What's in the Bible DVD, (Christian Bible Videos and DVDs recommended by Neil MacQueen)

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and why is he recommending these DVDs?

What's in the Bible?
a new series from the creator of VeggieTales

Nest's Animated
Old Testament DVDs

Nest's Animated
New Testament DVDs

"Matthew DVD"
the entire Gospel dramatically and joyfully portrayed

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FAQ's

Who is Neil MacQueen? ...and why is he recommending these DVDs?

I'm a Presbyterian minister specializing in Christian Education and resources. I've been teaching Sunday School for over 30 years and have always striven to incorporate the latest media to grab my student's attention and make their lessons memorable. For the past 15 years I have been leading seminars on the use of media in Christian education and have written articles for numerous church-related magazines.

Through my Sunday Software work, I come in daily contact with teachers, pastors and educators looking for help with their Sunday School lessons, I'm often asked for "Bible Video Recommendations." These webpages help answer those questions.

Many people know me as "the Sunday Software guy." Since 1996 I have been developing software for Christian education and offering my teaching & technical insights to churches. My software website is at www.sundaysoftware.com

Many people know me as one of the founders of the Workshop Rotation Model and the Rotation.org Website at www.rotation.org. I spent many years traveling the US introducing Christian educators to new media and suggesting ways to better teach with it.

Many people know me as the "Church Website Guy" ...having come here from one of my many articles about Building a Better Church Website, located at www.sundaysoftware.com/webpage.htm and my blog at www.sundayresources.net/neil

I own many of the videos found on these pages and I preview everything. Rich Studios produces wonderful Disney Quality animations, and their theological approach is very ecumenical. If you have any questions, email neil@sundayresources.net

From the creator of VeggieTales comes a new series of really fun teaching videos that take your kids through the Bible.

Fast-paced and humorous "shows" about books of the Bible featuring "muppet quality" puppets, songs, and lots of great animations and illustrations. They are also infused with the kind of humor kids love and pay attention to, ...and parents have come to expect from the creator of VeggieTales. YET.. I am very pleased that unlike VeggieTales, these DVDs are OVERTLY CHRISTIAN and Biblical. They have the content, focus, and format that makes them perfect for Christian education use, and not simply "Christian-entertainment".

Here are the currently available DVDs in the series. More will be coming...

What's in the Bible #1, In the Beginning, kids are introduced to the Bible and Genesis by your host, Buck Denver, and his cast of puppet friends. Kids will learn about the key people in Genesis and the important lessons their stories teach. See more details below

What's in the Bible #2, Let My People Go, kids are introduced to the book of Exodus: the oppression of the Israelites and the birth and rise of God’s chosen leader, Moses. The DVD also answers the question, who wrote the Bible? in a way kids can grasp. See more details below

What’s In the Bible #3, Wanderin’ in the Desert, Buck Denver and his cast of friends take us through the next three books of the Bible—Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—helping kids understand how these books fit in with Genesis and Exodus to make up the Pentateuch and to set the stage for the trials and victories of God’s people. See more details below

What's in the Bible #4, Battle for the Promised Land, The stories of Joshua, Judges and Ruth are told, --helping children understand God's desire for a special people to bring his special message. The issue of "violence" in the Old Testament is delicately and appropriately addressed. See more details below

What's in the Bible #5, Israel Gets a King!, ...the story of Samuel, Saul, David, and Solomon. Includes David and Goliath. Trinity, and the importance of Repentance when you make mistakes.

What's in the Bible #6 Israel Divided! ...the stories from Kings and Chronicles. The Big Split: Israel is split in two, and the prophet Elijah faces off with 450 prophets of Baal to prove that Israel's God is the true God! The End of Israel: A bunch of unfaithful kings lead to the end of Israel and Judah, but Isaiah has an amazing message in Israel's darkest hour.

Our Price is $17.99 per DVD! ...includes online access to our free teacher's guide/outline. They're printable and you are welcome to customize them into your own guide for your own teachers.

Order: What's in the Bible DVDs
using the Sunday Software Online Order Form
Look in the "VIDEOS" category at the bottom of our order form.

Animation, puppets, songs, funny live actors, Host Phil Vischer, and great humor
make this a wonderful series for ages 5 to 12, though we suspect young teens (and the adults) will get a huge kick out of the high production values and fast-paced humor.

Each DVD has two episodes. Each episode is about 26 minutes each. Each episode is split into 5 chapters (or 6 depending on the DVD). Each chapter is from 4 to 7 minutes long. (Chapters can be skipped using your DVD remote or the program's menu). Your students not only learn the stories, but learn about the overall story of "God's Rescue Plan" which these books describe.

This series does more than just teach the stories...
In addition to teaching the stories, the series also teaches key Christian concepts. For example, the Genesis and Exodus DVDs explain key concepts such as "sin and redemption," "holy" and "rules" in a creative, kid-friendly way.

Each of the What's in the Bible DVDs teaches the concept God's Plan for Redemption, and how the stories build to reveal God's love, promise and Redeemer. (It's really one of the best things about the series.) Each DVD also teaches how each book is structured, and how it fits in to biblical history.

$17.99 each. More DVDs to be released!
Ages 5 to 12. Optimally 7 to 12.
(young teens get a kick out of them too)

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A Sunday Software exclusive!

Our customers receive our exclusive Free Teacher's Guide & Outline of each DVD. These guides give a detailed listing of what's in each DVD, teaching comments, suggested discussion questions, and a list of "tips for teaching with video."

Our guide breaks down the content in each of the 10 "chapters" found on each DVD -including time marks so you can forward to them or skip around. Our outline also points out the over-arching themes in each DVD and comments on some sections you might want to skip if you don't have enough time, or due to age concerns.

The publisher is charging for their study guides. Ours are free when you get the DVD from us!

Pictured above: Sunday School lady and her "Magic Flannel Graph", and Ian and Clive the dim-witted Bible explorers. The characters are funny foils --asking the questions, and explaining them in kid-friendly language and concepts. Phil Vischer acts as "ringmaster" and master teacher. In some ways they remind me of The Muppet Show -with its crazy cast of characters and wicked sense of humor.

Watch this video clip introduction of Phil explaining why he created the series, and introducing many of the characters and features of the DVD series.

QUICK OVERVIEW:
(our exclusive free guide to each DVD details the content)

DVD #1 Genesis

● Begins with an overview of the importance of the Bible in history and in people's lives.

● Describes the "One Big Story" of God and what he's done for us.

● Introduces the Books of the Bible

● What's a Testament?

● Who wrote it?

● Adam and Eve teaches us that love is a choice, God gave us freedom to choose.

● Genesis doesn't teach us 'how' but 'who'.

● Stories from the first 11 chapters.

DVD #2 Exodus

● Who picked the books to be in the Bible?

● Genesis defines "sin" and begins the story of redemption.

● What is faith?

● Second part of Genesis begins the story of God's rescue plan. Exodus continues it.

● Moses and the Exodus

● Explanation of Old Covenant vs New Covenant

● Ten Commandments explained

● Building of the Tabernacle, Day of Atonement

DVD #3 Lev/Numbers/Deut

● Summary of the story of Genesis and Exodus

● Leviticus: Definition & How to be Holy

● About God's Rules

● What about the 'wacky' rules in Leviticus?

● Story of Numbers

● Deuteronomy = "Give God your best and you'll be blessed"

● What it means to say God is "Holy"

● Pentateuch: The Musical!

DVD #4 Joshua, Judges, Ruth

● Recap of the story of Redemption which the other DVDs have been building up to

● Overview of the "historical" books

● Why they fought for the land

● Overview of the battles for the Promised Land

● God's plan to raise up a nation

● The story of the Judges

● The story of Ruth ...redemption and how God established a godly family to bring Israel a godly king.

DVD #5 Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon

● Recap of the story of redemption, and Israel's cry for a king.

● Overview of 1st and 2nd Samuel, the story of Saul, Samuel, and David

● Even Kings make mistakes! What made David different than Saul. The gift that Solomon asked God for.

● The Trinity. The "Davidic Promise"

What's in the Bible #6 Israel Divided! ...the stories from Kings and Chronicles.

The Big Split: Israel is split in two, and the prophet Elijah faces off with 450 prophets of Baal to prove that Israel's God is the true God!

The End of Israel: A bunch of unfaithful kings lead to the end of Israel and Judah, but Isaiah has an amazing message in Israel's darkest hour.

MORE DETAILS:

Each DVD is approximately 55 minutes long.

Each DVD has 2 "episodes" about 26 minutes each.

