100 BIBLE STORIES –
the whole story of the Bible in simple (ESL)* English
+ Discussion Questions
+ English-Japanese Vocabulary Lists
+ Link to Japanese Bible**
How to Use the 100 Stories Effectively
* ESL = English as a Second Language
** Japanese Contemporary Bible (Living Bible)
リビングバイブル（日本語訳）
THE STORIES
JESUS – 18 stories:
1. An Angel Tells Mary & Joseph about Jesus' Birth
Despite great personal sacrifice, Mary and Joseph agree to be part of God's magnificent plan for all people.
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2. Jesus, God's Son, is Born
As predicted 700 years before in the Old Testament, Jesus is born in Bethlehem.
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3. 12-year-old Jesus Goes to the Temple
Why does Jesus want to go there?
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4. Jesus' First Miracle
God gives us everything to enjoy!
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5. Jesus Chooses 3 of His Disciples
Which is most important: Jesus or work, family, or money?
Why did Jesus choose a "sinner" as his disciple?
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6. Jesus Throws Out a Bad Spirit
Jesus is powerful – he came to destroy Satan's work.
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7. Jesus Heals a Man Who Can't Walk & Jesus Forgives the Man's Sins
Jesus shows that he is God – and that he has power to forgive sins.
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8. Jesus Stops a Storm
Jesus has power over nature.
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9. Jesus' Parable: Planting Seed in 4 Kinds of Soil
What kind of heart do you have?
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10. A Thankful Foreigner
Do we ignore the great Creator God, or do we thank him regularly?
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11. Mary Chooses the Best Part
What is most important to us?
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12. Who is Jesus looking for?
Are you surprised by Jesus' 2 choices?
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13A. Jesus Makes Lazarus Alive Again!
Jesus said, "I am the resurrection. I am the life."
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13B. Jesus Makes a 12-year-old Girl Alive Again! *Look Deeper*
What about us? When we believe in Jesus, our Old Self dies with Jesus, and our New Self lives with Jesus forever!
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14A. Why Did Jesus Die?
The religious leaders' evil plan. And Creator God's wonderful, loving plan!
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14B. Jesus Dies.
It is never too late to believe in Jesus! He will always accept you.
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15. Jesus Becomes Alive Again!
The soldiers & religious leaders lie about it. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene first, but disciples don't believe her.
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16. Jesus Appeared Many Times After He Became Alive Again!
Many people saw Jesus with their own eyes.
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17. Jesus Goes Back to Heaven
Now, what is Jesus doing for us in heaven?
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18. Jesus Will Come Back to Earth
Everyone in the world will see this happen! (Believers will be happy, and the nations will be unhappy.)
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WHAT BELIEVERS IN JESUS DID – AFTER HE RETURNED TO HEAVEN – 12 stories:
19. God's Holy Spirit Comes
And Jesus' weak disciples are transformed.
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20. Over 3,000 New Believers in Jesus
They loved each other and took care of one another.
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21. Peter Heals a Crippled Man
And gets a bad response from the religious leaders. But 2,000 more men believe in Jesus.
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22. Peter Answers the Religious Leaders
Peter speaks boldly about Jesus, amazing the religious leaders by his boldness.
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23. Stephen is Killed, and Believers in Jesus are Badly Persecuted
But everywhere the believers run, they tell people about Jesus!
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24. An Ethiopian Official Believes in Jesus
An angel from God sends Philip to explain the Bible to him.
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25. Paul Meets Jesus
Paul is shocked that he was persecuting the Messiah.
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26. Paul & Silas Are Beaten and Put in Jail
Then why does the jailer and his whole family believe in Jesus?
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27. Paul Speaks at the Famous Greek Council in Athens
How does Paul skillfully explain Creator God & Heavenly Father to Greek philosophers?
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28. Jesus is For Gentiles (non-Jews) too!
Creator God's big secret in the Old Testament was that Jews and Gentiles would be all together in God's family.
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29. Paul is in Prison – but God's Word is Free!
The good news about Jesus is ready to go out to the whole world.
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GOD MAKES HEAVEN & EARTH –
Why Our World is the Way it is. And Why We Are the Way We Are. – 16 stories:
Understanding God, ourselves, and the world.
Stories from the Creation of the world to Noah and the Great Flood.
30A. Who is God?
What kind of relationship does our Creator & Heavenly Father want to have with us?
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30B. Can Everyone in the World Know Creator God?
How can everyone know him?
