Sad statistics show that most people who profess faith in Jesus have never fully read the Bible. Many people start reading the Bible and give up halfway through. The Bible has 1189 chapters and 31102 verses. We offer you several different Bible reading plans for the year. A similar Bible reading plan for every day will help you get acquainted with the Holy Scriptures in a year, reading 3-4 chapters in laziness.
By dividing the Bible into 365 daily readings, you can easily reach your goal of reading the Bible in a year. Reading the Bible daily is one of the great habits you can develop! Simply create your personalized Bible reading plan and stick to the schedule. We offer you several Bible reading plans for every day - just choose the one that suits you.
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Oswald Chambers “All my utmost is to the Lord. 366 inspiring thoughts for every day"
Considered one of the best books for daily reading and meditation on the Word of God. It was written about 100 years ago and is recognized as a Christian classic. The book has 366 sections, each containing a Bible verse and a short reflection on the topic of that verse.
Oswald Chambers was converted to Christ as a young man under the influence of the preaching of Charles Spurgeon. He served as an itinerant preacher in the USA, Great Britain and Japan. During his lifetime, he published only one book; all the others, about 30, were compiled after his death by Chambers' wife.
Philip Yancey, The Diary of Grace. A Pilgrim's Guidebook"
The Diary of Grace is a daily reading collection of 366 fragments from various works by the author. It includes excerpts from books, including those unknown to the Russian-speaking reader, as well as magazine articles, essays and other publications.
Philip Yancey is one of the most widely read Christian authors of our time. Four of his books have sold more than a million copies in the United States alone, twelve have been awarded the Christian Publishers Association Gold Medal, and two have been named Book of the Year. He is the managing editor of Christianity Today magazine.
The Word of God should always sound in the heart
Why read the Gospel every day?
What can the Old Testament teach? Is it necessary to look for parallels with today in the Apocalypse? Why is ascetic literature useful for family people to read? We talk about reading the Holy Scriptures and spiritual literature with Metropolitan Longinus of Saratov and Volsk - Vladyka, spiritually experienced people advise reading the Gospel every day.
Also, one or two chapters of the Apostolic Epistles, the Psalter... Unfortunately, today it is very difficult for a working person to find time for leisurely, meaningful reading. Why is it still necessary to read the Gospel daily, what does it give? — Reading the Gospel is not just an integral part of Christian life, but its basis. There is a lot of good spiritual literature. But the Gospel is the primary source, it is the foundation, the word of God, which must constantly resound in the human heart. That is why the Holy Scripture, and above all the New Testament, is a must-read for a Christian.
The tradition of reading the Gospel daily is very ancient. This reading can be different. Some read one chapter a day, some read the beginnings - passages that are heard on this day during the Divine Liturgy, thereby following the readings of the church year. There is also such a common practice (and I recommend it): read three chapters of the New Testament a day - one chapter of the Gospel and two from the Apostle (the book of Acts and Apostolic Epistles). If you read this way, then both the Gospel and the apostolic readings end at approximately the same time.
In addition, a Christian’s personal prayer rule usually includes the Psalter. How to read it - one kathisma per day, or at least one part of the kathisma, according to “Glory...” - it depends on the person’s capabilities and the needs of his heart. In fact, finding time to read one, two, even three chapters of Holy Scripture is not that difficult. Let's say it takes me up to fifteen minutes a day, and I can hardly imagine that a person cannot find a few minutes to read.
A person’s life this entire day should be spent under the sign of what he read. According to the words of St. Seraphim of Sarov, the mind should revolve in the words of the Holy Scripture. If a person starts the day with reading and then throughout the day, regardless of his duties and activities, at least remembers what he has read (or, even better, tries to do it), he will receive great spiritual benefit. Like all good things, this skill is acquired over time, you need to make an effort.
— Vladyka, what is spiritual literature? What books correspond to this concept?
— This concept is quite broad. Of course, it is based on the books of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Then interpretations of Scripture are literature that explains and complements it in an accessible form.
