Play through the Bible - Stories from Luke

Here’s a sample story from our new release, Play through the Bible, which helps pre-schoolers get to know Jesus through Luke’s Gospel.
Books of Bible stories for very young children need to be simple, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be linked together or pick up on key themes from the rest of Scripture, as shown in this simple retelling of Luke 3:15-22.

Link:
Are you ready? Are you ready to meet someone very special? In our story today, God’s people are waiting for a King to come. How exciting!

Story:
God’s people have been waiting.
They have been waiting for God’s King to come.
God’s people have been waiting… and waiting… and WAITING for God’s Son, the King, to come to the rescue.

When John comes, the people say:
"Are you God’s Son? Are you God’s King?”
“No!” says John. "Wait! God’s Son, the King, is coming soon. Get ready for him!"
When Jesus comes, the people hear God say:
"Yes! You are my Son! I love you! I am so pleased with you!"
Hooray! The King is here! God’s Son Jesus—God to the rescue!

Pray:
Thank you God that Jesus came to the rescue.

Each week, one of these very short stories can be read several times with a child, including a few easy-to-remember actions (the words in bold). This is then supported by a wide range of play activities to help children engage with the story, as shown in the next blog post.