Jesus Storybook Bible
I can hardly believe it: attendance records are up-to-date, Sunday School is set and ready to go, volunteers are lined up and reminded....I feel like I'm actually caught up at the moment! (I'm choosing to ignore that it's nearly 6pm and I'm still at the church!)
I wanted to share another gem I've come across and use routinely in our programs here at the church. The Jesus Storybook Bible is a lovely resource for your younger children. The illustrations by Jago are whimsical and thought-provoking, and the way Sally Lloyd-Jones ties together a mastery of words with the Big Picture of the Bible is extremely effective.
The Jesus Storybook Bible has a curriculum as well that can be used as a Sunday school or mid-week program. We haven't used the program yet, but I keep a stash of these Bibles in my Toddler room to use on Sunday mornings, and I have another stash ready to hand out to new families that don't have a family devotional time, or are new to church. Each story truly whispers Jesus' name, so it's impossible to read any of this storybook Bible without seeing God's sovereign plan. For this reason, I often recommend it to families looking to start a family devotion time, because this makes it easy. Read it before bed, after supper, as an afternoon curl up on the couch -- it doesn't matter where or when, you'll enjoy reading these pages together with your family.
And don't forget - if you're using it as a curriculum, there are really handy videos that use the illustrations and text of the book to help aid your lessons! If you haven't got a copy on your shelf, you'd better go get one!
I wanted to share another gem I've come across and use routinely in our programs here at the church. The Jesus Storybook Bible is a lovely resource for your younger children. The illustrations by Jago are whimsical and thought-provoking, and the way Sally Lloyd-Jones ties together a mastery of words with the Big Picture of the Bible is extremely effective.
The Jesus Storybook Bible has a curriculum as well that can be used as a Sunday school or mid-week program. We haven't used the program yet, but I keep a stash of these Bibles in my Toddler room to use on Sunday mornings, and I have another stash ready to hand out to new families that don't have a family devotional time, or are new to church. Each story truly whispers Jesus' name, so it's impossible to read any of this storybook Bible without seeing God's sovereign plan. For this reason, I often recommend it to families looking to start a family devotion time, because this makes it easy. Read it before bed, after supper, as an afternoon curl up on the couch -- it doesn't matter where or when, you'll enjoy reading these pages together with your family.
And don't forget - if you're using it as a curriculum, there are really handy videos that use the illustrations and text of the book to help aid your lessons! If you haven't got a copy on your shelf, you'd better go get one!
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