BIBLE READING
READING THE BIBLE IN 2025
In order to be fruitful, it is so important to engage in spiritual disciplines such as reading the bible, quiet time, devotionals, as well as prayer and fasting. We’ve put together a number of resources which we hope will help you to grow in fruitfulness, such as devotional apps, bible reading plans, and memory verses.
Click here to access all of the information about prayer, including prayer meetings and periods of prayer and fasting in 2025.
DEVOTIONAL APPS
One Minute Pause
A simple way to connect with God in the middle of your busy day. Based on the One Minute Pause chapter of the books by John Eldredge (New York Times Best Selling Author) “Get Your Life Back” and “Resilient”, this app invites you into the simple practice of releasing everything to God, restoring your union with God and inviting him to fill you.
Lectio365
With the Lectio 365 app you pray the Bible by meditating on the scriptures and asking God to speak through them. This is a sustainable and life-giving model of spiritual formation and prayer for ordinary people. Jesus and his early followers paused to pray three times a day, and you can join in with this ancient rhythm and pray like Jesus did, with three short prayer times each day, easily accessible on your phone.
Encountering Peace
Explore several different types of meditation within the history of orthodox Christian practices. They are an approach to a spiritual life based on traditions within the church dating back to 400 A.D. and drawn from 10th century B.C. holy scripture. Encounter has a mission to offer a safe space to encounter the transcendent God in the midst of the noise of our daily routines; a calling to see a world rejoicing in hope, resisting fear, patient in tribulation, and constant in prayer and meditation in the divine presence of God (Romans 12:12).
BIBLE READING PLANS
These plans support the vision focus for 2025 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
Visioneering (7 days) Andy Stanley
Everybody ends up somewhere in life. Some people end up somewhere on purpose-these are the ones with vision. “Visioneering” is pursuing the course needed to make dreams a reality. Here’s your invitation to take time every day for a week thinking and praying through God’s vision for your life.
February
Roots, Shoots and Fruits (14 days)
What does a life that is flourishing in the Lord look like? A garden flourishes when the roots of the plants are nourished with rich, fertile soil and sufficient water. In this series, we will explore some Scripture passages that remind us of the practices, convictions and connections which help our faith and lives to flourish, whatever our circumstances.
March
Thrive: The Five Pillars of Fruitful Relationships (7 days)
Have you struggled to navigate friendships? If so, you’re not alone! Many of us struggle to maintain friendships as adults. Thankfully, God’s Word shapes how we can successfully manage our relationships. Whether you feel secure in your friendships or recognize a need for growth, we invite you to join us over the next seven days as we unpack the biblical truths and tools necessary for thriving friendships!
April
Why Easter? (Alpha) (5 days)
What’s so important about Easter? Why is there so much interest in a person born 2,000 years ago? Why are so many people excited about Jesus? Why do we need him? Why did he come? Why did he die? Why should anyone bother to find out? In this 5-day plan, Nicky Gumbel shares compelling answers to those very questions.
May
What is God like? (21 days)
What is God like? It’s a big question but an important one. What we understand about God will determine how we relate to Him. The more we know about God, the better our relationship will be. God reveals who He is throughout the Bible. Every name for God tells us something about Him. Reflect on God’s character for the next 21 days and see how your love for Him grows.
June, July & August
Same Page Summer (89 days)
Join thousands of believers across the world in reading the whole New Testament through the summer. If you get behind, just jump in on today’s reading so we can continue reading together!
September
Be the Branch: A Guide Through John 15 (6 days)
As Jesus considered His last remaining moments with His disciples before His crucifixion, He made sure they knew everything that was most important for the uncertain future they were walking into. In John 15, Jesus reminded His disciples that they were created for connection—with God and one another. For them to thrive after His death, they were going to need to learn to “be the branch.”
October
Building Your Life on Values That Last (33 days)
Do you think our society is in a period of moral decline? Have we abandoned the moral truth that has guided us for generations? In this series by Pastor Rick Warren, discover why biblical values must define our lives.
November
The Fruit of the Spirit (4 days)
From the author of Total Forgiveness, R.T. Kendall will take you on a journey in this four-day devotional plan to help you discover a vibrant relationship with God through the fruit of the Spirit. Be prepared for a refreshed understanding of the fruit of the Spirit unlike ever before.
December
Cost of Christmas (25 days)
In these devotionals, I pray you’ll discover the true Cost of Christmas. On Christmas Day, when we’re surrounded by family, the tree lighted and the gifts scattered around the living room, give thanks to the One who gave Himself for you. -Jack Graham
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.
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.
Daily Hope Devotional – Discover real purpose, lasting peace, and faithful promises in God’s Word each day, with a devotional written by Rick Warren, the bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life. In this 365-day Daily Hope Devotional: Purpose, Peace, and Promise for Every Day, you will experience clear, practical, and biblical teaching, helping you stay anchored to the real and unfailing hope that comes only from God
GO DEEPER
BibleProject
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 there will be a new memory verse for you to learn.
January
Ephesians 4:32 NIV –“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
1 John 3:23 NIV – “And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.”
Psalm 56:3 NIV – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
Acts 16:31 NIV– “They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
February
Psalm 145:9 NIV – “The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.”
Genesis 16:13 NIV – “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.””
Philippians 4:4 NIV – “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
Proverbs 14:5 NLT – “An honest witness does not lie; a false witness breathes lies.”
Numbers 6:24 NIV – “The Lord bless you and keep you.”
March
Colossians 3:2 NIV – “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Colossians 3:16 NKJV – “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly …”
1 John 5:3 NIV – In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. …”
Hebrews 13:8 NLT – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
Psalm 150:6 NLT – “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”
April
Proverbs 3:5 NIV – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.”
Romans 10:13 NIV – “for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 3:23 KJV – “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
Matthew 5:14 NIV – “You are the light of the world…”
May
Psalm 145:9 NIV – “The Lord is good to all…”
James 1:17 NKJV – “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, …”
Matthew 28:20 NLT – ” … And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Psalm 118:24 ESV – “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
June
Psalm 119:105 NKJV – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Psalm 136:1 NIV – “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.”
Luke 6:31 NIV – “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
Philippians 4:13 NLT – “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”
Psalm 138:1 KJV – “I will praise thee with my whole heart. …”
July
John 10:11 NIV – “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
Proverbs 30:5 NLT – “Every word of God proves true…”
Matthew 6:24 NIV – “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV – “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
Matthew 22:39 NKJV – “… You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
August
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.
Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the glory of God.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Psalm 139:14
I praise you God, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
September
Isaiah 43:5
Do not be afraid for I am with you.
Psalm 1:6
The LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Matthew 28:6
He is not here, he is risen!
Acts 5:29
We must obey God rather than men.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
October
1 John 4:19
We love because he first loved us.
Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God.
Proverbs 2:6
The Lord gives wisdom.
Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!
November
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Fear God and keep his commandments.
Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Psalm 105:
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts that seek the Lord be glad.
December
Isaiah 40:5
The glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it.
Luke 1:49
For the mighty one has done great things for me – holy is His name.
Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.
Numbers 6:25
The Lord make His face shine upon you
Exodus 33:14
My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.