How to Read the Entire Bible in A Year... and Make It Count!

In this video, I explain a few SIMPLE steps for how to read the Bible in a year... and not just read it, but make it a truly meaningful experience!

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[pattube]

This year, may we not only master the Word but more importantly be mastered by the Word! 😊

[freedomissue]

For me 1 song in worship daily, prayer, then reading the word of the true and living God. It has changed my life. Could you imagine going a couple days without food? It’s the same thing with the word of God, he is our sustenance our spiritual food we also shouldn’t go without time with the lord daily. Hope this encourages 1 person to pick up the word of God and dive in and may you be blessed because of it. May God watch over you all and protect every one of you from all things Evil.

[ChristianityOntheBottomShelf]

What has worked *for me* is first to not put a time limit on it. When I first came to Christ I zipped through the Bible - twice in the first year, with an additional trip through the New Testament. But over time I've found that in order to get something out of it I have to slow down. It generally takes me, these days, about two years to go through once. It just takes me that long to scribble notes on the page, underline, circle, draw arrows, hunt up connected passageway - all the things that I used in studying before I ever came to the Bible, and have worked for me these going on 41 years.

And second, I don't always read the genealogies and the details of the Mosaic Law. Yes those are part of Scripture, and I do read them every third or fourth time through. But they're so much harder to glean something out of, and I've learned that skipping them three out of four times doesn't hurt anything.

[donnawildsmith]

Great video & suggestions. Thank you for this!
Sometimes I do the 3 Question Method:
1. What does this passage say? What’s it about?
2. What does it tell me about God?
3. What does it tell me about myself? How can I apply it to my life?
And prayer…this is key! It changes our focus to God & what His perspective is!
I am so excited to see how God uses His Word to change all our lives in 2024! ❤️

[littlemamatwo]

Excellent Tim! I do all but 6 & 7. I don't know why, but i forget to pray! I wrote these steps down & starred #7. My plan will have to change some this year as hubby had a stroke and is coming home from rehab on Friday & he will need my help so if anyone wants to pray for me that would be awesome!

[adaynasmile]

While I love Tim's encouragement and suggestions, I will say that there are a couple of different things that have helped me in past years. First, if you are in a season or situation where listening is the best option, than do that! Its okay to listen to Scripture be read to you on your phone. I used this especially when my kids were babies and listening was something I could easily do while nursing, running errands, cooking, etc. Would I have liked to physically read the Scriptures? Yes. But it wasn't feasible at that point in my life. I still gained a lot from taking time to go through the Scripture. The second thing is to allow yourself to go through the Bible in a shorter or longer period. For me, I kept getting stuck. So I challenged myself to do a 90 day plan. That was amazing for me! It showed me that I could make it through all the hard parts. Was it a lot more time committed every day? Yes. But I did it via audio that year and listened to the Bible instead of music or anything else that would have been on. It wasn't a deep time through the Bible but it helped me see that I am capable of reading every page of God's Word (which I had previously failed at doing). Another thing that I would suggest is to NOT go back and try to catch up. Just keep going. If you miss a day, go to the next day the next opportunity you have. Yes, not missing a day is ideal but life happens. Instead of feeling guilty or trying to spend more time catching up, just pick up where you left off. Maybe another day you will have extra time and can read an extra day. Maybe you won't finish in exactly a year. But the important thing is to keep going and to really dive into God's Word. 90 days, 6 months, a year, 3 years...any amount of time it takes to really sit down with God's Word and go through it page by page is worth it. Remember that the goal is a RELATIONSHIP with the living God through His living Word. It is not about a competition or about being perfect. We are not perfect and never will be. God will meet you where you are if you just ask Him to. Be diligent and faithful to your relationship with Him and He will fill in your gaps of imperfection. May God's Word richly bless you this year and always!

[thomasshannon]

Perfect choice for your first video of the new year, sir. It's obvious that you took the time to not just pray, but you listened, too, in putting this together. Simply out, you walked with God.

I always enjoy the informed and informal opinions of your Bible reviews, but we saw Pastor Tim today, and it was beautiful.

[chrismendezva]

Oh Snap! Here we go!! Let’s make regular Bible reading the norm for us in 2024! 🎉🎉🎉

[lizardwanderer]

I loved the 2 year reading plan from the Bible you reviewed called the ESV Daily Reading Bible. Last year I got a Schuyler Bible for my birthday so I don't need a new Bible. I tried to find this plan online but didn't find it. I wish they would post it but I get why they don't.

[rootedinscriptureblog]

These are some great tips. I am 202 days into the Grant Horner reading plan and all your tips are directly applicable to the consistency my buddy and I have had along this journey.

[BibleWithCoffee]

I’ve used my Bible app to read the Bible chronological order before. It is hard when you get behind for sure. Plus, I love the physical Bible in my hand to read better. Last year I slowed down and decided to study the word. I’m over half way through the Bible. I’m wanting every page filled with notes. There has been so many times I’ve studied something and was like, I don’t remember reading that ever! I love it! I should finish that Bible some time this year. I got myself a Bible this year to just read too. Morning time is my study time. I’ve started just reading my Bible later in the evening also.

[collector]

I've Decided to use a Devontional and whatever the verse of the Day is I just read that Whole Chapter and it's been a Sucess With me Reading my Bible Everyday 313 Until I D-I-E 💯

[pattube]

Just to add a couple of tips:

1. One tip I have for those who have never read through the entire Bible, especially brand new believers, is either to first read or to read alongside a good children's Bible. Like The Jesus Storybook (Sally Lloyd-Jones) or The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden (Kevin DeYoung). This will help give an overview of the entire Bible so you see how the whole thing fits together and what the main storyline of the Bible is all about. It is also easy yet inspirational to read a good children's Bible because I find it whets your appetite to read the actual Bible.

2. Another tip is that I'd distinguish between a reader's Bible vs. a study Bible. If reading to see the forest, then a reader's Bible is a huge help. If reading to see the trees (let alone the branches and leaves and roots), then a study Bible is a huge help. But don't mix or conflate these two types of Bibles together. Instead focus on one or the other depending on your goals, not both together at the same time, because it'll tend to be at cross purposes from ine another. Finally, for general reading, a reader's Bible is specifically designed to be aesthetically pleasing and conducive to a good reading experience, and there are reader's Bibles in multiple translations, so I'd really recommend a reader's Bible when, of course, reading the Bible.

[HelenRose-lv]

Your talk on how to read the Bible in a year really encouraged me to commit to reading God’s Word in 2024.

[MansterBear]

The Robert Murray mcheyne plan is good for reading a little bit in multiple places. I really like it but I’m doing a chronological one this year.

[DavidStewartMedia]

I thought this was right on. The key is doing it with other men. We have a group of about 30 men who start it and usually about 15 will actually finish it. I'll be sharing this video with the group and hopefully we'll get a higher success rate of men who stick with it. Thank you!

[philr]

Your previous readthrough of the NRSV are some of the best read through videos on YouTube. This year I'm going to read through a Thomas Nelson compact KJV center column reference bible... one that I found watching your review.

[susanmrsmc]

Great video! Ive read the Bible seven times now an each time I absorb it more and more. Im going to pass these tips on to people who are just starting out. Thanks Tim!

[lizardwanderer]

I always have SO many questions when I read the Bible!

[leecollins]

I love that tip on getting a physical Bible to do your reading. So many times we are distracted by our electronics. Thanks.