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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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3751. The Secret Life of Teenagers

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Staff

Teenage Survey 70% of high school grads leave the church, never to return 65% of evangelical teens never read their Bibles 33% believe religion is out of date and out of touch 58% of protestant teens believe students should have access to contraceptives. 25% of high school students contract some form of V.D. 42% of protestant teens say there are many ways to God. 60% question that miracles are possible 28% feel the content of the Bible are not accurate. 40% ...

3752. Jingle Bells at a Funeral

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... for us to bow our heads and close our eyes while we’re driving. When he says “pray continually,” he is telling us to get to the very heart of prayer. Live in God’s presence. Let God’s Spirit so fill us that every moment is touched by God’s glory and love. Years ago, Journalist Skip Thurman told of meeting a remarkable Washington, D.C. cab driver named Percival Bryan. Bryan came to the United States in 1924, as a stowaway on a banana boat from Jamaica. For decades after his arrival in Washington ...

3753. Christmas Is a God-Thing

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... does she; when he begins to do something different, like banging his hand on a table, she does the same. The video shows what happens over two days. By the end of the two days, the boy has begun to smile at the therapist and to respond when touched. A relationship has been created. Here is what the therapist said about it: “Autism arises when the brain senses too much material coming in, too much information. There’s a feeling of panic; the mind has to regain control. And the best way of doing this is ...

3754. Thank You for Coming

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... near the side of the road, Bobby heard a moan. A man was lying on the ground. “A car struck me!” he gasped. “Never even stopped!” “Help!” called Bobby to a lady walking past. “This man is hurt!” The lady jerked Bobby away. “Don’t touch him! He doesn’t live here. We don’t know anything about him.” “I’ll run to the hospital, mister,” Bobby promised. “They will send an ambulance.” And he tore off down the street. “Hospital of the Good Samaritan,” Bobby had often read the ...

3755. Wiser With Age

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... pastures, he can't climb the fence! Accidents in the back seat cause kids. It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere. The only time the world beats a path to your door is when you're in the bathroom. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees. When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess? It's not hard to meet expenses ... They're everywhere. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. I spend a ...

3756. Membership Rules

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... young couple to report on their progress. The young man stated, "We started out just fine. We stayed away from each other and worked on different hobbies. Then one day we were getting some vegetables, and I grabbed a tomato, and she grabbed a carrot, and our hands touched. We couldn't help it. We just couldn't control ourselves." "Well," said the priest, "that's a real shame, but I'm afraid that we can't let you into this church." "We were afraid of that," said the young man. "They won't let us back into ...

3757. Marvelous Martha

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... twelve-course breakfast, but I'll let you in on a little secret: I didn't have time to make the table and chairs this morning, so I used the ones I had on hand. Before I moved the table into the dining room, I decided to add just a touch of the holidays. So, I repainted the room in pinks and stenciled gold stars on the ceiling. Then, while the homemade bread was rising, I took antique candle molds and made the dishes (exactly the same shade of pink) to use for breakfast. These were made from Hungarian clay ...

3758. What About the Potatoes?

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... never heard anyone complain about anything since I've been here." And the commissar then said, "Well, what about the crops?" "Oh," he said, "the crops are wonderful." "What about the potatoes?" "Oh, sir," he said, "there are so many that if we put them in one pile they would touch the foot of God." And the commissar said, "Just a minute. In the Soviet Union there is no God." And the farmers said, "Well, there are no potatoes either."

3759. Hebrews 1:1-4

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... that many commentators suggest they may be an insertion by the author from an early Christian hymn or liturgical confession. After all these cosmic qualities have been spelled out the Hebrews author next turns to the work of the Son that touches each faithful follower. The Son “made purification for sins,” translating his universal power into a personal sacrifice for the salvation of humanity. Throughout his text this author presents Christ as High Priest, the one who successfully and for all time ...

3760. No Time for a Sermon

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3761. A Fig Tree Retreat

John 1:43-51

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Paul E. Flesner

... to pray. Sitting under a fig tree was a sign of seeking and praying for God's living presence. Now, I realize that this church looks nothing like a fig tree. But isn't that why we're here? We have come together here with the yearning to know the touch of the living God. We come to "retreat" from the chaos of the world around us so we can read scripture, reflect, and pray. I hope you will see that, despite his relative anonymity, we do have much in common with Nathaniel.

3762. Gloria! Christ Is Our Own

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

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Edward F. Markquart

... as yesterday. It was in the morning, 6:30, a Sunday morning, and I heard the patter of little feet. And the patter of the feet came into the kitchen, and it was dark in our kitchen except for the light above the kitchen table. I was putting the finishing touches on the Sunday sermon, and the little child came in half asleep, and he said to me, "Where's the scissors, Dad?" I gave him the scissors and he went over to where there was a chain which was made of paper, a paper chain link for each of the ...

3763. Responsible Living

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... he wasn’t really that much of a reader after all. The doctor suggested fishing, which the sergeant liked, but said he wasn’t available in the day and Okinawa didn’t have night fishing. Peck came back with an offer to put the sergeant in touch with a number of people who were enthusiastic night fishers, and suddenly the sergeant wasn’t much of a fisherman either. “So,” Dr. Peck said, summing things up, “There are things you could do here besides drink, but given the choice, you’re going to ...

