Genesis 1:1–5
In the beginning
The Bible opens before anything else exists.
Bible stories, read and narrated
Each story pairs the King James Version text with a short narrated video from our YouTube channel, a plain-language summary and a question to reflect on.
Psalm 23:1–6
The good shepherd
David, once a shepherd himself, describes the Lord as the Shepherd who leads, feeds and protects.
John 1:1–5
The Word became flesh
John begins his Gospel by echoing Genesis: in the beginning was the Word.
Genesis 45:5
Joseph and his brothers
Years after his brothers sold him into slavery, Joseph rules in Egypt and holds their lives in his hands.
Genesis 6:22
Noah builds the ark
In a world filled with violence, Noah walks with God.
Deuteronomy 31:8
God goes before you
Moses is about to die, and Joshua must lead Israel into a land full of unknowns.
Joshua 24:15
Choose whom you will serve
At the end of his life Joshua gathers Israel and retells everything God has done for them.
1 Samuel 17:32–50
David faces Goliath
For forty days the giant Goliath mocks Israel's army and no one dares to face him.
Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light
David begins Psalm 27 with a confident question: if the Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? Enemies and armies are real, but they are not the deepest reality.
Psalm 46:2–3
God is our refuge
Psalm 46 imagines the worst: the earth giving way and the mountains falling into the sea.
Psalm 91:1–2
Under the shadow of the Almighty
Psalm 91 describes a person who lives close to God, in the secret place of the Most High.
Psalm 118:24
This is the day
Psalm 118 is a song of thanks from someone God has rescued.
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters
Through the prophet Isaiah, God speaks to a people in exile: fear not, for I have redeemed you; you are mine.
Jonah 3:2
Jonah goes to Nineveh
Jonah ran from God's call, and after the storm and the great fish, God speaks to him a second time: arise, go unto Nineveh.
Micah 5:2
A ruler from Bethlehem
Seven centuries before Jesus, the prophet Micah names a small, overlooked town: Bethlehem.
Matthew 7:7–8
Ask, seek, knock
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus invites his listeners to pray with persistence: ask, seek, knock.
Matthew 14:22–33
Jesus walks on the water
In the middle of the night the disciples are battling the wind on the Sea of Galilee.
Mark 10:27
All things are possible with God
After a rich young man walks away sad, Jesus says it is hard for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God.
Luke 10:25–37
The good Samaritan
A lawyer asks Jesus, who is my neighbour? Jesus answers with a story: a man is beaten and left on the road, and two religious leaders pass him by.
Luke 15:11–32
The prodigal son
A younger son demands his inheritance, wastes it far from home and ends up feeding pigs.
1 Corinthians 10:13
God is faithful
Paul writes to believers in Corinth who face real pressure to compromise.
Romans 15:13
Abound in hope
Near the end of his letter to the Romans, Paul turns his teaching into a prayer.
1 John 4:7
Love one another
John, the disciple who leaned on Jesus at the Last Supper, writes as an old man to the churches he loves.