21-Day Basic Outline Reading Plan for Beginners

“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.” — Psalm 119:18

This plan will work for someone new to faith in Jesus Christ. It will reveal awesome truths important to a fundamental knowledge of God through His word.

You can set aside 10-30 minutes to work through this overview of the Bible.

Creation and The Fall

Day 1: Genesis 1
Day 2: Genesis 2
Day 3: Genesis 3 (Good News at Genesis 3:15)

The Flood

Day 4: Genesis 6
Day 5: Genesis 7
Day 6: Genesis 8

Abraham and The Promise

Day 7: Genesis 12 (Refer Genesis 12:1-3)
and Genesis 15 (Refer Genesis 15:1-6)
Day 8: Genesis 22 (Refer Genesis 22:1-18)

The Ten Commandments

Day 9: Exodus 20 (Refer Exodus 20:3-17)

Jesus’ Birth

Day 10: Matthew 1 (Refer Matthew 1:18-25)

Power of Jesus

Day 11: Matthew 8
Day 12: Matthew 9

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

Day 13: Matthew 27
Day 14: Matthew 28

Why we Need a Savior?

Day 15: Romans 3 (Refer Romans 3:9-31)
Day 16: Galatians 3 (Refer Galatians 3:1-29)

Jesus is coming back again!

Day 17: 1 Thessalonians 4 (Refer 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)
and John 14 (Refer John 14:1-6)

Judgement for All

Day 18: Revelation 20 (Refer Revelation 20:11-15)

What must we do to be saved?

Day 19: Numbers 21 (Refer Numbers 21:4-9)
and John 3 (Refer John 3:14-18)
Day 20: John 11 (Refer John 11:1-44)

What does the Christian life look like?

Day 21: Romans 8

Our collection of practical and simple Bible reading plans will help guide you through the study of God’s word and empower you in your pursuit to know and apply the Scriptures in every area of your life.