Thursday, December 18, 2014

Christmas is almost here! Let's start the celebration!

YouVersion offers videos, stories, and Bible Plans to help
you center your Christmas season around Jesus and God's Word.
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It's Almost Here!

For weeks, we've been preparing our hearts in anxious anticipation, and now Christmas is just one week away! Celebrate with us as we reflect on God's perfect gift to us: His only son, Jesus. And as you gather with friends and family this holiday season, we know you'll enjoy connecting with God's Word through these vivid reminders of the hope and joy we have in Christ:

Video Series: The Story of Christmas

YouVersion and LumoProject.com Enjoy "The Story of Christmas," a very special Lumo Project collection now available in the Videos section of the Bible App. Together with your friends and family, watch the entire Nativity story unfold from the Scriptures through this series of short video clips.

Live Map: Christmas Story Tracker

YouVersion See where people from all over the globe are reading about Christmas. Each time someone looks up a verse about Jesus' birth in the Bible App, a star lights up in their area of the world. A counter displays how many times passages about Christmas have been read since December 1.

Bible App for Kids: The First Christmas Gift

YouVersion and OneHope Celebrate Jesus' arrival with fun, touch-activated animations and colorful artwork. Then keep right on exploring as you play with more than 20 other stories. Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, or Korean, the Bible App for Kids has already been installed on more than 4 million devices worldwide. It's always completely free. You can get it now at bible.com/kids.

Christmas Bible Plan: The Christmas Story

YouVersion, 5 days Now available in 41 languages, read or listen to the complete biblical account of Christ's birth, from prophecies about the Savior to come, to His humble beginnings in a stable, all the way to Emmanuel — the God who is with us.