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Daniel 6:1–28
Sawyer D. Moranville
Preacher · Author · Teacher
God’s Word to us is the greatest treasure.
Sawyer preaches it in local churches. He also writes illustrated Hebrew and Greek books that help Christians of every age, even young children, read it in the languages it was written in.
- Master of Divinity, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Master’s in Classical Hebrew, studied in Jerusalem
- Author of six books
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For listeners
Hear a sermon
Video and audio from Daniel and the Psalms.
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For learners and families
Read the Bible in Hebrew and Greek
Illustrated readers and picture books, in print or free as PDFs.
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For churches and events
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Preaching, Bible teaching and lectures.
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Preaching
Sawyer serves at Graterford Bible Fellowship Church in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and has preached as a guest at Harvest Fellowship Church and Redeemer Bible Fellowship Church.
Recently preached at Graterford
Graterford Bible Fellowship Church, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
- Obey the KingPsalm 2
- Fears and Their FruitsProverbs 1:7
- The Covenantal Instructions of YahwehPsalm 1:2
- The Benefits of Following JesusLuke 18:28–30
- Faith Is CourageousDaniel 6
- The God Who Sees AllJoshua 7
- You Are Our Glory1 Thessalonians 2:17–20
- The Excellent Ones!Psalm 16:3
- What Is the Church?1 Peter 2:4–12
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Books
Illustrated readers for students of Hebrew and Greek, and picture books for families. Print editions are sold on Amazon and by GlossaHouse, and the Lingua Deo Gloria editions can also be read free as PDFs.
Visual readers
Whole books of the Bible in the original, illustrated for reading
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Philemon
A Biblical Greek Visual Reader, with Mezhusevi Zutso
Paul’s letter in Greek, with illustrations, comprehension questions and a commentary written in simple Koine Greek.
Used in the Living Heritage homeschool curriculum
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Jonah
A Biblical Hebrew Visual Reader
The complete Hebrew text of Jonah, with illustrations and a picture dictionary, so new words are learned from pictures instead of translation.
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Colossians
A Biblical Greek Visual Reader
The complete Greek text of Colossians, illustrated in color throughout, with a picture dictionary that anchors new vocabulary.
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Ruth & Jonah With Images
A Hebrew Visual Reader, published by GlossaHouse
In the tradition of Hans Ørberg: each page holds only Hebrew, simple symbols and pictures, with no English, so the stories are understood directly in Hebrew.
For children
Picture books for parents and children to read together
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In the Beginning
A Child’s Beginner Book of Biblical Greek
Eleven illustrated sections of first words in Koine Greek, from the alphabet and numbers to animals, colors, the seasons and food.
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In the Beginning
A Child’s Beginner Book of Biblical Hebrew
A full-color picture book of first words in Biblical Hebrew, from animals sorted clean and unclean to the parts of the body, made for reading aloud at home.
What others are saying
From a review in a Cambridge University Press journal, a Greek professor’s video series, and a family that took one of Sawyer’s Hebrew classes.
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“A high-quality publication that capably fulfils its purpose.”
The reviewer tried the book with his own four-year-old son, “who greatly enjoyed trying to master the pronunciation of different Greek words.”
Gary F. Fisher, Journal of Classics Teaching (Cambridge University Press), reviewing In the Beginning: A Child’s Beginner Book of Biblical Greek · Read the review
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“After I and my family had the opportunity to take a Hebrew class with Sawyer in the spring of 2025, I had to know more!”
BFC OneVoice, opening its interview with Sawyer, October 2025 · Read it
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“Dr. Plummer points you to a wonderful, FREE PDF illustrated Greek reader of Colossians, created by Sawyer Moranville.”
Daily Dose of Greek, with Dr. Rob Plummer, October 2024 · Watch
“God’s Word to us is the greatest treasure.
If a man truly knows there is gold twenty feet beneath the earth that will provide riches to his family for endless generations, will he not dig up the earth with great vigor until he finds that glorious treasure, even if it will come by hard work and the sweat of his brow?”
Sawyer D. Moranville, interviewed in BFC OneVoice, 2025
About Sawyer
“The Bible was written in Greek and Hebrew. I love the Bible, so I love teaching the Church anything that will help her know God in Christ better.”
Sawyer teaches Biblical Hebrew to adults and to children as young as six, and he has been memorizing the whole of 2 Peter in Greek. When he isn’t working he is probably learning piano or, when the weather is good, gardening.
- Montana
Where he grew up. He still loves the mountains.
- Louisville, Kentucky
At The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary he began studying Koine Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin, and earned his Master of Divinity.
- Jerusalem
He and his wife moved here to study Hebrew further, and their first child was born here. His studies led to a master’s degree in Classical Hebrew through the Institute for Biblical Languages and Translation, now the Whole Word Institute.
- Near Philadelphia
Home today. In 2024 he founded Lingua Deo Gloria Ministries, where he is executive director, and the ministry gives away Hebrew and Greek courses, books and live classes. He also serves as Director of Youth Education at Graterford Bible Fellowship Church.
In conversation
Interviews and his podcast
- Interview · October 2025 Biblical Hebrew and Greek: a Glorious Treasure BFC OneVoice, the magazine of the Bible Fellowship Church
- Interview · February 2024 Learning and teaching the biblical languages Studying the Biblical Languages, with Doug Smith
- Host · six episodes, 2025 The Lingua Deo Gloria Podcast Why Hebrew and Greek belong in ordinary Christian discipleship, for learners of every age. Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Preaching
Sermons from the Old and New Testaments for Sunday worship and special services.
Good forPulpit supply while your pastor is away, and special services
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Teaching
Bible teaching for classes and groups in your church.
Good forSunday school, adult classes and youth groups
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Lectures
Lectures on the Bible for audiences beyond Sunday morning.
Good forConferences, Christian schools and special events
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Based near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Short bio
Sawyer D. Moranville is the founder and executive director of Lingua Deo Gloria Ministries, a nonprofit that gives away Hebrew and Greek courses, books and classes. He also serves as Director of Youth Education at Graterford Bible Fellowship Church in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He holds a Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a master’s degree in Classical Hebrew from the Institute for Biblical Languages and Translation in Jerusalem, and he writes illustrated Hebrew and Greek books for readers of every age. He lives near Philadelphia with his wife and children.
Introduction to read aloud
Our guest today is Sawyer Moranville. Sawyer is the founder and executive director of Lingua Deo Gloria Ministries, and he serves at Graterford Bible Fellowship Church in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He studied at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and in Jerusalem, and he writes illustrated books that help Christians of every age read the Bible in Hebrew and Greek. Please join me in welcoming Sawyer.