Join us as we read through The Bible together this year. We’ll be using a One Year Blended Chronological reading plan. With just a few chapters a day you can read through the entire Bible in one year, alternating between Old and New Testament readings. These readings are compiled according to up-to-date historical research, taking into account the order in which the recorded events actually occurred. It will help you to add valuable historical context to your reading of The Bible.
Once you’ve installed the app on your mobile device simply search for “Chronological” in the reading plans.
You can use the apps to set a reminder for yourself and even listen to audio recordings of your daily readings.
Tips for finishing
1. Breathe. Don’t panic. You can do this. There’s no pressure. The plan means you only need to put aside a few minutes a day. If you don’t manage, don’t beat yourself up! Try and catch up when you have some more time.
2. Make use of the audio options on the digital versions. This way you can listen to the reading of the day in the car on the way to work. Reading is better (you are more engaged) but if you’re falling behind, use this option!
3. Don’t expect it to be amazing every time. Sometimes we think that if we didn’t ‘feel anything’ we didn’t really do anything. Reading the Bible is about a deep and slow transformation. It’s not always a time of unbelievable revelation. Every time we read God is speaking to us.
4. Find a place and time. Mornings might work better for you. Or perhaps a lunch break. Or perhaps in the evenings after the kids are put to bed. Home might be easier or the office might be easier. Even at the office or home, pick a regular spot – a specific chair or something along those lines. We are creatures of habit. Having a dedicated place and time helps to make it easier to get it done.
5. Journal. As you go through the Bible, take some time to jot down your thoughts. You’ll be amazed when you read back on these thoughts! Journalling helps to inspire us along the way.
Background info on the books of the Bible (updated as we progress through the reading plan)
In this short 2 minute update, Josh talks about Alan and Meg…
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Revelation doesn't have to be scary or confusing. In fact, it's meant to encourage us deeply.
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The local church is to be a place of truth and openness, not sectarian or closed.
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The truth is to be protected by every person who makes up the ‘elect lady’ - us.
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1 John is a letter that brings assurance of salvation - if you read it right.
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Peter's farewell letter is full of exhortation to think differently about our lives today.
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Paul's last letter, while basically waiting on death row, is full of emotion - and confidence that he has fought the good fight of faith.
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Hebrews can be a very difficult letter, but it's good to follow it carefully and make sure we understand its warnings and promises properly.
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What a different Peter we hear from in this letter. The impulsive, restless, and sometimes cowardly, sometimes fearless Peter of the Gospels is now patient, loving and secure.
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This letter to Titus reminds us that what we believe is supposed to work itself out in our behaviour.
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This letter is a lesson on many things. We’ll find teaching on practical matters in the church but also for older members in the church working with younger believers who show a good conscience and sincere faith.
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This letter is almost split in two distinct halves, showing how we become believers and, once we are believers, how we are to live.
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There are a few different lenses with which to read this letter. Let's examine them.
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Anyone who reads Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome will be better off for reading it.
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This thrilling letter has so many answers for contemporary problems.
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Let Paul’s Galatians correct your compass and set you up for freedom. Not freedom to do as you please, but freedom to be all you were made to be for God.
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The inspired epistles need their partner – context.
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A brief overview of the history we have covered so far will help to orientate you with the 'silent 400 years' between the Old and New Testaments.
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The Sun of righteousness will come with healing in his wings.
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The story of a peasant Jewish woman marrying a non-Jewish King shows how God is in charge of all - if you read carefully.
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The return of the exiles was a great victory and restoration but complete restoration still waits.
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The purposes of God may sometimes be delayed but they are never abandoned.
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Second to Revelation, Daniel stands out as the most difficult book in the Bible to understand.
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It may come as a surprise that Joel features at this point in the chronological reading plan.
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Ezekiel is a faithful preacher to the exiles in Babylon after Jeremiah.
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When God isn't making sense to you, what do you do?
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"The weeping prophet" laments the captivity of his people.
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Unlike Jonah, Nahum tells Nineveh and Assyria of their certain fall and doom with no chance to repent.
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Most people know Hosea as the guy who the Lord commanded to marry a prostitute (Gomer). It is a rich and deep story. If there was fire in Amos’ eyes then there is sorrow and tears in Hosea’s just ten years later.
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Amos gives us insight into God's judgement and mercy.
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The book of Micah shows us how we return to the Lord.
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As you embark on reading Isaiah you are about to read through arguably the most magisterial and beautiful of all the Old Testament books.
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God didn’t let Jonah go. Through a series of circumstances Jonah finds himself preaching in the streets of Nineveh. The common people turn first and then the nobles. It is like Johannesburg turning to God because of the preaching of one person!
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You may be wondering why this little book, tucked in the back of the Old Testament, comes next in our reading plan.
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The book of Ecclesiastes is, funnily enough, the furthest you can get from ‘meaningless’ - the most common word people remember from the book.
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The Proverbs are for the Christian walk in the office, in our homes and out at play.
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At the start of reading the Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs) you should know that you are reading more than a teaching on lovemaking within a marriage relationship.
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The composition of the Psalms may be the most loved book of the entire Bible. In this study we look at the Psalms that relate to the life of David from Psalm 1 - 72.
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The composition of the Psalms may be the most loved book of the entire Bible. Here are some great ways to read the Psalms.
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There are deeper messages in the book of Ruth that we can miss if we're not looking carefully.
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No one can read through Judges and think it irrelevant for us today. We will see aspects of ourselves reflected in the narrative and the characters.
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After the unnecessarily long wandering in the desert, the book of Joshua records how the Israelites come into the Promised Land. How is this relevant for us, today?
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"Deuteronomy", translated into English, simply means "repetition of the law". Here are some tips on how to read it.
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We're now on the book of Numbers in our Bible reading plan. If…
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Leviticus is tough reading… well unless you have some background understanding to help!
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As we're going through the book of Job as part of our Bible reading…
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