Valentine’s Day is a great time to celebrate God’s love as a church. However, because Valentine’s Day is a popular celebration, some people might not come to church on Sunday morning.
A great way to combat people missing church on the week of February 14th is to have a great church sign that draws people in. On their way out to dinner on Valentine’s Day, they should be reminded of God’s love and church on Sunday morning.
There is a need for Valentine’s Day signs every year. Being an annual holiday, people are regularly celebrating Valentine’s Day. It can be easy to run out of ideas for what to put on your Valentine’s Day sign.
In this article, I will go over some funny sign sayings, as well as some Bible verses that would be great to put as a sign. Clearly, you want to stick to the theme of love. Luckily the Bible is all about love, so it fits well.
Funny Church Signs for Valentine’s Day
Disclaimer About Funny Church Signs
Creating a funny sign is a great way to grab people’s attention. People are constantly surrounded by serious situations, so you can provide relief from the seriousness of life. Your sign can be fun and light-hearted.
In that way, signs are more memorable. they can peak someone’s interest and stick with them throughout the day.
A caution though when it comes to making a funny church sign, try to be reverent. Some churches try to appeal to people, so they are willing to sacrifice appropriateness for a laugh.
Your sign should honor both God and the church that you serve. Again, funny church signs are great, but do them in an honoring way.
Making a funny sign that honors God is also great because it reflects well on your church. It communicated the culture and idealogy of your church.
That being said, here are some ideas for funny church signs for Valentine’s Day.
Funny Sign Ideas
- We got you a Valentine’s Day gift – Free Coffee
- God’s gift was everlasting life, all I got was chocolate this Valentine’s Day
- God has unconditional love, you don’t have to accept terms & conditions for his love.
- It’s a day of love, and God is love, so it’s a day of God.
- Why did they put the Superbowl so close to Valentine’s Day?
- Perfect love keeps no record of wrongs, but my boss says otherwise.
- God’s love is like chocolate, sweet.
Bible Verses to Put on Your Sign
Another route you can go when creating a sign saying is by putting a Bible verse. Bible verses are great because they are pretty easy to choose. There are tons of Bible verses about love to choose from.
The Word of God also helps keep your sign theologically aligned. The Holy Bible is the basis for the Christian belief system. If you are creating a sign using the Bible, you don’t have to be worried about if it is theologically accurate. It is literally the original text.
One challenge that arises however whenever you create a sign with a sign with a Bible verse is that verses can be long. You want people to be able to read your sign in the time that they pass by. If the sign is too long, people won’t read it.
It is for this reason, that we recommend paraphrasing verses. Although it might take some extra work to make sure your paraphrase is accurate, it will be worth it. It will allow you to remove filler words, so the sign will be more effective.
For this section these are not scripture quotations, they are paraphrases. However, if you have the size, you are welcome to place full verses on your church’s outdoor sign.
With that being said, here are some ideas for Bible verses to put on your church sign for Valentine’s Day.
Old Testament
- Song of Solomon 1:2, “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth… thy love is better than wine”
- Nehemiah 9:17 – You are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.
- Isaiah 54:10 – My steadfast love shall not depart from you,
New Testament
- Luke 10:27 – Love God with all your heart, soul, and strength.
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 – If I do not have love I am a clanging symbol or resounding gong
- John 15:13 – There is no greater love than this, that someone would lay down their life for their friends.
- John 3:16 – God so loved the world that he gave his Son, so whoever believes in him will have eternal life.
- Galatians 5:22-23 – The First Fruit of the Holy Spirit is love.
We hope that these ideas have helped you to create a sign that is meaningful and effective. If you are interested in any other sign ideas, check out our articles on Easter, 4th of July, and New Year’s signs.