There is a huge body of ascetic monastic literature: these are books that set out the spiritual experience of people who managed to live according to the Gospel, mainly those who are recognized as saints by the Church. Reading such books helps us, even though we do not lead an equally intense ascetic life, to become partakers of the experience of the saints and to enjoy its fruits. Also, of course, this includes the biographies of ascetics, holy saints of God.
In general, this is a large body of books, and it is constantly being updated. In recent decades, wonderful spiritual books have appeared by our contemporaries, now living or who lived quite recently. All these books talk about one thing: how a person can live today, in the conditions in which he is placed, but at the same time fulfill the commandments of God - just as they were fulfilled by those who lived a hundred, a thousand, and almost two thousand years ago .
— Why is it necessary to become familiar with the interpretations of the Holy Fathers when reading the Holy Scriptures? Why can't you trust only yourself?
— As a matter of fact, any ancient book cannot be understood without interpretations. Any text can be adequately perceived only in a broad context - in the context of its time, culture, history of the people where it appeared. With the help of interpretations and explanations, the reader becomes familiar with the realities of this text. This is the first one.
Second: as a rule, patristic interpretations were created by people who lived much closer to the era of Christ and the apostles than you and I. These are explanations of people who knew such details from the earthly life of the Savior, from the history of the Church, which we may not even be aware of today.
And then, we must understand: the Holy Scriptures did not fall from the sky ready-made, in the form that is familiar to us. It was born in the Church - these are books selected by the Church itself. The Church is united in understanding their meaning, and this unity is reflected in the interpretations of the holy fathers. Therefore, when a modern person takes a book and says: “Now we will start everything from scratch, because we are smart people, much smarter than those who lived before, and we will find here something that no one has found” - he really means something finds, as they say, “his head from the wind.” But how does this correspond to Holy Scripture itself? As a rule, there is either very little or even contradicts it. I do not want to say that today's man lacks depth, but he lacks knowledge of the realities of the time in which the text was created: historical, political events, spiritual movements. Therefore, without taking into account the interpretations of certain books of the Holy Scriptures, it is impossible to perceive them correctly.
— Is it possible to read the New Testament and the Psalter translated into Russian at home?
- Yes, it is possible and necessary.
It is also good to become familiar with the Slavic text in order to understand it during worship. But at home you need to read in Russian or in the language that is native to the person. The Holy Scriptures have been translated today into the vast majority of languages of the world, and, of course, you need to read in the language that is understandable and close to you. —Does a Christian need to read the Old Testament?
And how - in order, starting from the first chapter of the first book, or can I skip something? Is it necessary to pray before reading the Old Testament, as before reading the Gospel? — You need to pray before starting any business. The prayer books contain prayers before reading the Holy Scriptures - you can read them, or you can ask God in your own words for understanding and help, just as we ask His help in other matters.
Reading the Old Testament is more difficult than reading the New Testament. These are very ancient books, and the situations that they describe happened so long ago that there is much that we cannot understand and accept - again, without interpretation. But you need to read the Old Testament, because the New Testament comes from the Old, these two parts of the Bible are inextricably linked with each other.
I think there are different ways to read the Old Testament. The simplest one is to read from beginning to end, in a row. Some people do this calmly, while others get “stuck” in the unnecessary details of the ancient life of the Jewish people, for example, those described in the books of Deuteronomy and Numbers. If so, then you can skip them, because there really is a lot that concerns the history of the people to a greater extent than the history of the salvation of mankind. But it is still advisable to read the Old Testament in its entirety.
Whether it is worth reading it constantly, daily, just like the New Testament, is up to the person to decide. The Old Testament also contains a lot of edifying and useful things. Books such as the Psalms, Proverbs, the books of the Wisdom of Solomon and Jesus, son of Sirach, and a number of others are unusually instructive. Christians of the first centuries, who did not yet have the mass of spiritual literature that we have today, were inspired precisely by the images of the Old Testament. Let us remember the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, which we read during Lent. The Old Testament has been the main edifying reading for Christians for many centuries! They saw the most important thing in these books, because the through line that runs through the entire Old Testament is the relationship between the human soul and God. There are wonderful examples there, wonderful examples of how a person should act and how he should never act.
