Advent

READING PLAN

WEEK 1

  • December 1 | Luke 1:1–4
    An account from eyewitnesses

  • December 2 | Genesis 49:8–12
    The scepter of Judah

  • December 3 | Isaiah 9:6–7; 11:1–5
    A child is born; a branch of Jesse

  • December 4 | Micah 5:2–4
    A ruler born in Bethlehem

  • December 5 | Matthew 1:1–17
    Jesus’s ancestry

  • December 6 | Matthew 1:18–25
    The virgin birth

  • December 7 | Matthew 2:1–12
    The visit of the magoi

WEEK 2

  • December 8 | Matthew 2:13–15
    Escape to Egypt

  • December 9 | Matthew 2:16–18
    Herod’s order

  • December 10 | Matthew 2:19–23
    Return to Nazareth

  • December 11 | Luke 1:5–25
    John the Baptist’s birth foretold

  • December 12 | Luke 1:26–38
    Jesus’s birth foretold

  • December 13 | Luke 1:39–45
    Mary’s visit to Elizabeth

  • December 14 | Luke 1:46–56
    Mary’s song (Magnificat)

WEEK 3

  • December 15 | Luke 1:57–66
    Birth of John the Baptist

  • December 16 | Luke 1:67–80
    Zechariah’s song (Benedictus)

  • December 17 | Luke 2:1–7
    Birth of Jesus Christ

  • December 18 | Luke 2:8–21
    The angelic announcement

  • December 19 | Luke 2:22–40
    Simeon’s and Anna’s prophecies

  • December 20 | John 1:1–5, 18
    The preexistent Word

  • December 21 | John 1:6–8, 15
    John the Baptist’s witness

WEEK 4

  • December 22 | John 1:9–14

  • December 23 | John 1:16–17
    The law, grace, and truth

  • December 24 | Isaiah 52:13–53:12
    The suffering servant

  • December 25 | Revelation 21:1–8
    A new heaven and a new earth