew 2:1-12
9th Luke 24: 13-35 19th Luke 1:26-38 29th Matthew 2:13-23
10th John 20: 10-18 20th Matthew 1:18-25 30th Matthew 3:1-12
31st Matthew 3:13-17

The Bible was written:

  • over a 1500 year span (from 1400 B.C to A.D. 100)
  • over 40 generations
  • over 40 authors from many walks of life (i.e. - kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, poets, statesmen, scholars)
  • in different places (i.e. - wilderness, dungeon, palaces)
  • at different times (i.e. - war, peace)
  • in different moods (i.e. - heights of joy, depths of despair)
  • on three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
  • in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek)

Types of biblical prayers:

  • Confession (Psalm 51; Luke 18:10-24)
  • Praise (1 Chronicles 29:10-13; Luke 1:46-55)
  • Thanksgiving (Psalm 105:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
  • Petition (Genesis 24:12-14; Acts 1:24-26)
  • Intercession (Exodus 32:11-13; Philippians 1:9-11)
  • Commitment (1 Kings 8:56-61; Acts 4:24-30)
  • Forgiveness (Daniel 9:4-19; Acts 7:60)
  • Confidence (Psalm 23; Luke 2:29-32)
  • Benediction (Numbers 6:24-26; Jude 24)

(Taken from All About God)

Bible Facts - The Books of the Bible
The Old Testament has 17 Historical, 5 Poetical, and 17 Prophetic books in it.

  • The 17 Historical Books are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
  • The 5 Poetical Books are: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon,
  • The 17 Prophetic Books are: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
The New Testament has 4 Gospels, Acts, 21 Epistles, and Revelation in it.
  • The 4 Gospels are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
  • The 21 Epistles are: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude.

Bible Facts - Miscellaneous Facts
The Bible contains 1189 chapters.
The Old Testament has 929 chapters and the New Testament has 260 chapters.
The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, and the shortest is Psalm 117.
The longest verse is Esther 8:9.

For the last six years the plan has been to read one chapter a day and in effect we have read through the Bible twice.

For this year, we are going to read the Gospels and the life of Jesus.

This is '2010: A year to build'. It is our hope that as you take a few minutes each day to read the short passage that your life will be continuing to be built on the rock, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Before you begin:
  1. Find time free of distractions.
  2. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to give you understanding.
  3. With a pen and notepad beside you read the passage.
  4. Write down any thoughts/questions you have.
  5. Pray, speaking to God about what you have read and written.

We begin the New Year with several days of passages from the New Testament which speak of Christ.

As best as we know we will read the Gospel story chronologically, but take into account Easter and Christmas so that we read these passages on the days we celebrate them in our lives.

May God bless you as you follow the plan and may you grow to know Jesus more.

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