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Synonyms: touch, feel, sense of touch, tactile sense, tactility, contact, using one's hands, sensation, sense, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, notion, inkling, hunch, fancy, apprehension, presentiment, premonition, foreboding, love, care, affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, warmness, emotion, sentiment, emotional state, compassion, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, understanding, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, tender-heartedness, brotherly love, sensibilities, sensitivities, self-esteem, ego, pride, opinion, belief, view, impression, intuition, instinct, estimation, guess, theory, hypothesis, thought, way of thinking, point of view, atmosphere, ambience, aura, air, mood, climate, character, overtone, undertone, tenor, spirit, quality, flavour, colour, aptitude, knack, flair, bent, talent, gift, skill, art, trick, faculty, ability, propensity, inclination, sensitive, warm, warm-hearted, tender, tender-hearted, caring, soft-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate, empathetic, responsive, receptive, intuitive, thoughtful

Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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2601. Annie's Gift

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... silly," Annie thought to herself, "But I just can't bring myself to get rid of them." For a moment she relived those first few days after Frank's death. "I must have seemed like a zombie as I folded those clothes and put them in those boxes. But somehow touching his clothes one last time helped me hold on to him. He was such a handsome man. And honest, too. Sometimes I wish he had been a better businessman. The little bit of insurance he left me sure didn't stretch very far. I'm so glad our house was ...

2602. Have You Seen God's Heart?

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... were not great individuals. We know of the contributions Moses made. They are staggering. And if we knew more about Mohammad and Buddha we would doubtless have great admiration for them as well. After all, millions and millions of persons have had their lives touched in a significant way by these men. And many of the followers of these three men live more exemplary lives than do many Christians. Still, we contend, without apology, that Jesus Christ is the Lord of creation. It is always a mistake to judge ...

2603. Who? Me Worry?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... the many miles to his father's castle. He rode over the drawbridge, into the main hall, and right up to the king's throne. He dismounted his horse and removed his armor. The king, amazed at the changes in his son, rushed to embrace him. At his father's touch, the son said, "Father, I have seen life." (3) What he had seen is the way many people live: THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH. If they accumulate a thousand dollars then they want a million. If they have one million, they want two. If they have a Toyota, they want ...

2604. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... answered, to the best of his ability, the dozens of questions she had been storing up for so long. When Kandy's adoptive parents arrived at the end of the lunch, Kandy did something unexpected. In the year that she had lived with her adoptive parents, Kandy never touched or hugged her father. But now she reached out and linked arms with her adoptive dad. Grabbing the container with her lunch leftovers, she said, "Papa, take me out to the parking lot. I want to put my lunch in the car." It was just a small ...

2605. Getting The Proper Nourishment

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... beard was stubby. "Such awful things happenin' on [God's] earth," the man said, walking past Osborne. "Felt a little song might cheer Him up." The man stopped and turned back, then raised his hands, palms up. "Everything's as it was," he told Osborne. "I haven't touched a thing." And when he was gone, Osborne began thinking how wondrously wrong the man was. The man's song offered to God in honest praise had brought God alive in that place.(5) That's what happens when we come into this place in honest and ...

2606. Bound By A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... women." They spent only one week together last year before getting hitched in front of cameras for a British documentary about marriage. Unwilling to leave her hometown, the bride flew back to Indiana. Unwilling to venture into the cold, the groom remained in California. They stayed in touch by writing letters. (1) Scotty Wolfe was married 29 times, but he died alone with no one to give him a proper burial. Bound by a promise. That's our theme for the day. You can tell a lot about a person by how a person ...

2607. Peace, Blessed Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the path and would not move. Out of curiosity, Hazel got off her horse to see what was wrong. The chicken had her head buried in her feathers, and was picking away at herself, oblivious to all around her. At that point, Hazel's grandfather cautioned her not to touch the hen, explaining the hen had a sickness that made her pick at herself all day and she would not move from the spot. Hazel knew her brothers would soon come racing down the path on their horses so she built a little square of boards around the ...

