Grow 2024
In 2024, we as a church have an opportunity to dig our roots deep into Jesus and grow. This year, I am challenging us to habits of fasting, feasting, and focusing.
Prayer
We pray because God invites us to come to him and enjoy him as our Father, delighting in all that he is for us because of Jesus. But we also pray because we believe he is our heavenly Father with all power and authority. He is omnipotent, and with him, all things are possible (Mark 10:27; Luke 1:37). As we look out at the brokenness around us and even inside of us, we are forced to face our need for the grace and renewing power of God. Prayer is how we express that need.
Prayer resources
Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Tim Keller
Praying Backwards: Transform Your Prayer Life by Beginning in Jesus' Name by Bryan Chapell
Prayer: Finding our Way Through Duty to Delight by J.I Packer
Fasting :
We challenge you to set aside a portion of time to abstain from things like food or other activities to sharpen your affection for Jesus.
Every Thursday, would you consider fasting with us. Examples are: taking a break from all social media, limiting all media, eating one meal a day, or fasting for the whole day.
Additional Resources on Fasting:
Feasting:
Fasting opens a way for us to feast. Would you make it a daily habit to hear from God and respond? We believe that through the Bible God speaks, and we respond to him in prayer.
We are inviting you to:
Read the Bible with us by choosing one of these programs according to your ability. Choose a plan and invite a friend to read along with you.
52-Week Bible Reading Plan
Read through the Bible in a year with each day of the week dedicated to a different genre: epistles, the law, history, Psalms, poetry, prophecy, and Gospels.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
5x5x5 New Testament Bible Reading Plan
Read through the New Testament in a year, reading Monday to Friday. Weekends are set aside for reflection and other reading. This plan is especially beneficial if you’re new to a daily discipline of Bible reading.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
A Bible Reading Chart
Read through the Bible at your own pace. Use this minimalistic yet beautifully designed chart to track your reading throughout the year.
Duration: Flexible | Download: PDF
Chronological Bible Reading Plan
Read through the Bible in the order the events occurred chronologically.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
The Navigators Bible Reading Plan
Four daily readings beginning in Genesis, Psalms, Matthew, and Acts.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
The Navigators Book-at-a-Time Bible Reading Plan
Two daily readings, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. Complete an entire book in each testament before moving on.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
ESV Daily Bible Reading Plan
Four daily readings taken from four lists: Psalms and wisdom literature, Pentateuch and history of Israel, Chronicles and prophets, and Gospels and epistles.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
ESV 6-Month New Testament Reading Plan
Read straight through the New Testament in six months by focusing on a short section each day.
Duration: Six months | Download: PDF
ESV A-Psalm-a-Day Reading Plan
Read through the book of Psalms in 150 days with this chapter-a-day reading plan.
Duration: Five months | Download: PDF
Every Word in the Bible
Read through the Bible one chapter at a time. Readings alternate between the Old and New Testaments.
Duration: Three years | Download: PDF
Historical Bible Reading Plan
The Old Testament readings are ordered similarly to Israel’s Hebrew Bible, and the New Testament readings attempt to follow the order in which the books were authored.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
An In-Depth Study of Matthew
A year-long study in the Gospel of Matthew from Tabletalk magazine and R.C. Sproul.
Duration: One year | App: Accessible on YouVersion. Download the app.
Bible in a Year
This plan takes you through the entire Bible with two readings each day: one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament.
Duration: One year | App: Accessible on YouVersion. Download the app.
Professor Grant Horner’s Bible Reading System
Reading ten chapters a day, in the course of a year you’ll read the Gospels four times, the Pentateuch twice, Paul’s letters four to five times, the Old Testament wisdom literature six times, the Psalms at least twice, Proverbs and Acts a dozen times, and the Old Testament history and prophetic books about one and a half times.
Duration: Ongoing | Download: PDF
Redemptive-Historical Bible Reading Plan
This plan curates key chapters of the Old and New Testaments that help frame the flow of
redemptive history—how God has worked in history to bring about his plan of salvation. It is designed to help you gain a solid grounding in the entire message of the Bible.
Duration: Ongoing | Download: PDF
Robert Murray M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
Read the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once.
Duration: One or two years | Download: Website
Straight-through-the-Bible Reading Plan
Read straight through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
Tabletalk Bible Reading Plan
This Bible reading plan includes two readings each day, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. By the end of the plan, you’ll have read through the entire Bible in one year.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
The Legacy Reading Plan
This plan does not have set readings for each day. Instead, it has set books for each month and a set number of Proverbs and Psalms for each week. It aims to give you more flexibility while grounding you in specific books of the Bible.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
Two-Year Bible Reading Plan
Read the Old and New Testaments once and Psalms and Proverbs four times.
Duration: Two years | Download: PDF
Bible Reading Plan Generator
Still can’t find a plan that works for you? Generate your own.
Duration: You decide | Online: Bible Reading Plan Generator
Additional Bible Resources
YouVersion Bible App: Digitally customizable Bible readings.
Read Scripture App: A Bible Reading plan that includes great video summaries.
Fighter Verses: For Scripture memory
Reading through the entire Bible can seem like a daunting task. R.C. Sproul’s basic overview of the Bible may help you.
Bible plans originally published here: https://www.ligonier.org/posts/bible-reading-plans
Focusing:
Silence and solitude are a tool God uses to restore our souls by breaking engagements with the world.
Author Charles Stone defines silence and solitude in the following ways:
• Solitude: The practice of temporarily being absent from other people (in isolation or anonymity) and other things so that you can be present with God. It’s not loneliness nor is it getting away from people just because we don’t like them. It’s more about what we do with our bodies.
• Silence: The practice of voluntarily and temporarily abstaining from speaking so that certain spiritual goals might be sought. It’s about what we do with our tongues, what we say.
This year we are challenging you to commit to either of these two practices of solitude:
- Silence and Solitude (10 mins / Day)
- Silence and Solitude (1 Hour weekly)
Resources