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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

Showing 2826 to 2850 of 4981 results

2826. The Insignificant Valentine

Drama

Karren Boehr

... center stage 1ST WOMAN: (Excitedly looking around) Can you believe this is our twentieth class reunion! Oh, it's so exciting! I haven't seen some of these people in years! 2ND WOMAN: (Also excited) It almost seems like yesterday, doesn't it. The scary thing is I don't feel any older. Do I look any older? 1ST WOMAN: Of course not! You look great. I told you that dress would be perfect, and it is. For a woman with a husband, two kids and a dog, you look marvelous. 2ND WOMAN: Thanks a lot, though I know you're ...

2827. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Karren Boehr

... to say. I don't want to scream, and I don't want to rant like a mad man, but -- to be honest, Mary, suddenly I feel betrayed, totally betrayed! You were my life! Our God in heaven above knows how much I love you. (Sits down) Okay, okay, let's talk about ... he's getting a wonderful woman. (Pauses) The woman I had hoped to spend the rest of my life with. (Buries face in hands) Oh, I feel as if I've been stabbed, the pain within me is so great. God help me! (Composes himself, sighs, then turns to MARY and speaks) ...

2828. Is Christ In The Manger?

Drama

Karren Boehr

... mean? SISTER: Yes, about not being home for Christmas because you and I don't like being upstaged by a cocky, wealthy sister. What's with us? BROTHER: So, we're being a bit childish. Who cares! SISTER: But maybe Mom and Dad are caught in the middle. Maybe Linda feels left out living so far away, and all the fancy expensive gifts are a way for making up for lost time. BROTHER: (Pauses as if thinking) Okay, maybe you have a point. Now that I think about it, the stuff she brings us isn't all that shabby either ...

2829. Walk With Him

Luke 24:13-35

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... : I know. I know. But where is He now? CLEOPAS: We've got to tell the others. COMPANION: Are you crazy? We just came from Jerusalem. That's a long walk -- seven miles -- and you want to go back? CLEOPAS: How do you feel? COMPANION: Great. CLEOPAS: I haven't felt like this in a long time. I feel great too. COMPANION: My heart is like it's on fire and it won't stop burning. CLEOPAS: Mine too. I felt that way when He used to teach us. Here we are just walking along and all of a sudden there He ...

2830. The Elevator

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . It's been slow. NANCY: I'll say it's slow. SAM: I don't know. What's on TV? NANCY: Nothing, probably. I thought we could catch a movie or something. SAM: (SNEAKING A LOOK IN HIS WALLET) I don't feel much like a movie. NANCY: Well, what then? SAM: I don't know. NANCY: I don't feel like cooking tonight. Could we go out? SAM: Yeah, I guess. (THE ELEVATOR JOLTS TO A STOP) NANCY: I think this thing is stuck. SAM: Yeah, does look like it, doesn't it. NANCY: Oh, great. SAM: I'll ring the ...

2831. Demonized

Matthew 15:21-28

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... that she's well. DR. WILLIS: All right, we'll see. MRS. KING: Debbie, honey, would you come in and see Dr. Willis. DEBBIE: (ENTERS) Hello, Dr. Willis. Did Mother tell you about my deliverance? DR. WILLIS: Er, yes. Yes, she did. Ah, Debbie, how do you feel? DEBBIE: I feel just fine. Great, in fact. I've been set free, Doctor. I'm me again. DR. WILLIS: Set free? Free from what? DEBBIE: All the lies I believed -- and hurting myself. I'm free. DR. WILLIS: Yes, uh, thank you, Debbie. May I talk to your mother ...

2832. Many Are Called

Matthew 22:1-14

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... call? SHEILA: No. But I think I'll call them and tell them off. I'm so angry. MADGE: They've all got their phones off the hook or they're making the biggest conference call in history. RON: Telling them off -- what good would that do? SHEILA: I'd feel better. And the parents should know how their children act. RON: I don't think it will do any good. SHEILA: I want to do it anyway. MADGE: Yeah, let her do it. RON: Sheila, listen, the parents of the kids are probably just as snobbish as their children. Where ...

2833. The Season Of The Resurrection

Luke 24:44-53

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... do you mean, pastor? Pastor: I mean that God's truth not only comforts us, it also challenges us to confront the evil powers of the world, beginning in our own lives. It means that we open ourselves to the whole gospel, not just to those parts that make us feel good. All: Well, we have some fear about proceeding, but let's keep going. Hymn of Praise In light of the call to worship, I invite us to use this powerful hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name!" Prayer of Praise Focus on the victory of Jesus and ...

