BIBLE STUDY WORKBOOK

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Purposes and Principles ............................................................ 2

4 Steps for Devotional Bible Study .....................................3-6

Let’s Practice Devotional Bible Study ................................7-8

Let’s Process ............................................................................9-10

5 Steps to Applying a Devotional Bible Study .............11-14

Going Further ...............................................................................15

Let’s Practice Applying Devotional Bible Study ......... 16-17

7 Steps to Memorizing Scripture .................................... 18-19

4 Bible Study Tools That Will Help You Dig Deeper ........20

Daily Reading Plan ..............................................................21-32

“How to Do a Devotional Bible Study” content excerpted from Read the Bible for Life Bible Study by George Guthrie. ©2011. LifeWay Christian Resources. Used by permission.

Special thanks to the LifeWay Resources Groups Ministry team as well as the B&H Bible and Reference team for sharing their knowledge, guidance, and expertise.

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PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES

This workbook will teach you how to complete a devotional Bible study and apply it to the four areas of your relationship with God, your life, your relationships with others, and the church. This method of Bible study emphasizes the use of the Bible to change your life. Bible study can become dead and lifeless unless you apply what you learn. The devotional method of Bible study encourages you to make meaningful application of what you study. You still have an interest in the facts and truths of a passage of Scripture, but your primary emphasis is on ways the passage can change your life. This method depends on a spirit of eagerness to do God’s will and to let God’s message change your life.

4 STEPS FOR DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY

1. Always begin with exactly what the passage means.

If you don’t understand what a passage is saying, your application can be wrong.

Read Ephesians 4:26. Write what the verse means.

In Ephesians 4:26 Paul was not urging us to show anger based on petty feelings or wounded pride. Paul knew that righteous anger exists. He also knew that this kind of anger can quickly change into anger that is selfish and uncontrolled. Paul was warning us against letting our righteous anger get out of control. Application of a passage must rely on correct interpretation of its meaning.

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2. Evaluate the kind of passage you are trying to apply.

You must know whether a passage is talking about a truth that is timeless or temporary. Timeless truth applies to people of any time or circumstance. Temporary truth applies only to a specific individual or group at a specific point in history.

Read the following verses and indicate for each whether its truth is timeless or temporary.

Leviticus 11:1-7 ❑ Temporary❑ Timeless

Luke 20:25❑ Temporary❑ Timeless

The application of some Old Testament verses is affected by information from the New Testament. The food restrictions of Leviticus 11 may contain helpful health information about eating. However, in Mark 7:19 Jesus declared that following those laws is not necessary in our spiritual lives. Some Bible passages, like Luke 20:25, describe a condition we may not face today. However, the principle that was used in the Bible to face the condition in the first century may still be valid today. For example, we are not ruled by Caesar today, but God expects us to give both to the government and to God.

3. Relate the passage to others on the same subject.

This increases your understanding of the meaning of the passage you are studying. Read Matthew 7:7. Jesus’ teachings on prayer suggest that those who keep on asking can expect God to answer their prayers. Read James 4:3 and 1 John 5:14-15. Summarize the ways they change the way you would apply Matthew 7:7.

James 4:3:

1 John 5:14-15:

Such passages as James 4:3 and 1 John 5:14-15 give other factors to consider in seeking answers to prayer. You will want to modify your understanding of Matthew 7:7 in light of such passages’ teachings.

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4. Determine ways the passage can be applied.

A passage can be applied in many ways. You may learn a truth about God that you can apply to the political, economic, or social arena. You may find a truth about yourself that can give you a higher call of commitment to God’s will. You may discover insights that will change your attitudes toward and relationships with coworkers, neighbors, and even enemies. You may learn goals and challenges you can pray into reality in your church. Begin a devotional study of Ephesians 4:32, following steps 1–3 above. Complete the next two pages titled “Let’s Practice Devotional Bible Study” to record your responses.

LET’S PRACTICE DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY

Scripture reference:

Summary of the passage’s meaning/teaching:

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Is the Scripture timeless or temporary?❑ Temporary❑ Timeless

Related Scripture references and their teachings:

LET’S PROCESS

First, there is no single way to write a summary or the main teaching of Ephesians 4:32. An interesting fact about devotional Bible study is that the summary of the passage and its teachings will reflect the needs a person feels most deeply. We don’t know what you wrote in your practice area, but you probably dealt with questions like these.

• What happens if the person or persons I think I need to forgive do not want my forgiveness?

• Is my forgiving another person the same as God’s forgiving that person?

• Does forgiving a person mean that I act as if that person had never wronged me?

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Next, what did you decide about the timeliness of the passage? Is its truth temporary or timeless? The teaching in this passage is a timeless truth. This passage contains a truth that God intends for us to apply fully today. The next step in your study was to identify related passages that you could compare with the passage you were studying. Some of the more prominent New Testament passages that deal with forgiveness are Matthew 5:23-24; 18:15; Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60; and Colossians 3:13.

5 STEPS TO APPLYING A DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY

When you do devotional Bible study, you should continually ask yourself, How can I use this Bible truth in my life? Let’s complete the study by finding ways you can apply this passage to your relationship with God, to your life, to your relationships with others, and to the church. Follow these steps to apply devotional Bible study.

