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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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26. Come On In The Water's Fine

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... most comfortable with. Just be friendly. Be a good listener. Let them know the church cares. Answer any questions they may have. If you visit them in person, you can have an LRE member go with you. And 3. Let the LRE team member who contacted you, know that you made the contact and how it went. All we're doing is focusing outward and loving people as Jesus did. This ministry is simply taking what we already do, and doing it for Christ and the Church. You may never know what impact you might have, simply by ...

27. Make Haste Slowly

Illustration

Joe Aldrich

... for a listing during this "get acquainted" time. Obviously, there would be exceptions to these restrictions, but they do illustrate an understanding of what it takes to create a favorable climate for selling real estate. After the initial year of regular contacts, the agent continues to communicate with the assigned families on a scheduled, systematic basis. Research reveals that if this pattern is followed consistently for one-year-and-a-half, the agent will secure 80% of the listings. What does the real ...

28. Paul Opposes Peter

Galatians 2:11-21

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... s Supper we should understand his references to eating are to ordinary meals, we have corroborative evidence in Romans (ch. 14) for Jewish and Gentile believers eating ordinary meals communally, or at least for Christian Jews and Gentiles having close enough social contact that they knew what each other ate. The translation circumcision group conveys the sense that these men from James were on a circumcising campaign. While we know that Paul is concerned about such people in Galatia (6:12), it is far from ...

29. The Power of the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... try it while I’m talking. The example of the sticks is even more convincing, as there are no chemicals needed to accomplish the feat. Only friction. What is friction? Who knows? What is this mysterious thing that happens when one substance comes in contact with another? [allow people to engage] That’s right! Friction is the energy created when one thing touches and rubs up against the other. Our Puritan ancestors had a saying that justified their theological debates, which went on for days and was their ...

30. Proper 22

Luke 17:1-10, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Lamentations 1:1-22, Psalm 137:1-9

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... second action is to correct their life so that it conforms to the commands of God by the support of the Holy Spirit. C. Serving Neighbors. Mutual service among Christians and love working for the welfare of all persons are what Christians ought to be doing. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Lack of Faith. No person lacks faith. Any action taken is an expression of a faith. It is not a question of whether persons have or do not have faith so much as a question of where their faith is vested. If persons spend most ...

31. Proper 24

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176

Bulletin Aid

William E. Keeney

... B. Imbibe the Spirit's Strength. Let the Holy Spirit direct our will and enable us to be patient in waiting to understand God's response. C. Let God Prescribe. Do not seek to impose our will on God. Let God impose his superior will on ours. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. The Power of Prayer. Prayer orients our lives to the basic forces of the universe. True prayer puts us in harmony with all of true being. Evil is self-defeating and leads ultimately to non-being, it has no final reality. By living in harmony ...

32. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... available. We need to remember Christ's power to heal. Even turning to him as a last resort can produce many benefits. There are faith healings today that baffle doctors and lay people. Without the desired cure, it is beneficial to have the blessings available through contact with Almighty God. And the age of miracles is not over, as many can attest. "Tell No One" · As stated in the introduction to this book, Christ did not want his basic message to be diluted. He had come to call people to repentance and ...

33. Week Four Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... to be caught on that side. What would people think? A stereotype comes to mind when we think of those on the other side of the tracks. People who live there are poor, many times unruly. They are certainly not of the ilk with whom we choose to associate. Contact with such people will only lead to problems for us. In his lifetime Jesus was cast in a similar stereotype. In today's Gospel we hear about Jesus as being from Galilee. For Jews of that period, Galilee was the other side of the tracks. Galilee was in ...

34. Delivery

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... I hear most often is, "The pastor just reads the sermon." There are a few rare people who can read a sermon and maintain direct audience contact, but no one should ever assume they are that type. No matter how good the content of a sermon is, if it's read it does ... . Something is different, and they listen. Carpentry Work On The Pulpit -- "Up And Out" In trying to increase your eye contact with the congregation, one of your chief problems may be the pulpit itself. It's probably built wrong. "Never preach with ...

35. Watch for Christmas

Mark 13:32-37

Children's Sermon

... paper, yarn, tape, paper punch, scissors Teachers: You will need two empty toilet paper rolls for each child, contact paper, yarn, tape, a paper punch and scissors. Cover the empty rolls with contact paper or have enough helpers if you plan to have the children do it in class. You will be making binoculars to "watch for Christmas". Tape two rolls together at each end and punch one hole on both sides of the outside of the rolls about a half inch from ...

36. The Narrowness Of The Christian Way - 1950 (date estimated)

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... as to exile her from all save that and those she could touch. Then there came a young woman who sought tirelessly the way down which she might lead that little child into a life vastly more abundant. With infinite patience she sought to establish some intelligible contact with her, making signs in the finger alphabet in her hand. All her efforts seemed so fruitless. She would put the child’s doll in her arms and then give her the word-sign for "doll." She would pump water on her hand from the well and ...

37. A Dead Man in a Witch’s Cave

1 Samuel 28:1-25

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... in Israel. How could a man that tall conceal his identity by simply changing his clothes and masking his face? At any rate, whether or not the witch really recognized him, he assured her that no harm would come to her - and he asked her to contact Samuel: "Bring me back Samuel!" Yes, he asked for Samuel, who had anointed him ... who had prayed for him ... who had pleaded with him ... who had warned him. To the utter amazement - and terror - of the witch and of Saul, Samuel actually appeared. He said, "Why ...

