How To

• Disclaimer

• Generate an article about this website using ChatGPT

  • Open Chatbot AI Hub
  • Open "Interactive Q&A with ChatGPT" webpage
  • Select radio button for "... write an article on" for line 1
  • Enter "www.lutheranhub.com website" in line 4a
  • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the ChatGPT input field
  • A comment on analysis of this website by ChatGPT

    Using AI, in particular chatbots, even when qualified with "According to the LCMS", can infrequently produce output that is not 100% correct. Therefore, AI generated output should be verified (if possible). However, much of the functionality exposed through this website is pulled directly from LCMS or LCMS-affiliated websites and is not dependent on AI at all. It should be obvious in the user interface whenever AI is used (i.e., one of the chatbots will be user-selected) and the output generated via the AI should be verified if there is any uncertainty. However, many actions can be performed and much research completed using this website without relying on AI at all.

    One exception where AI is used without user-selection of a chatbot is in the frameworks, which are all generated using chatbots (primarily ChatGPT). Therefore, feedback by someone seminary-trained on the various frameworks would be greatly appreciated. The goal of this website is to educate not to mislead.

    As for the resources used by the website, LCMS and LCMS-affiliated resources are used exclusively except in the following cases: (1) chatbots (although they are qualified with "According to the LCMS,") and search engines (qualified with "LCMS"), (2) apologetics (where the LCMS information is extremely limited), (3) archeology (again, where the LCMS information is extremely limited), (4) Bible text and Hebrew/Greek (no LCMS resources) and (5) YouTube and other media (where LCMS does not have an alternative).

• Use Index webpage

  If the specific item of interest is known, the alphabetically sorted Index webpage is probably the easiest and quickest way to locate that item.

  • Locate "City of God" authored by Augustine of Hippo

    • Open Index webpage
    • Expand A node and locate "Augustine of Hippo"
    • Click "Augustine of Hippo" text
    • Click on New Advent icon (first of two icons) for Wrote "City of God"

  • Locate all hymns authored by Martin Luther

    • Open Index webpage
    • Expand L node and locate "Luther, Martin"
    • Click on circle for "Luther, Martin" to show child nodes
    • Click on Hymn author hyperlink
    • Click on hymn icon (music note)

  • Locate videos on Polycarp

    • Open Index webpage
    • Expand P node and locate Polycarp
    • Click on Polycarp text to display information for Polycarp
    • Select YouTube icon after "Videos about Polycarp"

  • Locate the Abortion framework and generate an article using Perplexity based on "The Church's Public Witness on Abortion"

    • Open the Index webpage
    • Expand A node and locate "Abortion"
    • Click on "Abortion" text
    • Click on Framework (first) icon for "Abortion" to view abortion framework
    • Close window for abortion framework
    • Expand Abortion node on "Miscellaneous Frameworks" webpage
    • Highlight the text "The Church's Public Witness on Abortion" (last node under Abortion)
    • Alternatively, click the Perplexity icon after "The Church's Public Witness on Abortion"

  • Locate the framework for the Second Sunday of Easter (series A), highlight the first sentence from the framework and view the results using Perplexity

    • Open Index webpage
    • Expand L node and locate "Lectionary Festivals"
    • Expand "Lectionary Festivals", "Frameworks" and "Lectionary A" to locate "Second Sunday of Easter"
    • Click the text for "Second Sunday of Easter"
    • Click the framework icon (first image) for the "Second Sunday of Easter"
    • Highlight the first line of the framework (starts with "The Second Sunday of Easter continues")

  • Identify the commentary authors and the commentary books for Isaiah

    • Open Index webpage
    • Expand C node and locate "Concordia Commentary authors"
    • Select the text for "Concordia Commentary authors"

• Use "What We Believe" Hub (webpage)

  The "What We Believe" hub contains the key beliefs of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. This webpage exposes documents declaring the beliefs and videos, primarily by Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller, that elaborate upon those beliefs.

  • Identify all the topics and information available via this webpage

    • Open "What We Believe" Hub
    • Click on all the green circles to expand and contract nodes
    • If all the nodes are expanded, it should take just over one page to display the entire tree
    • All the lowest level nodes (gray, not green, circles) should contain hyperlinked text that, when clicked, will display a webpage corresponding to that node
    • A few of the nodes contain the LCMS icon after the text. If clicked, this will display an LCMS webpage for the subject for that node

  • Watch the video "A Beginner’s Guide to Lutheran Theology" by Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller

    • Open "What We Believe" Hub
    • Click on green circle for "What We Believe" audios/videos
    • Click the hyperlinked text for "What do LUTHERANS Believe? A Beginner’s Guide to Lutheran Theology (w/ Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller)"

• Use Bible Hub

  The Bible hub focuses on the Bible and, as such, contains a variety of in-depth resources to assist in the study of the Bible

  • Locate Genesis 1 in Bible Outline by expanding nodes

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Click on green circle for "Old Testament" to expand that node
    • Click on green circle for "Genesis (1-50)"
    • Click on green circle for "The Primeval History..."
    • Click on green circle for "Creation and the Fall..."
    • Click on green circle for "The Order of Creation..."