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30C. God the Father – God the Son – God the Holy Spirit
God is 3 Persons: What do they each do?
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31. Creator God Makes Everything
God said: Each kind of living thing is unique! And that's what we see all over the world.
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32A. Creator God Makes People Special
God made people in his image – unlike how he made the animals.
And God generously gave people only one restriction.
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32B. Creator God Makes Marriage
Marriage is a wonderful picture of our relationship with Jesus – if we believe in him.
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33A. The Tree of Knowing Good & Evil
Satan tempts Eve –
and human beings change forever.
Who is stronger: Satan or Jesus?
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33B. Who is Satan?
Who made Satan?
How did he become evil?
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34. Sin & Death Come Into God's Perfect World
The results of sin are terrible.
The penalty for sin is death.
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35A. Who Does God Accept? Cain or Abel?
Cain belonged to Satan.
Abel had faith and belonged to God.
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35B. Controlling Sin: Cain's Impossible Duty *Look Deeper*
We are born in Sin.
And we are Sin's slave.
But how does Jesus help us?
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35C. How Do Believers in Jesus Control Sin? *Look Deeper*
Our Old Self was crucified with Jesus.
So Jesus frees us from being a slave to Sin.
So now, follow the Holy Spirit, not our Old Self.
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35D. How Believers Control Sin – By Putting Off Old Self & Putting On New Self *Look Deeper*
How we put off our Old Self.
How we put on our New Self.
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35E. How do Believers in Jesus Make God Happy? *Look Deeper*
Put your Spiritual Abilities, Spiritual Service and Spiritual Work into practice.
And do it with love!
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36. Two Ways to Live Forever – But Only One Works.
Option #1 = Always Do Good & Live Forever
Option #2 = Believe God & Live Forever
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37. Noah Believes God and is Saved.
Noah is Saved from the Great Flood – Only on the Ark
We are Saved – Only by Jesus' Death on the Cross
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CREATOR GOD'S PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD – X stories:
The Great Flood changed no one's heart!
So God sets in motion a long, detailed plan to save the world.
38A. Option #1 Fails – and God Chooses Abraham.
God chooses Abraham to be the father of Israel –
and to bless all peoples on the earth!
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38B. Is Abraham Your Spiritual Father? *Look Deeper*
Abraham had faith in God –
so he is the father of all who believe in Jesus.
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39. "Abraham Believed God – and God Made Abraham Good."
This is one of the most important verses in the Old Testament!
And it became very important in the New Testament.
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40. Abraham Doesn't Follow God's Promise.
Abraham and Sarah's own plan causes a lot of problems.
Does God still love us after we make a big mistake?
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41. But God Keeps His Promise to Abraham.
How long should we wait for God to keep his promises?
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42A. Creator God Gives Abraham a Very Hard Test.
Who is number 1 for Abraham?
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42B. God's Amazing Plan for Abraham, Sarah & the World. *Look Deeper*
About 2000 years later, what will God do on the mountain where Abraham "sacrificed" Isaac?
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43. Isaac Needs a Wife.
About 2000 years later, what will God do on the mountain where Abraham "sacrificed" Isaac?
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44A. Jacob Cheats His Brother Esau.
Is it good when parents have favorite children?
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44B. Why Did Creator God Choose Jacob? *Look Deeper*
Why did God choose a bad person?
How about Esau? Was he good?
We are all bad – but why does God choose us?
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RUTH – AN UNUSUAL LOVE STORY ABOUT GOD'S LOVE – 6 stories
This is a stand-alone series – it can be read independently of the other Bible stories.
Each story with discussion takes about 1-1/4 to 2 hours –
ideal for a 6-session series.
Ruth 1. Bad Times & Big Choices
A brief history of Israel from the Bible puts the story of Ruth in context.
Terrible things happen to Naomi, Ruth and Orpah.
What will they choose to do?
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Ruth 2. What Does Naomi Still Have?
Naomi says: I left full, but I have come back empty – God has hurt me – God has made my life bitter.
If we tell Creator God how we really feel, can he handle it?
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Ruth 3. Naomi Thinks About Ruth
Naomi and Ruth need a redeemer.
Who is our Redeemer? And why do we need one?
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Ruth 4. Who Will Be Ruth & Naomi's Redeemer?
It may not be who you think.
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Ruth 5. God's Small Plan for Ruth & Naomi – God's Big Plan for the World!
Our faith in God can impact generations after us!
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Ruth 6.
Our