BIAY

Services/sermons

Throughout 2023 we will journey chronologically through the Bible in our Sunday morning services, starting with an all-age introductory service on 1^st January 2023. Our services will take us from Genesis through to Revelation over the year, although we will take a break from the BIAY plan for important festivals like Easter and Christmas. As far as possible, the Sunday services will link in with the daily reading plan. As usual, we will be videoing our weekly services and they will be available to view on the website, so you can catch up if you miss a week.

Daily readings

If you want to join us in reading the whole Bible in a year, we will be sharing the full daily reading plan here on the website, and publishing each week’s readings in our email newsletter, “Buzz”. The daily readings are typically about 4 chapters long and will take you about 20 minutes to read. If you think that is going to be too much to manage, we will also be sharing a summary reading for each day. These will typically be about one chapter, or 5 minutes reading, and will take you through the main stories of the Bible text, in parallel with the main reading plan (you can mix and match!)

Tyndale offer the full New Living Translation reading plan, for free, via the Youversion Bible app too, or you can follow One Year Bible Online on Twitter or Facebook.

Families

As well as the daily readings, we will share family-friendly, multimedia resources to explore throughout the year, so that families can journey through the Bible together. 

Children’s groups

We are creating a brand-new Sunday School programme for 2023 that will follow the same journey as the adults, in an age-appropriate way.

Discussion Group

For those who want to dig deeper, there will the opportunity to get together once a month to talk about a key theme from that month’s readings. It’s also a chance to share what we’ve learnt over previous weeks, and to talk about passages we have found more challenging. We’ll be meeting at The Armstrong Centre on Sunday afternoons, on the third Sunday of each month, beginning on Sunday 15^th January at 4pm.

Resources

All the readings and additional resources will be available online here on the church website. If you are aware of any other useful resources as we go through the year, please share them with the church office (office@beverleybaptist.com) and we can add them to the website. 

The following are general resources which may be helpful throughout the Year in order to help you in your reading and understanding of the Bible. They come from a range of theological traditions and perspectives; while we believe they will be useful we do not endorse every word, and we always remember that the only truly authoritative Word of God is the Bible applied to our hearts by the Holy Spirit.

http://bible.com/r/2oV provides the Tyndale Chronological Reading plan for the YouVersion app which is available on Android, iphone/ipad, or Kindle Fire devices.

The Bible Project has many useful videos, including introductory overviews of every book of the Bible, and several key themes. Direct links to many of these will be featured at the appropriate place in the reading plan.

Enduring Word Commentary is often a helpful starting point if you are struggling to understand the meaning of a particular passage.

American Catholic priest Mike Schmitz produces a daily podcast of scripture readings and reflections covering the Bible in a Year. Please note that he uses a different reading plan to ours, but the search function on the site should help you find the episode for the appropriate passage.

Saddleback Kids, cover much of the Bible with their video stories. The channel can be a little tricky to navigate, but we will link to many of their videos in the daily resources.

The Bible Project: What is the Bible?
The Bible Project: The Story of the Bible

Genealogy of Abraham

World of the Patriarchs Map

The Book, “Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes,” by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien is a helpful introduction to how we can bring our own cultural assumptions to the Biblical text, and shows how a better understanding of the culture of the day can open up the Biblical text in new and unexpected ways.

General resources for this week
The Bible Project: What is the Bible?
The Bible Project: The Story of the Bible
The Bible Project: Genesis 1-11
The Bible Project: Genesis 12-50
The Bible Project: Chronicles

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 1st January
Main Reading: Genesis 1:1 – 3:24
Shorter Reading: Genesis 1:1 – 2:3
Children: Creation: Genesis 1-2 video, Creation: Genesis 1-2 another video
Families question: Does it make a difference knowing that we exist because of God, not just random chance?
God saw that all he had made was good. What difference does this make to how we treat the world?

Date: Monday 2nd January
Main Reading: Genesis 4:1 – 5:32; 1 Chronicles 1:1-4; Genesis 6:1-22
Shorter Reading: Genesis 3:1-24
Children: Adam and Eve Sin
Families Question: Why does it matter if we don’t do what God tells us to do? How does it affect our relationship with him?

Date: Tuesday 3rd January
Main Reading: Genesis 7:1 – 10:5; 1 Chronicles 1:5-7; Genesis 10:6-20; 1 Chronicles 1:8-16; Genesis 10:21-30; 1 Chronicles 1:17-23; Genesis 10:31-32
Shorter Reading: Genesis 7:6-16; Genesis 8:13-22
Children: Noah’s Ark , Noah
Families Question: Do you think it was easy for Noah to build the ark? What might have made it hard?

Date: Wednesday 4th January
Main Reading: Genesis 11:1-26; 1 Chronicles 1:24-27; Genesis 11:27-14:24br>
Shorter Reading: Genesis 11:1-9
Children: Tower of Babel (Genesis 11),
God’s Story: Tower of Babel
Families question: Why did the people try to build a tower to heaven? How do we sometimes act the same way?

Date: Thursday 5th January
Main Reading: Genesis 15:1 – 17:27
Shorter Reading: Genesis 12:1-4; Genesis 15:1-6; Genesis 17:1-4
Children: Abraham and Lot (Genesis 12-13)
Families question: If someone asked you to follow them but didn’t say where you were going would you follow?Why was Abraham right to follow God?

Date: Friday 6th January
Main Reading: Genesis 18:1 – 21:7
Shorter Reading: Genesis 18:1-15; Genesis 21:1-7
Children: Abram to Abraham (Genesis 15-21), Sarah laughs
Families question:Are there things God has said (maybe in the Bible) that you find hard to believe? Can the story of Abraham help you?

Date: Saturday 7th January
Main Reading: Genesis 21:8 – 23:20; Genesis 11:32; Genesis 24:1-67
Shorter Reading: Genesis 22:1-18
Children: Sacrificing Isaac (Genesis 22), Abraham’s Big Test – The Bible App for Kids
Families question: This is a difficult story. What would Abraham have felt when God told him to sacrifice Isaac? The book of Hebrews tells us that he believed that God had promised Isaac to him so even if Isaac died God would somehow bring him back to life. Are there hard decisions you face where remembering God’s promises could help? And which promises might you want to remember?