  • Locate Genesis 1 in Bible Outline using "Locate passage:"

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "Genesis 1" into the "Locate passage:" text field

  • Locate Holy Week events and corresponding Bible passages

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Click on green circle for "New Testament" to expand that node
    • Click on green circle for "The Gospels"
    • Click on green circle for "Jesus' life and ministry"
    • Click on green circle for "Holy Week to Ascension..."
    • Expand other nodes as desired

  • Locate the events of Jesus' life as identified in Kretzmann's Tabellary harmony

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Click on green circle for "New Testament" to expand that node
    • Click on green circle for "The Gospels"
    • Click on green circle for "Jesus' life and ministry"
    • Click on green circle for "Tabellary harmony..."

  • Locate sermons based on John 3:16

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "John 3:16" into the "Locate passage:" text field
    • Click on sermon icon for row from table containing "John 3:16"

  • Locate Bible studies based on Ephesians 2:8-10

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "Ephesians 2:8-10" into the "Locate passage:" text field
    • Click on Bible studies icon (open Bible) for row from table containing "Ephesians 2:8-10"

  • Locate devotions based on Psalm 23

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "Psalm 23" into the "Locate passage:" text field
    • Click on devotions icon (hands coming together) for row from table containing "Psalm 23"

  • Examine all information for Luke 2

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "Luke 2" into the "Locate passage:" text field
    • The icons after "The Savior Is Born in Bethlehem" are:

      • the Bible Gateway icon which displays the text (ESV) for Luke 2:1-21
      • the Title icon which can be used to have a chatbot generate a title for the Bible passages
      • the Summary icon which can be used to have a chatbot generate a summary for the Bible passages
      • the cross-reference icon which can be used to have a chatbot generate a set of cross-references for the Bible passages
      • the article icon which can be used to have a chatbot generate an articlefor the Bible passages
      • the headphones icon which can be used to listen (using iBible) to the Bible chapter
      • the Kretzmann icon which can be used to Kretzmann commentary for the Bible chapter
      • the KFUO Tag icon which can be used to listen to all the KFUO episodes for the Bible chapter
      • two Lutheran Hour Ministries icons to view two "Stuff They Didn't Teach Me in Sunday School" videos on Luke 2
      • an iBible icon to view "The Birth of Jesus" video created by iBible
      • three lectionary A icons that can be used to view lectionary information for series A festivals referencing these Bible passages
      • two lectionary B icons that can be used to view lectionary information for series B festivals referencing these Bible passages
      • three lectionary C icons that can be used to view lectionary information for series C festivals referencing these Bible passages
      • three one-year lectionary icons that can be used to view lectionary information for one-year series festivals referencing these Bible passages
      • a Steadfast Lutheran icon for an article about the Athanasian Creed that references Luke 2
      • a hymn icon (music note) that displays hymns that reference the Bible passage
    • The icons for the row for Luke 2 in the table at the top are:

      • the Bible Gateway icon which displays the text (ESV) for Luke 2. Note that the icons at the top apply to the specific Bible passage entered, which typically will be different than the Bible passage for the expanded node in the tree at the bottom.
      • the maps icon that is used to display maps applicable to the specified Bible passage
      • the Bible Study Tools icon that accesses the Interlinear Bible for use in studying the Greek or Hebrew for the Bible passage
      • the Bible study icon (open Bible) that is used to locate Bible studies for the Bible passage
      • the sermon icon that is used to locate sermons for the Bible passage
      • the devotions icon (hands coming together) that is used to locate devotions for the Bible passage
      • the Perplexity icon that is used to have the Perplexity chatbot generate an article for the Bible passage
      • the Google icon that is used to have Google generate an article for the Bible passage and also perform a search based on the Bible passage
      • the Perplexity icon that is used to have the ChatGPT chatbot generate an article for the Bible passage
      • the LCMS sermons icon (LS) that is used to locate LCMS sermons and related information for the Bible passage
      • the LCMS icon that is used to search the LCMS website for the Bible passage
      • the KFUO radio icon that is used to search the KFUO website for the Bible passage
      • the Lutheran Hour Ministries icon that is used to search the LHM website for the Bible passage
      • the Concordia Publishing House icon that is used to search the CPH website for the Bible passage
      • the YouTue icon that is used to search for YouTube movies for the Bible passage
      • the Lutheran Witness icon that is used to search the Lutheran Witness website for the Bible passage
      • the Bryan Wolfmueller image that is used to search his website (wolfmueller.co) for the Bible passage
      • the Yahoo icon that is used to have Yahoo generate an article for the Bible passage and also perform a search based on the Bible passage
      • the DuckDuckGo icon that is used to have DuckDuckGo perform a search based on the Bible passage

