Guided Scripture

The Guided Scripture feature is an opportunity to turn your heart and mind toward God every day.Guided Scripture can include an exclusive short video devotional based on the Verse of the Day, a reflection question, a guided prayer, and more.

To open a Guided Scripture, select the video graphic below the Verse of the Day.

There are many parts to each daily story

• Video
  • A short recording of the meaning & impact of today's Verse of the Day
  • Can be shared by tapping the share icon at the top right
• Verse of the Day Text
  • The Share icon is available at the bottom right
  • Comments can be added by selecting the chat bubble icon at the bottom middle
    • You will only be able to read the comments of friends, but can see the total amount of Global comments
• Reflection Question
  • Suggestions for personal response
  • The Add Your Own Response option creates new note
• Devotional
  • A short devotional. It could be from a related plan or an in-house devotional, however they are not included every day.
  • If the devotional was related to a plan then there will be a Save for Later option at the bottom of the devotional, when tapped the related plan will be saved in your “Saved plan” list and could be found at the top.
  • Can be shared by tapping the share icon at the top right
• Prayer
  • The Share icon is available at the top right
  • Can be shared by tapping the share icon at the top right
• Scripture
  • Can be shared by tapping the share icon at the top right
• Verse of the Day Image
  • Can be shared by tapping the share icon at the top right
  • The Save to Profile option saves the verse image to your images list
• Done (last page)
  • Selecting Share Story will enable you to share the whole story

How to Navigate through the Story feature

1. Tap the sides of your phone screen to navigate forward/backward through the screens
2. Video control
   1. Double tapping in the middle pauses/restarts the video
   2. Double tapping the right side advances the video 15 seconds
   3. Double tapping the left side rewinds the video 15 seconds
   4. Press/hold pauses the video until you release
   5. You can also use the control panel a the bottom of the video to pause/play and use slider to move through the video

Additional information

The Story is designed to pick up where you left off if you don't finish it or something interrupts it. The fastest way to get back to the beginning or the end is to tap through the screens. You can also close the story by tapping the'x' at the top left of any screen.

While viewing the video, select the graphic next to the presenter's name for more information about the presenter & their organization

Share sheet actions available in the Guided Scripture feature

• Share to various apps
• Save - saves to photo app
• Copy - for pasting into another app
• Add to reading list - saves a link to your Safari Reading List
• Print - prints full page image to a wireless printer

Past stories are available for iOS & Android devices:

Android: From the Home tab, tap the three dots (...) in the upper right corner of the Verse of the Day card.

iOS: Tap More

• Next, tap View All. This will display a list of past Verse of the Day verses.
• Scroll to find the one you want and tap the verse.
• Tap the video preview graphic to view &/or share the story.