In Sermon Illustrations: "Starting The Year"

When I Think Of How Much You Have Meant To Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I think of how much you have meant to me all these years, it is almost more than I can do ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

When I Think Of How Much You Have Meant To Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I think of how much you have meant to me all these years, it is almost more than I can do ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

A Good Marriage Is Like An Incredible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A good marriage is like an incredible retirement fund. You put everything you have into it during your productive life, and over the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Research Is The Reconnaissance Party Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Research is the reconnaissance party of industry, roving the unknown territories ahead independently, yet not without purpose, seeing for the first time ...read more

Tags: Truth

Most Of The [thousands Of] Parents We've ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 14, 2007

"Most of the [thousands of] parents we’ve interviewed in recent years have a survival-based philosophy rather than a goal-oriented ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Boulder With Your Name On It!" Numbers ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 1, 2005

“A Boulder With Your Name On It!” Numbers 13:25-29 Key verse(s) 27:“They gave Moses this account: ‘We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. But . . .” Sometimes the things that we are able to do surprise even ourselves. Have you ever had ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:25-29

Tags: Doubt, Faith General

Denomination: Lutheran

From One Turkey To Another

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 23, 2019

As a child, my favorite holiday was Christmas, second only to my birthday. These holidays were important because of the gifts I received. Oh, did I look forward to those holidays and all the presents I was going to delight in. And delight, I certainly did to the extreme. Then slowly things ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:10

Tags: Thanksgiving, Hoiliday

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

A Divided House Makes A Happy Home

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 6, 2021

Never has our world been more divided than today. Politics, religion, sports and on and on I could go. For the most part, so many people think being divided is a negative thing. And for many people it is. However, after being married to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage for almost 50 years, I ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3

Tags: Divided Home, Happy Home, Pastor Cave

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

One Mouth Too Many Words

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 5, 2022

I read somewhere where the average woman speaks 20,000 words a day, and the average man speaks 7,000 words a day. I’m not sure if that’s true because I never believe everything I read, particularly on my computer, unless I write it. If this is true, who came up with it and how did they get to this ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:27-28

Tags: Speak, Silence, Worde

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Who Has The License To Drive Me Crazy?

Contributed by James Snyder on May 24, 2025

I will confess that I am crazy, but I didn’t get there by myself. Somebody has been driving me crazy. When I use the word “somebody,” I mean a lot of people. I didn’t always know I was crazy until a few years ago The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage looked at me and said, “Are you crazy or ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:9

Tags: License, Crazy

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Is That My Grandfather’s Hand?

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 26, 2025

This past week, I thought of my maternal grandfather. I haven't thought of him for a long time because he died over 50 years ago. I'm not sure what inspired me to think about my old grandpa. As a youngster, I used to spend summers with him on his farm. He owned a farm up in the mountains ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:6

Tags: Family, Old Age

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Truth Is As The Truther Says

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 8, 2025

One thing I have learned in life is that for many people, truth is a relative thing. The truth is what they say it is, and you can't convince them otherwise. I wrestle with telling the truth all the time. If you tell the truth, you do not have to remember what happened. But when you lie, you ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-32

Tags: Family, Truth, Lies

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Ralph Waldo Emerson Observed That If The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

Ralph Waldo Emerson observed that if the constellations appeared only once in a thousand years, imagine what an exciting event that would be. But because ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ, Creation

You Can Make More Friends In Two Months By ...  PRO

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 20, 2002

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get ...read more

Tags: Friendship General, Church Small Groups

Denomination: Independent/Bible

S. Truett Cathy, "If You Wish To Enrich Days, ...

Contributed by Craig Hamlin on Jan 5, 2004

S. Truett Cathy, “If you wish to enrich days, plant flowers; If you wish to enrich years, plant trees; If you wish to enrich ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

40% Of American Employees Say They Are Likely To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of American employees say they are likely to change jobs his year. 50% say they are underpaid and 2% admit they are overpaid. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The Postal Service Is Expected To Handle 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Postal Service is expected to handle 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up slightly from last year. ...read more

Tags: Christmas

The Average Cell Call Lasted 2.87 Minutes Last ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The average cell call lasted 2.87 minutes last year while the average monthly cell bill was $49.91. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

The Average Cell Call Lasted 2.87 Minutes Last ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The average cell call lasted 2.87 minutes last year while the average monthly cell bill was $49.91. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Uncle Sam Will Need To Fill More Than 37,500 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Uncle Sam will need to fill more than 37,500 security and law enforcement-related jobs in the next two years. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sin General