
WEEK 1 (January 8-14)
Day 1: Matthew 1, Genesis 12
Day 2: Isaiah 50
Day 3 Matthew 2
Day 4: Micah 5
Day 5: Isaiah 7
Day 6: Matthew 3
Jesus’ genealogy includes 4 Gentile women, including Ruth. Read the OT book of Ruth in one sitting. How do you see God’s love and grace on display in the book of Ruth?
WEEK 2 (January 15-21)
Day 1 Exodus 13:17- ch. 14
Day 2: Matt. 4, Isaiah 9: 1-7
Day 3: Exodus 19
Day 4: Exodus 20
Day 5: Matthew 5
Day 6: Matthew 6
Day 7: Matthew 7
The Sermon on the Mount is full of challenging teachings. As you read through Matthew 5-7, ask God to show you how he wants to grow you to be more Christlike in the coming week. Discuss this with your Grow Group or a close Christian friend.
WEEK 3 (January 22-28)
Day 1: Matthew 8
Day 2: Psalm 89
Day 3: Hosea 1
Day 4: Hosea 2-3
Day 5: Matthew 9
Day 6: Hosea 6-7
Set apart some quiet time this week to meditate on the profound love of God shown in the prophet Hosea. Even though we are unfaithful, God still says, “you are my child. You are the one I love.”
WEEK 4 (Jan 29-February 4)
Day 1: 1 Kings 17-19
Day 2: 2 Kings 1-2
Day 3: Matt. 11, 1 Samuel 21, Leviticus 24: 5-9
Day 4: Matthew 12
Day 5: Isaiah 42
Day 6: Jonah 1-4
WEEK 5 (February 5-11)
Day 1: Matthew 14
Day 2: Matthew 15
Day 3: Matthew 16
Day 4: Matthew 17
Day 5: Matthew 18
Day 6: Matthew 19
WEEK 6 (February 12-18)
Day 1: Matthew 21
Day 2: Zechariah 9
Day 3: Matthew 22
Day 4: Deuteronomy 5-6
Day 5: Matthew 23
Day 6: Matthew 24
Matthew 22:37-40 contains The Great Commandment and Matthew 28:18-20 contains The Great Commission. Memorize the Great Commandment this week, and the Great Commission next week
WEEK 7 (February 19-26)
Day 1: Exodus 12
Day 2: Matthew 26
Day 3: Genesis 3, Deuteronomy 16: 1-8
Day 4: Matthew 27
Day 5: Psalm 22
Day 6: Matthew 28
Day 7: Deuteronomy 30-31:6
Jesus quotes Psalm 22:1 from the cross. The earliest readers of Matthew would have understood that Jesus was invoking all of Psalm 22 here. How does reading Psalm 22 impact how you understand what Jesus cried out from the cross?