Books in 5 Minute Bible Stories series

This is the parable Jesus told about the rich man who decided to hold a great feast for all his friends. But when the time comes, everybody made excuses why they could not come. The host was furious so he opened his doors to anyone who was willing to attend, especially the poor or the ill, who were all delighted to be asked. His rich friends missed out. The moral of the story is that God welcomes everyone to heaven so long as they put God first in their lives.

This collection of ten Christmas stories, retold with warmth and wisdom, includes a retelling of the Nativity story from the Gospels as well as tales and legends associated with Christmas traditions from around the world. Together these stories reflect the message of peace and goodwill at Christmas. Each story is retold in a short but continuous narrative, with quick and quirky illustrations adding to the momentum. The playful element is enhanced by text that 'interacts' with the pictures by means of join-in words so that they are fun to share with children. The large text and carefully managed readability mean that such a book is also great fun for young children who are learning to read. Part of Lion's Two-Minute series which also includes Bible Stories, Parables, Bedtime Stories and Animal Stories.

A young man treats his family with disrespect and ends up leaving them, taking their money with him. When he falls on hard times, and finds himself alone in the world, he has no choice but to return home, fearing he won't be welcome because of the way he treated his father. But when he asks his father for forgiveness, he is welcomed back immediately. The message of the story is, "If anyone changes and comes back to him, God forgives them and there is joy in heaven."

Crop-destroying locusts, body-covering boils, countries doing the splits, ventriloquists, disappearing people, shipwrecks, wonder wives, scheming fathers, feuding families and a Tip Top Tent – lots of unusual things happened in Bible times! Writer and illustrator Andy Robb chooses fifty Bible stories to retell in his own zany style. Learn what happened when Adam and Eve took just a teensy nibble of forbidden fruit. Discover why Jacob had to do a runner, only to become the victim of Laban’s dastardly deeds. Find out why God lived in a tent, search some Bible’s Got Talent stories before exploring a Tough Time Talk that Jesus gave to His listeners. At the end of each story, you are left with a cliff-hanger, a question and the verses that you need to find in your Bible to figure out what happened next.