2608. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ promised us? I like the approach taken by one of the doctors on the popular television show CHICAGO HOPE. Coming to a critical point in an emergency surgical procedure, this TV doctor says to others in the operating room, "Those of you who are in touch with the Infinite, now would be a good time to open communications." "What's he talking about?" whispered one of the new doctors. One of the nurses whispered back, "Pray if you know how, stupid!" (4) That would be a good bumper sticker, wouldn't it ...

2609. On Eating Peas With A Knife

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... yet this woman not only unbound her hair, but she used her hair to wipe her tears off of Jesus' feet. Then she kissed Jesus' feet and poured the perfume on them. Now understand, religious leaders such as the Pharisee and Jesus weren't even supposed to touch a woman if possible. Doing so would pollute them. When Jesus' host saw what was happening, he thought to himself, "This proves that this man is no prophet, for if God had really sent him, he would know what kind of woman this one is!" Then Jesus answered ...

2610. We've Been Bragging About You!

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... doors on Sunday morning. They may even have a Sunday School, a token youth program, even fellowship events for the members from time to time. But they are having practically no impact on their community. No one outside the immediate fellowship is being touched by the claims of Christ through these churches. It's like a huge steam locomotive that stands in a museum at Greenfield Village, Detroit, Michigan. Beside this complicated piece of machinery is a sign showing boiler pressure, size and number of wheels ...

2611. Damaged In Transit, But Deliverable

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... at some time during his adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound." "Too often," Greenberg continues, "it takes a serious threat to our blessings to make us aware of them. The newspapers reported a touching story of a mother who was taking her young son to Salt Lake City on a melancholy mission. The boy had lost the sight of one eye several years before, and in the intervening years doctors had tried valiantly to save his remaining eye. "Now ...

2612. Day Of Decision

Mark 14:10-26, 43-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... discover that they found it no laughing matter. They were not amused, but deeply moved, by the poignancy of his words. He tried his joke again, on a gathering of university students this time, and received the same response. They, too, missed his humor but were touched by his tenderness. "The Road Not Taken" thus became the joke nobody caught, and one of Frost's best-loved poems. Written in old England, the poem is set in New England, in New Hampshire's yellow woods where two roads branch off in different ...

2613. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To Make Sense Out Of My Life

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... could hear things that others couldn't hear. He was in constant communication with His Father. The Father's voice guided Jesus at all times. So in circumstances that would have sent others into panic or despair, Jesus stayed serene and confident. (4) Because Jesus is so in touch with God, he is the key to helping us know God as well. If you came to this place of worship this morning seeking meaning for your life, there is only one place it can be found, and that is in Christ. We are a worshiping community ...

2614. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To See God

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Jesus was a living, breathing embodiment of the Law and the Prophets and much, much more. And he was standing there in front of them. They could hear his voice, they could see the expression on his face, the love in his eyes. They could reach out and touch him. Here was God in their midst, but many of them were blind. Here was the bridge they were seeking, but in the mist of their own doubt, they failed to discern it. There was an article in the newspapers last August about King Abdullah, the ruler of ...

2615. A Birthday Celebration

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... ! This is a celebration of Jesus' birthday. It reminds me of something actress and performer Della Reese said years ago. Many people remember when Ms. Reese was known primarily for her singing. Today she is known as one of the co-stars of the television program, TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL. When she was co-starring in an earlier television show, she was asked if she would be giving up her singing career altogether. Her answer was no. She said, "I don't work on July 6 and December 25--my birthday and Jesus' birthday ...

2616. One Giant Leap

John 1:1-18, Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... Jesus as a young boy, just learning how to talk? What's the first word kids learn? Do you know it? It's "NO!" isn't it?! That's usually the first word we learn in our childhood. Maybe because we hear it so often! No, Wayne, No! Don't touch! Stay out! Don't do that! No! So we learn to shake our heads, No! early in life. But that's true in our religious dimensions as well! What's the great word of our childhood thoughts of the church? Don't do this! You can't do that! Christians ...

