The Treasure: Ancient Story Ever New of Jesus and His Church

Best-selling author Marty Machowski takes young readers on an exciting biblical voyage to discover the treasure of God’s love revealed in Luke’s letters to Theophilus—Luke and Acts. 

In the tradition of his well-loved bestsellers The Ology and WonderFull, Machowski weaves a study of the Bible with a fictional story. The Treasure follows the adventures of Mira and Theos who discover a sea captain’s personal journal which offers clues to a hidden treasure. They can only solve the riddle of the treasure by studying two ancient scrolls, the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Young readers will journey with the siblings as they solve their puzzle and discover the captain’s treasure—Christ!

While these New Testament books are often thought of as two separate books telling different stories, they are really two halves of one greater story recorded by Luke. Through Luke’s retelling of Jesus’s work on earth and the Spirit’s work in growing the church, we see the Father’s love on full display. The Treasure will help children grow in their knowledge and love of God.

• Written for children 8-12 and includes a study guide that can also be used with older children.
• Encourages families to study the Bible together and develop regular family devotions.

“Marty has written a treasure for the church—essentially a commentary for kids on Luke and Acts! What I did not learn until seminary—how the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts are two halves of the same book, and how Luke-Acts unpacks God's plan of salvation from the Old Testament—Marty has wonderfully made clear for families, Sunday school classes, and Christian schools. It’s very readable, with attractive illustrations for kids of all ages—without watering down the gospel. I have a strong feeling that the parents and teachers will get just as much out of this ‘treasure’ of a resource.”
—Timothy Brindle, Associate Pastor, Olive Street Presbyterian Church; senior stewardship officer, Westminster Theological Seminary

“In this allegorical tale, Marty Machowski makes the story of Jesus and his church clear, understandable, and enjoyable. This book teaches kids they are called into a story much bigger than their own personal faith encounter with Jesus. Rather, they are called into a story involving Jesus’s church because God, in his mercy, gives us his friends as our own. I highly recommend this book for any pastors or parents seeking to immerse their children in the grand drama of the Christian faith as lived out in the communion of the saints.”
—Raymond M. Johnson, Senior Pastor, Christ Church West Chester

Format: Hardcover