Free Resources to Shift Your Church Online

Your church can't meet. Now what?

With so much uncertainty still unfolding, your passion to lead people to Jesus is more important than ever. In this season when people can’t gather at your physical location, we want to make sure you know about free tools and resources that can help you redirect your entire ministry to where the people are right now: at home, online.

If you didn’t know, YouVersion is a digital ministry of Life.Church. And Life.Church has been doing church online for over 15 years. Here’s everything you need to make sure your church can keep impacting your community:

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A Prayer for Connection

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Dear God,

Being alone is hard. We were created for community, not confinement.

But we’re grateful that no matter how alone we may feel, You never leave or forsake us. And, we’re grateful for technology that helps us stay in touch with each other.

Today, please remind us that this time of social distancing and isolation will not last forever.

Give us the strength to endure this difficult season, and deepen our connection with You and Your people.

Empower us with an extra dose of Your love, peace, hope and joy, because we need it. Remind us of Your promises, and please heal our land.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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This week, let’s pray together

You are heard

God promises to hear the cries of His people when they call on Him. That’s why we’ll be sharing a Prayer of the Day with you each day this week, starting tomorrow.

Many people find the idea of prayer intimidating… but it was never meant to be this way. Prayer is simply an honest conversation between you and God that can include your community.

Today, get inspired to pray powerfully, consistently, confidently —and even dangerously — with these Plans on Prayer.

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A Prayer for Healing

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Our God,

Your Word says that You answer people when they call on Your name, and that You deliver them.

Right now, we ask that You would heal those who are sick or who are carrying the COVID-19 virus without knowing it. Heal them and protect those around them.

Provide a cure for the Coronavirus and heal our economy. Bring a quick and miraculous end to the darkness in our world.

Whether Your healing comes today, next week, or next month, we believe that You will heal our world. And we will continue to praise You, even as we wait for answers. Please deliver us.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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Some Things Are Out of Our Control — But Not Everything.

Sometimes it feels like news updates are coming every few minutes. When we give so much of our attention to events beyond our control, we can lose sight of the power that we do still have. We can choose how we respond to our circumstances. And perhaps even more important, even in the midst of those circumstances, we can choose how we treat others.


Recently we reminded you about the time that Jesus’ disciples were afraid their boat might sink, but then He calmed the storm. Just like Jesus’ disciples, we’re all in the same boat with Jesus — but we’re also in it with each other. And we can choose to encourage one another, to support each other, to love each other, and to point each other back to Jesus.

Love each other, just as I have loved you. If you love each other, everyone will know that you are my disciples.

JOHN 13:34-35

Here Are 4 Ways We Can Choose Love

1. Encourage one another.

We live in such an incredible time! Even when we can’t be physically present with one another, we can still call, text, email, connect on social media, attend church online, and more.

Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.

PROVERBS 3:27

2. Support each other.

Some of the most meaningful things we can do are simple and practical. Check in with your neighbors and ask how they’re doing. Share whatever you have. Drop off a meal for someone who can’t get out. Pay for the person behind you in a drive-through. Send an email gift card to a friend.

…our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.

1 JOHN 3:18

3. Love each other.

Jesus said that loving your neighbor was the second most important commandment. And in the parable of the Good Samaritan, He explained what He meant by that word, “neighbor.” Paul even suggested we turn loving each other into a competition!

Try to outdo yourselves in respect and honor of one another.

ROMANS 12:10

4. Point each other to Jesus.

It’s Jesus who calms our storms. But it’s up to us to remind each other of God’s promises. And to pray for one another. You can do both these things — and more — in the same ways we mentioned in #1 (and of course in the Bible App).

Just remember: No matter what we may be going through, we’re all in it together. We all live on the same planet. We all breathe the same air. Jesus said we would have troubles in this life. But He gave us His Spirit. And he gave us each other.

And those two things are
more than enough.

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