40 Days of Renewal Daily Bible Reading Schedule

The 40 Days of Renewal Reading Plan is now on the church website. Click the link below, then click "NHC LIFE" then "Partners". If prompted, the password is MilePost13. Right click on "40 Days of Renewal Reading Plan" and save the PDF to your computer or open and print.

http://www.nagsheadchurch.com/

Feel free to post your thoughts on or questions from the daily readings here.

40 Days of Renewal Daily Bible Reading Schedule

Starting Wednesday, Feb. 29 you'll read the life of Jesus chronologically in 40 Days. Primarily we'll be reading from Mark, who focuses on Jesus northern Galilean ministry, and John, whose focus is His southern Judean ministry. Reading them in a timeline like this gives us a fuller picture. And to start off, we'll include Matthew's and Luke's accounts of the incarnation and childhood events of Jesus.

Daily Bible Reading Schedule

Date Chapter

W Feb 29 Matthew 1

Th Mar 1 Luke 1

F Mar 2 Luke 2

Sat Mar 3 Matthew 2

Sun Mar 4 Mark 1

M Mar 5 John 1

Tu Mar 6 John 2

W Mar 7 John 3

Th Mar 8 John 4

F Mar 9 Mark 2

Sat Mar 10 John 5

Sun Mar 11 Mark 3

M Mar 12 Mark 4

Tu Mar 13 Mark 5

W Mar 14 Mark 6

Th Mar 15 John 6

F Mar 16 Mark 7

Sat Mar 17 Mark 8

Sun Mar 18 Mark 9

M Mar 19 John 7
Tu Mar 20 John 8
W Mar 21 John 9
Th Mar 22 John 10
F Mar 23 John 11
Sat Mar 24 Mark 10
Sun Mar 25 Mark 11
M Mar 26 John 12
Tu Mar 27 Mark 12
W Mar 28 Mark 13
Th Mar 29 Mark 14
F Mar 30 John 13
Sat Mar 31 John 14
Sun Apr 1 John 15
M Apr 2 John 16
Tu Apr 3 John 17
W Apr 4 Mark 15
Th Apr 5 John 18
F Apr 6 John 19
Sat Apr 7 Mark 16
Sun Apr 8 John 20

Keeping a Prayer and Bible Reading Journal

During 40 Days of Renewal you'll want to keep a prayer and Bible reading journal. A journal reminds you of the things you're praying for and reminds you of how God answers those prayers and helps you digest the truths of Scripture as you read them.

I suggest you get a small notebook of some kind and use half for your prayer journal and half for your Bible reading notes.

Your prayer journal page might look like this:

Date Prayer Request Date and How Answered
3/2 To make my insurance payment 3/11 My tax refund check came today with more than enough to pay it!


Your Bible reading journal page might look like this:

Date Passage God's Truth from this passage to meditate
on today or live out today.
2/29 Mt. 1 God's promises are kept. He promised the Messiah would come from David's family, and the genealogy proves it happened.

Tips for Making the Most of 40 Days of Renewal

Daily Bible Reading

· Approach your reading with expectation, knowing that this is God speaking to you through this book.

· Reserve the same time in your daily schedule to be consistent. Allow enough time to read one chapter.

· Find a quiet place where you can concentrate, meditate and reflect on what you’ve read.

· Use a notebook to record what God is teaching you about Him, about you and about others.

· Consider reading together with your children or with your spouse if you’re married. And let the kids read!

Keeping a Prayer Journal

· In a notebook, record the date and the requests you are making to God in prayer.

· On a separate page, record the date and how God answered each prayer.

· Keep your journal with your Bible.

· After each reading, pray to be like Jesus, or like someone who showed faith in Him in that chapter. Give Him permission to make the changes you need in your life.

40 Days of Renewal in Connection Groups

· Be sure everyone in your group has a copy of this schedule and encourage everyone to participate.

· Reserve a few minutes each week in your group to let members share one thing that God is doing in them through His Word and prayer. “How is God renewing us?”

· Pray together for renewal as individuals, as a group, as a church.

Why 40 Days of Renewal?

As we have seen in the life of Josiah, the catalyst for renewal was the re-discovery of God’s Word. When he heard it read, it spoke to him in a powerful way. Then he wanted to know what to do next, and God showed him.

God wants to bring us renewal each and every day. With this daily Bible reading schedule you’ll follow Jesus’ life from His incarnation to His ascension, and in chronological order.

Doing this together as a church gives us focus. Suddenly we’re literally all on the same page! And with one united voice crying the same prayer to God, “Renew me, Lord!”.

It will also give us a greater appreciation for our Savior’s suffering, death and resurrection as we walk with Him to the cross and to new life.

So as you read and pray and share with others, do so with the hope and expectancy that God is renewing you by His Spirit day by day.

40 Days of Renewal Starts Wednesday, Feb. 29

Look for more info here and Sunday at NHC.
40 Days of Bible reading, prayer and focus on the life of Christ as we seek God to renew us day by day.