38. OUR LORD BETRAYED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... purpose which had possessed his heart. There was only one concern now. To get away. To move out and away from the group without causing any awkward disturbance. Judas’ mind drifted to that meeting so few hours before when he had used his friends to make contact with the authorities. If the leader knew of this, and was using this sentimental bit of the foot washing to change his mind - well, it wouldn’t work. He had committed himself to his own salvation from the death this man seemed determined to bring ...

39. On the Night when He Was Betrayed

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... have experienced time and again the presence of the Savior in this sacrament, who have there again and again had a holy rendezvous with him, who know what courage and joy and hope he so often gave there, they know what communion means. They long for these contacts with him and they pray with Paul that they may know him ever better and better as the days of their pilgrimage lengthen and eternity draws nearer. The sacrament is communion not only with Christ but also with all of Christ’s people. It is a bond ...

40. Civil War Isn't!

2 Samuel 18:1-18, 19--19:8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... been originally offered to Absalom, the young man was now placed under a modified house arrest with instructions that the he should have no contact with the king. Nonetheless, Absalom thrived and his reputation grew and prospered. Two years went by. Absalom wanted to meet with his father. He contacted Joab to see if he might act as an intermediary. Joab ignored him. He contacted him again. He still ignored him. Finally, Absalom had his men set fire to Joab's barley field; THAT got his attention. He agreed ...

41. "If I But Touch..."

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . For all twelve years of Jairus' daughter's life, this poor lady has had no life at all. You see, these hemorrhages were not merely inconvenient; in a society that places immense value on ritual purity, they disqualified her (and anyone with whom she might come in contact) from being a part of the community of faith. This was some spunky lady. As we say, she had survived this misery for a dozen years without giving in. There is no mention of a husband here, but if she had had one, in a day when getting ...

42. Lessons From The Locker Room

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... lenses. They are back at the hotel. I couldn't even see the goal posts!" Daugherty was shocked and at first very angry that Kaiser had not told him about his contact lenses. But after he thought it over he changed his mind entirely. Why shouldn't Kaiser kick without his contact lenses? Kaiser was a disciplined kicker and had practiced for long hours. He knew well the angle and the distance to the goal even though he could not see it. The whole process of kicking the ball was programmed into his body and ...

43. The Best Seat In The House

Luke 9:28-36

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... this box. The match can't catch fire by itself. Only when it is scraped against the rough side of the box will it light up and catch fire. All the chemicals, all the power is in the match, but it can't be seen until the match comes in contact with the box. Then, its power is seen. Our Bible story today is about the power of God. Jesus and a few of His disciples went up on a mountaintop to pray. The disciples fell asleep, but Jesus just kept on praying. And while Jesus was praying, God sent His ...

44. Living In Sin Or Synergy?

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... one to the extent that nothing--for better, for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health--can wrench them apart. That kind of bonding in marriage doesn't happen overnight, though. It takes time and effort to flatten the points of contact. It certainly doesn't occur between two people who are simply experimenting on a trial basis. It's sad when couples settle for a partial commitment. Nevertheless, this is an inadequate definition of living in sin. WHAT LIVING IN SIN REALLY MEANS IS LIVING ...

45. Standing Tall

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... that this coach would have been one of those trying to keep Bartimaeus in his place. In 1995, journalist Bob Greene wrote a sympathetic story for the Chicago Tribune about Tucker Church's struggle to live a normal, happy life. One reader contacted the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Houston, Texas. The doctors there had perfected a new kind of surgery that specifically treated Tucker's leg problems. Three surgeries and much physical therapy later, Tucker Church walked out of Shriners Hospital six ...

46. Chosen

John 15:1-17

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... . Jesus invites us to participate with him in a life that will enable us to grow and to fulfill the potential which God has placed in us. Jesus gained his own strength from being rooted in God, and through Jesus, Christians are brought into contact with the Eternal. Jesus describes himself as being the true vine. He describes those associated with him as branches. The branch needs to have an intimate relationship with the vine in order to benefit from the life-sustaining nourishment. I have a friend who ...

47. Height Advantage

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... ), and around the world (Acts 1:8). Do you see now how "the Ascension is the dividing line between the appearances of the Risen Lord to eyewitnesses and the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the church"? As of the Ascension we have the ever-present contact with the Spirit of God known through Jesus Christ. As Augustine put it: "You ascended from before our eyes, and we turned back grieving, only to find you in our hearts." And now the scripture Saint Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus comes alive: "... the ...

48. Sometimes It Is Okay to Be Absentminded

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... granting of the request. It was that the man would have the power to destroy every person's memory that he contacted. After a while the man realized that for some odd reason he was creating distress and unhappiness in the lives of people. One day it dawned ... his original state. The story concludes with the man's memory, as well as the memory of all the people he had contacted, being restored. The story simply ends with the man praying this prayer, "Oh, God, keep my memory green!" God wants the memory of ...

49. Excited!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? How can we be salt? How can we be leaven? In order for us to have an impact on our world, we need to have contact with people who are in the world. Rev. Daniel Meyer tells about a boy named Mark who was walking home from school one winter day, ... not know them? We need to be shaken from our sanctuaries and into the streets. We need to be shaken from our safe relationships and into contact with people who need Christ. We need to be shaken from a nominal faith to one that has a real impact in the world. Here ...

50. Clean Hands

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... we can't just let anyone into church, can we? The Pharisees' question is especially pointed when we read that they have just come from Jerusalem. Most likely, they had to pass through the large marketplace there. In the marketplace, they would have come into contact with Gentiles, non-Jews. This contact with non-Jews made them ritually unclean. Before they could be acceptable in God's sight again, they had to wash away the "taint" of the Gentiles. Gentiles? Yes, that's us. They didn't want to be tainted by ...

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