  • Locate maps corresponding to Acts 8

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin Acts 8 into the Locate Passage text field
    • Click on the map image from the table at the top for the row with Acts 8

  • Locate all KFUO episodes that cover Genesis 1

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "Genesis 1" into the Locate Passage text field
    • Click the "KFUO Tag" icon for Genesis 1

  • Locate all hymns based on (at least partially) Genesis 1

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "Genesis 1" into the Locate Passage text field
    • Click the hymns icon (at the end) for Genesis 1

  • File a general comment on the Bible Outline webpage

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Click the feedback icon immediately after the "Bible Outline" title at the top
    • Select "General comment" from the Type dropdown list
    • Enter a comment into the Description text field
    • Select the Submit button. This should bring up your email with the information loaded from the Feedback webpage.
    • If so desired, select the Send button to send your comment.

  • Use Perplexity to write an article based on John 3:16

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open Bible Outline Webpage
    • Keyin "John 3:16" into the "Locate passage:" text field
    • Click on Perplexity icon for row from table containing "John 3:16"

  • Using ChatGPT put together a detailed study guide on Genesis 1

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open the "Top/Down Bible Study" webpage
    • Enter "Genesis 1" into the "Locate passage:" text field
    • Select the chatbot prefix for "According to the LCMS, put together a detailed study guide on"
    • Click the ChatGPT image for the Genesis 1 row in the table
    • Paste the contents of the paste buffer into the ChatGPT input field and hit Enter

  • Use map of Sodom and Gomorrah to view pictures and archeological articles on Sodom

    • Open Bible Hub
    • Open the "Maps with Hotspots" webpage
    • Expand the "From Bible Mapper" and "Historical Event Maps" nodes by clicking the green circles
    • Click the hotspotted map icon (last one) for the "Sodom and Gomorrah" node
    • Click on the text on the map for "Sodom?"
    • Click the camera icon for the Sodom row in the table at the right to view images
    • Click the archeological icon for the Sodom row in the table
    • Click each of the four archeological website icons (labeled "Non-LCMS") for the Sodom row to view the articles on Sodom from each of those websites

• Use Lutheran Difference Hub

  The Lutheran Difference hub identifies differences between the LCMS with other Lutheran denominations and other non-Lutheran denominations.

  • Use the LCMS website to identify differences between LCMS and ELCA (another Lutheran, using the term loosely, denomination)

    • Open Lutheran Difference Hub
    • Open "Differences with Lutheran Denominations - Perplexity + LCMS" Webpage
    • Click the LCMS icon (last column of table) for "What are the main differences between the LCMS and the ELCA?" row

  • Use Perplexity to identify differences between LCMS and ELCA

    • Open Lutheran Difference Hub
    • Open "Differences with Lutheran Denominations - Perplexity + LCMS" Webpage
    • Click the Perplexity icon for "What are the main differences between the LCMS and the ELCA?" row

  • Use ChatGPT to identify differences between LCMS and ELCA

    • Open Lutheran Difference Hub
    • Open "Differences with Lutheran Denominations - ChatGPT + LCMS" Webpage
    • Click the ChatGPT icon for "What are the main differences between the LCMS and the ELCA?" row
    • Paste the copy buffer into the input field on the ChatGPT webpage

  • Use the LCMS website to identify differences between LCMS and Baptist church

    • Open Lutheran Difference Hub
    • Open "Differences with Other Denominations - Perplexity + LCMS" Webpage
    • Click the LCMS icon (last column of table) for "What are the differences between the LCMS and the Baptist church?" row

  • Use Perplexity to identify differences between LCMS and Baptist church

    • Open Lutheran Difference Hub
    • Open "Differences with Other Denominations - Perplexity + LCMS" Webpage
    • Click the Perplexity icon for "What are the differences between the LCMS and the Baptist church?" row

