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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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4376. Metathesiophobia

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... It’s ways of behaving have been named “old fashioned” and antiquarian at best, harmful and destructive at worst. The church’s ways of relating to its communities have moved from being the “centerpiece” of society to being “irrelevant” and “out of touch.” The church does not understand this new kind of people, this culture of religion-less, issues-driven, authority-rejecting people. It has not learned how to be in relationship with this new kind of people. It has not learned how to offer ...

4377. The Alabaster Jar

Mark 14:27-31, Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... metaphor has potential deep meaning seeing Jesus as bridegroom and His followers as supplicants and “bride,” especially given that Mary (as named in John) uses her hair to wipe Jesus’ feet. No respectable, unmarried woman would show her hair to an unmarried man, let alone touch him with it, nor sit at his feet among men. The scene is suggestive of the kind of intimacy and near eroticism shown in the Song of Songs and acts out chapter one of the Song. A similar relationship might be seen in the story ...

4378. The Wild Within

Luke 4:1-13, Mark 1:9-13, Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... as Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” in which he processes the emotional grief of the WWII concentration camps, “Wild” is a place, stripped of pretense, order, cultivation, and expectation. It’s a place where we can not only imagine but get in touch with our baser feelings, our raw grief, our inner landscape, and God. In order often to really seek meaning, identity, ourselves, and God’s presence in our lives, we need to remove ourselves for a while. We need to go to and grow into ...

4379. A Spooky Kind of Love

1 Samuel 28:1-25, Matthew 28:11-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... spooky intuition. They often seem to know things and feel things that the rest of us somehow miss. This is the kind of spooky thing about Jesus. Jesus knows what’s in our hearts and in our minds before we say it. Jesus knows the faith of the woman who touches the hem of His garment. Jesus knows the faith of the Centurion. Jesus knows the faith of Nathaniel. And Jesus also knows the lack of faith He sees in many others. Jesus says to all of us, “Come all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give ...

4380. The Unclean Palate

Acts 10:1-8, Acts 10:9-23a, Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... he often said to his disciples, it isn’t what you put into your mouth and stomach that is the problem with our world; it is what comes from your heart and out of your mouth that matters. Go into the world in Christ’s mission, touching the untouchables, befriending the unfriendables. Those whom Christ has blessed will be your greatest blessing. Those who don’t yet know Christ must be the ones you give the greatest blessings! And never forget God’s words to Peter: “Do not call anything impure that ...

4381. The Dwelling Place

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... we were never meant to put God in a box. But God will travel with us as a pregnant potential, a dwelling of the heart, that infuses us with courage, power, love, and grace wherever we minister to those in need of Jesus’s healing and resurrecting touch. We are travelers, tented by his love and Holy Spirit mercy, covered by his grace and infused with his salvific power. In Sunday School, we all learned a song, “We are the Church.” And the lyrics go like this: “the church is not a building, the church ...

4382. The Power of the Unseen

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Spirit! God in Jesus with us in invisible form, sent to guide us, protect us, lead us, infuse us with strength and power and faith and spiritual invincibility. How many of you can feel that Holy Spirit power this morning? Amen? Can you see it? Can you touch it? But you can feel it, can’t you? You feel it around you and within you, lifting you up, instilling you with faith and strength. That’s why we are here. Worship is like a Holy Spirit infusion. It’s like getting a spirit transfusion every time ...

4383. Fake News vs. Fantastic Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... two disciples on the road to Emmaus are discussing Jesus’ death and the rumors about empty tombs and angels and missing bodies. And a stranger comes alongside them and asks them what they’re talking about. And they think, “What a rube! How out of touch is this guy?” Because everyone’s been talking about the huge Passover celebration, and the man who claimed to be king of the Jews, his gruesome death and the disappearance of his body. Everyone’s talking about it! And that brings me to our second ...

4384. The Secret to Happiness

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... with mental illness. He paced back and forth on this particular stretch of road because he was waiting for his mother. Victor believed that she was coming back to get him, and so he waited. For three years, he had been waiting for her return. Ginger, touched by Victor’s story, began stopping by to visit with Victor. When the weather turned cold, she and her husband invited Victor to stay with them. Ginger even started a GoFundMe page to raise money for Victor. Soon, he had food and clothing and a few ...

4385. A Robot in the Pulpit

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... love you.” (3) Roger found his life’s purpose in building bunk beds for children who didn’t have a bed. In other words, he found his life purpose in loving others. And his commitment to this purpose brings him great joy and inspires and touches the lives of others. Jesus’ mission and message live on in his work. Loving like Jesus also requires sacrifice. Sacrificing some part of yourself for something or someone you love only enlarges your love and grows you into the person God created you to be. In ...

4386. The Scariest Job Interview

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... behind your efforts and conviction behind your words. Trust that the Holy Spirit is going before you, preparing the minds and hearts of those you encounter. You may never know how God will use your attitude, your choices, your priorities, your caring or your words to touch another life and open someone’s mind to the message of Jesus. Can you live with that? Can you commit to being a witness every day, in every situation, even if you never feel capable, even if you never feel ready, even if you never know ...

