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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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4551. Depart from Me

Luke 5:1-11 · Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

Will Willimon

... are ones for whom He died. And I said, ''Depart from me, for I am a sinful man.'' But you know, he never does. Across the gap between him and us, he reaches in love. He is no mere cold, mirror of judgment but a living God of grace. He touches the lips of young Isaiah making him a prophet. Isaiah is wrong. He isn't lost, he's found. Jesus calls Peter to be a disciple, promising to teach him to catch more than fish. Refusing to leave this sinful man, he forgives him even when Peter denies him three ...

4552. I’ve Come To Bring Fire

Luke 12:49-56

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... because of the “baptism” he was about to undergo. His hands were tied until he had gone through that baptism. We can only speculate as to what the baptism was. From our side of the resurrection, it appears he must have been referring to his passion and death. He touched on it very fleetingly and didn’t explain what he meant by it. He quickly moved on to say he had not come to be a reconciler but a divider. This sounds way out of place for Jesus. He is called the great reconciler in other portions of ...

4553. Disabled

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... . Too many times, our penchant for doing what we think is right actually gets in the way. We become like the synagogue ruler and his cohorts. We would rather stand in Jesus’ way than have him do something with which we don’t agree. Our attitude becomes one of, “Lord, touch this man’s life; but make sure you do it the way I want you to do it.” We are not the healer, the Savior, or the lawgiver. We are his witnesses. When the witnesses begin to lay down the law to the healer, we are running afoul of ...

4554. Ponder This!

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

John Jamison

... filled with travelers attracted every kind of beggar from throughout the land. Mary and Joseph would have been constantly approached by those with their hands out…the lame, the blind, the lepers. According to the laws, a woman bearing a child who is touched by the unclean should immediately bathe herself or risk becoming unclean herself. But there were no ritual bath-houses along the roads. Joseph did his best to protect her, but the roads were crowded. And as they passed through the city of Jerusalem ...

4555. Inside Out

James 5:7-10

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... line of people waiting to hug him. Buscalgia says that most of them were not waiting in line to talk to him, but to simply receive a hug. He said he would come across so many people who told him that they have not been hugged or touched in years. They walked away from the encounter new people (http://www.buscaglia.com/ biography). When we know we are loved, we can do anything; conquer anything; overcome anything! The Apostle Paul said it best in Romans 8:37: “We are more than conquerors through Christ who ...

4556. Get the Grinch

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... house, she assured him that thanks to his tip, the Grinch would not be stealing his Christmas this year. She then asked TyLon what he would do if he saw the Grinch. He said he’d call the police and have them come take him to jail. Develle was so touched by this little boy that she ended up looking around for someone to play the Grinch. The next day, Office Lauren and TyLon escorted a man dressed up as the Grinch to a jail cell. The police chief Luke Thompson later told TyLon that when he turned 21, he ...

4557. Stay Awake

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... that God would provide Shatina with enough money to buy diapers for her baby. And now her professor, whom she had tried to avoid, was answering the prayer she prayed to a God she didn’t believe in. Over the years, Thompson Day has stayed in touch with Shatina. Shatina became a Christian a few years later too. And, as Thompson Day writes, “I’ve never ignored the voice of the Holy Spirit again.” (6) I understand that Jesus’ words in this passage are frightening. They are a clear warning about the ...

4558. The Joy Of Being Found

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... so that’s where I went. The room was nearly packed and a lot of conversation was going on. I was drawn to a group where one young woman was really struggling. She was raised by and lives with a family of Satanists (unbelievable) but somehow Christ must have touched her because she was trying to find a way into the light. Since I was a latecomer, I don’t know all her background — but a few people were talking to her and trying to help her. I joined in and was surprised to find myself witnessing in this ...

4559. Lesson from a Prosthetic Toe

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... a journey to healing from her past and returning to the faith. “And now,” as broadcaster Paul Harvey used to say, “here is the rest of the story . . .” Maria’s return to faith in God has affected people all over the world. Maybe it has even touched and inspired your life. For Maria Kutschera after her marriage became Maria Von Trapp. Now think—who was Maria Von Trapp? Part of her life story is featured in the film and Broadway musical, The Sound of Music. (4) Millions of people around the world ...

4560. What If You Could Change the Ending?

Luke 23:33-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... out a box of childhood mementos. On top was the Bible her parents gave her for her baptism. Carolyn began shaking as she reached into the box. She says she prayed, “God, I am in so much pain. Please fix my body. Take away my cravings for alcohol. Please touch me with your healing so I can go forward.” And as she picked up her childhood Bible, a bulletin fell out. On the front was the date September 15, 1963. And inside was printed the sermon title and Scripture verses: A Love that Forgives, Luke 23:34 ...

4561. Small Beginnings, Great Endings

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... filled with pain, disappointment, and anguish of everyday living but also with example after example of those who died to an old way of life only to find God has something better for them. But such transforming power can only happen if we are in touch with God.” [5] If we depend solely upon ourselves, we will not grow spiritually, but if we keep in contact with what Dostoevsky calls “other mysterious worlds” we will grow indeed. Many people prefer to glide through life with little effort, and they may ...

4562. The Foreigner

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... is a kind of “healing” of an image, a restoration of its fullness, beauty, uniqueness, and quality, so that it can again offer connection and enjoyment to all who lay eyes upon it. Restoration of “sins” felt something like that to those whom Jesus touched either with his eyes, his voice, or his hands. He didn’t just cure a superficial disease. He “healed” a person, making them entirely whole –body, mind, and spirit. In doing so, he didn’t create something brand new of them, but he ...

4563. First Responder

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... heroes, those we admire, those who put their own lives on the line in order to help or save others. The destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11, the numerous school tragedies and terrorist bombings across our nation, natural disasters. These only touch the surface of the kinds of traumatic scenes these people face every, single day in order to serve the people of their communities. Their stories can be horrifying, as they have encountered the most disastrous of situations. But they can be heartwarming too ...

4564. Two Contrasting Prayers

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... the other (the Pharisee) went home justified before God.” Along this same line, Janet Ross sang another black spiritual that seems to be in the same spirit as the tax collector’s prayer. Once again I have gained permission from Janet to quote her touching comments. The spiritual that Janet sang movingly was “It’s me, it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.” “Not my brother, not my sister…, not the preacher, not the deacon…, not my father, not my mother… not the stranger, not ...

4565. Out On A Sycamore Limb

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... the support of furniture or walls; he is beginning to walk completely on his own.” But because the young toddler learned to walk by holding the hand of his mom or his dad, he now walks with one arm held high while he uses the other to touch or grasp whatever interests him. It is a curious sight. Yet, you watch Evan long enough you almost believe he’s really holding hands with someone taller, sturdier than he, someone you just can’t see. You almost believe he is not walking alone. “Evan’s walk ...

4566. God IS

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... more so of the unknown. We live day to day a comfortable and comforting existence in which we can be sure of certain things. Or can we? Take this pew for instance. We know for sure that this pew is solid. It’s material. We can see it. We can touch it. The air on the other hand can only be felt. Unless it gathers in clouds, turns to ice, or heats to steam, we cannot see it. And yet we are certain it’s there. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be breathing. Our faculties tell us that it exists. And we ...

4567. Time to Listen

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... God. So now more than ever, it was time for these disciples to LISTEN. And what happened when they did listen? Our Bible passage continues with verse 6: “When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. ‘Get up,’ he said. ‘Don’t be afraid.’ When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.” What did this moment of transfiguration mean? How was this moment a glimpse at the end of the story? In the Transfiguration, they saw fulfilled ...

4568. Fired Up and Fit for the Feast

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , our job will always be to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, give to the poor, heal the sick, bless the repentant, and be devoted to Jesus. As you partake of Holy Communion this morning in this sacred time of Advent, may you remember your baptism, feel the Holy Spirit touching down upon you, and may you be nourished by the body and blood of Jesus, that you may serve more completely, feed more heartily, and love more deeply now and always.

4569. Do You Know the Gift of God?

John 4:5-42

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... , forgave me before I even asked him to forgive me.” Joe became area director of Prison Fellowship in Fresno County. He runs numerous programs and ministries inside the local prisons and coordinates the Angel Tree program for the families of inmates. His work touches thousands of lives in his community. He is determined to help as many inmates as possible to find the new life that he received through Jesus Christ. (5) We will never have the answers to all our questions about God, not in this lifetime ...

4570. Imagine This

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

John Jamison

... Jerusalem. We’re going to start by looking at one particular Jewish family in Tarsus. It was a devout Jewish family. A son in that family would later refer to himself as “of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee.” This son, whose name was Saul, was proud of that heritage, and when he was old enough his family sent him all the way to Jerusalem to study the law, to continue his family’s proud tradition. Saul’s family must have had ...

4571. The Mountain

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

John Jamison

... don’t know what they might have talked about, and I guess it really doesn’t matter all that much. What Matthew told us was that when the disciples heard the voice speaking to them they were terrified and fell to the ground. Jesus walked over and touched them. He told them to not be afraid. When they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone. In my mind, James and John started talking a mile a minute, peppering Jesus with questions about what they had just seen. Peter stood there quietly, taking it in until ...

4572. Leaving an Empty Chair

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... to the party because of his skin color. Archie and Daniel turned to leave. Daniel recalls the ride down the elevator and the walk home in this way: “We cried. The both of us. A lot.” The boys stayed friends through elementary school, but lost touch when they went to separate schools in their teen years. When Daniel Gill got a teaching job in Montclair many years later, he was part of the planning process for the magnet school system that allowed children to attend schools outside their neighborhoods. It ...

4573. What Fills Your Life Now?

Acts 7:55-60

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... he could thank her for her contribution to his success. That is, until 2019, when he received a Facebook message from Ms. Lung’s neurosurgeon. The neurosurgeon had read a magazine interview in which Jamil had mentioned Ms. Lung’s tremendous help. He put Jamil in touch with the Lung family. It was during the pandemic quarantine, so they were only able to speak on the telephone, but Jamil cried when he heard Ms. Lung’s voice. Later, they finally got to meet in person. Ms. Lung and her husband attended a ...

4574. The Hidden City

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... sense, this is the type of vision Jesus suggests we need in order not just to enter into the kingdom of heaven but to see it all around us. It’s a kingdom, hidden to those without faith, who depend only on what they can see, hear, and touch to inform their view of the world. But for those who sense God is near, for those with faith who believe that truth and knowledge go far beyond our 5 limited senses, the kingdom is an exciting possibility. Jesus’ kingdom “appears” to those with eyes to see, those ...

4575. People of the Rolled Stone

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... morning. Sin and death and all their minions slapped each other on the back and gave each other high fives. But their focus should have been on the tomb and not on their empty victory. For while they weren't looking, the first pale fingers of dawn began to touch the sky. God couldn't contain himself anymore and chuckled. In the sudden sound of that chuckle, the stone heaved out of its track and rolled aside. The light of the risen Son of God mingled with the light of the rising sun and the world was never ...

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