The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People (NIV)

by Zondervan, Max Lucado and Randy Frazee (Foreword by)

Overview

With over 3 million sold, The Story tells the grandest, most compelling story of all time!

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 world’s most popular modern-English Bible, the New International Version, and printed in the exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print® typeface, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel. Like any good story, The Story is filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, romance, and redemption—and this story’s true!

Features:

• Selections from the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV)
• Events, characters, and teachings of the Bible are arranged chronologically
• Short transitions between each chapter to connect the reader to the continuing story
• Timelines of Bible events
• Foreword by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee
• List of characters and who they are
• Discussion questions for each chapter
• Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print typeface
• 11.5-point print size

The Story can be read on its own, used in a small group, or as part of the 31-week church wide-campaign. Companion curriculum is also available.

Using the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV) text makes the Bible accessible and easy to read. The NIV is the result of over 50 years of work by the Committee on Bible Translation, who oversee the efforts of many contributing scholars. Representing the spectrum of evangelicalism, the translators come from a wide range of denominations and various countries and continually review new research to ensure the NIV remains at the forefront of accessibility, relevance, and authority. Every NIV Bible that is purchased helps Biblica translate and give Bibles to people in need around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310458197
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	06/29/2021
Series:	The Story
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	94,483
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Zondervan, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is a world leading Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications. For more than eighty years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian experiences through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, academic resources, and digital products. The company's products are sold in multiple formats, worldwide in more than sixty countries, and translated into nearly two hundred languages.

Zondervan, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is a world leading Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications. For more than eighty years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian experiences through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, academic resources, and digital products. The company's products are sold in multiple formats, worldwide in more than sixty countries, and translated into nearly two hundred languages.

Since entering the ministry in 1978, Max Lucado has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as the teaching minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is the recipient of the 2021 ECPA Pinnacle Award for his outstanding contribution to the publishing industry and society at large. He is America's bestselling inspirational author with more than 145 million products in print.

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The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

Since entering the ministry in 1978, Max Lucado has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as the teaching minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is the recipient of the 2021 ECPA Pinnacle Award for his outstanding contribution to the publishing industry and society at large. He is America's bestselling inspirational author with more than 145 million products in print.

Visit his website at MaxLucado.com

Facebook.com/MaxLucado

Instagram.com/MaxLucado

Twitter.com/MaxLucado

Youtube.com/MaxLucadoOfficial

The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

Randy Frazee is the lead pastor at Westside Family Church in Kansas City. A frontrunner and innovator in spiritual formation and biblical community, Randy is the architect of The Story and Believe church engagement campaign. He is also the author of The Heart of the Story; Think, Act, Be Like Jesus; What Happens After You Die; The Connecting Church 2.0; and The Christian Life Profile Assessment. He and his wife, Rozanne, live in Kansas City, Kansas.

Randy Frazee is the lead pastor at Westside Family Church in Kansas City. A frontrunner and innovator in spiritual formation and biblical community, Randy is the architect of The Story and Believe church engagement campaign. He is also the author of The Heart of the Story; Think, Act, Be Like Jesus; What Happens After You Die; The Connecting Church 2.0; and The Christian Life Profile Assessment. He and his wife, Rozanne, live in Kansas City, Kansas.

Table of Contents

Foreword Max Lucado Randy Frazee vii

Preface ix

Timeline of The Story xi

1 Creation: The Beginning of Life as We Know It 1

2 God Builds a Nation 13

3 Joseph: From Slave to Deputy Pharaoh 29

4 Deliverance 43

5 New Commands and a New Covenant 59

6 Wandering 71

7 The Battle Begins 89

8 A Few Good Men … and Women 103

9 The Faith of a Foreign Woman 121

10 Standing Tall, Falling Hard 129

11 From Shepherd to King 145

12 The Trials of a King 161

13 The King Who Had It All 175

14 A Kingdom Torn in Two 193

15 God's Messengers 203

16 The Beginning of the End (of the Kingdom of Israel) 219

17 The Kingdoms' Fall 231

18 Daniel in Exile 249

19 The Return Home 263

20 The Queen of Beauty and Courage 275

21 Rebuilding the Walls 291

22 The Birth of the King 309

23 Jesus' Ministry Begins 321

24 No Ordinary Man 335

25 Jesus, the Son of God 353

26 The Hour of Darkness 367

27 The Resurrection 381

28 New Beginnings 389

29 Paul's Mission 407

30 Paul's Final Days 439

31 The End of Time 459

Epilogue 471

Discussion Questions 473

Characters 488

Chart of References 494

Editorial Reviews

There are other audio Bibles on the market, including others that come like this one, with musical backgrounds and sound effects. But Zondervan’s STORY differs in one major area: It’s a compilation of numerous biblical narratives selected to tell one continuous story—from the Genesis account of Creation to the end of time in John’s Revelation. It is dramatized by narrators Michael Blain-Rozgay and Allison Moffett. Though they sound a bit amateurish at times, the use of two voices adds variety to the presentation. However, the nonstop musical background can be distracting. Nonetheless, the overall listening experience successfully immerses one in the sounds and events of the biblical world. S.K.G. 2012 Audies Winner © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

MAY 2012 - AudioFile

There are other audio Bibles on the market, including others that come like this one, with musical backgrounds and sound effects. But Zondervan’s STORY differs in one major area: It’s a compilation of numerous biblical narratives selected to tell one continuous story—from the Genesis account of Creation to the end of time in John’s Revelation. It is dramatized by narrators Michael Blain-Rozgay and Allison Moffett. Though they sound a bit amateurish at times, the use of two voices adds variety to the presentation. However, the nonstop musical background can be distracting. Nonetheless, the overall listening experience successfully immerses one in the sounds and events of the biblical world. S.K.G. 2012 Audies Winner © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

MAY 2012 - AudioFile