A simple rhythm for each sitting
Every family time follows the same five steps, so everyone knows what comes next — whether your household is one person, a couple, a family with young children, or several generations.
1. Read
Read the passage aloud together, verse by verse, in the World English Bible.
2. Talk
Answer simple questions drawn straight from the words you just read — easy enough for kids, deep enough for adults.
3. Pray
Close with a short prayer that grows out of the passage.
4. Live it
Pick one small way to put the story into practice this week, like serving, forgiving, or welcoming someone.
5. Remember
Learn a memory verse together, a few words at a time.
Read the Bible as one story in ten parts
Families often get lost jumping between books. Following the Bible’s storyline — from the garden to the new creation — helps everyone, especially kids, know where they are and why each passage matters.
1. Creation
God creates a good world.
2. Fall
Humanity rebels and creation is broken.
3. Promise
God begins His rescue through Abraham and his family.
4. Israel
God forms a people and gives them His presence and covenant.
5. Kingdom
Israel receives kings and is called to represent God.
6. Exile
Israel’s rebellion leads to judgment and exile.
7. Return
God brings His people home and renews His promises.
8. Jesus
God comes among us in Jesus.
9. Church
Jesus sends His people into the world.
10. New Creation
God makes all things new.
Tips for getting started
- Choose a regular time — after dinner or before bed works for many families.
- Keep it short. Stopping while everyone is still interested beats pushing through.
- Let kids read a verse or ask a question; adults can go deeper with follow-up questions.
- Miss a day? Just pick up with the next story. There are no streaks or scores to keep.
Start your family’s Bible study
God’s Big Family guides you through every book of the Bible with 302 family stories, each with its passage, questions, prayer, activity, and memory verse ready to go.
Begin your family’s story