Welcome to BattleGear, LLC

Whether you know it or not, a spiritual battle is raging.  “Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

As Bible-believing Christians, our goal should be to make a difference for all eternity. And to do that, we need to be equipped (like soldiers in any army).  “Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil” (Ephesians 6:10).

The goal of BattleGear is to provide some of that equipment, in particular, Bible memory apps for both Apple and Android. For any of the apps, search “BattleGearApps”.

The Bible at a Glance

How do you get a handle on the whole Bible? Or to put it another way, how do you comprehend the big-picture flow of the Bible? Now those are hard questions! After all, the Bible is a BIG book! We know the Bible is a very important book. But how does a normal person grasp it?

We tend to learn a piece of the Bible here and a piece there. But that can leave us with a large and somewhat random collection of data, not to mention a minimal sense of how (or even if) it all fits together. No wonder people struggle with understanding the Bible.

This free app will help! It contains useful summary charts and a quick survey of key elements to grasp the big biblical story. And it points to a great companion website, www.PanoramaOfTheBible.org which provides many free resources with the same objective. The website includes a quick 11-minute presentation from Genesis-to-Revelation that paints a picture that you can understand and remember. That is a worthwhile investment in your Bible understanding and your spiritual growth! Apple only. FREE!

The Game of Destiny

The world says, “Make a million dollars and retire to Green Acres.”  Is that really what we want to teach our kids as the goal of life?  This is a fun family app that will challenge the thinking of both kids and adults by encouraging life choices from an eternal perspective.  For more information, watch this short video.  – Apple only.

The Navigators – Topical Memory System

TMS topics are divided by series: Live the New Life, Proclaim Christ, Rely on God’s Resources, Be Christ’s Disciple, Grow in Christlikeness. The TMS app is also available in Spanish.

TMS Life Issues include the following topics: Knowing God’s Will, Self-Image, Dealing with Sin, Guilt, Perfectionism, Anger, Depression, Sex, Money, Stress, Suffering, Love.

Here’s help for memorizing verses in the Navigators’ TMS Bible memory program and the TMS Life Issues verses. See, say and record the verses, and use several activities to help you commit verses to memory. Tracks memory and review status for multiple participants and gives points for their memory/review activity. Available in these translations: NASB, ESV, NIV, NKJV, KJV.

Then don’t forget the verses you have worked hard to memorize! Try our games that make review fun! And they let you add a touch of competition to your Bible memory work. Compete to be among the “All Time Leaders” in reviewing your memory verses. Drag-and-drop or select the phrases to assemble each Shuffled Verse in the proper sequence. Then combine the strategy of TicTacToe with the consideration of which verses you can say word-perfect – otherwise you just helped your competitor! Or try out the challenge of Concentration with your memory review. Includes a practice review option to refresh yourself on the verses before starting the game.

Awana Sparks

Search “Awana77” on Apple App Store or Google Play Store

Use these apps to help with AWANA Sparks Bible memory!  Parents and children will love memorizing verses in this Bible memory app that coordinates with the Awana Sparks program.  Has helps for young readers including all the Awana songs plus narration of each verse.  Kids love the audio recording capability. Children can see, hear, record, sing and say verses and play several games to help them commit verses to memory.  Tracks memory and review status for multiple participants and gives points for their memory/review activity. As reward, participants pick animals to “help Noah load the ark” and hear the animal sounds. Apple version shares memory status information across multiple devices via iCloud so parents can immediately see their Sparky’s progress. Available in these translations: ESV, NIV, NKJV, KJV.

Also, there are review apps available for AWANA Sparks. How do we help Sparky’s develop long-term retention of the verses they have worked to learn? Insufficient review of memorized verses is the biggest obstacle, so these games make it fun to review! The first game shuffles the phrases of the memorized verses, and the object is to assemble the verse in the proper sequence. Up to four players can play this game. Game 2 is Bible Tic-Tac-Toe – it combines the strategy of Tic-Tac-Toe with the strategy of selecting the verses that you can recite perfectly – to be recorded by you and checked by the second player. Game 3 is Bible Concentration – once you find the matching verse references, you recite the verse and the second player checks. Of course if you miss it, you just helped the competition!

Scripture Memory by Bible Books

If you are studying a book of the Bible, you may want to memorize key verses from that book. These apps are free! Again, for any of the apps, search “BattleGearApps”.

Gospel of John

In the Gospel of John, Jesus interacts with people and challenges the Pharisees in the ‘Battle for Belief.’ John wrote his gospel ‘so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name’ (John 20:31). FREE! Available in these translations: NASB, ESV, NIV, NKJV, KJV.

Colossians

In his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul exalts Christ as both creator and reconciler, worthy of first place in our lives. He advocates ‘Christ First’ to address false teaching in the church and to encourage believers to ‘walk in a manner worthy of the Lord.’ FREE! Available in these translations: NASB, ESV, NIV, NKJV, KJV.

1 Peter

Peter tells us that those who are born again to an eternal hope should have a quality of life characterized by praise of God, love of fellow-believers, and a humble, harmonious relationship to all men. Should God’s will for them lead to suffering, they should continue to entrust their souls to a faithful creator in doing what is right. FREE! Available in these translations: NASB, ESV, NIV, NKJV, KJV.

One Other Useful App

This free app was written for my grandchildren, to help them in school. Again, for any of the apps, search “BattleGearApps”.

Papa’s Math

This little app focuses on basic math facts: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division for numbers 1 to 10.  These basic math facts provide the foundation for all of mathematics. This app has two objectives: first is accuracy, and after that, speed.  Without accuracy, the rest of math has no purpose.  Without speed at this level, the student will feel handicapped in most areas of mathematics and science, but also life areas as diverse as business and cooking! FREE! – Apple only.