This is a deep and instructive book with many meanings to be found in it. It is a pity that for modern people the Old Testament is gradually “silent”: he is not interested in, say, the book of the Wisdom of Solomon or the books of the Maccabees, where a Christian can learn a lot of useful things.
- Vladyka, the next question is from our reader: “Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov) wrote: “Everyone choose for yourself the reading of the fathers that corresponds to your way of life.” But patristic literature is mainly monastic books. Is it possible and necessary for the laity to read them?”
— These words of Saint Ignatius have a slightly different meaning. Here he talks about ascetic literature and makes a distinction between books intended for hermits, silent people and those who lived in cenobitic monasteries. As a rule, instructions of the second kind are of a general nature, that is, they are suitable for any person, including those living in the world. First of all, these are the first three volumes of the famous “Philokalia” - a large anthology of patristic literature, which contains the works of such authors as St. Anthony the Great, John Climacus, Ephraim the Syrian, Abba Dorotheos. Being monks and describing monastic experience, they nevertheless created books that are important for every Christian, because they very accurately describe the internal processes that occur in any human soul.
Take, for example, “The Ladder” by St. John Climacus. Each chapter in it is a whole treasure. If a person living in the world reads it, he will take as much as he can bear. Or the book of Abba Dorotheus - unusually light, transparent, speaking about the fundamental issues of human life, the movements of the human heart. I am convinced that every person who comes to Church should read it. Perhaps, after the Gospel, it is with her that one should begin to become acquainted with Christianity - with what it represents not in theory, but in practice.
After all, what is a family, exactly? This is the same dormitory as in a monastery, only small. It is difficult to live in a dorm where there are a lot of people, but it is even more difficult to live with two or three people, because people are always together. Even in monasticism, life in a skete, where there are fewer inhabitants, is considered a higher level than life in a large monastery. You can hide among the masses of people, choose those with whom you will communicate, and avoid those with whom it is difficult, not desirable, or not interesting to communicate... Therefore, monastic literature can tell even a family person many important things about how to live and how to treat those with whom you live, with whom you see constantly. This is a very useful read.
— The next question, I think, is very important for many: “Dear Vladyka! You have extensive priestly and episcopal experience. What literature can you recommend to a person who wants to discover the world of Orthodoxy? Which authors are best to start taking your first spiritual steps with?”
- As a matter of fact, I just answered him - this is Abba Dorotheos, Venerable John Climacus. There is a wonderful Russian spiritual writer - St. Theophan the Recluse. First of all, I would like to recommend his letters to various people; they have been published many times in our time. These are amazing letters - unusually simple and at the same time very deep. He has several books for the laity, for those who have lived the same life that we live today. One of the most famous is called: “What is spiritual life and how to tune in to it.”
Recently, books by new, very interesting authors have appeared: first of all, Greek ascetics of the 20th century. Of these, the most famous is Elder Paisiy Svyatogorets. I would recommend reading his books to everyone who wants to know what Christianity is in general - starting from the deepest concepts and ending with some external manifestations that we often don’t even think about. Elder Paisios has a very good comparison. He says: “Here you are walking along a mountain path, and your brother is walking behind you. If you are a Christian, then, having moved the tree branch away from your face, you will linger and hold it until the one who is following you passes by. And if you let her go and she hit the person following you, you are not a Christian.” After all, we live and sometimes we don’t notice some of the most basic things! And you need to be a Christian in everything, starting with the most inconspicuous and seemingly insignificant actions.
Romanian Orthodox Christianity is very interesting, very deep. There were and are many real ascetics there, one of them is the famous elder Cleopas (Ilie). I had to meet him; at one time I visited him in the Sikhastriya monastery. Many teachings of Romanian ascetics are available today on the Pravoslavie.ru portal. What is published is very interesting and testifies to a very deep experience of spiritual life, adequate to the patristic one.
