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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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326. The Offensiveness of Jesus' Actions

Mark 1:29-34

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Ben Witherington III

... stories of rabbis doing so for a woman, and especially not for a woman who was not a member of the healer's family (b.Ber. 5b). In addition, there is the fact that Jesus performed this act on the Sabbath. Thus, while touching a non-related woman was in itself an offense, and touching one that was sick and therefore unclean was doubly so, performing this act on the Sabbath only compounds the social offense. But this is not all. The service of Peter's mother-in-law to Jesus (and the others) itself could have ...

327. My Mission from God

John 17:18

Sermon

James Merritt

... from all over the world who will never be assimilated into the life of our church. Just two weeks ago, I got this email from a medical doctor in Durbin, South Africa. He said, " I am a 55 year old medical doctor from Durbin, South Africa, and Touching Lives airs on our satellite network on Sundays at 5:30am in the morning (now that guy is a real fan!) My spiritual life has been greatly uplifted by the anointed messages which are delivered so adeptly and I want to send my deepest, heartfelt appreciation to ...

328. No Doubt about It

John 20:24-29

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James Merritt

... : When you let it."[[4]] The first step to deciding whether or not your doubt is justified is by investigating the facts. That is exactly what Thomas meant when he said in verse 25, "Before I am going to believe, I've got to see it. I've got to touch it. I've got to feel it." In other words, he wanted to investigate. Let me be very honest with some of you here who are living in the land of doubt. There is a difference between an honest doubter and a dishonest doubter. A dishonest doubter says, "I doubt ...

329. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

Matthew 6:19-24

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James Merritt

... " use the same Greek term, a Greek verb that gives us the English word, thesaurus. A thesaurus is a treasury of words. What Jesus literally said was, "Do not treasure your treasures." Now by treasure Jesus referred to anything tangible that has a price tag. If you can see it, touch it, measure it, buy it, and enjoy it, it has the potential to be a treasure. Now let me make plain at the outset that Jesus is not saying it's wrong to have money. In fact, Paul said in 1 Tim. 6:17, "Command those who are rich in ...

330. Sowing Eternal Seeds

Isaiah 55:10-13

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Mary S. Lautensleger

... that stone has settled into the silt on the bottom, you will continue to see the circles on the pond's surface ever-expanding, widening, disturbing, encompassing more and more of the once-placid surface. That's how it is with God's Word, once it has touched your life. The prophet Isaiah has proclaimed that God's Word never returns empty. The ripple effect from Allison's invitation is eternal in nature, singing on and on. Because of the power of God's Word, Allison's influence will never end. Take heart when ...

331. A Voice in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... a Christmas carol. It was echoed over the infirmary where men were dying. Then all around the camp, the men began to sing, and those who could, those who were ambulatory, came to the parade field and sat there in a great circle. Gordon said, “God touched us that day.” He called it the most sacred event that he had ever been involved with. No preaching, nothing of the usual church paraphernalia, just men united by their common misery, singing of God being with them and God’s sovereignty. And he said ...

332. Good News for Widows

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... her story two thousand years later, but that’s the way things work in the Kingdom of God. A little goes a long way. This widow made God first in her life. She knew that, though she had little to give, that little would make a difference. And she touched many lives. Like Osceola McCarty of Hattiesburg, MS, if someone had asked her why she didn’t spend the money on herself, she would have answered, “I am spending it on myself.” And it’s true. Only that which we refuse to offer to God is ever really ...

333. Plenty Good Room

John 14:1-4

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Maxie Dunnam

... southern literary festival. The festival attracted all sorts of outstanding writers from all across the nation, a lot of pipe-smoking academics, and would-be writers too—people who wanted to write, as well as people of the earth, people who were in touch with the soil and with all that Mississippi is about because of their friendship with Ms. Welty. The lectures that were given at the festival were extremely academic, almost killingly analytical, and Eudora didn’t like that sort of thing. She’d often ...

334. A Chance To Be Made Whole

Matthew 9:18-26

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... Where's God?" She felt abandoned by God. But when she heard about Jesus, there was a faint glimmer of hope. "If I can only touch his cloak, I'll be made well." She took that Chance To Be Made Whole and she was. For her it was a resurrection back ... in a hurry. The father was frantic, driven and in a hurry. Yet, Jesus paused. He stopped and turned around, when this woman touched him. He had a conversation with her and He healed her. The father probably got impatient, his blood pressure probably went through the ...

335. What Would Jesus Say About the Media?

Mark 9:1-9

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J. Howard Olds

... lifetime we have moved from the Industrial Age to the Information Age. A frustrated father said to his friend, “I have a cell phone, a car phone, a fax machine, a beeper, e-mail and voice mail and my children still tell me I am out of touch.” We can drown in information and still long for communication. So I complete this series of sermons on “What Would Jesus Say?” today by asking the question, What Would Jesus Say About the Media? My answer to that question is two-fold. I. PONDER ITS POWER Media ...

336. Reversal of Fortune

Luke 6:17-26

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. [18] They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. [19] And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. [20] Then he looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. [21] "Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. "Blessed ...

337. The Heart of the Matter Is the Heart!

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... created so much static electricity that I feared giving an electric shock to one of the people. So, I always touched the radiator to discharge that static electricity!" Talk about the Church of the Holy Radiator! The people were so caught ... You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' " — Genesis 3:2-3 God had said nothing about touching the tree, only that they must not eat it (see Genesis 2:17). The unredeemed heart, left to its ...