General resources for this week
The Bible Project: Genesis 12-50
The Bible Project: Chronicles

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 8th January
Main Reading: Genesis 25:1-4; 1 Chronicles 1:32-33; Genesis 25:5-6, 12-18; 1 Chronicles 1:28-31, 34; Genesis 25:19-26; Genesis 25:7-11
Shorter Reading: Genesis 25:19-34
Children: Bible Lessons: Isaac and Rebecca, Bible Stories for Kids: Isaac and Rebecca
Families question: God had promised to bless the world through Abraham’s family. But the family still had a part to play in helping that promise to come true. Can you think of things we can do to help bring God’s promise of blessing to the world?

Date: Monday 9th January
Main Reading: Genesis 25:27 – 28:5
Shorter Reading: Genesis 27:1-29
Children: Esau gives away his birth-rights
Families Question: Esau and Jacob both acted in ways they shouldn’t have done. Can you list some of them? How should we act towards other people in our family?

Date: Tuesday 10th January
Main Reading: Genesis 28:6 – 30:24
Shorter Reading: Genesis 28:10-22
Children: Jacob and Esau
Families Question: How does it make you feel to know that God still wants to bless us even when we do some bad things? Perhaps there are things you need to say sorry to God for and ask his forgiveness.

Date: Wednesday 11th January
Main Reading: Genesis 30:25 – 31:55
Shorter Reading: Genesis 30:25-43
Children: Jacob’s Ladder
Families question: God met Jacob in an ordinary place, while he was asleep. Can you think of ordinary actions and places that sometimes help us feel near to God? Some of you may have memories of specific times and places where God has seemed particularly close to you, and have been in that sense a gateway to heaven.

Date: Thursday 12th January
Main Reading: Genesis 32:1 – 35:27
Shorter Reading: Genesis 32:22 – 33:11
Children: Jacob and Rachel
Families question: How do you think Jacob felt when he found he had been tricked? It can be difficult when we feel we have worked hard at something and it hasn’t gone to plan. How should we respond to this disappointment?

Date: Friday 13th January
Main Reading: Genesis 36:1-19; 1 Chronicles 1:35-37; Genesis 36:20-30; 1 Chronicles 1:38-42; Genesis 36:31-43; 1 Chronicles 1:43 – 2:2
Shorter Reading: Genesis 35:1-15
Children: Jacob and Esau make peace, Jacob wrestles with God
Families question:Can you think of a time where you have been scared to do what you know is right? Sometimes we fight God even though we know his way is best. Does it make a difference to know that God wants to bless us and fight for us not against us?

Date: Saturday 14th January
Main Reading: Genesis 37:1 – 38:30; 1 Chronicles 2:3-6, 8; Genesis 39:1-23
Shorter Reading: Genesis 37:1-36
Children: Jacob and Esau
Families question: Following feedback, we will be providing a ‘catch up’ night approximately once per week to enable families to catch up if they have missed a night. If you have missed part of the story of Jacob and Esau you could watch it tonight. Alternatively the video above from Saddleback Kids tells the whole of the story – you could watch this and think about what is your favourite part of the story, and what you have learnt from the whole story of Jacob and Esau.

General resources for this week
The Bible Project: Genesis 12-50
The Bible Project: Job

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 15th January
Main Reading: Genesis 40:1-23; Genesis 35:28-29; Genesis 41:1-57
Shorter Reading: Genesis 39:1-23
Children: Joseph and his coat (Genesis 37)
Families question: Joseph and his brothers all did things they shouldn’t have done, can you list some of them? What can we learn about how we act towards each other?

Date: Monday 16th January
Main Reading: Genesis 42:1 – 45:15
Shorter Reading: Genesis 41:1-36
Children: Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 39-41), Bible stories for kids: Joseph in Egypt
Families Question: Joseph ended up in some really bad places but God helped him to do well in those situations. How does God want us to live when we find ourselves in places we would rather not be?

Date: Tuesday 17th January
Main Reading: Genesis 45:16 – 47:27
Shorter Reading: Genesis 42:1-17
Children: Joseph interprets dreams in prison
Families Question: The chief cup-bearer forgot about Joseph once he was released from prison. Do we sometimes take help from other people for granted? Are there people we need to remember to thank?

Date: Wednesday 18th January
Main Reading: Genesis 47:28 – 50:26
Shorter Reading: Genesis 45:1-15
Children: Joseph interprets Pharoah’s dream
Families question: God was with Joseph even through the really touch times in his life, and eventually brought him to a place of blessing. How can this help us at times when we are face difficulties or are struggling to see what God is doing?

Date: Thursday 19th January
Main Reading: Job 1:1 – 4:21
Shorter Reading: Genesis 47:1-12
Children: Joseph Forgives (Genesis 42-45)
Families question: How do you think Joseph’s brothers felt when they found out who he was? How might they expect him to react? What difference did it make to them that Joseph forgave them, and how might this encourage us to forgive others?

Date: Friday 20th January
Main Reading: Job 5:1 – 7:21
Shorter Reading: Job 1:1-22
Children: Genesis overview- as we finish our first book of the Bible, and it’s one of the longer ones, take chance to talk about what you have enjoyed, and what you have found difficult. Perhaps pick your favourite story and watch the video again
Families question: What was your favourite part of Genesis and why? What bits did you struggle with and why? What have you learned about God from the book of Genesis? What have you learned about people?

Date: Saturday 21st January
Main Reading: Job 8:1 – 11:20
Shorter Reading: Job 2:1-13
Children: The book of Job is different from the book of Genesis.
Most of it is people speaking rather than telling the story. So instead of telling a bit of the story each day, we will look at the whole story in increasing depth over the next week. This first video gives a brief summary of the story as Job experienced it. Job: Old Testament Stories for kids
Families question: Sometimes sad and difficult things will happen in our lives. God told Job that even in the bad things God is there for us and we can trust him. How does this help us to get through difficult times? Maybe you are finding something hard at the moment and you can ask God to help you to know he is with you.

General resources for this week
The Bible Project: Job

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 22nd January
Main Reading: Job 12:1 – 14:22
Shorter Reading: Job 3:1-26
Children: This version of the story of Job goes into more detail of what is going on behind the scenes. Job: Animated Bible Story for kids (Apologies about the watermark but it is hopefully still a useful video
Families question: Job couldn’t understand what was happening because he only saw part of the picture. How does it help us to know that God sees the big picture and wants the best for us?

Date: Monday 23rd January
Main Reading: Job 15:1 – 18:21
Shorter Reading: Job 7:1-21
Children: Over the next 3 days we will see the whole story of Job as told by the TV series Superbook. The video will be the same for each day, but we will watch it in 3 parts. For today watch the first 10 minutes: Superbook: Job
Families Question: Everyone is surprised that Job still praises God even after all the terrible things that have happened. How can we help one another to keep our faith even when it is difficult?

