The Christmas Story from The NIV Family Reading Bible helps you lead your children in devotions through the Christmas season. Twenty readings span the “big picture” of God’s grace in sending Jesus to live on earth and walk among us; seven readings from the Old Testament cover the prophecies and background about the Messiah’s coming; eight stories relate the events immediately surrounding and including Jesus’ birth; and the final six readings show how Jesus is the Son of God and has made God’s love and forgiveness available to every one. You and your family will follow and understand the story of Jesus’ birth as you never have before. Each reading also includes engaging questions and points of interest that will help you and your family connect with the Christmas story in a fresh way. NIV ©2011. The New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible is the world’s most popular modern-English Bible—easy to understand, yet rich with the detail found in the original languages.

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

The NIV Family Reading Bible provides a roadmap through scripture designed for you---a Christian parent looking for a way to read and explore the Bible with your kids. With three easy-to-use reading tracks to accommodate children of any age and insightful questions and fun facts to keep kids engaged, The NIV Family Reading Bible will nurture your family's interest in God s Word."

A Study Bible that Weaves God’s Story Together for an Unraveling World Journey through the interwoven story of the gospel from Genesis to Revelation. The NIV Storyline Bible features over 380 articles paired with book introductions that illuminate the interconnected nature of God’s inspired Word. The content adapted from Biblemesh.com explores major events, key characters, and the theology of the Bible over seven historical eras: Creation / Patriarchs / Moses / Israel / After Exile / Jesus / The Church. Book introductions provide a “Storyline” perspective on how each book relates to the rest of the Bible Over 200 major articles about theological principles, characters of the Bible, the political and cultural influences on the people of Israel, and the Bible’s major events Over 180 smaller articles address the same topics as the major articles, using an applicational perspective Topical feature indexes Full text of the accurate, readable, and clear NIV translation Beautiful full-color page design Over 200 full-color photos, graphs, and charts Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print® typeface

This story Bible aimed for children aged between four and eight contains 104 of the best loved Bible stories. Stories are skilfully retold with a minimum of text, aimed at the busy youngster looking for exciting colourful illustrations.

If you are one of the millions of Christian parents looking for a way to engage and understand the Bible together as a family, The Family Reading Bible is the Bible to meet your needs. Throughout the development of this unique Bible, the special content (reading paths, questions, fun facts, and more) was tested by Christian families just like yours, who provided insightful feedback and help in order to make this Bible useful for you and your family in everyday life. The Family Reading Bible is designed to help parents use the Bible itself as their family devotional tool. A reading system with three easy-to-use paths allows parents to accommodate children of various ages and stages. Readings of manageable length along with age-appropriate, engaging questions will encourage and maintain your kids’ interest in God’s Word. The Family Reading Bible is the perfect tool for parents in their role as the spiritual leaders of their home. CORE FEATURES 1) Three reading tracks: • Track 1: Short Path—for families with tight schedules or children under 9 • Track 2: Long Path—for longer devotional times and children over 9 • Track 3: Off the Beaten Path—provides an opportunity for creative exploration of various topics of the Bible such as the Christmas story, Angels and Demons, Kings and Queens, and other fun topics. 2) The Family Reading Bible is arranged in standard Bible order – Genesis to Revelation – but you’ll be reading the Bible stories and events in the sequence in which they occurred. Example: when a reading about David in 2 Samuel is connected to a Psalm David wrote, you will be directed by page number to a devotional reading from that Psalm. You will then be returned by page number back to the next reading in 2 Samuel. 3) Brief summaries connect reading passages to provide continuity and understanding 4) Engaging, relevant fact and discussion questions written for children at various learning levels 5) Trivia facts keep both kids and parents engaged

The study system traces the four different areas in which boys can become more like Jesus and features a boy's journal plus interesting, humorous, and even gross and gory facts found in the Bible.