All pastors should put a blurb about Biblegateway.com in the bulletin or show their congregations on the screen how to use it. It is a basic 21st century discipleship tool.
- There should be no excuse why worship leaders cannot find Scripture verses that go with the song they are singing any longer. They can use Biblegateway.
- PowerPoint slides should never have typing errors in the Scripture verses. Just cut and paste from Biblegateway.com
- Bible Study leaders need not use only one version in their preparation. They can easily paste two versions in a table so that people can compare them.
I have taught my Biblical Literature II and Program and Curriculum Development students how to use Biblegateway.com this week.
See also my post: The Best Bible Study Tools on the Web
What everyone needs to know about Biblegateway.com.
- It is free. No registration. No login. Free.
- Go to http://www.biblegateway.com/
- You can search for a word or a passage on the home page. In other words, if you put in salvation, it will know to look for that keyword. If you put in 1 Corinthians 13, it will take you to that chapter of the Bible. It is smart.
- You can also change which version you are searching. You can also look up a passage in five versions at a time on the Passage Lookup page. I recommend TNIV, ESV, NLT, The Message (paraphrase), and NIRV (for kids). See more about Bible Versions at my post The Best Bible Study Tools on the Web.
- You can also go to Keyword Search and look up how often words occur. Yes, this is a basic concordance.
- You can also listen to chapters that are read aloud online. Look up a verse in the TNIV and then click “Listen to this passage” or the icon. You can listen to it in RealPlayer. I tell my students to listen to one chapter while getting dressed in the morning. (Sorry you can’t download it or listen to more than a chapter at a time). There are a number of audio versions available on the Audio Bible page.
- You can change your default bible in Preferences on the home page.
I have pasted below my handout in class which has page views.
2 replies on “Biblegateway.com – Why every pastor should demonstrate it to their congregation”
also, you can add the Bible Gateway toolbar to your browser. i have found it invaluable…here’s the link:
http://www.biblegateway.com/blog/?p=49
Thanks for the great write-up, Andy!