Features -- Searching

The site enables you to search the full archive of messages using a combination of five different criteria. The advanced state-of-the-art search engine will combine the criteria you specify and then present you with a list of messages that fit those criteria. The five criteria are:

1. Speaker Name or names. You can select one or more names from which to search.
2. Venue or venues where the message may have been delivered. You can select one or more venues from which to search.
3. Message subject. A message subject is a very short description of the topic of message. Example subject include 'The Kingdom of God', 'Grace', 'Prayer', and 'Warfare'. These are not the only subjects, just examples.
4. Scriptures referenced. You can select one or more references for the search engine to use.
5. Free Text search. You can enter a word or words to search in the keywords field (or in the quick search field). If you want to force a word to appear in the results prefix the word with a '+'. If you want to exclude a word from the search results, prefix the word with a '-'. The search engine will order the results as to how well they match the word or words entered. The free text search searches the title, summary, speaker, venue, scripture used, and topics for the phrase entered.

Any of the four fields are optional, but you need to search on at least one attribute of a message.

If you select multiple speakers the system will return all messages delivered by any one of the specified speakers. The same is true for venue, subject, and scripture . So, if you specify multiple scripture verses the system will return all messages that use any of those verses.

If you use more than one attribute, for example speaker and scripture, The system will return messages that fit both criteria. For example, if you specify 'John Smith' as the speaker and 'Genesis 1:1' as the scripture the system will only return messages that John Smith delivered and referenced Genesis 1:1.

Sounds tricky, but it really isn't. Go ahead and experiment with it, you won't hurt a thing.

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