Adult Discipleship

The Story - God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people. That is what The Story is all about—the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Condensed into 31 accessible chapters, The Story sweeps you into the unfolding progression of Bible characters and events from Genesis to Revelation. Using the clear, accurate, and easy-to-understand text of the NIV Bible, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel. And like any good story, The Story is filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, romance, and redemption—and this story's true!

The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story

• DVD - 31 ten-minute video lessons, including a 6-7 minute teaching by Randy Frazee and a 2-3 minute reading from The Story by different people whose position or role in life correlates with the passage they are reading. Every group needs a copy of the DVD.
   
• Participant's Guide - Every lesson has a written introduction, a note-taking section to record notes while watching the video lesson, a series of discussion questions, prayer time, and suggested activities between meetings. Every group leader and participant, or couple, needs a Participant Guide.

Teens

The Story Teen Edition – “The Greatest Story Ever Told” is more than just a cliché. God has gone to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people. That is what The Story for Teens is all about—the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Condensed into 31 accessible chapters, The Story for Teens sweeps you into the unfolding progression of Bible characters and events from Genesis to Revelation. Using the clear, accurate, and easy-to-understand text of the New International Version, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel. And like any good story, it is filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, romance, and redemption.

Children

The Story for Kids has it all, but it's not just a fantasy. It's the Story—the big picture of God's enormous love for his people written like a novel. Used as part of the Story church campaign or on its own, The Story for Kids is told using the New International Reader's Version (NIrV), the easiest to read of all Bible translations. Events, characters, and teachings are arranged in chronological order so you can better understand God's plan for creation and his people. This revised edition has updated transitions and all-new artwork. You'll be forever changed by the greatest story ever told!

Extra Resources

Exploring the Story – This reference resource illuminates each of the thirty-one narrative chapters of The Story, a Bible that presents the overarching message of scripture chronologically through the biblical text itself. Commentary and accompanying charts and images explain history, characters, events, and theological concepts, bringing to life the “greatest story ever told.”

God’s Story, Your Story Youth Edition – Is there a story behind the daily drama of your life? Being a teenager isn’t always easy. From homework to after-school jobs to having to think about the future, life can feel chaotic. But did you know that the chaos and confusion, as well as the joys and excitements you experience, are part of God’s ordered plan? In this teen adaptation of God’s Story, Your Story, bestselling author Max Lucado explores the divine narrative in the New Testament, as well as several contemporary examples, to show how your everyday life is part of God’s bigger redemption story, and that God is there, no matter what you may face in your life. Real teen responses and real-life application questions are also included to help you further connect God’s narrative to your own. Because God’s story is your story—and he is adding to your chapter every day.

Max Lucado’s newest book for teens, God’s Story, Your Story: Youth Edition, uses New Testament stories, modern-day examples, and anecdotes found in his adult title God’s Story, Your Story to help teen readers see the bigger, God-planned story in their lives.