There's a lot to read. But you see, what’s the matter - we are all very different people: both those who read books and those who wrote them. And here a well-known law applies: like is attracted by like. Let's say someone likes Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov) so much that he overshadows all other authors. And I, for example, have such an attitude towards St. Theophan the Recluse, and I read St. Ignatius more detached. This does not mean that some of these authors are better or more correct, and some are not. There is such a patristic concept - the sensitivities of the soul. And these sensitivities respond differently to different things in different people.
Therefore, first, as I said, you need to read the Holy Scriptures. Be sure to get acquainted with the New Testament - this is the main thing, and then start reading patristic literature. And then, in the sea of literature that exists, try to choose what finds the greatest response in your heart.
Another very important thing is this. When I was young, there were no books, no one published spiritual literature. Something could only be found in special storage facilities or private libraries. Therefore, then, reading, say, the same Saint Ignatius or Theophan the Recluse was simply happiness. And each such book turned a person upside down, changed his entire worldview. Today there are enough books, there are people who read a lot - but at the same time do not change inside. Spiritual literature should have some kind of impact on a person: he should change from this reading, he should definitely try to implement in his life what he read. And now it often happens like this: yes, he read, he seems to be “in the know,” but at the same time, what he read in no way correlates with his life. This kind of reading is a waste of time.
— The New Testament ends with the book “The Revelation of St. John the Theologian, or the Apocalypse.” This is perhaps the most complex and mysterious book of Holy Scripture. Is it necessary to read it, since much remains unclear?
- You need to read the Apocalypse. It is enough to do this once. Be sure to get acquainted with the interpretation in parallel with reading or after it. The classic interpretation of the Apocalypse, recognized by the entire Church, is the interpretation of St. Andrew of Neocaesarea. It has been published many times and is also available on the Internet. Strictly speaking, you need to read the Apocalypse and leave it, because in this book there are secrets of the future century that cannot be fully understood now. We need to remember that this world will come to its end, but there’s no point in thinking too much about this book. It is not for nothing that the Church did not introduce the Apocalypse into the sequence of liturgical readings. This is the only book of the New Testament that we do not read in the temple.
— Is it necessary to look for parallels between modern events and what is described in the Apocalypse? Many people are trying to do this now...
— You know, if you wish, parallels with the Apocalypse can be found in absolutely each of the past 2000 years from the birth of Christ. There have always been and are some unfavorable trends, which in their development can lead to the end of human society. But as the Scripture says, it is not our business to know the times or seasons that the Father has set in His authority (Acts 1 :7), therefore it is not useful for a person to reason about this. We just must always remember that our personal Apocalypse, that is, the end of our earthly life, can come at any moment. This is what you need to know, you need to prepare for this and correct your life for this.
— An interesting question from our reader: “St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) in his letters repeatedly says that the spiritual life of an Orthodox Christian should be the simpler, the better. How to understand this ?»
— This was said by many holy fathers, from the ancients to almost our contemporaries. Remember the famous expression of St. Ambrose of Optina: “Where it’s simple, there are a hundred angels, but where it’s sophisticated, there’s not a single one”? This means that the person himself should be simpler. This is primarily the Gospel requirement: let your word be: yes, yes; no no; and anything beyond this is from the evil one (Matthew 5:37 ). Simplicity in a good sense - openness, lack of soul-searching, no constant wandering - should be inherent in every Christian. You know, there are people who cannot decide on anything, from the important to the smallest detail. But you need to fight this quality in yourself. If there is a need to say or do something, say it and do it. There will be some kind of reaction - then act in accordance with what you received in response. Simplicity is also the absence of cunning, cunning, and resourcefulness. Not the simplicity that is worse than theft, but simplicity as a person’s openness to God and the people around him - this is the correct and good simplicity that is commanded to each of us. This is exactly what St. Ignatius and many other saints talk about.
Newspaper "Orthodox Faith" No. 24-25 (524-525)
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Charles Stanley "Days of Ascension" A book for everyday reading"
A book by one of America's most respected pastors, 1 page of the book is read every day - the pages are numbered chronologically from January 1st to December 31st.
Charles Stanley is the pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta and founder of the missions ministry and radio program In Touch.
Received his bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond. He later received a theological degree from Theological Institute and a doctorate from Florida State Seminary.
Francis Hunter "Daily Confession Keeps the Devil at a Distance"
The book contains 366 Scriptures for daily confession. For ease of reading, the contents are organized by month, each with a new topic and a new Scripture for each day.
Frances Hunter is a pioneer of healing ministry. Together with her husband Charles, they led Healing Ministries for about 40 years, where they prayed for the sick and taught Christians how to conduct healing services.
Francis Hunter visiting Sid Roth
Bible for every day
1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Of these, five were wise and five were foolish. 3 When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them. 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 And when the bridegroom slowed down, they all dozed off and fell asleep. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, “Look, the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him.” 7 Then all the virgins stood up and trimmed their lamps. 8 But the foolish said to the wise, Give us your oil, for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered: So that there may not be a shortage for both us and you, go instead to those who sell and buy for yourself. 10 And as they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut; 11 Afterwards the other virgins came and said: Lord! God! open to us. 12 And he answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man will come. 14 For [He will act] like a man who, going into a foreign country, called his servants and entrusted them with his property: 15 and he gave to one five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability; and immediately set off. 16 He who received the five talents went and put them to work and acquired another five talents; 17 In the same way, he who received two talents acquired another two; 18 But he who had received one talent went and buried it in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 After a long time, the master of those servants comes and demands an account from them. 20 And the one who had received five talents came and brought another five talents and said: Master! you gave me five talents; Behold, I acquired another five talents with them. 21 His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” You have been faithful in small things, I will put you over many things; enter into the joy of your master. 22 The one who had received two talents also came up and said: Master! you gave me two talents; behold, I acquired the other two talents with them. 23 His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” You have been faithful in small things, I will put you over many things; enter into the joy of your master. 24 He who had received one talent came and said: Master! I knew you that you were a cruel man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter, 25 and being afraid, you went and hid your talent in the ground; here's yours. 26 His master answered and said to him, “You wicked and lazy servant!” You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter; 27 Therefore it was necessary for you to give my silver to the merchants, and I, when I came, would receive mine with profit; 28 Therefore, take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents, 29 for to everyone who has it will be given and he will have an abundance, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 But throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Having said this, he exclaimed: whoever has ears to hear, let him hear! 31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory, 32 and all nations will be gathered before Him; and will separate one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 And He will put the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on His left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand: Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger and you accepted Me; 36 I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me. 37 Then the righteous will answer Him: Lord! when did we see you hungry and feed you? or to the thirsty and gave them something to drink? 38 When did we see You as a stranger and welcome You? or naked and clothed? 39 When did we see You sick, or in prison, and came to You? 40 And the King will answer them, “Truly I say to you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did it to Me.” 41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand: Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was hungry, and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger, and they did not accept Me; I was naked, and they did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and they did not visit Me. 44 Then they too will answer Him: Lord! when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve You? 45 Then he will answer them, “Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.” 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
Kenneth Copeland, From Faith to Faith. Victory Calendar"
Kenneth Copeland's book contains a word of encouragement, inspiration, and faith for every day of the new year. Daily reading of passages from Scripture will allow you to conquer new and new territories every day, step by step, in all areas of your life.
Kenneth Copeland is a preacher, author, founder of the Kenneth Copeland Mission, and author and host of the religious television program “The Believer's Voice in Victory.”
You can read the book online on the website of Kenneth Copeland's ministry.
Benefits for every student of God's Word. How and why to study the Bible.
The Bible became for me the foundation, the cornerstone of thinking for a young and doubting mind. That's when I decided to read it every day.
And now, as I prepare to write this text, I have found 9 benefits for anyone who devotes himself to studying the Word of God.
- Support
Worldly thinking says simply: “There is no truth, use whatever suits you personally.” But man is created in such a way that he needs to rely on something. And since it is impossible to rely on oneself, and everyone knows this within themselves, then a person who thinks like this has no support.
But when someone who reads the Word of God begins to believe, begins to live by It, this becomes a support.
- Force
Every person who lives on earth knows what despondency is, loss of confidence, desire to do something.
God's Word gives us the power to act. God Himself inspires us through His Word.
