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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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4651. Everything Must Go: “Abandon Ship!”

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... #2 – You are in a panic about job security and income #3 – You have a constant fear that your financial safety net (retirement and emergency savings) will disappear forever. #4 – There is a feeling of confusion, anxiety and shame about your lack of financial knowledge and awareness. #5 – You feel angry about the lack of communication between you and your partner regarding your personal finances. #6 – All financial discussions between you and your partner quickly turn into arguments. So why are we ...

4652. Joy Giver

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James Merritt

[Open gift of stopwatch] Christmas is my favorite time of the year, but like many of us it is absolutely one of the busiest times of the year. If there is ever a season where you always feel like you are short on time, where you get frustrated and angry in having to wait in line, and where you almost feel like right up to the holiday you are trying to enjoy, you still can’t get it all done - it is Christmas! Christmas is so different when you are a child as to when you are an adult. When I was a ...

4653. Love Sender

John 3:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... love you because you love Him back. As you are going to see, He doesn’t even love you because He sent Jesus to die for you. He sent Jesus to die for you, because He loves you. When you feel the sun’s warmth on your face it is God’s way of telling you He loves you. When you feel a cool mist of rain falling on you it is God’s way of saying He loves you. When you enjoy the beauty of a full moon on a clear night, it is God’s way of saying, “He loves ...

4654. The Door Is Open

John 10:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... ] lives”. [1] In other words, Dr. Coleman said people go through life trying to find the doors of security, significance, and satisfaction, but never do. Be honest with yourself. Are you secure? Do you really feel secure? Secure in who you are, secure in what you have, secure in where you are going? Do you feel significant? Do you think you are giving your life to things that really matter and make a difference? Do you think you have found your real purpose on this planet? Are you content? Are you ...

4655. The Desperate

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... got a problem such as a deserting spouse, a wayward child or a life-threatening illness. Then they feel helpless. They realize this is a problem they can’t solve. They can’t buy their way out of it and they can’t beg their way out of ... it. Finally, they feel hopeless. They don’t see any possible solution to their problem. Henry David Thoreau, the famous American author and philosopher once said, “The ...

4656. The Loser

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... was in his heart. Remember, the reason why this man came to Jesus in the first place was even though he had kept the law on the outside he knew something was wrong on the inside. He had religion, but he didn’t have a relationship. Religion can make you feel good on the outside, but only a relationship can satisfy you on the inside. This man now came face-to-face with the fact that his money was his master. Gold was his god. Silver was his savior. What Jesus was saying was, “If you want the Lord in your ...

4657. Reliable Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... mother and sisters would say to him, “We can’t believe it’s you,” and would touch him and hug him for a sense of verification that it was him. (6) That’s the way his disciples reacted to the risen Christ. They wanted to touch him and feel where the nails pierced his flesh. These disciples needed proof he was alive. If he were merely a bodiless apparition, it would be too easy to dismiss his appearance as a mass psychosis brought on by their grief. But they touched his hands and his feet and his ...

4658. Shockproof

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... a sheaf beside you that you would like to use to thrust through someone’s heart. You never leave home unarmed, because you just might meet up with that person that you are bitter toward. Paul’s advice is real simple. If you have any bitter feelings toward somebody – get rid of them. Are you still mad and upset at someone, because of what they did to you? Stop it. Do you still find yourself sometimes hanging people by their toenails in hot acid? Well, quit it. You may be thinking to yourself, “Well ...

4659. Don't Give Up Now!

2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:2

Sermon

... with life that you would like to go somewhere even another planet and make a new start? The loveable loser Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoons often felt that way. Once he told Linus, “Sometimes I feel like I want to run away from everything.” Overhearing the conversation, Snoopy reflects, “I remember having that feeling once when I was at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. I climbed over the fence . . . but I was still in the world!” That’s the problem with running away from your problems, isn’t it ...

4660. The World's Largest Covered Dish Lunch

John 6:1-15

Sermon

... moved to help them in their need. “What a pity,” we say when we see a person on the street in rags, asking for a handout. “How sad,” we think when we see a child in a magazine with their stomach bloated and covered with flies as if feeling sorry for people was the same as really helping them. One day a student asked anthropologist Margaret Mead for the earliest sign of civilization in any given culture. He expected the answer to be a clay pot or perhaps a fish hook or a grinding stone. Her answer ...

4661. Don't Forget the Bread

John 6:25-59

Sermon

... Who are you?” She inquired. He told her who he was and to his shock realized how hostile she was. “I am sorry, but I cannot be with any eyeless man. I need a handsome man by my side. Do you see how beautiful I am?” Hurt and feeling dejected, he walked away. When her family came to visit her, she told them of the audacity of this out-of-order man. From her descriptions, they realized to whom she was referring. They informed her of the young man’s great sacrifice and chided her for her indifference ...

4662. She Looked Great, But...

Mark 7:1-23

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... and me as well. Maybe on the outside you look like you’ve got it altogether, but on the inside you are a mess. Maybe it’s time you made a new start. You can, you know. With God’s help, you can begin living out the values you truly feel on the inside. “These people honor me with their lips,” said Jesus, “but their hearts are far from me.” How is your heart? Does it reflect the heart of Jesus? And be careful of judging on the basis of outward appearances. Get to know people and you may discover ...

