40 Days with the Divine Mentor

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Forty days can change our lives, friendships, marriages, families, and church. Will you take the courageous step to go on a forty day journey?

40-Day Book & Bible Reading Plan

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General Comments  This reading plan is based on reading five days a week, Monday through Friday. You can use the weekends for catching up.  Selected readings in the Bible are at three levels: 1) Snack 2) Meal, 3) Feast. You can choose your reading level based on how much reading time you have. Children and youth could read the “snack” or “meal.” Since families are reading essentially the same passages, family devotions can be based on what each family member read and what they wrote in their journals.  The book readings come from The Divine Mentor, by Wayne Cordeiro. You can purchase the book at the Events Table.  Notice that SOAP journaling does not start until Day 9. The SOAP journaling is to be completed every day.  This reading plan and other 40-Day resources will also be available at www.evergreenbloomington.com.

Day 1. October 7 Book: Prologue and Introduction Snack: Psalm 81:8-12 Meal: Psalm 81; Gen. 1 Feast: Psalm 81; Gen. 1-2; Luke 1

Day 2. October 8 Book: Chapter 1: Sacred Enclosures Snack: Luke 2:8-12 Meal: Gen. 3; Luke 2:1-21 Feast: Gen. 3-5; Luke 2

Day 3. October 9 Book: Chapter 2: You Don’t Have What It Takes Snack: Gen. 6:8-10 and v.17-22 Meal: Gen. 6:17-24; Luke 3:21-22 Feast: Gen. 6-8; Luke 3 Day 4. October 10 Book: Chapter 3: The Self-Feeding Program Snack: Gen. 9:14-17 Meal: Gen. 9; Luke 4:14-30 Feast: Gen. 9-11; Luke 4

Day 5. October 11 Book: Chapter 4: The Place of Refreshment Snack: Gen. 12:4-7 Meal: Gen. 12; Luke 5:1-11 Feast: Gen. 12-14; Luke 5

Day 6. October 14 Book: Chapter 5: One Thing for Martha Snack: Psalm 73:21-26 Meal: Psalm 73; Gen. 15; Luke 6:27-49 Feast: Psalm 73; Gen. 15-17; Luke 6

Day 7. October 15 Book: Chapter 6: Five Things for Life Snack: Psalm 3 Meal: Gen. 19:15-16; Psalm 3; Luke 7:1-35 Feast: Gen. 18-19; Psalm 3; Luke 7

Day 8. October 16 Book: Chapter 7: SOAP Snack: Gen. 22:15-18 Meal: Gen. 21:1-7, v.22; Luke 8:16-25 Feast: Gen. 21-22; Luke 8

Day 9. October 17 *Begin SOAP journaling Snack: Luke 9:59-62 Meal: Gen. 24:12, v.26-27: Luke 9:37-62 Feast: Gen. 23-24; Luke 9

Day 10. October 18 Book: Chapter 8: Fresh Bread Snack: Luke 10:29-37 Meal: Gen. 25:19-34; Luke 10:25-42 Feast: Gen. 25-26; Psalm 6; Luke 10 SOAP journaling

Day 11. October 21 Snack: Deut. 8:1-5 Meal: Deut.8; Gen. 28:10-22; Luke 11:13, v.33-36 Feast: Deut. 8; Gen. 27-28; Luke 11 SOAP journaling

Day 12. October 22 Book: Chapter 9: Oak All the Way to the Core Snack: Deut. 11:16-22 Meal: Deut. 11:16-22; Gen. 30:22-24; Luke 12:1-12, v.22-48 Feast: Deut. 11; Gen. 29-30; Luke 12 SOAP journaling

Day 13. October 23 Snack: Luke 13:10-13 Meal: Gen. 33; Luke 13:10-30 Feast: Gen. 31-33; Luke 13 SOAP journaling

Day 14. October 24 Book: Chapter 10: Where the Rubber Meets the Road Snack: Luke 14:12-15 Meal: Luke 14 Feast: Gen. 34-36; Luke 14 SOAP journaling

Day 15. October 25 Snack: Gen. 37:3-4; v.26-28 Meal: Gen. 37; Psalm 7:9-10; Luke 15:1-7 Feast: Gen. 37-38; Psalm 7; Luke 15 SOAP journaling

Day 16. October 28 Book: Chapter 11: Delighting in God’s Word Snack: 1 Corinthians 10:11-13; Gen. 39:1-6 Meal: 1 Corinthians 10:11-13; Gen. 39; Luke 16:1-15 Feast: Gen. 39-41; Luke 16; 1 Corinthians 10 SOAP journaling

