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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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4601. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... . During her recovery she began thinking about her life. She had experienced problems at work; she struggled financially, often fought with friends, and ended romantic relationships. She remembered having a disagreement with her sister the day before her accident. In the hospital she was feeling unlucky and at times angry and bitter over what happened to her. “I just let it go,” she says, “I realized how lucky I was.” When she was able to return to her home she stated that she wanted to meet the men ...

4602. The Light Has Come

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... be claimed by the Gentiles. Through Christ they could claim the same inheritance as their Jewish sisters and brothers. They became heirs, members of the same body of Christ. This is truly amazing, even astonishing good news. There are times in our own lives when we feel down and out. There are times when we struggle over employment or relationship issues. At other times it is health concerns that weigh us down. In those moments it would serve us well to take a breath and remember that we are members of God ...

4603. Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... of framing a portrait of Cedric Clyde to hang over his couch. A cross was hung behind the pulpit. The Sunday of the dedication, Pastor Kirk preached on the cross and then added, “When we took the old couch out of the chancel we drove the bad feelings out, and the cross brought a new spirit in.”[2] The church at Clyde’s Corner had rediscovered its focus. Everyone’s ideas and gifts were valued. Now the church could concentrate on its ministry and mission. Now the church could truly be the united body ...

4604. Refresh Your Heart

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... current information, into what is already present on your screen. “Refreshing” does not destroy any past information. It simply updates and brings the most current insights into what you are investigating. Want to “refresh your heart?” When you make someone feel inches taller after being in your presence, you “refresh your heart.” When you spread the fragrance of Christ wherever you go, and radiate the presence of Christ to everyone you meet, you “refresh your heart.” When you free someone ...

4605. Praise and Blame

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... will be held accountable. David Sharp has been volunteering with inner-city, at risk teenagers for the last five years. When he first started David felt that this was what God wanted him to do, and he was filled with passion and enthusiasm. Those feelings wore off after the third or fourth week; he claims that he “was spinning my wheels.” The teenagers were unruly, undisciplined, and out of control. “I found myself unsure if this was where I needed to be,” he says of his experience, “but with ...

4606. When God Tests Us

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Argile Smith

... probably looked like something they could relate to from their days in Egypt. The golden calf that Aaron crafted from their jewelry brought back memories of home, even if home had bad memories. It made them feel as if they had something worthwhile to which they could devote themselves. Gazing upon it, they didn’t feel so alone in the desert. When Aaron saw that the people had glued themselves to the idol he constructed, he tried to direct their attention back to the living God who Moses was talking with ...

4607. A Faith to Move Mountains

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... we will, as we say, have to face reality. But faith in a loving God is reality. If we are grounded in the knowledge that, regardless of our circumstances, God will not forget us or forsake us, we can endure any hardship, overcome any obstacle. And should we feel called by God to turn the world upside down, then we will discover what real faith and real power is. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who did turn this world upside down, understood that. In his last address before his death he issued this triumphant ...

4608. Broadband Discipleship

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... source and sustenance for their growing but still less than mustard seed-sized faith. Following Jesus “on the road,” hearing his words, witnessing the miracles he performed, feeling the power of his presence, all these experiences have managed to increase the “perceptive” bandwidth of the disciples’ souls. They do recognize and feel their neediness, and they acknowledge the ultimate source from which they must turn to for a stronger, fuller signal of the Holy Spirit — Jesus. This is the first ...

4609. A Faith that Does Not Quit

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... wife to go with him, so he canceled the Cessna and booked travel on a major airline. His wife went with him because, as she put it, “her faith grew because the size of the plane grew.” (5) Some of you can relate to her concern. It’s difficult to feel secure in a plane that seems too small. Even more defeating, however, is the belief that your God is too small to look after you. J. B. Phillips once wrote a book with the title, Your God is Too Small. And he was right on target. Many people have a ...

4610. He's Back

John 20:19-23

Sermon

David O. Bales

... Jesus’ Spirit making us hopeful, loving, and forgiving. Even when we don’t see him around. Even when we don’t feel his presence. It’s just that he often wields his power in a hidden and quiet way. Jesus is invisibly roving ... and prayer conditions us to Jesus within us. So we practice praying. We regularly meditate upon scripture. We attend worship no matter what we feel like. Those are spiritual disciplines that open us to the grace God already has granted us through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit’ ...

4611. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... t come to ask for anything, pastor,” Joseph continued, “I have something I want to give you. I have in this grocery bag all of my discarded eyeglasses. I thought you might give them to the less fortunate.” “The less fortunate?” Ashcroft asked, now really feeling sheepish. “Yes,” Joseph answered, “you know, there are people out there who have very little. And look, I have so much. Must be at least five or six pairs of glasses in the sack, Pastor Randy. God has given me more than I deserve. I ...

4612. A Faith that Will Bring You Alive

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... love my spouse and I shared?” It is an emotional question. For some of you who have already dealt with this question, you may have discovered it was more emotional for other family members than it was for you. Sometimes children, particularly, can make their parents feel very guilty for all the wrong reasons. The biblical answer to this question would be, by all means re-marry if that is where your heart leads you. Marriage is only for this world. Your beloved former spouse who is now with God lives in a ...

4613. Praying In Jesus' Name

John 14:5-14

Sermon

David O. Bales

... Jesus what’s going on. Or just stand there in the middle of the event and watch and listen. If you don’t think that’s prayer, try it for half an hour a day and see what God tells you through scripture. A second suggestion for prayer: Don’t feel you can’t mention details to God. A chronic modern belief is that God doesn’t care about details. But life is only details. God already knows them. It’s a sign that Christians aren’t in touch with the God of the Bible if they insist on not praying ...

4614. Dancing for Joy (Thanksgiving)

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... for the gift of life! The other three elements are a proactive approach to life, a desire to learn and grow, and an optimistic attitude. (2) Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy if you like, but it appears that the more grateful you feel, the more things you have to feel grateful about. “Count your many blessings,” says the old Gospel tune, “name them one by one; count your many blessings see what God has done.” And it works. That is the testimony of these seniors who are living rich, full lives up ...

4615. A New Name for a New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the best from us. Someone who will believe in us who will give us another chance who will call us by another name. Some of us are our own worse critic. We are more than aware of our weaknesses and imperfections than we are our strengths. We feel inadequate and guilty. We feel that much of what we do turns out wrong. We have had more than our share of failure. How Jesus longs to give us a new name. Perhaps you are one to whom a specific sin has dealt a deadly blow your life and others have been affected ...

4616. Hill Climbing

Psalm 121:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... we need to be reminded, we still have God. In fact, this is when a person who is imprisoned by doubt or fear or life circumstance finally begins to find the way out it is when they discover that all they have left is God. When we are feeling helpless and hopeless, it is very hard for us to take our eyes off ourselves. Our conflict uses up all our energy. Affliction demands attention. But what happens when we look up? What happens when we move our focus from our problems to the power, presence, and peace ...

4617. "Before" and "After"

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... as the life slowly ebbs from his body. The humiliation, the utter humiliation of it all. Above his head the taunting sign, “King of the Jews.” Finally he cries out, “My God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) Who among us would not feel forsaken by God? Who would not feel dead and broken? But he was not forsaken any more than we are forsaken. On the third day God raised him from the dead. From dead and broken to alive and healed. That is the great good news of our faith. This is the very ...

4618. What Difference Does it Make?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Tony Everett

... ? To those whose families are broken by bitterness and misunderstanding? To those who are excluded and ridiculed because of their race or gender or nationality? You know, in many churches today, there are folks who just don’t get this Christian stuff. They are physically here, all right, but still feel like they are on the outside looking in — kind of like being a spectator at a game you don’t really understand or even care about very much. Even the most devoted church members would acknowledge these ...

4619. Voice in a Vacuum

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Tony Everett

... soon followed the familiar sounds back home into the vast Pacific Ocean. What does God’s promise sound like to you? What does God’s blessing look like for you? What does God’s power feel like for you? Today, the Second Sunday of Lent, God chooses to enter your life, no matter how empty it may seem or how lost you may feel. Today God shows you a forever promise in the baptismal font. Today God gives you words of blessing from the altar table, “Given and shed for you.” Today God gives you power for ...

4620. Peace and Quiet in an Upside-Down World

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Tony Everett

... (all by himself, no alarm clocks) until his 8 pm bed time, Johnny is in perpetual motion. He is running or talking or both all day long, and he expects the same from everyone around him. You can’t be around Johnny very long without feeling exasperated and exhausted, yearning for just a few minutes of peace and quiet. You may know Johnny, or someone just like him. One Sunday after church Johnny’s Dad was attempting to read the newspaper and Johnny, well, Johnny was being Johnny. Finally, Dad had reached ...

4621. Jesus and the Man Born Blind

John 9:1-41

Sermon

James W. Moore

... rules or regulations or restrictions… but I do know results when I see them. This one thing I do know. Once I was blind, but now I see.” The Pharisees are defeated by this argument and they know it,… so they do what people often do when they feel insecure or have no moral power… they turn to force. They kick him out. They cast him out of the synagogue. They excommunicate him. They push him out. Now, this sets the stage for one of the most beautiful moments in all of scripture. Jesus hears about it ...

4622. Peace Be With You

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... by his enemies. Would they now turn their hatred toward his followers? It was a reasonable question. I read a humorous story this week about a couple who were vacationing in Yosemite Park. The wife expressed her concern about camping because of bears and said she would feel more comfortable in a motel. The husband said that he’d like to camp, but, to calm her concerns, they’d talk to the park ranger to see what the likelihood of a bear encounter would be. The ranger told them, “Well, we haven’t seen ...

4623. A Holy Kiss (Father's Day)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... these guys have for each other.” (1) If that’s true of a professional football team, it’s certainly true of a local church. The difference between mediocrity and greatness is the feeling we have for each other. In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell tells the interesting story of Christopher Langan. Langan was a genius with a staggering IQ of 195. For some perspective, Einstein’s IQ was 150. During high school, Langan could ace any foreign language test by skimming the textbook ...

4624. The Parable of the Careless Farmer

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... outward appearance who has hardened their heart to God. But this is the seed sown along the path. There is second group, represented by the rocky soil people who had faith at one time but it was not firmly rooted, and they let it slip away. We can feel great compassion for some of these people. Tom Sutherland is such a man. At one time Tom was an upstanding Christian, an elder in his home church. But that was before he was held captive in Lebanon for 6 1/2 years. “During his captivity, Sutherland was held ...

4625. Family Re:Union - For the Love

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... . If I could have commanded my wife to love me, I would have married her the next night after our second date. The fact that God commands us to love Him tells us something about the kind of love God is commanding. It is not a feeling, because you can’t command a feeling. It is a surrender; an act of the will. Another amazing thing is even though at the time Israel didn’t realize it, they had just heard the greatest commandment God would ever give. How do I know that? That is exactly what Jesus told ...

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