Bible Verses for Church Programs

Scripture for the seasons of the church year, printed in full from the King James Version. Each page groups the verses the way you will use them, so a reader can take them straight to the pulpit or the table.

By occasion

• ✝Thanksgiving Bible versesFor the table, the service, a hard year, and kids
• ✝Christmas Bible versesProphecy, the birth, the shepherds, the wise men

What you will find on each page

Every passage is printed in full, with its exact reference, so nobody has to look it up on a phone in the middle of a program. Verses are grouped by how you will use them: the story in order for Christmas, and the table, the service and the hard seasons for Thanksgiving. Each page also has short lines for cards and bulletin covers, a few verses small enough for children to learn, and a reading order for a service.

Reading Scripture aloud in a program

Give each reader their passage a week early, printed in large type, and ask them to read it aloud at home twice. Names like Habakkuk or Nehemiah are easier the third time. Have readers stand still, wait for quiet, and announce the reference before they start (“A reading from Psalm 100”). Children read best in pairs, with one holding the paper and the other reading.

Why the King James Version

The KJV is the wording many people learned as children, and it is in the public domain in the United States, so your church can print, project and share these verses freely.