2834. Getting Ready for The Coming Messiah

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... afraid to be alone. You and I, behind the presents we give, are reluctant to love. You and I, behind our friendly words, are unwilling to stand beside another. You and I, behind our hymns and prayers, are afraid to stand before God. I say it, and we feel it in our hearts. People: Lord, how can you tolerate us? Have mercy on us and our pretensions. Leader: I invite us to pray as if we believe that God hears and responds to prayer, though not necessarily the way we expect. People: Holy and Righteous God, in ...

2835. No Longer Servants, but Friends

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... for years, sometimes forever. Perhaps you can find a similar event in your family: My son came home from middle school looking angry, so I said, "Steve, you really look angry." "No, I'm not angry; I'm feeling sad. My best friends wouldn't let me play football at lunch today, and I had to eat all by myself." "No wonder you're feeling sad." Well, I was angry; how dare they treat my son that way. I hatched a variety of revenges in my head. The next day, I took Steve to school, and then sat in my car and ...

2836. Jesus Heals the Leper

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... 's touch brings healing, we know, some by experience, that the human touch often harms. Some of you bring some exceedingly painful memories of the abused, misused touch. And even this reminder may bring tears and sadness and anger, even today. It is okay to feel what you feel. If you are not yet ready to forgive the perpetrator, that, too, is okay. Use these moments to find healthy ways to take care of yourself. The world is a scary place; sometimes, even the church is a scary place. (Two minutes of silence ...

2837. The Season Of The Nativity

Luke 2:21-40

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... afraid to be alone. You and I, behind the presents we give, are reluctant to love. You and I, behind our friendly words, are unwilling to stand beside another. You and I, behind our hymns and prayers, are afraid to stand before God. I say it, and we feel it in our hearts, and are reluctant to act on what we know. Introduction to the Act of Forgiveness Leader: Lord, have mercy on us. (Sing this, putting the emphasis on a different word each time.) People: I invite us to pray with an openness to receive God ...

2838. Sometimes It's Simple

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... are simple minded, that kind of clarity is needed. Not everybody is a philosopher -- or needs to be. Many of us in the clergy shy away these days from saying anything too clearly or too pointedly. We have been taught, as counselors, to reflect people's feelings so they can see for themselves, and decide. We rarely give advice, and would rather take a beating than be caught telling anyone what they ought to do. But not John. Now and then I shock myself. Someone comes to me with a problem, and after listening ...

2839. A Matter Of Trust

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... with them. The notion that another king was about to surface was not good news to Herod. Those with power do not easily give it up for religious or for any other reasons. Herod had his agenda, and anyone who tried to get in its way would feel his sword. Ancient texts, said his investigative staff, held that the new king would sit on David's throne in David's city. Bethlehem was just a few miles south of Jerusalem. No need to panic. Herod could dispatch whatever force necessary when the facts were clearer ...

2840. Getting At The Truth

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... more suspect than ever before. Truth is hard to find these days. Even in families truth is hard to find. Parents and children regularly deceive each other. Husbands and wives not only cheat on each other, they deceive each other with respect to true feelings. More than that, we often deceive ourselves. If Plato advised "know thyself" and if his teacher, Socrates, said the "unexamined life is not worth living," many of us are afraid really to examine ourselves too closely, to come to know who we really are ...

2841. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... types who look down on us with disdain, or of social snobs who have kept us out of their clubs or social circles. Convinced that most everyone has a character flaw covered up somewhere, we resent the thought of anyone judging us for anything. We quickly justify our feeling quoting Jesus' famous saying in the Sermon on the Mount, "Judge not lest you be judged." And again we quote his saying that we ought first to cast out the wooden beam in our own eye before we try to remove the sawdust from our brother's ...

2842. Hate Your Mother And Father?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

John G. Lynch

... invitation in return. As he sat down, the first mate, an Italian, said, "Padre, before we sit down I want to tell you something. I hate all priests!" That was one of the rare times Father Petrino had heard anyone that clear and up front about the particular feeling called "Hate." Is this what Jesus means? Are we to tell our mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and wives, as we sit down to eat with them, "Before we begin this dinner tonight, mom and dad, sis and brother, I need to tell you something ...

2843. Desires Bring Hope

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

John G. Lynch

... the rich man, with no desires, to hades -- or to hell. The New Testament word for hell means "not to see anything," especially not to see anything that our fears and our feelings lead us to see. That's what death did to the rich man. It opened his eyes to see that he had been living in a world where he respected neither his feelings nor his fears. He lived only as the elder brother of the prodigal son -- enslaved to duty and resentful of his brother's deep desires. "Father Abraham," he cried out, "have ...

