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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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351. Oh Say, Can You See by the Dawn’s Early Light?

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... of the tomb and into the fullness of new life in Christ, before exciting things begin to happen in your life. John's life would never be the same again, nor would he want it to be. No one ever wants to go back to the old life after being touched by the Spirit of the living Christ. The second point I would make is that this principle is still true. To know resurrection power today, to experience the power of a life transformed, we must be ready to go in deeper than we have ever gone before with Christ. For ...

352. The Man with Leprosy

Luke 5:12-16

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... lips of the leper, although it is possible that in Luke’s time a divine connotation may have been sensed. 5:13 touched the man: On touching and healing see Luke 7:14; 8:46; 13:13; 18:15; 22:51; Acts 5:15. Ellis (p. 103) suggests that touching for purposes of healing “seems to have its origin in the Elijah/Elisha healings”; however, see note on 4:40 above. That Jesus touched the leper is remarkable in view of popular beliefs and practices. By doing so Jesus demonstrates power and compassion. 5:14 Don ...

353. Discharges Causing Uncleanness

Leviticus 15:1-33

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... of ancient Israelites and to bless them with fullness of life. These concerns appear in the NT too. In Mark 5, Jesus heals a woman who is suffering from an abnormal discharge like that described in Leviticus 15:25–30. When the woman touched Jesus, she was healed instead of making him unclean. In Matthew 15, while in conversation with Jewish leaders, Jesus redefines the notion of uncleanness in terms of faith. Uncleanness comes from the person and what is inside the person, from one’s relationship ...

354. Jesus Walks on the Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... of the area (War 3.516–521), and the rabbis spoke of it as “the Garden of God.” Upon landing, Jesus was recognized by the local townspeople, who brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were restored to health. The kraspedon (or “hem of a garment,” especially the “tassel,” Deut. 22:12) played an important part in the Pharisees’ outward display of piety (cf. Matt. 23:5). The woman with an issue of blood believed ...

355. Nebuchadnezzer’s Dream of a Tree

Daniel 4:1-18

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... in texts (see the Additional Note on 4:10). It stands in “the middle of the earth” (not “in the middle of the land,” as in the NIV, as if it were a local tree) and binds everything together: its branches reach up into heaven, while its roots touch the earth and spread down into the underworld. It is a sort of tree of life that provides food and shelter to all creatures and humans who dwell on earth. The king, who has an important role in maintaining the cosmic order, sometimes stands in for the tree ...

356. Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

Daniel 8:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... warned not to do (Deut. 4:19). In short, Antiochus IV, in attacking the temple, was actually warring against the host of heaven, who were understood as both heavenly beings and stars. At his death he is described as a man who “had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven” (2 Macc. 9:10 NRSV). What is truly amazing about Daniel 8 is that Antiochus IV is somewhat victorious in his attack on heaven. He actually throws some of the starry host down to the earth and tramples on them (8:10). Whether ...

357. Among You Stands One

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... more delicious that night. She went to bed with great joy in her heart. But the one thing that made that Christmas really joyous was the one thing which makes every Christmas joyous--Jesus was there. His love had touched her life. (5) I hope Christ’s love has touched your life and that you will touch someone else’s. When Christ came into the world, the light of God’s love penetrated the darkness and a new way of living was revealed. May this spirit of generosity and love continue to spread through you ...

358. How It All Began

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and peace which extravagant gifts never produce. We can experience not only Christ’s birth but our own re-birth as well--as new persons, Christmas persons. But only if we open our hearts to the Lord of Christmas. Even the humblest people take on a new significance when touched by the hand of God. He is available to us. But not if we stand at a distance and merely tip our hats. We must welcome His Spirit into our lives. He must become part of our very being. We must be able to say with St. Paul, “I ...

359. Unstoppable Joy!

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Decapolis. There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone ...

360. Unreasonable Mercy

2 Kings 5:1-27, Matthew 8:5-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a world of human need, pain, illness, loss, and confusion –a love so vastly out of our means of comprehension, that we cannot fathom it. We cannot understand it. We only accept it on faith. For we may never see the change that happens in the souls we have touched. We may never see the growth from the seeds we have planted. We may never see that anything we’ve done has ever come to fruition at all. All we must do….is plant the seeds. And in faith, we know that Jesus will do something with those seeds ...

361. Not Gullible; But Skeptical

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... And then Tommy’s thoughts were interrupted by the priest holding up the broken loaf of bread and announcing, “This is the body of Christ given for you.” (4) “If I could just see Jesus, if I could just touch his body, then I would believe,” said Tommy. What does it mean to see Jesus and to touch him? Tommy couldn’t see Jesus in the miracles. But when he saw in the broken bread a picture of Jesus’ body broken and scarred for him, he suddenly understood what it was to see Jesus. He understood why ...

362. Shake It Up

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... be watched. But like Bond, Jesus is an echo of His Creator. When we see Jesus shaking things up around Judea, he’s not acting randomly, and definitely not unintentionally. He’s the Emmanuel, “God with Us,” and God’s got a mission. Ever see a hurricane touch down? It looks so beautiful in the sky, this great big tower of wind and rain, awesome in its power. Out to sea, it’s an amazing sight to behold. But when it comes ashore the landscape is forever changed. A hurricane is never subtle. We aren ...

