Best-selling children's author Marty Machowski's beautifully illustrated storybook captivates young readers with the heart of the gospel. In this easy-to-read children's book, families are invited to see Jesus clearly in the people, places, and events of the Old and New Testaments.
The Gospel Story Bible points to Jesus, helping families and kids identify Christ as the hero of every story. While it's easy to forget Jesus in the midst of frantic schedules, family squabbles, and conflicting priorities, Machowski reminds families of God's plan of salvation in Christ, which is continually on display throughout the Bible.
This gospel-driven resource orients the minds of children toward the wondrous works of God, encouraging them to see Jesus in a larger context of redemptive history. As a treasure for both parents and young children, The Gospel Story Bible traces the gospel through the Bible with clarity and traction for all ages.
As you share these engaging Bible stories together, you and your family will meet Jesus and learn a new, life-changing way of growing in intimacy with him. Vibrant illustrations, child-friendly discussion questions, and Scripture references accompany each narrative to help you lead in effective family Bible study.
You will be delighted to discover how easily even a young child can understand the original text of a story he or she has already come to love. Ideal as a storybook for your preschooler, a devotional for your grade school student, a refresher for the adult believer, or an introduction for the new one.
The Gospel Story Bible is a companion resource to the Gospel Story Curriculum, Long Story Short, Old Story New, the Old Testament Gospel Story for Kids Coloring Book, and the New Testament Gospel Story for Kids Coloring Book. Each bible story corresponds to a lesson in the Gospel Story Curriculum, a coloring page in the coloring books, and a week of devotions in Long Story Short and Old Story New.
"I could speak at length about how much I recommend Marty Machowski's books to churches and indeed I do, along with books from a long list of other authors. But Marty's resources for families and children also appear on a far shorter list that places them in a more significant category for me they are books that I actually use in my home. Again, Marty has provided us with a God-centered, Scripture-grounded, gospel-driven resource that orients the minds of children toward the wondrous works of God."
Timothy Paul Jones, PhD, Associate Professor of Family Ministry, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; editor of The Journal of Family Ministry
"Marty Machowski gets the gospel and knows how to transfer it to kids in a way that delights the soul and engages the mind. The Gospel Story Bible is a treasure for parents of young children. But it's not just for children, Marty traces the gospel through the Bible with crystal clarity and traction for all ages. Few pastors I know are this skilled in making the glories of Scripture so accessible in narrative form. It's a must-buy."
Dave Harvey, DMin, author of When Sinners Say "I Do" and Rescuing Ambition
"Machowksi does a great job of keeping the essential details of the stories intact while keeping the language accessible. This is no easy feat. Many storybook Bibles tend to be a bit too complicated or a tad too over-simplified. Machowski strikes the right balance between accuracy and age-appropriate comprehension, and for this I'm grateful. This is perhaps most noticeable when touching on a serious topic like God's wrath and judgment. This is something you don't see in a lot of storybook Bibles, even pretty decent ones like The Jesus Storybook Bible. Machowski doesn't shy away from the hard truths of Scripture, but there are no scare tactics. He speaks plainly and appropriately, always returning to the hope found in the gospel. Perhaps the greatest feature of this storybook Bible is its versatility. It can be used for bedtime stories for the little ones, dinnertime discussion with the older kids, and as a basic primer for the parents in telling the story of Jesus in a way that kids will understand. Of all the storybook Bibles we have, I'd say The Gospel Story Bible is the best. The stories are concise and faithful to the Scriptures, the artwork is engaging, and the discussion questions are extremely helpful. I'd encourage any parent to get a copy of this book to share with their children."
Aaron Armstrong, Author, blogger at BloggingTheologically.com
"If you want your children to grow up loving the Bible, then introduce them to The Gospel Story Bible. Here you have a simple, readable, understandable, and engaging account of 156 of the most powerful stories in the Bible. Every story is of manageable size, and even the most energetic child will be able to remain attentive for an entire story. In fact, you may be pleasantly surprised that your children will want to hear more than one story. The most important feature of the book is that Pastor Machowski sees the gospel in every story! Listen to how his book opens: "God's gospel story starts at the very beginning!" I assure you that it doesn't end there. The gospel permeates every chapter of this book. I highly recommend it."
Nancy E. Ganz, Author of Herein Is Love: A Commentary Series for Children
"Reaching the generations with the gospel requires an enormous amount of parental wisdom and intentionality. Marty Machowski has provided a great tool to aid parents in their primary task of discipling their children. Not only that but The Gospel Story Bible presents the grand story line of Christ in all of Scripture. Every parent should have a copy."
Randy Stinson, Dean, School of Church Ministries, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Former President, The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
"With hints of Marc Chagall, Marty provides more than the requisite 1,000 words with his depictions of biblical stories. The accompanying questions provide a great starting point for discussion with children of all ages, while the illustrations evoke even more stimulating thoughts for reflecting on the story of God's people. See the story again for the first time!"
Dr. Phil Schroeder, Church Consultant - Associate Director of Connectional Ministries, North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church
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This is by far our favorite devotional bible to read to our kids. Great in theology, christology, and biblical theology
Love this Bible story book . The text and illustrations are fantastic!!
Very happy with this book. We read a story a day for some summer curriculum we are using. Pictures are very colorful. Stories are a good length. Doesn't shy away from hard issues. And there are questions at the end of each story to lead in discussion.
It may be a children's book, but beautiful for adults to read too
We bought this in addition to the Jesus Story Book Bible (JSBB) to read to our daughter. She's still an infant and it's basically just to continue the practice of daily reading to her from the Bible. The JSBB only took us 2 months to go through and I dont want to read the same stories 6x a year. This I felt was a good addition and I remembered loving it after reading stories during a Sunday School class. We are enjoying it so far. I am looking forward to reading from it and being able to ask the accompanying questions. I can't speak to what age it is for because everything is too much for our current child, but I feel like I am learning from it as an adult. I also like how it is written and that the scripture each story is from is displayed on the pages.
I like the idea of this but my kids are too old for this style. I wished they showed the inside of the book.
This is such a little cute book to share with the little ones in your family. I read it to my little sisters whenever I go back home, and my little sister who has autism and intellectual disability kept saying "Jesus" and I wasn't positive if that's what she's really saying because she makes a lot of random noise and says random words. Then she went to grab the book and that's when I realized she said Jesus. Y'all this is a great book to read to the little. They can easily associate it to Jesus Christ!
Great Bible to follow Jesus Storybook Bible. My oldest is 5 and I think we had been through Jesus Storybook Bible 5 times or more starting when he was almost 3. This Bible is a touch too meaty for him but perfect for explaining and pushing him to focus and perfect to grow into over the next few years.
We use in our kids program at church, but I ordered one for myself. I love the way the stories are laid out and the pictures are beautiful and vibrant.
I was reading the Jesus Storybook Bible to my kids and we have loved it. However, after reading through it several times, I wanted to get something that was still in a story format, but "meatier". The Gospel Story Bible fits the bill for just that. The stories are well written, although not quite as "fun". The ground of the Bible covered by this book is significant. I'm enjoying the stories and the questions that go with them. Also, I tried reading straight out of a bible (NIV Reader's Edition), but my 4&5 y/o kids become disinterested very quickly and they were not getting much out of it. This book is a good stepping stone. I bought this for my 6 and 8 year old boys and they love it. We read a story at night but I frequently catch them reading it at other times too.
