How can I find a specific Bible passage or explore a topic? 

There is a versatile Search facility on the Home page and also on the Watch or Listen page. This facility has two options.

Firstly, you can type a keyword or phrase into the search bar. Word Online will find episodes that have been tagged with that word, or episodes with that word in the title. You will see a list of episodes to choose from.

Alternatively, you can click on 'search by tags here' to the right of the search bar. This will give you a comprehensive list of tagged keywords. Click on one, and a list of available episodes will be presented to you.

Note that phrases typed into the Search bar treat each word separately. For example, typing Good Samaritan will find the episode you are looking for from Luke chapter 10. It will also locate, among others, the Samaritan woman in John chapter 4 and the Good Shepherd in John chapter 10. 

 

What resources are you providing? 

We provide passage by passage studies covering complete books of the New Testament.

Each collection, usually a whole book, is divided into a number of Series. Each Series has a number of individual Episodes.

Each Episode, around 30 minutes in length, is a study on a selected passage with the following features:

• teaching on the passage in both audio and video format
• for the video format, captions can be turned on or off
• a transcript can be followed, alongside watching or listening
• a study guide contains questions that prompt you to reflect on the teaching, these are great for group study as well as for individual use

Word Online aims to be comprehensive, in that every passage is covered. The teaching does not skip over any part of the text. Of course, in the Life of Jesus collection, based on the gospels, some of Jesus' teaching and parables are the same or similar in different gospels - these are usually covered only once.

As described above, Word Online gives you a comprehensive online library. You can choose to work through a whole book of the Bible (a Collection). Or, by picking out a particular Episode or Series, within a book that you want to study. 

Word Online Series are especially suited to group study.  They are typically between 6 and 12 episodes long, meaning that it is straightforward to plan over a two or three month period.
 

How do I enable video subtitles or captions?

Video versions of Word Online have captions in English, and in some cases will have subtitles in other languages as well.

On your laptop:
The video player has a toolbar that appears when you move the mouse over the player. Towards the right hand side is a box labelled CC, which is for subtitles (or closed captions).  Select the language option you want, or click Off to remove the captions.



On your mobile:
While you are playing a video on your mobile, you need to open the video player toolbar, see the image below. 
This is either available by double tapping the screen while the video is playing, or by tapping once and using the arrow icon to access it.
You should see something similar to the following:



You can use either the CC icon or the Settings icon (the cog-wheel) and tap on your chosen language to turn the captions on or off. 

Please note that the video player being used is third-party software, so Word Online has no control over any changes that may be made in the future.  If you notice any significant differences to the guidance above, please use the contact form on this site to let us know.
 

How can I access this content on my phone? 

Like any website, Word Online can be accessed from your phone's browser. However, we also provide a dedicated phone app, which you can install as follows:

Phones /devices running Android
1. Open the Chrome app on your device
2. Type in wordonline.org/hubb
3. When the site loads you will see a green button at the top 'Install the app'. Click on this button.
4. Select Add
5. After a few seconds, Word Online will appear in the list of apps on your device.

Phones / devices running Apple iOS
1. Open the Safari browser on your device
2. Type in wordonline.org/hubb
3. When the site loads you will see a green button at the top 'Install the app'. Click on this button.
4. Use the Share button (square icon with an up-arrow) to add the app to the Home Screen.  You may need to scroll down to see this option
5. The icon for the Word Online will be added to your Home Screen.

How can Word Online be accessed? 

You can access Word Online for free at wordonline.org, via popular podcast platforms or directly on your mobile device as a web-app.

Our aim is to reach as many people as possible, especially in the developing world. Access to the internet in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America is overwhelmingly via a mobile devices, with usage growing steadily throughout the world. Therefore, alongside the online website, we have developed a free mobile phone web-based App to enable maximum access to Word Online. 

Is this available as a Podcast? 

Yes. Word Online is available on a number of popular podcasting channels.

You can find our content on Apple Podcasts as both audio and video, and on Spotify as audio only. 

We hope to publish to further channels as demand increases. 
 

Do I need to Register? 

Word Online is provided as a free resource, and you don't need to register to access any of the content.

However, we would love to keep in touch with you and we send out newsletters from time to time, especially when new content becomes available. To subscribe, please go to Contact > Newsletter Signup to give us your email address and indicate your preferences.

Please note: we only store personal information necessary to offer this service and this is not shared with any third-parties.
 

What happens when I signup for emails? 

We would love to notify you by email when new content becomes available.

We also plan to issue general news updates several times a year.

You can select one or other or both options when you sign up for emails. You may also unsubscribe from these at any time.
 

What are the future plans for Word Online? 

We have plans to continue developing the Word Online library in a number of ways.

Teaching Collections

At present the following collections have been released online:

• the four gospels (the Life of Jesus Collection)
• the book of Acts (the Spreading Flame Collection)
• Romans
• Galatians 

We have also recorded collections for the following books. These are in post-production and will be released in stages in the coming months:

• 1 and 2 Corinthians
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• Colossians
• Philemon

Further recording sessions are planned.  In time, Word Online will cover the entire New Testament.

Availability

At the moment, Word Online is available as a website, an app for mobile devices and on podcast platforms.

We plan to launch a YouTube channel for Word Online before the end of 2025.

We are also looking at ways to make Word Online accessible offline, for users for whom internet access is intermittent, expensive or risky.  More information on such options will follow.

Translations

At present, the Word Online collections are only available in English. However we have an ambitious plan to make the teaching available in other languages over time.  A pilot is currently being run and more information will follow in due course.

 

FAQ last updated:  August 2025

How can I give? 

On a laptop, the Giving button at the top of the screen takes you to a dedicated page with instructions.

On the mobile app there is also a donate button on the home screen.
 

How is "Word Online" funded? 

Word Online was launched in September 2020 as a project of a small UK based charity, Hulbert Enterprises Ltd, with a dedicated group of supporters who financed the whole project.  Word Online requires significant funding to maintain and develop its services. Offers to support Word Online financially will be much appreciated. See "How can I give?" in FAQs.