Day 17. October 29 Snack: Luke 17:1-6 Meal: Psalm 5; Luke 17:1-19 Feast: Gen. 42-43; Psalm 5; Luke 17 SOAP journaling

Day 18. October 30 Book: Chapter 12: The University of the Holy Spirit Snack: Luke 18:35-43 Meal: Gen. 45; Luke 18:15-43 Feast: Gen. 44-46; Luke 18 SOAP journaling

Day 19. October 31 Snack: Luke 19:39-44 Meal: Luke 19 Feast: Gen. 47-48; Psalm 10; Luke 19 SOAP journaling

Day 20. November 1 Book: “A Final Word: The Presence of God” Snack: Gen. 50:15-21 Meal: Gen. 50; Luke 20:9-10 Feast: Gen. 49-50; Psalm 8; Luke 20 SOAP journaling

Day 21. November 4 Snack: Luke 21:32-36 Meal: Ex. 2:1-10; Luke 21 Feast: Ex. 1-2; Psalm 8; Luke 21 SOAP journaling

Day 22. November 5 Snack: Ex. 3:7-12 Meal: Ex. 3 Feast: Ex. 3-5; Luke 21 SOAP journaling

Day 23. November 6 Snack: Ex. 7:1-7 Meal: Ex. 6:1-12; 7:1-7; 8:16-19; Luke 23:32-34 Feast: Ex. 6-8; Luke 23 SOAP journaling

Day 24. November 7 Snack: Luke 24:1-8 Meal: Ex. 11; Luke 24:1-12; v36-49 Feast: Ex. 9-11; Luke 24 SOAP journaling

Day 25. November 8 Snack: Ex. 12:28-33 Meal: Ex. 12; 13:17-22 Feast: Ex. 12-13; Psalm 21; Acts 1 SOAP journaling

Day 26. November 11 Snack: Ex. 14:9-14 Meal: Ex. 14 Feast: Ex. 14-16; Acts 2 SOAP journaling

Day 27. November 12 Snack: Ex. 20:4-7 Meal: Ex. 20 Feast: Ex. 17-20; Acts 3 SOAP journaling

Day 28. November 13 Snack: Acts 4:24-30 Meal: Psalm 12; Acts 4 Feast: Ex. 21-22; Psalm 12; Acts 4 SOAP journaling

Day 29. November 14 Snack: Acts 5:12-16 Meal: Psalm 14; Acts 5 Feast: Ex. 23-24; Psalm 14; Acts 5 SOAP journaling

Day 30. November 15 Snack: Acts 6:5-8 Meal: Acts 6 Feast: Ex. 25-27; Acts 6 SOAP journaling

Day 31. November 18 Snack: Acts 7:54-56 Meal: Ex. 29:44-46; Acts 7 Feast: Ex. 28-29; Acts 7 SOAP journaling

Day 32. November 19 Snack: Acts 8:9-13 Meal: Ex. 32; Acts 8:1-25 Feast: Ex. 30-32; Acts 8 SOAP journaling

Day 33. November 20 Snack: Acts 9:17-20 Meal: Ex. 33; Acts 9:1-19, v.31-43 Feast: Ex. 33-34; Psalm 16; Acts 9 SOAP journaling

Day 34. November 21 Snack: Acts 10:36-38 Meal: Acts 10 Feast: Ex. 35-36; Acts 10 SOAP journaling

Day 35. November 22 Snack: Psalm 19:12-14 Meal: Psalm 19; Acts 11 Feast: Ex. 37-38; Psalm 19; Acts 11 SOAP journaling

Day 36. November 25 Snack: Psalm 15 Meal: Ex. 40:34-38; Psalm 15; Acts 12 Feast: Ex. 39-40; Psalm 15; Acts 12 SOAP journaling

Day 37. November 26 Snack: Acts 13:42-48 Meal: Acts 13 Feast: Lev. 1-3; Acts 13 SOAP journaling

Day 38. November 27 Snack: Acts 14:11-17 Meal: Lev. 5:1; Acts 14 Feast: Lev. 4-6; Acts 14 SOAP journaling

Day 39. November 28 Snack: Acts 15:8-11 Meal: Lev. 9:23-24; Acts 15 Feast: Lev. 7-9; Acts 15 SOAP journaling

Day 40. November 29 Snack: Acts 16:16-18 Meal: Lev. 10:1-3; Acts 16 Feast: Lev. 10-12; Acts 16 SOAP journaling