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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Sermon
Alexander H. Wales
... couldn't believe that one of us would do anything like that. When Judas left, we didn't even notice. "It was after that when Jesus began teaching again. Most of us weren't listening very carefully. I mean, we were full after a big meal and the room was warm. First, Peter got into it with Jesus. That's when Jesus told Peter about the rooster crowing after Peter would say that he didn't know Jesus. Then, Thomas got into it by asking where Jesus was going and how we didn't know how to get there. "When Jesus ...
Sermon
David M. Oliver
... and I can make a difference where we are if we are willing to take a stand. Don't wait for someone else to do it. Be the first to light your candle. And let your light shine! Let us pray. Dear God, we have been blessed, touched, inspired and warmed by the light others have shared with us. Help us now to take our light, to lift it up with courage and conviction. May we embrace the wonderful secret of the light of Christ: that you can and will use us as we are and where we are. Help us ...
503. Fourth Sunday In Advent - Joy!
Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45
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David M. Oliver
... organ, recently installed in the church, had broken down. Mice had chewed through the leather bellows, rendering it useless. Pastor Mohr paused in his evening walk. He looked down at the scattered lights of the village below. The sight of the peaceful town, huddled warmly in the foothills, stirred his imagination. Surely it was on such a clear and quiet night as this that hosts of angels sang out the glorious news that the Savior had been born. The young pastor sighed, "If only we here in Oberndorf could ...
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David M. Oliver
... what it means to serve Christ and serve others using their gifts, those who bear witness to their faith in word and deed, those with a sense of God's purpose and call in their hearts, these persons are the kind God wants to produce. They are warm, winsome, and attractive. You can tell by being around them for only a short time that they have an authentic, maturing faith. How do people become like this? How do we become this kind of ever-green Christian? Jesus gave the following instructions. He said: Abide ...
505. Twelfth Night
Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20
Drama
Jerry Eckert
... we gave up our room for the sake of guests. I couldn't turn them away because she was in trouble big time. Field Announcer 1: What did you do? Innkeeper's Wife: I sent for the midwife and then took this couple out to the stable. It would be warm and quiet there. I sent one of our maids after water and clean cloths and all the other things we'd need. The mother, Mary you say, was lucky. The baby was born before the midwife got here. We got the baby boy all cleaned up and wrapped. The manger ...
Drama
Arley K. Fadness
... ! (Really angry, but can't admit it) George: About our anniversary ... Alma: Forget it! George: Okay -- we'll forget it. Alma: (Changes her tune) No, no. (Condescendingly) I'll adjust. George: (Tries to make up) North Shore's fine. September 5th. Alma: (Warms up) Oooh, it'll be soooo romantic -- you and I -- just like 23 years ago. Gooseberry Falls, a walk along the shore, skipping stones in the lake, watching the freighters, the sea gulls, climbing Artist's Look Out, sketching a sunset ... George: Twenty ...
Drama
Dr. Raymond Bailey
... to be a threat to the Egyptians.To wipe out the future of the race, he induced the new Pharaoh to decree that all male descendants of Abraham be killed as soon as they were born. But I, who stand in the presence of God, saw the Almighty counter by warming the heart of Pharaoh's own daughter towards one tiny Israelite male -- Moses --It was this Moses who led His people out of Egypt -- out of slavery.In fact he became the great lawgiver -- the one who transmitted the very laws of God to the people. We angels ...
Drama
Dr. Raymond Bailey
... like covering up, too, after I ate a bit of that fruit. So we put our heads together, and came up with the idea to sew some fig leaves together. We put them on. "How's that?" I asked. "Not quite good enough," she said. "It won't keep me warm. It doesn't really cover me. It's all one color. It won't last. "On and on she went. Again, she said, "I want to go shopping. " "Why?" I asked. "Well, I need something to jazz these clothes up -- some jewelry maybe, or a scarf. " "You don't need ...
Sermon
Gordon Pratt Baker
... his last journey to Jerusalem the Master had apparently made arrangements to spend the Sabbath with Mary's little family and their friends, confident that in their home he would not only obtain the rest he so sorely needed, he would also share heart-warming exchanges such as only good friends can stimulate to lift the spirit. In addition -- for a while, at least -- it would shield him from the ominous circumstances he had been warned were building up against him. It was six days before the Passover and ...
510. "The Scandal Of Disloyalty"
Psalm 62:1-12, Mark 14:66-72
Sermon
R. Sheldon MacKenzie
... his Lord. We have heard him protest his ignorance of what it means to be with Jesus. We have heard him deny any association with the One in whose steps he followed. We have heard his frightful curse as he denied the Man from Galilee. We too, Holy Father, have warmed ourselves at the fires of the world. We too have felt the temptation to deny our Lord. And we fear to feel it again. Give us such knowledge of him, and such depth of loyalty to him, that we may not ever deny him. In his name. Amen.
511. Lent 1
Luke 4:16-30 · Psalm 103:1-13
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Jack Brownlee
... 't he do anything?" "I don't know." "Miriam, why couldn't he do anything here?" "Joshua, I don't know. Go to sleep!" But he couldn't sleep. Not tonight. He lay upon his mat on the top of the house as he and Miriam usually did in the warm summer, but he could not go to sleep. It was not the sweet smelling light breeze winding its way through the mountain passes on Mount Carmel bringing with them the full and rich smell of the blossoming trees and wild flowers that kept him awake. Nor was it the glorious ...
512. For Freedom
Galatians 5:1-15
Illustration
John E. Sumwalt
... on his medals and makes his way to the park where Independence Day celebrations have already begun. He is greeted by the inviting aroma of hamburgers and bratwurst cooking on portable grills, and the sounds of happy voices floating out over the grass on a warm summer breeze. The park is full of picnickers gathered around tables and sitting on blankets under the trees. Children are playing on the swings and slides, and chasing each other around the merry-go-round. There is a softball game on the diamond in ...
