Flexibility Verses
“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.”
-Acts 7:51
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
– Philippians 4:6-7
“Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.”
-Psalm 32:9
“Come. Follow Me,” Jesus said. “I will make you fishers of men.”
-Mark 1:17
“And that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.”
-Psalm 78:8
“A man who hardens his neck after much reproof Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.”
-Proverbs 29:1
Jesus said, “For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. “
-Luke 11:10
“And the LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.”
-Exodus 32:9
“Whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent, afterward the sons of Israel would then set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the sons of Israel would camp.”
-Numbers 9:17
“Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,”
-1 Corinthians 15:51
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”
-Ecclesiastes 3:1
“But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.”
-Jeremiah 7:24
“Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.”
-Luke 14:27
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
-2 Corinthians 5:17
How can you use Bible Verses?
- Start a discussion: Bible verses can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
- Use Bible verses as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a Bible verse to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
- Post Bible verses: You can post Bible verses where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
- Read Bible verses aloud: You can read Bible verses aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
- Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with Bible verses to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.