Date: Tuesday 24th January
Main Reading: Job 19:1 – 21:34
Shorter Reading: Job 11:1-20
Children: The second part of the Superbook episode, watch from 10 minutes through to about 16:11: Superbook: Job
Families Question: Job says that the hard things he has suffered are worth it because he knows that if he keeps faithful he will see God. Does this bigger picture help us to see things in a different way?

Date: Wednesday 25th January
Main Reading: Job 22:1 – 25:6
Shorter Reading: Job 19:1-29
Children: The final part of the Superbook video, from 16:10 to the end: The second part of the Superbook episode, watch from 10 minutes through to about 16:11: Superbook: Job
Families question: God forgives Job and his friends and blesses Job. How does it help us to know that God always wants the best for us even when things don’t always go right?

Date: Thursday 26th January
Main Reading: Job 26:1 – 29:25
Shorter Reading: Job 20:1-11
Children: Job was suffering, but not as a result of anything he had done. His friends weren’t much help. Many in the world still suffer for reasons outside of their control, but the church can help them to see how God is with them and to improve their situation. This video is one example of how Tearfund is helping many including children.
Families question: How can we pray for people around the world who are suffering today?

Date: Friday 27th January
Main Reading: Job 30:1 – 31:40
Shorter Reading: Job 23:1-17
Children: This is a catch up day, an opportunity to watch any videos you have missed, or to re-watch your favourites.
Families question: What have you learned from the story of Job which will change how you view the things that happen in your life, and what God does for you?

Date: Saturday 28th January
Main Reading: Job 32:1 – 34:37
Shorter Reading: Job 27:1-6; 28:1-28
Children: We are going to move onto our next Bible book now (a little bit ahead of the main reading plan).  This is the beginning of the book of Exodus. Baby Moses | Stories of the Bible
Families question: For Moses to be saved lots of people had to do some brave and difficult things. Can you name some of them and what they did?

General resources for this week
The Bible Project: Job
The Bible Project Book overview: Exodus 1-18
The Bible Project Torah series: Exodus 1-18
Map of the Exodus

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 29th January
Main Reading: Job 35:1 – 37:24
Shorter Reading: Job 32:1-5; Job 35:1-16
Children: Moses and the burning bush
Families question: Why do you think it was so hard for God to convince Moses that he would be with him? Why do we sometimes find it hard to believe what God is saying to us?

Date: Monday 30th January
Main Reading: Job 38:1 – 40:5
Shorter Reading: Job 38:1-18
Children: Moses and the Exodus
Families Question: Why do you think Pharaoh was so stubborn about not letting the people go? Can we sometimes get stubborn about doing something a particular way even it’s actually not the best idea?

Date: Tuesday 31st January
Main Reading: Job 40:6 – 42:17
Shorter Reading: Job 42:7-17
Children: The plagues, part 1
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 1st February
Main Reading: Exodus 1:1 – 2:25; 1 Chronicles 6:1-3; Exodus 3:1 – 4:17
Shorter Reading: Exodus 1:8-10; Exodus 1:22 – 2:10
Children: The plagues, part 2
Families question:

Date: Thursday 2nd February
Main Reading: Exodus 4:18 – 7:13
Shorter Reading: Exodus 3:1-22
Children: Today’s video explains more about the Jewish feast of Passover, why and how it is celebrated today.
Families question: The Jewish people celebrate Passover every year as being set free from slavery in Egypt was a key moment in their history. What meal do we regularly celebrate as Christians, and are there links between this and Passover?

Date: Friday 3rd February
Main Reading: Exodus 7:14 – 9:35
Shorter Reading: Exodus 7:1-13
Children: Crossing the red sea
Families question: The Israelites had no way out, but God made a path for them through the sea? Think if there are things in your life where you are not sure which way to go, and ask God to make a clear path for you.

Date: Saturday 4th February
Main Reading: Exodus 10:1 – 12:51
Shorter Reading: Exodus 12:1-16, 29-30
Children: This is a catch up night, an opportunity to watch any videos you have missed, or to review parts of the story of the Exodus from Egypt.
Families question: God worked powerfully to set his people free from slavery. How can this encourage us if there are things in our life which make us feel trapped?

General resources for this week
The Bible Project Book overview: Exodus 1-18
The Bible Project Torah series: Exodus 1-18
The Bible Project Book overview: Exodus 19-40
The Bible Project Torah series: Exodus 19-40
Map of the Exodus
The Bible Project podcast: The ten commandments

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 5th February
Main Reading: Exodus 13:1 – 15:27
Shorter Reading: Exodus 14
Children: Moses in the Wilderness
Families question: The people were not grateful for what God had done, but complained about the things they felt were wrong. What can help us be thankful rather than complaining?

Date: Monday 6th February
Main Reading: Exodus 16:1 – 19:25
Shorter Reading: Exodus 15:22 – 16:18
Children: God’s Story: The Wilderness
Families Question: How many things can you think of which God did for the people, which should have convinced them he was with them? In what ways does God show himself to be with you?

Date: Tuesday 7th February
Main Reading: Exodus 20:1 – 22:15
Shorter Reading: Exodus 19:1-9, 16-25
Children: Bitter water made sweet
Families Question: Moses couldn’t understand why God had brought the people to a place where the water couldn’t be drunk. But God had a miracle planned. Are there things you don’t understand about what God is doing in your life, where you need to ask him to help you see something special?

Date: Wednesday 8th February
Main Reading: Exodus 22:16 – 24:18
Shorter Reading: Exodus 20:1-21
Children: The battle against the Amalkites: Video 1, Video 2
Families question: The Israelites only won when Moses, Joshua and Hur worked together. What does this teach us about needing to work with others for God’s will to be done?

Date: Thursday 9th February
Main Reading: Exodus 25:1 – 28:43
Shorter Reading: Exodus 24:1-18
Children: The ten commandments
Families question: How do you think Moses felt meeting with God on the mountain? Do we sometimes forget how amazing it is to be able to meet with God?

Date: Friday 10th February
Main Reading: Exodus 29:1 – 31:18
Shorter Reading: Exodus 25:1-22
Children: The golden calf
Families question: It did not take the people long to break the 10 commandments, but God forgave them.
What do we learn about how hard it is to follow God, and how much he loves us?

Date: Saturday 11th February
Main Reading: Exodus 32:1 – 34:35
Shorter Reading: Exodus 32:1-21
Children: This is a catch up day, or an opportunity to re-watch a favourite video.
Families question: What can we learn from the journey’s of the people in the desert, about how we follow God? Are we like them in quickly forgetting what God has done for us? But how can we be encouraged by God’s response to them?

