Foundations of the Gospel

About this plan

This plan tells the gospel as one story in fourteen days: how the world was made good, how it went wrong, how God promised and then acted, and where it is all going. The readings come from the Old Testament, the Gospels, Acts and the letters, so you see how the pieces fit instead of reading a single book.

It begins in Genesis 1–3 with creation and the fall, and reads Romans 1–4 for Paul’s account of sin and of being put right with God. Isaiah 52–53 and Psalm 22 on day 4 describe a suffering servant. The next days follow Jesus from Luke 1 through John and Mark to the cross and the empty tomb on days 9 and 10, and then Acts, Romans 5–8 and Ephesians describe what the resurrection began. It ends in Revelation 19–22 with the new creation.

It is a good starting place for someone curious about Christianity, new to the Bible, or preparing to explain their faith to a friend.

What you’ll read

• Creation and the fallDay 1Genesis 1–3
• The suffering servantDay 4Isaiah 52–53, Psalm 22
• The cross and the empty tombDays 9–10Matthew 26–28, Luke 23–24, John 20
• Life in the SpiritDay 12Romans 5–8
• New creationDay 14Revelation 19–22

46 chapters · 11 books · about 3 chapters a day · 14 days