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

E100 Challenge - Week 7 - The Rise of Israel

Week 7 - E100 Challenge - The Rise of Israel

THE RISE OF ISRAEL
31 Samuel Listens to God 1 Samuel 1:1–3:21
32 King Saul 1 Samuel 8:1–10:27
33 David and Goliath 1 Samuel 16:1–18:16
34 David and Saul 1 Samuel 23:7–24:22
35 King David 2 Samuel 5:1–7:29

E100 Challenge - Week 6 - The Judges

Welcome to Week 6 of the E100 Bible Reading Challenge

THE JUDGES
26 Israel‘s Disobedience Judges 2:6–3:6
27 Deborah Leads Israel Judges 4:1–5:31
28 Gideon Defeats the Midianites Judges 6:1–7:25
29 Sampson Defeats the Philistines Judges 13:1–16:31
30 The Story of Ruth Ruth 1:1–4:22

E100 Challenge - Week 5 - The Law and The Land

It's time for Week 5 of the E100 Challenge. Leave comments about how your experience with the E100 has been going.

THE LAW AND THE LAND
21 The Ten Commandments Exodus 19:1–20:21
22 The Golden Calf Exodus 32:1–34:35
23 Joshua Succeeds Moses Joshua 1:1–1:18
24 Crossing the Jordan Joshua 3:1–4:24
25 The Fall of Jericho Joshua 5:13–6:27

E100 Challenge - Week 4 - Moses and the Exodus

Welcome to Week 4 of the E100 Bible Reading Challenge.

Moses and the Exodus

16 Birth of Moses              Exodus 1:1–2:25
17 The Burning Bush         Exodus 3:1–4:17
18 The Ten Plagues          Exodus 6:28–11:10
19 Passover and Exodus    Exodus 12:1–12:42
20 Crossing the Red Sea   Exodus 13:17–14:31

E100 Challenge - Week 3 - The Story of Joseph

Welcome to Week 3 of the E100 Challenge. How are you enjoying the challenge?

THE STORY OF JOSEPH
11 Sold into Slavery                  Genesis 37:1–37:36
12 Prison and Promotion           Genesis 39:1–41:57
13 Ten Brothers go to Egypt     Genesis 42:1–42:38
14 The Brothers Return             Genesis 43:1–44:34
15 Joseph Reveals His Identity Genesis 45:1–46:7

The E100 Challenge - Week 2 - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Ready for Week 2 of the E100 Challenge?

ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB

6 The Call of Abram Genesis 12:1–12:20

7 God’s Covenant with Abram Genesis 15:1–15:21

8 Isaac’s Birth and ‘Sacrifice’ Genesis 21:1–22:19

9 Jacob and Esau Compete Genesis 27:1–28:22

10 Jacob and Esau Reconcile Genesis 32:1–33:2

E100 - Week 1 - In The Beginning

Welcome to our 20 week Bible Engagement challenge:

Week 1: August 9 - 15, 2015
Readings - "In The Beginning"

1 Creation                                        Genesis 1:1–2:25
2 The Fall                                         Genesis 3:1–3:24
3 The Flood                                     Genesis 6:5–7:24
4 God’s Covenant with Noah           Genesis 8:1–9:17
5 Tower of Babel                             Genesis 11:1–11:9

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