{"title":"Ready Answer: Scripture References for the Questions That Matter","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePeter told us to always be ready to give an answer for the hope that’s in us (1 Pet 3:15). That’s easier said than done when someone asks a hard question and the verse you need won’t come to mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReady Answer cards put the Scripture right at your fingertips. Each 5×8 card is printed front and back, with every point backed by Scripture references, so it works with any translation and keeps you turning the pages of your own Bible. Slip one inside your Bible’s cover and it’ll be there for the next Bible study, hospital visit, or conversation over coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 1: What the Bible Teaches.\u003c\/strong\u003e The plan of salvation, Bible baptism, and every conversion in Acts, with the church, its worship, and the authority of Scripture on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 2: God, Christ, and the Spirit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Who God is, the deity and work of Jesus, and what the Bible teaches about the Holy Spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 3: Living as a Christian.\u003c\/strong\u003e The new life in Christ, from prayer and Bible study to marriage, purity, and serving others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 4: Answering Common Questions.\u003c\/strong\u003e Faith only, the sinner’s prayer, infant baptism, and once saved, always saved, plus instruments in worship, which church, miraculous gifts, and the 1,000-year reign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 5: Last Things.\u003c\/strong\u003e Death, the second coming, the resurrection, and the judgment, with heaven, hell, and being ready on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 6: Evidences for Faith.\u003c\/strong\u003e Creation, design, and conscience as witnesses to God, along with the evidence for the Bible and the resurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 7: The Life of Christ.\u003c\/strong\u003e His birth, baptism, teaching, and miracles, through the cross, the empty tomb, and the ascension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 8: Rightly Dividing the Word.\u003c\/strong\u003e How God spoke through the ages, why the old law gave way to the new covenant, and how to handle Scripture faithfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 9: Comfort and Encouragement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Passages for grief, sickness, worry, and loneliness, and for the times when faith itself is tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard 10: Coming Home.\u003c\/strong\u003e A card to hand someone who has drifted away, with guidance on the back for the church that wants to bring them back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChurches can order packs of 10, 25 or 50 for evangelism classes, new members, and visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ready-answer-card-13-through-the-bible-in-a-year-part-1","title":"Ready Answer Card: Through the Bible in a Year, Part 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the whole Bible in a year, starting any day you choose. This Ready Answer card puts the Scriptures in your hand one day at a time, from creation on Day 1 to the divided kingdom on Day 181.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter told Christians to \u003cem\u003ealways be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you\u003c\/em\u003e (1 Peter 3:15). Answers like that grow out of knowing the whole story, and a chronological reading lets you watch it unfold the way God revealed it. Job sits with the patriarchs, the Psalms fall beside the events of David's life, and Kings and Chronicles are read side by side. It's a 5 × 8 card, printed front and back, with a numbered reading for Days 1 through 181. There are no dates on it, so you can begin in January, the week after a baptism, or any Monday you like and still finish a year later. Card 14 carries the plan on through Day 365.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach day lists chapters only. No verse is printed out, so the card works with whatever translation you read. Check off the box as you go, and keep the card in your Bible as a bookmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 1–31:\u003c\/strong\u003e creation and the flood, the book of Job, and Abraham through Joseph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 32–59:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exodus, Leviticus, and the first chapters of Numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 60–90:\u003c\/strong\u003e the wilderness years, Deuteronomy, Joshua, and the start of Judges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 91–120:\u003c\/strong\u003e the judges, Ruth, Samuel and King Saul, David on the run with the psalms he wrote along the way, and the first years of his reign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 121–151:\u003c\/strong\u003e David's wars, his sin with Bathsheba and Psalm 51, Absalom's rebellion, a long run of David's psalms, Solomon's coronation, and the opening chapters of Proverbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 152–181:\u003c\/strong\u003e the rest of Proverbs, the Song of Songs, the temple and its dedication, the psalms of worship with Psalm 119, Ecclesiastes, and the kingdom divided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 5 × 8 card, printed on both sides, with a numbered reading and a check-off box for Days 1 through 181. There are no dates, so the plan works for any year and any starting day. Together, Cards 13 and 14 take you through the whole Bible in about fifteen minutes a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristians who want to start reading through the Bible now instead of waiting for January. New converts beginning a daily reading habit right after their baptism. Classes and small groups that start partway through the year. Elders and teachers who keep cards on hand to give out in any month. Anyone who fell behind on a dated plan and wants a fresh start without waiting for next year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCards 13 and 14 follow the same day-by-day plan as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/through-the-bible-in-a-year-a-chronological-bible-reading-journal-undated\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough the Bible in a Year\u003c\/em\u003e journal\u003c\/a\u003e, so you can start the card and the journal on the same day and stay together all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ready-answer-scripture-references-for-the-questions-that-matter\"\u003eSee every card in the Ready Answer series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiritbuilding Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67818576806138,"sku":"BBS065","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/5683\/6484\/files\/BBS065-front-preview.png?v=1792613691"},{"product_id":"ready-answer-card-14-through-the-bible-in-a-year-part-2","title":"Ready Answer Card: Through the Bible in a Year, Part 2","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish the whole Bible in a year, whenever you started. This Ready Answer card puts the Scriptures in your hand for Days 182 through 365, from Elijah's day to the last chapter of Revelation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter told Christians to \u003cem\u003ealways be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you\u003c\/em\u003e (1 Peter 3:15). The second half of the plan carries the story through the prophets, the exile, and the return to Jerusalem, then on to the life of Christ and the church He built. Reading it in order shows how the promises made to Israel come to rest in Jesus. It's a 5 × 8 card, printed front and back, with a numbered reading for Days 182 through 365. Card 13 covers Days 1 through 181.