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"No Bible Sunday opens up a whole new world - real people, real places, real need... real opportunity."

Niall Lockhart,
Hamilton Road Presbyterian Church, Bangor, N. Ireland

No Bible Sunday Service

The idea behind No Bible Sunday is simple - the Bible is crucial to the spiritual life of every Christian and everyone needs access to it. But that is so simple that people often forget it. This resources section offers you all you need to remind people how much they love the Bible by holding a No Bible Sunday.

How to build a No Bible Sunday

We have arranged the resources according to where they can best fit into a standard church service (shown below). Review the ideas and choose the ones you like best. By selecting one item from each stage in the outline you can easily and quickly build a No Bible Sunday for your church.

Be flexible and creative

Don't be limited by what is here. Adapt these resources to your church (many of the resources include ideas for adapting them already). Come up with new ideas. If the ideas are really good, please send them through to us and we may add them to the site to help other churches!

How to download the resources

Most of these resources are set to download as Adobe Acrobat PDF files to make them as small and quick to download as possible. If you do not have a reader on your computer, one can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

Service outline and resources

Please note: statistics in these resources are from 2004/5. 
For current statistics see www.wycliffe.net

As people enter

No Bibles allowed here! (PDF 60K) The No Bible Sunday police take everyone's Bibles away as they come in.
Welcome

Lock up the Bible! (PDF 62K) A dramatic look at why millions of people don't have the Bible.

Ours vs. theirs! (PDF 62K) A practical reminder of how many Bibles and Bible study aids we have, vs those in other parts of the world.

Now that the Bible is gone (PDF 62K) Bibles are confiscated and people have to try and remember Scripture passages

Until it is Translated (VIDEO CLIP) A two minute video clip to introduce No Bible Sunday
(full download now available)
Bible reading

What chance do they have (PDF 65K) You have never heard a Bible reading like this...

Wait until you hear this! (PDF 63K) You have never heard a Bible reading like this...

Wait until you hear this! (2) (PDF 60K) Another way to use the same idea, but too good to not offer it to you

txt msgs frm God* (PDF 72K) Use text messaging to show why people need to really understand the Bible
Worship

I warned you! (PDF 74K) Singing scripture songs on a No Bible Sunday can lead to a very quiet worship time...

Stop that singing! (PDF 74K) Find out what happens when people start singing Scripture songs on a No Bible Sunday

No Bible, no Jesus (PDF 64K) Worship session focussing on the names of Jesus
Drama

Delivering God's letter (PDF 63K) A modern day parable looks at why God's word isn't always delivered

On the other hand... (PDF 54K) A brief history of the English Bible

Have you heard? (PDF 53K) Drama showing people willing to talk about anything except the Bible.

Operation Obedience (PDF 63K) A heavenly view of why people in the in our own country need the Bible.

Share the Blessing (PDF 87K) Drama for all ages. Sharing what God has given us isn't just a nice idea it's a command!
Sermon

Obstacles to the Bible (PDF 52K) (Powerpoint 573K) A Powerpoint presentation showing what cuts people off from using the Bible. (NB this is a single powerpoint slide with animation)

Now this I understand! (PDF 61K) A selection of inspiring quotes from around the world

What the Bible means to me (PDF 54K) A collection of powerful thoughts about the Bible

Who's got the truth(PDF 114K)A look at where people can really find the truth - through the media, through family and friends, through science... or through the Bible?
Bible celebration

Let my Bibles go! (PDF 55K) Dramatic way to move into the Bible celebration section of the day

My favourite promise (PDF 68K) A sponaneous espression of some of the Bible verses people love the most

When God touched me (PDF 56K) A chance for people to give example of God touching them through the Bible

The Bible at work! (PDF 75K) Seven inspiring stories for use in sermons of God at work through the Bible
Prayers

Unlock the Bible! (PDF 47K) Use prayer to help set the Bible free for those who still need it

Thank you God! (PDF 47K) A prayer in response to today's service

Change their world now! (PDF 840K) A prayer for one people group still without the Bible. (includes slides for OHP)
Offering

Who doesn't have a Bible (PDF 56K) Give Scripture to anyone who doesn't actually own any

You go away with nothing! (PDF59K) A "human chart" shows the need for translation and leads to an offering
Response

I read, God said... (PDF 61K) Challenge your church members to read the Bible for 10 minutes every day this week and see what happens

Open your Bibles! (PDF 61K) Ways to use No Bible Sunday to challenge your church

Free Bible notes, at a price! (PDF 62K) Give free bible reading notes to two people if they will review them next week
Additional children's resources

Balloon Bibles (PDF 85K) introducing mission to the under sevens

Alphabeti Spaghetti (PDF 312K) A chance to decipher a message and go home writing a in new alphabet

A selection of other childrens resources are available at www.wycliffe.org.uk/resources.html and www.wycliffe.org/kids
Follow up resources Transform 52 People Groups (PDF 85K) Tool connecting prayer and Bible reading in your church over the next year

Please do contact us if you have found these resources useful. We'd love to include some reports from Churches that have taken part.
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