Enjoy Jesus In 2026

As a people changed, united, and sent by Jesus, we want to enjoy Jesus more this year.

“That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us…” — John 17:21

Jesus’s own desire for his people is not merely that we follow his teachings, but that we abide in him—sharing in the very life and love he has with the Father. Our growth, unity, mission, and joy all flow from this living union with Christ.

How does real change happen in the Christian life? Not by mastering techniques, but by deepening our union and communion with Jesus Christ.

Dane Ortlund writes:

“Our preoccupation as Christians is to be a single, simple, all-determining impulse of the heart: looking to Jesus. If you look to him, everything else is footnotes. All else will fall into place. If you do not look to Jesus, no amount of techniques or strategies will finally help you; all will be for nothing. Peel back every layer of distraction and look to Christ. Simplify your heart and all its cares. Look to Christ and his overflowing heart. Let your union and communion with Jesus Christ, the friend of sinners, take you deeper, ever deeper, into the wonders of the gospel. And watch your heart, and therefore your whole life, blossom.”
— Dane Ortlund, How Does God Change Us?

Charles Spurgeon once said, “There is no joy in this world like union with Christ. The more we can feel it, the happier we are.” Union with Christ is not only the center of our salvation, but also the engine of our sanctification—and the source of our deepest joy.

John Newton captured this same truth simply and beautifully: “Looking unto Jesus.” He wrote that the duty, the privilege, the safety, and the unspeakable happiness of the believer are all contained in that one sentence. Looking to Jesus is what melts the soul into love and gratitude.

In 2026, we as a church want to simplify our hearts and re-center our lives on Christ himself. This year, we are inviting our whole church into three Christ-forming habits that help us enjoy our union with him and grow in grace: Focusing on the Lord, Fasting, and Feasting.

“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (CSB)

Our prayer is holistic growth—spirit, soul, and body—as we learn together to look to Jesus, abide in him, and live from the life he freely gives.

Focusing on the Lord:

(Prayer, Silence, and Solitude)

Before we speak, strive, or serve, we want to attend to God. Focusing is about re-centering our lives on the presence of the Lord, training our hearts to be attentive rather than distracted.

Prayer

We pray because God invites us to come to him and enjoy him as our Father—delighting in all that he is for us because of Jesus. But we also pray because he is our heavenly Father with all power and authority. With him, all things are possible (Mark 10:27; Luke 1:37).

As we look honestly at the brokenness around us—and even within us—we are confronted with our deep need for God’s grace and renewing power. Prayer is how we express that need and how we learn to depend on him. 

Prayer resources

Silence and Solitude

Silence and solitude are tools God uses to restore our souls by gently breaking our constant engagement with the world so that we can be more fully present with him.

Author Charles Stone helpfully defines these practices:

  • Solitude: The practice of temporarily being absent from other people (in isolation or anonymity) and other things so that you can be present with God. It is not loneliness, nor is it escaping people out of frustration. It is primarily about what we do with our bodies.

  • Silence: The practice of voluntarily and temporarily abstaining from speaking so that certain spiritual goals might be sought. It is about what we do with our tongues—choosing quiet attentiveness before God.

Fasting :

We challenge you to set aside a portion of time to abstain from things like food or other activities to sharpen your affection for Jesus.

Fasting is the intentional setting aside of good gifts—like food or media—for a time in order to sharpen our hunger for Jesus. When we fast, we are saying with our bodies that Christ matters more than comfort, convenience, or consumption.

Additional Resources on Fasting:

Feasting:

Fasting opens a way for us to feast. Would you make it a daily habit to hear from God and respond? We believe that through the Bible God speaks, and we respond to him in prayer.

Read the Bible With Us

Choose one reading plan according to your ability and season of life—and consider inviting a friend or family member to read alongside you.

  • Read the Bible with us by choosing one of these programs according to your ability. Choose a plan and invite a friend to read along with you.

    • 52-Week Bible Reading Plan

      Read through the Bible in a year with each day of the week dedicated to a different genre: epistles, the law, history, Psalms, poetry, prophecy, and Gospels.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      5x5x5 New Testament Bible Reading Plan

      Read through the New Testament in a year, reading Monday to Friday. Weekends are set aside for reflection and other reading. This plan is especially beneficial if you’re new to a daily discipline of Bible reading.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      A Bible Reading Chart

      Read through the Bible at your own pace. Use this minimalistic yet beautifully designed chart to track your reading throughout the year.

      Duration: Flexible | Download: PDF


      Chronological Bible Reading Plan

      Read through the Bible in the order the events occurred chronologically.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      The Navigators Bible Reading Plan

      Four daily readings beginning in Genesis, Psalms, Matthew, and Acts.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      The Navigators Book-at-a-Time Bible Reading Plan

      Two daily readings, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. Complete an entire book in each testament before moving on.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      ESV Daily Bible Reading Plan

      Four daily readings taken from four lists: Psalms and wisdom literature, Pentateuch and history of Israel, Chronicles and prophets, and Gospels and epistles.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      ESV 6-Month New Testament Reading Plan

      Read straight through the New Testament in six months by focusing on a short section each day.

      Duration: Six months | Download: PDF


      ESV A-Psalm-a-Day Reading Plan

      Read through the book of Psalms in 150 days with this chapter-a-day reading plan.

      Duration: Five months | Download: PDF


      Every Word in the Bible

      Read through the Bible one chapter at a time. Readings alternate between the Old and New Testaments.

      Duration: Three years | Download: PDF


      Historical Bible Reading Plan

      The Old Testament readings are ordered similarly to Israel’s Hebrew Bible, and the New Testament readings attempt to follow the order in which the books were authored.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      An In-Depth Study of Matthew

      A year-long study in the Gospel of Matthew from Tabletalk magazine and R.C. Sproul.

      Duration: One year | App: Accessible on YouVersion. Download the app.


      Bible in a Year

      This plan takes you through the entire Bible with two readings each day: one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament.

      Duration: One year | App: Accessible on YouVersion. Download the app.


      Professor Grant Horner’s Bible Reading System

      Reading ten chapters a day, in the course of a year you’ll read the Gospels four times, the Pentateuch twice, Paul’s letters four to five times, the Old Testament wisdom literature six times, the Psalms at least twice, Proverbs and Acts a dozen times, and the Old Testament history and prophetic books about one and a half times.

      Duration: Ongoing | Download: PDF


      Redemptive-Historical Bible Reading Plan

      This plan curates key chapters of the Old and New Testaments that help frame the flow of

      redemptive history—how God has worked in history to bring about his plan of salvation. It is designed to help you gain a solid grounding in the entire message of the Bible.

      Duration: Ongoing | Download: PDF


      Robert Murray M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

      Read the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once.

      Duration: One or two years | Download: Website


      Straight-through-the-Bible Reading Plan

      Read straight through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      Tabletalk Bible Reading Plan

      This Bible reading plan includes two readings each day, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. By the end of the plan, you’ll have read through the entire Bible in one year.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      The Legacy Reading Plan

      This plan does not have set readings for each day. Instead, it has set books for each month and a set number of Proverbs and Psalms for each week. It aims to give you more flexibility while grounding you in specific books of the Bible.

      Duration: One year | Download: PDF


      Two-Year Bible Reading Plan

      Read the Old and New Testaments once and Psalms and Proverbs four times.

      Duration: Two years | Download: PDF


      Bible Reading Plan Generator

      Still can’t find a plan that works for you? Generate your own.

      Duration: You decide | Online: Bible Reading Plan Generator


      Additional Bible Resources