Each of the 2 episodes is broken into 5 chapters.
Our exclusive Teaching Outline for each DVD breaks it down for you.

This series will eventually have 12 DVDs in all.

The series' approach to understanding and explaining scripture is traditional and age appropriate.

Each DVD is filled with an entertaining cast of characters who bring powerful Bible stories to life using humor, creative storytelling, animation, Bible charts and graphics, and fun songs.

Buck Denver the air-headed newscaster
Ian and Clive the dim-witted explorers
Sunday School lady (who reminds me of "Church lady") and her "Magic Flannel Graph"
The piano playing Pastor Paul
Brother Louie the choir director
Chuck Wagon the singing cowboy
The Bentley Brothers (two live actor comedian singers)
Marcy the Stage Manager (who appears in DVD 3)
Pete the Pirate
Winifred and Agnes, the two old gals who comment on the show (reminds me of the two old guys in the Muppets Show)
...and Michael the hilarious little boy stuck in his car seat introducing each DVD.

Great production values and message.

Fast-paced, --but key content is repeated in a number of different ways. (this aspect of the writing really caught my attention)

Ecumenical and age-appropriate teaching content. These are not merely "entertaining church puppet show videos" that babysit kids.

Clever enough for older kids to enjoy, --and fun enough to keep the younger kids' attention. I'd easily use them from age 5 to 12. And...as happened with VeggieTales, teens will find the humor very engaging.

Phil Vischer has done it again, and this time: better.

<>< Neil, Sunday Software

Our Price is $17.99 per DVD! ...includes online access to our free teacher's guide/outline. They're printable and you are welcome to customize them into your own guide for your own teachers.

Order: What's in the Bible DVDs
using the Sunday Software Online Order Form

Look in the "VIDEOS" category at the bottom of our online order form

Future Release Schedule and Copyright info

Customer Review

Thanks for putting the word out on the "What's in the Bible?" DVDs. Everything you said about them is true. I even showed a clip from the 2nd DVD about sin, salvation & redemption to our Keepers when we had our training in August. It was funny but so well-explained that it they really appreciated. My kids (9 year old daughter and 12 year old son) love singing the songs too. I was skeptical (I thought for certain they would be terribly cheesy or the production values would be awful that they would engage folks) but trusted your recommendation and I'm so glad that I did!

Catherine, 1st Congregational, Glen Ellyn IL

VIEW MY OTHER RECOMMENDED Bible VIDEOS
over at my www.SundayResources.net/biblevideos website ...

Nest's Animated Old Testament DVDs

Nest's Animated New Testament DVDs

Kids Ten Commandments DVDs
5 wonderfully animated kid-friendly videos. Really good stuff.

"Matthew DVD"
the entire Gospel dramatically and joyfully portrayed.
Bruce Marciano's portrayal of Jesus is warm and friendly.

Have Questions?
Need to make sure a video matches your lesson or church's Biblical point of view?
Email me at neil@sundaysoftware.com or see if I'm available via Live Online Chat.

MORE FAQs

Who is producing What's in the Bible? DVD series?

These are being produced by Phil Vischer the creator of VeggieTales, and Tyndale House Publishing, a company with whom I have a long acquaintance. My Sunday Software company has carried a number of their software titles over the years.

Who is Nest Video?

Nestlearning.com and NestEntertainment.com are part of the Nest Family of websites featuring the animated movies of Richard Rich Studios. Rich was the director of two of Disney's animated features, "The Fox and the Hound" (1981) and "The Black Cauldron" (1985). Through his own animation studio Richard Rich has directed other nationally distributed feature films, including "The Swan Princess", "The King and I", and "The Trumpet of the Swan." In addition to his feature film work, he has directed over fifty 30-minute videos about stories from the New Testament, Old Testament and World History.

Go to the Nestlearning.com website
and browse their Christian Bible videos selection

Click any of these links to see the OTHER VIDEOS I recommend, why I recommend them, and how to order...

Nest's Animated Old Testament DVDs

Nest's Animated New Testament DVDs

What's in the Bible?
a new series from the creator of VeggieTales

Kids Ten Commandments DVDs
5 wonderfully animated kid-friendly videos

"Matthew DVD"
the entire Gospel dramatically and joyfully portrayed

Who is Neil MacQueen?
and why is he recommending these DVDs?

Who is Nest Video?

Go to the Nest website