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Clement E. Lewis
... , and are extra joys in life. Some of them are simple joys, like making a new and good friend; renewing old acquaintances without expecting to see them; coming upon the smell of new-mown hay; finding something that you thought had been forever lost; the warm and joyous experience of a new-found relationship with God; the awareness of spiritual assurance after a crisis in life, the lingering joy of great music heard by the ear and felt by the heart. Other surprises of beauty and wonder come by reason of ...
Children's Sermon
Kenneth Mortonson
... of lightning. Lesson: These two objects remind us of something that we see and use often. Every time we have a thunderstorm, we see the powerful destructive stabs of lightning ripping through the wet air. Most of the time, we look out upon the storm from a warm, well-lighted house where we are safe from the storm. Now, the lights in our home and the lightning in the storm are charged with the same kind of power, namely, electricity. In one form, it is dangerous and destructive. In the other form, it is a ...
Children's Sermon
Kenneth Mortonson
... enter into our church. When you meet a new boy or girl in church, remember the words of James. We are to treat all people the same. We are not to show preference for one person over another. Such actions on our part will help to make our church a warm and friendly place. Remember, boys and girls, it is just as important for you to do this when other children come into our church as it is for the adults to do it. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When your child makes fun of a poor ...
516. Epiphany 2
John 1:43-51, John 1:35-42
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Richard F. Bansemer
... at the empty tomb on Sunday morning. I'd rather not be at Golgotha Friday afternoon. Yes, Lord, I'm not sure how close I want to follow and which of these are the "greater things" you told Nathanael he would see. I am forever wanting you to be a warm, wooly, and passive innocent little lamb -- my Lamb of God. Unlike a lamb, you are forever being bold, demanding, unyielding, sure of the Father's will for you and us, truly a Son of Man, the Son of God. Lamb of God, Son of Man, how persistently you seek to ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... hunger. As bread nourishes us physically, so Jesus nourishes us spiritually. As the proud father of a 8-year-old daughter and a 1 year old son, we provide them with all the physical needs that they could have. We feed them, we cloth them, we give them warm bed, and I, have became fairly proficient in changing diapers. But more and more I discover that their needs go so much deeper than those physical needs. She wants to be loved and held. He wants to play. She has a desire for knowledge. He hungers after ...
518. Epiphany 8
Mark 2:18-22, Mark 2:13-17, Psalm 103:1-22
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B. David Hostetter
... with you in daily communion and the service of others in whatever vocation. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God of all times, contemporary Christ, living Spirit, we give thanks to you for all in whose lives we have read the writing of your hand. Our hearts have been warmed by the glow of the Spirit's fire. We have seen with wonder and joy the changes you have made in the lives of people, even our own lives. We are grateful that the condemning law gives way to the life-giving Spirit. Alleluia. Amen. PRAYER OF ...
Sermon
Larry Powell
"It is my heart-warming and world-embracing hope," said Mark Twain, "that all of us - the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, and the savage - may eventually be gathered in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of ...
Sermon
Larry Powell
... who the lady was, she began to talk to her. Reaching to make conversation, as children often do, the girl remembered that there would be preaching at her church that evening so she passed along that bit of information and invited the lady to attend. The little girl, warming to her story as she told it, said, "The lady said she hadn't been inside a church in 20 years." Then, with excitement in her voice, the child said, "She was at churchtonight. I talked to her. And when you asked for people to accept Jesus ...
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John R. Brokhoff
... 25). Didn't Joseph know Mary? Matthew says he knew her not until the baby was born. Of course, Joseph knew Mary as a friend and fiance but not as a sexual partner. The Bible uses "know" to express sexual intercourse. "Know" denotes a warm, intimate, one-to-one relationship. Joseph did not have this relationship with Mary before Jesus was born, but since Jesus referred to his brothers and sisters (Mark 3:35), Mary and Joseph exercised conjugal rights. APPLICATION Relevance Of Revelation 1. The miracle of the ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... I suppose that the best time for all of us to use the heating pad is when we do not feel too well. If we have an earache or a backache, or any kind of an ache, it is always good to use the heating pad. There is that nice warm feeling that seems to make us feel better. I want you to feel my heating pad and then tell me what caused it to make me feel better. (Pass the heating pad among the children.) What is it that gives this heating pad the power to make me feel better ...
523. Let Us Pray!
Luke 11:1-13
Sermon
W. Robert McClelland
... city just because a few of the folks have upset you. Suppose I find 50 who can pass the fitness test?" The Lord thinks it over, and decides he can live with the compromise. But Abraham, always the bargainer, sees that he has his foot in the door and warms to the challenge. He says, "Would you settle for 40? How about 30? Would you believe 10?" Now, I do not for a minute want to suggest that prayer is a sure-fire technique for getting the things we desire. Indeed, one of the things that infuriates me most ...
Sermon
W. Robert McClelland
... who says, "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!" Jesus didn't get into trouble talking about the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. Indeed, healing the sick and blessing the children touched a warm and responsive cord in the crowds surrounding his ministry. Throngs were attracted by his charisma of love and compassion. But almost as if to correct a growing false impression, Jesus uttered these harsh words, "Do you think that I have come to give peace on ...
Sermon
W. Robert McClelland
... before. It also means risking the wrath of those deposed powers and principalities. So, we stand at the door of the banquet hail alone and knock timidly. The door swings open. The red carpet has been laid, the tables are set, the other guests have all arrived. The Host smiles warmly and comes to greet us. He holds out his hand. "Friend!" he says, "Come up here and sit with me!"
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