1. Pray that God will give you insight about the application of the passage.

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2. Meditate on the passage.

As you meditate, try to imagine how you might apply the passage. In the case of Ephesians 4:32, consider someone you need to forgive. What attitude must you overcome to offer forgiveness? How can you express forgiveness? In person? By a telephone call? Via email? With a letter? What can you do to demonstrate that your forgiveness is genuine? Let me suggest a simple device you can use to direct your meditation. As you meditate, ask yourself five questions, which form the acrostic PEACE. As you pray, ask yourself:

Is there any—

Promise to claim or praise to offer God?

Example to follow or avoid?

Action or attitude to change?

Command to obey?

Error to avoid?

3. Write specific, practical ways the passage can be applied.

Think of specific and practical ways to apply the passage to your relationship with God, to your life, to your relationships with others, and to the church. Merely saying, “I will be more forgiving” is not specific enough. Offering to express forgiveness to everyone who has ever sinned against you is not practical.

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4. Memorize the verse or verses you have studied.

When you memorize Ephesians 4:32, this verse will become a tool God can continually use to help you in the process of forgiving others. The challenge of forgiveness requires time for mastery, and continual help is essential. You can reference the section of this workbook titled “7 Steps to Memorizing Scripture” on page 18 for more practical tips.

5. Put the application into practice.

In the matter of forgiveness you may need to visit someone, make a phone call, or write a letter to express forgiveness to someone who may have harmed or injured you. Avoid saying to someone, “If I’ve done anything wrong, I want to apologize.” Specifically mention the incident that demands forgiveness. Also, it is best if you admit negative thoughts about a person only to God. Mentioning them to the other person will cause him to wonder what you are thinking.

GOING FURTHER

Complete “Let’s Practice Applying Devotional Bible Study” on the following pages. Make your application of Ephesians 4:32 by following the steps you studied today. Be sure to allow adequate time for the meditation process, using the PEACE acrostic, and for writing applications to the four areas of your life. Devotional Bible study is a great way to apply the Bible to your relationship with God, to your life, to your relationships with others, and to the church. Applying the truths of God’s Word to your life should be the end result of all Bible study. That is a significant way you grow to be more like your Master Teacher, Jesus Christ.

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LET’S PRACTICE APPLYING DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY

Scripture reference (choose your own passage):

1. Pray that God will give you insight about the application of the passage.

2. Meditate on the passage, asking yourself, is there any:

P romise to claim or praise to offer God?

Example to follow or avoid?

Action or attitude to change?

Command to obey?

Error to avoid?

3. Ways this passage can be applied—

to your relationship with God:

to your life:

to your relationships with others:

to the church:

4. Memorize the verse(s).

5. Ways you can put the application into practice:

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7 STEPS TO MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE

Following these seven easy steps will make Scripture memory a meaningful and effective discipline that will enhance your spiritual growth.

1. Begin with a positive attitude. Many think they can’t memorize, but Philippians 4:13 says you can do all things through Christ. If you can memorize phone numbers and addresses, you can memorize Scripture.

2. Glue the reference to the first words. To remember both the verse and the reference, say the reference and the first words without pausing. For example, “Philippians 4:13—I can do all things.”

3. Memorize bite by bite. Repeat the verse to the end of the first phrase, ending with the reference. For example, “Philippians 4:13—I can do all things— Philippians 4:13.” Say that over and over until you have it memorized. Then repeat what you have learned and add the next phrase, still starting and ending with the reference:

“Philippians 4:13—I can do all things through Him—Philippians 4:13” and so on. Memorizing a verse phrase by phrase is easy because you are learning only five or six words at a time. Learn the verse word-perfect this way.

4. Review, review, review. This is the master secret to memorization. Use memory cards to review. Say the verse as quickly and accurately as possible. After memorizing, review the verse every day for 90 days, weekly for the next six weeks, then monthly for the rest of your life. The best review is using the verse in your life or to help another person.

5. Meditate on the verse. Meditation can increase your grasp of the passage’s teaching and its application. Experience Christ as that verse’s truth works in you. Think of ways the verse can be lived.

6. Use spare time wisely. Carry Scripture-memory cards with you to use during your spare time, such as when exercising or waiting in line.

7. Team with a friend. Listen to each other’s verse, checking the Bible or Scripture- memory card for accuracy.

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4 BIBLE STUDY TOOLS THAT WILL HELP YOU DIG DEEPER

1. Bible Concordance: A Bible concordance is an index that tells you where words occur in the Bible… The abridged concordance in the back of your reference Bible… doesn’t have all the words from the whole Bible in it, just the words you might use to look up a familiar passage… For example… you could look under “Virgin” or “Conceive,” and it would point you to Isaiah 7:14, where it says, “the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel”… Comprehensive and exhaustive concordances… include almost every word in the Bible, but the exhaustive concordance also connects the English word to the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek word it was translated from.

2. Bible Dictionary: Like an encyclopedia, a Bible dictionary contains brief articles (in alphabetic order) about the people, places, and customs of the Bible. It also has articles about individual books of the Bible—who wrote them, when they were written, and what they’re about. It also explains biblical words and concepts like grace, faith, prayer, the church, Abba, and abomination. There are usually articles, too, on basic things Christians need to know about the Bible, like the canon and how the Bible came to exist.

3. Bible Commentaries: Bible commentaries are a written, systematic series of explanations and interpretations of Scripture. Commentaries often analyze or expound on individual books of the Bible, chapter by chapter and verse by verse.

4. Bible Handbook: Handbooks take each book of the Bible and give an overview and summary of that book. They are arranged in the same order as the books of the Bible. So if a person was studying a given book, he could go to the handbook and get a 30,000-foot view of that book … For the novice, it gives an accessible overview that provides a context as they read and study the details of the book. For the experience Bible student, it can serve as a reminder of a wider perspective they may have lost sight of in their focus on details of a given book.

DAILY READING PLANIn this daily reading plan from the Rev. Robert Murray M’Cheyne, you’ll read through the Bible in a

year (going through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice). M’Cheyne suggested

that the passages in the left column be read as a family and those in the right column individually.

Over the course of the year, you’ll strengthen your relationship with God and with other believers

as you pursue truth through His Word.

J A N UA R Y R E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Genesis 1 Matthew 1 1st Ezra 1 Acts 1 Genesis 2 Matthew 2 2nd Ezra 2 Acts 2Genesis 3 Matthew 3 3rd Ezra 3 Acts 3 Genesis 4 Matthew 4 4th Ezra 4 Acts 4 Genesis 5 Matthew 5 5th Ezra 5 Acts 5Genesis 6 Matthew 6 6th Ezra 6 Acts 6Genesis 7 Matthew 7 7th Ezra 7 Acts 7Genesis 8 Matthew 8 8th Ezra 8 Acts 8Genesis 9–10 Matthew 9 9th Ezra 9 Acts 9Genesis 11 Matthew 10 10th Ezra 10 Acts 10Genesis 12 Matthew 11 11th Nehemiah 1 Acts 11Genesis 13 Matthew 12 12th Nehemiah 2 Acts 12Genesis 14 Matthew 13 13th Nehemiah 3 Acts 13Genesis 15 Matthew 14 14th Nehemiah 4 Acts 14Genesis 16 Matthew 15 15th Nehemiah 5 Acts 15Genesis 17 Matthew 16 16th Nehemiah 6 Acts 16Genesis 18 Matthew 17 17th Nehemiah 7 Acts 17Genesis 19 Matthew 18 18th Nehemiah 8 Acts 18Genesis 20 Matthew 19 19th Nehemiah 9 Acts 19Genesis 21 Matthew 20 20th Nehemiah 10 Acts 20Genesis 22 Matthew 21 21st Nehemiah 11 Acts 21Genesis 23 Matthew 22 22nd Nehemiah 12 Acts 22Genesis 24 Matthew 23 23rd Nehemiah 13 Acts 23Genesis 25 Matthew 24 24th Esther 1 Acts 24Genesis 26 Matthew 25 25th Esther 2 Acts 25Genesis 27 Matthew 26 26th Esther 3 Acts 26Genesis 28 Matthew 27 27th Esther 4 Acts 27Genesis 29 Matthew 28 28th Esther 5 Acts 28Genesis 30 Mark 1 29th Esther 6 Romans 1Genesis 31 Mark 2 30th Esther 7 Romans 2Genesis 32 Mark 3 31st Esther 8 Romans 3

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F E B R UA R Y R E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Genesis 33 Mark 4 1st Esther 9-10 Romans 4Genesis 34 Mark 5 2nd Job 1 Romans 5Genesis 35–36 Mark 6 3rd Job 2 Romans 6Genesis 37 Mark 7 4th Job 3 Romans 7Genesis 38 Mark 8 5th Job 4 Romans 8Genesis 39 Mark 9 6th Job 5 Romans 9Genesis 40 Mark 10 7th Job 6 Romans 10Genesis 41 Mark 11 8th Job 7 Romans 11Genesis 42 Mark 12 9th Job 8 Romans 12Genesis 43 Mark 13 10th Job 9 Romans 13Genesis 44 Mark 14 11th Job 10 Romans 14Genesis 45 Mark 15 12th Job 11 Romans 15Genesis 46 Mark 16 13th Job 12 Romans 16Genesis 47 Luke 1:1-38 14th Job 13 1 Corinthians 1Genesis 48 Luke 1:39ff 15th Job 14 1 Corinthians 2Genesis 49 Luke 2 16th Job 15 1 Corinthians 3Genesis 50 Luke 3 17th Job 16-17 1 Corinthians 4Exodus 1 Luke 4 18th Job 18 1 Corinthians 5Exodus 2 Luke 5 19th Job 19 1 Corinthians 6Exodus 3 Luke 6 20th Job 20 1 Corinthians 7Exodus 4 Luke 7 21st Job 21 1 Corinthians 8Exodus 5 Luke 8 22nd Job 22 1 Corinthians 9Exodus 6 Luke 9 23rd Job 23 1 Corinthians 10Exodus 7 Luke 10 24th Job 24 1 Corinthians 11Exodus 8 Luke 11 25th Job 25–26 1 Corinthians 12Exodus 9 Luke 12 26th Job 27 1 Corinthians 13Exodus 10 Luke 13 27th Job 28 1 Corinthians 14Exodus 11–12:21 Luke 14 28th Job 29 1 Corinthians 15

