Short Bible Verses for Church Signs

Here are 52 verses for church signs. You don't necessarily need to update them every single week. But there's plenty to go around if you're able to do so. 

Most of them are broadly evangelical. I tend to think of our church's roadside presence as a place for general Christian encouragement rather than doctrinal specifics. I also favor actual Scripture instead of quotes and quips, though some communities are often blessed by the latter. 

Our church has 10,000 cars pass by each day, which still sounds crazy to me. So, I'm glad that we have a digital sign where we can put the Word of God front and center each week along with our various events and other announcements. 

These verses are a mix of various translations that are easy to read at 40 miles an hour.  We favor the English Standard Version at Adams Farm Community Church for its accuracy and readability, but sometimes we need something that can be more easily shortened for the limited space on our sign. The NIV is often good for the roadside, but falls short for deep study. You'll also note that a few passages have been edited or lightly paraphrased for the sake of space.

Please note that I've included a few verses each for major holidays like Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving. There are also a few freedom/liberty verses for those times of year where a church may want to acknowledge patriotic holidays without losing focus on Christ.  

Also, there are a few verses that hyperlink to the Crosscards website, which would allow you to post ready-made clip art to social media if you wanted to tie in the street sign with an online presence. 

 

Miscellaneous

1. "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." - Hebrews 13:8
2. "Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!" - 1 Chronicles 16:11
3. "Rejoice always" - 1 Thessalonians 5:16
4. "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you." - Psalm 56:3
5. "Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness" - Psalm 37:3
6. They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” Acts 16:31
7. “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.” John 1:4
8. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
9. “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4
10. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding…”Proverbs 3:5
11. “The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10
12. “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.” Psalm 150:6
13. “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3
14. “We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19
15. “ I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13
16. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12
17. “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
18. “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1
19. “Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” Proverbs 10:12
20. “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6
21. “Be kind and compassionate...forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
22. “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:20
23. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ” Romans 6:23
24. “Stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
25. “In all your ways submit to the Lord, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
26. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37
27. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39
28. "Declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9
29. "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9

Easter

1. "Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die." John 11:25
2. “…just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4
3. "The author of life was killed, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this." Acts 3:15 
4. "The apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all."Act 4:33
5. "If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
6. "I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day." 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
7. "Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." 1 Corinthians 15:20
8. "For we believe that Jesus died and rose again." 1 Thessalonians 4:14

Patriotic/Freedom / 4th of July / Memorial Day

1. "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of bondage." Galatians 5:1
2. “If Christ sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36
3. “...Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17
4. “You were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom for the flesh. Serve one another in love.” Galatians 5:13

Thanksgiving / November

1. “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1
   
2. “I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness; I will sing praise to the name of the Lord…” Psalm 7:17
3. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father... “ James 1:17 
4. "Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him…” Psalm 100:4
5. “Let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God; the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” Hebrews 13:15

Christmas / December

1. “They fell down and worshiped the child. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts…” Matthew 2:11
2. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory." John 1:14
3. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given...and his name shall be called...Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
4. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
5. "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14
   

New Year

1. "If anyone is in Christ, they’re new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5:17