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The May-September Bible Savvy, the Final Months of Our Four-Year Reading Schedule! WELCOME TO THE MAY-SEPTEMBER BIBLE SAVVY, THE FINAL MONTHS OF OUR FOUR-YEAR READING SCHEDULE! For introductions to each new book of the Bible, please see ccclife.org/context More resources are available at ccclife.org/biblesavvy *New Book! Get context at ccclife.org/context MAY 4* 2 Chronicles 30:1-31:21 (NT) MAY 5 2 Chronicles 32:1-33 (NT) MEMORY VERSE: MAY 6 2 Chronicles 33:1-25 (NT) I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor MAY 7 2 Chronicles 34:1-33 (NT) and upholds the cause of the needy. MAY 8 2 Chronicles 35:1-27 (NT) - Psalm 140:12 WEEKEND* Psalm 140 (OT) MAY 11 2 Chronicles 36:1-23 (NT) MAY 12* Mark 1:1-20 (NT) MAY 13 Mark 1:21-45 (NT) MAY 14 Mark 2:1-28 (NT) MAY 15 Mark 3:1-35 (NT) WEEKEND Psalm 141 (OT) MAY 18 Mark 4:1-34 (NT) MAY 19 Mark 4:35-5:20 (NT) MEMORY VERSE: MAY 20 Mark 5:21-43 (NT) A friend loves at all times, and a brother MAY 21 Mark 6:1-29 (NT) is born for a time of adversity. MAY 22 Mark 6:30-56 (NT) WEEKEND Psalm 142 (OT) - Proverbs 17:17 MAY 25 Mark 7:1-37 (NT) MAY 26 Mark 8:1-26 (NT) MAY 27 Mark 8:27-9:13 (NT) MAY 28 Mark 9:14-50 (NT) MAY 29 Mark 10:1-31 (NT) WEEKEND Proverbs 17 (OT) JUNE 1 Mark 10:32-52 (NT) JUNE 2 Mark 11:1-25 (NT) MEMORY VERSE: JUNE 3 Mark 11:27-12:12 (NT) JUNE 4 Mark 12:13-44 (NT) Heaven and earth will pass away, JUNE 5 Mark 13:1-37 (NT) but my words will never pass away. WEEKEND Psalm 143 (OT) -Mark 13:31 JUNE 8 Mark 14:1-31 (NT) JUNE 9 Mark 14:32-72 (NT) JUNE 10 Mark 15:1-47 (NT) JUNE 11 Mark 16:1-8 (NT) JUNE 12* Daniel 1:1-21 (OT) WEEKEND Psalm 144 (OT) *New Book! Get context at ccclife.org/context JUNE 15 Daniel 2:1-49 (OT) JUNE 16 Daniel 3:1-30 (OT) MEMORY VERSE: JUNE 17 Daniel 4:1-37 (OT) JUNE 18 Daniel 5:1-31 (OT) The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he JUNE 19 Daniel 6:1-28 (OT) has compassion on all he has made. WEEKEND Psalm 145 (OT) - Psalm 145:8-9 JUNE 22 Daniel 7:1-28 (OT) JUNE 23 Daniel 8:1-27 (OT) JUNE 24 Daniel 9:1-27 (OT) JUNE 25 Daniel 10:1-11:1 (OT) JUNE 26* Daniel 11:2-45 (OT) WEEKEND Proverbs 18 (OT) JUNE 29 Daniel 12:1-13 (OT) JUNE 30* 1 Peter 1:1-12 (OT) MEMORY VERSE: JULY 1 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 (NT) JULY 2 1 Peter 2:4-12 (NT) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a JULY 3 1 Peter 2:13-25 (NT) holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of WEEKEND Psalm 146 (OT) darkness into his wonderful light. JULY 6 1 Peter 3:1-7 (NT) -1 Peter 2:9 JULY 7 1 Peter 3:8-22 (NT) JULY 8 1 Peter 4:1-11 (NT) JULY 9 1 Peter 4:12-19 (NT) JULY 10 1 Peter 5:1-14 (NT) WEEKEND Psalm 147 (OT) JULY 13* Esther 1:1-2:18 (OT) JULY 14 Esther 2:19-4:17 (OT) MEMORY VERSE: JULY 15 Esther 5:1-7:10 (OT • PG) To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and JULY 16 Esther 8:1-10:3 (OT) to present you before his glorious presence without JULY 17* 2 Peter 1:1-11 (NT) fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior WEEKEND Psalm 148 (OT) be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now JULY 20 2 Peter 1:12-21 (NT) and forevermore! Amen. JULY 21 2 Peter 2:1-22 (NT) JULY 22 2 Peter 3:1-18 (NT) -Jude 24-25 JULY 23* Jude 1:1-25 (NT) JULY 24* Haggai 1:1-2:23 (OT) WEEKEND Proverbs 19 (OT) *New Book! Get context at ccclife.org/context JULY 27* Zechariah 1:1-2:13 (OT) JULY 28 Zechariah 3:1-4:14 (OT) MEMORY VERSE: JULY 29 Zechariah 5:1-6:15 (OT) JULY 30 Zechariah 7:1-8:23 (OT) This is what the LORD Almighty said: “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to JULY 31 Zechariah 9:1-11:17 (OT) one another. Do not oppress the widow or the WEEKEND Psalm 149 (OT) fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not AUGUST 3 Zechariah 12:1-14:21 (OT • PG) plot evil against each other.” AUGUST 4* Ezra 1:1-2:70 (OT) - Zechariah 7:9-10 AUGUST 5 Ezra 3:1-5:1 (OT) AUGUST 6 Ezra 5:1-6:22 (OT) AUGUST 7 Ezra 7:1-28 (OT) WEEKEND Psalm 150 (OT) AUGUST 10 Ezra 8:1-36 (OT) AUGUST 11 Ezra 9:1-10:44 (OT) MEMORY VERSE: AUGUST 12* Nehemiah 1:1-2:20 (OT) AUGUST 13 Nehemiah 3:1-4:23 (OT) You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, AUGUST 14 Nehemiah 5:1-6:19 (OT) even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and WEEKEND Psalm 19 (OT) all that is in them. You give life to everything, and AUGUST 17 Nehemiah 7:1-8:18 (OT) the multitudes of heaven worship you. AUGUST 18 Nehemiah 9:1-37 (OT) -Nehemiah 9:6 AUGUST 19 Nehemiah 9:38-10:39 (OT) AUGUST 20 Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 (OT) AUGUST 21 Nehemiah 12:27-13:31 (OT) WEEKEND Proverbs 20 (OT) AUGUST 24* Malachi 1:1-2:16 (OT) AUGUST 25 Malachi 2:17-4:6 (OT • PG) MEMORY VERSE: AUGUST 26* Revelation 1:1-20 (NT) In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is AUGUST 27 Revelation 2:1-17 (NT) the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and AUGUST 28 Revelation 2:18-3:6 (NT) wealth and wisdom and strength and honor WEEKEND Psalm 119:1-56 (OT) and glory and praise!” AUGUST 31 Revelation 3:7-22 (NT) -Revelation 5:12 SEPT 1 Revelation 4:1-11 (NT) SEPT 2 Revelation 5:1-14 (NT) SEPT 3 Revelation 6:1-17 (NT) SEPT 4 Revelation 7:1-17 (NT) WEEKEND Psalm 119:57-112 (OT) *New Book! Get context at ccclife.org/context SEPT 7 Revelation 8:1-9:21 (NT) SEPT 8 Revelation 10:1-11 (NT) MEMORY VERSE: SEPT 9 Revelation 11:1-19 (NT) All your words are true; SEPT 10, Revelation 12:1-17 (NT) all your righteous laws are eternal. SEPT 11 Revelation 13:1-18 (NT) -Psalm 119:160 WEEKEND Psalm 119:113-176 (OT) SEPT 14 Revelation 14:1-20 (NT) SEPT 15 Revelation 15:1-16:21 (NT) SEPT 16 Revelation 17:1-18 (NT • PG) SEPT 17 Revelation 18:1-19:10 (NT) SEPT 18 Revelation 19:11-21 (NT) WEEKEND Proverbs 21 (OT) SEPT 21 Revelation 20:1-15 (NT) SEPT 22 Revelation 21:1-22:5 (NT) MEMORY VERSE: SEPT 23 Revelation 22:6-21 (NT) “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be SEPT 24 Psalm 1 (OT) no more death” or mourning or crying or pain, for the SEPT 25 Psalm 19 (OT) old order of things has passed away. - Revelation 21:4 *New Book! Get context at ccclife.org/context.
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