Bible Reading Plan for Lent
Theme: Journeying with Jesus through Repentance and Redemption
Week 1: Preparation and Call to Repentance
• March 2 (Sunday, Pre-Lent): Psalm 51 – A prayer of repentance and cleansing.
• March 3: Joel 2:12-17 – Return to God with fasting and weeping.
• March 4: Matthew 4:1-11 – Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness.
• March 5 (Ash Wednesday): Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 – Teaching on prayer, fasting, and humility.
• March 6: Isaiah 53:1-6 – The suffering servant foretold.
• March 7: Romans 12:1-2 – Living as a sacrifice.
• March 8: Psalm 32 – Blessedness of forgiveness.
Week 2: Following Jesus’ Ministry
• March 9 (Sunday): Luke 4:14-30 – Jesus announces His mission in Nazareth.
• March 10: Mark 1:16-20 – Calling the first disciples.
• March 11: John 3:16-21 – God’s love and the light of Christ.
• March 12: Matthew 5:1-12 – The Beatitudes, living humbly.
• March 13: Psalm 130 – Waiting for redemption.
• March 14: Luke 5:27-32 – Jesus calls sinners, not the righteous.
• March 15: Ephesians 2:1-10 – Saved by grace through faith.
Week 3: Sacrifice and Trust
• March 16 (Sunday): John 2:13-22 – Jesus cleanses the temple.
• March 17: Genesis 22:1-14 – Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac.
• March 18: Psalm 23 – Trusting God’s provision in dark times.
• March 19: Matthew 16:24-28 – Take up your cross and follow.
• March 20: Hebrews 12:1-3 – Running the race, looking to Jesus.
• March 21: Luke 9:57-62 – The cost of discipleship.
• March 22: Philippians 2:5-11 – Christ’s humility and exaltation.
Week 4: Approaching the Cross
• March 23 (Sunday): Mark 10:32-45 – Jesus predicts His death; greatness in serving.
• March 24: Isaiah 55:1-9 – Seek the Lord while He may be found.
• March 25: John 12:23-33 – The hour of glorification nears.
• March 26: Psalm 22:1-11 – A cry of anguish, foreshadowing the cross.
• March 27: Matthew 20:17-28 – Jesus foretells His suffering.
• March 28: 1 Peter 2:21-25 – Christ suffered for us.
• March 29: Luke 22:39-46 – Jesus prays in Gethsemane.
• March 30: Matthew 21:1-11 – Triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
• March 31: John 13:1-17 – Jesus washes the disciples’ feet.