In Sermon Illustrations: "Over Thinking"

Hey, This Is My Story!

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 4, 2021

Dr. James L. Snyder I am just now concluding that narcissism is a virus that has infected everybody in the world that is breathing air. I even apply this to my own life with a great deal of regret. Nobody wants to admit they have narcissistic leanings in their life. And yet, if you listen to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Heart Attack, Narcissi Okaysm

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

To Ask Or Not Ask Is No Option

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 23, 2022

You would think I would have learned all I needed to learn at my age. However, each day I learn something I did not know the day before. So much of my new learning is still connected to being married to The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. I know, for example, that she is not soliciting ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14

Tags: Harmony, Questions

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What’s A Whopper Got To Do With Anything

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 10, 2023

After my heart attack, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage enacted a dietary regimen in accordance with improving my health. The theme of this dietary regimen is vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. I did not know there were so many vegetables in the entire world. Her primary vegetable, much to ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-3

Tags: Diet, Patience

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Cultivating The Fine Art Of Listening

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 16, 2023

If confession is good for the soul, I must confess here, I have not been successful at everything in my life. Oh yes, there are a few things I have been successful at, which I won’t mention right now. But many things I have failed to succeed at. One thing I have failed to succeed at, even though I ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19

Tags: Relationships, Hearing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

And Then It’s Monday… Again

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 26, 2025

I'm not sure if it's just me getting old or something altogether different. Time seems to go by fast. My father used to say, "The older you get the faster time goes." I'm finally beginning to understand what he meant by that. At the time, I laughed at him and didn't ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-15

Tags: Time, Monday

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Multitasking Is Not My Cup Of Tea

Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 24, 2026

Dr. James L. Snyder Usually, I have a lot of work on my desk, from writing to radio programs. Even though I have many projects, I can only do one at a time. I have often wished I could multitask, which would help me get through many more projects more quickly. But that has never been my style of ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19

Tags: Work, Multitasking

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Ten Years Ago For Every Wife Who Left Her Family, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 29, 2002

Ten years ago for every wife who left her family, 600 husbands did. Today for each man who leaves, two women do. Charles Swindoll, Starting ...read more

Richard Foster On Halloween

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 20, 2002

In his book Celebration of the Disciplines, Richard Foster says, "Why allow Halloween to be a pagan holiday in commemoration of the powers of darkness? Fill the house or church with light; sing and celebrate the victory ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

While The National Right To Life Study Says, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Nov 30, 2002

While the National Right to Life study says, “In the U.S, over 32 million unborn babies have been killed in the twenty-one years since abortion was ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Denomination: Methodist

Norman Vincent Peale: Sex Is Just About The Most ...

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004

Norman Vincent Peale: Sex is just about the most powerful and explosive force that is built into us. Every instinct and every bit of counseling experience I have had tells me it is too dangerous ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Denomination: Baptist

Sweet Tooth: Americans Spend $23.5 Billion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Sweet Tooth: Americans spend $23.5 billion annually for 7.3 billion pound of candy. Average per capita annual con-sumption is over 25 pounds. Now ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Of All Tear, They Are Best That Are Made By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Of all tear, they are best that are made by the blood of Christ, and of all joy, that is the sweetest that is mixed with mourning over Christ. Oh! it is a godly thing to be on our knees with Christ in our ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Tags: Children

Boston Has Seen Its Number Of Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Boston has seen its number of Protestant churches double in the past 30 years, from 300 in ’70 to over 600 today. Emmanuel Gospel Center research finds ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Boston Has Seen Its Number Of Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Boston has seen its number of Protestant churches double in the past 30 years, from 300 in ’70 to over 600 today. Emmanuel Gospel Center research finds ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

High Risk Sex Johns Hopkins Medical Center ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

High Risk Sex Johns Hopkins Medical Center reports that over the past 10 years, the prevalence of self-reported oral sex among teens and young adults has doubled ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

High Risk Sex Johns Hopkins Medical Center ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

High Risk Sex Johns Hopkins Medical Center reports that over the past 10 years, the prevalence of self-reported oral sex among teens and young adults has doubled to ...read more