  • Use ChatGPT to identify differences between LCMS and Baptist church

    • Open Lutheran Difference Hub
    • Open "Differences with Other Denominations - ChatGPT + LCMS" Webpage
    • Click the ChatGPT icon for "What are the differences between the LCMS and the Baptist church?" row
    • Paste the copy buffer into the input field on the ChatGPT webpage

  • Use Claude to identify differences between LCMS and WELS regarding the worship service

    • Open Lutheran Difference Hub
    • Open "What Are the Differences" Scenarios
    • Click the WELS radio button for line 1
    • Click "the worship service" button for "regarding:" (line 2)
    • Click the Claude icon (line 6)
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field for the Claude webpage

• Use Doctrines Hub

  The Doctrines hub exposes the scripture-supporting documents of the LCMS with the primary one being the Book of Concord.

  • Examine the contents of the Book of Concord

    • Open Doctrines Hub
    • Open "Book of Concord" webpage
    • Click the green circle for "Table of Contents"
    • Click all the green circles for the entire "Book of Concord" tree
    • When fully expanded, the Book of Concord tree fills several pages

  • Examine the accessible information for "Article IV. Of Justification" for "Defense of the Augsburg Confession"

    • Open Doctrines Hub
    • Open "Book of Concord" webpage
    • Click the green circle for "Table of Contents"
    • Click the green circle for "Defense of the Augsburg Confession"
    • Click the text for "Article IV. Of Justification" to add it to the table at the top
    • The icons after the node for "Article IV. Of Justification" are:

      • The "Book of Concord (CPH)" icon displays the information for Article IV from the Book of Concord (CPH)
      • The "Book of Concord" icon displays the information for Article IV from the Book of Concord
      • The headphones icon accesses an audio recording of the Book of Concord
      • The KFUO Tag icon contains all KFUO audio recordings related to Article IV
      • The recording icon contains all episodes of Concord Matters related to Article IV
      • The "Book of Concord references" icon identifies other Book of Concord sources referenced from Article IV
      • The Bible outline icon identifies all the Bible passages referenced from Article IV
      • The frameworks icon accesses the framework for Article IV
      • The Perplexity icon uses the Perplexity chatbot to write an article about Article IV
      • The ChatGPT icon uses the ChatGPT chatbot to write an article about Article IV
    • The table at the top contains icons for:

      • The "Book of Concord (CPH)" icon displays the information for Article IV from the Book of Concord (CPH). This is the same as the selection from the tree.
      • The "Book of Concord" icon displays the information for Article IV from the Book of Concord. This is the same as the selection from the tree.
      • The LCMS icon queries the LCMS website based on the topic for the row
      • The KFUO icon queries the KFUO website based on the topic for the row
      • The Lutheran Hour Ministries icon queries the LHM website based on the topic for the row
      • The Concordia Publishing House icon queries the CPH website based on the topic for the row
      • The YouTube icon queries the YouTube website for videos based on the topic for the row
      • The Lutheran Witness icon queries the LW website based on the topic for the row
      • The LCMS sermons icon locates sermons and related information based on the topic for the row
      • The ChatGPT chatbot icon generates a response to a "What is ..." question based on the topic for the row
      • The Perplexity chatbot icon generates a response to a "What is ..." question based on the topic for the row
      • The Google icon generates a response to a "What is ..." question based on the topic for the row and also performs a search based on the topic for the row
      • The Yahoo icon generates a response to a "What is ..." question based on the topic for the row and also performs a search based on the topic for the row
      • The DuckDuckGo icon generates a response to a "What is ..." question based on the topic for the row and also performs a search based on the topic for the row

  • Locate all episodes of Concord Matters that cover Holy Baptism from the Large Catechism

    • Open Doctrines Hub
    • Open "Book of Concord" webpage
    • Expand "Table of Contents" and "The Large Catechism" nodes
    • Click the "Concord Matters" image for "Holy Baptism"

• Use Hymnal Hub

  The Hymnal hub serves as a complement to the Lutheran Service Book (LSB) hymnal tying contents from the LSB to other parts of the Lutheran Hub website.

  • To find all hymns containing "great" in the title

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Enter "great" into the "Match hymn text:" field
    • Note that matches are case-insensitive

  • To find and listen to the music for "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Enter "fortress" into the "Match hymn text:" field
    • Locate "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" and click the Tune icon for it

  • To locate LSB hymns from 350 to 400

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Enter 350-400 into the "LSB#" field

  • To locate and listen to TLH hymn 400 being sung

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Enter 400 into the "TLH#" field
    • Click the Group icon for TLH 400

  • To locate TLH hymn 400 and TLH hymns 410-415

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Enter 400;410-415 into the "TLH#" field

  • To locate LW hymns 300, 350 and 400

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Enter 300;350;400 into the "LW#" field

  • To locate all hymns for Holy Week

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Select "...Holy Week(441-456)" from dropdown list for "Season:"

  • To locate all hymns for the topic "Baptism of our Lord"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Select "Baptism of our Lord" from dropdown list for "Topic:"

  • To use Perplexity to generate an article on the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns Webpage
    • Enter 656 for LSB#
    • Click the Perplexity icon in the row for "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"

  • To find authors and composers for the hymn "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns (Composite) Webpage
    • Enter 761 for LSB#
    • Note that the authors/translators and composers/arrangers are shown.

  • To find all hymns with the meter "77 77 77"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns (Composite) Webpage
    • Enter "77 77 77" into the Meter text field

  • To find all hymns with the tune "Voller Wunder"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns (Composite) Webpage
    • Enter "Voller Wunder" into the Tune text field

  • To find the Bible readings, summary and recommended hymns for the Second Sunday of Easter (series A)

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Lectionary festivals webpage
    • Select "A(2025/2026)" from pulldown for "Lectionary series:"
    • Select "Second Sunday of Easter" for Festival

  • To listen to the Psalter tone for "Alleluia A"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Psalter webpage
    • Expand "Psalter tones" node
    • Click LCMS icon (cross) after text for "Alleluia A"

  • To view the Psalm sheet for "Psalm 23"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Psalter webpage
    • Expand "Psalm sheets" node
    • Click LCMS icon (cross) after text for "Psalm 23"

  • To have Perplexity generate an article for Psalter tone "Alleluia A"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Psalter webpage
    • Expand "Psalter tones" node
    • Click on text for "Alleluia A". This should add "Alleluia A" to the table at the top.
    • Click on Perplexity icon for row for "Alleluia A"

  • To identify the parts of "Divine Service Setting 1"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Liturgy webpage
    • Select "Divine Service Setting 1" from the dropdown list for "Liturgy:"

  • Listen to "This is the Feast" and Salutation for "Divine Service Setting 1"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Liturgies webpage
    • Select "Divine Service Setting 1" from the dropdown list for "Liturgy:"
    • Click the Music icon for the row for "This is the Feast and Salutation"

  • Identify the history of the "Te Deum Laudamus" (Matins liturgy)

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Liturgies webpage
    • Select "Matins" from the dropdown list for "Liturgy:"
    • Click the History/biography icon (book with feather) for the row for "Te Deum Laudamus"

  • Identify the Old and New Testament readings for the Daily Lectionary for May 19, 2026

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Daily Lectionary webpage
    • Scroll using arrows to locate May, 2026
    • Note the Old and New Testament readings for the 19th

  • Locate devotions for the New Testament reading for the Daily Lectionary for May 19, 2026

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Daily Lectionary webpage
    • Scroll using arrows to locate May, 2026
    • Click on the New Testament reading (Luke 19:11-28) to add it to the table at the top
    • Click on the devotional icon (hands coming together) for Luke 19:11-28 row in the table at the top

  • Identify hymns with same tune as LSB #394

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Hymns (Composite) Webpage
    • Keyin 394 into the LSB# field
    • Click on the tune text for LSB #394

  • Identify hymns based on the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday of Easter (series A)

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Lectionary festivals webpage
    • Select "A(2025/2026)" from pulldown for "Lectionary series:"
    • Select "Second Sunday of Easter" for Festival
    • Recommended hymns are shown on liturgical festival webpage
    • Click the Bible passage text (John 20:19-31) for the Gospel
    • Click on the hymnal icon (music note) for John 20:19-23
    • Click on the hymnal icon (music note) for John 20:24-29
    • Click on the hymnal icon (music note) for John 20:30-31

  • Locate sermons based on Gospel reading for "Second Sunday of Easter (series A)"

    • Open Hymnal Hub
    • Open Lectionary Festivals Webpage
    • Select "A (2025/2026)" for Lectionary series and "Second Sunday of Easter" for Festival
    • Select sermon image from row for the Gospel

• Use Sermons Hub

  The Sermons hub exposes sermons delivered by various LCMS pastors.

  • To listen to most recent service from CTSFW

    • Open Sermons Hub
    • Open Online Worship Services Webpage
    • Click on Visit icon for Fort Wayne seminary
    • Scroll down to "Related Videos" to view most recent service

  • To listen to most recent "Daily Chapel" (KFUO) sermon

    • Open Sermons Hub
    • Open Sermons Webpage
    • Click on "KFUO/Daily Chapel" icon at the top (after the feedback icon)
    • Click episode at top of first page for "Daily Chapel"

  • To locate sermons that cover John 3:16

    • Open Sermons Hub
    • Open Sermons Webpage
    • Enter "John 3:16" into text field for "Enter passage:"

  • Use Perplexity to identify the key points for the first sermon for John 3:16

    • Open Sermons Hub
    • Open Sermons Webpage
    • Enter "John 3:16" into text field for "Enter passage:"
    • Select the check box for the first sermon in the list
    • Click the Analyze button
    • Click the radio button for "Identify the key points"
    • Click the Perplexity icon in row 4

  • Use ChatGPT to generate a 15 minute sermon for John 3:16

    • Open Sermons Hub
    • Open Top/Down Sermons Webpage
    • Enter 15 into the text field for the first radio button
    • Enter "John 3:16" into text field for "Locate passage:"
    • Click the ChatGPT icon for the row for John 3:16 in the table at the top
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field on the ChatGPT webpage

• Use Bible Study Hub

  • To listen to most recent episode of "Thy Strong Word" (KFUO)

    • Open Bible Study Hub
    • Open Online Bible Studies Webpage
    • Click on "Visit" icon for "Thy Strong Word" row
    • Click episode at top of first page for "Thy Strong Word"

  • To view all Bible studies for John 3:16

    • Open Bible Study Hub
    • Open Bible Studies Webpage
    • Enter "John 3:16" into text field for "Enter passage:"

  • Use Perplexity to summarize the Will Weedon Bible study (The Word Endures) for John 3:16

    • Open Bible Study Hub
    • Open Bible Studies Webpage
    • Enter "John 3:16" into text field for "Enter passage:"
    • Click the box on the left for the row for "The Word Endures" (just below the last row for "Sharper Iron")
    • Click the Analyze button
    • Select the "Summarize each of the sermons" radio button
    • Click the Perplexity icon on row 4

  • Use Perplexity to put together a detailed study guide on Genesis 1

    • Open Bible Study Hub
    • Open Top/Down Bible Study Webpage
    • Select radio button for "... put together a detailed study guide on"
    • Enter "Genesis 1" into text field for "Locate passage:"
    • Click the Perplexity icon for the "Genesis 1" row in the table at the top

  • Locate all episodes of "Stuff They Didn't Teach Me in Sunday School"

    • Open Bible Study Hub
    • Open Bible Stories/Theology Webpage
    • Click on green circle for "Stuff They Didn't Teach Me in Sunday School"
    • Click on green circle for "In sequence"

• Use Devotions Hub

  • To view most recent daily devotion from Lutheran Hour Ministries

    • Open Devotions Hub
    • Open Online Devotions Webpage
    • Click on Visit icon for Lutheran Hour Ministries

  • To view all devotions for John 3:16

    • Open Devotions Hub
    • Open Devotions Webpage
    • Enter "John 3:16" into "Enter passage:" field

  • Use Perplexity to identify the key points for the Daily Sermonette for John 3:16

    • Open Devotions Hub
    • Open Devotions Webpage
    • Enter "John 3:16" into "Enter passage:" field
    • Click the box to the left of the Daily Sermonette icon (John 3:1-21)
    • Click the Analyze button
    • Select the radio button for "Identify the key points"
    • Click the Perplexity icon in row 4

  • Use Perplexity to write a 10 minute devotion on John 3:16

    • Open Devotions Hub
    • Open Top/Down Devotions Webpage
    • Enter 10 into the text field for the first radio button
    • Enter "John 3:16" into the text field for "Locate passage:"
    • Click the Perplexity icon for the "John 3:16" row in the table at the top

  • Use ChatGPT to find devotions based on John 3:16 (may include some not identified by this website)

    • Open Devotions Hub
    • Open Top/Down Devotions Webpage
    • Click radio button for "... find devotions based on"
    • Enter "John 3:16" into the text field for "Locate passage:"
    • Click the ChatGPT icon for the "John 3:16" row in the table at the top
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field on the ChatGPT webpage

• Use Churches Hub

  Access to information for all the LCMS churches.

