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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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3551. The Fruit of the Word

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... creation cooperated and let the people cross over the Red Sea on dry ground. Now the new Exodus would be accompanied by the pleasant cooperation of creative forces that would make the wilderness seem like a beautiful garden. The differences the people would see and feel would be testimony to the presence of God. We witness the differences in our own lives and the lives of others who have been touched by the deliverance God has effected for us by the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We ...

3552. There Is Hope (A Christmas Communion Meditation)

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Brett Blair

... projected into a world that was more rosier than ours, where miracles were still possible and God was more active and hope made more sense and evil was stoppable and reality wasn’t quite so harsh. The Christmas story sometimes creates a little of the feeling of Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy and her dog Toto have been transported by a tornado into the land of Oz, you’ll recall that Dorothy looks around at her Mother Goose surroundings: the little Munchkins, the good fairy, the yellow brick road. Then she ...

3553. Born Again and Again and...

Ephesians 1:1-14

Drama

Dave Marsh

... s a joyous experience but following Christ is a long distance run (as I previously mentioned.) What happens when we 'lose that feeling' we had when we first became saved? When we are simply walking with Him through the highs and the lows? We need ... on your own. He is calling you to come forward, over and over, to assure your spirit that He is living inside you. And if the feeling of His gift leaves you, even for a moment, enter His gates again and He will save you once more!” Katie: Yeah! See? Exactly! John ...

3554. Mr. Smith Goes to Jerusalem

John 20:1-9

Drama

Dave Marsh

... stuff. Katie: (Adam and Katie begin to walk off) Cool! Let’s go stick pieces of paper in that wall again! John: (starts to call out for them but stops himself. He looks at Wendy and the image of the Garden Tomb. He feels guilty for not knowing what the Tomb meant.) We should, uh, you know. (Points to where the kids left) Wendy: (feels just as guilty and is relieved to go. She folds up the map) Yeah. Right. Sure… (They walk off the stage, glancing back a bit before going out…) (LIGHTS OUT SLOW) END

3555. A Never-to-be-forgotten Party

John 2:1-11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the ice cream comes to you with the ice cream carton in her hand, there is a very sad look on her face. There is no more ice cream. (Show them the empty carton.) How do you feel? (Let them answer.) Are you disappointed? Do you wish that you had not come to the party? (Let them answer.) If you know how you would feel if this happened to you, then maybe you will understand how Mary, the mother of Jesus, felt one day at a special wedding that she attended. There must have been more guests than the bride and ...

3556. The Missing Piece

Luke 15:11-32, Luke 15:1-7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... is very hard to make all the pieces fit. It takes a long time to finish a puzzle, but when you are finished, it is a good feeling to know that you did it, and you also have a nice picture. Now I want you to pretend that you have put the whole puzzle ... school and church. When they understand how Jesus loves all of us, then they are once again a part of the puzzle. We should feel good and celebrate because they have been found. The next time you put a puzzle together, remember what you would do if you lost ...

3557. Peace Please

Drama

Dave Marsh

... supposed to have peace through all this??? Okay, okay, get a hold of yourself. It’s not that bad, right? I mean, it could be worse, right? Right??! Okay, I’ll just relax for a bit. Yeah, I’ll just watch some TV here. Yeah, I’m sure I’ll feel much better. Dave: (switches on TV via remote and put a video of news footage of the war) (Total sarcasm and defeated) Oh, yeah, this makes me ...

3558. The Next 5 (A Drama about Love)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Drama

Dave Marsh

... loved Opie. He always went out of his way to listen to him and talk to him about his problems and when Andy was wrong about something, he admitted it. Second, there’s Aunt B. He was always careful not to hurt her feelings and came up with ways to make her feel good about herself. And last, but not least, he loved Barney. Barney was always messing up and Andy was tolerant, patient and always wanted the best for him. Dave: Fine! Beth 1 and Dave zero.! Beth: It’s not a competition dear… Dave: (yelling ...

