THE CHRISTMAS STORY: PART 5: Luke 1:34-38

Verses Luke 1:34-38. “I am the Lord’s servant”, the virgin Mary says to the angel Gabriel.

New video each day until Christmas! 🗓️ By Christmas, we'll cover the whole illustrated nativity story verse-by-verse! Luke's Gospel and Matthew's Gospel Graphic Novels are available to buy in our TikTok shop at a discounted price.

Bible Passages Answering:
What did Mary ask the Angel Gabriel?
How did the virgin Mary conceive?
What did the Angel Gabriel say to Mary?

"Historically Accurate, Unabridged and Untamed": The illustrations come from The Word for Word Bible Comic: Gospel of Luke. Featuring the New Testament Scripture, chapter-and-verse from the NIV translation. The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission from harpercollins Christian Publishing. All rights reserved worldwide.

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The Gospel of Luke: Word for Word Bible Comic: NIV Translation

£16.99

The Gospel of Luke is a 264-page graphic novel from the series: The Word for Word Bible Comic. This edition included the Bible verses at the bottom of each page for reference.

The comic presents every word of the New Testament scripture, within its historical, cultural and geographical context. It employs a high view of scripture and is aimed at adults and readers aged 12+.

The Story Intro: "The Roman world has been turned upside down by the testimony of some executed Jewish rabbi from the backwater province of Judea! What is the story here and why are people willing to give their lives rather than venerate Caesar?”

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THE CHRISTMAS STORY: PART 4: Luke 1:26-33

Verses Luke 1:26-33. Introducing the virgin Mary, Mother of the Christ.

There will be a new post each day of Advent, so Like and Follow us to see more. To find the parts you've missed, go to our profile. By Christmas, we'll cover the whole illustrated nativity story verse-by-verse!

Bible Passages answering:
Was Mary Married to Joseph?
What did Gabriel say to Mary?
Why did Mary call her baby Jesus?

"Historically Accurate, Unabridged and Untamed": The illustrations come from The Word for Word Bible Comic: Gospel of Luke. Featuring the New Testament Scripture, chapter-and-verse from the NIV translation published by Zondervan

The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission from HarperCollins Christian Publishing. All rights reserved worldwide.

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The Christmas Nativity: NIV: Digital PDF

£3.49

The Christmas Nativity has been told and retold probably more than any other story in existence, but many are unbiblical, contain traditional misconceptions and pay little mind to historical accuracy.

In this 72-page alternative form of the Word for Word Bible Comic, instead of one book of the Bible verse-by-verse, we are presenting the story of Jesus' birth and childhood from the gospels of Luke (1:1-2:52 and 3:23-38), Matthew (1:1-2:23) and John (1:1-14) as one intertwined chronological narrative.

 It is aimed at mature readers but is appropriate for all ages.

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THE CHRISTMAS STORY: PART 3: Luke 1:18-25

Verses Luke 1:18-25. Zechariah questions the Angel Gabriel in the Holy Place in Herod’s Temple at Jerusalem.

There will be a new post each day of Advent, so Like and Follow us to see more. To find the parts you've missed, go to our profile. By Christmas, we'll cover the whole illustrated nativity story verse-by-verse!

Bible Passages answering:
What does Gabriel say to Zechariah?
Why was Zechariah made silent/mute by the angel?
Did Zechariah use sign language?

"Historically Accurate, Unabridged and Untamed": The illustrations come from The Word for Word Bible Comic: Gospel of Luke. Featuring the New Testament Scripture, chapter-and-verse from the NIV translation

Licenced from Zondervan and hodder books :The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission from HarperCollins Christian Publishing. All rights reserved worldwide.

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The Christmas Nativity : Word for Word Bible Comic: NIV Translation

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The Christmas Nativity has been told and retold probably more than any other story in existence, but many are unbiblical, contain traditional misconceptions and pay little mind to historical accuracy.

In this 72-page alternative form of the Word for Word Bible Comic, instead of one book of the Bible verse-by-verse, we are presenting the story of Jesus' birth and childhood from the gospels of Luke (1:1-2:52 and 3:23-38), Matthew (1:1-2:23) and John (1:1-14) as one intertwined chronological narrative.

 It is aimed at mature readers but is appropriate for all ages.

Want more than 5 copies? Just add multiple bundles of 5, and you can also use the discount code FIFTYQUIDPLUS to get another 25% discount. (With 10 or more that makes the books half price)

Bundles:

Select Bundles Get 1 copy Get 5 Copies

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THE CHRISTMAS STORY: PART 2: Luke 1:12-17

Verses Luke 1:12-17. An angel appears to Zechariah, inside the Holy Place in the Temple at Jerusalem in Israel

New video each day until Christmas, so Like and Follow us to see more. To find the parts you've missed, go to our profile. By Christmas, we'll cover the whole illustrated nativity story verse-by-verse!

Bible Passages:
What did the Angel Gabriel look like?
What did Gabriel say about John the Baptist?
What is the Spirit of Elijah?

"Historically Accurate, Unabridged and Untamed": The illustrations come from The Word for Word Bible Comic: Gospel of Luke. Featuring the New Testament Scripture, chapter-and-verse from the NIV translation published by @zondervan bibles

The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission from HarperCollins Christian Publishing. All rights reserved worldwide.

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The Gospel of Luke: NIV: Digital PDF

£6.99

The Gospel of Mark is a 264-page graphic novel in PDF format.

The comic presents every word of the new testament scripture, within its historical, cultural and geographical context. It employs a high view of scripture and is aimed at adults and readers aged 12+. This edition included the New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible and verse numbers are labelled at the bottom of each page for reference.

The Story Intro: "The Roman world has been turned upside down by the testimony of some executed Jewish rabbi from the backwater province of Judea! What is the story here and why are people willing to give their lives rather than venerate Caesar?"

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THE CHRISTMAS STORY: Part 1 : Luke 1:5-11

CHRISTMAS NATIVITY: ADVENT PART 1: New video each day until Christmas!

Starting with verse Luke 1:5-11. We begin the story of the birth of Jesus in an unlikely place. With Zechariah, an old priest in the Temple of Jerusalem, who encounters an angel!

There will be a new post each day of Advent, so Like and Follow us to see more. To find the parts you've missed, go to our profile. By Christmas, we'll cover the whole illustrated nativity story verse-by-verse!

Bible Passage answering:

Who was Zechariah the Priest?
Who was Elizabeth, Mary’s relative?
Who did the Angel Gabriel appear to?

"Historically Accurate, Unabridged and Untamed": The illustrations come from The Word for Word Bible Comic: Gospel of Luke. Featuring the New Testament Scripture, chapter-and-verse from the NIV translation published by zondervan bibles.

The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011
by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission from HarperCollins Christian Publishing. All rights reserved worldwide.

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The Gospel of Luke: Word for Word Bible Comic: NIV Translation

£16.99

The Gospel of Luke is a 264-page graphic novel from the series: The Word for Word Bible Comic. This edition included the Bible verses at the bottom of each page for reference.

The comic presents every word of the New Testament scripture, within its historical, cultural and geographical context. It employs a high view of scripture and is aimed at adults and readers aged 12+.

The Story Intro: "The Roman world has been turned upside down by the testimony of some executed Jewish rabbi from the backwater province of Judea! What is the story here and why are people willing to give their lives rather than venerate Caesar?”

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DECEMBER: New Video Series and our Charity Appeal

This month we are focusing on just 2 super important things:

• Christmas Charity Crowdfunder!

• New Christmas Nativity Reels/Tiktoks/Shorts

Charity Crowdfunder at 50%!

It's been really exciting to see this Christmas Charity Appeal fill up; quickly at first, and then a gradual climb, and now we approach the final few days. This is an all-or-nothing campaign, so if you've thought of backing it but haven't yet, please don't delay.

We've already got to 50%, but that means there's 50% left to go in just 6 days.

If we reach our target, we will be able to gift thousands of copies of our Spanish Word for Word Bible Comic editions into prisons across the USA!

You can get a certificate to gift at Christmas and a discount for our web store when you support it.

Also, please share the link to the appeal on your social media!

