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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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301. Pass It On

John 1:43-51

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... years you have never talked to me about going to church. You have never invited me to go with you. Obviously, it doesn't mean that much to you." I am impressed by that story. The logic is irresistible. If Christ is the joy of life and through your contact with him you have new experience of wonder and light, so that the old, gray, monotonous world has given way to a life of joy, peace, power, and love for others, then surely you should long to pass it on to others. Philip made a great discovery. He found ...

302. With Our Heads In The Clouds

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... are we preoccupied with our own self-importance? We become the prisoners of our own little world of trivialities. We have little concern in caring for the environment because we have lost touch with nature. We find that our lives, for the most part, have little contact with nature, the soil, trees, and animals. We are not really aware of the larger world around us. How long has it been since you felt the soil in your hands, planted a seed, or cared for a plant? I came across these specal words of Matthew ...

303. The Healing Power Of Faith

Mark 5:21-43

Illustration

Harold H. Lentz

The woman with the issue of blood had faith that by contact with Christ she could be cured. All around us in daily life are examples of people who, by faith, are overcoming life's difficulties. A telephone linesman was up a pole when the pole, which was held in place only by cables, fell over him and he was dashed to ...

304. Reach Out And Touch Someone

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of Dr. Gerkin: you will never draw close to a person who you are unwilling to physically touch. In future trips to the hospital, the gloves came off. I simply felt that I could not be Christ's representative in that situation unless there was direct contact—a touch. The Menninger Institute in Topeka, Kansas once had a fascinating experiment. They identified a group of crib babies who did not cry. Let me explain. It seems that babies cry because they instinctively know that that is the way to get attention ...

305. Don't Lose Your Marbles!

2 Timothy 1:7

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... right here in church this morning. I want every one of you to take a marble." At this suggestion, there is a noticeable intake of breath from some of the adults in the sanctuary. "Now, this is VERY important ..." I stop speaking until I have made eye contact with every child present. Then I continue: "I want you to have enough self-control that you don't play with your marbles until AFTER church -- and whatever you do, don't drop them during the rest of our worship service. If you think you might have ...

306. Jesus And The Disciples

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... The way the biblical stories go, it seems like he knew most of them one way or another. So I hypothesized that they may have known each other as children. How, since they were from a number of different towns not that close together, could they have had contact? Having taught a few lab schools, I decided that maybe something like that might have occurred! Since the Sunday for which I was preparing was Rally Day, I wondered what a teacher giving a report on such a lab school would say. What do you think s/he ...

307. The Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... . Typically, when I preach in a small, flat-floored church, I sit on a kitchen stool (no, it is not a bar stool!). When I do stories, especially with a tight script, I have the text on a music stand, set low enough so I can have as much eye contact with the congregation as I can. My daughter decided it would be smoother if we both read it from the one text. It worked nicely for us in that setting. I introduced myself as the 49-year-old Gamaliel, now a widely respected rabbi in Jerusalem. And my daughter ...

308. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... studies by scholars, it appears that the apostle Paul was put in prison during his ministry in Ephesus. It was during the winter of 54-55 A.D., about a quarter century after the death of Jesus of Nazareth. While in prison, he continued to maintain contact with friends in the churches he helped start. He wrote a number of letters to places all over the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, and up into Turkey, a seaport area, across the Aegean Sea, southeast of Philippi, which is in Greece, about 275 miles ...

309. Holy Friendship

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... . For those who hear and accept them, "There streams into our life an energy which enables us to live in a way which our flesh and blood could never achieve." (A. S. Peake) Peter spoke truly for these disciples: in fellowship with Jesus they had come in contact with his amazing spiritual power and, listening to his words, he became for them the living center of their life. 2. Let us look at his offer. Explore the words of Jesus and one finds, running through them, an offer having to do with fuller and more ...

310. How Does Religious Conduct Work?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... about things secular that our timetables allow little space for us to be still. Jesus would tell us today that our souls are starved and he would invite us to "come aside and rest awhile." We have inherited all the perils of having lost vital contact with him who is able to give to our lives that extra his risen spirit makes possible for him to share. Without realizing it, our Christian disposition has lost control of our conduct, our conscience has become dulled, our sensitivities blunted, and, like Paul ...

311. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... touching or what some professionals call skin hunger satisfied. There are other homes where touching only takes the form of spanking or abuse. Some of us believe that children who are denied tender touch in infancy will deliberately misbehave simply to establish skin contact even though it might be painful. Think about it. You walk into a home where touching is a regular and normal thing, where the need for touch is satisfied in a loving, tender way, what do you find? You experience a warm, open, relaxed ...

312. You Can Never Go Home Again

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... others. Belief in the future. Jesus was convinced that his task was God-given and God-inspired. Belief gave Jesus power to survive in face of the setback. Belief gave him power to respond in a positive way. The positive response kept him in contact with the creative love of God, the love which soars high over prejudices and narrow judgments that seem to have guided the people of Nazareth. The creative response enabled him to see over this insurmountable mountain to a continuous road ahead. Although it must ...

313. A Thanksgiving Checklist

Luke 12:48

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... kindness of other people. Every group seems to have at least one individual who functions out of what I call the vacuum cleaner syndrome. That is to say, this individual, just like your Hoover or Electrolux or Kirby, laps up everything with which he comes into contact. He laps up all the attention, all the support, all the concern, and all the caring he possibly can and never does he turn back to say “thank-you.” No matter how he works the ledger, he always seems to come up with more liabilities than ...

