The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. Isaiah 40:8 NIV Bible Reading & Memorization Plan For 2016
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 NIV Name 2
Life Change Challenge Daily Bible Reading Plan For 2016 Creation & the Fall January 1 Genesis 1:1-2:3 January 2 Matthew 4 January 3 Psalm 1-4; Proverbs 1 January 4 Genesis 2:4-3:25 January 5 Genesis 4 January 6 Genesis 6 January 7 Genesis 7 January 8 Genesis 8 January 9 John 15 January 10 Psalm 5-8; Proverbs 2 January 11 Genesis 9 January 12 Genesis 11 January 13 Genesis 12 January 14 Genesis 15 January 15 Genesis 21 January 16 Acts 1 Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob January 17 Psalm 9-11; Prov. 3 January 18 Genesis 22 January 19 Genesis 25 January 20 Genesis 27 January 21 Genesis 29 The Story of Joseph January 22 Genesis 37 January 23 John 6 January 24 Psalm 12-16;Prov. 4 January 25 Genesis 39-40 January 26 Genesis 41-42 January 27 Genesis 43-44 January 28 Genesis 45-46 Moses & the Exodus January 29 Exodus 1-2 January 30 Ephesians 4 January 31 Psalm 17-18; Prov. 5 February 1 Exodus 3:1-4:17 February 2 Exodus 7-11 February 3 Exodus 12:1-42 February 4 Exodus 13-14 The Law & The Land February 5 Exodus 19:1-20:21 February 6 Matthew 28:16-20 February 7 Psalm 19-21; Prov. 6 February 8 Exodus 32 February 9 Exodus 33 February 10 Joshua 1-2 February 11 Joshua 3-4 February 12 Joshua 5:13-6:27 February 13 Romans 12 February 14 Psalm 22-24; Prov. 7 The Judges February 15 Judges 2:1-3:6 February 16 Judges 4 February 17 Judges 6 February 18 Judges 7 February 19 Judges 13-14 February 20 Philippians 2 February 21 Psalm 25-27; Prov. 8-9 February 22 Judges 15-16 February 23 Ruth 1-4 The Rise of Israel 3
February 24 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 February 25 1 Samuel 2:27-4:1 February 26 1 Samuel 8-10 February 27 Hebrews 11 February 28 Psalm 28-31; Prov. 10 February 29 1 Samuel 13, 16 March 1 1 Samuel 17:1-18:16 March 2 1 Samuel 23:7-24:22 March 3 2 Samuel 5,7 The Fall of Israel March 4 2 Samuel 11-12 March 5 Luke 22:24-30 March 6 Psalm 32-34; Prov.11 March 7 1 Kings 2 March 8 1 Kings 3 March 9 1 Kings 9 March 10 1 Kings 11 March 11 1 Kings 12 March 12 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 March 13 Ps. 35-36; Prov. 12-13 March 14 1 Kings 16:29-17:24 March 15 1 Kings 18 March 16 1 Kings 19 March 17 2 Kings 25 March 18 Isaiah 51-53 March 19 Colossians 3 March 20 Psalm 37-38; Prov. 14 March 21 Jeremiah 1:1-3:5 The Prophets March 22 Daniel 6 March 23 Jonah 1-4 March 24 Malachi 1-4 The New Testament March 25 Matthew 1-2 March 26 Matthew 28:1-0 March 27 Psalm 39-41; Prov.15 March 28 Matthew 3-4 March 29 Matthew 5 March 30 Matthew 6 March 31 Matthew 7 April 1 Matthew 8 April 2 Psalm 109:22-27 April 3 Psalm 42-44; Prov. 16 April 4 Matthew 9 April 5 Matthew 10 April 6 Matthew 11 April 7 Matthew 12 April 8 Matthew 13 April 9 Acts 28:1-5 April 10 Psalm 45-48; Prov. 17 April 11 Matthew 14 April 12 Matthew 15 April 13 Matthew 16 April 14 Matthew 17 April 15 Matthew 18 April 16 Matthew 6:25-34 April 17 Ps. 49-50; Prov. 18-19 April 18 Matthew 19 April 19 Matthew 20 April 20 Matthew 21 April 21 Matthew 22 April 22 Matthew 23 April 23 Psalm 38:1-9; 51:3-12 April 24 Psalm 51-54; Prov. 20 April 25 Matthew 24 4
April 26 Matthew 25 April 27 Matthew 26 April 28 Matthew 27 April 29 Matthew 28 April 30 Matthew 25:1-13 May 1 Psalm 55-57; Prov.21 May 2 Romans 1-2 May 3 Romans 3-4 May 4 Romans 5-6 May 5 Romans 7-8 May 6 Romans 9-10 May 7 Gen. 1:26-31; 2:20-23 May 8 Psalm 58-60; Prov. 22 May 9 Romans 11-12 May 10 Romans 13-14 May 11 1 Corinthians 1-2 May 12 1 Corinthians 3-4 May 13 1 Corinthians 5-6 May 14 Deuteronomy 6:1-9 May 15 Psalm 61-64; Prov. 23 May 16 1 Corinthians 7 May 17 1 Corinthians 8 May 18 1 Corinthians 9-10 May 19 1 Corinthians 11-12 May 20 1 Corinthians 13-14 May 21 John 15:12-15 May 22 Psalm 65-67; Prov. 24 May 23 1 Corinthians 15-16 May 24 2 Corinthians 1 May 25 2 Corinthians 2 May 26 2 Corinthians 3-4 May 27 2 Corinthians 5-6 May 28 Mark 12:28-31 May 29 Psalm 68; Prov. 25 May 30 2 Corinthians 7-8 May 31 2 Corinthians 9-10 June 1 2 Corinthians 11 June 2 2 Corinthians 12-13 June 3 Acts 1 June 4 Luke 15 June 5 Ps. 69-70; Prov. 26-27 June 6 Acts 2 June 7 Acts 3 June 8 Acts 4 June 9 Acts 5 June 10 Acts 6 June 11 Mark 1 June 12 Psalm 71-72; Prov. 28 June 13 Acts 7 June 14 Acts 8 June 15 Acts 9 June 16 Acts 10-11 June 17 Acts 12 June 18 Mark 2:1-3:12 June 19 Psalm 73-74; Prov. 29 June 20 Acts 13 June 21 Acts 14-15 June 22 Acts 16 June 23 Acts 17-18 June 24 Acts 19-20 June 25 Mark 3:13-4:34 June 26 Psalm 75-77; Prov. 30 June 27 Acts 21 June 28 Acts 22-23 June 29 Acts 24-25 5
