More Than a Story: New Testament (Sally Michael)

More Than a Story – New Testament

Exploring the Message of the Bible with Children

More Than a Story: New Testament is a new kind of Bible resource for children (ages 3-12)—taking them on a chronological journey through the Bible with a God-centered, gospel-focused, discipleship-oriented, theologically grounded perspective.

The glorious account of the birth of God’s Son and the sobering account of Jesus’ death on the cross; bread and fish multiplied to feed 5,000 and living water offered to a Samaritan woman; Jesus preaching openly and the Pharisees plotting secretly; a crowd singing praises in the streets and an angry mob calling for crucifixion; a blind man receives his sight and a persecutor of the church is blinded by light; an apostle is freed from prison and another is put in chains.

The pages of this book are filled with stories from the Bible, all of them telling the true, eternally vital, one grand story. Sally Michael beautifully displays Christ’s manifold character as well as His glorious deeds, righteous commands, sure promises, severe warnings, and gracious plan of redemption.

Though the Bible is full of stories, it is indeed More Than a Story. It is the authoritative Word of God that, throughout its pages, proclaims and magnifies the majestic character of God, His work in this world, and His plan of redemption for sinful men through His Son, Jesus.

About the Author

Sally Michael is co-founder of Truth 78 and has authored Bible-teaching curriculum for children for over three decades. Her books are marked by a passion to see God-centered spiritual development in all her readers, young and old. For 16 years, Sally served in ministry to children at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis.  Her husband David Michael worked closely with Pastor John Piper.  She and David now reside in Indianapolis, on staff at College Park Church. They have two adult daughters, Kristi and Amy, and three grandchildren.  She has put two decades of heartfelt biblical study and labor into More Than a Story.

Unless otherwise noted, Scriptures quoted in More Than a Story are from the ESV (English Standard Version) of the Bible.

“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” — Romans 15:4

“All the nations You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous things; You alone are God!” — Psalm 86:9-10