Reading Through the Gospels Chronologically from January 1 - Easter

The schedule below is geared toward the earliest occurrence of Easter (March 25, 2035) so you can spread these readings out according to the date of Easter for the particular year. Just make sure you arrive in Bethany (Event #182) the Friday before Good Friday

(FYI: Easter ranges from March 22-April 22. The earliest Easter within the next 100 years is March 25, 2035, and the latest is April 25, 2038.)

Downloadable Word document of this blog:

Volume 1: The Harmony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

The schedule in the right margin of this blog (and below) is hyperlinked to the posts for that particular day. 

JANUARY

I. BIRTH AND PREPARATION

1. 1-2 (or December 21)

2. 3 (or December 22)

3. 4-5 (or December 23)

4. 6-7 (or December 24)

5. 8-10 (or December 25)

6. 11-12 (Kings' Day)

7. 13-15

8. 16 & 17

9. 18

10. 19-20

11. 21-22

12. 23

II. MESSAGE AND MINISTRY

13. 24-26

14. 27-29

15. 30-32

16. 33-35

17. 36-37

18. 38-39

19. 40-41

20. 42-44

21. 45-47

22. 48

23. 49

24. 50-53

25. 54-57

26. 58-62

27. 63-65

28. 66-67

29. 68-69

30. 70-71

31. 72-74

FEBRUARY

1. 75-76

2. 77-78

3. 79-86

4. 87
5. 88
6. 89
7. 90-92

8. 93-94

9. 95

10. 96

11. 97-99

12. 100-101

13. 102

14. 103-105

15. 106-108

16. 109-110

17. 111

18. 112-113

19. 114-118

20. 119-122

21. 123-124

22. 125-127

23. 128-129

24. 130-133

25. 134-138
26. 139-140
27. 141-144
28. 145-147

MARCH 
(This month there are many days that "double up" but remember you have extra time according to when Easter falls for this year.) 

1. 148-150 & 151-152

2. 153-154

3. 155-158

4. 159-161

5. 162-163 & 164

6. 165-168

7. 169-170

8. 171-172

9. 173

10. 174-175

11. 176-177 & 178

12. 179 & 180-181

The next reading is not until the Friday before Good Friday

Holy Week is a LOT of reading, but it is REALLY meaningful to read along with the events that happened on that particular day of the week so make sure and catch up! 

I have just the Holy Week posts in one document now if you want me to send it to you by email instead of reading it online. I printed it all off and put it in a little binder this year. Download it here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gulkjyhbysnnfid/Holy%20Week%20Devotional.docx?dl=0 

HOLY WEEK 

Friday: 182 -Arrival in Bethany

Saturday: Sabbath Rest Day

Palm Sunday: 183 

Monday: 184-188 

Tuesday (65 minutes of reading)
a.m. - 189-200 
p.m. - 201-208 

Wednesday: REST and PRAY

 

Thursday (85 minutes of reading)
Before Sunset to 9 p.m. - 209-214 & 215-222

(Last Supper/Upper Room)
9 p.m. to Pre-Dawn - 223-226 

(Garden, Arrest, Trials)

Good Friday (70 minutes of reading)

Pre-Dawn - 227-229 (Denial, Trial, Death)
After Daybreak - 230-232 (Roman Trials)
9 a.m. - Sunset - 233-237 (Crucifixion)

Saturday: 238 (Tomb Sealed)
Resurrection Sunday: 239-244 
(AM 239-242, PM 243-244) 

Eight Days Later: 245

Two Weeks Later: 246-247 

Three Weeks Later: 248-249 

Ascension Thursday: 250 – Forty days later 

Pentecost Sunday: Acts 2 - Fifty days later.

I am using "250 Events in the Life of Christ/A Harmony of the Gospels" from the Life Application Concise New Testament Commentary. It is also on p. 1931-36 in the Life Application Bible. The numbered events will always be above so you can press on the links to BibleGateway.com. 

Call me crazy . . . about Jesus!