M A R C HR E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Exodus 12:22ff Luke 15 1st Job 30 1 Corinthians 16Exodus 13 Luke 16 2nd Job 31 2 Corinthians 1Exodus 14 Luke 17 3rd Job 32 2 Corinthians 2Exodus 15 Luke 18 4th Job 33 2 Corinthians 3Exodus 16 Luke 19 5th Job 34 2 Corinthians 4Exodus 17 Luke 20 6th Job 35 2 Corinthians 5Exodus 18 Luke 21 7th Job 36 2 Corinthians 6Exodus 19 Luke 22 8th Job 37 2 Corinthians 7Exodus 20 Luke 23 9th Job 38 2 Corinthians 8Exodus 21 Luke 24 10th Job 39 2 Corinthians 9Exodus 22 John 1 11th Job 40 2 Corinthians 10Exodus 23 John 2 12th Job 41 2 Corinthians 11Exodus 24 John 3 13th Job 42 2 Corinthians 12Exodus 25 John 4 14th Proverbs 1 2 Corinthians 13Exodus 26 John 5 15th Proverbs 2 Galatians 1Exodus 27 John 6 16th Proverbs 3 Galatians 2Exodus 28 John 7 17th Proverbs 4 Galatians 3Exodus 29 John 8 18th Proverbs 5 Galatians 4Exodus 30 John 9 19th Proverbs 6 Galatians 5Exodus 31 John 10 20th Proverbs 7 Galatians 6Exodus 32 John 11 21st Proverbs 8 Ephesians 1Exodus 33 John 12 22nd Proverbs 9 Ephesians 2Exodus 34 John 13 23rd Proverbs 10 Ephesians 3Exodus 35 John 14 24th Proverbs 11 Ephesians 4Exodus 36 John 15 25th Proverbs 12 Ephesians 5Exodus 37 John 16 26th Proverbs 13 Ephesians 6Exodus 38 John 17 27th Proverbs 14 Philippians 1Exodus 39 John 18 28th Proverbs 15 Philippians 2Exodus 40 John 19 29th Proverbs 16 Philippians 3Leviticus 1 John 20 30th Proverbs 17 Philippians 4Leviticus 2-3 John 21 31st Proverbs 18 Colossians 1

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A P R I L R E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Leviticus 4 Psalms 1–2 1st Proverbs 19 Colossians 2 Leviticus 5 Psalms 3–4 2nd Proverbs 20 Colossians 3 Leviticus 6 Psalms 5–6 3rd Proverbs 21 Colossians 4 Leviticus 7 Psalms 7–8 4th Proverbs 22 1 Thessalonians 1Leviticus 8 Psalm 9 5th Proverbs 23 1 Thessalonians 2Leviticus 9 Psalm 10 6th Proverbs 24 1 Thessalonians 3Leviticus 10 Psalms 11–12 7th Proverbs 25 1 Thessalonians 4Leviticus 11-12 Psalms 13–14 8th Proverbs 26 1 Thessalonians 5Leviticus 13 Psalms 15–16 9th Proverbs 27 2 Thessalonians 1Leviticus 14 Psalm 17 10th Proverbs 28 2 Thessalonians 2Leviticus 15 Psalm 18 11th Proverbs 29 2 Thessalonians 3Leviticus 16 Psalm 19 12th Proverbs 30 1 Timothy 1Leviticus 17 Psalms 20–21 13th Proverbs 31 1 Timothy 2Leviticus 18 Psalm 22 14th Ecclesiastes 1 1 Timothy 3Leviticus 19 Psalms 23–24 15th Ecclesiastes 2 1 Timothy 4Leviticus 20 Psalm 25 16th Ecclesiastes 3 1 Timothy 5Leviticus 21 Psalms 26–27 17th Ecclesiastes 4 1 Timothy 6Leviticus 22 Psalms 28–29 18th Ecclesiastes 5 2 Timothy 1Leviticus 23 Psalm 30 19th Ecclesiastes 6 2 Timothy 2Leviticus 24 Psalm 31 20th Ecclesiastes 7 2 Timothy 3Leviticus 25 Psalm 32 21st Ecclesiastes 8 2 Timothy 4Leviticus 26 Psalm 33 22nd Ecclesiastes 9 Titus 1Leviticus 27 Psalm 34 23rd Ecclesiastes 10 Titus 2Numbers 1 Psalm 35 24th Ecclesiastes 11 Titus 3Numbers 2 Psalm 36 25th Ecclesiastes 12 Philemon Numbers 3 Psalm 37 26th Song of Solomon 1 Hebrews 1Numbers 4 Psalm 38 27th Song of Solomon 2 Hebrews 2Numbers 5 Psalm 39 28th Song of Solomon 3 Hebrews 3Numbers 6 Psalms 40–41 29th Song of Solomon 4 Hebrews 4Numbers 7 Psalms 42–43 30th Song of Solomon 5 Hebrews 5

