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Better Than A Light

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 15, 2009

BETTER THAN A LIGHT It was Christmas Eve 1946, King George the Sixth, reined over Great Britain. They had been bombed; they were broke and barren of any hope of the future. That Christmas Eve night he got on the radio to make an address to his nation. These were that last known words he spoke to ...read more

Tags: Future

Denomination: Baptist

A Lot Better Job

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 6, 2011

A LOT BETTER JOB A little girl crawled up into her great grandmother's lap one day. And looking up into her great grandmother's face she saw all those lines and wrinkles. Then she felt her own smooth skin. She said to her great grandmother, "Did God make you?" Her great grandmother said, ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Better And Wiser Judge

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Sep 23, 2011

BETTER AND WISER JUDGE Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray once informed a man who had appeared before him in a lower court and had escaped conviction on a technicality: "I know that you are guilty and you know it, and I wish you to remember that one day you will stand before a better and wiser ...read more

Tags: Justice

Denomination: Church Of God

Christians Die Better

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

CHRISTIANS DIE BETTER On May 28, 1914 a ship called the Express of Ireland hit another ship and began to sink quickly. As the ship began to sink in the cold Atlantic Ocean it was discovered that there were not enough life belts on board for all the passengers. On that ship were 130 Salvation Army ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

Tags: God Brings Hope

Well Done Is Better

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 12, 2007

Illustration: Benjamin Franklin once said : By their fruits ye shall know them. -- Matthew 7:20 Well done is better than well said. -- As quoted in Bob Phillips, Phillips’ Book of Great Thoughts & ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

In The Ice Age Movies A Squirrel Is On A Neve...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2015

In the Ice Age movies a squirrel is on a never ending quest for the acorn. He tries and he tries to get that acorn, and meets with a variety of misadventures along the way. He never succeeds in getting the acorn. In one of these movies, the squirrel has a "near death" experience, and finds himself ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:13-16

Tags: Heaven, Alien, Better Life, Better Home, Temporary Home  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry, You ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001

"You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town. He’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty and nice, Santa Claus is coming to town. He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14, Titus 2:3-5, Ephesians 2:8-10

Tags: Cross Agony, Grace, God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Caterpillar And Butterfly

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 8, 2019

Robert J. Morgan in PREACHER’S SOURCEBOOK OF CREATIVE SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS tells of the story… Seems there was an enemy that had a beautiful princess trapped in his palace tower. The strong, handsome knight loved his princess so much and he wanted to do a surprise attack and free his princess ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24

Tags: Better Vs Bitter, Attitudes

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Fewer The Words, The Better The Prayer. To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

The fewer the words, the better the prayer. To have prayed well is to have ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer How To, Prayer Supplication

It Is Better To Be Patient, Than It Is To Become ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 29, 2003

It is better to be patient, than it is to ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Church Of God

A Better World In The New Year  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004

A BETTER WORLD IN THE NEW YEAR There was an article a few years ago in which a man gave his idea of a perfect world. He said, "In a perfect world you would feel as good at 60 as you did at 17. And you would be as smart at 60 as you thought you were at 17." "In a perfect world professional ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3, Psalm 1:1-3, Psalm 1:1-3

Tags: New Year's Day, Kingdom Of God

Bigger And Better Rattle Snakes  PRO

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005

"BIGGER AND BETTER RATTLE SNAKES" Mr. Jones called his pastor from the hospital one day and frantically said, "Oh, pastor come quickly, my son, John was just bitten by a rattle snake and is at the point of death." Of course the pastor hurried to the side of the worried father. ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

The Better Business Bureau Stipulates That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The Better business Bureau stipulates that charities should spend no more than 35% of annual donations on fundraising costs. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

It Is Better To Hide Ignorance, But It Is Hard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this ...read more

Tags: Addiction

It Is Better To Create Than To Be Learned; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is better to create than to be learned; creating is the ...read more

Tags: Art

Better To Write For Yourself And Have No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Remember Change And Change For The Better Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Remember change and change for the better are often ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26

Tags: Change

It Is Better To Die For Something Than It Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is better to die for something than it is to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Forgiveness Is Better Than Revenge; For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Forgiveness is better than revenge; for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Would It Not Be Better To Simplify The System Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Would it not be better to simplify the system of taxation rather than to spread it over such a variety of ...read more

Tags: Giving General