One
Year Bible Readings
April 26 - May 2
26 Judges 6:1-40: “Midianites Oppress Israel,” “Gideon,” “Gideon Destroys the Altar of
Baal,” and “The Sign of the Fleece.”
Luke
22:54-23:12: “Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly,”
“Jesus Mocked and Beaten,”
“Jesus
Faces the Sanhedrin,” “Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate,” and
“Jesus
Faces Herod.”
“And the Lord turned and looked at Peter.
Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, ‘Before the
rooster crows, you will deny Me three
times.’ So Peter went out and wept bitterly.” (Luke 22:61-62 NKJV)
Psalm 95:1-96:13: “A Call to Worship and Obedience,” and
“A Song of Praise to God
Coming
in Judgment.” Both Orphanic Psalms.
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let
us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of
His pasture,
and the sheep of His hand.” (Psalm 95:6-7 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:5-6: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A faithful witness does not lie.” (Proverbs
14:5)
27 Judges 7:1-8:17: “Gideon’s Valiant Three Hundred” and “Gideon Subdues the Midianites.”
“Then the Lord said to Gideon, ‘By the
three hundred men who lapped I will save you,
and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go,
every
man to his place.’” (Judges
7:7 NKJV)
Luke 23:13-43: “Taking
the Place of Barabbas,” and “The King on a Cross.”
“And Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly, I say
to you,
today you will be with Me in Paradise.’” (Luke 23:43 NKJV)
Psalm 97:1-98:9: “A Song of
Praise to the Sovereign Lord,” and “A Song of Praise to the Lord for His
Salvation and Judgment.” Both Orphanic Psalms.
“Let the rivers clap their hands; let the
hills be joyful together before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth. With
righteousness He shall judge the world,
and
the peoples with equity.” (Psalm
98:8-9 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:7-8: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Go from the presence of a foolish man,
when you do not perceive in him
the
lips of knowledge.” (Proverbs
14:7 NKJV)
28 Judges 8:18-9:21: “Gideon Subdues the Midianites,” “Gideon’s Ephod,” “Death of Gideon,”
“Abimelech’s
Conspiracy,” and “The Parable of the Trees.”
Luke 23:44-24:12: “Jesus Dies on the Cross,” “Jesus Buried in
Joseph’s Tomb,” and “He Is Risen.”
“Now it was about the sixth hour, and there
was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. The sun was darkened, and
the veil of the temple was torn in two.
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud
voice, He said, ‘Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.’ Having said this,
He breathed His last.
So when the centurion saw what had
happened, he glorified God, saying, ‘Certainly this was a righteous Man!’” (Luke 23:44-47 NKJV)
Psalm 99:1-9: “Praise to the Lord for His Holiness.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His
holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.”
(Psalm 99:9 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:9-10: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Fools mock at sin, but among the upright
there is favor.” (Proverbs
14:9 NKJV)
29 Judges 9:22-10:18: “Downfall of Abimelech,” “Tola,” “Jair,” and “Israel Oppressed Again.”
“And the children of Israel said to the
Lord, ‘We have sinned!
Do to
us whatever seems best to You; only deliver us this day, we pray.’
So
they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord.
And
His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.” (Judges 10:15-16 NKJV)
Luke
24:13-53: “The Road to Emmaus,” “The Disciple’s Eyes
Opened,”
“Jesus
Appears to His Disciples,” “The Scriptures Opened,” and “The Ascension.”
"Behold My hands and My feet, that it
is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as
you see I have. When He had said this,
He showed them His hands and His feet. And
He opened their understanding,
that they might comprehend the Scriptures.”
(Luke 24:39,40, and 45 NKJV)
Psalm 100:1-5: “A Song of Praise for the Faithfulness to
His People.”
A
Psalm of Thanksgiving. An Orphanic Psalm.
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise.
Be
thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy
is
everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.” (Psalm 100:4-5 NKJV)
Proverbs
14:11-12: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way of death.”
(Proverbs 14:12 NKJV))
30 Judges 11:1-12:15: “Jephthah,” “Jephthah’s Vow and Victory,” “Jephthah’s Daughter,”
“Jephthah’s
Conflict with Ephraim,” and “Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon.”
John 1:1-28: “The
Eternal Word,” “John’s Witness: The True Light,”
“The
Word Becomes Flesh,” and “A Voice in the Wilderness.”
“In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God,
and
the Word was God...And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and
we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full
of grace and truth.” (John
1:1 and 14 NKJV)
Psalm 101:1-8: “Promised Faithfulness to the Lord.” A Psalm
of David.
“I will set nothing wicked before my eyes…I
will not know wickedness.”
(Psalm 101:3-4 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:13-14: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
1 Judges
13:1-14:20: “The Birth of Samson,” and “Samson’s
Philistine Wife.”
John 1:29-51: “The Lamb of God,” “The First Disciples,”
and “Philip and Nathanael.”
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward
him, and said, ‘Behold!
The
Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29 NKJV)
Psalm 102:1-28: “The Lord’s Eternal Love.” A Prayer of the
Afflicted. An Orphanic Psalm.
“But You are the same, and Your years will
have no end.
The
children of Your servants will continue, and their descendants
will
be established before You.” (Psalm
102:27-28 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:15-16: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A wise man fears and departs from evil,
but a fool rages and is self-confident.”
(Proverbs 14:16 NKJV)
2 Judges 15:1-16:31: “Samson Defeats the Philistines,” “Samson and Delilah,” and
“Samson
Dies with the Philistines.”
John 2:1-25: “Water Turned to Wine,” “Jesus Cleanses the
Temple,” and
“The
Discerner of Hearts.”
Psalm 103:1-22: “Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.” A Psalm of
David.
“Bless
the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy Name!”
(Psalm 103:1 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:17-19: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