338. Looking for Rainbows

Genesis 9:1-17

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King Duncan

... Perhaps, on the other hand, she will reverently mount them in her home and display them in the same way we might display a precious stone. Or maybe, just maybe, if she really believes them to be authentic, she might forever carry those slivers with her, and each day touch them and remember what Christ has done in her behalf. If so, she would not be the first to do that. Do you know where the expression “knock on wood” comes from? Maybe you have knocked on wood for luck at some time in your life. I read ...

339. Better Angels of Our Nature

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... to be addressed, or demanding immediate actions that should be taken, Lincoln instead appealed to the common “bonds of affection” that the American people shared. It was these bonds, Lincoln hoped, that “will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.” What a resonant phrase: “the better angels of our nature.” Do we believe in “better angels” anymore? How can we even talk about “better angels” when in one hundred ...

340. The Reluctant Celebrity

Mark 1:40-45

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King Duncan

... spreading all that cheer to draw attention to herself? Not at all. People who continually seek to draw attention to themselves are the unhappiest people on earth. Haven’t you noticed that? No, her desire was to draw people’s attention to her Lord and Savior. Christ had touched her life and she wanted to share his love with others. She had a story to tell and she told it. That’s the way things ought to happen. I wish we were more like the people Jesus healed, as well as this elderly woman. I wish we ...

341. Mark 7:24-37

Mark 7:24-30

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Leonard Sweet

... to his presence and power. Jesus, who can heal from a distance without a word, pokes his fingers in ears, smears on spittle, and utters “magic” words, in order to meet this man’s need for healing. The physicality in this healing — touching the ears, touching the tongue, seems to be specially adopted for a hearing impaired individual. Jesus lets the man know exactly what he is focused upon in basic, first century, “sign language.” Ironically once the man regains his hearing and speech the whole ...

342. You're a Treasure!

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

343. You Provoke Me...and That's Good

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... to become so successful and so famous?” Mother Theresa looked up at him with a smile and said, “Jesus.” Tony Robbins said, “No, I mean, how is it that you run such a huge religious institution, serve the most desperate people, travel constantly, and yet touch so many people?” “Jesus,” she said again, with a big smile. “No, I’m asking how you do it,” he continued. “How do you carry on with this difficult, extraordinary life, how do you speak to millions, how do you win the respect of ...

344. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... similar story about a new friend of his, a young woman who we will call Susan. Not quite two years ago Susan was living the best she could on the streets of New Orleans. She was addicted to cocaine and her life was in a downward spiral. But somehow Christ touched her life and today she is living a new life in Christ. Recently she came to her church and solicited some friends in her Bible study for some financial help. It seems that Susan was headed back to New Orleans on a mission. Susan had it in her heart ...

345. Can These Bones Live Again?

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and you despair that anything good could ever happen to you again? Well, hear the word of the Lord. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, dem bones gonna rise again. Mary Magdalene was a woman tormented by seven evil spirits, but a man from Nazareth named Jesus touched her life and Mary was given a new life. Mary was the first of his followers to whom he appeared on resurrection morning. Our God is a God of new life. God is still doing miracles in people’s lives today. There would be reason for us to ...

346. The Passover

Exodus 12:1-30

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... God offered. The absence of blood on a doorframe would constitute a rejection of God’s offer of grace, protection, and lordship. The Lord offered three promises, better translated, “I will see the blood and I will pass over you; no destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” This was the very purpose for which God had come down. 12:14–20 The Lord continues in these verses to give Moses instructions for traveling light and for remembering his deeds. The people were to use no yeast ...

347. Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing

Genesis 27:1-40

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... , Rebekah took Esau’s best clothes . . . and put them on Jacob to make him smell like Esau, a man of the field. Next she covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins so that his exposed skin would feel rough to Isaac’s touch. Then she handed Jacob the savory meat and the bread to take to his father. 27:18–20 Here begins one of the most dramatic scenes in Genesis. The reader wonders if Isaac will discover that he is being duped by his cunning son Jacob. On entering his father ...

348. The Glory Departs

Ezekiel 8:1-18, Ezekiel 9:1-11, Ezekiel 10:1-22, Ezekiel 11:1-15, Ezekiel 11:16-25

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... Parallels include Moses scattering the blood of the sacrifice on the altar and the people (Exod. 24:6, 8; see also Lev. 3:2, 8, 13). Another likely connection is Isaiah 6:6–7, where one of the seraphim takes a burning coal from the heavenly altar and touches it to Isaiah’s lips, purging his guilt. However, here the man in linen takes the coals of fire from among the wheels beneath the cherubim (vv. 2, 6–7; compare the description of the wheels in 1:16–21, and the fire flashing among living creatures ...

349. Jesus’s Ministry and Popularity Continue to Grow

Mark 1:40-45, Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... powerless, and a significant number of people will respond and be drawn to the power of God in Jesus. Jesus makes himself available to the crowds and prioritizes his time to be with them. The compassion of God for the lost is quite evident here. Finally, those touched by Jesus join him in proclaiming the grace and mercy of God; they cannot keep quiet once they have felt the hand of God in Jesus. Teaching the Text 1. Jesus needed time alone with his Father. Jesus was the God-man, fully God as well as fully ...

350. The Sin Offering

Leviticus 4:1--5:13

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... indecent for women in Rwanda. Several of them had to cover up their shorts with skirts when they ventured out. I violated another norm when I took a moto, the motorcycle taxi that is available all over Kigali. It is considered improper for the passenger to touch the motorcycle driver during a taxi ride. Not knowing this, and being quite nervous about riding a moto, I held the driver’s shoulders. The driver, who knew little English, did not try to correct me. But I learned later that I had committed a ...

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