Growing Believer
Deeper Roots.
Romans and Hebrews alongside Genesis.
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Why this plan
Romans is the fullest statement of the gospel in the New Testament, and it builds on Genesis throughout: Adam, Abraham, Jacob and Esau. Hebrews 11 retells Genesis again in its roll call of faith. Reading a selection of Genesis alongside both letters lets those references land.
The plan reads Hebrews 1–4 and 11–13. Chapters 5–10 lean heavily on the Levitical priesthood, so they're saved for The Law and Its Fulfillment.
What you'll read
2 streams, read side by side.
Romans & Hebrews
Romans → Hebrews
Genesis (selected chapters)
Genesis
Week by week
The plan for the next 6 weeks.
Every reading, in the order the app gives them. When one stream finishes, the others carry on until the plan is done.
Week 1Romans 1 – Romans 5
- Day 1Romans 1 · Genesis 1
- Day 2Romans 2 · Genesis 2
- Day 3Romans 3 · Genesis 3
- Day 4Romans 4 · Genesis 4
- Day 5Romans 5 · Genesis 5
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 2Romans 6 – Romans 10
- Day 6Romans 6 · Genesis 6
- Day 7Romans 7 · Genesis 7
- Day 8Romans 8 · Genesis 8
- Day 9Romans 9 · Genesis 9
- Day 10Romans 10 · Genesis 12
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 3Romans 11 – Romans 15
- Day 11Romans 11 · Genesis 15
- Day 12Romans 12 · Genesis 16
- Day 13Romans 13 · Genesis 17
- Day 14Romans 14 · Genesis 18
- Day 15Romans 15 · Genesis 19
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 4Romans 16 – Hebrews 4
- Day 16Romans 16 · Genesis 21
- Day 17Hebrews 1 · Genesis 22
- Day 18Hebrews 2 · Genesis 24
- Day 19Hebrews 3 · Genesis 25
- Day 20Hebrews 4 · Genesis 27
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 5Hebrews 11 – Genesis 39
- Day 21Hebrews 11 · Genesis 28
- Day 22Hebrews 12 · Genesis 32
- Day 23Hebrews 13 · Genesis 33
- Day 24Genesis 37
- Day 25Genesis 39
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 6Genesis 41 – Genesis 50
- Day 26Genesis 41
- Day 27Genesis 45
- Day 28Genesis 48
- Day 29Genesis 50
- 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.