M AYR E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Numbers 8 Psalm 44 1st Song of Solomon 6 Hebrews 6Numbers 9 Psalm 45 2nd Song of Solomon 7 Hebrews 7Numbers 10 Psalms 46–47 3rd Song of Solomon 8 Hebrews 8Numbers 11 Psalm 48 4th Isaiah 1 Hebrews 9Numbers 12-13 Psalm 49 5th Isaiah 2 Hebrews 10Numbers 14 Psalm 50 6th Isaiah 3–4 Hebrews 11Numbers 15 Psalm 51 7th Isaiah 5 Hebrews 12Numbers 16 Psalms 52–54 8th Isaiah 6 Hebrews 13Numbers 17–18 Psalm 55 9th Isaiah 7 James 1Numbers 19 Psalms 56–57 10th Isaiah 8–9:7 James 2Numbers 20 Psalms 58–59 11th Isaiah 9:8–10:4 James 3Numbers 21 Psalms 60–61 12th Isaiah 10:5ff James 4Numbers 22 Psalms 62–63 13th Isaiah 11–12 James 5Numbers 23 Psalms 64–65 14th Isaiah 13 1 Peter 1Numbers 24 Psalms 66–67 15th Isaiah 14 1 Peter 2Numbers 25 Psalm 68 16th Isaiah 15 1 Peter 3Numbers 26 Psalm 69 17th Isaiah 16 1 Peter 4Numbers 27 Psalms 70–71 18th Isaiah 17–18 1 Peter 5Numbers 28 Psalm 72 19th Isaiah 19–20 2 Peter 1Numbers 29 Psalm 73 20th Isaiah 21 2 Peter 2Numbers 30 Psalm 74 21st Isaiah 22 2 Peter 3Numbers 31 Psalms 75–76 22nd Isaiah 23 1 John 1Numbers 32 Psalm 77 23rd Isaiah 24 1 John 2Numbers 33 Psalms 78:1-37 24th Isaiah 25 1 John 3Numbers 34 Psalms 78:38ff 25th Isaiah 26 1 John 4Numbers 35 Psalm 79 26th Isaiah 27 1 John 5Numbers 36 Psalm 80 27th Isaiah 28 2 John Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 81–82 28th Isaiah 29 3 John Deuteronomy 2 Psalms 83–84 29th Isaiah 30 Jude Deuteronomy 3 Psalm 85 30th Isaiah 31 Revelation 1Deuteronomy 4 Psalms 86–87 31st Isaiah 32 Revelation 2

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J U N E R E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Deuteronomy 5 Psalm 88 1st Isaiah 33 Revelation 3Deuteronomy 6 Psalm 89 2nd Isaiah 34 Revelation 4Deuteronomy 7 Psalm 90 3rd Isaiah 35 Revelation 5Deuteronomy 8 Psalm 91 4th Isaiah 36 Revelation 6Deuteronomy 9 Psalms 92–93 5th Isaiah 37 Revelation 7Deuteronomy 10 Psalm 94 6th Isaiah 38 Revelation 8Deuteronomy 11 Psalms 95–96 7th Isaiah 39 Revelation 9Deuteronomy 12 Psalms 97–98 8th Isaiah 40 Revelation 10Deuteronomy 13–14 Psalms 99–101 9th Isaiah 41 Revelation 11Deuteronomy 15 Psalm 102 10th Isaiah 42 Revelation 12Deuteronomy 16 Psalm 103 11th Isaiah 43 Revelation 13Deuteronomy 17 Psalm 104 12th Isaiah 44 Revelation 14Deuteronomy 18 Psalm 105 13th Isaiah 45 Revelation 15Deuteronomy 19 Psalm 106 14th Isaiah 46 Revelation 16Deuteronomy 20 Psalm 107 15th Isaiah 47 Revelation 17Deuteronomy 21 Psalms 108–109 16th Isaiah 48 Revelation 18Deuteronomy 22 Psalms 110–111 17th Isaiah 49 Revelation 19Deuteronomy 23 Psalms 112–113 18th Isaiah 50 Revelation 20Deuteronomy 24 Psalms 114–115 19th Isaiah 51 Revelation 21Deuteronomy 25 Psalm 116 20th Isaiah 52 Revelation 22Deuteronomy 26 Psalms 117–118 21st Isaiah 53 Matthew 1Deuteronomy 27-28:19 Psalm 119:1-24 22nd Isaiah 54 Matthew 2Deuteronomy 28:20ff Psalm 119:25-48 23rd Isaiah 55 Matthew 3Deuteronomy 29 Psalm 119:49-72 24th Isaiah 56 Matthew 4Deuteronomy 30 Psalm 119:73-96 25th Isaiah 57 Matthew 5Deuteronomy 31 Psalm 119:97-120 26th Isaiah 58 Matthew 6Deuteronomy 32 Psalm 119:121-144 27th Isaiah 59 Matthew 7Deuteronomy 33–34 Psalm 119:145-176 28th Isaiah 60 Matthew 8Joshua 1 Psalms 120–122 29th Isaiah 61 Matthew 9Joshua 2 Psalms 123–125 30th Isaiah 62 Matthew 10

