Where would you start if you had less than an hour to explain the gospel to a friend who has not read the Bible before? What information should you cover? What points should you focus on? The Story that Matters and What are Christmas and Easter all About? are booklets that provide a clear explanation of the main message of the Bible in 45 minutes.

These booklets each explain the gospel in a chronological manner from creation to the cross. Using expressive line art illustrations (The Story that Matters) or rich colour illustrations (What are Christmas and Easter all About?) and carefully controlled text, the core message of the Bible is explained in simple-to-understand English so that even those who uses English as a second language can clearly understand the message.

These books are priced so they can be given away in large numbers. Churches can present these booklets to visitors or they can be given out at concerts or church programs. Individuals can also give the booklet like a gospel tract to family, friends and neighbours.

Learn more:

The Story that Matters

What are Christmas

and Easter all About?

Features:

Chronological:  Begins with the creation of the universe, and then progressing sequentially through key Old Testament stories, it moves into the New Testament to reveal the meaning of the cross and the tomb. The main story of the Bible is tied together into one universal, all-encompassing drama. The content is brief so a reader can complete the book in approximately 45 minutes.

Assumptions: Assumes reader has little or no prior knowledge of the Bible.

Fully illustrated: Expressively drawn line art brings the gospel story to life.

Written for those with limited language skills: Using EasyEnglish, it is suitable for children, teens, ESL readers and those who are not generally readers.

Question: These seem like such short booklets. Can they explain the gospel clearly?

Answer: Here’s some background to the booklets that may help you understand its architecture and purpose. They were created with at least three important considerations.

First, the concise nature of these booklets enables them to be used for mass distribution or as a give-away on a personal basis—this for less than the cost of a greeting card or a cup of coffee

Secondly, these booklets were designed to be read in under an hour. We did this to appeal to those who may not like reading but will read a small booklet. To achieve a quick reading time, we had to balance an accurate and sufficient gospel presentation with a succinct word count. If you have read one of our bigger books like By This Name, you will see that we do have resources that explain the gospel message in much fuller detail. For The Story that Matters, we were conscious of every word. So we distilled the good news, doing our best to ensure that the key concepts were explained without adding bulk to such a small booklet.

The booklet was designed to give people with no knowledge of the Bible enough information to understand the four irreducible minimums of the gospel:

1. A holy God
2. A helpless sinner
3. A sufficient substitute
4. A personal faith

In other words, the booklet explains who God is, man’s sin nature, God’s provision of a perfect substitute, and how people appropriate the salvation offered by Jesus through a personal faith. At the back of the booklet, the reader is then invited to continue the learning journey by reading By This Name.