2617. Christmas Brings Us A New Heart

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

John Pugh

... next day they declare the surgery a success. All of this happens in the week before Christmas. Virginia got a new heart for Christmas. What can we wrap and put under the tree to compare with what the doctors and medical science gave that family and that little girl. God touched the hands of the doctors and through them gave her a life to live. I've never heard any more about her. She left the hospital a day or two before Christmas. Did she live a good and noble life? I don't know. In some measure she takes ...

2618. Trees

Jeremiah 17:8

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... with what? That's right--thorns. A man was traveling on the island of Jamaica and he noticed a curious shrub growing near the roadside. His companion informed him that the island people called it the "wait a bit" bush. When he inspected it closely, his clothes touched it, and he found himself snared by thorns that were much more fierce than the thorns on this rose branch. These thorns resembled fish hooks. The more he tried to free himself, the more he became entangled by the bush's barbs. Finally he had to ...

2619. Who Is Your Hero?

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!" When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Get up and do not be afraid." And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised ...

2620. Yes!!!

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

King Duncan

... your shoulder. Joy comes when you get your feelings off your sleeve. Joy comes when you quit feeling sorry for yourself. Look at me, people," says Ring. "Look at me! I still walk with a limp. I still talk funny. But, 'Oh, the joy that floods my soul, because Jesus touched me and made me whole.' I'm not the same anymore . . . I don't have a daddy. I don't have a momma. I don't even have a healthy body. But let me tell you what I have. I have the grace of God, and the Bible says that ...

2621. Letters Straight From The Heart

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... years, Lorraine and Ronald were pen pals. He wrote to tell her about his career, his marriages and all the mundane things that friends share with one another. She wrote the same things to him. Even after Reagan was elected President, he and Lorraine kept in touch. Their correspondence ended in 1995, when Reagan's Alzheimer's disease made it too difficult for him to continue writing. For 52 years, Lorraine, an average citizen, was a pen pal with a man who became the leader of the free world. Do you have a ...

2622. Behind Closed Doors

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Anderson was held longer than any of his compatriots during that trying time. This gave Anderson time to reflect on his own spiritual pilgrimage. Like a soldier entering Ft. Dix, Anderson had some stuff he needed to get rid of. In one of the most touching scenes in the book, Anderson, a fallen-away Catholic, confesses his sins to Father Jenco, a fellow prisoner. Anderson confesses that he has wandered away from the church and that he is not a good man. In fact, he concedes that his drinking and pursuing ...

2623. I'm O.k.; You're A Little Suspect

Luke 6:37-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... - http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh 3. Unattributed, “Sin," People, 10 February 1986, pp. 107-109. Cited in Myths the World Taught Me by R. Scott Richards, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1991, p. 211. 4. (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1984). 5. HELP 4 SUNDAY 6. Arthur Gordon. A Touch of Wonder (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1974), pp. 44-45. 7. Knowles, George E. A World to Love (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990), p. 73.

2624. When You're Dreaming One Thing And Living Another

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... upset. "I didn't do anything to it, I swear!" she says. It was all the young man could do to keep from laughing out loud. The conversation between the teacher, the student and the errant computer goes on for an incredible five minutes. The computer: "Don't touch me!" The young woman: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hit your keys that hard." Computer: "Who do you think you are anyway?!" Etc. Finally, the young man can't contain himself any longer and falls out of his chair laughing. After they realize what he ...

2625. Surprise!

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... freed sick people of their diseases. He freed disabled people from their handicaps. He freed sinners from the burden of their sins. He freed demon-possessed people from their torment. He broke the chains of fear, confusion, and anxiety in the lives of the people he touched. Our God is a God of freedom. And He can free you too. Kazimerz Symanski of Poland was a prisoner of war during World War II. There is no record of what happened to Symanski in the prison camp, but his experiences there obviously changed ...

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