Episcopal worship Sarasota Florida

Church of the Nativity
An Episcopal family, serving Jesus Christ and caring for one another

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sign Board

Have you seen a sign board, church or otherwise, with a message that will add to our life with our God? Jot it down, include the location where you saw it, include your name (optional) and drop it in the Tidings box at the church. Or email Jabbo.

Give God what’s right, not what’s left

Seen by Liz Stoner at Trafalgar Village Baptist, Memphis TN

Give Satan an inch, and he'll be your ruler.

Our Church is Prayer Conditioned

Seen by Liz Stoner at LaPointe United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor, Ohio

Satan can't bring you down any further than your knees.

Seen at First Baptist Church
Ellenton, Florida

Will the road you are traveling get you to my place? Signed, God.

Seen by Ginnie Allen
Oak Grove Baptist Church, Lake Toxaway, NC

Dear Lord: Put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth

Seen by Ginnie Allen
Oak Grove Baptist Church, Lake Toxaway, NC

Free Trip to Heaven, Details Inside.

Seen by David Seehawer

Faith is not a leap in the dark, but a step in the light

From a six-page list of signs seen in Southern West Virginia
Sent to Tidings by Bill & Virginia Stemple

Lord, Give me the Persistence of a Weed

Received from one of David Seehawer's customers

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember: amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.

Even in the age of inflation, the wages of sin remain the same.

Seen by an anonymous member of our Nativity Family
at a church in Wildwood, Florida
printed in May Tidings

If You Always Do Your Best, God Will Do the Rest!

Seen on a Sign Board on 53rd Avenue in Bradenton
printed in April Tidings

Life is short, pray hard.

—seen on a bumper sticker in a grocery store parking lot
printed in March Tidings

Our arms are the only ones God has to hug His children.

— printed in February 1999 Tidings

A day hemmed with prayer is less likely to unravel.

— sent by fax from Oshkosh, Wisconsin by Roger and Verna Lalk
printed in December 1999 Tidings

If you're not right with God, you're left.

— seen by Candy Stott at Hide-Away Storage,
Cortez Road, Bradenton Florida
printed in October 1999 Tidings

If loving God were a crime, would you be in jail?

— seen at New Hope Tabernacle in Bradenton, Florida
printed in the September 1999 Tidings

 

See:
Books about Church Signs

Signs for these Times : Church Signs book cover

Signs for These Times: Church Signs That Work
by Ronald T. Glusenkamp

For both those interested in using a church sign as an evangelism tool and those casual readers looking for laughter that also provides a commentary on today's culture.   Lots of examples mixing scripture and wit, plus practical advice on planning and drafting and reviewing your church sign messages.
Paperback: 128 pages. List price $10.99
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Roadside Church Signs Across America
Forbidden Fruit Creates Many Jams : Roadside Church Signs Across America

Charming book includes 400 "sentence sermons" that this husband-and-wife writing team gleaned from their journeys around America.
Paperback: 144 pages
List Price: $6.99
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701 More Sentence Sermons

701 More Sentence Sermons
by L. James Harvey

Publisher: Kregel Publications; ISBN: 0825428882; (August 2002)
Paperback: 144 pages
List price $10.99
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Church of the Nativity
An Episcopal Family serving Jesus Christ and caring for one another
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
5900 N. Lockwood Ridge • Sarasota, Florida 34243-2523
Phone (941)355-3262 • Fax (941)358-8930 • In emergency: (941) 356-3497

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