Isaiah 40:31 “But those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength.”
When we read the Bible, we begin to see the hand of God in everything. And hope, trust in God is reborn deep in our hearts.
- Wisdom
Our lives are full of situations where we simply don't know how to act.
Difficulties in the family, illness, misunderstandings with loved ones, financial problems.
God's Word provides answers to every question. It always works with the heart. It gives the answer in any situation.
And God will give everyone wisdom for any situation.
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”
- Understanding the correctness of intentions
How often do we start doing something and then realize that we did the wrong thing.
What if we had the opportunity to start everything with the right motive, with the right action? What if our every intention were true and pleasing to God? That's what God's Word is for.
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
- Knowing God
Thanks to the Word of God, we come to know the Creator Himself.
After all, our God is good, loving, merciful. But how do we know this, as soon as from His Word, and then by confirmation from life.
Ps.103:8 “The Lord is generous and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in mercy.”
- Faith and Courage
There are days in life when each of us needs faith and courage. You start a business, you act against evil, you are where there is danger.
The Word of God gives such faith!
Rom.10:17 “Faith therefore comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
You need to spend more time in God's Word, more time studying It and listening to God, and then your faith will be stronger. It's a very simple pattern: the more you are in the Word of God, the more faith you have.
- Work on yourself
Through the Word of God we become mature and complete.
Thanks to the Word of God, we discern what is good and what is evil. We learn to choose the good and reject the evil. We get so used to it that our senses become accustomed to it.
Hebrews 5:14 “But solid food is for those who are perfect, whose senses are trained by practice to discern good and evil.”
In this passage of Scripture, the author says that some see in the word only spiritual milk. And that's okay, because they're still babies. But as we grow older, we begin to see solid food in the Word of God. And it is characteristic of already mature, perfect children of God.
- Understanding the course of history.
The Bible gives an understanding of the course of history.
We are winners in Christ! But how difficult it is sometimes to believe that everything will be fine.
But the Word of God helps here too.
There is the book of Revelation, and it is in it that the Lord shows in a special way how the history of the world will end.
No matter how difficult it is for you, no matter where you are, remember! If you are with God, then everything is better and better ahead of you.
Rev. 21:7 “He who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.”
So, we have already discussed that the Bible is the Word of God that helps in any situation. This is a weapon of power. But now you need to learn how to use these weapons.
It is very important to study the Word of God and do it every day.
In order to make this work easier for you, different Bible reading plans have already been created. The main task is to be dedicated.
- plan . Option 1 – Plan_chteniya_Biblii_1 (chronological, from Genesis to Revelation.)
- Bible reading plan. Option 2 – Plan_chteniya_Biblii_2 (chronological, another option)
- Bible reading plan. Option 3 – Plan_chteniya_Biblii_3 (Parallel. You read 2 passages a day: the Old Testament and the New Testament in parallel)
- Bible reading plan. Option 4 – Plan_chteniya_Biblii_4 (Parallel. You read 3 passages a day: 2 from the Old Testament and 1 from the New Testament)
- Bible reading plan. Option 5 – Plan_chteniya_Biblii_5 (Every day, two passages from the New Testament (Gospel and Epistles) and two passages from the Old Testament are read. The entire Bible is read once per year.)
- Bible reading plan. Option 6 – plan_chteniya_biblii_6 (English version, if this is more convenient for you. In addition, its advantage is that it is placed in the form of a calendar and it is easy to cross out each date)
- Bible reading plan. Option 7 BibleReadingPlans_7 (Bible reading option with 3 parallel references, which is different from option 4. You also read the entire Bible 1 time in a year)
(We thank the Kyiv Almaz Church for the Bible reading plans that they cordially posted on their website.)
Igor Sokolov “Jewels of the Word of God”
Like previous versions, Sokolov's book provides inspiring articles based on famous vivid images, comparisons and metaphors of the Bible. The passages are designed to be read daily and teach something important about the Lord, the church, the world, and yourself.
Igor Sokolov is the pastor of the Harvest Church in St. Petersburg, Russia. He studied at the Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy (RHHA, St. Petersburg), with a specialty in religious studies.