• https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bible-comics-to-prisons-christmas-20

Here are some more quotes from inmates and chaplains who have received the comics in the past…

Nativity Series Reels/Tiktoks/Shorts

Today, we launch our exciting Advent series of short videos on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and more. We really think they could go viral and give us a huge step up this Christmas. It’s the comic in motion with the official Dramatised NIV Audiobible! You gotta see those angels!

You can help enormously, each day at 1pm UK (8am EST/7am CT) by:

• Watch the video to the end (about 60 Seconds)

• Like/Love the Video

• Share it to your timeline and groups (Your church etc) each day

• Add a comment (ideally 6+ words)

• Pray for it to bring the real story to people for the first time.

The series covers the whole Nativity story from Luke and Matthew, including John the Baptist's Nativity and the genealogies. Let’s get people experiencing the Bible text where they are at!

• Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wordforwordbiblecomic

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wordforwordbiblecomic/shorts

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wordforwordbiblecomic

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordforwordbiblecomic

Prayer Requests

The Charity Crowdfunding!: Even if you can’t financially support this right now, we’d love your prayer support! Not only about funding, but also getting the books there, and quickly and efficiently distributed to inmates in time for Christmas!

Audiobible Videos: Please join me in praying that when the videos launch, they are really successful and have a great reach and impact. Getting in front of people with no connection to the Bible or the church this Christmas

Partnerships: Please continue to pray for us as we have talks with bigger players as we look at potential partnerships.

Christmas Charity Crowdfunder!

Thanks so much to everyone who supported the Thessalonians Kickstarter! We ended on 507% funded! Thank you.

This month:

• Christmas Charity Crowdfunder!

• Bible Comic x Audiobible Channel

• The Great Commission Mats are here

• Christmas Gifts and Cards

• + more

Christmas Charity Crowdfunder!

Instead of a Black Friday campaign, yesterday, we launched our exciting Christmas Crowdfunder Charity Appeal to raise the money to gift thousands of copies of our Spanish Word for Word Bible Comic editions into prisons across the USA!

It’s been running 24 hours and it’s already at about 25%!

The campaign is like Kickstarter with an all-or-nothing goal of £7,000. We'd love you to get on board and help us hit this goal. You can get a certificate to gift at Christmas and a discount for our web store when you support it.

There isn’t anyone browsing in this Crowdfunding platform, however, so this newsletter is our main push. So if you’re considering it, please don’t put it off and forget, but go ahead and pledge today.

I know it's not long since our last campaign, but the time is now, as we’d love to get them in for Christmas! (See more about why on the campaign page)  

• https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bible-comics-to-prisons-christmas-2025

Also, please share the link to the appeal on your social media!

Here are some quotes from inmates and chaplains who have received the comics in the past…

Bible Comic + Audiobible Nativity

We are currently finishing creating a nativity series of short 60-90 sec videos/shorts/reels/TikToks to post every day of Advent. Below is a link to an “unlisted” instalment as a sneak peek for you subscribers. Take a look and let me know your thoughts!

On TikTok, this will mean the launch of a new channel for us, and I’d really love your support! When the time comes on Dec 1st, please go to the channel and start liking and sharing the videos. We believe they have great potential to go viral, especially during the Christmas period, but we’d love you to help give it a bump and get it in front of all your friends.

Great Commission, Great Reviews

Thank you to everyone who has reviewed the game on BGG and on your regional Amazon. There's still room for plenty more! Currently, our BGG score has fallen from 8.6 to 8.4, mainly due to someone putting a 2/10 on there because “he’s not interested in playing it”. If you haven’t added your score yet, please add it today, it really helps support the game.

It has now also been reviewed by several professional reviewers. Here’s Unfiltered Gamer:

Great Commission Game Mats

What many of you have been eagerly waiting for. The Great Commission Player Mat in now available to buy! In our online store, you can now order the luxury neoprene mats to augment your gaming experience. If you wish to purchase x4 player mats, we’ve set up the Discount Code 4MATDEAL to save 30% on the additional 3 mats when you buy the first. So instead 4 of £140, it’s £108.50.

