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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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3151. The Trace of Grace

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is an angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one of the most popular prime-time shows and the first explicitly religious drama to break into the Nielsen Top 10 in the ratings service's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg ...

3152. Count Your Wows!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3153. I Love You, Man... And I Don't Want Your Beer

John 15:9-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... bonding" over their experience. Suddenly one of the guys grows tearful and confessional. Coming close to one of his friends around the fire, he throws his arms around him and reveals in a tough-guy but choky voice, "I love you, man!" But instead of being touched, his friend sees right through the flood of tears. "That's great, man," he agrees, "but you still aren't getting my Budweiser!" The only reason for the first guy's confession of love was a pitifully transparent ploy to filch the last remaining beer ...

3154. The Ultimate Soul Food

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for years. Sometimes one starter was passed on from mother to daughter to granddaughter. That's perpetual energy. And that is what the Bread of Life can bring to your own spirit. "Access." In order to be continually fed by the Bread of Life, we must keep in constant touch with the source of life's true energy supply. Living out of the stored power of the Spirit enables us to be fed by Christ's gift any time we need it. We can access this always available power reserve in various ways. For some of us, direct ...

3155. Waging Wisdom

James 3:13—4:8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3156. Wanted: A Lasting Marriage. Only Good Chemists, Bad mathematicians, Expert Soul-O-Flexors Need Apply

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ? Scratched your mate's back? Given a 60-second hug? Sung a love song to your partner (well, scratch that idea)? Love and a lasting marriage is in the details. Just as car enthusiasts get joy out of "detailing" their '65 Mustangs with fastidious little touches, so marriage enthusiasts derive joy out of detailing their marriages. But a word of caution: No amount of detailing will make a broken-down, parts-depleted '65 Mustang run better; some radical repair work may be needed. But a good car, like a good ...

3157. The Great Postmodern Soul Train

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3158. An Advent Attitude

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3159. Stable-Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3160. The Perfect Time to Lose Your Luggage

Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3161. Cut It Out!

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is an old saying that suggests if you want to dig a new hole, you don't dig the same hole deeper! Yet that is the technique many of us are trying to use to turn our lives around, to get our relationships back on track. If you are losing touch with your spouse or your children because your work schedule is so busy - don't think scheduling more family busy-ness together is the answer. Don't stop smoking just to start compulsively overeating. If you turn off the TV just to get lost in trashy novels, you are ...

3162. Strength's Weakness

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of demonstrable signs and wonders Thomas had the humility to accept Jesus' offer of forgiveness and love when Jesus appeared before him that second Sunday of Easter. When confronted by the risen Christ, Thomas confessed "My Lord and my God" without touching that resurrected, glorified body. In the only explicit confession of the divinity of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel, Thomas responded in faith to Jesus' offer of love and forgiveness, to Jesus' demand that he "not doubt but believe" in the resurrected ...

3163. Self-Fulfillment Through Self-Sacrifice

1 Peter 2:19-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . But we can only find self-fulfillment through self-sacrifice. Why is it that some of the most creative work in advertising and imaging promotes beer or sports items? A recent string of commercials for Miller "Lite" shows that its promoters are right in touch with what captivates our postmodern culture and tickles our postmodern fancy. In these ads, the classic "tastes great" vs. "less filling" two-in-one idea is taken one step further. Patrons at a local pub argue over what sporting event to watch on the ...

3164. The Four R's

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , except Native Americans, originally came from somewhere else, we take pains to know whether we are Scotch-Irish, or Italian-French, or Swahili-Tutsi, or Russian-Iluit. We want part of who we are to reflect where we came from. Likewise, Christians need to get in touch with their roots. To understand who has gone before us, to know who brought the faith forward to this time and clime, takes a complex root system that is now nearly 2,000 years old. While we do not need to memorize every branch and snarl ...

3165. Was Jesus the First Buster?

Matthew 21:23-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... questions of faith. To me, the beauty of 'One of Us' is its ability to make people think about God without filtering their thoughts through the structure of organized religion. ['What if God was one of us?'] is a very innocent question, but it touches on a lot of complicated feelings as evidenced by the many different responses I have gotten about it. I don't belittle anyone's religious belief because I have some problems with the way some organized religions wield their political power...Those are some ...

