Bible Reading

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

Join J.John on an eight-day study on the Lord’s Prayer, that incredibly profound and helpful teaching given by Jesus on how we should pray.

February


Why Mission Matters (7 days)

“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


Personal Growth (5 days)

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.

June

Simplify: Back to Basics (5 days)

Has life gotten too tangled, complicated, or overwhelming? Maybe it’s time to simplify. Our calendars, finances, homes, and even hearts can get messy and cluttered. So in this 5-day plan, we will work on biblical strategies to get back to basics.

July


Awesome Relationships (10 days)

One of the great tasks of life is building awesome relationships. God wants us to learn how to love, and the only way we can do that is when we’re sharing life with other people.

 

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


Illuminate: Living in the Light (5 days)

The Bible has a lot to say about light, starting on the very first page and going all the way through to the last page. Followers of Jesus Christ are called to “live in the light” – and that means something very different than “get some sun” or “catch some rays.” After all, God didn’t just make light. He IS light.

 

November


Salt and Light (5 days)

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 Championsis 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,
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and who meditates on his law day and night.
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;
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