Bible Study Resources on the Internet

The Internet is a tool that can be used for many purposes. This web site is a collection of Internet resources that provide a variety of study resources for those interested in digging into God?s Word. Finding the appropriate and beneficial resources can be sort of like an Easter Egg hunt or a Treasure Hunt. Hopefully this web site will help you discover the "Easter Eggs" and the "Treasures" that will help you to be attentive to God?s voice.

http://bible.crosswalk.com/ - Bible Study tools such as Interlinear Bible, Parallel Bible, Commentaries, Concordances, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Lexicons plus much more. Part of the larger http://www.crosswalk.com/ web site, which is one of the leading for profit evangelical web sites.

http://www.gospelcom.net/ - Probably the second leading Christian for profit web site. It?s Bible Study tool web site is http://www.biblegateway.com/ which includes the largest number of Bible translations available on the web ? even in different languages.

http://ifc.gospelcom.net/ - this is the first comprehensive web site that addressed how Christians can use the Internet. Quentin Schultze was the founder of this web site and author of several books on the Internet and Christians

http://peggiesplace.gospelcom.net/ another part of www.gospelcom.net website that has been around for a long time ? since 1995. Was independent but recently incorporated into gospelcome.net?s web site.

http://ied.gospelcom.net/index.php - Gospelcom.net is sponsoring the Internet Evangelism Day on April 24, 2005 which is focused on using the Internet as an evangelism tool. http://www.everystudent.com/ is an example of a web site in which has been created as an evangelistic tool for college age students. Look at one of the stories ? Kristy?s story.

http://www.oneplace.com/ - a web site features audio files of sermons, radio drama, etc

http://www.textweek.com - A Lectionary base web site

http://www.biblebb.com/ - Sermons/Devotionals by Charles Spurgeon, George Whitefield, Thomas Watson, Jonathan Edwards, J. C. Ryle, John MacArthur

http://www.daniellesplace.com/index.html - VBS and SS Craft ideas

http://www.mssscrafts.com/ - Sunday School lesson ideas for children SS teachers

http://www.christiancrafters.com/ - Another resource for children SS class teachers

http://childrensermons.com/ - source of 141 children?s devotionals

http://www.sermons4kids.com/ - Another source for Children?s object lessons and devotionals

http://www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/ - source of outlines for various settings of Bible teaching

http://www.sacredspace.ie/ - web site resource from the Jesuit tradition

http://www.thewestcoast.net/bobsnook/ - Many scripts for skits, readings, etc.

http://www.songquery.com/ - a way to find how to get a copy of a song.

http://www.soundofgrace.com/piper.htm - An example of a Pastor?s collection of sermons posted online.

www.friendshipbookstore.com also is an excellent source to find a song and also includes Bible Study resources.

http://www.thechristianwall.org/ - source of message board sayings, bulletin sayings

Example ? http://www.beliefnet.com

Example - http://mydevotion.com/

www.homileticsonline.com -

www.preachingtoday.com - PreachingToday.com is an illustration database, first and foremost. It offers over 9,466 illustrations and quotes, adding 10 new ones each week. With a Premium membership for $50, you can access all of the illustrations and the Skills section, which includes articles, workshops, and interviews. You will also receive the Weekly Illustration Update, which announces our newest material each week and includes a note from the editor. This site is largely an illustration database and not a sermon database.

In addition to illustrations, there are what are called Skill Builders. One is called "My Finger on the Hot Button" ? this article addresses how teachers can address socially hot button issues. The author relates some of his thoughts that came to him as he researched sermons preached in Missouri on the issue of slavery during the 1850?s.

http://www.leaderonline.org/ - Mennonite Publishing House publication companion web site

http://www.bible.com - an exhaustive list of Bible translations and study resources

These web sites have been compiled by Bob Zook for an evening training at Belleville Mennonite School on March 29, 2005.