30 Days with the Gospel — An Introduction to the New Testament

A 30-day journey arranged for those reading the New Testament for the first time. Over the first twelve days you read the life of Jesus in the fast, vivid telling of Mark's Gospel; in the days that follow, John's Gospel offers a deeper look at that same life. In the final three days you witness the birth of the church through the first two chapters of Acts and arrive at the hope of life in the Spirit with Romans 8. Only one or two chapters a day; tap each day's link to jump straight into reading.

Day 1 — The gospel begins: John and baptism

• The beginning of the gospel

Day 2 — Forgiveness of sins and new wine

• Mark 2

Day 3 — The twelve and the true family

• Mark 3

Day 4 — The sower and the calming of the storm

• The parables of the seed

Day 5 — Healing power: demon, disease and death

• Mark 5

Day 6 — The feeding of the five thousand

• Mark 6

Day 7 — Defilement from the heart; Peter's confession

• Mark 7
• “Who do you say I am?”

Day 8 — The transfiguration and faith

• Mark 9

Day 9 — Wealth, service and blind Bartimaeus

• The rich man and the cost of following

Day 10 — The entry into Jerusalem and the greatest commandment

• Mark 11
• Mark 12

Day 11 — The last days, the last supper and the arrest

• Mark 13
• Mark 14

Day 12 — The cross, the empty tomb and the resurrection

• The crucifixion
• The empty tomb and resurrection

Day 13 — The Word became flesh

• In the beginning was the Word

Day 14 — The first sign and being born again

• John 2
• Born again — John 3:16

Day 15 — The woman at the well

• John 4

Day 16 — The healing at the pool and the Son's authority

• John 5

Day 17 — The bread of life

• John 6

Day 18 — Teaching and debate in the temple

• John 7

Day 19 — The light of the world and the truth

• John 8

Day 20 — The blind man healed and the good shepherd

• John 9
• John 10

Day 21 — The raising of Lazarus

• John 11

Day 22 — The anointing and the washing of feet

• John 12
• John 13

Day 23 — The way, the truth and the life

• “The way, the truth and the life”

Day 24 — The vine, the branches and the promise of the Spirit

• The vine and the branches
• The promise of the Spirit

Day 25 — Jesus' high-priestly prayer

• John 17

Day 26 — The arrest, the trial and the cross

• John 18
• John 19

Day 27 — The empty tomb and the risen Jesus

• The empty tomb
• John 21

Day 28 — The promised Spirit and the ascension

• The commission to witness and the ascension

Day 29 — Pentecost: the birth of the church

• Pentecost

Day 30 — Life in the Spirit: nothing can separate us

• Life in the Spirit