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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Children's Sermon
Mark A. Hultquist
... toothbrush. It wasn't in the car, it wasn't in the bottom of the fish tank, I even looked in my tool box - but I still didn't have any luck in finding it! Can you think of some places I should have looked for these things? (Wait for responses from the children indicating that you didn't find them because you were looking in the wrong places.) If I had looked in some other places, I probably would have had better luck! Did you know that was the same problem Jesus' followers had after He was put to death ...
Children's Sermon
Mark A. Hultquist
... type of weather. (Show each of the items listed above.) I'll bet you think I am pretty confused about things. These are all items for the summer! What types of things do you think I should have brought today? (Allow the children to answer with responses such as: hats, sweaters, coats, etc.) I'm not as confused as you might think. Have you noticed that every year during the winter the television commercials start showing us people who are at the beach? We see people swimming, playing games on the beach, and ...
Children's Sermon
Mark A. Hultquist
... as we take care of our pets and show them love, God tells us that He cares for us every day. The Psalms speak of God as a shepherd. A shepherd is someone whose job is to care for the sheep. He has to watch over them. It is his responsibility to lead them to the pastures where there is enough grass to eat. He also needs to protect them from wolves and lions and other animals who would try to kill the sheep. Just as a shepherd does all of that for his sheep, God is watching over you and ...
Children's Sermon
Mark A. Hultquist
... and asked, "What should I do to begin getting better?" You might give me all the right answers. I should go to bed, drink a lot of liquids, dress warmly, and all the other things that are important for getting well. But when you were finished I might say in response, "I don't want to do that!" So instead I go outside, don't take care of myself, and do just the opposite of what you suggested. What do you think would happen to me? That's right; I would get even more sick! It is not enough to know ...
Sermon
George Paul Mocko
... , senators, Secretary of State and Defense and the President, and yes, on occasion, to presidents of other countries; I am a contributing member of Amnesty International and I've done my share of demonstrating. All that I see as both my right and my responsibility, a part of my discipleship. I hope it does have some small influence in diverting the beasts of this world, some small degree off their courses of destruction. But as for my witnessing and my discipleship, that path Jesus defined for us. At this ...
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... and appreciated his encouragement. It was just the "right" thing to say. Mark Twain once remarked, "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." We all need an encouraging word! And so, in response to the request in the synagogue, Paul stood up and said, "Listen to me!" - and he begins his sermon. He started with the Old Testament Scriptures which he was sure they knew, and he focused on the reign of David and David's special ...
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... is dangerous when one is mistaken as the source of the power which belongs to God. Sometimes when I am conducting revival services I am asked to pray for the sick, and sometimes in marvelous grace and mercy, God will heal the individual. Then it is my responsibility to let it be clearly understood, "I am not the healer!" God heals them, when any divine grace is given, the work is always God's and his alone! Every misapprehension must be corrected when others would give the glory and praise to a human. Paul ...
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... many times have we looked at a situation and cried, "It's simply not fair!" Super criminals die without paying in this life for their evil deeds. Murderers are released after three or seven years in prison. Think of Hitler, Stalin, Khomeni, and others who were responsible for the deaths of millions. When Christ returns, justice will be meted out. Simple reason asks for a meaning to history. The world does not go on and on without purpose. Is this world simply to be kept running until it runs out of steam ...
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... or consent, but spiritual renewal demands our consent and awareness. That is where the work and help of the Holy Spirit comes in. As we affirm the Lordship of Christ, in total commitment, we must surrender our personal lives completely to Jesus. The privilege and responsibility of all Christians is to so live that the Presence of Christ radiates from our lives so that everyone who knows us will see Jesus and be drawn to the Savior. The Scotch comedian, Harry Lauder, said that when he was a boy he used ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... each month the treasurer comes up to me and gives me my pay check and says,"Here is your pay check, Pastor. You earned it." Now there is a very important word in what the treasurer said. The word is "earned." Do you know what that means? [Wait for response.] When you earn something it means that you worked for it. Your dad earns his paycheck. He worked hard to get what someone paid him. Now I have something else with me this morning that I am sure you all recognize. [Hold up some things that you received as ...
4536. Squirrels and Nuts
1 Corinthians 4:1
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... a mystery. But even if he is a mystery, we are still asked to teach what we know about him and help others enjoy him as we do. God is a mystery, and many of the things that he does are mysteries, but because we are Christians we have big responsibilities to take care of, because of what we know and feel about God. I don't think that the squirrel knows when it is going to snow or rain or how the trees are going to make nuts and leaves. The squirrel just eats the nuts and lives in the ...
4537. Lent 5
John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57
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John R. Brokhoff
... ' sister, anoints Jesus. Acts 9:36-43 - Peter raises Dorcas to life. The Lectionary Lesson 1 (Ezekiel 37:1-14). As Jesus' words bring Lazarus back to life, Ezekiel is commanded to preach the Word to the dead bones of people in Babylonian exile. In response to the Word, the bones become living bodies. Lesson 2 (Romans 8:6-11). Paul writes that the Spirit gives life. Death is associated with the "flesh," the old Adam in human nature. The Spirit will raise up our mortal bodies even as Jesus raised Lazarus ...
Sermon
John R. Brokhoff
... with Jesus (21:1-1 4). To have breakfast with Jesus is far better than to have breakfast at Tiffany's, or at the White House, or in the governor's mansion. How can this be arranged? You mean me to have this honor? It is Jesus who is is responsible for the glad occasion.A. Invitation of Jesus - "Come" - v. 12. We are not forced to come. We can decline. He invites us to come for forgiveness and food for the soul.B. Eat - "have breakfast" - v. 12. Again, this is voluntary. You are not force-fed. Open and ...
4539. Baptism of the Lord
Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Acts 8:9-25
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... , regardless of holy living? 10. Is baptism necessary for salvation? 11. Does one's baptism need to be repeatedly re-affirmed? 12. Is the water from the Jordan River any more appropriate for baptism than any other source of water? 13. What are the responsibilities of the sponsors (godparents) in infant baptism? 14. Is anyone qualified to be a sponsor (godparent) in infant baptism? Sermon Suggestions 1. Your Questions about Baptism. A sermon or series of sermons could be built on one or more of the above 14 ...
Sermon
Leonard H. Budd
... may be for us life-saving! The wonderment is that God does use the ordinary and routine to fulfill divine purposes. Consider your own life. Look at all the routines that fill the days and weeks. The getting up for work each day. The responsibilities of carting the kids around. The shopping and dish doing and grass cutting and letter writing. God works within the everyday activities to bless us, and to fulfill divine purposes. Each February some newspaper or magazine reproduces an old cartoon drawing of two ...
Sermon
James Weekley
... worship. After counting the congregation, the officer in charge announced that seven would be arrested. "No," said one of the family members. "There are eight, not seven present." "Well, seven is all I find," replied the officer. "Who is the eighth?" "The Risen Christ," was the response. Is God's goodness a one-way street, a one-shot deal? Look at it this way. It's like a star fish with a dismembered arm, it has the capacity to return. The goodness of God's Spirit keeps coming back. It's consistently moving ...
Sermon
James Weekley
... patient, "I'm not getting anywhere." "But where do you want to get?" he asked. "I don't know." "Well, what do you do best?" The patient answered, "I'm not sure I'm good at anything." "Tell me, then, what gives you the most satisfaction?" His response, "Nothing special." "Look," said the psychologist, "I've asked you three of the most important questions of your life and you've failed to answer any of them." In a sense do not these three questions converge into the real question of our lives: "When you meet ...
Sermon
James Weekley
... he had given it a proper christening, even he took a breather. God designed the Sabbath as a safety valve for our mind, body, and spirit. He cares about our brains when the circuitry is overloaded or when our bodies are abused by overwork. In response to the Pharisees, Jesus was making another pitch for his efficient love. It really works in solving life's $64,000 questions. His love serves as the ultimate lubricant for morality. It gets us over the most difficult humps and around the sharpest of corners ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... War I. The patients in this asylum all have child-like minds. They are quite harmless, but they see the world through the eyes of a child. They romp and play with each other, giggling and laughing all day long. They have no sense of maturity or responsibility; it's clear that they just couldn't function in the "real world." Meanwhile, out in the "real world," the First World War is raging on. Gradually, the war gets closer and closer until one day, the two armies come within artillery distance of the little ...
4545. Two Thieves
Luke 23:32-43
Sermon
Erskine White
... first thief said this? At a time when he should be thinking about his life and preparing for his death, why should he join in mocking the Man dying next to him? I don’t think we can excuse him by saying he was delirious with pain and not responsible for his words. Instead, I think he was still looking for an angle, a way out. I think he was one of those people who is beyond remorse. People like this have lost their conscience somewhere along the way. They can use or hurt other people, even viciously, and ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... would still be alive today." Whether we are right or wrong about such circumstances (and we usually judge ourselves more harshly and take more blame than we deserve), we often try to make sense of tragedies and disappointments in life by holding ourselves totally responsible for them. Maybe this was also part of Mary's moaning and wailing in the garden on that first Easter Sunday. "Woman, why are you weeping?" Whether consciously or not, Mary may also have been weeping for the world, even as she wept for ...
4547. A Chosen Race?
John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14
Sermon
Erskine White
... exclusive religion - we don't want to exclude anyone - and we might offend some people by thinking that Jesus is the only way." I left the discussion that morning both angry and depressed. I was angry with my colleagues because they are charged with responsibility for the spiritual nourishment and religious integrity of God's people. I was angry because, in my opinion, each of their three objections suffers the same basic error which is so prevalent in the church today. You can trace it back through various ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... Seek the good life," and the gospel says, "Seek the life of good." The world says, "Do what makes you happy;" the gospel says, "Do what makes you holy." The world acknowledges that the gospel sounds nice in theory, but if you've got a job, a family or other responsibilities, it's pretty unreasonable and unrealistic in practice. Yet again, we are called to say, "I am not ashamed of the gospel. I am not ashamed to die to the old and live for the new. I want to be in that glory when the saints go marching in ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... the "good old days" or waiting for the "sweet bye and bye?" Is that what living in the power and spirit of Jesus Christ really means? Of course it doesn't! When Jesus went to the cross on Calvary's hill, He took our sins upon Himself, but not our responsibilities. He is asking us, "Why are you standing around looking at heaven?" He is saying to us, "You've got a life to lead here on earth, so get busy with it!" The problem with walking through life looking up at the heavens is that you can fall into a ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... and carried about with every wind of doctrine" (Ephesians 4:14) and every faddish philosophy. The conventional wisdom of this world changes at least once every generation, which means that we need some roots and depth of insight if we are to responsibly face up to life's complexities. As for our church roots and traditions, the Christian church has historically opposed abortion for nearly two thousand years, even in cultures where it was widely practiced. The church in ancient Rome, for example, lived in ...
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