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Add Bible passages to a sermon

Record the Bible text covered by a sermon so listeners can follow links, browse by book, search, and filter the archive.

Add a passage​

  1. Go to New Sermon, or open a sermon under Sermons.
  2. Under Sermon Details, find Add Passage.
  3. Type the reference.
  4. A green add button will appear beside the field.
  5. Check the reference shown on that button, then select it.
  6. Add any other passages in the same way.
The Add Passage field with John 3:16-21 and a green button to add the validated reference

The add button only appears once the reference is recognised.

Reference examples​

These formats are accepted:

  • Genesis 1
  • Genesis 1:1
  • Genesis 1:1-20
  • Genesis 1:20-2:24
  • Genesis 1-5
  • Genesis 1 - Exodus 5
  • Genesis 1:1 - Exodus 5:20

Use the full book name if an abbreviation is not recognised. A simple hyphen works for ranges. The add button shows the normalised reference that will be saved.

Add more than one passage​

After selecting the first reference, type another in Add Passage and select its green add button. Repeat for every distinct text covered by the sermon.

A sermon with John 3:16-21 and Romans 5:1-11 selected as removable passage chips

Each selected reference appears as a chip beside the field. Save the sermon after adding all of them.

Avoid combining unrelated references into one range. Add a separate chip for each text, such as "John 3:16-21"" and "Romans 5:1-11".

Remove or correct a passage​

To remove a reference:

  1. Select its chip or the x on the chip.
  2. Confirm that it disappears.
  3. Select Save Changes.

To correct a reference, remove the old chip and add the corrected reference. Editing text in the empty Add Passage field does not change an existing chip.

What passages enable​

Saved passages help listeners and managers in several places:

  • On the public sermon page, each reference links to the passage using the selected Bible version.
  • Public and management filters can narrow sermons by Bible book.
  • Public Bible pages let listeners browse sermon coverage by book and chapter.
  • The public Explore map visualises sermon coverage across every Bible chapter.
  • Sermon search can use saved passage text.
  • Podcast feed descriptions and supported embed layouts can show passage references.

The editor stores the reference rather than the Bible text itself, and builds the navigation and passage links from it.