Bible Reading Plans and Guides

Last year - 2012, we have been successful in completing the one year bible plan, a bible verse a day is what we have been busy in the past months to accomplish this. 
So, to Welcome 2013 and to look forward to what this year can bring, I thought of sharing many different ways to read the bible, with resources and guides that I too used for my bible reads on a daily basis. 
My favorite is Back to the Bible website. They are a wonderful resource place when it comes to reading the bible. It is the most perfect, so far to me. 

In this site, You will find the many different ways and guides to jumpstart your bible reading habits, as follows:

1. Chronological - read the bible as it happens, some books may be read with other books in one day. 

2. Historical - read the bible according to the time it was written. 

3. Beginning to the end - Read the bible in order of the books starting from the first book (Genesis) of the old testament to the last book of the new testament (Revelations). 

4. Old and new Testament together - Reading the bible both old and new  testament together. 

Many other guide types and reading guides are available in their website. Let us start the year right! =) 

December 1-31 Topics Bible Verses

1-Dec

Guidance is needed to succeed

Proverbs 11:14

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

2-Dec

Listening to advices

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.

3-Dec

What a wise man has

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might.

4-Dec

Take the shield of faith

Ephesians 6:16

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

5-Dec

Living in faith

Galatians 3:11-12

Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."  The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."

6-Dec

Being free and purified

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

7-Dec

Fixed on Jesus

Hebrews 12:2

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

8-Dec

Develop your perseverance

James 1:3

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

9-Dec

Doing great things with God

John 14:12

I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

10-Dec

Faith comes from hearing

Romans 10:17

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

11-Dec

God won't let you fall

Psalm 55:22

Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

12-Dec

God is my refuge

Psalm 119:114-115

You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.  Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!

13-Dec

God answers

Psalm 120:1

I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

14-Dec

God's comforting promises

Psalm 119:50

My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

15-Dec

Be strong because God is with us

Joshua 10:25

Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight."

16-Dec

Be secured because there is hope

Job 11:18-19

You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.  You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

17-Dec

God's delight in those who trust in him

Psalm 147:11

the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

18-Dec

Serving two masters

Matthew 6:24

"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

19-Dec

God's promises

2 Peter 1:4

And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

20-Dec

You will be guided where to go

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

21-Dec

Who believes is saved

John 6:47

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.

22-Dec

Be with God

Philippians 1:21-23

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

23-Dec

No more crying because of God

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

24-Dec

God's love endures forever

Psalm 136:26

Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

25-Dec

New creature in God

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

26-Dec

God's grace brings salvation

Titus 2:11-14

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

27-Dec

Resistance to temptation

James 1:12-15

“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”

28-Dec

Resist and it will flee from you

James 4:7

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

29-Dec

God is great in power

Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

30-Dec

God Forgives, so must you

Colossians 3:12-13

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

31-Dec

Teaching your children

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

November 1-30 Topics Bible Verses

1-Nov

Do not be a slave to sin

John 8:34

Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

2-Nov

The greatest is love

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

3-Nov

Be humble and gentle

Ephesians 4:2

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

4-Nov

Love for wives

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

5-Nov

Put all virtues in Love

Colossians 3:14

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

6-Nov

Do not judge hastily

John 7:24

“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment”

7-Nov

Test the spirit

I John 4:1

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world”

8-Nov

Live in peace with all

Romans 12:18

“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all”

9-Nov

Being prepared in battles

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves”

10-Nov

What can man do?

Hebrews 13:6

So we can confidently say,  “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

11-Nov

Put trust in the Lord

Psalm 56:3

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

12-Nov

Help comes from the Lord

Psalm 121:1-2

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

13-Nov

If God is for us, who is against us?

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

14-Nov

Be blameless until the day

Philippians 1:8

“so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ“

15-Nov

Holding Firmly to truth

Titus 1:9

“He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it”

16-Nov

Testing of everything

1 Thessalonians 5:20

“Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil”

17-Nov

You are now in the light

Ephesians 5:7-10

“Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.  Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord”

18-Nov

Have more faith

Matthew 17:20

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. "

19-Nov

With faith it will be done

Matthew 21:21

Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.

20-Nov

Faith's worth

1 Peter 1:7

These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

21-Nov

Eternal life is promised

Titus 1:2

a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.

22-Nov

By faith, not by sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

We live by faith, not by sight.

23-Nov

We are shielded by faith

1 Peter 1:5-9

who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.  These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.  Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,  for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

24-Nov

Be of courage, be strong

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.

25-Nov

Pursue what is Godly

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

26-Nov

Resist Evil

1 Peter 5:9

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

27-Nov

Remembering the good things

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

28-Nov

Let God prevail

1 Corinthians 2:5

so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

29-Nov

The good fight

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

30-Nov

Receiving of forgiveness

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

October 1-31 Topics: Bible Verses

1-Oct

Do not be deceived

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

2-Oct

How to treat others

Luke 6:31

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

3-Oct

How to be a better person

Ephesians 4:29-32

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

4-Oct

Be strong and courageous

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

5-Oct

Fear not, even in the darkest times

Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,   I will fear no evil, for you are with me;   your rod and your staff,    they comfort me.

6-Oct

Do not lose heart

2 Corinthians 4:16

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,  as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

7-Oct

God is a strong shelter

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

8-Oct

God is protection

Psalm 61:3

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

9-Oct

Peace at heart because of God

Romans 5:1-5

1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

10-Oct

Doing the honorable

Romans 12:17

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.

11-Oct

Separation of beliefs

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.

12-Oct

Peace is  given

James 3:18

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

13-Oct

God shall shine upon you

Numbers 6:25-26

the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

14-Oct

Setting of mind

Romans 8:6

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

15-Oct

Let peace rule your heart

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

16-Oct

Listening to God…

Proverbs 1:33

But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”

17-Oct

Eternity with Jesus

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

18-Oct

Be Saved

Romans 10:9

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

19-Oct

Because we are God's children

Romans 8:16-17

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

20-Oct

At home with the Lord

2 Corinthians 5:6-8

So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

21-Oct

Our destiny is not wrath

1 Thessalonians 5:9-11

or God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,  who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

22-Oct

Citizenship in heaven

Philippians 3:20-21

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.

23-Oct

We are God's

Romans 14:8

For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.

24-Oct

Not relying on ourselves

2 Corinthians 1:8-9

“For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia.  For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.  Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death.  But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead”

25-Oct

Born of God

1 John 5:4-5

“For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.  And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.  Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”

26-Oct

Always in prayer

Colossians 1:3

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.

27-Oct

How a prayer is done

Psalm 95:2

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

28-Oct

What to do in prayer

1 Corinthians 14:15

What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.

29-Oct

Everyone who calls to him

Romans 10:13

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

30-Oct

Do not judge

Matthew 7:1

“Judge not, that you be not judged”

31-Oct

Choose what is right

Job 34:4

“Let us choose what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good”

September 1 - 30 Topics : Bible verses

1-Sep

To the Glory of God

1 Corinthians 10:31

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

2-Sep

Isolating oneself

Proverbs 18:1

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

3-Sep

Love Each other

Romans 13:8

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

4-Sep

God's Law is the only Law

Romans 13:1

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

5-Sep

Seeking God's kingdom

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

6-Sep

Jealousy, Bitterness

James 3:14-16

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

7-Sep

Greatest Love

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

8-Sep

Do not be self seeking

Romans 2:8

But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.

9-Sep

Love for one another

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

10-Sep

Through Love serve one another

Galatians 5:13

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one.

11-Sep

Loving with pure heart

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

12-Sep

No future for evildoers

Proverbs 24:20

for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

13-Sep

There is hope

Proverbs 24:14

Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

14-Sep

We will be born again

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

15-Sep

God is true to his word

Numbers 23:19

God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

16-Sep

No Fear in God

Isaiah 41:10

fear not, for I am with you;  be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you,  I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

17-Sep

Lord is our strength

Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

18-Sep

God will save us from temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

19-Sep

God has prepared you for battle

Psalm 18:32-34

the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. He made my feet like the feet of a deer  and set me secure on the heights. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

20-Sep

You have been given peace

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

21-Sep

Serving Christ

Romans 14:17-19

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

22-Sep

Be not afraid, for God is here

Isaiah 12:2

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”

23-Sep

You will never be thirsty

John 4:13-14

Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

24-Sep

Do not lose that salt

Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

25-Sep

Faith is the assurance

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

26-Sep

So we could have hope

Romans 15:4

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

27-Sep

Draw near to God

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

28-Sep

Be guided by the righteous

Proverbs 12:26

One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

29-Sep

Be with good company

Proverbs 13:20

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

30-Sep

Choose your friends

Proverbs 22:24-25

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.