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach day lists chapters only. No verse is printed out, so the card works with whatever translation you read. Check off the box as you go, and keep the card in your Bible as a bookmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 182–212:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elijah and Elisha, Obadiah, Joel, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Isaiah, read alongside the kings of Israel and Judah down to Hezekiah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 213–243:\u003c\/strong\u003e the close of Isaiah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah's warnings, the first half of Ezekiel, and the fall of Jerusalem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 244–273:\u003c\/strong\u003e the rest of Jeremiah, Lamentations, the rest of Ezekiel, Daniel, the return from exile, Haggai, Zechariah, Esther, and the rebuilding of the walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 274–304:\u003c\/strong\u003e the end of Nehemiah, Malachi, and the life of Christ read as a harmony of the four Gospels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 305–334:\u003c\/strong\u003e the last week of Jesus' life, His death and resurrection, and Acts, with James, Galatians, Thessalonians, and 1 Corinthians set into Paul's journeys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 335–365:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 Corinthians, Romans, the end of Acts, the prison letters, Timothy and Titus, Peter's letters, Jude, Hebrews, John's letters, and Revelation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 5 × 8 card, printed on both sides, with a numbered reading and a check-off box for Days 182 through 365. 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This Ready Answer card puts the Scriptures in your hand one day at a time, with Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John read together in the order the events happened.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter told Christians to \u003cem\u003ealways be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you\u003c\/em\u003e (1 Peter 3:15). That hope rests on Jesus, and the Gospels are where we meet Him. When an event appears in more than one Gospel, the plan reads the accounts back to back, so you see the baptism, the feeding of the five thousand, or the trial before Pilate from every angle the Spirit gave us. It's a 5 × 8 card, printed front and back, with a reading for every day from January through June. Card 16 finishes the New Testament from July through December.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach day lists the passage only. No verse is printed out, so the card works with whatever translation you read. Check off the box as you go, and keep the card in your Bible as a bookmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Word made flesh, the birth narratives, John the Baptist, Jesus' baptism and temptation, and His early ministry in Judea and Galilee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFebruary:\u003c\/strong\u003e the call of the Twelve, the Sermon on the Mount, healings in Galilee, and the parables of the kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarch:\u003c\/strong\u003e the feeding of the five thousand, Peter's confession, the transfiguration, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the start of the journey to Jerusalem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApril:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luke's travel narrative, the good shepherd, the raising of Lazarus, and the triumphal entry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMay:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jesus' teaching in the temple, the Olivet discourse, the Last Supper, and the Upper Room discourse in John\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJune:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gethsemane, the trials, the cross, the resurrection in all four Gospels, and the first chapters of Acts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 5 × 8 card, printed on both sides, with a dated reading and a check-off box for every day from January 1 through June 30. Together, Cards 15 and 16 take you through the whole New Testament at about 22 verses a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristians who want to read the New Testament in 2027 at a pace that leaves room to think. New converts getting to know the Lord they have obeyed. Congregations and Bible classes reading the life of Christ together. Teachers who want students to see how the four Gospels fit together. Anyone who has tried a full Bible plan and wants a shorter, steadier place to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ready-answer-scripture-references-for-the-questions-that-matter\"\u003eSee every card in the Ready Answer series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiritbuilding Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67818946789626,"sku":"BBS067","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/5683\/6484\/files\/BBS067-front-preview.png?v=1792607772"},{"product_id":"ready-answer-card-16-through-the-new-testament-in-2027-part-2","title":"Ready Answer Card: Through the New Testament in 2027, Part 2","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollow the church from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. This Ready Answer card puts the Scriptures in your hand for every day from July through December, with each letter read at the point in Acts where it was written.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter told Christians to \u003cem\u003ealways be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you\u003c\/em\u003e (1 Peter 3:15). The second half of the year shows that hope at work as the gospel spreads and churches are planted and taught. Galatians follows the first missionary journey, the Thessalonian letters come right after Paul leaves Thessalonica, and Romans is read as he heads for Jerusalem. It's a 5 × 8 card, printed front and back, with a reading for every day from July through December. Card 15 covers the Gospels from January through June.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach day lists the passage only. No verse is printed out, so the card works with whatever translation you read. Check off the box as you go, and keep the card in your Bible as a bookmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJuly:\u003c\/strong\u003e the church in Jerusalem, Stephen, Philip, Saul's conversion, Cornelius, James, Paul's first journey, Galatians, and the Jerusalem meeting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAugust:\u003c\/strong\u003e the second journey, the Thessalonian letters, Corinth, and 1 Corinthians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ephesus, 2 Corinthians, and Romans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOctober:\u003c\/strong\u003e the end of Romans, Paul's arrest, his defense before rulers, the voyage to Rome, Ephesians, Philippians, and the start of Colossians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNovember:\u003c\/strong\u003e the rest of Colossians, Philemon, 1 Timothy, Titus, 1 Peter, 2 Timothy, 2 Peter, and the first half of Hebrews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecember:\u003c\/strong\u003e the rest of Hebrews, Jude, John's letters, and Revelation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 5 × 8 card, printed on both sides, with a dated reading and a check-off box for every day from July 1 through December 31. 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