Growing Believer
Church & Character.
1–2 Corinthians alongside Joshua, Judges and Ruth.
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Why this plan
A young, imperfect church in Corinth, read beside Israel's own uneven history in Joshua, Judges and Ruth. The Old Testament side has real moral complexity — conquest, the cycle of the judges, Ruth's redemption — without needing the context the Prophets require.
Ruth is set "in the days when the judges ruled", so it follows Judges directly.
What you'll read
2 streams, read side by side.
1–2 Corinthians
1 Corinthians → 2 Corinthians
Joshua, Judges & Ruth
Joshua → Judges → Ruth
Week by week
The plan for the next 11 weeks.
Every reading, in the order the app gives them. When one stream finishes, the others carry on until the plan is done.
Week 11 Corinthians 1 – 1 Corinthians 5
- Day 11 Corinthians 1 · Joshua 1
- Day 21 Corinthians 2 · Joshua 2
- Day 31 Corinthians 3 · Joshua 3
- Day 41 Corinthians 4 · Joshua 4
- Day 51 Corinthians 5 · Joshua 5
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 21 Corinthians 6 – 1 Corinthians 10
- Day 61 Corinthians 6 · Joshua 6
- Day 71 Corinthians 7 · Joshua 7
- Day 81 Corinthians 8 · Joshua 8
- Day 91 Corinthians 9 · Joshua 9
- Day 101 Corinthians 10 · Joshua 10
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 31 Corinthians 11 – 1 Corinthians 15:1–34
- Day 111 Corinthians 11 · Joshua 11
- Day 121 Corinthians 12 · Joshua 12
- Day 131 Corinthians 13 · Joshua 13
- Day 141 Corinthians 14 · Joshua 14
- Day 151 Corinthians 15:1–34 · Joshua 15:1–32
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 41 Corinthians 15:35–58 – 2 Corinthians 3
- Day 161 Corinthians 15:35–58 · Joshua 15:33–63
- Day 171 Corinthians 16 · Joshua 16
- Day 182 Corinthians 1 · Joshua 17
- Day 192 Corinthians 2 · Joshua 18
- Day 202 Corinthians 3 · Joshua 19:1–23
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 52 Corinthians 4 – 2 Corinthians 8
- Day 212 Corinthians 4 · Joshua 19:24–51
- Day 222 Corinthians 5 · Joshua 20
- Day 232 Corinthians 6 · Joshua 21
- Day 242 Corinthians 7 · Joshua 22
- Day 252 Corinthians 8 · Joshua 23
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 62 Corinthians 9 – 2 Corinthians 13
- Day 262 Corinthians 9 · Joshua 24
- Day 272 Corinthians 10 · Judges 1
- Day 282 Corinthians 11 · Judges 2
- Day 292 Corinthians 12 · Judges 3
- Day 302 Corinthians 13 · Judges 4
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 7Judges 5 – Judges 9:1–21
- Day 31Judges 5
- Day 32Judges 6
- Day 33Judges 7
- Day 34Judges 8
- Day 35Judges 9:1–21
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 8Judges 9:22–57 – Judges 13
- Day 36Judges 9:22–57
- Day 37Judges 10
- Day 38Judges 11
- Day 39Judges 12
- Day 40Judges 13
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 9Judges 14 – Judges 18
- Day 41Judges 14
- Day 42Judges 15
- Day 43Judges 16
- Day 44Judges 17
- Day 45Judges 18
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 10Judges 19 – Ruth 2
- Day 46Judges 19
- Day 47Judges 20
- Day 48Judges 21
- Day 49Ruth 1
- Day 50Ruth 2
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 11Ruth 3 – Ruth 4
- Day 51Ruth 3
- Day 52Ruth 4
- Rest dayReflect on the plan you've just finished
Weekly rhythm
Five days to read. One to reflect.
Each reading day has one reading per stream. On your rest day, look back over the week. You choose your rest day in the app: Saturday, Sunday or the whole weekend. Your place only moves on when you mark a reading done, so a missed day never leaves you behind.
How to read
Read, Reflect, Respond.
The same three steps every day, in any plan. Fifteen to thirty minutes is plenty.
- 1
Read
Read slowly and on purpose, with a pen in hand. Mark the words and verses that stand out, the big words to look up, the repeated ideas, and the connecting words like therefore and because.
- 2
Reflect
Ask why you marked what you did. What did it mean to the people it was first written to? What does it mean for you today? What does it show you about God?
- 3
Respond
Turn it into prayer: thanksgiving, praise, repentance, or asking for help, using the words you marked. Optionally, write down one thing to carry into the day.
Optional, in the app
Add a companion reading.
Alongside this plan, you can add a short daily reading. Turn on any of them, or alternate the Psalm and Proverb from day to day.
Psalm of the Day
One psalm a day, working through the whole Psalter.
Proverb of the Day
One chapter of Proverbs a day, cycling every 31 days.
Gospel of the Day
This plan doesn't include a Gospel, so Gospel of the Day keeps you reading the words and works of Jesus alongside it, one Gospel at a time.
Companion readings need a free account in the Standfirm app.
When you finish
Read another, then go deeper.
Each Growing Believer plan covers different books, so reading another before you move on gives you more ground to stand on. When you're ready, step up to Mature Believer. It's your choice, not a test.