On Thursday January 1st we will start the 5x5x5 plan by reading Mark 1. The Plan is reading - 1 Chapter a day - 5 minutes - this is how long it takes to read the average chapter in the New Testament
- 5 days a week - Reading Monday-Friday with the Weekends as time for reflection.
- 5 ways to go connect with others.
This reading plan is from Discipleship Journal and you can pick up a printed version next Sunday at church for the month of January. The app for your mobile devices can be downloaded from You Version: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/232-discipleship-journals-5x5x5-reading-planWe have also added an Old Testament passage that helps connect the passage in some way with God's earlier revelation.
This year we are really going to stress sharing your 5x5 with others, and we are providing 5 ways to personally connect with someone. Choosing one of these 5 ways to connect is what makes it the 5x5x5. It is also how we grow and encourage each other to grow, so let's get busy and begin having Bible conversations with each other this year. Here are some different ways that can happen:
- Purposeful conversation: Each day set out to share what you read with someone during the course of the day.
- Planned interaction: This is you and someone else or a group gathering regularly, once a week and sharing together the things God is showing each of you.
- Personal testimony: Come ready to share something special from your reading in a group setting with your church family: in a group like Sunday School, Mid-week prayer and Bible study, Ladies fellowship, Men's Breakfast, or in some other way.
- Partnership Reading: Purposely set aside time with a friend, you family, or your spouse and read through the 5x5 together.
- Prioritized journaling: As you read jot down some of the ways that God's Word spoke to you and prioritize sharing those thoughts in an encouraging note or email to somebody else each week.
With the above possibilities of having Bible conversations that count, we are providing a R.O.A.D.map you could follow each day as you read:
There are many different methods for reading the Bible. This is called R.O.A.D. journaling. The acronym R.O.A.D. contains the
directions. We encourage you to actually write down your thoughts (ie
journaling) if you use this method. Here’s the meaning of the acronym:
R (Read) -Pray for understanding, then read through the text
slowly and deliberately. If you have time, read the text twice.
O (Observe)- Observe the details of the text and try to understand what the author is saying. For example, pay attention to things like: facts (Who? What? When? Where? Why?), repetition, contrast, cause and effect, definitions, explanations, questions, quotations, commands, prohibitions, warnings, promises, etc.
A (Apply)-Answer two questions: What is God saying in this text? What am I going to do about it?
D (Depend)-Pray for continued understanding, trust, and obedience. Ask God’s Spirit to help you apply these truths to your life right now. As the Spirit leads, feel free to praise God, confess and repent of sin, embrace God’s grace, etc
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