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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
You can't get to the resurrection without going through the crucifixion. There are no shortcuts to faith. Make sure your listeners are taking the right road.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-20, 2 Kings 5:1-27
Tags: faith, discipleship, confession, disciplines general, disciplines, shortcut, repentance (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Use the Scripture from Philippians 2 and these backgrounds to encourage your listeners to imitate Christ's humility.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:23, Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 2:1-30, Romans 12:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Titus 3:1-15, Colossians 3:18-25 (view more) (view less)
Tags: romans, perseverance, demonstrative, disciplines general, disciplines, god's will, truthfulness, transformation (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary
A good background set to use for your sermon on God's pruning or the vine and the branches.
Scripture: John 15:1-2
Tags: garden, branch, prune, disciplines general, discipleship, vine (view more) (view less)
Genres: Humorous, Reflective
We will stand against our enemies when we are in Christ. Encourage your congregation with these bright backgrounds.
Scripture: Luke 6:47-48, Luke 11:8-15, Nehemiah 13:1-31, Luke 11:6-13, Matthew 24:13 (view more) (view less)
Tags: christian disciplines, leadership general, leadership, power, endurance, commitment (view more) (view less)
Genres: Reflective
A dramatic set of backgrounds for your sermon on worship, prayer or spiritual disciplines.
Scripture: Joshua 8:30-35
Tags: altar, worship general, worship, prayer
Genres: Emotional
Encourage your congregation to take the advice of Christ from Matthew 6 on the subject of prayer.
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:5
Tags: prayer, disciplines, land, devotion, lord's prayer, prayer closet, prayer general, importance of prayer (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Traditional
Explain to your congregation the Scriptural basis of confronting and correcting open sin in the family of God.
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15, 1 Corinthians 5:12-13, Matthew 18:15-17
Tags: disciplines, church discipline, body, church
Keep your listeners' connection with God strong with this vibrant set of backgrounds.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 1:1-18
Tags: hearing god, time with god, disciplines, connection, prayer supplication, prayer general, listening, prayer how to, power, prayer (view more) (view less)
Your congregation is echoing the disciples' cry to Jesus to "teach them to pray." This background set is a great support to a sermon on how to pray.
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Ezra 1:1-10
Tags: prayer how to, importance of prayer, listening, communication with god, prayer general, prayer supplication, time with god, hearing god, disciplines, prayer (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Reflective
A great set of backgrounds for explaining spiritual disciplines and how and why to have a devotional time with God every day.
Scripture: Luke 5:16
Tags: prayer general, prayer supplication, acercarme a dios, listening, importance of prayer, prayer closet, prayer how to, sabbath, meditation, hearing god, time with god, disciplines, prayer, e (view more) (view less)
Help your congregation find their rest and abide in Christ with these backgrounds.
Scripture: Psalm 46:10, Habakkuk 3:17-18, John 15:1-17
Tags: stillness, disciplines silence, busyness, solitude, disciplines, labor day (view more) (view less)
Encourage your congregation to take the narrow road to Christ with these brightly colored backgrounds.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-20, Matthew 7:13-29, Matthew 7:13-14
Tags: disciplines, holiness, church discipline, acercarse a dios, matthew, character (view more) (view less)
The Christian life is a spiritual battle--remind your listeners to always be ready with this bold set of backgrounds.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20, Ephesians 6:10-12, Isaiah 59:17, Ephesians 1:1-2
Tags: battle, spiritual armor, christian disciplines, overcoming fear, warfare, danger, victory, disciplines, halloween (view more) (view less)
Help your congregation "observe what the Lord requires" with these contemporary backgrounds.
Scripture: Micah 6:1-16, Deuteronomy 10:12-13, 1 Kings 2:3
Tags: walk, confession, value, repentance, disciplines, church discipline, doing god's will, church practices, knowing god's will, prayer and fasting, lent (view more) (view less)
Illustrate your talk on the fullness of life in Christ.
Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6
Tags: discipleship, life, kingdom principles, key, disciplines (view more) (view less)
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