How to display Bible verses automatically during a sermon

For years, showing the right verse meant a volunteer frantically typing references while the preacher moved on. It doesn't have to work that way anymore. This guide shows how to put the verse on screen automatically, the moment it's spoken — to a projector or over NDI to your live stream — using the free app TajiCast.

What you'll need

Step by step

1. Install TajiCast Download it for Windows and run the installer.
2. Choose your audio input Pick the microphone or sound-desk feed that hears the preacher clearly. Clean audio is the single biggest factor in accurate detection.
3. Pick a theme Choose a full-screen theme for a projector, or a full-width lower-third theme if you're sending verses to a live stream. Match colors to your stage if you like.
4. Choose your output Send a full-screen display to your projector or second monitor — or enable NDI to feed the verse into vMix or OBS as a lower-third overlay.
5. Start detection Begin the service. As scripture is read or referenced — even paraphrased — the correct verse appears on screen automatically. The operator can pin, skip, or push a verse manually at any time.

Manual vs automatic — why it matters

Manual presentation tools are great for planned content like songs and pre-built slides. But sermons are unpredictable — preachers jump to passages off-script, paraphrase, and cross-reference. Typing those in live is where verses get missed or shown late. Automatic detection fills exactly that gap: it listens and reacts in real time so the congregation always sees the passage, without adding pressure on your volunteer. You can even run automatic detection alongside a manual suite like FreeShow — see TajiCast with FreeShow.

For live streams

If you stream, send verses over NDI as broadcast-ready lower-thirds. We have step-by-step guides for TajiCast with vMix and TajiCast with OBS.

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