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| YOUR BIBLE TREASURE CHEST |
Why is this page called the Bible Treasure Chest?
What is a lost soul that never has a chance to discover Jesus Christ worth to our Father?
Priceless.
Let the gems in this web site help you learn about Jesus Christ,
and help bring the lost to the saving grace
of the Truth, Word and our Lord.
Build your knowledge with the seven buckets of
learning tools below (church tool chest)!
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SEVEN BUCKETS OF FREE TOOLS ARE IN THIS TOOL BOX
1. Our Daily Bread (fast nourishment at the start of each day)
2. Bible Reading Tools (all versions at your finger tips) 3. Bible Hearing Tools (for those who prefer to hear instead of read)
4. Bible Study Tools (a variety of non-denominational links)
5. Concordances and Commentaires (insights you will appreciate)
6. Read, Hear, See Bible in thousands of languages (spread the Word).
7. Audio-Visual Resources, Sermons and more!
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BONUS FOR MOBILE DEVICE USERS |
The YouVersion Bible App is a revolutionary use of technology to help people engage with the Bible all around the world. Engage in Scripture like never before! Download the free app and enjoy regular time with the Bible, right when and where you need it. It has been described as the world's most popular Bible program for mobile phones. |
The Bible APP for mobile devices:
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What is the church? Who is Christ? Why Jesus? Millions have questions, and the search words reveal millions of web sites. Who has the time to find the real diamonds? Since 2003, as a spare time effort, cTc.tv has sought to identify the "best of the best", and many non-denominational gems have been discovered -- and placed on this web page for you, your family, your friends, your study group, your church, and for your missionaries and those who wish to help spread the Truth and Word as directed by the Great Commission (click here to read the Lord's command).
The following contents and links give you ready and FREE access to four groups of Holy Bible resources:
> READING (any of thousands of different languages with a few clicks) > LISTENING (hearing only, hundreds of languages, and that can be downloaded to audio players)
> SEEING AND HEARING (audio-visual or TV, hundreds of languages, and some that can be downloaded)
> DISTRIBUTING TO NON-READING PEOPLE (outreach and missions anywhere, hundreds of languages).
You (and your web site links and resources designer) are welcome to place a free link to http://cTc.tv to make it easy to find and use this web site. Of course, place a link in your own personal favorite places or computer book marks.
The motivation of those looking for answers range from the intellectually curious to the emotionally driven - and everything in between. What cTc.tv is attempting to do is to put the "best of the best" FREE access non-denominational sources for direct use of the Holy Bible at the fingertips of all who simply recall the initials of any of the core messages and that the web site is NOT a dot com, but a dot TV (tele-virtual web site).
Overall, there are more than 6,900 living languages around the globe, and the reality is that about half of the 7,000,000,000 (7 billion) humans living are functionally not able to read. Most all can hear and see. So, a key part of this mission is to help any and all users find FREE Bible resources - and in particular those that can be seen and heard - in as many languages as possible.
To get a perspective, there is a huge disparity between the mean size of languages and the median size. It turns out that 389 (or nearly 6%) of the world’s languages have at least one million speakers and account for 94% of the world’s population. By contrast, the remaining 94% of languages are spoken by only 6% of the world’s people (click here for data:
You are invited to look at and use these "gems". If you know of a gem that should be examined for possible inclusion in this Holy Bible Treasure Chest, let me know. If a link does not work or has been hijacked to an unsuitable web site, please let me know.
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BIBLE RESOURCES TOOL BOX
Grab and use links from this tool box as your personal tools to read, hear, see, study the Holy Bible, and perhaps even find a small nearby local group of like-minded individuals. |
1. OUR DAILY BREAD:
(now translated into more than 54 languages!)
A FAST, FREE AND EASY WAY TO JUMP START YOUR DAY!
Give us this day Our Daily Bread is FREE. Why not bookmark this page before you click on the RBC logo link below and simply reflect on the message. Updated every day by some of the "best of the best" at sharing their daily reflections on the life lessons in the Christian Holy Bible (audio is available on their page, and it also is available free in a monthly booklet format): |
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| The above graphic link (click on their logo) is approved by RBC Ministries, a Christian and denominationally independent publisher, providers of "Our Daily Bead". If you wish to take just 5 minutes a day for a peaceful break on the Internet, this can be a very rewarding reflective experience. |
START YOUR DAY WITH THE INSTANT
DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL
QUICK LINK. http://odb.org
BYOD? Audio option is included!! |
2. BIBLE READING TOOLS |
You have a number of choices from some excellent sources:
