In Sermon Illustrations: "Get Up"

There’s Something About A Lazy Summer Afternoon

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 13, 2020

The past week was an unusually quiet week around the parsonage. It enabled me to do something that I have wanted to do all summer long. Nothing. I am not bragging or anything, but I can do nothing right up there with the best of them. The week, as all weeks do, started on Monday. For me, there is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:31

Tags: Humor, Relationship

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

A Musical Concert Or Aggravating Noise?

Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 12, 2020

To say the least, and I usually do, this summer has been quite a journey for the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and myself. I can't remember a summer equal to the one we just went through. The fact that we got through it is amazing. We have been staying at home more often than usual, but ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3

Tags: Music, Humor

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What’s So Peasy About Easy?

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 6, 2021

I am nowhere to be found when it comes to crafts, remodeling, and just plain fixer-uppers. My carpentry skills are nowhere to be found even though I've looked for a long time. If I try to fix something, I make it worse than it was. Fixing is not my strong suit. On the other side of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Tags: Eve, Labor

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

And Then, There It Was

Contributed by James Snyder on May 7, 2022

In getting older, I have discovered, I pay a little more attention to my dietary habits. Or, maybe I should say, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage pays more attention to my dietary habits. As we get older, she is more obsessed with vegetables than anything else. But, for the life of me, I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Tags: Unity, Cooperation, Cookies

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What The World Needs Today Are Fathers

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 18, 2022

There is much talk today about what’s wrong with our society. That list is pretty long, but the most important cause of problems in our culture today is the lack of fathers. So many children grow up without a father in the home. How tragic. I was fortunate enough to know my father. My father ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:24

Tags: Father, Family, Authority

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Regifting Queen Of The Family

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 30, 2023

Sitting around the Christmas tree with my family and opening up Christmas presents, it stirred fond memories of my Aunt Edith. She was known as The Regifting Queen of our family. And believe me, she earned that name quite well. Most of the family didn't catch on to what she was doing. I know ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8

Tags: Christmas, Gifting

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

In Most Other Disciplines You Are Expected To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

In most other disciplines you are expected to come up with an answer. In creative ...read more

Tags: Art

Ideals And Principles Continue From Generation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Ideals and principles continue from generation to generation only when they are built into the ...read more

Tags: Children

Youre Only Young Once. After That, You Have To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Youre only young once. After that, you have to think up ...read more

Tags: Children

Wisdom Doesn't Necessarily Come With Age. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Church Members Are Either Pillars Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Church members are either pillars or caterpillars. The pillars hold up the church; the ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Pay No Attention To What Critics Say. There Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Pay no attention to what critics say. There has never been set up a ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

We Should Aim Rather At Leveling Down Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than ...read more

Tags: Desire

Every Evening, I Turn Worries Over To God. He's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every evening, I turn worries over to God. He's going to be ...read more

Tags: Guilt

You Have Enemies? Good. That Means You've Stood ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

If You Dont Know Where Youre Going, You Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you dont know where youre going, you will probably ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16

Tags: Goals

A Government That Seizes Control Of The Economy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A government that seizes control of the economy for the good of the people ends up seizing control of ...read more

Tags: Government

Many Ideas Grow Better When Transplanted Into ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Reason Why All Men Honor Love Is Because It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Must Have A Prodigious Quantity Of Mind; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a ...read more

Tags: Learning