Reading plan · 25 days · 1 hr 5 min read

Tell Me the Christmas Story: An Advent Plan

An Advent calendar of Bible stories for children and the grown-ups who read with them: one five-minute story a night from 1 to 25 December. It begins with the promises God made, to Eve, to Abraham, to Moses, to David and through Isaiah, and follows them all the way to the angel's visit, Mary's yes, the birth in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve and the shepherds on Christmas Day. Start on 1 December. Each story ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

min/day
~3
books
4
finish, reading daily
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In this plan

Days 1–9 Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning 9 days · 23 min read
About this book
Week 1 Days 1–7
  1. God Makes Everything Genesis 1:31 · 3 min Today
  2. The Snake’s Trick Genesis 3:9 · 3 min
  3. The Rainbow Promise Genesis 9:13 · 2 min
  4. Abram Sets Out Genesis 12:1 · 3 min
  5. Count the Stars Genesis 15:6 · 2 min
  6. Sarah Laughs Genesis 18:14 · 2 min
  7. God Will Provide Genesis 22:8 · 3 min
Week 2 Days 8–9
  1. A Stairway to Heaven Genesis 28:16 · 3 min
  2. “I Am Joseph!” Genesis 50:20 · 3 min
Days 10–16 Tell Me the Story – Book 2: Out of Egypt 7 days · 20 min read
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  1. The Bush That Didn’t Burn Up Exodus 3:14 · 3 min
  2. The Night of the Passover Exodus 12:13 · 3 min
  3. Bread from Heaven Exodus 16:4 · 3 min
  4. A Tent for God Exodus 25:8 · 3 min
  5. The Snake on the Pole Numbers 21:8 · 2 min
  6. Rahab and the Red Cord Joshua 2:11 · 3 min
  7. Boaz the Redeemer Ruth 4:14 · 3 min
Days 17–18 Tell Me the Story – Book 3: Kings and Prophets 2 days · 6 min read
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  1. The Shepherd Boy Chosen 1 Samuel 16:7 · 3 min
  2. The Promise of a Child Isaiah 9:6 · 3 min
Days 19–25 Tell Me the Story – Book 4: The King Is Born 7 days · 17 min read
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  1. The Angel in the Temple Luke 1:13 · 3 min
  2. Mary Says Yes Luke 1:38 · 2 min
  3. Mary Visits Elizabeth Luke 1:46–47 · 2 min
  4. “His Name Is John” Luke 1:68 · 3 min
  5. Joseph’s Dream Matthew 1:21 · 2 min
  6. Born in Bethlehem Luke 2:7 · 2 min
  7. Shepherds in the Night Luke 2:10 · 2 min

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Tell Me the Easter Story: A Plan for Easter

29 days·~2 min/day

Twenty-nine nights of Bible stories for children and the grown-ups who read with them, one five-minute story a night. It begins with the promises that point to the cross: the lamb God provides, the Passover, the snake on the pole, Jonah's three days and the Good Shepherd. Then it walks with Jesus to Jerusalem, through the Last Supper, the garden and the cross, to the empty tomb, and on through Easter week to the ascension. Start on the Sunday three weeks before Easter, and Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday fall on their own stories. Each story ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

Day 1 ·Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning