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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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4401. Bread of the Eucharist (Bread of Life IV)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... of Man and drink his blood you can have no life in you .... Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells continually in me and I dwell in him.” (NEB) I sounded those words off someone an active churchgoer, I might add and the response was, “Why, that’s cannibalistic!” If it sounds a bit offensive to you, possibly bordering on the obscene, don’t feel alone. That is exactly what many in the First Century felt. Jesus lost followers over it. When they heard “flesh” they saw “meat.” When ...

4402. Bread of Unwavering Commitment (Bread of Life V)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... tests be passed. A new auto is fascinating, but $200 insurance payments every three months, monthly bank payments and maintenance costs get old quickly. Baptism of the newborn becomes a short extension of a couple’s honeymoon. But very soon life’s responsibilities become a drilling workout. Life’s challenges quickly become a daily routine. It is easy to fall into the pit of boredom where you feel like all spontaneity, enthusiasm, and vitality are gone forever. You and I are practitioners of faith. We ...

4403. What’s Going on at Your House?

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... told everybody along the way, “He’s out of his mind! He’s mad!” The other group, the religious authorities, charged, “He’s filled with Beelzebub!” thus equating him with Satan, and hoping to turn the people against him. Jesus’ response to all this is twofold. One, if Satan is at war with himself, he’s already a loser! Again what does he mean? He means: suspicion breeds suspicion, fingerpointing encourages fingerpointing, cruelty encourages cruelty, violence encourages violence, and war ...

4404. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... Our daughter-in-law gave us the unique experience of the value of touch when she privileged us to observe the delivery of our eighth and last grandchild. As the baby came through the birth canal, her total body was being touched. We saw the baby’s response to the doctor’s touch, the nurse touch, the mother touch, the father touch. Eventually we, the grandparents, touched. Now when I visit her house, I put out my hands to receive this child. She reaches her hands and she comes into my arms. She may stay ...

4405. Jesus: The Ultimate Ordinary

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... same, a peg around which everything revolved, on which all else was hung. With Jesus, that which did not vary from day to day is easy to discover. He put God first. As the first act of his ministry in Luke Jesus entered into the temptations. His basic response to them and throughout his ministry: “You shall worship the Lord God and him only shall you serve.” (4:8b) Here was the ordinary pattern of his life, that which every day he offered up to God as his form of worship. To be ordinary like Jesus: You ...

4406. Giving with Open Hands

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... with subtle calculations. Many people resent generous gifts, not openly, but deep within their souls. It seems that the more generous the gift, the greater the barrier. Resentment at being put in an inferior position results. “Thanks,” but not “Oh, thank you so much.” Responses like these can destroy relationships. I remember a man whose mother gave him a large sum of money as a down-payment for a house. A mother-in-law apartment was to provide her a place to live. Within a few years she was asked ...

4407. God’s Flowing and Our Ebbing

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... Worship is a good case in point. For worship to be all it can be for people, there are certain ancillary factors which, when they are firmly in place, can be most helpful. Good ushering, comfortable temperatures, readable orders of worship, organ and choral responses these are all wonderful aids to worship. But often we get sidetracked by such issues. We center on what ultimately doesn’t matter and fail to be transported into the presence of God. Just as the windows on our automobiles need not be squeaky ...

4408. Speaking Truth to Power: The Ministry of Nathan

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle; you let the Ammonites kill him, and then you took his wife!’ “(2 Samuel 12:7-9 TEV) Speaking Truth To Power Nathan speaks truth to power and, amazingly, the king listens. The story, and the king’s response to it, have already set the stage. It hits him squarely between the eyes, and he can do nothing else but admit to the truth of what Nathan is saying. He is that man. And he has needed to know that because truth, in addition to its often stinging ...

4409. Swansong as Themesong

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... day on the job. In my own case I have sometimes asked myself, What will I preach about the last time I am in the pulpit? What will be the content of my homiletical swansong? Even as I paint this picture I am aware of some who will say in response, “I sure hope they give me the opportunity to take a few parting shots; I”ll be glad to give them an earful!” I know ministers who would so speak and you know people in your field of endeavor who would be similarly inclined. Authentic Swansong But authentic ...

4410. Leading as Loving

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... and quartered, and what should have taken forty-five minutes, took nearly two hours. It didn’t need to be that way. There was no reason why the minister couldn’t have organized the rehearsal in such a way that all could have been heard, with the responsibility for final decisions resting squarely upon the bride and groom. That’s what leadership is all about helping a group move from one point to another in a fair, well-oiled manner. To enable that is to serve. It is a gift always sorely needed in the ...

4411. God’s Kind of King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... Cross for the sins of the whole world. By that supreme sacrifice God reconciled the world to himself. As a hymn says: There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin, He only could unlock the gate Of heaven, and let us in. What shall be our responses to this King’s dying for us and giving us eternal life? Mother Teresa picked up a dying woman from a Calcutta street. She explained, “I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed and there was such a beautiful smile on her face ...

4412. Wisdom for the Living of These Days

Proverbs 2:1-22

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to waste one’s life on smoking which causes 1000 deaths daily! It is reported that each cigarette takes ten minutes off an average life-span. The wise person recognizes that life is God’s gift. The human body is the temple of the Lord. As such, we are responsible for keeping it healthy and strong. In his wisdom, God will end our lives according to his purpose and plan for us. What is Wisdom? Do we know what we want? We may want to be smart, but do we know exactly what wisdom is? In our Scripture lesson ...