1. BlueLetterBible.org is a non-profit resource based in the United States.
2. WorldBibles.org is is a no-profit resource based in Great Britain.
3. BibleGateway.com is provided by a major publisher, Zondervan. 4. Bibles.net provides a number of useful links and sells historic Bibles. |
The Blue Letter Bible resource puts many options at your fingertips! Take some time to surf the site and see for yourself -- you will be glad that you did! |
WorldBibles.org is a service of Wycliffe Associates, UK, and is provided FREE as a service by Wycliffe as a service to the world-wide church. The web site resources reflect many years of careful devotion by the organization to bring you the Truth and the Word under one-banner. |
The Bible Gateway is widely used and gives you the FREE ability to custom search the Christian Holy Bible by keyword, passage or topic without millions of page options like you see from dominant search engines. A very powerful and comprehensive resource with options for language and Bible version. Lets you focus the search on the entire Bible, chronological sections, or by classifications of the books such as New Testament, Old Testament, Gospel, Books of Moses, Epistles, Apocalyptic, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets, Wisdom Books, etc. You can easily select the way results are presented, for example, in order of appearance in the Bible, relevance to your key words, and with verse and reference or just reference only. For example, if you search the keyword "church" you can see the flow of the word in the New Testament verse by verse. If you want to see the first time the word "Christian" is used in the Bible, you can find it. This resource is made available by Zondervan, and other parts of their web site present their commercial capability. |
About Bibles.net: Over the years, efforts by many to provide timely translations of the oldest manuscripts that have been found have led to a number of translations from the original recorded languages. The NIV version is suggested if you do not have any other strong preferences, as it was compiled from the very oldest original records that have been found as of the date of its release, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. For those who have a sense of history, Bibles.net links you to a significant source of historic Bibles. |
READ THE BIBLE IN A YEAR (or on your own timetable)? Bible reading plans to help you read the Holy Bible on a schedule that meets your own reading pace and objectives. Make your own personal choice from 13 different reading plans. This FREE service even reminds you with an email each day. It is available in several languages and translations. Go to: http://www.bibleplan.org/ This really useful web site acknowledges Gospel Communications for their Bible Gateway, http://www.biblegateway.com/ which enables them to provide this service.
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3. BIBLE HEARING TOOLS |
The Global Recordings Network has this Vision: "That people might hear and understand God's Word in their heart language, especially those who are oral communicators and those who do not have Scriptures in a form they can access". This resource provides a wealth of links, and is worth your time to search if you have special needs for audio tools for Bible Study. It also includes some audio-visual tools. |
(For more resources in many languages, continue to surf below on this page!) |
4. BIBLE STUDY TOOLS |
The following web site name says it all: Bible Study Tools.
The following is perhaps one of the best we have seen. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and take the time to surf it. Discover all of the resources that it places at your finger tips:
CAUTION: BE SURE TO BOOKMARK http://cTc.tv BEFORE YOU USE LINK IMMEDIATELY BELOW. IT IS A ONE-WAY STREET FROM HERE. |
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STUDENT RESOURCES
Here are links to two non-denominational web sites that you will find informative as you seek a better understanding of religion and God: |
Do you personally want to study and learn more about the Holy Bible and Christianity? More than 40 FREE general courses on Old and New Testaments. Just use the following link to find out more, and start e-learning today! http://www.christiancourses.com/courses/ |
The following web site provides you with access to an on-line Bible school with interactive capability.
Their website reports that it has served more than 2,000,000 students, and it is FREE. Yes, there is a catch. It apparently is not accredited by any accrediting (also known as regulating) bodies. The focus, of course, is the Holy Bible. |
WHAT IS THE CULTURAL AND GEO-POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE LANDS AND NATIONS NOTED IN THE HOLY BIBLE? The serious student of the Holy Bible may have a curiousity-driven character. If so, a rapidly growing resource that can provide both insights and challenges can be found at the following website: http://www.Bible-History.com As with all resources, the student is encouraged to pray for wisdom in understanding how to apply these insights to his or her role in this life, in accord with the will of God. |
5. CONCORDANCES OR COMMENTARIES |
For the truly serious student of the Holy Bible, scholars have complied extensive insights to bring context to the books in the Holy Bible. If you like to do your own further reading and thinking after your have have read the Holy Bible from cover-to-cover, you will find excellent concordances in the Bible Study Tools web site, using the link below: CAUTION: BE SURE TO BOOKMARK http://cTc.tv BEFORE YOU USE LINK IMMEDIATELY BELOW. IT IS A ONE-WAY STREET FROM HERE. |
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FREE HELP UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY BIBLE
Are you challenged by the Book of Revelation?
Would you like to gain insights from those who have studied and who seek to provide a commentary for you to consider as you read the Holy Bible. They strive to provide insights in "easy-to-understand" English words, using just the most common 2,800 words in the English language to accompany the words in the Bible. They call it "EasyEnglish". To see what they have done with the Book of Revelation (the last book of the Holy Bible in the New Testament), click on the following link. It is FREE for you to use! A debate could revolve around if any Commentary takes away or adds to Word in violation of the admonitions in Revelations 22:18. About Wycliffe Associates "Easy English dot info" service:
Go to http://www.EasyEnglishBooks.com and surf, as their work is worthy of note. The primary source is a mega non-profit that seeks volunteers and donations.
http://www.easyenglish.info/bible-commentary/revelation-lbw.htm
Other books of the Bible are also available via the www.EasyEnglish.info web site. NOTE: The http://www.WorldBibles.org/ web site is a service of Wycliffe Associates UK and is provided as a service to the world-wide church.
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| YOU JUST DISCOVERED THE DIAMOND ......... read on ..... |
The source web sites says it all: "Choose from over 80 Bible Commentaries freely available online at StudyLight.org for sermon, Bible study, and Sunday school preparation." The key word is "choose"! Of these 80 commentaries that are FREE access for you to read, study and learn, you might find the following one quite useful: http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dsb/ The compiler of this resource has noted that, "A biblical commentary is a written systematic series of explanations and interpretations of Scripture. They are written by some of the most knowledgeable theologians in church history. Through a personal narrative, they provide deeper understanding and insight into the Bible, and can be valuable tools to assist both casual reading and serious study." Caution: read, study, but always focus on the scripture and THINK FOR YOURSELF! Seek to understand the true Wisdom of the Father of all humanity. P.S. If you like this particular resource, please take the time to understand the individual behind the effort, and as with all other resources linked to from the cTc tv web site, consider provisioning those that you use to further the use of the Internet as a tool for responding to the Great Commission -- and "thank you!" |
6. THE CHRISTIAN HOLY BIBLE IN MANY LANGUAGES
AUDIO AND WRITTEN - HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND TRUTH! |
FREE audio version of the New Testament in most any language (new translations being developed each month). The concept is simple, as described by the source on the Faith Comes by Hearing web site: http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/ |
HOLY BIBLE IN MORE THAN 2,600 LANGUAGES?
Did you know there is one web site that gives you FREE access to Bible resources in more than 2,600 languages? Quoting the source:
"It's hard to find Bible translations in many of the world's 7000 languages. The Scriptures have already been translated into about 2,600 languages, and the Bible story is available in oral form in many more languages, thanks to the work of Global Recordings ( http://www.globalrecordings.net ). The WorldBibles site provides links to help people find translations of the Bible in over 4000 languages. We believe that this is the largest collection of Bible links anywhere on the Internet." Click the following link to get started on this if you wish (and please be patient as you seek): http://worldbibles.org NOTE: The worldbibles.org web site is a service of Wycliffe Associates UK and is provided as a service to the world-wide church. |
IF YOU WANT TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE SCRIPTURES IN MOST ANY LANGUAGE: FREE access to Bible study resources in many languages is available at http://biblos.com in accord with their mission to increase access to the Scriptures online around the globe. A variety of other web sites may be found by using key words such as "Bible study tools and resources" and continuing to surf http://cTc.tv for more gems. |
Innovation thrives! Want to discover a bold little mission focused on bringing the Word to some of the remaining global frontiers of Christianity by creating and using audio-video translation, production, innovative presentation and delivery resources? Go to: http://www.gnpi.org Learn even more interesting things by reading the article: http://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=leaven/
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7. AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES, SERMONS AND MORE! |
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OPPORTUNITY: Watch favorite Christian broadcasters ANY WHERE AND ANY TIME! Browse the list of ministry programs compiled and provided by LightSource.com and LightSource.tv. LightSource is the leading provider of Christian video content on the Internet. 4. Many of the churches on USA church location page provide access to their sermons if you wish to see or hear their message BEFORE you go as a guest the first time.
NOTE: cTc.tv and its associated Internet presence is not affiliated with Lightsource, LLC. The information here is as a courtesy to those who have found and/or put our domain(s) in their favorite places. Lightsource, LLC. is owned by Salem Corporation (NASDAQ: SALM), which owns over 100 Christian radio stations in the United States. Salem is based in Camarillo, California. |
FREE SERMONS - AUDIO LIBRARY - Almost a million different sermons: If you wish to discover and learn by hearing, Sermon Audio has developed an extensive audio library of more than 828,060 free sermons from conservative churches worldwide, simply click on the following link: http://www.sermonaudio.com |
DO YOU WANT A FAST AND CLEAR WAY TO EXPLAIN THE MESSAGE OF SALVATION TO OTHERS (or for your own understanding)?
We have received permission from The Navigators to make the following link available to the guests and regular users of cTc.tv.
The link is directly to The Bridge to Life. It has a simple set of illustrations and insights that brings clarity to the message: |
MESSAGE FROM cTc.tv WEBMASTER: DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU FOUND IN THIS BIBLE TREASURE CHEST? PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO MAKE THESE FREE ACCESS WEB SITES FOR YOU AND YOURS
(and I welcome your kind prayers for this little mission). |
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> A thought: if time is money, then you may wish to discover the Tithe With Your Time concept too!
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