3559. The Box (A Drama about Using Your Talents for God)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... asked me to write something about using our talents for God, it seems like a perfect opportunity to share this story. I also want to apologize here. I know the ending is a bit wordy and can even feel a bit on the sappy side (very unusual for me as you know!) but I just felt led to write it this way so feel free to edit it if you wish. Okay, I've said it. Read on! Cast: John Rubin: A Dad Jimmy: John's Son Props: Boxes List (script!) 2 old toys (I used a couple I had from childhood ...

3560. The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . To Him, dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased… you are still priceless to Him! Psalm 17:8 states that God will always keep us “as the apple of His eye”… not because we are good, but because He is good. Let me ask you something. Do you feel spiritually sick this morning? Do you have a fevered soul right now? The doctor is in the house! Jesus Christ is the Great Physician… and just as His love healed Simon’s mother-in-law, even so, His love can heal you, help you, cure you, redeem you, save ...

3561. His Triumphal Entry

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... absolutely nothing. The crowd was stunned. Perhaps no event in history has built up to a greater anti-climax than Palm Sunday. Then, slowly, one by one, the crowd began to melt away. All that was left was this kind of eerie silence and this empty feeling in the heart. That was the end of their singing and shouting, the hosannas, the waving of palms. Something quite obviously had failed to come off here. It was a tremendous buildup to an equally tremendous let down. In the centuries of retelling the story of ...

3562. It Doesn't Have To Be This Way

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

James W. Moore

... myself… and that taints everything I touch and do.” Well, he was probably right. When you are at war with yourself, it smudges and distorts every relationship. On the other hand, when we feel good about ourselves, we are more loving, more patient, more thoughtful, more gracious... toward everyone we see. Do you want to feel good about yourself? Do you want to like yourself more? Do you want to stop bruising and hurting yourself? Do you want to be at peace within? Then remember this: “You are special ...

3563. You Do Have A Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... His daily schedule. He disciplined himself to pray regularly. Let me tell you something. I know about busy schedules. I know about deadlines. I know about time pressures and stresses and demands in our frantic lifestyle. I live in that world, too. But I also know that when we feel we are so busy and our schedules are so hectic and the competition is so fierce and the times are so tough and we can’t afford to take the time to pray… then that’s the moment when we need to pray most of all, then that’s ...

3564. Three Small Steps in Our Journey of Faith

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Brett Blair

... says Corrie, she hesitated, recalling his cruelty to her sister and those around her. Then, knowing God's warning to forgive or we cannot be forgiven (Mark 1 1:26) and yet still not feeling the ability to lift her hand towards him, she prayed silently: "Jesus help me!...I can lift my hand. I can do that much. You supply the feeling" (p. 55). And as she woodenly thrust out her hand the current: of God's healing warmth flowed through her and out to the former guard. "I forgive you, brother!" she cried. "With ...

3565. What Can We Count On From God?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... condemn you or fuss at you or criticize you. I just want to help you make a new start with your life. And if I feel that way with all of my sins and frailties, weakness, and foibles and inadequacies… if I’m capable of that kind of love, how much more ... best friend. II. SECOND, WE CAN COUNT ON GOD TO BE WITH US WHEN WE ARE HURTING. It seems like it would be easy to feel the presence of God with us… in the beautiful sacred lovely places of life…or in those situations where we are on top and everything ...

3566. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Wonders of the World are: 1. to be able to see 2. to be able to hear 3. to be able to touch 4. to be able to feel 5. to be able to taste 6. to be able to laugh 7. to be able to love.” The room was so quiet when she finished that ... to dance and sing our thanksgiving… and besides it says in the Bible, God loves a cheerful giver.” Let me ask you something. Do you feel gratitude to God that strongly? Do you have a strong case of the “can’t help its” when it come to gratitude? When you are Christians ...

