Are you wanting to read the Scripture to walk you through the Christmas story to keep your eyes on Christ during the holidays?
Here’s a 25-day Advent Bible reading plan that can guide you through the Christmas season this December, helping you focus on the story of Jesus’ birth and the anticipation of His coming.
How To Get The Most Out Of This Reading Plan
1 – Download and print the reading plan below
The holiday season can be very busy, so get the plan ready so it’s waiting for you to start on December 1st!
Keep it in a place that is easily accessible like posted on your fridge or folded in your Bible. Somewhere you will see it and use it each day!
2 – Plan a specific time of day you will do your reading.
- Perhaps you will use these daily Bible readings during the month of December as you go through your Advent calendar this year.
- If you are going through this plan by yourself, maybe you want to read through the Scriptures during your morning quiet time in front of the Christmas tree.
- Maybe you want to do the readings as a whole family around the dinner table each night or as you put the kids to bed at night.
- You can use these verses to read with your small group, Bible study, women’s ministry, or other group from your church.
When I start something new, I almost always set a reminder notification on my phone because, despite my best intentions, my brain is very prone to forget my new plans!
3 – Say a prayer.
You can use this sample short prayer below or use your own:
Lord, use these Bible verses to draw me nearer to You this Advent season. I want to know You more. Amen.
Advent Bible Reading Plan
The Bible verses in this reading plan are just the beginning.
With all of my Bible verse posts and reading plans, I invite you into a deeper study of the story of Jesus’ birth by diving into the context of these verses and seeing who they were spoken to and why.
Read them, write them, say them, sing them, journal them.
I am always amazed at the neverending “layers” of understanding God’s Word offers and I pray you experience the same as you read through the verses below.
Get Your Printable Reading Plan
Advent Bible Verse Wallpapers To Use For The Christmas Season
I have made some of the individual verses in the reading plan into phone wallpapers you can use as you go through the reading plan this month.
Saving these photos to your phone and glancing at them throughout your day is a great way to memorize Scripture and keep these verses at the forefront of your mind during the holiday season.
Week 1 : Great Expectations For A Coming Messiah
During the first week of December, you will be reading Scriptures from the Old Testament that foretell the coming of the Messiah, our Savior, long before the journey to Bethlehem.
Day 1: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 – The promise of a Savior
Day 2: Isaiah 11:1-5 – The Righteous Branch
Day 3: Micah 5:2-5a – The birthplace of the Messiah
Day 4: Jeremiah 23:5-6 – A King who will reign wisely & justly
Day 5: Malachi 3:1-4 – Preparing the way for the Lord
Day 6: Zechariah 9:9-10 – The King comes humbly
Day 7: Psalm 72:18-19 – A prayer for the Messiah’s reign
Week 2 : Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
This week, the Bible verses will lead us closer to Jesus’ birth by guiding us through John the Baptist’s role in preparing the way for Jesus and the angel of the Lord, Gabriel, coming to Mary.
Day 8: Luke 1:5-17 – Gabriel’s visit to Zechariah
Day 9: John 1:6-9 – A witness to the light
Day 10: Luke 1:18-25 – Zechariah’s doubt and silence
Day 11: Luke 1:26-33 – Gabriel’s visit to Mary
Day 12: Luke 1:34-38 – Nothing will be impossible with God
Day 13: Luke 1:39-45 – Mary visits Elizabeth
Day 14: Luke 1:46-56 – Mary’s song of praise
Week 3 : A Newborn King
In this third week of Bible readings, we will read about the birth of John the Baptist, journey to Bethlehem, and experience the joy of the newborn King, Jesus, born in a manger, and rejoice with the angels and shepherds.
Day 15: Matthew 1:18-21 – Joseph’s dream
Day 16: Matthew 1:22-25 – The prophecy is fulfilled
Day 17: Luke 1:57-66 – The birth of John the Baptist
Day 18: Luke 1:67-80 – Zechariah’s prophecy
Day 19: Luke 2:1-5 – The journey to Bethlehem
Day 20: Luke 2:6-7 – The birth of Jesus
Day 21: Luke 2:8-14 – The angels and the shepherds
Week 4 : Heaven & Nature Sing
In week 4, our last section of verses in the Advent reading plan, we will see the wise men and shepherds visit Jesus and end in John, celebrating Jesus bringing His true light into the world.
Day 22: Luke 2:15-20 – The shepherds visit Jesus
Day 23: Matthew 2:1-6 – The wise men search for Jesus
Day 24: Matthew 2:7-12 – The wise men worship Jesus
Day 25: John 1:1-14 – Jesus, the Word made flesh
Merry Christmas!
