The story an innovative tool to share the gospel story. The stories you love from the jesus storybook bible are available in a text only edition. First used by charles spurgeon in 1866, the wordless book has become a very popular tool used all over the world to. Gather and order a piece of black, red, white, gold, and green construction paper.
I have created a power point presentation that follows a version of the wordless book, sometimes known as the colors of salvation, or the salvation colors. All verses are then truly merged into a meaningful blending of the four gospels as one gospel, allowing the reader to see and clearly understand every detail of the events in the life of jesus. Your life is not an accident, a mere product of chance. The wordless colour book is a simple tool for teaching the gospel story of salvation to our children. Mahaney, senior pastor, sovereign grace church of louisville. Refer to wordless book for instructions on sharing the gospel in a smooth story form, always refer to the black bead as the the dark bead because the bible talks about the condition of the the heart as the darkness of sin. You can make it out of papers of different colors, though some have used bracelets and ornaments to tell the story as well. The wordless colour book is an easy to make tool for sharing the gospel with children, and even adults. Have you ever peeked at the back page of a book to see if the ending is happy or sad. Gospel story by colors bible school crafts, wordless. The gospel story bible is the latest addition to the gospel story for kids series by marty machowski. While her context is crosscultural, she makes a strong case for pastors and evangelists everywhere to understand the importance of, and the ways and means to share, biblical narratives.
The infancy gospel of thomas is a biographical gospel about the childhood of jesus, believed. It is called a book, as it is usually represented with pages, although it can be shown on a single page or banner. The beginning of the story is the same as the ending. The story that missionaries leave all for in order to tell to people in other countries. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth. It really helps bring the discussion around the main part of the story jesus. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. The wordless book can be used in many different circumstances. The wordless book tells the greatest story ever told. Filled with 156 stories spanning from genesis to revelation, the gospel story bible strives to bring the bible to life in a manner that is thoroughly engaging, seeking to develop within our children a. Theological student lucy dantan and disillusioned exjesuit patrick ohanrahan pursue clues to the gospel s whereabouts. Read on to learn how to make your own wordless book. Dec 05, 2011 this really created some good discussion on the part of my husband and kids. What we can infer from the evidence of the book of acts and the third gospel is that the author was someone who was steeped in scripture, in the septuagint.
Do you have the desire to speak to others about jesus christ but you are not sure what to say or how to do it. Watch free bible videos on different books and themes of the bible from bibleproject. Explain that you will tell them a short story using these legos, and that after your story they may continue playing with the legos if they wish. This truth defines everything, and its implications are massive. The wordless colour book the gospel story often we think we need to have all these verses memorised to present the gospel to someone.
Phil and i created this video to help you quickly assemble bracelets. By using the wordless book you can use 5 different colours to share the gospel. Telling the gospel through story intervarsity press. Learn more about spreadtruth and gospel everywhere. Theological student lucy dantan and disillusioned exjesuit patrick ohanrahan pursue clues to the gospels whereabouts. At the bible project, we make animated videos that explore the books and. The gospel of luke tells the story of how jesus creates a new israel. It really helps bring the discussion around the main part of the storyjesus. The story concluded, then god said, let us make people in our image. Show the child the gold spreads at the front and back of the wordless book. Christine has given us a most welcome introduction and primer in her book telling the gospel through story. We can follow in jesus footsteps by using items that children are familiar with to share with them the gospel message. Filled with 156 stories spanning from genesis to revelation, the gospel story bible strives to bring the bible to life in a manner that is thoroughly engaging, seeking to develop within our children a deep love for gods word. Ernie n jenny jones saved to colors of salvation learn how to make the wordless book and bracelet.
Stories from matthews good news easyenglish bible with. And, without text, the reader can narrate the story, even changing the details each time. It might also be the wordless book booklet which can be purchased from the child evangelism fellowship or a christian book store. The wordless book is a christian evangelistic book. The gospel fuzzies are a cute and fun way to share the wordless book with young children.
Which brings me to my third favourite thing about this book. One thing that makes it so special is that its a true story right from gods word, the bible. How can we use the wordless book to explain the gospel. I was surprised to learn that many believe that charles spurgeon originated the wordless book idea.
Print instructions for sharing the gospel using the colors green, black, red, white and yellow. Charlie the gospel worm childrens ministry international. When considering using this method to share the gospel, think about whether the children you are sharing with will understand your explanation of each of the colors if the children relate the colors to different ethnic. One of the best ways to share the gospel with kids is the wordless book.
How can use the wordless book to explain the gospel. The wordless colour book the gospel story godly ladies. One of the most popular tools for witnessing, the wordless book presents the salvation message using five colored pages to represent heaven and gods love, the darkness of sin, the blood of christ, a clean heart and. This past week, i was talking with someone about using the wordless book to share the gospel with children. Best books on the gospel what is the essential christian message the gospel. Wordless book instructions let the little children come. The gospeljust as the title suggests, machowski brings the gospel to. Evidence points to it being invented by the famous london baptist preacher charles haddon spurgeon, in a message given on january 11, 1866 to several hundred orphans regarding psalm 51. As a result, the gospel message has been taken to over 80 countries by missionaries using the wordless book. It is a gift that will remind your listeners of the gospel truth. It is a great resource for missionaries and sunday school. By his powerful and creative word, god spoke into existence the universe and everything in it. Aug 31, 2017 do you have the desire to speak to others about jesus christ but you are not sure what to say or how to do it. As you assemble the various objects using the lego bricks, share the gospel message using the same points the wordless book.
Our tract and matching silicone wristband both use 5. The gospel flipperflappertm incorporates the colors and symbols of the wordless book. We have therefore combined the classic and popular toy, lego, with a classic and popular child evangelism tool, the wordless book, to share the message of salvation with children. The gospel just as the title suggests, machowski brings the gospel to light in every story. The children will be amazed as you flip through the symbols while sharing the gospel.
The wordless book page h ave you ever seen this simple evangelistic tool. The story of the storytellers the gospel of luke from jesus to. An excellent way to teach children how to share the gospel with others. The gospel story bible by marty machowski is targeted at young readers, but it does not present a watereddown version of the scriptures.
In the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth. Apr 16, 20 i have created a power point presentation that follows a version of the wordless book, sometimes known as the colors of salvation, or the salvation colors. My friend makes 1,000s of bracelets with this technique. Although primarily used with children, many of all ages have come to christ after hearing the message of the gospel conveyed simply through the colors of the wordless book. Throughout the book, we see that jesus is indeed the messianic king, but he will reign over israel by suffering. The story of love, redemption, salvation, and adoption. We started with genesis 1 and gods intentions for his world. In condensed onetotwo page summaries, this book summarizes and analyzes the key stories of the bible, including very gritty episodes that are usually glossed over in most childrens picture books. Wonderful wordless books you dont always have to use words to tell a story sometimes an authorillustrator can convey plot and characters with only pictures.
A wordless book is a great little tool for sharing the gospel. In 1939, child evangelism fellowship began to print the book, to which they added a green page to represent christian growth. The story we all need to be recounting to ourselves and to others every day. This book of colored pages tells a wonderful story from the bible about the true and living god who made the world. The wordless book was first used by charles spurgeon in 1866, and it has become a very popular tool used all over the world to present the gospel to children. How i wish i could place this book in the hands of every pastor and church member. They also published a leaflet explaining how to use the book and provided scripture verses for each page. Make the wordless book wordless bracelet teen missions. As you can see, it has no words, yet it tells the greatest story ever told. Its a series of colors that can be used to explain the gospel. The wordless book method of presenting the gospel has been used successfully for nearly 150 years. Reading books about the gospel is one of the best ways to deepen and grow christian faith, and many books have been written which outline, examine and apply the gospel message the basic message of jesus. Helping people experience the bible as a unified story that leads to jesus. I do not know who originally came up with this idea.
Eusebius rejected it as a heretical fiction in the third book of his fourthcentury church history. Ive seen several different versions on the internet, but took the lyrics for my activity pack from the scripture lady. Flannelboard lesson with visuals to be used as an evangelistic tool. Now its time to unlock the potential of this powerful presentation to reach a new generation of souls with the timeless truth of the gospel. Jesus has accomplished the decisive work in gods plan to rescue the world from sin and death, but there is more to come. This presentation is technically not wordless because i put the scripture references in there. The bible is one unified story that leads to jesus, but we dont always treat it that way. Glue the boxes on the backs of the pages so that you can read the information as you shuffle through the colors. Book sku8100 1 start by showing the child the wordless book. The audio is available in both english and spanish. The gospel in colors the wordless book ministrytochildren. Wordless book items child evangelism fellowship store.
This book of colored pages is not only extremely easy to use, its also very effective in communicating the message of salvation through jesus christ. On the opposite color of each color is a bible verse to help explain each color. This really created some good discussion on the part of my husband and kids. Little ones will fall in love with these padded cover. An intellectual detective story with the grand entertainment of a nineteenthcentury novel, gospel concerns the search for a lost firstcentury gospel of the bible, a document that could shake the foundations of christianity. Our version of the wordless book has a green cover and also includes 2 gold spreads one at the beginning, and another at the end.
Instead of using words to tell the story, it uses colors. You can also share the gospel story with two other evangelistic tools. Todays version of the wordless book typically includes gold to represent heaven as well as green to represent growth in our relationship with jesus. First used by charles spurgeon in 1866, the wordless book has become a very popular tool used all over the world to explain the plan of salvation to kids using the gospel colors. A collection of stories from the gospel of matthew. This completed work transformed into a book that was complete in an ongoing story, except it was still in king james version wording.
Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. Music rights go to epic score video rights go to other youtube videos and the passion of the christ. Sharing the wordless book gospel printable paradise praises. Telling the gospel through story christian bible studies. The gospel colors are a great way to lead a child to salvation. Find this pin and more on colors of salvation by ernie n jenny jones. One of the most popular and effective tools for witnessing, using colors to present the message of salvation. The wordless gospel book illustrates the simple gospel using colors.
This method of evangelism has been so effective that there are now many variations available. Hello, i would like to tell you a wonderful story from this book. Have you ever seen a book that tells a great story but has no words. Make your own wordless book let the little children come. Discovering jesus in the old and new testaments marty machowski, a. He made a man out of the dust of the earth and god breathed his. Although noncanonical in mainstream christianity, the infancy gospel of thomas contains many miracles and stories of jesus.