J U LYR E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Joshua 3 Psalms 126–128 1st Isaiah 63 Matthew 11 Joshua 4 Psalms 129–131 2nd Isaiah 64 Matthew 12Joshua 5–6:5 Psalms 132–134 3rd Isaiah 65 Matthew 13Joshua 6:6ff Psalms 135–136 4th Isaiah 66 Matthew 14Joshua 7 Psalms 137–138 5th Jeremiah 1 Matthew 15Joshua 8 Psalm 139 6th Jeremiah 2 Matthew 16Joshua 9 Psalms 140–141 7th Jeremiah 3 Matthew 17Joshua 10 Psalms 142–143 8th Jeremiah 4 Matthew 18Joshua 11 Psalm 144 9th Jeremiah 5 Matthew 19Joshua 12–13 Psalm 145 10th Jeremiah 6 Matthew 20Joshua 14–15 Psalms 146–147 11th Jeremiah 7 Matthew 21Joshua 16–17 Psalm 148 12th Jeremiah 8 Matthew 22Joshua 18–19 Psalms 149–150 13th Jeremiah 9 Matthew 23Joshua 20–21 Acts 1 14th Jeremiah 10 Matthew 24Joshua 22 Acts 2 15th Jeremiah 11 Matthew 25Joshua 23 Acts 3 16th Jeremiah 12 Matthew 26Joshua 24 Acts 4 17th Jeremiah 13 Matthew 27Judges 1 Acts 5 18th Jeremiah 14 Matthew 28Judges 2 Acts 6 19th Jeremiah 15 Mark 1Judges 3 Acts 7 20th Jeremiah 16 Mark 2Judges 4 Acts 8 21st Jeremiah 17 Mark 3Judges 5 Acts 9 22nd Jeremiah 18 Mark 4Judges 6 Acts 10 23rd Jeremiah 19 Mark 5Judges 7 Acts 11 24th Jeremiah 20 Mark 6Judges 8 Acts 12 25th Jeremiah 21 Mark 7Judges 9 Acts 13 26th Jeremiah 22 Mark 8Judges 10–11:11 Acts 14 27th Jeremiah 23 Mark 9Judges 11:12ff Acts 15 28th Jeremiah 24 Mark 10Judges 12 Acts 16 29th Jeremiah 25 Mark 11Judges 13 Acts 17 30th Jeremiah 26 Mark 12Judges 14 Acts 18 31st Jeremiah 27 Mark 13

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AU G U S T R E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

Judges 15 Acts 19 1st Jeremiah 28 Mark 14Judges 16 Acts 20 2nd Jeremiah 29 Mark 15Judges 17 Acts 21 3rd Jeremiah 30–31 Mark 16Judges 18 Acts 22 4th Jeremiah 32 Psalms 1–2Judges 19 Acts 23 5th Jeremiah 33 Psalms 3–4Judges 20 Acts 24 6th Jeremiah 34 Psalms 5–6Judges 21 Acts 25 7th Jeremiah 35 Psalms 7–8Ruth 1 Acts 26 8th Jeremiah 36 & 45 Psalm 9Ruth 2 Acts 27 9th Jeremiah 37 Psalm 10Ruth 3–4 Acts 28 10th Jeremiah 38 Psalms 11–121 Samuel 1 Romans 1 11th Jeremiah 39 Psalms 13–141 Samuel 2 Romans 2 12th Jeremiah 40 Psalms 15–161 Samuel 3 Romans 3 13th Jeremiah 41 Psalm 171 Samuel 4 Romans 4 14th Jeremiah 42 Psalm 181 Samuel 5–6 Romans 5 15th Jeremiah 43 Psalm 191 Samuel 7–8 Romans 6 16th Jeremiah 44 Psalms 20–211 Samuel 9 Romans 7 17th Jeremiah 46 Psalm 221 Samuel 10 Romans 8 18th Jeremiah 47 Psalms 23–241 Samuel 11 Romans 9 19th Jeremiah 48 Psalm 251 Samuel 12 Romans 10 20th Jeremiah 49 Psalms 26–271 Samuel 13 Romans 11 21st Jeremiah 50 Psalms 28–291 Samuel 14 Romans 12 22nd Jeremiah 51 Psalm 301 Samuel 15 Romans 13 23rd Jeremiah 52 Psalm 311 Samuel 16 Romans 14 24th Lamentations 1 Psalm 321 Samuel 17 Romans 15 25th Lamentations 2 Psalm 331 Samuel 18 Romans 16 26th Lamentations 3 Psalm 341 Samuel 19 1 Corinthians 1 27th Lamentations 4 Psalm 351 Samuel 20 1 Corinthians 2 28th Lamentations 5 Psalm 361 Samuel 21–22 1 Corinthians 3 29th Ezekiel 1 Psalm 371 Samuel 23 1 Corinthians 4 30th Ezekiel 2 Psalm 381 Samuel 24 1 Corinthians 5 31st Ezekiel 3 Psalm 39

S E P T E M B E R R E A D W I T H FA M I LY R E A D I N S E C R E T

1 Samuel 25 1 Corinthians 6 1st Ezekiel 4 Psalms 40–41 1 Samuel 26 1 Corinthians 7 2nd Ezekiel 5 Psalms 42–43 1 Samuel 27 1 Corinthians 8 3rd Ezekiel 6 Psalm 44 1 Samuel 28 1 Corinthians 9 4th Ezekiel 7 Psalm 45 1 Samuel 29–30 1 Corinthians 10 5th Ezekiel 8 Psalms 46–47 1 Samuel 31 1 Corinthians 11 6th Ezekiel 9 Psalm 48 2 Samuel 1 1 Corinthians 12 7th Ezekiel 10 Psalm 492 Samuel 2 1 Corinthians 13 8th Ezekiel 11 Psalm 50 2 Samuel 3 1 Corinthians 14 9th Ezekiel 12 Psalm 51 2 Samuel 4–5 1 Corinthians 15 10th Ezekiel 13 Psalms 52–54 2 Samuel 6 1 Corinthians 16 11th Ezekiel 14 Psalm 55 2 Samuel 7 2 Corinthians 1 12th Ezekiel 15 Psalms 56–57 2 Samuel 8–9 2 Corinthians 2 13th Ezekiel 16 Psalms 58–59 2 Samuel 10 2 Corinthians 3 14th Ezekiel 17 Psalms 60–61 2 Samuel 11 2 Corinthians 4 15th Ezekiel 18 Psalms 62–63 2 Samuel 12 2 Corinthians 5 16th Ezekiel 19 Psalms 64–65 2 Samuel 13 2 Corinthians 6 17th Ezekiel 20 Psalms 66–67 2 Samuel 14 2 Corinthians 7 18th Ezekiel 21 Psalm 68 2 Samuel 15 2 Corinthians 8 19th Ezekiel 22 Psalm 69 2 Samuel 16 2 Corinthians 9 20th Ezekiel 23 Psalms 70–71 2 Samuel 17 2 Corinthians 10 21st Ezekiel 24 Psalm 72 2 Samuel 18 2 Corinthians 11 22nd Ezekiel 25 Psalm 73 2 Samuel 19 2 Corinthians 12 23rd Ezekiel 26 Psalm 74 2 Samuel 20 2 Corinthians 13 24th Ezekiel 27 Psalms 75–76 2 Samuel 21 Galatians 1 25th Ezekiel 28 Psalm 77 2 Samuel 22 Galatians 2 26th Ezekiel 29 Psalm 78:1-37 2 Samuel 23 Galatians 3 27th Ezekiel 30 Psalm 78:38ff 2 Samuel 24 Galatians 4 28th Ezekiel 31 Psalm 79 1 Kings 1 Galatians 5 29th Ezekiel 32 Psalm 80 1 Kings 2 Galatians 6 30th Ezekiel 33 Psalms 81–82

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1 Kings 3 Ephesians 1 1st Ezekiel 34 Psalms 83–841 Kings 4–5 Ephesians 2 2nd Ezekiel 35 Psalm 851 Kings 6 Ephesians 3 3rd Ezekiel 36 Psalm 861 Kings 7 Ephesians 4 4th Ezekiel 37 Psalms 87–881 Kings 8 Ephesians 5 5th Ezekiel 38 Psalm 891 Kings 9 Ephesians 6 6th Ezekiel 39 Psalm 901 Kings 10 Philippians 1 7th Ezekiel 40 Psalm 911 Kings 11 Philippians 2 8th Ezekiel 41 Psalms 92–931 Kings 12 Philippians 3 9th Ezekiel 42 Psalm 941 Kings 13 Philippians 4 10th Ezekiel 43 Psalms 95–961 Kings 14 Colossians 1 11th Ezekiel 44 Psalms 97–981 Kings 15 Colossians 2 12th Ezekiel 45 Psalms 99–1011 Kings 16 Colossians 3 13th Ezekiel 46 Psalm 1021 Kings 17 Colossians 4 14th Ezekiel 47 Psalm 1031 Kings 18 1 Thessalonians 1 15th Ezekiel 48 Psalm 1041 Kings 19 1 Thessalonians 2 16th Daniel 1 Psalm 1051 Kings 20 1 Thessalonians 3 17th Daniel 2 Psalm 1061 Kings 21 1 Thessalonians 4 18th Daniel 3 Psalm 1071 Kings 22 1 Thessalonians 5 19th Daniel 4 Psalms 108–1092 Kings 1 2 Thessalonians 1 20th Daniel 5 Psalms 110–1112 Kings 2 2 Thessalonians 2 21st Daniel 6 Psalms 112–1132 Kings 3 2 Thessalonians 3 22nd Daniel 7 Psalms 114–1152 Kings 4 1 Timothy 1 23rd Daniel 8 Psalm 1162 Kings 5 1 Timothy 2 24th Daniel 9 Psalms 117–1182 Kings 6 1 Timothy 3 25th Daniel 10 Psalm 119:1-242 Kings 7 1 Timothy 4 26th Daniel 11 Psalm 119:25-482 Kings 8 1 Timothy 5 27th Daniel 12 Psalm 119:49-722 Kings 9 1 Timothy 6 28th Hosea 1 Psalm 119:73-962 Kings 10 2 Timothy 1 29th Hosea 2 Psalm 119:97-1202 Kings 11-12 2 Timothy 2 30th Hosea 3–4 Psalm 119:121-1442 Kings 13 2 Timothy 3 31st Hosea 5–6 Psalm 119:145-176

