Author: Pastor Jim

Bible Reading Calendar

July-September 2011

I rejoice in your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Psalm 119:14-16

Peaceful Valley Church

A family of believers gathered together by the Holy Spirit to worship God and share His love in our homes, community, and in the world.

A light on the hill

201 Allen Road
P.O. Box 9
Elk, WA. 99009
(509) 292-8584

Welcome Summer,
We believe it’s important to spend time daily reading, meditating on and studying the Bible.
For the third quarter of this year we will continue to incorporate our Sunday messages with this reading plan and an emphasis on the Book of Romans. Our hope is that as we read through and study the Bible together we will grow even more unified in our understanding of just how great our Heavenly Father is and how He might use us to do great things for His glory. We’re family and we’re better together! Here are some reminders and helpful hints for you as you begin this plan:
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Time spent daily reading and studying the Bible is the most beneficial habit we can develop to grow in our understanding of God and His purpose for our lives. We express our love for God by our obedience to His commands.
Jesus said, “”If you love me, you will obey what I command.” John 14:15
A regular intake of God’s Word offers many benefits. Many never experience these benefits because they haven’t developed the habit of Bible reading. If you desire 2011 to be a year of great spiritual growth, and we hope you do, then a daily intake of God’s Word is critical to achieving this goal.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105
Knowing God’s Word will:
Help me to resist temptation – Psalm 119:9-11
Guide me to make wise decisions- Psalm 119:105
Strengthen me when I’m weak- 2 Cor.12:9-10
Comfort me when I’m sad- Jeremiah 15:16
Help me to witness to unbelievers- 1 Peter 3:15

July– September 2011

Obedience– Before you begin reading make the decision to follow God’s Word in your life. Be prepared to obey God’s instruction when He speaks to you through His Word. God is a loving Father who knows what’s best for you- Trust Him! (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Establish a daily quiet time in your life, a time set aside to be alone with God to get to know Him better. Jesus often went to lonely places and prayed. (Mark 1:35; Luke 22:39) If Jesus found His strength through personal time alone with God, how much more do we need to do the same?
Time and Place. Prepare a plan. Two keys to starting a quiet time are to select a time that can be regular and a special place. Consistency and location are both very important to having a quiet time.
Gather your resources. Grab your Bible and a notebook (to write down what God speaks to you about and to keep a prayer list), and begin with the right attitude. We should have an attitude of reverence, expectancy and obedience.
But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. James 1:25
Life Happens! If you miss a day don’t feel guilty, don’t become legalistic, and don’t give up. It’s been said that it takes 3 weeks for most people to become familiar with a new task and another 3 weeks before it will become a comfortable habit. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
We were created to have fellowship with God. He made this possible through Jesus’ death on the cross. We each need to have daily time alone with God. Make a commitment to spend at least some time every day with God in a quiet time of Bible reading and prayer. Ask God for the strength you need to be consistent, and remember, Don’t give up!

July

Date	Scripture Reading
1	Joshua 22	Acts 28	Proverbs 1	Memorize / Matt. 5:16
2	Joshua 23		Proverbs 2
3	Joshua 24		Proverbs 3
4	Matthew 1	The Book of / Romans	Proverbs 4	Memorize / Romans 1:20
5	Matthew 2		Proverbs 5
6	Matthew 3		Proverbs 6
7	Matthew 4		Proverbs 7
8	Matthew 5		Proverbs 8
9	Matthew 6		Proverbs 9
10	Matthew 7		Proverbs 10
11	Matthew 8		Proverbs 11	Memorize / Galatians 2:20
12	Matthew 9		Proverbs 12
13	Matthew 10		Proverbs 13
14	Matthew 11		Proverbs 14
15	Matthew 12		Proverbs 15
16	Matthew 13		Proverbs 16
17	Matthew 14		Proverbs 17
18	Matthew 15		Proverbs 18	Memorize / John 14:21
19	Matthew 16		Proverbs 19
20	Matthew 17		Proverbs 20
21	Matthew 18		Proverbs 21
22	Matthew 19		Proverbs 22
23	Matthew 20		Proverbs 23
24	Matthew 21		Proverbs 24
25	Matthew 22		Proverbs 25	Memorize / Phil. 4:6-7
26	Matthew 23		Proverbs 26
27	Matthew 24		Proverbs 27
28	Matthew 25		Proverbs 28
29	Matthew 26		Proverbs 29
30	Matthew 27		Proverbs 30
31	Matthew 28		Proverbs 31

Memory Verses for July
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. / Matthew 5:16
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. / Romans 1:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. / Galatians 2:20
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." / John 14:21
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. / Philippians 4:6-7

August

Date	Scripture Reading
1	Mark 1	The Book of / Romans	Proverbs 1	Memorize / Matthew 18:20
2	Mark 2		Proverbs 2
3	Mark 3		Proverbs 3
4	Mark 4		Proverbs 4
5	Mark 5		Proverbs 5
6	Mark 6		Proverbs 6
7	Mark 7		Proverbs 7
8	Mark 8		Proverbs 8	Memorize / Romans 3:23
9	Mark 9		Proverbs 9
10	Mark 10		Proverbs 10
11	Mark 11		Proverbs 11
12	Mark 12		Proverbs 12
13	Mark 13		Proverbs 13
14	Mark 14		Proverbs 14
15	Mark 15		Proverbs 15	Memorize / Romans 6:23
16	Mark 16		Proverbs 16
17	2 Corinthians 1		Proverbs 17
18	2 Corinthians 2		Proverbs 18
19	2 Corinthians 3		Proverbs 19
20	2 Corinthians 4		Proverbs 20
21	2 Corinthians 5		Proverbs 21
22	2 Corinthians 6		Proverbs 22	Memorize / Romans 5:8
23	2 Corinthians 7		Proverbs 23
24	2 Corinthians 8		Proverbs 24
25	2 Corinthians 9		Proverbs 25
26	2 Corinthians 10		Proverbs 26
27	2 Corinthians 11		Proverbs 27
28	2 Corinthians 12		Proverbs 28
29	Luke 1		Proverbs 29	Memorize / Rom. 10:9-10
30	Luke 2		Proverbs 30
31	Luke 3		Proverbs 31

Memory Verses for August
For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." / Matthew 18:20
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, / Romans 3:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. / Romans 6:23
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. / Romans 5:8
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. / Romans 10:9-10

September

Date	Scripture Reading
1	Luke 4	The Book of / Romans	Proverbs 1	Memorize / John 15:7
2	Luke 5		Proverbs 2
3	Luke 6		Proverbs 3
4	Luke 7		Proverbs 4
5	Luke 8		Proverbs 5	Memorize / Isaiah 53:6
6	Luke 9		Proverbs 6
7	Luke 10		Proverbs 7
8	Luke 11		Proverbs 8
9	Luke 12		Proverbs 9
10	Luke 13		Proverbs 10
11	Luke 14		Proverbs 11
12	Luke 15		Proverbs 12	Memorize / Romans 12:1
13	Luke 16		Proverbs 13
14	Luke 17		Proverbs 14
15	Luke 18		Proverbs 15
16	Luke 19		Proverbs 16
17	Luke 20		Proverbs 17
18	Luke 21		Proverbs 18
19	Luke 22		Proverbs 19	Memorize / Hebrews 10:24
20	Luke 23		Proverbs 20
21	Luke 24		Proverbs 21
22	1 John 1-2		Proverbs 22
23	1 John 3		Proverbs 23
24	1 John 4		Proverbs 24
25	1 John 5		Proverbs 25
26	2 Peter 1		Proverbs 26	Memorize / Hebrews 12:3
27	2 Peter 2		Proverbs 27
28	2 Peter 3		Proverbs 28
29	2 John 1		Proverbs 29
30	3 John 1		Proverbs 30

Memory Verses for September
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. / John 15:7
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. / Isaiah 53:6
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. / Romans 12:1
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. / Hebrews 10:24
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. / Hebrews 12:3

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A light on the hill

201 Allen Road
P.O. Box 9
Elk, WA. 99009
(509) 292-8584