A month of short, daily readings to help a new faith find its feet.
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
Psalm 119:105
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How to use this
Ten minutes a day, for thirty days.
You just said yes to Jesus — now what? You grow the same way any relationship grows: by spending time together. This guide gives you one short reading a day for thirty days. You don’t need to understand everything. You just need to show up, open the Word, and let God speak.
Find ten quiet minutes. Same time, same place is easiest. Then work through these four simple steps with each day’s reading.
A simple way to read — Read, Reflect, Respond, Pray
Read
Read the day’s passage slowly, maybe twice.
Reflect
What stands out? What is God showing you here?
Respond
What is one way to live this out today?
Pray
Talk to God about what you just read.
“Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation.” — 1 Peter 2:2
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Days 1–10 · The Gospel of John
Meet Jesus.
Start where the whole story turns — with Jesus Himself. John was written so that you would believe, and in believing, find life.
Day 01John 1:1–18The Word became flesh. God stepped into the world in person.
Day 02John 3:1–21Born again. What it means to start over with God.
Day 03John 4:1–26Living water. Jesus meets a woman everyone else avoided.
Day 04John 6:25–40The bread of life. The hunger only He can fill.
Day 05John 8:1–11Grace over judgment. “Neither do I condemn you.”
Day 06John 10:1–18The good shepherd. He knows you and lays down His life.
Day 07John 11:1–44The resurrection and the life. Death doesn’t get the last word.
Day 08John 13:1–17Love that serves. The King washes feet.
Day 09John 19:16–30“It is finished.” The cross, and what it paid for.
Day 10John 20:1–31He is risen. The empty tomb changes everything.
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Days 11–17 · The Book of Acts
The early church.
When Jesus rose and the Spirit came, ordinary people changed the world. This is the church you’ve just become part of.
Day 11Acts 1:1–11The mission begins. Jesus’ last words and first instructions.
Day 12Acts 2:1–13The Spirit arrives. God’s power poured out on the church.
Day 13Acts 2:42–47The blueprint. Word, fellowship, bread, and prayer.
Day 14Acts 3:1–10More than money. “What I have, I give you.”
Day 15Acts 4:1–20Bold and unschooled. Courage from time spent with Jesus.
Day 16Acts 9:1–19Anyone can change. The enemy of the church becomes its voice.
Day 17Acts 16:16–34Singing in chains. Joy that circumstances can’t touch.
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”
Acts 2:42 · The verse this whole church is built on
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Days 18–24 · Psalms & Proverbs
Wisdom & prayer.
The Psalms teach you how to talk to God in every season. Proverbs teaches you how to walk with Him every day.
Day 18Psalm 1Two paths. The life that’s rooted and the life that blows away.
Day 19Psalm 23The Shepherd’s care. A psalm to memorize for hard days.
Day 20Psalm 51An honest confession. How to come back after you’ve fallen.
Day 21Psalm 103Don’t forget. A running list of who God is and what He does.
Day 22Psalm 139Fully known. There’s nowhere you are that God isn’t.
Day 23Proverbs 3:1–12Trust over understanding. Lean on Him, not just yourself.
Day 24Proverbs 4:20–27Guard your heart. What you take in shapes the way you go.
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Days 25–30 · Romans & Ephesians
Who you are now.
These last six days settle your identity. Not what you do for God — what God has already done for you, and made you to be.
Day 25Romans 5:1–11At peace with God. Loved while you were still a mess.
Day 26Romans 8:1–17No condemnation. Free, and led by the Spirit.
Day 27Romans 8:31–39Nothing can separate you. The love that won’t let go.
Day 28Ephesians 2:1–10Saved by grace. A gift, not a wage — so no one can boast.
Day 29Ephesians 3:14–21Rooted in love. A prayer to grasp how loved you are.
Day 30Ephesians 4:1–16Built together. You’re part of something bigger now.
“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.”
Philippians 1:6
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Day 31 & beyond
Don’t stop here.
Thirty days in, you’ve built a rhythm worth keeping. The goal was never to finish a guide — it was to know Jesus. So keep going. Pick a book and read it slowly. Grab a one-year plan. Better yet, don’t do it alone.
The Word does its deepest work in community. Join a small group, find someone a little further down the road, and keep showing up. This is just the beginning.