Live Notes: Record Sermons and Build Study Notes

Overview

Live Notes helps you capture a sermon, lecture, Bible study, or devotional teaching while it is happening. It turns the transcript into a structured review rail with summary, key points, topics, applications, Scripture references, and prayer-ready follow-up, then gives you a path back into Notes, Read Bible, Commentaries, and DoctrineGuard.

The goal is not to replace your attention during worship or teaching. The goal is to make it easier to return to what was said, verify the Scripture references, preserve your own observations, and keep sermon takeaways connected to your daily Bible study.

Start a Recording

1. Open Create from the bottom navigation
2. Choose Live Notes
3. Start a new recording
4. Allow microphone access if your browser asks
5. Let the transcript capture while the speaker continues
6. Save the session when you are done

During recording, FaithGPT tracks time, captured words, and available credits in the header. You can collapse the transcript area when you need more space.

Scripture References

Live Notes looks for Scripture references in both typed and spoken forms.

Examples It Can Understand

The references panel lets you manually add verses when the speaker mentions a passage in a way the transcript misses. Manual references are preserved when AI analysis refreshes.

Compare Collected References

Use the stacked list control in the references panel to open collected verses in the Bible reader's comparison view. On desktop it opens in a modal. On mobile it opens as a drawer.

AI Notes and Manual Notes

AI Notes organize the transcript into a reviewable structure. You can expand the notes into a larger modal or drawer when you need more room.

What AI Notes Include

You can add manual notes during recording. Editing the main AI note body is available after recording so the AI refresh and live transcript do not fight your edits.

Transcript Controls

The transcript area can be collapsed from the transcript header. This helps when the references, notes, and study action panels need more room on the page.

If the transcript looks incomplete, keep the recording running until the speaker pauses. Speech recognition often resolves partial phrases after a short delay.

Best Practices

1. Add missed references while they are fresh: Use the manual reference picker as soon as you notice a missed verse.
2. Keep manual notes short during recording: Capture the thought, then expand it later.
3. Verify important references: Open the compare view before quoting or teaching from collected references.
4. Use quotables carefully: Quotables should be phrases actually spoken in the message, not paraphrases.
5. Save after recording: Saving preserves the transcript, AI notes, manual additions, and reference list.

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Live Notes uses transcription and AI analysis credits depending on recording length and note generation. See Understanding Credits for details.