  • Locate all churches in Alabama

    • Open Churches Hub
    • Select the "By State" image
    • Select Alabama from the US map

  • Locate all churches in the Southern District

    • Open Churches Hub
    • Select the "By District" image
    • Select Alabama from the US map

  • Locate the website information for Ascension Lutheran, Huntsville, Alabama

    • Open Churches Hub
    • Select the "By State" image
    • Select Alabama from the US map
    • Click the image (far right column) corresponding to Ascension Lutheran in Huntsville, Alabama

  • Determine average attendance in 2024 for Ascension Lutheran, Huntsville, Alabama

    • Open Churches Hub
    • Select the "By State" image
    • Select Alabama from the US map
    • Click the "Profile" icon for Ascension Lutheran in Huntsville, Alabama

  • Locate all the LCMS churches in Saint Louis, Missouri

    • Open Churches Hub
    • Select the "By State" image
    • Select Missouri from the US map
    • Select the filter icon at the top (immediately after the feedback icon)
    • Select "Saint Louis, MO" from the City dropdown

• Use Social Media Hub

  • Display the Social Media Matrix for the LCMS universities

    • Open Social Media Hub
    • Open Social Media Matrix webpage
    • Click the Universities checkbox

• Use Frameworks Hub

  • Locate the Abortion framework and generate an article using Perplexity based on "The Church's Public Witness on Abortion"

    • Open the Frameworks Hub
    • Open the Miscellaneous Frameworks webpage
    • Click the green circle for Frameworks to expand that node
    • Click the green circle for "Current Social Issues" to expand that node
    • Click on Framework (first) icon for "Abortion" to view abortion framework
    • Close window for abortion framework
    • Click the green circle for Abortion to expand that node
    • Highlight the text "The Church's Public Witness on Abortion" (last node under Abortion)
    • Alternatively, click the Perplexity icon after "The Church's Public Witness on Abortion"

  • Locate the framework for the Second Sunday of Easter (series A), highlight the first sentence from the framework and view the results using Perplexity

    • Open the Frameworks Hub
    • Open the Lectionary Festivals Framework webpage
    • Expand (click green circle for) "Frameworks" and "Lectionary Series A" to locate "Second Sunday of Easter"
    • Click the text for "Second Sunday of Easter"
    • Click the framework icon (first image) for the "Second Sunday of Easter"
    • Highlight the first line of the framework (starts with "The Second Sunday of Easter continues")

  • Locate the framework information for Holy Week, display the framework for "Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet" and swap to Bible Outline for "Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet"

    • Open Frameworks Hub
    • Open Biblical Frameworks webpage
    • Expand "Holy Week" and "Thursday PM" nodes to locate "Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet"
    • Click framework icon (first icon) for "Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet" to view framework
    • Close framework webpage
    • Click Hub icon (third icon) for "Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet" to view Bible Outline information

• Use Chatbot Q&A Hub

  • Use Perplexity to come up with a definition for Sola Scriptura

    • Open Chatbot Q&A Hub
    • Select the "LCMS Definitions" webpage
    • Enter "Sola Scriptura" into the "what is" field (1)
    • Select the Perplexity icon from row 4
  • Use Claude to come up with a definition for Sanctification

    • Open Chatbot Q&A Hub
    • Select the "Interactive Q&A with Claude" webpage
    • Enter "define sanctification" into the Question/request (4a) field
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field for the Claude chatbot
  • Use all the immediate response chatbots to answer the question "How old is the earth?"

    • Open Chatbot Q&A Hub
    • Select the "Interactive Q&A with Bing" webpage
    • Enter "how old is the earth?" into the Question/request (4a) field
    • One-by-one click through the immediate response icons. Note that the responses are not completely consistent. This is an indication that chatbot responses are not infallible nor always consistent. The correct response is that the LCMS doesn't have a definitive answer on the age of the earth but is insistent on a six-day creation (which tends to favor a young earth).
  • Use all the apologetics websites to answer the question "How old is the earth?"

    • Open Chatbot Q&A Hub
    • Select the "Interactive Q&A with ChatGPT" webpage
    • Enter "how old is the earth?" into the Question/request (4a) field
    • One-by-one click through the icons for the apologetics websites. Note that the responses are not completely consistent but that they tend to favor a young earth. The correct response is that the LCMS doesn't have a definitive answer on the age of the earth but is insistent on a six-day creation (which tends to favor a young earth).
  • Use all the copy/paste chatbots to answer the question "How old is the earth?"

    • Open Chatbot Q&A Hub
    • Select the "Interactive Q&A with Bing" webpage
    • Enter "how old is the earth?" into the Question/request (4a) field
    • One-by-one click through the icons for the chatbot copy/paste websites. For each website, paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field. Note that the responses are not completely consistent. This is an indication that chatbot responses are not infallible nor always consistent. The correct response is that the LCMS doesn't have a definitive answer on the age of the earth but is insistent on a six-day creation (which tends to favor a young earth).

