Merry Christmas, everybody! Today we celebrate the birth of our Savior, a day when God gave us the gift of His only Son. We really can’t say thank you enough to the users of the Bible App™ and YouVersion.com. Because you’ve been spreading the word, we’ve been able to bring the Bible for free to more people than we could have imagined.
Share the Bible. Today is Global Share the Bible Day! As we celebrate the birth of Jesus—Immanuel, God with us—please take time today, every time you think of it, to share the Bible with others. Tweet. (Remember to use #Bible!) Update your Facebook status. Change your blog or website home page. Visit with someone you meet. Just share! Here are a few ideas for things you could share, with examples:
- Share the Bible Day. Let others know what we’re doing today:
- It’s finally here: Today is “Global Share the Bible Day”! #Bible Share and win: http://ow.ly/3qmE8
- Get a free @YouVersion account. Link it. Share. And you could win. http://ow.ly/3qmE8 #Bible
- What’s Christmas REALLY about? Today is “Global Share the Bible Day.” Help http://ow.ly/3qmE8
- It’s Christmas. And it’s all about PRESENCE! (God’s presence.) #Bible http://ow.ly/3qmE8
- Your faith. What has God done in your life?
- I’m so thankful for God’s Son, Jesus. He saved me. He changed me. http://read.ly/Rom10.9.NIV #Bible
- Because of the gift of God’s Son Jesus, I’m a new person. #Bible http://read.ly/2Cor5.17.NIV
- Your favorite verse. Why? What does it mean to you?
- When I experienced my faith as a relationship, and not a religion, everything changed. #Bible http://read.ly/John6.69.NIV
- I asked God to show me *specifically* what He wanted me to do with my life. And He did. #Bible http://read.ly/Jer29.11.NLT
- The Christmas story. What’s your favorite part?
- I LOVE when baby John leaps in Mary’s belly! http://read.ly/Luke1.41.NASB (The story starts at v. 26.) #Bible
- This just sums it all up for me. Everything. http://read.ly/Matt1.21.MSG #Bible
- The Bible App. Tell people how they can get the Bible for free.
- Ever wondered where to start? http://www.youversion.com/download Then in Reading Plans, look up “First Steps.” #Bible
- What do Christians believe? And why? Get this: http://www.youversion.com/download Then look up “The Essential 100” Reading Plan. #Bible
Of course, these are just our ideas. Today, share what’s special to you about the Bible. And when you share online, please remember to include the hash tag #Bible. You can even use the Bible App to make it easy. Let’s draw as much attention as we can today to the Bible—the story of God’s love for us.