Visitors and locals in Hervey Bay in southern Queensland are being greeted by a gospel message of reassurance written by the road into town. Members of St James Lutheran Church have posted the sign which reads: ‘Stay calm. I will get you through this, love God’ on a 6 metre x 3 metre billboard.

by Darren Pope

‘Then people go to their eternal home …’ (Ecclesiastes 12:5c).

by Darren Pope

‘For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding’ (Proverbs 2:6).

by Darren Pope

‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field’ (Matthew 13:44a).

by Maria Rudolph

‘The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?’ (Psalm 27:1).

by Maria Rudolph

‘You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth’ (Revelation 5:10).