E100 - Week 16 - The Travels of Paul

Here are the E100 Readings for Week 16

THE TRAVELS OF PAUL
76 The Road to Damascus           Acts 9:1–9:31
77 The First Missionary Journey Acts 13:1–14:28
78 The Council at Jerusalem       Acts 15:1–15:41
79 More Missionary Journeys     Acts 16:1–20:38
80 The Trip to Rome                   Acts 25:1–28:31

E100 - Week 15 - The Church is Born

Here are the readings for Week 15 of the Essential 100 Bible Reading Challenge:

THE CHURCH IS BORN
71 The Day of Pentecost     Acts 2:1–2:47
72 Growth and Persecution Acts 3:1–4:37
73 The First Martyr              Acts 6:8–8:8
74 Sharing the Word            Acts 8:26–8:40
75 Good News for All          Acts 10:1–11:18

E100 - Week 14 - The Cross of Christ

Here are the readings for Week 14 of the Essential 100 Bible Reading Challenge:

THE CROSS OF CHRIST
66 The Last Supper          Luke 22:1–22:46
67 Arrest and Trial           John 18:1–18:40
68 The Crucifixion           John 19:1–19:42
69 The Resurrection        John 20:1–21:25
70 The Ascension             Acts 1:1–1:11

E100 - Week 13 - The Miracles of Jesus

Here are the readings for Week 13 of the Essential 100 Bible Reading Challenge:

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS
61 Feeding the Five Thousand             Luke 9:1–9:36
62 Walking on Water               Matthew 14:22–14:36
63 Healing the Blind Man                     John 9:1–9:41
64 Healing a Demon Possessed Man      Mark 5:1–20
65 Raising Lazarus from the Dead    John 11:1–11:57

E100 - Week 12 - The Teaching of Jesus

Here are the E100 readings for Week 12:

THE TEACHING OF JESUS
56 Sermon on the Mount – Part 1  Matthew 5:1–6:4
57 Sermon on the Mount– Part 2   Matthew 6:5–7:29
58 The Kingdom of Heaven           Matthew 13          
59 The Good Samaritan                 Luke 10:25–10:37
60 Lost and Found                         Luke 15  

E100 - Week 11 - In The Beginning

Here are the E100 readings for Week 11, the first week of the New Testament texts:

IN THE BEGINNING

51 The Word Became Flesh John 1:1–1:18

52 Gabriel’s Message Luke 1:1–1:80

53 The Birth of Jesus Luke 2:1–2:40

54 John the Baptist Luke 3:1–3:20

55 Baptism and Temptation Matthew 3:13–4:17

E100 - Week 10 - The Prophets

Sorry for the delay in getting this posted. Here are the E100 readings for Week 10, the final week of Old Testament texts:

THE PROPHETS
46 The Suffering Servant Isaiah 51:1–53:12
47 Jeremiah’s Call and Message Jeremiah 1:1–3:5
48 Daniel in the Lion’s Den Daniel 6:1–6:28
49 The Story of Jonah Jonah 1:1–4:11
50 The Day of Judgment Malachi 1:1–4:6

E100 - Week 9 - Psalms and Proverbs

Here are the readings for Week 9 of the Essential 100 (E100) Bible Reading Challenge

PSALMS AND PROVERBS
41 The Lord is My Shepherd Psalm 23:1–23:6
42 Have Mercy on Me Psalm 51:1–51:19
43 Praise the Lord Psalm 103
44 Godly Wisdom Proverbs 1:1–4:27
45 Proverbs of Solomon Proverbs 16:1–18:24

E100 - Week 8 - The Fall of Israel

Here are the readings for Week 8 of the Essential 100 (E100) Bible Reading Challenge

THE FALL OF ISRAEL
36 David and Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:1–12:25
37 King Solomon 1 Kings 2:1–3:28
38 Solomon’s Temple 1 Kings 8:1–9:9
39 Elijah and the Prophets of Baal 1 Kings 16:29–19:18
40 The Fall of Jerusalem 2 Kings 25:1–25:30

The Essential 100 Bible Reading Challenge

It is ironic that, at least for American Christians, there is an unprecedented level of access to the text of the Bible in English while measures of biblical literacy indicate a low-level of those who have read the entire Bible.

Access is not the problem. Engagement with the text of the Bible is. To help address this concern and to provide a means of getting a good overview of the themes of Scripture, Scripture Union has developed a plan called the "E-100" (Essential 100).

There are 100 passages of Scripture, 50 from the Old Testament and 50 from the New Testament, which provide a foundation for understanding topics such as "In The Beginning", "Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" or "The Living Word",  "The Cross of Christ" or "The Apostles' Teaching."

Starting the week of August 9th, I'm challenging my readers to join me in reading through the E-100. We will take five passages each week, as each week's readings center on a specific topic. This challenge will take us to the last week of 2015. I will be posting a listing of each week's readings here (and also linked to the Restoring The Core website).

You can also download the pdf of the list of all 100 readings (courtesy of Scripture Union UK).

I'll be reminding you on Twitter as well. #essential100  #spiritualclay