2013 Advent Reading Plan
This Sunday (December 1) begins a season in the church known as Advent. Advent is both a beginning and an end to the Church’s pilgrimage through the life of Christ. It is a time to recall the world’s expectation and longing for the first coming of Jesus Christ into our humanity, and a time to anticipate his second coming in final victory.
Each Advent, I commit myself to reading large sections of scripture in order to immerse myself in the Christ narrative. In the past, I have focused solely upon the New Testament for my reading plan. This year, I have decided to take a different approach. As you will see below, my reading plan this year still includes all four Gospel accounts as well as the New Testament books of Hebrews and Revelation. To these sections of scripture, I have also added Old Testament readings – the book of Genesis, part of Exodus, and readings from the prophets Isaiah, Zephaniah, and Malachi.*
Admittedly, the reading plan is quite intense as it commits to large portions of scripture each day, but I do believe that each day’s reading can be done in about a half an hour. Also, committing to reading such large portions of scripture can be quite formational if you allow it to be.
Please prayerfully consider whether or not you would like to join me in this scriptural journey over Advent! May our remembrance and anticipation this season bring us deeper into the life of God, shaping us as his people to prepare the way for his Kingdom.
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DAY |
DATE |
READINGS |
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1 |
Sunday, Dec 1 |
Genesis 1-9 |
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2 |
Monday, Dec 2 |
Genesis 10-25 |
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3 |
Tuesday, Dec 3 |
Genesis 26-36 |
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4 |
Wednesday, Dec 4 |
Genesis 37-50 |
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5 |
Thursday, Dec 5 |
Exodus 1-6 |
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6 |
Friday, Dec 6 |
Exodus 7-15 |
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7 |
Saturday, Dec 7 |
Isaiah 1-12 |
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8 |
Sunday, Dec 8 |
Isaiah 13-27 |
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9 |
Monday, Dec 9 |
Isaiah 28-39 |
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10 |
Tuesday, Dec 10 |
Isaiah 40-55 |
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11 |
Wednesday, Dec 11 |
Isaiah 56-66 |
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12 |
Thursday, Dec 12 |
Zephaniah |
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13 |
Friday, Dec 13 |
Malachi |
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14 |
Saturday, Dec 14 |
Matthew 1-15 |
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15 |
Sunday, Dec 15 |
Mathew 16-28 |
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16 |
Monday, Dec 16 |
Mark 1 – 11 |
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17 |
Tuesday, Dec 17 |
Mark 12 – 16 |
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18 |
Wednesday, Dec 18 |
Luke1-18 |
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19 |
Thursday, Dec 19 |
Luke 19-24 |
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20 |
Friday, Dec 20 |
John 1-8 |
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21 |
Saturday, Dec 21 |
John 9-21 |
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22 |
Sunday, Dec 22 |
Hebrews |
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23 |
Monday, Dec 23 |
Revelation 1 – 11 |
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24 |
Tuesday, Dec 24 |
Revelation 12 – 22 |
*It was quite tough to choose what to include and what to exclude in this plan. If you join me in reading through the plan this year, I would love to hear your reflections on ways it could be adapted for the future.
jonathan powers 
I will follow this reading plan. Thanks for sharing this .
Thanks! I look forward to going through this journey with you.
Just finished the reading this and am so blessed by it! I know it is no simple task to determine what to include in this plan but God’s Word is so rich that every selection brings hope and promise. What a wonderful gift that is! Thank you for another opportunity to read and reflect this year. It truly brings much more joy to my Christmas. I pray that God continues to bless you with the incredible gifts you have to teach and to share His Word. Merry Christmas to you and Faith and God’s grace to you in 2014!!! I love you both!
Thanks, Tori! I always find these readings to be great preparation for Christmas as well. I’m very thankful for those who join me in going thorough the reading plans. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas as well! Love you too!