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2 Kings 14 2 Timothy 4 1st Hosea 7 Psalms 120–1222 Kings 15 Titus 1 2nd Hosea 8 Psalms 123–125 2 Kings 16 Titus 2 3rd Hosea 9 Psalms 126–128 2 Kings 17 Titus 3 4th Hosea 10 Psalms 129–131 2 Kings 18 Philemon 5th Hosea 11 Psalms 132–134 2 Kings 19 Hebrews 1 6th Hosea 12 Psalms 135–136 2 Kings 20 Hebrews 2 7th Hosea 13 Psalms 137–138 2 Kings 21 Hebrews 3 8th Hosea 14 Psalm 139 2 Kings 22 Hebrews 4 9th Joel 1 Psalms 140–141 2 Kings 23 Hebrews 5 10th Joel 2 Psalm 142 2 Kings 24 Hebrews 6 11th Joel 3 Psalm 143 2 Kings 25 Hebrews 7 12th Amos 1 Psalm 144 1 Chronicles 1–2 Hebrews 8 13th Amos 2 Psalm 145 1 Chronicles 3–4 Hebrews 9 14th Amos 3 Psalms 146–1471 Chronicles 5–6 Hebrews 10 15th Amos 4 Psalms 148–1501 Chronicles 7–8 Hebrews 11 16th Amos 5 Luke 1:1-38 1 Chronicles 9–10 Hebrews 12 17th Amos 6 Luke 1:39ff 1 Chronicles 11–12 Hebrews 13 18th Amos 7 Luke 2 1 Chronicles 13–14 James 1 19th Amos 8 Luke 3 1 Chronicles 15 James 2 20th Amos 9 Luke 4 1 Chronicles 16 James 3 21st Obadiah Luke 5 1 Chronicles 17 James 4 22nd Jonah 1 Luke 6 1 Chronicles 18 James 5 23rd Jonah 2 Luke 7 1 Chronicles 19–20 1 Peter 1 24th Jonah 3 Luke 8 1 Chronicles 21 1 Peter 2 25th Jonah 4 Luke 9 1 Chronicles 22 1 Peter 3 26th Micah 1 Luke 10 1 Chronicles 23 1 Peter 4 27th Micah 2 Luke 11 1 Chronicles 24–25 1 Peter 5 28th Micah 3 Luke 12 1 Chronicles 26–27 2 Peter 1 29th Micah 4 Luke 13 1 Chronicles 28 2 Peter 2 30th Micah 5 Luke 14

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1 Chronicles 29 2 Peter 3 1st Micah 6 Luke 152 Chronicles 1 1 John 1 2nd Micah 7 Luke 162 Chronicles 2 1 John 2 3rd Nahum 1 Luke 172 Chronicles 3–4 1 John 3 4th Nahum 2 Luke 182 Chronicles 5-6:11 1 John 4 5th Nahum 3 Luke 192 Chronicles 6:12ff 1 John 5 6th Habakkuk 1 Luke 202 Chronicles 7 2 John 7th Habakkuk 2 Luke 212 Chronicles 8 3 John 8th Habakkuk 3 Luke 222 Chronicles 9 Jude 9th Zephaniah 1 Luke 232 Chronicles 10 Revelation 1 10th Zephaniah 2 Luke 242 Chronicles 11–12 Revelation 2 11th Zephaniah 3 John 12 Chronicles 13 Revelation 3 12th Haggai 1 John 22 Chronicles 14–15 Revelation 4 13th Haggai 2 John 32 Chronicles 16 Revelation 5 14th Zechariah 1 John 42 Chronicles 17 Revelation 6 15th Zechariah 2 John 52 Chronicles 18 Revelation 7 16th Zechariah 3 John 62 Chronicles 19–20 Revelation 8 17th Zechariah 4 John 72 Chronicles 21 Revelation 9 18th Zechariah 5 John 82 Chronicles 22–23 Revelation 10 19th Zechariah 6 John 92 Chronicles 24 Revelation 11 20th Zechariah 7 John 102 Chronicles 25 Revelation 12 21st Zechariah 8 John 112 Chronicles 26 Revelation 13 22nd Zechariah 9 John 122 Chronicles 27–28 Revelation 14 23rd Zechariah 10 John 132 Chronicles 29 Revelation 15 24th Zechariah 11 John 142 Chronicles 30 Revelation 16 25th Zechariah 12–13:1 John 152 Chronicles 31 Revelation 17 26th Zechariah 13:2ff John 162 Chronicles 32 Revelation 18 27th Zechariah 14 John 172 Chronicles 33 Revelation 19 28th Malachi 1 John 182 Chronicles 34 Revelation 20 29th Malachi 2 John 192 Chronicles 35 Revelation 21 30th Malachi 3 John 202 Chronicles 36 Revelation 22 31st Malachi 4 John 21

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