Bible Reading Helps and Suggestions
The Book of Proverbs has 31 chapters. For one month read a chapter a day.
OR
Choose a Book of the Bible and read a chapter:verse as it relates to the date. For example, if you choose the Gospel of Mathew and you wanted to start reading on February 21, you would start with Matthew 2:21, the next day would be Matthew 2:22 and so on.
OR
Find the Scriptures from the Lectionary Listing below for the coming Sunday and read them during the week.
Lectionary readings (from www.ngumc.org)
THE CHRISTIAN YEAR
2006-2007
Dr. Jerry B. Newsome, Editor
SEASON OR FESTIVAL PSALM FIRST LECTION SECOND LECTION GOSPEL
ADVENT
Dec. 3 1st Sunday in Advent Ps. 25: 1-10 Jer. 33:14-16 1 Thess. 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36
Dec. 10 2nd Sunday in Advent Luke 1:68-79 Mal. 3:1-4 Phil. 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6
Dec. 17 3rd Sunday in Advent Isa. 12:2-6 Zeph. 3:14-20 Phil. 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18
Dec. 24 4th Sunday in Advent Luke 1:46b-55 Mic. 5:2-5a Heb. 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45
CHRISTMAS SEASON
Dec. 24 Christmas or The Nativity of Christ Ps. 96 Isa. 9:2-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke. 2:1-20
Dec. 25 Christmas Day Ps. 98 Isa. 52:7-10 Heb. 1:1-4 (5-12) John 1:1-14
Dec. 31 First Sunday After Christmas Ps. 148 1 Sam. 2:18-20, 26 Col. 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52
Jan. 6 The Epiphany Ps. 72:1-7, 10-14 Isa. 60:1-6 Eph. 3:1-12 Matt. 2:1-12
SEASON AFTER EPIPHANY
Jan. 7 Baptism of the Lord Ps. 29 Isa. 43:1-7 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Jan. 14 Second Sunday After Epiphany Ps. 36:5-10 Isa 62:1-5 1 Cor. 12:1-11 John 2:1-11
Jan. 21 Third Sunday After Epiphany Ps. 19 Neh. 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 1 Cor. 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21
Jan. 28 Fourth Sunday After Epiphany Ps. 71:1-6 Jer. 1:4-10 1 Cor. 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30
Feb. 4 Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Ps. 138 Isa. 6:1-8 (9-13) 1 Cor. 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11
Feb. 11 Sixth Sunday After Epiphany Ps. 1 Jer. 17:5-10 1 Cor. 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26
Feb. 18 Transfiguration (White) Ps. 99 Exod. 34:29-35 2 Cor. 3:12-4:2 Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)
LENTEN SEASON
Feb. 21 Ash Wednesday Ps. 51:1-17 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 2 Cor. 5:20b-6:10 Matt. 6:1-6, 16-21
Feb. 25 First Sunday in Lent Ps. 91:1-2, 9-16 Deut. 26:1-11 Rom. 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13
Mar. 4 Second Sunday in Lent Ps. 27 Gen. 15:1-12, 17-18 Phil. 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35
Mar. 11 Third Sunday in Lent Ps. 63:1-8 Isa. 55:1-9 1 Cor. 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9
Mar. 18 Fourth Sunday in Lent Ps. 32 Josh. 5:9-12 2 Cor. 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Mar. 25 Fifth Sunday in Lent Ps. 126 Isa. 43:16-21 Phil. 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8
Apr. 1 Passion/Palm Sunday (Luke 19:28-40)c Ps. 31:9-16 Isa. 50:4-9a Phil. 2:5-11 Luke 22:14-23:56
Apr. 2 Monday in Holy Week Ps. 36:5-11 Isa. 42:1-9 Heb. 9:11-15 John 12:1-11
Apr. 3 Tuesday in Holy Week Ps. 71:1-14 Isa. 49:1-7 1 Cor. 1:18-31 John 12:20-36
Apr. 4 Wednesday in Holy Week Ps. 70 Isa. 50:4-9a Heb. 12:1-3 John 13:21-32
Apr. 5 Maundy Thursday Ps. 116:1-2, 12-19 Exod. 12:1-14 1 Cor. 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Apr. 6 Good Friday Ps. 22 Isa. 52:13-53:12 Heb. 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42
EASTER SEASON
Apr. 7 Easter Eve or Easter Vigil Gen. 1:1-2:4a; Ps. 33; Gen. 7:1-5, 11-18; Gen. 8:6-18; Gen. 9:8-13; Ps. 46; Gen. 22:1-18; Ps. 16; Ex. 14:10-31;
Ex. 15:20-21; Ex. 15:1b-13, 17-18; Isa. 55:1-11; Isa. 12:2-6; Ezek. 36:24-28; Ps. 42 and 43; Ezek. 37:1-14; Ps. 143;
Rom. 6:3-11; Ps. 114; Luke 24:1-12
Apr. 8 Easter Day Ps. 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 1 Cor. 15:19-26 John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12
Apr. 15 Second Sunday of Easter Ps. 150 Acts 5:27-32 Rev. 1:4-8 John 20:19-31
Apr. 22 Third Sunday of Easter Ps. 30 Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) Rev. 5:11-14 John 21:1-19
Apr. 29 Fourth Sunday of Easter Ps. 23 Acts 9:36-43 Rev. 7:9-17 John 10:22-30
May 6 Fifth Sunday of Easter Ps. 148 Acts 11:1-18 Rev. 21:1-6 John 13:31-35
May 13 Sixth Sunday of Easter Ps. 67 Acts 16:9-15 Rev. 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29