How and where to start studying the Bible? For everyone who has figured out the question why.
Discover a new life for yourself.
Life with God. I recommend a few simple steps for Bible study:
- Set aside time in the morning. Before you enter the hustle and bustle of the day, fill yourself with all your experiences and worries - let your day be filled with God and His love.
- Read God's Word and meditate prayerfully. Ask the Lord to reveal His depth
- Write down what caught your attention
- Fulfill the word you learned in the morning
I very often had cases when I studied in the morning a situation that then happened during the day. For example, I remember the day when I found a place
1 Peter 3:10 For if anyone loves life and wants to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceitfully;
That same day I was provoked several times. And how happy I was that I was able to not only overcome temptation thanks to the Word of God that was inside at that time. I lived through the good days spoken of in the text.
Edward Nelson "Bread from Heaven. Daily Reading"
Pastor Edward Nelson of Bethel Baptist Church in the USA wrote this book to help his parishioners learn to read the Bible daily. Today it is known far beyond the borders of his country and has been translated into Russian.
Edward Nelson has been active in the Lord's field for many years as a pastor and evangelist in the United States. After graduating from the university. Bob Jones was ordained to the ministry in 1946.
Dostoevsky's experience.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, as you know, lived in a prison since 1849.
Then he was an upstart writer who Belinsky liked, shot
one book, and then became a revolutionary. Dostoevsky had not yet created his brilliant works: “Crime and Punishment”, “The Brothers Karamazov” and others.
And his support and foundation at that time was the New Testament , which was given to him by the wives of the Decembrists. Today, in the twenty-first century, this New Testament has been digitized, and I was looking through the pages with Dostoevsky's notes. It was on the Gospel that the Dostoevsky we know and love grew up.
His letter to Fonvizina dated 1854 is known, where he writes:
“What terrible torment this thirst to believe has cost me and is now costing me, which is the stronger in my soul, the more contrary arguments I have. And yet, God sometimes sends me moments in which I am completely calm; in these moments I love and find that I am loved by others, and in such moments I formed within myself a symbol of faith in which everything is clear and sacred to me. This symbol is very simple, here it is: to believe that there is nothing more beautiful, deeper, more sympathetic, more reasonable, more courageous and more perfect than Christ, and not only is there not, but with jealous love I tell myself that it cannot be. Moreover, if someone proved to me that Christ is outside the truth, and it really were that the truth is outside Christ, then I would rather remain with Christ than with the truth.”
Charles Spurgeon "Morning after Morning. Reading for every day"
This book by the greatest preacher contains 366 short reflections on Bible verses. The main theme is expressed in three words: God, Salvation, Life. It is designed for daily reading throughout the year.
Charles Spurgeon is a famous preacher, author, theologian, one of the organizers of the London Baptist Association, and pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Church. Charles Spurgeon was also a talented teacher and mentor of preachers. His famous book, Good Advice to Preachers of the Gospel, is one of the best textbooks on homiletics.
In total, according to biographers, Spurgeon delivered about 3,600 sermons and published 49 books during his life.
Elizabeth George, In the Footsteps of the Biblical Women. 365 days with the women of the Bible"
God's Incomparable Touch on a Woman's Heart... Scripture is filled with stories of women of faith, women who will share and inspire you on this deeply personal 365-day journey of joy and promise.
Elizabeth George , with a special gift for sharing spiritual truths, tells the stories of the women of the Bible with warmth and offers fresh ideas about how to apply the Bible experience to your own life.
My experience.
I was 19 years old. I'm already going to the meeting. But without dwelling in the Word of God, I still lived in worldly concepts, reasoned about life and the world based on experience, the life of my parents, and my conclusions.
And I remember when I was 19 years old, I made the decision to study the Word of God every day. Now the Word has become a light, a lamp for me. And a lot began to change for the better
I remember the first experience when I really began to see serious support in the Word of God. In every reasoning and doubt, I found support and foundation in the Word of God.
- How to deal with the offender? Found the answer in Scripture
- What can you do to help reconcile your parents?
