April Bible Reading Plan
The Book of Acts
Welcome to Holy Week everyone,
Below you’ll find the Scripture readings for the month of April. If you’re new here, I’d like to invite you join us in committing to five simple practices for re-embodying your faith. Here’s a quick synopsis of the five practices with some links to get you started:
SCRIPTURE: We share a common reading schedule, usually one passage from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, and a Psalm each day. Learn more: How To Read The Bible
PRAYER: We pray on our knees the first minute we get out of bed and the last minute before our head hits the pillow. Learn more: How To Pray
FASTING: Fasting makes space for God. We do it in different ways in different seasons (e.g. internet fast on Sundays; no meat or dairy on Fridays; special alms-giving in summer). Learn more: Why We Fast
CHURCH: Make a commitment to physically go and worship with other Christians at a local church every Sunday. Learn more: Losing Our Religion
AUTHORITY: Begin to ask God for a trustworthy pastor, priest, or spiritual leader. Then approach that person and give them authority in your life. Learn more: What Is A Priest?
For more on the integration of Christian faith and practice, read this post:
The April Plan
The readings for this month are as follows. If you’re the analog type, you can access the reading plan here and print it out or bookmark it on your phone or computer. We also have a personalized plan on the Dwell app (FREE for you!), which automatically loads each new day’s Bible passages. You can read or listen right on the app. It’s pretty awesome. You have to create an account to get started, but once you’re in, it’s free thanks to VB Fellows footing the bill (we welcome your donations to help keep it going).
In the past, the plan has consisted of three regular readings per day: a Psalm, an Old Testament passage, and a New Testament passage each day. Lately, we have simplified to a two-reading plan, just to help folks really form a consistent pattern. Baby steps, as they say. This month we’ll be reading the Book of Acts with a couple of special readings added in for Good Friday and Easter Sunday. As usual, I recommend watching the excellent Bible Project video introductions linked below before you begin. Happy reading!
— Ross
P.S. Here’s a special meditation for Good Friday and the meaning of the cross.
I will be using this guide for my april bible reading. I am not familiar with the book of acts, thank you for the opportunity to know it more. <3