General resources for this week
The Bible Project Book overview: Exodus 19-40
The Bible Project Torah series: Exodus 19-40
Map of the Exodus
The Bible Project: Leviticus
The Bible Project: Numbers

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 12th February
Main Reading: Exodus 35:1-36:38
Shorter Reading: Exodus 33:1-3, 12-23
Children: The Tent of Meeting
Families question: In the wilderness only Moses could have such a close relationship with God. Give thanks that now we can all talk directly with God through Jesus.

Date: Monday 13th February
Main Reading: Exodus 37:1 – 39:31
Shorter Reading: Exodus 34:29-35
Children: The Tabernacle. This video tells the story of the Tabernacle. This video is a walk through a scale model of the Tabernacle.
Families Question: It was really important for the people to have a place where they could worship God? Where do you most often feel that God is present?

Date: Tuesday 14th February
Main Reading: Exodus 39:32 – 40:38; Numbers 9:15-23
Shorter Reading: Exodus 39:32-43; Exodus 40:34-38
Children: The Ark and the Tabernacle
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 15th February
Main Reading: Numbers 7:1-89
Shorter Reading: Numbers 7:1-11, 89
Children: The main readings are about to start the book of Leviticus, which gives some detailed Laws from God about how the people should worship. While they do, we are going to take the opportunity to look in more detail at the 10 commandments, using a series of Cartoons which tell the story of Seth, an 11 year old boy living in the time of Moses. There are five episodes, each about 20-30 minutes long and covering two commandments, so we suggest you split each episode over two days. Episode 1 – The not so golden calf
Families question: Aaron made the calf because he wanted to keep the people happy. Sometimes it is hard to do the right thing rather than the easy thing. Pray for God to help us always do what is right.

Date: Thursday 16th February
Main Reading: Numbers 8:1 – 9:14; Leviticus 1:1 – 3:17
Shorter Reading: Numbers 8:5-19
Children: Episode 1 – The not so golden calf
Families question: How do you think Moses felt when he saw how quickly the people had forgotten God? Are there things we do which push God away from where he should be in our lives?

Date: Friday 17th February
Main Reading: Leviticus 4:1 – 6:30
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 1:1-17
Children: Episode 2 – The rest is yet to come
Families question: Jesus said, “Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.” How important is it for us to be honest? If we are always honest how does that help us not to misuse God’s name?

Date: Saturday 18th February
Main Reading: Leviticus 7:1 – 8:36
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 7:22-38
Children: Episode 2 – The rest is yet to come
Families question: Rest is important. What helps you to take times of rest to spend time with God?

General resources for this week
Map of the Exodus
The Bible Project: Leviticus
The Bible Project: Numbers

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 19th February
Main Reading: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 8:1-13, 30-36
Children: This is a catch-up day. Take the opportunity to catch up any of the videos you didn’t have chance to watch last week.
Families question:

Date: Monday 20th February
Main Reading: Leviticus 12:1 – 14:32
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 9:1-24
Children: Episode 3 – A life and Seth situation
Families Question: Sometimes we start doing something that seems like a small wrong, but then leads to bigger and bigger things. What ‘small’ wrongs do you need to stop before they become bigger things?

Date: Tuesday 21st February
Main Reading: Leviticus 14:33 – 16:34
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 10:1-11
Children: Episode 3 – A life and Seth situation
Families Question: Sometimes we don’t understand why we are told not to do certain things. Why is it always wise to listen to advice from those who care for us?

Date: Wednesday 22nd February
Main Reading: Leviticus 17:1 – 19:37
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 16:1-19
Children: Episode 4 – Stolen jewels, stolen hearts
Families question:

Date: Thursday 23rd February
Main Reading: Leviticus 20:1 – 22:33
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 16:20-34
Children: Episode 4 – Stolen jewels, stolen hearts
Families question: It is important for us to remember which people and things are really valuable to us, and not to get distracted from them. Who or what is most important in your life?

Date: Friday 24th February
Main Reading: Leviticus 23:1 – 25:23
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 23:1-44
Children: Episode 5 – In toying with the truth
Families question: Sometimes it can be hard when it feels like things we have to do crowd out time for things we want to do. Why is it important to have both in our lives?

Date: Saturday 25th February
Main Reading: Leviticus 25:24 – 26:46
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 25:1-17
Children: Episode 5 – In toying with the truth
Families question: Are you ever tempted to tell an inaccurate version of what has happened? Why is it important to be honest?

General resources for this week
The Bible Project: Leviticus
The Bible Project: Numbers

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 26th February
Main Reading: Leviticus 27:1-34; Numbers 1:1-54
Shorter Reading: Leviticus 26:1-13
Children: This is a catch-up day. Take the opportunity to catch up any of the videos you didn’t have chance to watch last week.
Families question:

Date: Monday 27th February
Main Reading: Numbers 2:1 – 3:51
Shorter Reading: Numbers 3:1-13, 40-51
Children: Priests and sacrifices
Families Question: Imagine what it would be like if we couldn’t talk to God directly, we had to ask someone else to worship him for us. Thank God that because of Jesus every one of us can worship and pray to him.

Date: Tuesday 28th February
Main Reading: Numbers 4:1 – 5:31
Shorter Reading: Numbers 5:1-10; Numbers 6:1-21
Children: The scapegoat
Families Question: How amazing is it that God removes our sins so completely that they can never come back? Thank God for his forgiveness.

Date: Wednesday 1st March
Main Reading: Numbers 6:1-27; Numbers 10:1-36
Shorter Reading: Numbers 6:22-27; Numbers 11:1-15; Numbers 11:31-35
Children: Quail
Families question: Are there times we are too focused on what we haven’t got, rather than what we have? Thank God for all the good things he has given us.

Date: Thursday 2nd March
Main Reading: Numbers 11:1 – 13:33
Shorter Reading: Numbers 13:1-3, 17-33
Children: Miriam and Aaron rebel
Families question: Most of us at times like to feel that we are important. We all matter to God, but that doesn’t mean we can all have the “top job” (but some will!). Ask God to help you know what he has called you to in the church.

Date: Friday 3rd March
Main Reading: Numbers 14:1 – 15:41
Shorter Reading: Numbers 14:1-38
Children: Spies in Canaan
Families question: Why didn’t the people listen to Joshua and Caleb? The majority are not always right, it is important to try to do what God wants, not just what most people want to do.