363. How a Baby Changed the World

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... her that she would bear a son. Her response was to say, “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” That should be our response when Christ calls us to do his work in the world. Christ touched the world as no one else has ever touched the world. Has he touched your life? I hope he has. I hope the message of Christmas, this Christmas, will invade your life as it has never before, and you will join those who count themselves as his disciples seeking to bring his kingdom to this world ...

364. The Body Of Christ, On Repeat

Luke 24:36b-48

Sermon

Mary Austin

... his friends to know, without a doubt that he was real and alive in the physical body. The stories go out of their way to tell us that this was not a ghost or a hallucination. The body of Christ is central to the stories — to Thomas believing when he touched Jesus, to the others who needed to feel and see him, even Jesus eating the fish to show us how real he was. That particular body of Christ is gone, but there is a body of Christ still in the world. We — the church, community of faith, the people ...

365. New Life Goes On

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David Coffin

... Peter, James, and John. Yet, he still had faith in Jesus’ power. We never hear of him again in this gospel, although Matthew 9 and Luke 8 mention him. Before Jesus arrived at Jairus’ house, a named woman in the crowds who were following Jesus, touched Jesus’ cloak. Scholars have written about this phenomenon for ages. There are those who identify other great Greek teachers and healers of the time who could heal people. There is the thought that a person’s clothes as an extension of who they are as ...

366. Time to Light the Fire

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... who are passing on. We know it in the light it brings to others. We know how it can change the lives of those addicted or mourning or grieving or alone. We know it in worship when for that one moment, you let down your guard, and you feel the touch of God upon your shoulder, upon your heart. And you can feel that power coursing through your body and the change within your Spirit. You know the power of the Holy Spirit and what it can do. The question is, will you allow that Holy Spirit fire to live and ...

367. Holy Wisdom From On High!

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... taken to the studio by a member of the faculty, and then later he took us to see a Bible camp in the mountains. Bruce Martin, the professor, had come from New York City, and while there, had been an artist on the piano. He had magic fingers, and his touch and skill were breathtaking. After his conversion to Christ, he had come to teach at Union College. While looking over the camp we came to a room where there was an old piano. The room was dusty, messy, junky, and cold, but it was the old piano in the ...

368. The Holy Spirit Doesn't Have A Copy Machine

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... of St. Mary's in very special ways. Some spoke in tongues for the first time in their lives. Others spoke words of prophecy while others interpreted prophetic words and still others experienced the power of healing. Maria Sanchez knew these people whose lives had been touched by God in new ways. She was excited for them. She joined them in some of their special prayer meetings. Maria's friends knew of the depth of her faith. This was not in question, at least not in the beginning. Maria was welcomed into ...

369. Called! Cleansed! Sent

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... us and brings us to ruin with power; God smites and hammers and pays no heed to us. If we think on God aright, we will be struck with terror. Woe is me! But one of the seraphim came with a burning coal from the altar, touched Isaiah's lips, and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out" (v. 7). Isaiah is not left in his sinfulness, nor does he offer up a sacrifice, as if to control God. Forgiveness comes to him from above. God freely rescues him. This is ...

370. Seeing With New Eyes

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Tony Everett

... . When we look at our lives through the lens of Christ, the ordinary suddenly becomes the sacred. The mysterious suddenly becomes the awesome. Routine participation in worship suddenly becomes a vital and dynamic response: "Here I am; send me." Allow the Holy Spirit of God to touch your lips, your eyes, your heart, as you gather in the name of Christ. Place on hold your own attempts to find meaning. Let the Holy Spirit of God transform your vision of who and whose you are. As you begin to see the cross of ...

371. You Need A Point Of Contact With The Lord

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

James McLemore

... with the Lord. Before we go to work, we need to get in contact with the Lord. Now there is a way to get in contact with the Lord. You can say: "Lord, touch my mouth. 'Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.' " You can say, "Lord, touch my feet. 'Thy word is a light upon my way, and a lamp unto my feet.' " You can say, "Lord, touch my hands. 'Establish thou the works of my hands.' " Whatever you say, whatever you do, you need a point of contact with the Lord."

372. The Results Of Resurrection

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... She probably prepared his body for burial and helped to place it in the grave. Perhaps she had come on the previous morning to anoint Jesus' body with herbs and oil. Here Mary was again, ready to repeat this procedure. This time, however, there was no body to touch or see. How would you have felt had you been in her place? This fact was an insult added to the ultimate injury. Not only had her Master been killed, but now she thought someone had stolen the body. Mary stood weeping outside the tomb where Jesus ...

373. Having The Last Word

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... wars. There have been battles over slavery, over the role of women, and even over the Bible. Today many congregations and even denominations find themselves caught up in a war over styles of worship. Many criticize the church for being out of touch with modern society. Its strange language, customs, and traditions make it seem foreign and alien. In order to relate to an ever-changing world and to take seriously Jesus' command to evangelize the world, many argue that the church must jettison its outmoded ...

374. Have I Got News For You!

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

William L. Self

... a Christmas carol. It was echoed over in 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 said it was the most sacred event 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, "We ...

375. Ready Or Not -- He Comes

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... word for us during Advent. Notice that Mark stresses "staying awake," "be on your guard," "be alert," and, three times in the chapter, "keep awake." If not, you will miss the whole thing. Many have. Many will again. Advent is an awesome experience of God getting in touch with human beings. So much of it seems too good to be true. It is awesome in the sense that God is veiled in human flesh and "in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself" (2 Corinthians 5:19). Mind-boggling to think that Jesus Christ ...

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