4663. Is the Doctor in Today?

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... she is able to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment, because she thinks, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” What magnificent faith! Mark tells us that immediately after touching his cloak she gets her wish--her bleeding stops and she feels in her body that she has been freed from her suffering. At this point, something interesting happens. Mark says Jesus realizes that power has gone out from him. He turns around as the crowd presses against him and asks, “Who touched my clothes?” “You ...

4664. Dealing with Cantankerous People

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... --literally. Members of the club included Carl Lewis and Evelyn Ashford, both of whom won Olympic gold medals in 1984. As Mark watched Nancy run around the track at a respectable pace, the others were indeed going three times faster than she was. No wonder she was feeling a bit outclassed! Mark waved Nancy over to the side of the track and explained: “They do run a lot faster than you do, Nancy, because they’re the fastest runners in the world! Next to them, we’d all look pretty pathetic. So don’t ...

4665. She Looked Great, But...

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

4666. No Longer Strangers

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Negative self-evaluations and unrealistic expectations estrange us from ourselves, and make our potential go unrealized. No wonder we feel like strangers all the time. We never completely channel all of our energies, all of our creativity, all of ... to the next generation? Have you ever noticed what happens when someone goes into a group of people that they’ve never met before? They feel so uncomfortable, and so alone, that it’s hard to reach out and communicate with them. Now wouldn’t it be great to be ...

4667. Wanna Fight?

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... who are different. It makes no difference how they are different. A few years back, when everyone dressed in their Sunday best to go to church, anyone wearing blue jeans would have made some people feel uncomfortable. Today, in churches where casual dress is the norm, a person dressed in a suit might make some people feel uncomfortable. We like people who are like us--who look like us, dress like us, come from the same kind of families, share our values. In the church of the middle to late twentieth century ...

4668. Be Careful What You Ask For

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... just service and dedication: “If our actions are just useful actions that give no joy to the people, our poor people would never be able to rise up to the call which we want them to hear, the call to come closer to God. We want to make them feel that they are loved.” (3) There are all kinds of ways to serve God’s people, including simple acts of kindness. Of course, sometimes much, much more is required, even acts of courage. Many of you, no doubt, have seen the movie Schindler’s List. This film ...

4669. Michael Corleone and the Widow

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Getting angry with God is quite a normal experience. The amazing thing actually is that there are so many people who have been hurt by life or hurt by the church who do not transfer their feelings of anger to God. They may have felt that way at one time in their life, but somehow their faith has conquered their feeling of perceived betrayal. With time they have both remembered and discovered that God is the best friend they could have in a time of hurt. You have heard me speak before of a man named Victor ...

4670. A Voice Calls in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... at Christmas. I read recently that singing Christmas carols is good for your health, especially singing in a choir. According to this report singing can reduce stress as well as boost hormones that promote feelings of trust and bonding. Just as important, says this research, singing in a group can improve self-esteem and increase feelings of social belonging, which can ward off loneliness. So, joining a choir is always a good idea. Even if you’re not apt to belt out Christmas tunes door-to-door with a ...

4671. A Cry in the Dark

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... when each of us goes through that agony. It's one thing to experience trouble and torment when you've been living an ungodly existence. You know that you're getting what you deserve. But it's quite another thing to be close to God and still to feel such pain and frustration each day. The specter of death bumps against us in the marketplace. If we run for cover, it follows us right into the caves of refuge. Too often we wear Van Raalte's tear-stained cheeks and swollen eyes, shouting toward heaven, "Oh God ...

4672. The Peaceable Kingdom

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... he gained the dignity of a job, but lost it each morning when he looked at himself in the mirror and knew that the only reason he can go to work instead of someone else is because he cheated? Says Maurice Boyd: "He discovered that no one can make you feel inferior without your consent and that one way you can keep your soul is by refusing to sell it. He realized that whatever else he lost, and God knows he lost enough, he didn't have to lose himself." John the Baptist shouted that message to the crowds from ...

4673. The Joy of a Thankful Heart

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... ten did not return to give thanks. Can you blame them? How frequently do any of us stop to give thanks for the things to which we feel entitled? Some of us even see no need to be thankful for much of anything. It is very American to think, "We are self-made people, ... provide the soap." That story is about how a sense of entitlement can overwhelm the practice of thankfulness. We don't feel blessed. "Mostly we just complain that God does not provide the soap." Nine lepers took their healing for granted. They ...

4674. Pride Is a Noxious Weed in the Garden of Life

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... not grasp the significance of Paul's admonition: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3). The Pharisee had a massive, untreated infestation of pride. Pride is more than a feeling of self-worth. It is more than feeling pleased about what one has accomplished. It is more than enjoying one's success. Pride is to be so overly self-confident that you believe you can do no wrong. It is to believe your equals in the human race are ...

4675. When Walls Shift and the Ceiling Collapses

John 8:31-36

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

A retired minister colleague says he feels as though he has been dropped into the present from an ancient era. "So much has changed. I hardly recognize the world in which I ... in the country must be 'not affiliated with any church.' "So much has changed in the church, changed in the country, and changed in the world," my colleague concluded. "I feel as though I have been dropped into a strange land where very little is familiar. Where is it headed?" he asked. Some of what this retired colleague says can be ...

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