Wellspring | Spring 2025
BIBLE READING & MEMORIZATION
READ, MEMORIZE, & CELEBRATE SCRIPTURE
Wellspring is joining together to…READ, MEMORIZE, & CELEBRATE Scripture through:
1. 14-Week Reading Plan through the Book of Matthew
2. Monthly Scripture Memory Verses
3. Scripture Discipleship Bash on June 12th
Below, you will find our reading and memorization schedule, information about the Scripture Discipleship Bash, and several resources to help you read and study Scripture!
Learn How to Read & Study Scripture
3 Questions to Bring to the Text
When reading a passage of Scripture, it can be helpful to start the journey with a set of questions in hand.
What’s the context of the passage? What happens in the verses before and after this passage?
Use a Study Bible & utilize the resources below!What does this passage say about God?
Discipleship from this passage - What do I believe? How can I obey? How can I grow in intimacy with God?
Taking these questions with you to the text, accompanied by a journal, can help make the Scriptures come alive for you! Not only that, it can help you do as James 1:22-25 says:
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
Scripture Reading Schedule
March 2nd - 8th
Matthew 1-2
March 9th - 15th
Matthew 3-4
March 16th - 22nd
Matthew 5-6
March 23rd - 29th
Matthew 7-8
March 30th - April 5th
Matthew 9-10
April 6th - 12th
Matthew 11-12
April 13th - 19th
Matthew 13-14
April 20th - 26th
Matthew 15-16
April 27th - May 3rd
Matthew 17-18
May 4th - 10th
Matthew 19-20
May 11th - 17th
Matthew 21-22
May 18th - 24th
Matthew 23-24
June 11th
Scripture Discipleship Bash
May 25th - 31st
Matthew 25-26
June 1st - 7th
Matthew 27-28
March Memory Verses
Matthew 5:38-44
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’[h] 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[i] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Resources to Learn How to Read & Study Scripture
Wellspring is embarking on a journey together to Read, Study, and Memorize God’s Word - as a community.
We believe that Wellspring exists to Make Disciples who Hear God’s Voice. Ground zero for growing in discipleship and learning how to recognize the voice of God is…SCRIPTURE.
As you gather in small groups and around the table at home; as you snag coffee or grab lunch with friends; it is our hope that this shared pursuit of God’s Word will trickle into your conversations and discussions. When we dive into God’s Word as a community, we get to sharpen each other’s understanding, avoid pitfalls and false interpretations of the text, and we get to spur one another on in the good work of hiding Scripture in our hearts.
Furthermore, we hope that, surrounded by community, you develop spiritual disciplines surrounding reading, studying, and memorizing God’s Word.
Hebrews 4:12
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Bible Translations
Intentionally choosing the right translation can make all the difference in your reading and understanding of Scripture.
Scholars bunch translations into 3 groups:
Word-for-Word - translating each word as directly as possible from the ancient language into modern English.
Thought-for-Thought - taking the entire thought captured inside of verses and translating the entire thought to modern English
Paraphrase - taking the interpreted direction of the passage and translating it into modern English…often updating metaphors to modern metaphors and using modern words for simplicity of understanding.
You can gain helpful understanding and ways to look at the text from many different translations, but we do recommend you use a Word-for-Word translation as a base.
If you want a simple place to start, we would recommend picking up a copy of an ESV Study Bible. It’s worth the investment!
Resources on Studying
the Bible as a Whole
Playlist of Videos by The Bible Project talking about how to Read the Bible & it’s different styles…
Overview of Matthew Chapters 1-13
By the Bible Project
Overview of Matthew Chapters 14-28
By the Bible Project
Book Resource on How to Study Different Types of Scripture
Bible Project App - bringing all of the resources and videos of the Bible Project to bear alongside Bible reading, Scripture plans, and more! The Bible Project is a GREAT resource for you and your family and this puts it in the palm of your hand…all in 1 place.
Resources on Studying
the Book of Matthew
Scripture Discipleship Bash
Join together with the Body of Wellspring to CELEBRATE what we have learned and how we have grown in Making Disciples who Hear God’s Voice while reading, studying, and memorizing God’s Word.
It will be a fun-filled evening with a Church cookout, games, fellowship, and a time sharing different ways God’s Word impacted your life.
This is an opportunity to let your creativity take flight. Maybe you want to present a Scripture song about something you read in Matthew or act out a scene from the Gospel with roommates or friends. Maybe you want to stand up with your family and recite a verse or 2 that you memorized.
Have fun with it!
We look forward to sharing and celebrating our journey through Scripture together!
Sign-Up for Scripture Presentation
Let us know if you want to present a part of our Scripture Reading Plan at our Scripture Discipleship Bash.
Get creative!
Our Body has so many talents and we want to use them to express our love for Scripture.
Please fill out the info below if you would like to present a portion of our Scripture Reading during the Scripture Discipleship Bash.
P.S. prizes might be involved…