Date: Saturday 4th March
Main Reading: Numbers 16:1 – 18:32
Shorter Reading: Numbers 16:1-7, 16-35
Children: Korah
Families question: Why do you think Korah challenged Moses and Aaron? Do we sometimes act from the same motives?

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Numbers

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 5th March
Main Reading: Numbers 19:1 – 21:35
Shorter Reading: Numbers 17:1-13
Children: Aaron’s staff buds
Families question: The people seemed very slow to learn to trust the leaders God had chosen. What can make it hard to trust people?

Date: Monday 6th March
Main Reading: Numbers 22:1 – 24:25
Shorter Reading: Numbers 20:1-13, 22-29
Children: The bronze snake
Families Question: The people looked at the snake lifted on the pole and were healed. Jesus later compared this to how he would be lifted up on the cross. How are we healed by looking at Jesus?

Date: Tuesday 7th March
Main Reading: Numbers 25:1 – 26:65
Shorter Reading: Numbers 22:1-41
Children: Balaam and his donkey
Families Question: Balak wanted to harm Israel, but God turned it to good. In Romans it says that God works all things for good to those who love him. Are there ways you have seen God bring good things out of difficult times for you or your family and friends?

Date: Wednesday 8th March
Main Reading: Numbers 27:1 – 29:40
Shorter Reading: Numbers 23:1-30
Children: Zelophehad’s Daughters
Families question: Women have often not been treated well in history. People in the Bible were not always good at this either, but stories like this remind us that God values all people. Give thanks that you are loved and valued by God, whoever you are.

Date: Thursday 9th March
Main Reading: Numbers 30:1 – 31:54
Shorter Reading: Numbers 27:1-23
Children: Moses dies
Families question: Moses had done so much for God and the people, but he didn’t get to the Promised Land. Sometimes our hard work is for other people’s benefit. How does this make you feel? God reminds us that at the end of time all will be fairly rewarded for their faithfulness to him.

Date: Friday 10th March
Main Reading: Numbers 32:1 – 33:56
Shorter Reading: Numbers 32:1-27
Children: We have reached the end of the book of Numbers. Tonight is an opportunity to think about the story of the people in the wilderness so far. Perhaps you might want to watch a favourite video again, or catch up one which you have missed.
Families question:

Date: Saturday 11th March
Main Reading: Numbers 34:1 – 36:13
Shorter Reading: Numbers 35:1-15
Children: The 5th book of the Bible, Deuteronomy, repeats much of the story of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers. By hearing a story more than once we are more likely to remember it. So over the next few nights we are going to repeat the story ourselves. Begin with this video, watching up to 8:48.
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Deuteronomy

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 12th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:20
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 1:1-8, 19-46
Children: Continue with this video, watching from 8:49 up to 16:12.
Families question:

Date: Monday 13th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 3:21 – 5:33
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-14
Children: Continue with this video, watching from 16:12 up to 25:55.
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 14th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1 – 9:29
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 5:1-22
Children: Continue with this video, watching from 25:18 up to 30:07.
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 15th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 10:1 – 12:32
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-8; Deuteronomy 8:1-10
Children: Continue with this video, watching from 30:08 up to 35:54.
Families question:

Date: Thursday 16th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 13:1 – 16:17
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 11:1-32
Children: Continue with this video, watching from 35:55 to the end.
Families question:

Date: Friday 17th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 15:1-11
Children: We are about to move on to the next part of the story, where the Israelites enter the Promised Land with Joshua as their leader. As we prepare for this, over the next three nights we are going to watch a video showing Joshua’s part in the story nearly 40 years before. Watch from the beginning to 9:33 today
Families question:

Date: Saturday 18th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 19:1-21
Children: Tonight’s video has unfortunately been removed from YouTube. So we will take tonight as a rest and catch-up night as we prepare to enter the Promised Land.
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Deuteronomy
The Bible Project: Joshua

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 19th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:1
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 29:1-8
Children: Joshua leads
Families question: Joshua was given a difficult job, but God promised to be with him. What difficult things do we have to do, and does it help to know God is with us?

Date: Monday 20th March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 29:2 – 31:29
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 31:1-8
Children: Rahab
Families Question: Rahab was not an Israelite, and she had lived a life which included some bad things. What does she teach us about where we might expect to find faith?

Date: Tuesday 21st March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 31:30 – 32:52; Psalm 90
Shorter Reading: Deuteronomy 32:48-52; Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Children: Crossing the Jordan
Families Question: The Israelites built a monument to remind them what God had done. What can we do to help us to remember what God has done for us?

Date: Wednesday 22nd March
Main Reading: Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12; Joshua 1:1 – 2:24
Shorter Reading: Joshua 1:1-17
Children: The fall of Jericho
Families question:

Date: Thursday 23rd March
Main Reading: Joshua 3:1 – 6:27
Shorter Reading: Joshua 2:1-24
Children: Achan
Families question: When we do things wrong it can hurt other people too. It can be really hard to admit when we have done things wrong. But God knows, and he forgives if we ask him to. What do you need to ask his forgiveness for today?

Date: Friday 24th March
Main Reading: Joshua 7:1; 1 Chronicles 2:7; Joshua 7:2 – 9:27
Shorter Reading: Joshua 3:1-17
Children: The Gibeonites trick Joshua
Families question:

Date: Saturday 25th March
Main Reading: Joshua 10:1 – 12:6
Shorter Reading: Joshua 6:1-27
Children: Tonight is a catch up night, an opportunity to watch any videos you have missed, or watch a favourite again.
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Joshua
The Bible Project: Judges

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 26th March
Main Reading: Joshua 12:7 – 15:19
Shorter Reading: Joshua 7:1-26
Children: The sun stands still
Families question:

Date: Monday 27th March
Main Reading: Joshua 15:20 – 17:18
Shorter Reading: Joshua 8:1-29
Children: Joshua divides up the land
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 28th March
Main Reading: Joshua 18:1 – 19:48
Shorter Reading: Joshua 9:1-27
Children: Joshua’s final challenge
Families Question: Joshua challenged the people, were they willing to serve God? Are you willing to serve God today?

Date: Wednesday 29th March
Main Reading: Joshua 19:49 – 21:45; 1 Chronicles 6:54-81
Shorter Reading: Joshua 23:1-16
Children: Joshua is only a short book. Before we move on to the next book, we’re going to spend a couple of nights viewing the most famous story from it in more detail, with Superbook
Families question:

Date: Thursday 30th March
Main Reading: Joshua 22:1 – 24:33
Shorter Reading: Joshua 24:14-33
Children: Watch the second half of this video.
Families question:

Date: Friday 31st March
Main Reading: Judges 1:1 – 3:30
Shorter Reading: Judges 2:6-19
Children: Deborah
Families question: It would have been unheard of for a woman to lead the people into battle in those days, so Deborah was someone very special. God can use even the most unexpected people to achieve his will. Be looking out for how he might be using you.

