Maturity

One of our passions at DPC is seeing people grow in their Christian maturity by becoming increasingly satisfied in knowing and serving Christ. These resources below are intended to help you mature and it’s our prayer that God will use them for your good and his glory. While we try to carefully choose which external resources we link to, we don’t necessarily endorse all of their content.

BIBLE READING PLANS

The Bible provides the clearest and most certain revelation of God’s character and will.  If you want to enjoy the deep satisfaction of knowing and serving his son, Jesus, then reading the Bible is essential for you!  An easy way to be consistent in this is to start a Bible reading plan. Here are some recommended resources:

Whole Bible Plans

  • The Bible Project has a “Read the Bible in One Year” plan.  It provides chapters each day, ending with a psalm.  Their videos are linked in too, covering book and theme overviews. 

    • Visit www.thebibleproject.com for a PDF checklist or subscribe to the email newsletter

    • Get the “Read Scripture” app on your mobile device (has the ESV and a great interface)

    • Subscribe to the plan through YouVersion (can listen to readings via the audio Bible)

  • Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s classic plan (1842) ambitiously takes you through the whole Bible in a year (twice through the New Testament and Psalms) and moves you across different parts of the Bible in parallel.  In 2020, the Gospel Coalition developed resources to go alongside this plan (devotional reflections, articles and a podcast).  Check it out at www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/read-bible-tgc-2020.

  • Stephen Witmer has a two year Bible reading plan that takes a slower (and perhaps more achievable) approach, including catch-up days.  He goes through a book of the Bible at a time but often breaks them up into literary units where the chapter divisions are unhelpful.  Download a PDF at www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/two-year-bible-reading-plan/

Partial Bible Plans

  • Simply search for partial Bible reading plans in YouVersion. Read the New Testament or the Gospels of Paul’s letters or the Minor Prophets!

Audio Bible

  • The Dwell Bible app is a wonderful resource with loads of reading plans.  It is a little pricey but you won't regret it! And lifetime subscriptions often go on sale so if you start with a trial, you might be able to get a bargain later.

 
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EXPLORE DAILY BIBLE READING

These daily Bible readings are produced by The Good Book Company. While you can purchase them as a book, a really simple way to use them is through the app.

 
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LIGONIER - FREE teaching serieS

Ligonier is a great source of Bible teaching from a reformed perspective. Much of their content is free, including some of the teaching series. You will also find blogs, book reviews and other articles. You might like to check out the course on “Knowing God’s Will” or on “Joy”.
Download the free Ligonier app or visit the website.

 
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Ask Pastor John - How Do We Make Sense of the Coronavirus?

In this video from February 20th 2020, Pastor John Piper speaks about how we can make sense of the coronavirus. He offers four biblical realities.