Is it the same as the Kickstarter ones?
These new ones are like the Kickstarter ones and the same size, but made “print on demand”. They are about 10% paler than the KS special editions, and we’ve done the logo a little differently so you can tell them apart with ease. But they are similar enough to play side-by-side at the table, without a massive difference.

Christmas Gifts and Cards

We have 2 Christmas books that are designed to be a great gift or stocking stuffer! Don’t forget they are all available in bundles so you can get more at a cut price! We have just 10 sets left of our Christmas Cards, and these are now available if you are in the UK.

Prayer Requests

The Charity Crowdfunding!: Even if you can’t financially support this right now, we’d love your prayer support! Not only about funding, but also getting the books there, and quickly and efficiently distributed to inmates in time for Christmas!

Audiobible Videos: Please join me in praying that when the videos launch, they are really successful and have a great reach and impact. Getting in front of people with no connection to the Bible or the church.

Partnerships: Please continue to pray for us as we have talks with bigger players as we look at potential partnerships.

NOVEMBER: Kickstarter Ends Soon

This month:

• KICKSTARTER ENDS SOON!

• Bible Comic x Audiobible Channel

• The Great Commission News

• Black Friday Notice

• + more

Kickstarter has just a few days left

Thank you so much to everyone who jumped on the Kickstarter immediately and helped us to hit our minimum goal within just 30 minutes! The funding has been slowly climbing ever since, and now there's only a short time left for you to get on board and help us hit the next stretch goal.

If you haven't yet backed, please do so as soon as possible. There's still some limited rewards remaining, including hand-drawn pages from the Epistles to the Thessalonians

Don’t miss the Kickstarter Campaign t-shirt in Add-Ons

Bible Comic + Audiobible Channel

We are currently working on creating a series of short 60-90 sec videos/shorts/reels/TikToks to post every day of Advent. Below is a link to an “unlisted” instalment as a sneak peek for you subscribers. Take a look and let me know your thoughts!

On TikTok, this will mean the launch of a new channel for us, and I’d really love your support! When the time comes on Dec 1st, please go to the channel and start liking and sharing the videos. We believe they have great potential to go viral, especially during the Christmas period, but we’d love you to help give it a bump and get it in front of all your friends.

Great Commission, Great Reviews

The game launches in shop on Tuesday, and we’d love you to help us get ranked and show quality with your reviews! See how to review on BGG and Amazon below.

It has now also been reviewed by several professional reviewers. Most significantly Sam Healey at The Dice Tower!

Also, from Colin at “Meet me at the Table”

…and Board Games with Joe

“The 'Good News' is that the gameplay stands on its own merit as accessible and enjoyable to all, regardless of familiarity with Christianity; religiously or historically.” Board’s Eye View Review

BOARD GAME GEEK: Thanks so much to everyone who already scored the game. Our official score recently dipped below 8.7 on Board Game Geek! 8.5 is really good, but if you’d like to add your score and help us reclaim 8.7, that would be great!

AMAZON REVIEWS: If you were to add a review on Amazon on Tuesday (4th Nov), it would be a huge help. You can cut and paste from BGG if you’ve already done it there, but having positive reviews is the best way to succeed on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Great-Commission-Strategic-Card-Game/dp/1914299191 (Just change the .com to your region “.co.uk” if needed)

Hints and Tips

If you’d been finding the game hard, I created this hints and Tips video for those who’ve tried the game but have yet to win.

Game Mats

I’ve ordered prototype that are arriving any day now. The new (non-kickstarter) version will be almost exactly same size (within 5mm/¼ inch) and look very similar but have a slightly different logo. So they will blend in but be different enough to distinguish from the Kickstarter ones. Once the prototype arrives and I see which design fits best, I plan to make them available. Watch on BGG and socials for this announcment if you want to get a neoprene mat or four for the game.

Black Friday is on the way

Your December Newsletter will be coming to you a few days early, at the end of November, with your Black Friday Deals, so be sure to look out for that!

Prayer Requests

Audiobible Videos: Please join me in praying that when the videos launch, they are really successful and have a great reach and impact. Getting in front of people with no connection to the Bible or the church.

Kickstarter!: Please pray that it finishes strong!

Partnerships: Please continue to pray for us as we have talks with bigger players as we look at potential partnerships.