2844. The Bread That Endures

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... streets of their city or for their neighbors dying of starvation in the Sudan, or even for their hurting neighbor across the street who's just gone through a painful divorce or is struggling with a life-threatening illness. Oh, to be sure, we sometimes feel compassion, and even sometimes give money to various world hunger projects or other worthy causes. But we don't really ever get to the point of breaking down the walls between the compartments in our lives in order to see that our confession of Christ ...

2845. Safely Through The Waters

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither! Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy (Psalm 137:5-6). They also did what most people do to make themselves feel better in such difficult situations -- they cursed! O daughter of Babylon, you devastator! Happy shall they be who pay you back what you have done to us! Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock! (Psalm 137:8-9). Into that hopeless ...

2846. At The Right Place At The Right Time

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... dedicated and hard-working member of the church. Still something was deeply bothering Jim. It was as if one day someone held a mirror up in front of him and he realized the wrong he had done. He thought a new job in a new city would erase whatever negative feelings he was carrying along with him. Jim had fallen into the trap many of us struggle with. He thought if only he had more then he would be happy, but he was not happy; he was miserable. Jim went to speak with his pastor. Jim told his pastor that at ...

2847. You Can Be Real

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... and he gives five dollars a week to the church. Maybe that's your idea of good stewardship, but it's not mine." At the breakfast table he had convinced others of his generosity and benevolence, but God knew better. The point is simply that God knows our commitments, feelings and needs. And no purpose is served by trying to deceive Him. Being honest with God means sometimes saying, "Lord, I'm depressed" -- or "I'm angry" -- or "I'm afraid" -- or "I'm lonely" -- or "I don't have the foggiest idea how to be a ...

2848. Easter 3

Revelation 5:1-14, Acts 9:1-19a, John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... : Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) 1. You can be changed (9:1-20). Need: It is good news that we can be changed. Most of us feel the need of improvement in our lives. We are not what we should be nor what God intends us to be. When the risen Lord comes to ... our worship. How big and great is our God? If he is just one of us, a big brother, or the old man upstairs, we will not feel like worshiping one so like us. To worship we need a transcendent God, the totally other One full of glory, majesty, and power. Before such a One ...

2849. Baptism of Our Lord

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 43:1-13, Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 8:9-25, Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... no orphan! Isaiah 43:1. Need: Conditions in the world separate families. War, divorce, separation, and hunger leave many children without a family with father and mother. The result is that they feel they belong to nobody. They may not be in orphanages or foster families, but they are bereft. In this passage nobody needs to feel all alone in the world and belonging to nobody. Though persons may desert us, God claims us as his own. In and through baptism God accepts us as his children. Outline: You belong ...

2850. Epiphany 8

Luke 6:37-42, Isaiah 55:1-13, Jeremiah 7:1-29, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, Luke 6:46-49

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... heredity and heritage. b. The impact of environment and companionships. c. The condition of the heart -- vv. 43-45. 3. Laugh at yourself! 6:39-42. Need: In this text Jesus uses humor to get his point across. He asks us to laugh at ourselves for feeling and doing towards others. Though Jesus was "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief," he often used humor. When we see ourselves as we really are, can we laugh at ourselves for being so ridiculous? In this passage Jesus uses two humorous analogies. Humor ...

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2826. The Insignificant Valentine

Drama

Karren Boehr

2827. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Karren Boehr

2828. Is Christ In The Manger?

Drama

Karren Boehr

2829. Walk With Him

Luke 24:13-35

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

2830. The Elevator

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

2831. Demonized

Matthew 15:21-28

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

2832. Many Are Called

Matthew 22:1-14

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

2833. The Season Of The Resurrection

Luke 24:44-53

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

2834. Getting Ready for The Coming Messiah

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

2835. No Longer Servants, but Friends

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

2836. Jesus Heals the Leper

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

2837. The Season Of The Nativity

Luke 2:21-40

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... afraid to be alone. You and I, behind the presents we give, are reluctant to love. You and I, behind our friendly words, are unwilling to stand beside another. You and I, behind our hymns and prayers, are afraid to stand before God. I say it, and we feel it in our hearts, and are reluctant to act on what we know. Introduction to the Act of Forgiveness Leader: Lord, have mercy on us. (Sing this, putting the emphasis on a different word each time.) People: I invite us to pray with an openness to receive God ...

2838. Sometimes It's Simple

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

2839. A Matter Of Trust

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

2840. Getting At The Truth

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty