The Family Prayer Bible begins with 12 stories from the Old Testament to give you a background of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Then there is a transition from the Old Testament to the New Testament. There you will read stories about events before Jesus was born. Next you will trace the life of Jesus from His birth . . . to His death . . . to the resurrection.

The life of Jesus is told in four books, called the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In The Family Prayer Bible we follow Jesus' life chronologically, from birth to resurrection choosing the story in the gospel that best tells about Jesus.

Then our story line will follow the establishment of the church in the Book of Acts. We will follow the triumphant growth of the church that fulfills Jesus' last command, i.e., the Great Commission. "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone" (Mark 16:15). Then we will survey the letters (called Epistles or Books) written by the Apostle Paul and others. We end up where the New Testament ends, showing pictures of heaven and where we will spend eternity with God.