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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
A calming set of backgrounds to support a message on hope during times of struggle, trial or crisis.
Scripture: Psalm 23:4
Tags: hope, hardship, god in the hardships, depression, mountain, suicide, trial (view more) (view less)
Genres: Reflective
Service Styles: Traditional
Encourage your congregation to seek a balanced life with God at the center.
Tags: trials and difficulties, honest, depression, balance, difficulties, suicide, trial (view more) (view less)
Genres: Humorous, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary
Help listeners through their "valleys" of suffering with these backgrounds.
Tags: depression, difficulties, struggles, trial, suicide, valley, trials and difficulties, pain (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Reflective
Assist those in your audience who are struggling to see the hope found in Christ.
Scripture: Psalm 131:3, Jeremiah 29:11
Tags: hope, heaven, difficult, depression, struggles, trial, suicide, god brings hope (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Uplifting, Reflective
Remind your congregation of God's mandate to "be not afraid" with these bold backgrounds.
Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10, Philippians 4:6-7, Philippians 4:6-8, Haggai 1:12-15, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 6:25-34, Romans 8:31, 1 Samuel 27:1, Matthew 10:28 (view more) (view less)
Tags: peace, anxiety, worry, fear, stress, distraction, hate evil, overcoming fear, depression, suicide (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful
Use this bold set of backgrounds for your sermon on David and Goliath and conquering the fears and anxieties in life with courage in Christ.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-4, Proverbs 3:1-8, 1 Samuel 17:5-58, 1 Samuel 17:1-51
Tags: anxiety, strength, power, david, fear, goliath, seeing, struggles, trial, suicide, depression, fear and worry (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Reflective
Help your congregation through the trials, struggles, worries and tragedies of life in this fallen world.
Scripture: Acts 8:1-19, Mark 4:35-41, Acts 27:13-44, Luke 8:22-25, Matthew 8:23-27, Luke 12:20-34, Luke 8:23-25 (view more) (view less)
Tags: worry, honesty, suicide, trial, struggles, difficult, depression, hurting people, trials and difficulties, boasting in weakness (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Help your congregation understand the purpose and process of grieving and loss and the hope found in Christ.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Tags: hardship, pain, lazarus, trial, suicide, grief, graveside, depression, funeral, hurting people, dead raised, funerals christian (view more) (view less)
Give your listeners courage to stand in the face of struggles, trials, conflict and even spiritual battles.
Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:47-48, John 10:10, James 1:2, 2 Corinthians 9:12 (view more) (view less)
Tags: perseverance, hardship, endurance, hope, rock, hardship of life, suffering joy in, trials and difficulties, god brings hope, lord is my strength, god's faithfulness, boasting in weakness, depression, storm, god's love, stand, suicide, trial (view more) (view less)
Genres: Humorous, Uplifting
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