BIBLE READING
READING THE BIBLE IN 2024
In 2024, we have a variety of options for your bible reading and devotions. Use some of the resources on this page to help you grow. If you would like any help or advice, please get in touch.
Click here to access all of the memory verses for 2024.
BIBLE IN A YEAR
THE BIBLE WITH NICKY AND PIPPA GUMBEL
A free bible reading plan with commentary by Nicky and Pippa Gumbel. Download the The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel app for iOS or Android devices and read along each day or do so via The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel website or access the reading plan from YouVersion.
MONTHLY PLANS
These plans support the vision focus for 2024 and will be featured on our Church Page on the YouVersion app and website. Alternatively, you can toggle the menu and click the images below to be directed to the relevant page on YouVersion.
January
February
“Arise and go” were the words spoken to Jonah as God called him to share His message with others. Today, He’s calling us to make Christ known to our neighbors, community, and around the world, to GO and make disciples of all nations. In this devotional study, we’ll explore why the work of missions is important, God’s heart for missions, and how we can get in the global story.
Get Your Life Back (5 days)
In Get Your Life Back, the 5-day devotional, John provides practical, simple, and refreshing steps to taking your life back. Start today, you will begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty.
March / April
Fruitfulness on the Frontline Prayer Journey (40 days)
This 40-day prayer journey will help you see your frontline through God’s eyes. It’s about recognising the many ways He is working through us every day. And it’s about building habits of fruitfulness—wherever we are. Journey with us, renew your vision, and pray fresh prayers for your frontline.
Easter
Seven Mile Miracle (7 days)
The Seven-Mile Miracle Easter Devotion from Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick revolves around seven of Jesus’ final sayings on the cross. This seven-day study utilizes daily readings and practical applications stretch your faith in Jesus, the resurrected Son of God.
May
We all want to grow, but how often do we actually take steps in the right direction? Today, everyone seems to have an opinion about the best way to better ourselves and develop into the people we want to be, but what if we looked to Jesus as our ultimate example? This plan explores, Luke 2:52 laying out a simple path to growing like Jesus.
July
August
Real Hope: Community and Family (5 days)
We are all created for relationship. For fellowship and connection. Community and family are two areas of life where we find this. But what does good community look like? How does God use community and family to strengthen His kingdom? In this plan, these are the topics that we delve into. How can we be a loving community that reflects Christ to the world?
Roots and Fruits (5 days)
Christ is within each of us, and He is our helper in times of need. There is hope in this promise—hope that God is going to go before us and fight for us! But our heart posture is crucial as well. Over the next couple of days, we are going to look through some practical ways to deepen our roots by focusing on our relationship with Him.
September
Colossians: Rooted and Built up in Christ (4 days)
In his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul encourages his readers to “live their lives in Christ, rooted and built up in him.” But what does this practically look like in the everyday moments of our lives? In this reading plan, we will look at how meditating on God’s word, serving the needs of others, and intercessory prayer play a role in helping you and me remain rooted in Christ.
Creatures of Habit: Prayer (7 days)
We are creatures of habit, and our habits are powerful forces. Habits like praying, studying the Word of God, confessing, and fasting are not just items on a checklist. These habits have the power to change us. In this seven-day reading plan come explore the habit of prayer and celebrate the hope that it can bring to our lives!
October
Spiritual Disciplines & Evangelism (9 days)
The spiritual disciplines serve a specific role in the Christian experience—they lead believers to become more like Jesus in our thoughts, words, and actions. How does this translate into our call to show & share the love of Jesus with others? Spiritual Disciplines & Evangelism includes eight of the spiritual disciplines designed to help you grow in your own faith in such a way that it will overflow to others!
November
Jesus calls the Church to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world – qualities essential for abundant life. This study explores how we are meant to live as salt and light in our Christian journey.
Be the Hands and Feet (5 days)
Nick Vujicic is known worldwide as the man without arms and legs who has a contagiously positive attitude. As Nick shares in Be the Hands and Feet, nothing is as rewarding in his life as introducing Jesus to people who haven’t met Him. What does that look like? This five-day devotional gives us a glimpse of the heart of Nick’s message, inspiring us to share our faith in Jesus with a world desperate for hope.
December
God With Us. A Christmas Devotional (7 days)
Christmas is a time of great joy, signalling the birth of Jesus, our Savior. There are many prophecies throughout the Bible of the coming of Jesus, and through this devotional, we’ll take a look at seven of the names God uses in Scripture to announce His coming. We’ll explore how Jesus embodies each of these names and is just as relevant for us today as when He walked the earth.
PLANS FOR CHILDREN
These are plans that you can do with your children to help them be rooted in the Bible and grow in their relationship with God.
PLANS FOR MEN
Join John Eldredge on a six-day journey to discover the true secret of a man’s soul and embrace the danger, passion, and freedom God intended for every man.
This is an engaging, practical devotional written by men for men. Each day’s reading from the NIV Men’s Devotional Bible includes an application question for reflection to put God’s Word into practice in your everyday life.
PLANS FOR WOMEN
Ladies, are you activating your spiritual authority in prayer? When women pray, strongholds are broken, circumstances are changed, healing takes place, and miracles happen. Throughout history, women have stood strong at the forefront of monumental change, and it starts with women warriors kneeling in prayer. In this 5-day Bible Plan, you’ll learn the strategies to a more powerful prayer life — and the supernatural strength of women who pray.
Uncover hidden treasures in Proverbs 31, empowering you as a strong, virtuous woman. This transformative reading plan reveals your potential and guides you on a life-changing adventure. Embrace your identity, see yourself through God’s eyes, and unleash your inner power. Get ready to embark on a journey of empowerment through Proverbs 31.
DAILY DEVOTIONAL BOOKS
These are hardback or paperback devotional books that we believe will be helpful to you. They are also available on Kindle as eBooks.
Switch on Your Brain Everyday – In her bestselling book, Dr. Caroline Leaf offers a prescription for better health and wholeness through correct thinking patterns. In this devotional book, she shows you how to instill the practices for living a healthy, happy life into your daily routine. These devotions offer encouragement and strategies to reap the benefits of a detoxed thought life—every day!
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Day by Day
In this groundbreaking devotional book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day, Peter Scazzero introduces the ancient spiritual discipline of the Daily Office. The basic premise is simple: We need to stop intentionally, to be with God more than once a day so that we truly practice of the presence of God.
Breakfast of Champions – is a mid-week devotional written with the purpose of inspiring you to live the most effective, influential, God-filled life you can. Packed with wisdom and tips taken from his own colourful walk with God, Andy will inspire and challenge you to daily ‘run your best race’. This devotional, served up alongside your Bible each day, will give your spirit the nutrition and fibre it needs to grow strong and healthy. God’s Word truly is the breakfast of Champions.
MEMORY VERSES
Memorising scripture is a great way to fill our minds with the Word of God, helping our thoughts to be formed by God, and equipping us with great truths.
To help you memorise scriptures, you could write them down, meditate on them (read them slow and repeatedly), pray them during your quiet time or read them out loud.
Each week, and occasionally monthly, there will be a new memory verse for you to learn.
15th January
Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
Psalm 1:1-3 NIV
22nd January
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:14 NIV
29th January
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
5th February
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
12th February
“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.
Matthew 11:28-29 NIV
19th February
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10 NIV
26th February
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV
4th March
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 NIV
11th March
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 NIV
18th March
I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:11 NIV
25th March
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
Isaiah 43:2 NIV
1st April
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV
8th April
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV
15th April
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
22nd April
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 NIV
29th April
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 NIV
6th May
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 NIV
13th May
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:31-32 NIV
20th May
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26 NIV
27th May
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
Psalm 18:19 NIV
3rd June
By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 24:3-4 NIV
10th June
“‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
Jeremiah 33:6 NIV
17th June
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
3 John 1:2 NIV
24th June
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 NIV
July
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
Romans 5:1-5 NIV
August
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Psalm 23 NIV
2nd September
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
John 1:1-3 NIV
9th September
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.
John 1:4-5 NIV
16th September
The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
23rd September
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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 28:18-20 NIV
30th September
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
1 Peter 5:10 NIV
7th October
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”
2 Corinthians 4:7-9 NIV
14th October
“Rend your heart
and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.”
Joel 2:13 NIV
21st October
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.”
Philippians 2:9-11 NIV
28th October
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
James 1:5 NIV
4th November
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
11th November
“‘“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’
Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
18th November
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[a]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?”
Luke 12:25-26 NIV
25th November
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”
Acts 2:42 NIV
December
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, 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.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV