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."

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

Timeless stories from the Bible for children and parents to share. Parents and children can deepen their understanding of the Bible by reading Bible stories together. The Read and Learn Bible features stories from the Old and New Testament including: Genesis, Noah and the Flood, Exodus, Daniel in the Lion's Den, The Story of Queen Esther, The Nativity, Jesus the Teacher, Jesus Comes to Jerusalem, and many more. Illustrated in full color with callouts to help deepen the meaning of the stories, and parent pages to help in discussion, this is a Bible that children can share with their parents, and that parents will want to share with their children.

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.

But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid; for see - I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.' For many people, it's not Christmas without a Christmas carol service - hearing the familiar story of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and the three wise men is guaranteed to get you feeling festive. In The Christmas Story, all the Nativity readings are gathered in one place in an easy to use eBook, so there is no need to flick through the whole Bible. These extracts are taken from the Holy Bible, NIV 2011 translation - the most popular translation in modern English. The NIV is also available as an eBook, and enhanced eBook narrated by Poirot actor, David Suchet.