May 20 Ascension Sunday or Ps. 47 Acts 1:1-11 Eph. 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53
Seventh Sunday of Easter Ps. 97 Acts 16:16-34 Rev. 22:12-14, 16-17, John 17:20-26
May 27 The Day of Pentecost (Red) Ps. 104:24-34, 35b Acts 2:1-21 Rom. 8:14-17 John 14:8-17, 25-27
SEASON AFTER PENTECOST
June 3 Trinity Sunday Ps. 8 Prov. 8:1-4, 22-31 Rom. 5:1-5 John 16:12-15
June 10 Second Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 146 1 Kings 17:8-24 Gal. 1: 11-24 Luke 7:11-17
June 17 Third Sunday After Pentecost Ps. Ps. 5:1-8 1 Kings 21:1-21a Gal. 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3
June 24 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 42 1 Kings 19:1-15a Gal. 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39
July 1 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 77:1-2, 11-20 2 Kings 2: 1-2, 6-14 Gal. 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62
July 8 Sixth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 30 2 Kings 5: 1-14 Gal. 6: (1-6) 7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
July 15 Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 82 Amos 7:7-17 Col. 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37
July 22 Eighth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 52 Amos 8: 1-12 Col. 1: 15-28 Luke 10:38-42
July 29 Ninth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 85 Hos. 1:2-10 Col. 2:6-15 (16-19) Luke 11:1-13
Aug. 5 Tenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 107:1-9, 43 Hos. 11:1-11 Col. 3: 1-11 Luke 12:13-21
Aug. 12 Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 50:1-8, 22-23 Isa. 1:1, 10-20 Heb. 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40
Aug. 19 Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 80:1-2, 8-19 Isa. 5: 1-7 Heb. 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56
Aug. 26 Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 71:1-6 Jer. 1: 4-10 Heb. 12: 18-29 Luke 13:10-17
Sept. 2 Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 81:1, 10-16 Jer. 2:4-13 Heb. 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14
Sept. 9 Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 139:1-6, 13-18 Jer. 18:1-11 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33
Sept. 16 Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 14 Jer. 4:11-12, 22-28 1 Tim. 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10
Sept. 23 Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 79:1-9 Jer. 8:18-9:1 1 Tim. 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13
Sept. 30 Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 91:1-6, 14-16 Jer. 32:1-3a, 6-15 1 Tim. 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31
Oct. 7 Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 137 Lam. 1:1-6 2 Tim. 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10
Oct. 14 Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 66:1-12 Jer. 29:1, 4-7 2 Tim. 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19
Oct. 21 Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 119:97-104 Jer. 31:27-34 2 Tim. 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8
Oct. 28 Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 65 Joel 2:23-32 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14
Nov. 1 All Saints Day Ps. 149 Dan. 7:1-3, 15-18 Eph. 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31
Nov. 4 Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 119:137-144 Hab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4 2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10
Nov. 11 Twenty-fourth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 145:1-5, 17-21 Hag. 1:15b-2:9 2 Thess. 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38
Nov. 18 Twenty-fifth Sunday After Pentecost Ps. 118 Isa. 65:17-25 2 Thess. 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19
Nov. 25 Last Sunday After Pentecost or Luke 1:68-79 Jer. 23:1-6 Col. 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43
SPECIAL DAYS
Jan. 1 New Year’s Day or Watch Night Ps. 8 Eccl. 3:1-13 Rev. 21:1-6a Matt. 25:31-46
Apr. 29 Heritage Sunday Is. 52:1-2, 7-12 Rom. 5:1-11 Mark 12:28-34a
May 13 Festival of the Christian Home Prov. 31:10-31 Eph. 5:25-6:4 Matt. 19:1-5, 10-14
July 4 Independence Day Ps. 72 Deut. 10:12-13, 17-21 Gal. 5:13-26 John 8:31-36
Sept. 3 Labor Day Ps. 2 Amos 5:11-15 2 Thess. 3:6-13 John 6:5-14, 26-27
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Day Ps. 100 Deut. 26:1-11 Phil. 4:4-9 John 6:25-35
[The Lessons are from The Revised Common Lectionary (1992), Year C of the three-year cycle prepared by The United Methodist Church in cooperation with the Consultation on Church Union.]