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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
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.
Scripture: Psalm 23:4
Tags: depression, difficulties, struggles, trial, suicide, valley, trials and difficulties, pain (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, 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)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
When life is difficult, congregants need some reassurance that God is with them and will never leave them.
Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14, Hebrews 12:1-3
Tags: men, endurance, commitment, spiritual warfare, perseverance, survival, trial, struggles, zone, hardship of life, trials and difficulties (view more) (view less)
A calming set of backgrounds to support a message on hope during times of struggle, trial or crisis.
Tags: hope, hardship, god in the hardships, depression, mountain, suicide, trial (view more) (view less)
Genres: Reflective
Service Styles: Traditional
Use these backgrounds to unpack the biblical accounts of God's miracles.
Scripture: Numbers 20:1-13, Exodus 17:1-6, Luke 19:28-40
Tags: trials and difficulties, horeb, water, moses, rock, redemption (view more) (view less)
These bold backgrounds will help you encourage your listeners to persevere and endure trials and suffering in the strength of Christ.
Scripture: Isaiah 45:2, Matthew 24:20-21
Tags: trial, growth in christ, overcoming fear, plant, growth, discipleship, fruit (view more) (view less)
Encourage your listeners who feel like they live "in the lion's den" or illustrate your sermon on the topic of Daniel.
Scripture: Revelation 12:6-12, Daniel 6:1-28, Revelation 12:1-22
Tags: struggles, boasting in weakness, trials and difficulties, hardship, persecution, daniel (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
Use this background set to illustrate a message on making it through the "wilderness" of stressful or trying times.
Scripture: Exodus 16:1-36
Tags: hardship, ark, life, moses, stress, faith, wilderness, trials and difficulties (view more) (view less)
Victim to Victor
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21, Psalm 18:1-46, 1 John 5:4
Tags: god's comfort, victim, victor, trials and difficulties, hardship of life, bible (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, 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
Answer this important question for your congregation and encourage them to trust in the Lord during times of tragedy and trial.
Scripture: Romans 8:26-31, Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 45:6-7, Romans 8:28
Tags: hardship, doubt, trusting god, help, tragedy, trial, control, faith general, boasting in weakness, hardship of life (view more) (view less)
A brightly colored set of backgrounds perfect for a message on contentment or happiness.
Scripture: Philippians 4:10-20, Philippians 4:13, Genesis 1:1-3
Tags: suffering, contentment, restoration, trial, abundance, small groups, content, paul, happiness, joy (view more) (view less)
God exhorts us not to worry; help your listeners obey and trust in the Lord.
Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 6:34
Tags: trial, distraction, spiritual freedom, fear and worry, anxiety, worry, trust, stress, fear (view more) (view less)
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