The Internet and it’s growth in the last several years has made way for all kinds of organizations and individuals to go online with their knowledge and share information to help people.
The growth of Christian websites is no different.
From Christian finances to Biblical resources there is a wealth of information.
There are a few ways I know how to get involved in a Bible study.
The most common I’ve encountered is through my church, or by going to Christian bookstores and purchasing a study.
But, the internet has studies too and many websites offer them for free.
I’ve spent some time searching around the web to see what I could find.
There are websites ranging in size and popularity. Overall, I’ve found some great free resources for learning and studying God’s Word. Therefore, I decided to provide you 10 free online Bible study resources I came across in which I think may be worthwhile to visit and review to see if they fit your needs.
10 Free Bible Study Resources:
BibleStudyTools.com helps people grow deeper in the Word. They offer several free Bible reading plans. You can read the Bible by Book, chronologically, 3 passages a day, etc. You pick your plan, start reading and record your progress.
eBibleTeacher.com provides a number of resources by New Testament, Old Testament or even topical for teaching Sunday school class .
BibleStudyPlanet.com helps people grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ by offering free Bible studies for adults, teens and kids.
Free-Online-Bible-Study.com has a number of free studies that include study questions for the Books of Genesis, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, John, James and Jude.
BibleGateway.com is a great resource I often use to search scripture online. You can search the Bible by keyword, or scripture across a number of versions. They also have a daily reading plan.
OliveTree.com focuses on building and providing Bible software, but they have a page with a number of free devotion and Bible study downloads.
BacktotheBible.org is a radio Christian Ministry and offers a number of free Bible study downloads.
AmazingFacts.org, also a Christian Media ministry, offers a free online Bible Study school as well as other free resources.
ChristianBibleReference.org is devoted to better understanding the Bible and its messages for the modern world. They offer a number of studies on the Gospels and Acts of the apostles.
But even beyond the web, there are also a number of other ways you may be able to get free Bible study tools or resources. You just have to let your creative juices flow.
Here are a few offline ideas to explore:
- Visit your local public Library.
- Visit your church library if it has one.
- Talk to your church leaders. May church’s already have such resources for small groups and they’re agreement with the publisher will allow them to make copies and distribute.
- Ask your pastor what Books of the Bible to read and see if he has some questions you can try and answer.
- Join a small group study. Although, you usually have to purchase resources, sometimes the group or church provides them for free.
- Ask a friend if they have any old Bible study books you could borrow or have. I know I have a few studies, now completed, are on my bookshelf. Many of them I used a notepad instead of writing in the book.
- Although not free, used book stores will typically have Bible studies for just a few dollars. My favorite in the Dallas area is Half Price Books, but I know they have many other locations too.
As you can see, there are a number of ways in which you can learn more about God’s Word and grow your relationship with Him with free Biblical resources and tools.
As a short disclaimer, I did my best to check out the validity of each web resource above, however, if you come across any that you think may not be serving God first, please let us know. Remember do your due diligence before using online content.
Have you found any free Bible study resources or tools you’ve found helpful in your walk with the Lord? If so, please share them in the comments.
Not long ago, I blogged about free Bible study software (linked to my name). It’s pretty handy for doing word studies, plus the resource offers plenty of other materials.
Very nice post. A couple more good resourses are the online version of Strongs Concordance that assists in studying by topic and of course the t.v. has some inpired preachers putting forth the Word. I especially benefit from T.D. Jakes.
Great article, very useful. I would also add blueletterbible.org. That’s a very useful website. It’s got just about every translation you could want, commentaries (audio and text), concordance, Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge and so much more. And it’s free. (This is not a paid endorsement 🙂 )
The best Bible Study software I’ve ever seen is e-sword.net. It’s free, and it’s a download, but there are a lot of free bibles versions, commentaries, dictionaries, and bible maps to choose from. It’s my main way of reading the bible at home.
A great resource for finding sermons from great preachers over the past few centuries is biblebb.com! I have really benefited from this site. You are able to search by preacher or by verse/passage reference. Plus there is a lot of other great material as well – Question & Answer sessions, etc
Another good site is the site of the bibleteachings.com/. It is a collection of preachings and stories that are really great. Praise God for the resources that He is giving.
Please have a look a MySword Bible study. It’s free and has a massive free library to choose from for download. I have tried a few similar programs but this tops everything.