4387. The Next Big Thing

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... stock in very tangible things. We want to see and observe status, power, and money. We admire those whose charm sweeps us away, while ignoring sometimes the humble servants who have the best hearts. We want to embody our sense of change in things we can see and touch like a haircut, or a new set of clothes. But God’s dreams don’t require any of those things. Just a kind and servant heart, and a strong faith. This is what God finds in young David. Samuel first tries to anoint Abinadab, and Shammah, and ...

4388. Heart Shaped Stone

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Even on resurrection day, they only believed it, when the reality of it was thrust rudely into their faces, when they faced the discarded cloths, when they saw the opened tomb. And even after that, many did not believe, until they saw the risen Lord, or touched his open wounds. Expectations are powerful forces in our lives, more powerful than we realize they can be. We are people who resist imagining a round peg in a square hole, or drawing a horse of a different color, or in Jesus’ case, accepting as our ...

4389. Apostles of Hope

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... might go. Or in our world right now, if you want to stay clear of the “cloud,” you need to wear your mask. For what you can’t see, CAN hurt you! We can’t see it. We can’t feel it. We can’t hear it. We can’t touch it. And yet, we cower in our homes for fear of the viral invader we call COVID-19. This invisible “force” is changing the world, changing the way we do life, changing people. But not necessarily all for the worse. This past week Saturday Night Live put on a show ...

4390. Dance of Love

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... strength. They may not see him in the flesh, but he would be always there with them. Our discipleship relationship with Jesus is much like the relationships we have with others. It’s a love dance, a very special love dance. When we can’t see Jesus, we can’t touch him, we can’t know physically that he is there, still we can feel the Holy Spirit with us, we can trust that Jesus is merely away for a time, preparing a place, a space for us to be with him in close proximity when the right time comes. In ...

4391. A Dirt Story

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... our eyes. (5) You never know. You sow a small seed into someone’s heart—and you reap a harvest that is a hundred-fold. Or you allow the Lord of the Harvest to sow a small seed in your heart and that seed is multiplied through the people you touch. And who knows where it will end? Where are you in today’s parable? I doubt that any of us is the hardened path, the nonbeliever. We wouldn’t be in worship today if we were, and that’s good. A few of us, however, may be among the morning ...

4392. What's Your Superpower?

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... superpower?” But there’s something else that’s important in asking that question within the church, something that we can’t find anywhere else in culture, because a church’s “superpower” always starts with Jesus, always begins with the supernatural touch of Holy Spirit power. Because you see, your superpower in culture may not be anything other than your natural ability. But within Christ’s holy church, we have a much bigger definition of “superpower” –that which is endowed with the ...

4393. Good for What Ails Us

Matthew 9:35-38

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... s remedy that is good for what ails the world. Where there is brokenness, we will bring reconciliation through the amazing power of the forgiveness of sins, revealed at the cross of Christ. When people feel excluded and ostracized, we will bring the cleansing touch of inclusion and welcome in Jesus’ name. Where life is overshadowed by the fear of death, we will bring hope by proclaiming Christ’s resurrection. Wherever we find evil at work, whether at home, in the church, at school, at work, in society ...

4394. Seeing Through the Eyes of Jesus

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... thing to happen to someone you love and admire. So, Jesus undoubtedly wanted some time alone to grieve his cousin’s death. But the needy crowds followed him to the lonely place he went to grieve. They were desperate to hear his teaching or receive a healing touch. At this point, I would probably have gotten angry, annoyed at the very least. I would have asked the disciples to send these people away. I would need some me-time. But when Jesus looked at this crowd of thousands, he didn’t see a crowd. I ...

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

Abraham Lincoln

Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came.

Adlai Stevenson

In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and feel the loss.

Alexander Pope

God's finger touched him, and he slept.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

He is all fault who hath no fault at all. For who loves me must have a touch of earth.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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4376. Metathesiophobia

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4377. The Alabaster Jar

Mark 14:27-31, Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4378. The Wild Within

Luke 4:1-13, Mark 1:9-13, Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4379. A Spooky Kind of Love

1 Samuel 28:1-25, Matthew 28:11-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4380. The Unclean Palate

Acts 10:1-8, Acts 10:9-23a, Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4381. The Dwelling Place

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4382. The Power of the Unseen

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4383. Fake News vs. Fantastic Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

4384. The Secret to Happiness

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

4385. A Robot in the Pulpit

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

4386. The Scariest Job Interview

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

4387. The Next Big Thing

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4388. Heart Shaped Stone

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4389. Apostles of Hope

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4390. Dance of Love

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4391. A Dirt Story

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

4392. What's Your Superpower?

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

4393. Good for What Ails Us

Matthew 9:35-38

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

4394. Seeing Through the Eyes of Jesus

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

Abraham Lincoln

Adlai Stevenson

In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

Alexander Pope

God's finger touched him, and he slept.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

He is all fault who hath no fault at all. For who loves me must have a touch of earth.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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