Inspiring Blessed Sunday Quotes from the Bible

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

- Jeremiah 29:11

"I was glad when they said to me: 'Let us go to the house of the Lord!'"

- Psalm 122:1

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!"

- Philippians 4:4

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."

- Psalm 23:1

"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life."

- Psalm 23:6

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!"

- Psalm 150:6

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

- Galatians 5:22-23

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."

- Numbers 6:24-26

"He is not here; He has risen!"

- Matthew 28:6

"Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

- 1 Corinthians 15:57

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son."

- John 3:16

"He has risen indeed!"

- Luke 24:34

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you."

- Numbers 6:24–25 (Bible)

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

- Matthew 11:28

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him."

- Romans 8:28

"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

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

- Isaiah 41:10

"For the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you."

- Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)

"The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life."

- Francis Chan

"Whenever your heart starts to be anxious about the future, preach to your heart and say, 'Heart, who do you think you are to be afraid of the future and nullify the promise of God? No, heart, I will not exalt myself with anxiety. I will humble myself in peace and joy as I trust this precious and great promise of God: He cares for me.'"

- John Piper

"But whatever you do, find the God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-saturated passion of your life, and find your way to say it and live for it and die for it. And you will make a difference that lasts. You will not waste your life."

- John Piper

"What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family."

- Mother Teresa

"I’ve told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world."

- John 16:33 (MSG)

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 8:38-39

"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, ‘How many good things have you done in your life?’ rather he will ask, ‘How much love did you put into what you did?’"

- Mother Teresa

"The overriding character trait of Jesus is love, and the entire Gospel story is woven with love. Sometimes it’s not easy, and oftentimes it requires sacrifice, but it’s when we love that we are the most like Jesus."

- Steven Furtick

"Hope is called the anchor of the soul because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a ‘wish’ (I wish that such-and-such would take place); rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made."

- Dr. RC Sproul

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

- Romans 8:28

"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."

- Mother Teresa

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

- Lamentations 3:22-23

"Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible."

- Corrie Ten Boom

"Though our feelings come and go, his love for us does not."

- C.S. Lewis

"You can look forward with hope, because one day there will be no more separation, no more scars, and no more suffering in My Father’s House. It's the home of your dreams!"

- Anne Graham Lotz

"Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope."

- John Piper

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."

- Isaiah 40:29

"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him."

- Lamentations 3:25

"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way."

- 2 Thessalonians 3:16

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!"

- Psalm 118:24

"Be still, and know that I am God."

- Psalm 46:10

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life."

- Psalm 23:6

"Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

- Matthew 11:28

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever."

- Psalm 107:1

"May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us."

- Psalm 90:17

"For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"

- Jeremiah 29:11

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever."

- Psalm 107:1

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

- Proverbs 3:5-6

"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."

- Philippians 4:13

"I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."

- Jesus

"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love."

- 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

- Romans 15:13

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."

- Ephesians 3:20

"What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?"

- Romans 8:31

"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

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."

- 1 John 4:18

"Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!"

- Psalm 31:24

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."

- John 15:13

"Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.'"

- Mark 10:27

"But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"

- Matthew 19:26

"But He said, 'The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.'"

- Luke 18:27

"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain."

- 1 Corinthians 15:58

"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him."

- Psalm 34:8

"But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high."

- Psalm 3:3

"Go, eat rich foods and drink sweet drinks, and allot portions to those who had nothing prepared; for today is holy to our Lord. Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the Lord is your strength!"

- Nehemiah 8:10

"Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples."

- Psalm 96:1-3

"Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe."

- Proverbs 29:25

"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

- John 16:33

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

- Matthew 11:28

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

- 2 Timothy 4:7

"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."

- Isaiah 43:19

"In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps."

- Proverbs 16:9

"I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken."

- Psalm 16:8

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

- Galatians 6:2

"For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them."

- Matthew 18:20

"Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put in your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you."

- Luke 6:38

"The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully."

- 2 Corinthians 9:6

"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act."

- Proverbs 3:27

"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."

- Saint Augustine

"To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless."

- G.K. Chesterton

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words—and never stops at all."

- Emily Dickinson

"The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray."

- Proverbs 12:26

"If we have got the true love of God shed abroad in our hearts, we will show it in our lives. We will not have to go up and down the earth proclaiming it. We will show it in everything we say or do."

- D.L. Moody

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day."

- 2 Corinthians 4:16

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."

- Proverbs 17:17

"God takes our sins—the past, present, and future—and dumps them in the sea and puts up a sign that says NO FISHING ALLOWED."

- Corrie Ten Boom

"All the believers were together and had everything in common."

- Acts 2:44

"Cast all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."

- 1 Peter 5:7

"...so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others."

- Romans 12:5

"A genuine revival without joy in the Lord is as impossible as spring without flowers, or day-dawn without light."

- Charles H. Spurgeon

"One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."

- Proverbs 18:24

"Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her."

- Proverbs 31:28

"God doesn't always take you out of the problem. He stretches your faith by taking you through the problem."

- Rick Warren

"You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read."

- John MacArthur

"What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God."

- Rick Warren

"One of the great enemies of hope is forgetting God's promises."

- John Piper

"Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm."

- Proverbs 13:20

"As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem."

- Isaiah 66:13

"If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it."

- 1 Corinthians 12:26

"Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling."

- 1 Peter 4:9

"Joy is not necessarily the absence of suffering, it is the presence of God."

- Sam Storms

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor."

- Ecclesiastes 4:9

"The Lord said, 'Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.'"

- Genesis 11:6

"If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up."

- Ecclesiastes 4:10

"If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest."

- Corrie Ten Boom

"When all of earth turns against you, all of heaven turns toward you. To keep your balance in a crooked world, look at the mountains. Think of Home."

- Max Lucado

"Once I was free in the shackles of sin: Free to be tempted, just bound to give in; Free to be captive to any desire; Free to eternally burn in hell’s fire. ‘Til Someone bought me and called me His slave: Bound by commands I am free to obey; Captive by beauty I’m free to adore—Sentenced to sit at His feet evermore."

- John MacArthur

"Sunday is a day to look at what you thought was previously impossible and push it forward into the present where it becomes possible."

- Byron Pulsifer

"If you have no joy, there’s a leak in your Christianity somewhere."

- Billy Sunday

"Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week."

- Joseph Addison

"Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

- Isaiah 40:30–31 (NIV)

"A day to reflect, a day of respect, for all you have been blessed, let your joy be expressed."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."

- Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."

- Romans 15:13

"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."

- Psalm 42:5 (NIV)

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."

- Romans 8:35–37 (NIV)

"May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

- Romans 15:5–6 (ESV)

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace."

- Numbers 6:24–26 (NKJV)

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it."

- Psalm 118:24

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."

- Psalm 51:10

"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song."

- Psalm 95:1–2 (NIV)

"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

"But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."

"Our faith can move mountains."

"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid."

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

"If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."

"They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord—the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow."

"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, but encouraging one another."

"This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it."

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."

"Remember the 4 R's of Sunday blessings: be Rested, be Restored, be Refreshed, and, be Renewed!"

"The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life."