The Gospel Bag

As I was working on these bags for our upcoming mission trip, I realized that this design came from the Lord. It actually tells the gospel. God gave Randy this design. I understand why now. I will try to explain what I see in it. The wordless book concept falls right into line with the logo.

The GOLD color reminds me of a very special place, heaven. Heaven is a place of incredible beauty where there's a street made of pure gold that's clear like glass! In fact, there is a whole city of gold! On the light house, it represents the light that a sailor sees when he is coming in from sea. He looks for the light so that he can make it in safely. A lost person looks for that light (Jesus) that shines through you and me. Like the light from a candle in the dark, we can lead a person to the light, to Jesus.

Jesus is preparing His children a place in heaven. John 14:2

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

No man comes to the Father (heaven) except through Him.

John 14:6

The DARK cross in this design makes me think of the sin that Jesus died for, my sin, your sin. He took on the sin of the whole wide world and the sin that I hide in heart.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 3:23

The RED heart reminded me of the life-blood that Jesus shed for my salvation. Accepting Jesus into my heart washes away that sin.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become

children of God, to those who believe in His name.

John 1:12

The WHITE around the cross represents the sin that is covered by the blood of Jesus.

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7

Jesus loves me in WHITE makes me realize that after I accept Jesus, He will do His wonderful work in my life. I will be as white as pure snow because my sins are washed away. He did it all because "Jesus loves me."

For God so loved the world (me), that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him (Jesus) should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

The GREEN lighthouse represents Jesus as He is revealed by the Child of God who has the light of Jesus shining through them. Green represents in the wordless book growth. Part of growth is sharing Jesus with our friends, our family, and our world.

We are the light of the world. Matthew 4:14 We are to let our light (Jesus) shine and not hide it under a bushel, but put it on a lamp stand (light house)for all to see. Matthew 4:21

We use the wordless book in our ministry. It is one of the best tools to reach children and adults alike. It provides an easy way to present the gospel and bring people to saving knowledge of Jesus.

If you would like to use my embroidery design to make bags like these, I'd love to share it with you. I can also give you the information on how I made the bags. It's really not hard at all. I'm going to call it the Gospel Bag. Email me for the embroidery design at sparker@iamable.info at no charge. Also, I have made a pdf file for a card to put in the bag that presents the gospel using the colors of the embroidered logo and wordless book.