4413. We All Sin So What?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... get away with it. This is part of the bad news of sin. Moreover, we have not improved on Adam and Eve’s placing the blame for their sin on others. When it comes to blaming others, we have not changed a bit. Many continue to deny any responsibility for their lives and actions. When God asked Adam if he had eaten the forbidden fruit, Adam blamed Eve “She gave me the fruit of the tree.” Then God asked Eve what she had done. She explained, “The serpent beguiled me.” Each one passed the buck to another ...

4414. Stooping Is a Divine Posture

Isaiah 23:1-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... our national defense? Is our alliance with other nations as in NATO our hope for peace or is our alliance with God in trust and obedience our hope for peace? Pray God for heads of state, generals and admirals, judges and authorities who are humble before God and responsive to his leading in their public trust. The ancient city of Tyre was obsessed with “the bottom line.” Its people cared most about the profit in the deal. They ignored the fact that there is a top line also. The top of the line is a God ...

4415. Here They Come, Singing

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... Where has such excitement gone in a normal Sunday worship service today? When hymns are sung, there is hardly more than a soft murmuring among those in the pews. If anybody were to shout, the ushers would likely show that person to the exit. Why is our response to God’s mighty grace so muted? Is there nothing to shout about in our understanding of the Gospel? Has it become so “old hat” that it doesn’t even raise our blood pressure one point? On the contrary, here is the most exciting news that earth ...

4416. The Banquet Bowl

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... feast and banquet." As the Lord's agent, Micah figured he had done a great job in getting that announcement placed in the bulletin. But then, during the announcements, before the wedding, as if he had no idea how seriously the Lord took his responsibility of being the gracious host at his banquet, the pastor told the gathered assembly that they could not partake of the eucharistic meal unless they were members of a particular Christian religion and church. The pastor said, "If you are not a member of ...

4417. Learning The Basics

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

The Pharisees came up "to trap Jesus" and they asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" Jesus in response asked them what Moses had taught, and they replied correctly that Moses had said a man could simply give his wife a certificate of divorce and that was all there was to it. (Deuteronomy 24:1-4, was designed originally to protect the wife and guarantee her a certain amount ...

4418. Changing The Rules

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... was speaking softly and tenderly now, "I've known your mother for a long time. Yes, your mother and I went to school together when we were kids. Billy, your father was a fine man, but when he suddenly died 10 years ago that left all of the responsibility on your mother. Billy, your mother has done a fine job raising you and your sister." Billy reached over and grabbed his mother's hand and held it gently. The judge continued, "She's done an excellent job despite the handicap of not having your father during ...

4419. God's Math:Lose Life = Save It

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... cake. Jim was stunned. "What kind of setup was this?" he thought. Trooper Michael continued, "I told the Lord that we would never be able to get you because of your important commitments in your church, community, family and school, especially your football coaching responsibilities. But the Lord grew quite impatient because he wanted only you, just you. He says you're the only man with the right stuff - you know - the right kind of integrity to be our new head football coach. The Lord reminded me that the ...

4420. Living By Faith And Trust

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... out as a game. The words of faith were spoken from the deathbed, but not a moment sooner. It made for the best of both worlds, so thought the angler of those Middle Ages. And the Protestant Reformation was born, in part, in response to this simplistic thought that one's religiousness is structured only by an affirmation, a formula of words spoken. Unfortunately, there remains some of that simplistic sentiment today. Religious "code words" do not a Christian make. Whereas there are some people who think ...

4421. Path To A New Life

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... us. Jesus Christ is my Lord! He has meaning for me. That meaning shapes my life now and for eternity. I would be so bold as to say that this may be the day when Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus is really his conversation with you! We know the response that Nicodemus made. What about you? I invite you to use the remaining moments of this service for thought and prayer about that conversation. Perhaps you now pray for God's acceptance of you in new ways. Perhaps you now open your life to Christ's leading in ...

4422. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

Sermon

Charles Curley

... moment. Do you get frustrated as I do by politicians who are always turning in the wind? One day they say one thing when they are speaking to this group, and something quite different when speaking to that one. They change their positions constantly in response to: polls or special interest groups or their handlers. One of the most refreshing moments in a recent campaign came when a candidate became so angry at a heckler that he left the script and told him off - that, at least, came from the heart. Saul ...

4423. Ephesians 3:1-13

Ephesians 3:19

Children's Sermon

Object: a gallon gasoline can Lesson: To know the love of Christ. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever gone to a gas station with mom or dad and helped fill up a gas can like this one? (response) If you go to a full service pump the station attendant may come out and your parents will tell him to "fill it up please." That means to fill the can all the way to the top. Filling up a gasoline can makes me think of this morning's lesson. ...

4424. Lead A Worthy Life

Ephesians 4:2-3

Children's Sermon

Object: Package of instant drink mix Good morning, boys and girls. I brought this package of instant drink mix with me this morning. This flavor is [name the flavor]. It's one of my favorite flavors. What flavors of this do you like to drink? (response) Have you ever had a summer party with friends in your backyard where you mixed up a package like this? Sometimes you might even have brought some stuffed animals along and some dolls and served them some of the drink. I want to tell you a story about a ...

4425. Sing And Give Thanks

Ephesians 5:19-20

Children's Sermon

... to give thanks to God at all times and for everything. I want to tell you about a little boy who went to visit his grandmother one summer weekend before school started in the fall. Have any of you visited a grandparent or great-grandparent this summer? (Response) This boy was about your age. He looked forward to the overnight visit. He and his grandmother had a lot of fun together. One thing the boy noticed was that his grandmother was always humming or singing songs to herself. She did this often. Most of ...

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