You may have noticed that many churches have a sign or bulletin board outside of their place of worship. Some of these messages can be funny and enlightening at the same time.

I have noticed a few good ones throughout the years. I thought I would do a little research and share a few of them that make you think and also bring a smile to your face.

One that is a sign of the times: “Tweet Others As You Would Like to Be Tweeted.”

Or how about this one? “Wireless Access To God – No Roaming Fees.”

I really like this one, especially since in my younger years I worked at the local pool: “Need a Lifeguard? Ours Walks on Water.”

If your church is looking for some new singers, this might be one to use on your church’s sign: “Wanted: Singers. InChoir Within.”

I am not one to use the new technology like GPS. But this is a message that shows I might want to: “Why Pay for GPS? Jesus Gives Direction for Free.”

This one is a little play on words: “Sin Burn Is Prevented By Son Screen.”

This is a sign that says not to judge a book by its cover: “Jesus Loves You And Your Tattoos.” We need to welcome everyone into a house of worship.

We can relate to this weather-related message – especially the last couple of weeks: “Whoever Is Praying For Snow, Please Stop.”

Another good one about prayer: “When Life Gives You More Than You Can Stand – Kneel.”

Here is another message with a play on words: “Seven Days Without Prayer Makes One Weak.”

Another weather-related sign read this in the summer months: “You Think It’s Hot Here?”

Or this one obviously talking about a hot place you could end up: “Smoking Or Non Smoking Section?”

This one is a good message for those of you who use your phone while driving: “Honk If You Love Jesus, Text If You Want To Meet Him.”

I can certainly relate to this one: “God Help Me Be The Person My Dog Thinks I Am.”

These are good ones to encourage folks to attend church again.

“Church Shopping? We’re Open Sundays.”

“God Wants Full Custody, Not Just Weekend Visits.”

“Is Your Life Running On Empty? Free Fill-ups Here Every Sunday!”

“Make A Right Turn. It’ll Be The Right Turn.”

A great one that encourages reading your Bible: “Get Off Of Facebook And Into My Book!”

“Life Is Like A Puzzle, Look Here For The Missing Piece.”

This one is for our Catholic friends: “What Do You Call a Sleepwalking Nun? A Roam’n Catholic.”

I found most of these while doing research via the internet. Here are a few more church billboard sign messages.

“Forgive Your Enemies – It Messes With Their Heads.”

“This To May Pass – It Might Pass Like A Kidney Stone – But It’s Gonna Pass.”

“At The Heart Of Every Sin Is The Letter I.”

In my opinion, this is a very good one: “What Is Missing From Ch ch? UR.”

“If You Haven’t Heard From GOD Lately, Try Sending Some Knee Mail!”

This one made me chuckle: “With All Of This Rain, We Need An Ark. We Noah Guy.”

“Dusty Bibles Lead To Dirty Lives.”

“Free Trip To Heaven. Details Inside!”

“The Best Vitamin For A Christian is B1.”

“God’s Retirement Plan Is Out Of This World.”

And finally: “Sign Broke – Message Inside.” A subtle hint to encourage everyone to attend church.

Have a blessed week. Until next time.

(Kyle Lovern is a longtime journalist in the Tug Valley. He is now a retired freelance writer and columnist for the Mountain Citizen.)