June 30 Acts 26-27- July 1 Acts 28 July 2 Mark 4:35-5:43 July 3 Psalm 78; Proverbs 31 July 4 Galatians 1 July 5 Galatians 2 July 6 Galatians 3 July 7 Galatians 4 July 8 Galatians 5 July 9 Mark 6 July 10 Psalm 79-80; Prov. 1 July 11 Galatians 6 July 12 Ephesians 1 July 13 Ephesians 2 July 14 Ephesians 3 July 15 Ephesians 4 July 16 Mark 7:1-8:26 July 17 Psalm 81-83; Prov. 2 July 18 Ephesians 5 July 19 Ephesians 6 July 20 Philippians 1-2 July 21 Philippians 3-4 July 22 Colossians 1 July 23 Mark 8:27-9:50 July 24 Psalm 84-87; Prov. 3 July 25 Colossians 2 July 26 Colossians 3-4 July 27 Hebrews 1 July 28 Hebrews 2 July 29 Hebrews 3 July 30 Mark 10 July 31 Psalm 88-89; Prov. 4-5 August 1 Hebrews 4-5 August 2 Hebrews 6 August 3 Hebrews 7 August 4 Hebrews 8 August 5 Hebrews 9 August 6 Mark 11-12 August 7 Psalm 90-92; Prov. 6 August 8 Hebrews 10 August 9 Hebrews 11 August 10 Hebrews 12 August 11 Hebrews 13 August 12 1 Thessalonians 1 August 13 Mark 13 August 14 Psalm 93-96; Prov. 7 August 15 1 Thessalonians 2 August 16 1 Thessalonians 3 August 17 1 Thessalonians 4 August 18 1 Thessalonians 5 August 19 2 Thessalonians 1-3 August 20 Mark 14:1-15:20 August 21 Ps. 97-101; Prov. 8-9 August 22 Revelation 1 August 23 Revelation 2 August 24 Revelation 3 August 25 Revelation 4 August 26 Revelation 5 August 27 Mark 15:21-16:20 August 28 Ps. 102-103; Prov. 10 August 29 Revelation 6 August 30 Revelation 7 August 31 Revelation 8 September 1 Revelation 9 September 2 Revelation 10 6
September 3 Psalm 104-105 September 4 Proverbs 11 September 5 Revelation 11 September 6 Revelation 12 September 7 Revelation 13 September 8 Revelation 14 September 9 Revelation 15 September 10 Psalm 4 September 11 Ps. 106; Prov. 12-13 September 12 Revelation 16 September 13 Revelation 17 September 14 Revelation 18 September 15 Revelation 19 September 16 Revelation 20 September 17 Romans 12:9-21 September 18 Ps. 107-108;Prov. 14 September 19 Revelation 21 September 20 Revelation 22 September 21 Luke 1 September 22 Luke 2 September 23 Luke 3 September 24 1 Peter 1:3-9 September 25 Ps. 109-111; Prov. 15 September 26 Luke 4 September 27 Luke 5 September 28 Luke 6 September 29 Luke 7 September 30 Luke 8 October 1 1 Peter 3:13-18 October 2 Ps. 112-115;Prov. 16 October 3 Luke 9 October 4 Luke 10 October 5 Luke 11 October 6 Luke 12 October 7 Luke 13 October 8 Joshua 1:1-6 October 9 Ps. 116-118; Prov. 17 October 10 Luke 14 October 11 Luke 15 October 12 Luke 16 October 13 Luke 17 October 14 Luke 18 October 15 Joshua 1:7-9 October 16 Psalm 119:1-24; Proverbs 18-19 October 17 Luke 19 October 18 Luke 20 October 19 Luke 21 October 20 Luke 22 October 21 Luke 23 October 22 Joshua 3:14-17 October 23 Psalm 119:25-64; Proverbs 20 October 24 Luke 24 October 25 1 Timothy 1 October 26 1 Timothy 2 October 27 1 Timothy 3 October 28 1 Timothy 4 October 29 Joshua 5:13-6:5 October 30 Psalm 119:65-104; Proverbs 21 October 31 1 Timothy 5 November 1 1 Timothy 6 November 2 2 Timothy 1 November 3 2 Timothy 2 November 4 2 Timothy 3 November 5 Joshua 7:10-12 7
November 6 Ps. 119:105-128; Prov. 22 November7 2 Timothy 4 November 8 Titus 1-3 November 9 Philemon November 10 John 1 November 11 John 2 November 12 Joshua 8:30-35 November 13 Ps. 119:129-176; Prov. 23 November 14 John 3 November 15 John 4 November 16 John 5 November 17 John 6 November 18 John 7 November 19 Joshua 14:6-14 November 20 Ps. 120-124; Prov. 24 November 21 John 8 November 22 John 9 November 23 John 10 November 24 John 11 November 25 John 12 November 26 Psalm 125-129 November 27 Proverbs 25 November 28 John 13 November 29 John 14 November 30 John 15 December 1 John 16 December 2 John 17 December 3 Luke 2:1-24 December 4 Ps. 130-132; Prov. 26-27 December 7 John 19 December 8 John 20 December 9 John 21 December 10 Luke 2:25-32 December 11 Ps. 133-135; Prov. 28 December 12 1 Peter 1 December 13 1 Peter 2 December 14 1 Peter 3 December 15 1 Peter 4 December 16 1 Peter 5 December 17 Matthew 2 December 18 Ps. 136-137; Prov. 29 December 19 2 Peter 1-2 December 20 2 Peter 3 Jude December 21 James 1 December 22 James 2 December 23 James 3 December 24 Isaiah 9:1-7; John 8:12 December 25 Ps. 138-139; Prov. 30 December 26 James 4 December 27 James 5 December 28 Proverbs 31 December 29 Psalm 140-143 December 30 Psalm 144-146 December 31 Psalm 147-150 December 5 John 18:1-27 December 6 John 18:28-40 8
