I created these images for a sermon on religious freedom based on Isaiah 58:3-9, the idea that religion is as much serving our neighbor as attending services, and that no law can stop us from doing that. I ended up going a different route with the visuals, but I submit these images for anyone else’s use for sermons about the Body of Christ saying, “I’d like to help, but my hands are tied.”

A collection of candle and flame-related images for a sermon based on Isaiah 42:1-7 with a nod to the Epistle lesson, Romans 6:1-11. He restored us when we were united with Him in His death.

In uncertain times, we can take shelter in the cross of Christ, from a sermon, “Reading the Signs,” based on Luke 21:5-28 for Proper 28C

An illustration used for a sermon, “Standing Firm in the Swamp,” based on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8,13-17 (Proper 27C), I discussed how the description of the “man of lawlessness” (antichrist) corresponds to the Old Adam in the heart of a Christian.

An illustration for a sermon, “A Reason for Singing,” based on Psalm 149 for All Saints Sunday C & International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 2019.

Title image for the sermon, “Gamble on Generosity” based on Luke 16:1-15 for Proper 20C

Also, a slow motion video of rolling dice: craps based on the gambling theme

For the sermon, “How to Strengthen the Heart” based on Hebrews 13:1-17

These images were created for “Getting There,” a sermon drawn from Deuteronomy 34:4-12, Transfiguration C.

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Here’s an image that I created for a sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:12-20 that uses “Tour de babel” (Tower of Babel) by Lucas van Valckenborch and inverts it into a torch, signifying Pentecost.

Note that it’s designed to be used against a black background.

I created this silhouette image for a sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:12-20 to bring to mind the Three Musketeers, “pick up your cross,” and the Body of Christ.