Date: Saturday 1st April
Main Reading: Judges 3:31 – 6:40
Shorter Reading: Judges 4:1-15
Children: Gideon and the Fleece
Families question: Gideon wanted a sign to be sure God was really calling him. Sometimes we might need something to be sure too? What signs might God give us?

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Judges
The Bible Project: Ruth

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 2nd April
Main Reading: Judges 7:1 – 9:21
Shorter Reading: Judges 6:1-16, 36-40
Children: Gideon and his army
Families question: God gave Gideon some strange instructions which meant they won the battle without having to fight. Can you think of times when God has worked in unexpected ways to make things happen for you?

Date: Monday 3rd April
Main Reading: Judges 9:22 – 11:28
Shorter Reading: Judges 7:1-22
Children:Today is a catch up night, to watch any videos you have missed, or to watch a favourite again.
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 4th April
Main Reading: Judges 11:29 – 15:20
Shorter Reading: Judges 13:1-25
Children: Samson is born
Families Question: To see an angel was a rare and special thing. But the Bible tells us that sometimes God uses people as ‘angels’, messengers from him.
Who has God used to speak his message to you?

Date: Wednesday 5th April
Main Reading: Judges 16:1 – 18:31
Shorter Reading: Judges 14:1-20
Children: Samson and Delilah
Families question: Samson’s mistake was to forget that his strength was a gift from God. How can we be careful to make the same mistake?

Date: Thursday 6th April
Main Reading: Judges 19:1 – 21:25
Shorter Reading: Judges 16:1-30
Children: Samson’s death
Families question: Give thanks that God keeps his promises to us even when we don’t remain faithful to him.

Date: Friday 7th April
Main Reading: Ruth 1:1 – 4:12
Shorter Reading: Ruth 1:1-18
Children: Ruth
Families question:

Date: Saturday 8th April
Main Reading: Ruth 4:13-22; 1 Chronicles 2:9-55; 1 Chronicles 4:1-23; 1 Samuel 1:1-8
Shorter Reading: Ruth 3:1-18
Children: Here is another version of the story of Ruth.

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: 1 Samuel

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 9th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 1:9 – 4:11
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 1:1-20
Children: The Easter weekend celebrates the central events of our faith. We are going to take a break from our Bible in a Year for tonight to watch a summary of the events of Holy Week and Easter
Families Question: Why is this week so important? What has Jesus done for us?

Date: Monday 10th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 4:12 – 8:22
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-21
Children: Samuel is born
Families Question: Hannah prayed for a long time for a child. What do you need to keep praying for, without giving up?

Date: Tuesday 11th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 9:1 – 12:25
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 7:2-12; 1 Samuel 8:4-22
Children: God calls Samuel
Families Question: Most of us won’t hear a voice, but God still calls us today. What might he be calling you to do?

Date: Wednesday 12th April
Main Reading: 1 Chronicles 9:35-39; 1 Samuel 13:1-5; 1 Samuel 13:19-23; 1 Samuel 13:6-18; 1 Samuel 14:1-52
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 9:1-10, 15-17; 1 Samuel 10:1-11
Children: Saul is annointed king
Families question:

Date: Thursday 13th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 15:1 – 17:31
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 13:1-15
Children: David is annointed king
Families question:

Date: Friday 14th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 17:32 – 19:17; Psalm 59; 1 Samuel 19:18-24
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Children: David and Goliath
Families question:

Date: Saturday 15th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 20:1 – 21:15; Psalm 34
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 16:14-23; 1 Samuel 18:1-9
Children: David and Jonathan
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: 1 Samuel
The Bible Project: 2 Samuel
The Bible Project: Psalms

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 16th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 22:1-2; Psalm 57; Psalm 142; 1 Chronicles 12:8-18; 1 Samuel 22:3-23; Psalm 52; 1 Samuel 23:1-12
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 19:1-10
Children: David spares Saul’s life
Families Question:

Date: Monday 17th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 23:13-29; Psalm 54; 1 Samuel 24:1 – 25:44
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 24:1-22
Children: David and Saul
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 18th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 26:1 – 27:7; 1 Chronicles 12:1-7; 1 Samuel 27:8 – 29:11; 1 Chronicles 12:19; Psalm 56
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 26:1-25
Children: This is a catch up night. Take the opportunity to watch any videos you have missed, or watch a favourite again.
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 19th April
Main Reading: 1 Samuel 30:1-31; 1 Chronicles 12:20-22; 1 Samuel 31:1-13; 1 Chronicles 10:1-14; 1 Chronicles 9:40-44; 2 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 1:1-27
Shorter Reading: 1 Samuel 31:1-13
Children: Death of Saul
Families question:

Date: Thursday 20th April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 2:1 – 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:1-4; 2 Samuel 23:8-17; 1 Chronicles 11:10-19; 2 Samuel 23:18-39; 1 Chronicles 11:20-47
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 2:1-17
Children: David becomes king
Families question:

Date: Friday 21st April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 3:6 – 4:12
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-12
Children: The ark is brought to Jerusalem
Families question:

Date: Saturday 22nd April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; 1 Chronicles 11:1-3; 1 Chronicles 12:23-40; 2 Samuel 5:17-25; 1 Chronicles 14:8-17; 2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9; 1 Chronicles 3:4; 2 Samuel 5:13; 2 Samuel 5:4-5; 2 Samuel 5:11-12; 1 Chronicles 14:1-2; 1 Chronicles 13:1-5; 2 Samuel 6:1-11; 1 Chronicles 13:6-14
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 6:1-23
Children: David’s Prayers
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: 2 Samuel
The Bible Project: Psalms

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 23rd April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 6:12; 1 Chronicles 15:1-28; 2 Samuel 6:12-16; 1 Chronicles 15:29; 2 Samuel 6:17-19; 1 Chronicles 16:1-43; 2 Samuel 6:19-23
Shorter Reading: 1 Chronicles 15:1-2, 11-15, 25-28; 1 Chronicles 16:1-3
Children: Mephibosheth
Families Question: David was kind to Mephibosheth because Jonathan had been kind to him. In what ways can we repay the kindness of others?

Date: Monday 24th April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-17; 1 Chronicles 17:1-15; 2 Samuel 7:18-29; 1 Chronicles 17:16-27; 2 Samuel 8:1-14; 1 Chronicles 18:1-13; Psalm 60
Shorter Reading:2 Samuel 7:1-17
Children: David’s big mistake
Families Question: Even as good a man as David could make terrible mistakes, but God forgave him when he was truly sorry. How does that help us when we do things we know are wrong?

Date: Tuesday 25th April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 8:15-18; 1 Chronicles 18:14-17; 1 Chronicles 6:16-30; 1 Chronicles 6:50-53; 1 Chronicles 6:31-48; 2 Samuel 9:1 – 10:19; 1 Chronicles 19:1-19
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 9:1-13
Children: Psalm 51 – David prays for forgiveness
Families Question: Use this Psalm to help you pray for God to forgive you for the wrong things in your life.

Date: Wednesday 26th April
Main Reading: 1 Chronicles 20:1; 2 Samuel 11:1 – 12:14; Psalm 51; 2 Samuel 12:15-25; 2 Samuel 5:14-16; 1 Chronicles 14:3-7; 1 Chronicles 3:5-9
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 11:2-27
Children: This is a catch up night. Take the opportunity to catch up any videos you have missed, or to rewatch a favourite.
Families question:

Date: Thursday 27th April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 12:26-31; 1 Chronicles 20:2-3; 2 Samuel 13:1 – 14:33
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 12:1-25
Children: Absalom rebels
Families question: Even after everything Absalom did, David still loved him. What does this teach us about how God loves us?

Date: Friday 28th April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 15:1 – 17:14
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 15:1-18
Children: Barzillai
Families question:

Date: Saturday 29th April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 17:15-29; Psalm 3; Psalm 63; 2 Samuel 18:1 – 19:30
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 18:1-33
Children: David counts his soldiers
Families question: Why was it wrong for David to count his men? Are there times when we put our trust in what we can do rather than what God can do?

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: 2 Samuel
The Bible Project: Psalms

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 30th April
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 19:31 – 20:26; Psalm 7; 2 Samuel 21:1-22; 1 Chronicles 20:4-8
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 19:24-39
Children: David and the temple
Families Question: What doors has God closed for you? Are you continuing to praise him?

Date: Monday 1st May
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 22:1-51; Psalm 18
Shorter Reading: Psalm 18
Children: How does David fit in to the overall story of the Bible? This video explains more.
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 2nd May
Main Reading: 2 Samuel 24:1-9; 1 Chronicles 21:1-6; 2 Samuel 24:10-17; 1 Chronicles 21:7-17; 2 Samuel 24:18-25; 1 Chronicles 21:18 – 22:19
Shorter Reading: 2 Samuel 24:1-25
Children: Adonijah
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 3rd May
Main Reading: 1 Chronicles 23:1 – 25:31
Shorter Reading: 1 Chronicles 22:2-19
Children: Solomon is crowned king
Families question:

Date: Thursday 4th May
Main Reading: 1 Chronicles 26:1 – 28:21
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 1:1-27
Children: This is a catch up night. Take the opportunity to catch up any videos you have missed, or to rewatch a favourite.
Families question:

Date: Friday 5th May
Main Reading: 1 Chronicles 29:1-22; 1 Kings 1:1-53
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 1:28-53
Children: King David wrote songs and poems, many of which we have in our Bible in the book of Psalms.
Over the next few days we will use these Psalms to worship in different ways. But first, this video looks at what the Psalms are.
Families question:

Date: Saturday 6th May
Main Reading: 1 Kings 2:1-9; 2 Samuel 23:1-7; 1 Kings 2:10-12; 1 Chronicles 29:26-30; Psalm 4 – 6; Psalm 8 – 9; Psalm 11
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 2:1-12
Children: Psalm 8
Families question: How does it make you feel to think that even though God made everything, he cares about you?

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Psalms

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 7th May
Main Reading: Psalms 12-17, 19-21
Shorter Reading: Psalm 8
Children: We don’t know when David wrote Psalm 22. But we do know Jesus quoted from it on the cross.
This video puts the words of the Psalm alongside the events of the crucifixion.
Families Question: How does Psalm 22 help us to understand how Jesus might have been feeling as he suffered and died?

Date: Monday 8th May
Main Reading: Psalms 22-26
Shorter Reading: Psalms 13-15
Children: On Psalm 23… and being a sheep
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 9th May
Main Reading: Psalms 27-32
Shorter Reading: Psalm 19
Children: The Lord is my shepherd
Families Question: In what ways is Jesus like a shepherd to us?

Date: Wednesday 10th May
Main Reading: Psalms 35-38
Shorter Reading: Psalm 27
Children: Psalm 91
Families question: How might God protect you in your life?

Date: Thursday 11th May
Main Reading: Psalms 39-41, 53, 55, 58
Shorter Reading: Psalm 40
Children: Psalm 107
Families question: What do you want to thank God for today?

Date: Friday 12th May
Main Reading: Psalms 61-62, 64-67
Shorter Reading: Psalm 66
Children: Psalm 139
Families question: God knows everything about you. How does that make you feel?

Date: Saturday 13th May
Main Reading: Psalms 68-70, 86, 101
Shorter Reading: Psalm 103
Children: This is a catch up night. Take the opportunity to watch a video you have missed, or to watch a favourite again.
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Psalms

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 14th May
Main Reading: Psalms 103, 108-110, 122, 124
Shorter Reading: Psalm 139
Children: We are moving on to the story of King Solomon, who was known to be very wise. This video (best for younger children), and this one (for slightly older children), both tell the story of how he got his wisdom.
Families Question: If God said he would give you one thing, what would you ask for?

Date: Monday 15th May
Main Reading: Psalms 131, 133, 138-141, 143
Shorter Reading: Psalm 145
Children: The main focus of this video is on the most famous story of Solomon’s wisdom.
Families Question: What was wise about Solomon’s response to the two women? Do you think you would have responded in the same way?

Date: Tuesday 16th May
Main Reading: Psalms 144-145, 88-89
Shorter Reading: Psalm 79
Children: Solomon builds the temple
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 17th May
Main Reading: Psalms 50, 73-74
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 3:1-15
Children: The temple is built and dedicated
Families question: How do you think the people felt when God’s presence filled the temple? Why did this matter?

Date: Thursday 18th May
Main Reading: Psalms 75-78
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 3:16-28
Children: Solomon’s temple walkthrough
Families question: Was the temple as you expected? What was different from how you pictured it?

Date: Friday 19th May
Main Reading: Psalms 79-82
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 5:1-18
Children: Solomon’s Downfall
Families question: It all went wrong for Solomon because he started doing things his way instead of God’s. Are there ways in which we do the same?

Date: Saturday 20th May
Main Reading: Psalm 83; 1 Chronicles 29:23-25; 2 Chronicles 1:1; 1 Kings 2:13 – 3:4; 2 Chronicles 1:2-6; 1 Kings 3:5-15; 2 Chronicles 1:7-13
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 6:1-14, 37-38; 1 Kings 7:1-12
Children: This is a catch up night. Take the opportunity to watch a video you have missed, or to watch a favourite again.
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Book(s) of Kings
The Bible Project: Book(s) of Chronicles
The Bible Project: Proverbs

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 21st May
Main Reading: 1 Kings 3:16-28; 1 Kings 5:1-18; 2 Chronicles 2:1-18; 1 Kings 6:1-13; 2 Chronicles 3:1-14; 1 Kings 6:14-38
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 8:1-21
Children: Superbook: Solomon Watch the first 9 minutes today.
Families Question:

Date: Monday 22nd May
Main Reading: 1 Kings 7:1-51; 2 Chronicles 3:15-4:22
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 8:22-61
Children: Superbook: Solomon Watch from 8:50 to the end.
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 23rd May
Main Reading: 1 Kings 8:1-11; 2 Chronicles 5:1-14; 1 Kings 8:12-21; 2 Chronicles 6:1-11; 1 Kings 8:22-53; 2 Chronicles 6:12-42
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 9:1-9
Children: King Solomon wrote some of the Bible, including the book of Proverbs. This video tells you a bit more about that book.
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 24th May
Main Reading: 1 Kings 8:54-66; 2 Chronicles 7:1-10; 1 Kings 9:1-9; 2 Chronicles 7:11-22; 1 Kings 9:10-14
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 10:1-13
Children: What is wisdom? And how is it different from knowledge?
Families question: Where in your life do you need help to be wise, not just to have knowledge?

Date: Thursday 25th May
Main Reading: 2 Chronicles 8:1-18; 1 Kings 9:15 – 10:13; 2 Chronicles 9:1-12; 1 Kings 10:14-29; 2 Chronicles 9:13-28; 2 Chronicles 1:14-17
Shorter Reading: Psalm 72
Children: What sort of things did Solomon write about? This very short video tells us some of the answer.
Families question:

Date: Friday 26th May
Main Reading: 1 Kings 4:1-34; Psalm 72; Psalm 127
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 1:1-7; Proverbs 2:1-11
Children: Proverbs 3:12
Families question: How do we think God corrects us in our life?

Date: Saturday 27th May
Main Reading: Proverbs 1:1 – 4:27
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 4:1-27
Children: This is a catch up night. Take the opportunity to watch a video you have missed, or to watch a favourite again.
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Proverbs

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 28th May
Main Reading: Proverbs 5:1 – 7:27
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 8:1-21
Children: The power of words
Families Question:

Date: Monday 29th May
Main Reading: Proverbs 8:1 – 10:32
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 9:1-12
Children: Humility
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 30th May
Main Reading: Proverbs 11:1 – 13:25
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 10:1-12
Children: Our own understanding
Families Question:

Date: Wednesday 31st May
Main Reading: Proverbs 14:1 – 16:33
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 15:1-33
Children: Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
Families question:

Date: Thursday 1st June
Main Reading: Proverbs 17:1 – 19:29
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 18:1-24
Children: Ecclesiastes overview
Families question:

Date: Friday 2nd June
Main Reading: Proverbs 20:1 – 22:16
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 21:1-31
Children: Ecclesiastes 2
Families question:

Date: Saturday 3rd June
Main Reading: Proverbs 22:17 – 24:34
Shorter Reading: Proverbs 22:17-28; Proverbs 24:23-34
Children: This is a catch up night. Take the opportunity to watch a video you have missed, or to watch a favourite again.
Families question:

General resources for this week

The Bible Project: Proverbs
The Bible Project: Ecclesiastes

Daily Reading Plan
Date: Sunday 4th June
Main Reading: Song of Songs 1:1 – 8:14
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 11:1-13
Children: Jeroboam and Rehoboam
Families Question:

Date: Monday 5th June
Main Reading: 1 Kings 11:1-43; 2 Chronicles 9:29-31; Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 11:26-40
Children: The Kingdom divides
Families Question:

Date: Tuesday 6th June
Main Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:12 – 6:12
Shorter Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18; Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Children: Jeroboam and the altar
Families Question: Even when God gave him an obvious sign, Jereboam wouldn’t listen to the prophet? How are we sometimes stubborn and refuse to listen?

Date: Wednesday 7th June
Main Reading: Ecclesiastes 7:1 – 11:6
Shorter Reading:Ecclesiastes 9:1-12; Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
Children: King Abijah
Families question: Thank God that whatever we have done in the past, God is faithful if we turn back to him.

Date: Thursday 8th June
Main Reading: Ecclesiastes 11:7 – 12:14; 1 Kings 12:1-20; 2 Chronicles 10:1-19; 1 Kings 12:21-24; 2 Chronicles 11:1-4; 1 Kings 12:25-33; 2 Chronicles 11:5-17
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 12:1-20
Children: Elijah is fed by ravens
Families question:

Date: Friday 9th June
Main Reading: 1 Kings 13:1 – 14:18; 1 Kings 14:21-24; 2 Chronicles 12:13-14; 2 Chronicles 11:18-23; 2 Chronicles 12:1-12; 1 Kings 14:25-28; 2 Chronicles 12:15-16; 1 Kings 14:29 – 15:5; 2 Chronicles 13:1-22; 1 Kings 15:6-8; 2 Chronicles 14:1-8; 1 Kings 15:9-15; 1 Kings 14:19-20; 1 Kings 15:25-34; 2 Chronicles 14:9-15; 2 Chronicles 15:1-19
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 13:1-6; 2 Chronicles 12:1-12
Children: Elijah raises a dead boy
Families question: God can do things we think are impossible. What impossible situations are you facing where he may help?

Date: Saturday 10th June
Main Reading: 1 Kings 15:16-22; 2 Chronicles 16:1-10; 1 Kings 16:1-34; 1 Kings 15:23-24; 2 Chronicles 16:11 – 17:19; 1 Kings 17:1-7
Shorter Reading: 1 Kings 15:9-15; 2 Chronicles 15:1-15
Children: A contest on Mount Carmel
Families question: God showed Elijah that he is the only true God. How does he show that to us today?