I Have Hidden Your Word in my heart Psalm 119:11 The Fab Fifty Memory Verses Week 1 13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 Week 2 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Week 3 34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34 Week 4 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 Week 5 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Week 6 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Week 7 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 Week 8 19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19-20 Week 9 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 9
The Fab Fifty Memory Verses Week 10 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 Week 11 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 Week 12 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 Week 13 23 Then he said to them all: If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 Week 14 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 Week 15 38 Peter replied, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 Week 16 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Week 17 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Week 18 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 10
The Fab Fifty Memory Verses Week 19 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Week 20 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 Week 21 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 Week 22 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 Week 23 3 Or don t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:3-4 Week 24 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 Week 25 13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 Week 26 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, Ephesians 6:19 Week 27 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen 2 Peter 3:18 11
The Fab Fifty Memory Verses Week 28 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 Week 29 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 Week 30 26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26-28 Week 31 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. Philippians 2:3-7 Week 32 3 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. 1 John 2:3 Week 33 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 Week 34 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. 1 John 2:15-17 Week 35 3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 12
The Fab Fifty Memory Verses Week 36 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:11-12 Week 37 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior. Titus 3:5-6 Week 38 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 Week 39 1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 Week 40 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 Week 41 37 Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39 Week 42 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20 Week 43 6 Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Week 44 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17 13
The Fab Fifty Memory Verses Week 45 15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 Week 46 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:15 Week 47 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 Week 48 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:9-10 Week 49 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Week 50 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 14
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