3567. Sometimes You've Got to Shout!

John 12:12-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... bill, particularly the call to my mother who was in Pakistan at the time, but, so what! Sometimes you just have to do it. You've got to SHOUT! Good news has to get out. Perhaps that is what those folks in Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday were feeling. After years and years of waiting for something GOOD to happen in Israel, someone very special was coming to the capital. That was good news for those who had come to look on Jesus as more than just a country rabbi, for those who were looking to him as ...

3568. Work (Labor Day)

Genesis 1:1 - 2:25

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Isn't A Workaholic, Maybe We Shouldn't Be!"(4) The column says, "Imagine it, God has created the sky, the seas, the animals of the fields and forests, the birds and fishes and ants and bees, cockroaches and people. Then God says, `I just don't feel like working today! I believe I'll have some fun.' "And so God created some fun things. Baseball for one; except that baseball eventually required the invention of catcher's masks and Louisville Slugger bats and such. All of which God put off until it was time ...

3569. Thinking about the Unthinkable - Ash Wednesday

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... you shall return." "Remember, you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Strange words to the modern ear. They sound fusty, irrelevant, positively medieval. Why should we remember our death when all the world cries "Life" to us? We are urged to think positive, feel good about ourselves, reach for the stars, "Be all that you can be." Even Jesus proclaimed that he had come that we might have LIFE, and have it more abundantly. It is annoying to be reminded that this full life will someday end. No. Forget ...

3570. The Last Laugh

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... to cultivate a cheerful heart? Does anyone, especially Presbyterians? Not many, apparently. In a way, that might be understandable. Life is not a bowl of cherries. It is tough to laugh when you have been looking for a job for months and cannot find one. It is tough to feel any joy when your body is wracked with pain. It is tough to come up with a smile at the grave of your child. No, the reasons NOT to laugh, to give in to the bone-drying crushed spirit, are often overwhelming. The story we read in our Old ...

3571. The Bush Is Still Burning

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... attract young members, and I wish I could say that I am young, but I can't - actually, I am almost 80...but I still FEEL young. With all that which might go against me, why am I applying for your position? Simple. One afternoon recently, the voice of God spoke ... now want to find your way back, the bush is still burning. Jesus says, "I AM the light of the world."(3) • To you who feel that you cannot get back to the path because you have strayed so far, the bush is still burning. Jesus says, "I AM the good ...

3572. The Ten Commandments #9: No False Witness

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the President perjured himself about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Did he lie under oath? That is the issue. No question, we dislike perjury. People who swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth but then lie give us a queasy feeling. We might want to say that it depends upon what one is lying about as to the seriousness of the offense, but, none the less, we would prefer the truth. It has been that way through the centuries. As one commentator has written, "Primitive men ...

3573. Sunday Dinner

Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... or be loved - Sunday dinner takes care of that. In a way, that is what we are about to do as we gather at the Lord's Table. The bit of bread and sip of juice will not do much to fend off physical hunger; but the hunger we all feel, the hunger for connectedness, for community, for family, for assurance that we are not alone in this world is surely fed. How does it happen? No one can explain it. As John Calvin said, "I rather experience it than understand it." Once when a preacher was marrying a young couple ...

3574. "Wow!"

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... reported visits from Jesus; others have visits from passed-on family members. A fascinating number (men and women) have reported feeling the presence of babies in their bed. (Wonder what the meaning of "babies" is?) At any rate, after over ... WOW experience. I am reminded of a "Murphy Brown" episode in which for some reason she asks the staff about their thoughts or feelings about God. There were different responses from different characters - one was an agnostic, one was a Baptist, and so on. But the response ...

3575. The Apostles' Creed: "God...Almighty"

Mark 15:33-41, Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... process which, I am told, had already begun). I remember Erin being particularly devastated by the news. She sobbed and sobbed as the terrible truth sank in. It made no sense to her that something like this could occur. In the middle of her pain, she began to feel angry. Sunday School theology had taught her that God rules this world, which meant that God controls all that happens - even plane crashes. As she sat on my lap, she lashed out through her tears in a way that only an eight-year-old could: "God is ...

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