How Do You Read This Thing: A Reading Plan

It dawned on me the other day that I had been writing "How do you read this thing" posts for the blog and I haven't shared a good way to read Bible.

You would think start with page 1, and you can, but it may not give you the best perspective of why I and so many other people love Jesus. You would have to read through all of the Old Testament to finally get where Jesus comes in the flesh. He is in the Old Testament, but not as God who came to Earth as a man to die for our sinful scumbag selves. You will find Jesus as man in the New Testament starting with the book of Matthew. We are gonna start in John, which gives us a shorter, yet detailed importance of why Jesus died for us.

Ok, so flip around the book till you find the Book of John. If you find Mark or Luke keep flipping towards the back a little bit. If you find Acts or Romans flip towards the front a little bit, and voila; the Book of John. John is the book you want to start in. It gives a really great story of Jesus without having to know a lot of the back story or Jewish history. It gives you a clear idea of how much Jesus loves us!

Take a few weeks reading through John, then Matthew, then Mark and Luke. You will now have read the four gospels. Continue on with the book of Acts, and then return to the front of the book and start with the first page. Read Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and Numbers. You will now have a full picture of who God is and what he did for us through the death of His son Jesus! OK so it breaks down in this order: John, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and Numbers. Read it, study it, enjoy it. If you do not have a Bible and want one please contact me by sending me a message on Facebook or email. Zigger78@gmail.com

Quick Craft Project! Go get one of your favorite magazines and find a picture you like that can be trimmed done to size. Take a roll of clear packing tape and tape both sides of the picture and cut off the excess. You now have a bookmark to help you find the Book of John.