What part of the Bible are people currently reading?

I've been lead lately to go over the Samuels, so I'm in 1 Samuel presently. That's for my personal reading. I don't know how long this will go on for, I may get into 2 Samuel I may not. I once was in the book of Job for basically three months a couple of years ago.

For bible study we are in Ephesians.

For anxiety or stress I have a list of 9 verses, each with an accompanying prayer I go over each evening till that season leaves..

Psalm 23 is memorized, as is Jesus' account of the Lords prayer. These bring peace in the night and having them memorized means I don't have to turn on a light to read.

Ministering on 2 kings 4:8-37 this week

Gospel according to John. Chapter 5:

“I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life."

All Gospels have something that is very striking to me (of course, in addition to what they are about which is striking in itself). In Mark, Matthew and Luke, which are quite similar, one explains thing X better to me than the other, and I like to shuffle between them. But John is so different from them all, I love to come back to it. It is so...peaceful, even in parts like above.

Trying to read the Bible in one year means having to cover 6 chapters a day is too rush. Many Christians try but give up because it is too demanding. As well, you might not enjoy reading hastily. Hence some Bible reading track now recommend 1.5 years. But to me, it is not how fast you finish, it is about appreciating and enjoying it. In my book, "Understanding Prayer, Faith and God's Will" I suggest it doesn't matter whether you finish the Bible in 3 or even 5 years.

I also recommend that readers keep concise notes as they go along. Concise means a few words to say what the chapter or a few chapters are about, the notes should not be tedious, and it does NOT mean rewriting the bible again. For example

Matthew 1 = Genealogy of Jesus. Jewish lineage.

Matthew 2,3,4 = Birth and early life of Jesus.

Matthew 5,6,7= The Sermon of the Mount

EXODUS:

Exodus 2 = Moses killed an Egyptian, fled to Midian, married and lived there.

Exodus 3 == God called Moses.

[look like the formatting here does not allow table, but a table form is easier to read. I will see if I can attach a PDF later]

Concise notes is useful for various reasons:

1. It is motivating as you see your knowledge accumulating gradually but surely. You will also feel motivated when you see your notes accumulating. You remember what you read as you go over the notes now and then.

2. Concise notes enables you to keep going until you reach your goal. Even if you stop for two or five months. which is very common because of time schedule, traveling, fatigue or even need to take a break -- the notes remind you to pick up again,. And
instead of ging back to square one again [if you don't have the notes], you can continue from where you left off. Going over the notes again will refresh your memory about what you learn previously, and you continue from there.

4. Later, when you learn something more about a r chapter{s} or character [eg Abraham or David] which you read a few months or years ago, you can add or edit the notes. The notes actually become your personal Biblepaedia.


Keep concise notes, keep reading and keep going. Way before you finish the entire Scriptures, you will see that the Biblepaedia can stay with you always.