3166. Grow Old Grace-fully

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... prepared to take on new positions of leadership. Growing old "grace-fully" does not mean vision is dimmed. Instead, it means being a visionary for the future of your church, your community, your country. Growing old "grace-fully" does not mean losing touch with the sensual world. Instead, it means taking the time to celebrate all the physical and spiritual gifts God provides, and relishing them. Growing old "grace-fully" does not mean caving in to limitations. Instead, it means giving God the opportunity to ...

3167. Fifty-Fourth and Lexington

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... undisturbed down their faces. Bryars was stunned. Although not a believer himself, Bryars could not help but be confronted by the mysterious spiritual power of this unadorned voice. Sitting in the midst of an urban wilderness, this John-the-Baptist voice touched a lonely, aching place that lurks in the human heart, offering an unexpected message of faith and hope in the midst of the darkest, most blighted night. Bryars himself started yearning for the confidence and faith this old man's song celebrates ...

3168. Fighting Fire With Fire

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... firestorms that are engulfing our world today the fire of a life ablaze for God and the gospel. Discipleship sets ablaze the unquenchable fire of the Holy Spirit to fight the fires of disease, death and destruction in our world. Those who have been touched from on high by the fires of the Almighty ought to be fired up for God. But fired up faith, authentic discipleship, costs everything. Everything must be consumed in the fire of faith's vulnerability, sacrifice and suffering. When we catch fire, we are ...

3169. Be an Energizer Bunny

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... will change it. Everyone else in the congregation feels this tension too and for just a few moments, at least, there is a breath of expectation and of freshness in the air. The kids might say or do something funny, or rude, or horrible, or touching, or beautiful, or truthful and release the energy of that moment, that spirit, over the whole congregation. What could your church do to encourage the appearance of Energizer Bunnies in its midst? What would happen in worship: If during the time for prayer, each ...

3170. Say What?

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... 've been building the temple, they were building their own houses (see Haggai 1:1-6). When we come down the mountain, God expects no monuments except those of (and here, you might fashion a list of your own): Obedience A listening spirit Kindness and mercy Peace Gentleness When God touches us with God's transfiguring glory, it is best not to build, but to be!

3171. Stone Testaments

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . But as had happened throughout their wilderness wanderings, God intervened to help Israel surmount the obstacle in her path. Under God's specific instructions, the priests carrying the holy ark of the covenant walked right into the center of the river. At the touch of their feet, the Jordan's waters halted and stood back _ creating dry ground downstream of the ark-bearing priests. As the priests continued to stand there midstream, the entire nation of Israel crossed safely into the Promised Land. To mark ...

3172. Just Say Know

Philippians 3:4b-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and their reactions? Then your political career will net you considerable influence and success. Without a doubt, certain kinds of knowledge can bring in beaucoup bucks. But even as we become more educated, as electronic wizardry brings us into immediate touch with more raw data and more "knowledge" than any previous generation ever dreamed of, people are beginning to sense there is a frightening void awaiting the "knower" just beyond that mountain of useful information. A recent radio program told the ...

3173. One Breathwork, Many Bodyworks

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... when the Holy Spirit descended, he notes that "divided tongues, as of fire" appeared and that "a tongue rested on each of them." The Holy Spirit didn't explode like some massive fireball, rolling over and consuming every- thing it touched. Rather, the Holy Spirit systematically differentiated itself into separate "tongues." Each of these distinct manifestations, these separate licks of flame, then settled on and chose a unique individual upon which to rest. For the disciples, this was a unified moment ...

3174. Freedom in Bondedness

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... solely on the self and its personal pleasures, will never bring genuine joy or the fulfilling happiness of peace. When we pursue happiness for the self, it is like looking for the ending point of a rainbow as soon as you think you've reached its touch-down point, your perspective changes, and the rainbow's end has moved again. In modern psycho-speak, there is a tremendous amount of energy being focused on the whole issue of "self-esteem." Carl Rogers was among the first to popularize this view as he called ...

3175. What Is a Good Samaritan?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... who are alive with faith are wired: hooked up to some invisible energy grid. That's why their lives give off such voltage, as if someone had pumped an extra megawatt or two into them. They are spiritually on fire, as they have let God's touch work in them so that the inner and the outer are one. 2. A Good Samaritan Disciple is ... Alive with Love. In the midst of backbiting, name-dropping, self-praising, power-worshiping, face-saving people, Christ makes us into dare-to-care Good Samaritan disciples people ...

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