Water

Water is a symbol of baptism. Baptism is a sacrament – one of the ways that God comes to us in very real ways.

Flames/Red

Flames represent the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples at Pentecost.

The Cup and the Plate symbolise Holy Communion – one of the two sacraments in Lutheran worship.

We use candles to show that it is a time of worship. Candles symbolise Jesus’ words: “I am the light of the world.”

The Bible is God’s Word for us. It contains the Good News of what Jesus has done for us.

Jesus said, ” I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

The altar is a sacred place where God gives us his gifts and we give our gifts to God.

A crucifix is a cross that shows Jesus on it. It is a symbol that reminds us that he died for the sins of the world.