5 Minutes with God
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Do you know that it takes, on average, only three minutes and forty-five seconds to read the average chapter of the Bible!? Do you know that reading five chapters a week will allow you to read through the entire New Testament every year? No more than five minutes every day!
Getting God’s Word into us is crucial to experiencing His deep peace, purpose, and freedom. God wants us to understand and embrace His “great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4). We believe that God can and will speak to us through His Holy Spirit as we spend time in His Word. That’s why our Friendship Groups are designed to share what God has spoken to us through the weekly sermon and our weekly reading in 5 Minutes with God.
We encourage every person who desires to know and love God deeper and more intimately to spend five minutes for five days of the week to read a chapter based on the schedule below. The whole church will be reading, hearing, and sharing together what God is saying!
Note: If you are already following your own reading plan—don’t stop! Consider spending an extra 5 minutes though answering the questions below for the passage for that day.
Instructions:
- Locate the appropriate week and join in at any time. Choose to read in a translation that is readable and understandable to you. [New Living Translation (NLT) is a great place to start if you don’t have a preference.] Go to www.Biblegateway.com to read every day in whatever translation you prefer.
- Spend your five minutes by (a) always praying for God to speak and you to hear; (b) reading the passage; and, (c) asking yourself two questions:
Q. What did I hear from God today?
Q. What is the Holy Spirit telling me to do with what I heard?
- Hint: You might consider writing down daily what you heard so that you can remember to share with your Friendship Group.
June 2024 Schedule
(Week 1) John 1-5
(Week 2) John 6-10
(Week 3) John 11-15
(Week 4) John 16-20
July 2024 Schedule
(Week 5) John 21, Acts 1-4
(Week 6) Acts 5-9
(Week 7) Acts 10-14
(Week 8) Acts 15-19
(Week 9) Acts 20-24
August 2024 Schedule
(Week 10) Acts 25-28, Romans 1
(Week 11) Romans 2-6
(Week 12) Romans 7-11
(Week 13) Romans 12-16
September 2024 Schedule
(Week 14) Mark 1-5
(Week 15) Mark 6-10
(Week 16) Mark 11-15
(Week 17) Mark 16, Galatians 1-4
(Week 18) Galatians 5-6, Ephesians 1-3
October 2024 Schedule
(Week 19) Ephesians 4-6, Philippians 1-2
(Week 20) Philippians 3-4, Colossians 1-3
(Week 21) Colossians 4, Philemon, 1 Corinthians 1-3
(Week 22) 1 Corinthians 4-8
November 2024 Schedule
(Week 23) 1 Corinthians 9-13
(Week 24) 1 Corinthians 14-16, 2 Corinthians 1-2
(Week 25) 2 Corinthians 3-7
(Week 26) 2 Corinthians 8-12
December 2024 Schedule
(Week 27) 2 Corinthians 13, Matthew 1-4
(Week 28) Matthew 5-9
(Week 29) Matthew 10-14
(Week 30) Matthew 15-19
(Week 31) Matthew 20-24
January 2025 Schedule
(Week 32) Matthew 25-28, Hebrews 1
(Week 33) Hebrews 2-6
(Week 34) Hebrews 7-11
(Week 35) Hebrews 12-13, 1 John 1-3
February 2025 Schedule
(Week 36) 1 John 4-5, 2 John, 3 John, 1 Thessalonians 1
(Week 37) 1 Thessalonians 2-5, 2 Thessalonians 1
(Week 38) 2 Thessalonians 2-3, 1 Timothy 1-3
(Week 39) 1 Timothy 4-6, 2 Timothy 1-2
March 2025 Schedule
(Week 40) 2 Timothy 3-4, Titus 1-3, Luke 1-3
(Week 41) Luke 1-5
(Week 42) Luke 6-10
(Week 43) Luke 11-15
(Week 44) Luke 16-20
April 2025 Schedule
(Week 45) Luke 21-25
(Week 46) Luke 26-28, 1 Peter 1-2
(Week 47) 1 Peter 3-5, 2 Peter 1-2
(Week 48) 2 Peter 3, Jude, Revelation 1-3
May 2025 Schedule
(Week 49) Revelation 4-8
(Week 50) Revelation 9-13
(Week 51) Revelation 14-18
(Week 52) Revelation 19-22