3764. The Handiwork of God

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... he saw. Jimmy was tiny, much smaller than a normal seven-year-old boy. His little body was badly twisted and deformed. Roberts found it difficult even to look at him without wincing. But not Mary. She looked upon her son with eyes of uncompromised love. She touched his face and spoke quietly to him, even though he couldn’t hear anymore. She tenderly kissed his cheek many times. Mary told Roberts how much Jimmy had meant to her, and how much she would miss him. As Roberts stood there, he realized that Mary ...

3765. Yada, Yada, Yada

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... is the friend of silence. See how nature trees, flowers, grass thrive in silence; see the stars, the moon and sun, how they move in silence . . . The more we receive in silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life. We need silence to be able to touch souls. The essential thing is not what we say, but what God says to us and through us.” (7) God spoke but all most people heard was thunder. How about you? Do you hear God’s voice today? 1. John C. Maxwell, Be a People Person (USA: Victor Books ...

3766. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... worry about. This was the world Paul addressed when he corresponded with the Christian community at Corinth. In today’s epistle text it is evident Paul is responding to a concern voiced by those community members who have been in touch with him. These members are quite convinced about their advanced attitude, their special “knowledge”” concerning idol worship and all the rituals that attended it. The “knowledge” these writers tout is accurate — that idol worship is pointless and powerless. But ...

3767. Mark 1:29-39

Mark 1:29-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... but to serve” (“diakonesai”). It is hardly coincidental that Mark records the first action of this healed woman to be an act of service — an action carried out before Jesus’ very first, newly called disciples. Her response of service to the touch and call of Jesus serves as a template for these first followers. There is a bow to proper Jewish behavior in Mark’s text. Despite Jesus’ reputation, despite the power and persuasiveness of his synagogue activity, the observant Jews in that Galilean ...

3768. The Social Healing

Mark 1:29-34

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Roy W. Howard

... place in the living room of that nursing home. The man tilted his head up slightly and looked at her. His face broke into a smile and he said his name. Then the little girl went from person to person in each wheelchair offering the same healing touch and the same welcoming benediction. No one tossed a wheelchair out the window and no one danced a jig, but I believe we all experienced, for a moment, the restoration of the community of life where everyone has a place. This is the social healing that Jesus ...

3769. Mark 1:40-45

Mark 1:40-45

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... man who kneels before him. Whatever word best describes Jesus’ internal response, his external action is immediate and unprecedented. He stretches out his hand, breaking the last barrier between his own ritual purity and the uncleanness of the leper. Yet it is not this touch that changes the man’s condition. It is the declaration Jesus issues. He affirms both that he has the power to bring cleanness to the leper and he notes his choice to exert that power: “I do choose. Be made clean” (v.41). Unlike ...

3770. How Can I Keep From Singing?

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the demons Jesus cast out were ordered into silence, their inhuman spirits were quashed into obedient quietness. But when the human spirit of the man with leprosy is released from its hearse, from its prison of isolation and expulsion, through the power of Jesus’ touch and word, that human spirit soars. The same encounter that puts evil spirits in chains gives human spirits wings. It’s almost as if we can hear the leper singing the popular praise song “How Can I Keep From Singing.” Despite Jesus ...

3771. Let Your Diamond-Light Shine

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is why diamonds make such perfect covenant stones, rings to use in wedding covenants — rings that are worn everyday, everywhere, all the time. They are tough. The are resistant to the bashes and bangs of daily life. They are brilliant, beautiful, and beyond the touch of this world’s hardships. The person of Jesus Christ is not just a Sunday morning experience. The person of Jesus is the Light we must reflect in our lives, our actions, our words, every day of our lives. We shine with borrowed brilliance ...

3772. Holiness Shining through Humanity

Mark 9:2-9

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Scott Hoezee

... in the garden, of sometimes even the unlikeliest person listening to a concert, say, or standing barefoot in the sand watching the waves roll in, or just having a beer at a Saturday baseball game in July. Every once and so often, something so touching, so incandescent, so alive transfigures the human face that it's almost beyond bearing" (Whistling in the Dark, Harper San Francisco, 1988, p. 108). In one sense Buechner here is maybe rendering the actual Transfiguration of Jesus a bit too mundane, a bit too ...

3773. Paraprosdokian Sentences

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... again. The voices in my head may be fake, but they have good ideas! Hospitality is making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were. I scream the same way whether I'm about to be eaten by a shark or seaweed touches my foot. Some cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away. You're never too old to learn something stupid. Sometimes my mind wanders and other times it goes away completely ...

3774. John 20:19 31

John 20:19-23

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... ’ response challenges all his disciples to yet another level of faithfulness: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have faith.” The Thomas “leap of faith” from pouting and doubting, stewing and brewing to creed and confession-—is impressive. But the faithfulness of those who not only “don’t touch” but also “don’t see” is the faith that will be most “blessed” and celebrated.

3775. Jesus and Germs

John 20:19-23

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Robert Allen

... room to talk about the empty tomb and the possibility of the resurrection. As they were talking, Jesus came and stood among them. They were frightened, but Jesus reassured them by showing them his hands and feet. How often had the disciples seen those hands of Jesus touch blind eyes so they could see? How often had they seen his hands bless little children? How often had they seen him reach out hands and lift the cripple up and say, "Walk?" They saw the hands of Jesus and they knew that he was resurrected ...

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