March
Mark 1-15
WCC Bible Reading Plan & Devotions
― James Merritt
Reading the Bible Together
When we spend time in God’s Word, we’re getting to know Him. We’re also maturing in our faith. Regularly spending time together with God in His Word is such a beautiful, life-giving thing. And just as it benefits us as individuals, when we gather together as the church to commit to spending time reading and studying the Bible, something special happens. We’re able to encourage one another and grow together. That’s why we’re launching a new churchwide Bible reading plan. We’ll spend a year reading the New Testament together.
5 Minutes a Day, 5 Days a Week
Committing five minutes a day, five days a week to our new churchwide Bible reading plan will allow us to read the New Testament, all 260 chapters, in one year. We’ll have five chapters to read each week, with two built-in free days if you’ve gotten off track. Note: if you do get off track, just jump back in where we are. You can always go back and catch up when you have extra time. This plan spreads out the Gospels so we read those throughout the year, weaving the story of Jesus within our whole year. The rest of the New Testament books are read in order.
Devotionals
Bible Reading Plan Devotions: Twice a month, we’ll publish devotionals that correspond with what we’re reading in our yearly Bible Plan. These devotionals will be written from a variety of people participating in this churchwide reading plan. Through these devotionals, we will be encouraged and challenged as we journey through God’s Word together. Making the Connection: Our weekly sermon recap devotions will continue to be produced, so you can dig further into the Sunday sermon at your own pace throughout your week. Both of these devotionals will be published on the WCC blog and regularly posted on social media.
Up for more of a challenge?
Don’t just read the chapters, use the following questions to study them:
Observation: This is how to learn what a passage of scripture says. Questions to ask: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? What does it say? What do I notice?
Interpretation: This is how to accurately interpret scripture and understand what it means in the right context. Questions to ask: What are the key themes or truths? What is the writer’s intended meaning? What is the context? What questions do I have?
Application: This is how to correctly apply the truth of the text to everyday life. Questions to ask: How do I apply it? What are the implications in my life? What does this mean for me
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![]() | April |
![]() | May |
![]() | June |
Week of June 7
Matthew 1
Matthew 2
Matthew 3
Matthew 4
Matthew 5
Week of June 14
Matthew 6
Matthew 7
Matthew 8
Matthew 9
Matthew 10
Week of June 21
Matthew 11
Matthew 12
Matthew 13
Matthew 14
Matthew 15
Week of June 28
Matthew 16
Matthew 17
Matthew 18
Matthew 19
Matthew 20
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Week of July 5
Matthew 21
Matthew 22
Matthew 23
Matthew 24
Matthew 25
Week of July 12
Matthew 26
Matthew 27
Matthew 28
1 Corinthians 1
1 Corinthians 2
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF JULY 12
Week of July 19
1 Corinthians 3
1 Corinthians 4
1 Corinthians 5
1 Corinthians 6
1 Corinthians 7
Week of July 26
1 Corinthians 8
1 Corinthians 9
1 Corinthians 10
1 Corinthians 11
1 Corinthians 12
![]() | August |
Week of August 2
1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 14
1 Corinthians 15
1 Corinthians 16
2 Corinthians 1
Week of August 9
2 Corinthians 2
2 Corinthians 3
2 Corinthians 4
2 Corinthians 5
2 Corinthians 6
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 9
Week of August 16
2 Corinthians 7
2 Corinthians 8
2 Corinthians 9
2 Corinthians 10
2 Corinthians 11
Week of August 23
2 Corinthians 12
2 Corinthians 13
Galations 1
Galations 2
Galations 3
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 23
Week of August 30
Galations 4
Galations 5
Galations 6
Ephesians 1
Ephesians 2
![]() | September |
Week of September 6
Ephesians 3
Ephesians 4
Ephesians 5
Ephesians 6
Luke 1
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6
Week of September 13
Luke 2
Luke 3
Luke 4
Luke 5
Luke 6
Week of September 20
Luke 7
Luke 8
Luke 9
Luke 10
Luke 11
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20
Week of September 27
Luke 12
Luke 13
Luke 14
Luke 15
Luke 16
![]() | October |
Week of October 4
Luke 17
Luke 18
Luke 19
Luke 20
Luke 21
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 4
Week of October 11
Luke 22
Luke 23
Luke 24
Philippians 1
Philippians 2
Week of October 18
Philippians 3
Philippians 4
Colassians 1
Colassions 2
Colassions 3
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 18
Week of October 25
Colassions 4
1 Thessalonians 1
1 Thessalonians 2
1 Thessalonians 3
1 Thessalonians 4
![]() | November |
Week of November 1
1 Thessalonians 5
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Thessalonians 2
2 Thessalonians 3
1 Timothy 1
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1
Week of November 8
1 Timothy 2
1 Timothy 3
1 Timothy 4
1 Timothy 5
1 Timothy 6
Week of November 15
2 Timothy 1
2 Timothy 2
2 Timothy 3
2 Timothy 4
Titus 1
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15
Week of November 22
Titus 2
Titus 3
Philemon 1
Hebrews 1
Hebrews 2
Week of November 29
Hebrews 3
Hebrews 4
Hebrews 5
Hebrews 6
Hebrews 7
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29
![]() | December |
Week of December 6
Hebrews 8
Hebrews 9
Hebrews 10
Hebrews 11
Hebrews 12
Week of December 13
Hebrews 13
John 1
John 2
John 3
John 4
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 13
Week of December 20
John 5
John 6
John 7
John 8
John 9
Week of December 27
John 10
John 11
John 12
John 13
John 14
![]() | January |
Week of January 3
John 15
John 16
John 17
John 18
John 19
Week of January 10
John 20
John 21
James 1
James 2
James 3
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 10
Week of January 17
James 4
James 5
1 Peter 1
1 Peter 2
1 Peter 3
Week of January 24
1 Peter 4
1 Peter 5
2 Peter 1
2 Peter 2
2 Peter 3
DEVOTION FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 24
Week of January 31
1 John 1
1 John 2
1 John 3
1 John 4
1 John 5
![]() | February |
Week of February 7
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation 1
Revelation 2
Week of February 14
Revelation 3
Revelation 4
Revelation 5
Revelation 6
Revelation 7
Week of February 21
Revelation 8
Revelation 9
Revelation 10
Revelation 11
Revelation 12
Week of February 28
Revelation 13
Revelation 14
Revelation 15
Revelation 16
Revelation 17
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