The Bible is the best resource for new believers and there are many free resources, web pages and Apps to help explain the most popular book of all time. The first few tools below will help in this area.
YouVersion Bible App & Web Site @ Bible.com
Bring the beauty and truth of the Bible into everyday life. With the YouVersion Bible App, you can read, watch, listen, and share on your smartphone or tablet, and computer.Bible Plans help you engage with God's Word every day, a little at a time. There are thousands of free reading plans and devotionals inside the app and there are over 60 English Bible translations available
The Bible Project
The Bible is so much more than a collection of stories with different characters. Through the Exploring the Bible series, you can begin reading Scripture as a unified narrative centered upon God’s interaction with his creation and culminating in Jesus Christ. Unlock a whole new level of understanding and applying God’s Word with these powerful videos.
My Heart Christ's Home
“Robert Boyd Munger (1911-2001) was a Presbyterian minister who wrote this timeless work in 1951. It was a vividly compelling then, and I have found no other essay on the ABC's of the Christian life, other than Scripture itself, so impacting as Munger's wonderful work still today.”
LUMO - The Gospels for a Visual Age
Redefining the standard of biblical media, LUMO is a visual translation of the four Gospels, developed to truly engage people with Scripture!
LUMO is available on YouTube and inside the YouVersion Bible App in the following 23 languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnam
Christianaudio.com
FREE AUDIOBOOK DOWNLOAD
Discover in the Gospel of John the amazing ways our stories intersect with God's Story. As you come alongside your friends, you can help them connect Their Stories with God's Story. God's Story, My Story (that's yours) and Their Story (that's your friend's) all overlap.
3Story is a way of life that guides followers of Christ to be good news while telling the stories of the Good News. God's Story as Told by John includes a collection of short scenes that teach us to love, listen, and abide in Christ while living an authentic Christian life.
Christianaudio.com gives away a different free audiobook every month
Through the Word Bible App and Website
Through the Word is a nonprofit ministry dedicated to equipping people around the world to read the Bible, understand it, apply it, and make it a habit. We provide simple yet powerful tools via the web and mobile apps that lead users on a journey to understand the entire Bible, one chapter at a time. TTW combines clear, balanced, and relatable teaching with direct accessibility. Our purpose is God’s calling: to make disciples, equip the saints, and preach the word. (Mat. 28:19, Eph. 4:12, 2 Tim, 4:2)
Other New Believer Resources
Explore
Video Series (Robert Lewis)
Explore, by Robert Lewis, is a 6 session video series designed to help men who are either seeking God or are new to Christianity understand the basics of the Christian faith. A great group study when led by a mature believer, this video series is free of charge with downloadable notes on YouTube.
How to Know God
Cru is the name of Campus Crusade for Christ International in the U.S. Their mission is to "Win, build and send Christ-centered multiplying disciples." They have a great resource that helps one come to know God. It includes the following sections:
- Would you like to know god personally?
- What is Christianity?
- FAQs about Christianity
- Dealing with life's questions
- My story: How my life changed
One Minute Pause
A simple way to connect with God in the middle of your busy day.
Based on the One Minute Pause chapter of John Eldredge's new book “Get Your Life Back”, this app invites you into the simple practice of releasing everything to God, restoring your union with God and inviting him to fill you.
WiRE
Devotional for Men
WiRE is concise and accessible. It meets you where you are and won't add to the noise of your world. WiRE goes deep without sacrificing efficiency or practicality. You can read it on the move—making it ideal for the modern man.
Delivered twice a week by e-mail, WiRE is sincere, humble, and honest. Most importantly, it will equip you to pursue God more earnestly, and to enjoy more of His goodness and love.
Credits:
Created with images by Barn Images - "untitled image" • Aaron Burden - "untitled image" • Aaron Burden - "Morning Reading" • Rod Long - "Flipping the page of book" • Priscilla Du Preez - "untitled image" • George Coletrain - "dawn of an era" • JF Martin - "untitled image"