314. Speaking Truth to Power: The Ministry of Nathan

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... that Lyndon Johnson devised an elaborate form of body language in order to convince the Soviet leader that he was dealing with a tough Texas hombre. He gave him one of his crusher handshakes and also hovered over the significantly shorter man. Convinced that eye contact was a measure of a man’s determination, Johnson locked eyes with Kosygin at one crucial point in their talks. Wanting a sip of coffee, L. B. J. felt for his cup of coffee on the table rather than release his visual grip on Kosygin, who ...

315. Leading as Loving

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... for a large corporation as a summer employee. In that company the pecking order was very clear. The folks to whom I reported were foremen and they in turn reported to a man who was called “the supervisor.” The only time I had any significant contact with “the supervisor” was on an occasion when I had neglected to wear safety gloves, cut my hand, and was asked to discuss my transgression with “the supervisor.” At least as we lower-level employees saw it, the supervisors were removed from the rank ...

316. We All Sin So What?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... people when they hear his words, “Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.” In other words, be glad you are a sinner because you will experience the sweet mercy of God’s forgiveness and you will come in contact with the Redeemer. Some years ago a friend of the great pianist, Paderewski, invited him to attend a piano recital by his small daughter. He came, but his presence made the girl very nervous and, consequently, she made a mistake. At the end of the recital ...

317. Here They Come, Singing

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... decibels rise. Let congregational song be stirring. Let the singing of the liturgy be exciting. Let church worship set our spirits dancing and invigorate our participation, for this God is our God, and our salvation in his name is glorious. Any contact with him is an electric experience. It causes goosebumps among the faithful. Note in Jeremiah’s prophecy those words “proclaim” and “say” before the words, “The Lord has saved his people.” In other words, tell others about God’s saving love ...

318. Renewal of the New

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... can be very natural and normal. For instance, the other day I was looking for someone who could repair my garbage disposal. I happened to mention my need to a small gathering. In the group was a man who recommended a certain repairperson to me. I contacted him, and I was very pleased with his work. If we can witness in secular matters, why can’t we tell others about Jesus? True Christians have a passion for souls because they believe and know that abundant life here and eternal life hereafter come only ...

319. Learning The Basics

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... or not being pretty enough. Thus, the good news of the gospel intrudes upon the conventional proper posture of Jesus' day. Recall Philemon who was a prominent Christian and owner of a slave named Onesimus. This slave had run away from his master, and then had come in contact with Paul, who was then in prison. Through Paul, Onesimus the slave became a Christian. Paul's letter to Philemon is an appeal to Philemon to be reconciled to his slave, whom Paul is sending back to him, and to welcome him not only as a ...

320. Path To A New Life

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... some years, some maturity. Yet, something was brewing in his mind and heart, and that something took him in his maturity and social standing to Jesus in that evening hour. Methodism's John Wesley was already 35 years old when he brought himself into contact with the Moravian missionaries in London. Many years earlier he had finished his studies. He had long ago learned history and philosophy and many languages. He had been ordained a priest years earlier. But now, at age 35, he first discovered his spirit ...

321. The Saving Grace Of Gratitude

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... one didn't call back when I left a message on the answering machine." Jesus stopped to listen to a group of people who were the silenced people of his day. The social outcasts. The pariahs. Others went out of their way to avoid any contact with lepers. Jesus stopped, listened, and responded to their request for healing. He went against the grain of his own society's rules and taboos. He risked social ostracism himself in order to minister to those silenced ones, those who were excluded from polite company ...

322. Tough Faith In Tough Times

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... allegory, assigning the role of the judge to God. Not only does that cause us to miss the main point, it also casts God in a very unflattering light. The parable does urge us to be like the widow, praying persistently without giving up. But the only point of contact between God and the judge is one of contrast. God is not like the unjust judge, and God's response to our persistent requests will not be like the response of the unjust judge to the widow's pleas. In contrast to the judge who delays because of ...

323. Be Prepared

Mark 4:35-41

Children's Sermon

... for gathering the entire family outside the house if it is unsafe, instructions on what to do if caught in a thunderstorm or tornado, and so on. (If you are not sure what steps should be taken for any emergency, you can contact your local fire department, public safety department, or weather bureau for detailed instructions.) Discuss these instructions with your children until you are certain that they understand them completely. Write all directions and telephone numbers down, and post a copy by each ...

324. When In Rome

Mark 6:7-13

Children's Sermon

... child overcome some of the hostility which we have all inherited from our history. If you do not live in an ethnically diverse region, you can use your local library to find books, films, tapes, and magazines about other peoples and customs. Try contacting your local travel club for information on regional cultures and customs, or write to foreign embassies or the United Nations for information on various nations from their own points of view. Be certain that you stress the sameness of people rather than ...

325. Lessons for Lent 3

John 2:12-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a continuum between the polarities of mind and miracle. Those on the left flank seek to understand God and the mysteries of life rationally before they commit themselves to the Lord. Those on the right seek to experience God through the medium of powerful signs. However, contact with God cannot be established through mind or miracles until we first encounter Him in the cross of Christ. For us the cross is both the power of God and the wisdom of God. The weakness of God (v. 25). We normally attribute to God ...

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