• Use Chatbot Scenarios Hub

  • Use Brave to get advice on how you, as an LCMS minister, could share the Gospel with me, as a Muslim

    • Open Chatbot Scenarios Hub
    • Open Outreach Scenarios webpage
    • Use the default radio button selections except switch the radio button for 3 to "a Muslim"
    • Select the Brave icon (lion head) from line number 7

  • Use Grok to get advice on how you could share the Gospel using Facebook with the online community

    • Open Chatbot Scenarios Hub
    • Open Personal Evangelism Scenarios webpage
    • Use the default radio button selections except switch the radio button for 3 to "via Facebook" and 4 to "the online community"
    • Select the Grok icon (at end) from line number 7
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field for Grok

  • Use Claude to get advice on how, as an LCMS Lutheran, to improve my prayer life

    • Open Chatbot Scenarios Hub
    • Select the Personal Growth Scenarios webpage
    • Use the default radio button selections ("Address the following scenario", "an LCMS Lutheran", and "praying")
    • Select the Claude icon from line number 6
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field for Claude

  • Use Copilot to get advice on how, as an LCMS Lutheran, to handle dealing with an unbelieving family member that is dying

    • Open Chatbot Scenarios Hub
    • Select the Personal Struggles Scenarios webpage
    • Select radio button for "an unbelieving family member that is dying" (line 3)
    • Select the Copilot icon from line number 6
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field for Claude

  • Use Gemini to get advice on what should be emphasized when teaching a class of adults on the topic of Genesis 1

    • Open Chatbot Scenarios Hub
    • Select the Teaching Scenarios webpage
    • Use the default radio button selections ("Address the following scenario", "adults", and "What should you emphasize?")
    • Enter "Genesis 1" for the topic being studied (line 3)
    • Select the Gemini icon from line number 6
    • Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field for Gemini

  • Use Google to get advice on how to explain Lutheranism to a Christian of another denomination

    • Open Chatbot Scenarios Hub
    • Select the Unbeliever Scenarios webpage
    • Use the default radio button selections for 1 and 3 ("Address the following scenario" and "learn about Lutheranism")
    • Select "a Christian of another denomination" for line 2
    • Select the Google icon from line number 6

• Other AI Actions Hub

  • Validate the statement that, as LCMS Lutherans, "we believe in transubstantiation" is false using Perplexity

    • Open "Other AI Actions Hub"
    • Select Doctrinal Consistency webpage
    • Enter "We believe in transubstantiation" in the "Paste here:" field and click the "Pasted text below" radio button
    • Click the Perplexity icon at the bottom

  • Use ChatGPT to edit/tweak article

    • Write an article in Word (or other tool)
    • Copy the text for the article
    • Open "Other AI Actions Hub"
    • Select Doctrinal Consistency webpage
    • Paste the copied article into the "Paste here:" field and click the "Pasted text below" radio button
    • Click the ChatGPT icon at the bottom (3)
    Paste the contents of the copy buffer into the input field for ChatGPT
    • ChatGPT will identify any deviations from LCMS doctrine as well as coming up with recommendations to better align the article with LCMS doctrine. Make those changes with which you agree. Repeat the previous steps with the updated article until you (and ChatGPT) are happy with the result.

  • Generate image for "Genesis 1" using Craiyon

    • Open "Other AI Actions Hub"
    • Select Picture Creation webpage
    • Enter "Genesis 1" into "Describe picture to generate" text field
    • Click on Craiyon image
    • Paste the current text (Create image for Genesis 1) into the field at the top

• Use Questions and Answers Hub

  • Use "Answers in Genesis" to answer question "How old is the earth?"

    • Open Questions and Answers Hub
    • Open "Apologetics Question and Answer" webpage
    • Enter "How old is the earth?" into text field at top
    • Click "Answers in Genesis" icon (1:1 inside circle) for "How old is the earth?"

  • Use "Answers in Genesis" to answer vocally entered question "How old is the earth?"

    • Open Questions and Answers Hub
    • Open "Apologetics Question and Answer" webpage
    • Select the "Voice input" button and say "How old is the earth?" into the microphone for the computer
    • Click "Answers in Genesis" icon (1:1 inside circle) for "How old is the earth?"

• Use Learning Games Hub

  • Play a hard game of Bible Hangman with all categories selected

    • Open Learning Games Hub
    • Select "Bible Hangman" from the "Harder games" section
    • Click all the check boxes for the different categories
    • Select "New game" button to start a new game

• Report your experience and the usefulness of the "how to" items on this webpage

  • Click the feedback icon after the title on this webpage
  • Select "General comment" from the Type dropdown list
  • Enter a comment into the Description text field
  • Select the Submit button. This should bring up your email with the information loaded from the Feedback webpage.
  • Select the Send button for your email to send your comment.