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.
AUTHOR
Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he has served on the pastoral staff for over thirty years. He is the author of The Gospel Story Bible, Long Story Short, Old Story New, the Gospel Story Curriculum, the Prepare Him Room advent devotional and curriculum, Wise Up family devotional and curriculum, Listen Up family devotional and curriculum, Dragon Seed, and The Ology. He and his wife Lois have six children and two grandchildren, and they reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
"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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A well written children's Bible that shows how the journey through the Bible points to Jesus. This is an excellent Bible to help your children (and even yourself) learn how to see how the story of the Bible is connected and is fulfilled in Jesus.
Great Curriculum and devotional resource for children and families!
the new and old testaments all talk about Jesus. this bible is a perfect next step after Big Story Book Bible... when kids are ready to listen with out so many pictures. Luke 24:45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.
excellent bible to read at bed time to small kids. love they way they show jesus in each story from start to finish
excellent bible to read at bed time to small kids. love they way they show jesus in each story from start to finish
My kids and I really enjoy this bible. We love the story book bible too, this one is just a little more advanced and for kids a little older (5+ i would say). It has more stories and goes into greater detail. The best part is that the last paragraph of each story explains how it relates, points toward and is fulfilled in Jesus. Awesome!
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.
Love this kids' Bible even more than the Jesus Storybook Bible- which is saying a lot for me! =) It is so solid theologically and my 3 boys all look forward to family worship time each night when we read it. I also like that they include a lot of Bible stories that most kids' Bibles leave out. I highly recommend this!!
I have decidedly mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it is a beautifully illustrated book with a good selection of well-told stories. My third grader loves it, and it has increased her knowledge of the Bible. On the other hand, it comes across as theologically shallow. Not in the sense that it's a children's Bible--in this context, you have to expect certain things to get watered down, some troubling stories not told. The real problem is how narrow the author's view of the Bible is. Every story ends with the exact same lesson: we're sinners and Jesus died for our sins even though we did not deserve it. Even the Old Testament stories! It's as if the Hebrew Bible ONLY existed to foretell the coming of Jesus, and not all of Jesus, only his atoning death on the cross. Jesus's life and ministry are given short shrift. Check, especially, the retelling of the Sermon on the Mount. Key biblical themes (hospitality, justice, peacemaking, care for the poor, the widow, the orphan, human equality before God, willingness to sacrifice, etc.) all get only cursory treatment and are never the real takeaways. When reading with my daughters, I often find myself skipping the last paragraph, since it has so badly missed the point of the story. The reason, I suspect, is that the author comes from a charismatic, non-denominational church with few requirements for seminary training, meaning this is definitely an evangelical's text, and not one well suited for more mainline Protestant or Catholic Christians. Also, for a sect that sees itself as a defender of literalism and "inerrancy," they take frequent liberties with the Bible stories, often imputing motives and explanations not found in the Bible itself. All around, a mixed bag.
We love this bible. Our oldest is almost 5 now, so the first kid bible we had was starting to get a bit repetitive (we've read it to him for 4 years now!). We love the old bible (Jesus Storybook Bible) and how they really tie the Gospel into every part of the stories, even the old testament stories. We wanted a bible equally as centered on the message of the Gospel for our little ones, but with new wording and pictures. This bible fit the bill and is perfect for our kiddos! The stories are a little longer, perhaps slightly more in depth, and the Gospel is tied throughout all of the stories very well. The illustrations are beautiful. They only have one picture per story in this one, as opposed to the other bible we have used, so our 2 year old gets distracted sooner. But for our older kid it is just the perfect amount of information and pictures, and he seems to really listen and learn. This book also has discussion questions about what was just read, which gives the opportunity for more explanation of the biblical events. Our son never lets us finish up without the discussion questions!
