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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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601. Faking It or Making It?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... ourselves to a whole new way of living—a life of discipleship. Jesus and his disciples are at Caesarea Philippi. Their ministry to this point has been a stunning success. Crowds are pressing in on them everywhere they go. People eagerly reach out to touch this attractive young teacher from Nazareth. The disciples themselves are caught up in the excitement of it all. Then, at Caesarea Philippi Jesus asks them a serious question, “Who do you say I am?” It is one of the most dramatic moments in all ...

Do you want to see what human eyes have never seen? Look at the moon. Do you want to hear what ears have never heard? Listen to the bird's cry. Do you want to touch what hands have never touched? Touch the earth. Verily I say that God is about to create the world.

Jorge Luis Borges

Tis the human touch in the world that counts-the touch of your hand and mine-Which means far more to the sinking heart than shelter or bread or wine; For shelter is gone when the night is o'er, and bread lasts only a day; But the touch of the hand and the sound of the voice Live on in the soul always.

Spencer M. Free

604. Living Bread

John 6:51-58

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... that says we will make ourselves available to each other — not in any real way, just on Facebook. So, now that we’re Facebook friends, everything I type on my site goes to you and everything you type on your site goes to me and, presumably, we stay in touch with each other that way. We hear about each other’s lives, see pictures of each other’s families, hear each other’s opinions, laugh at each other’s jokes, we say comforting things to each other when one or the other of us is sad or depressed ...

605. Call It Like You See It

Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... to be better than we are, and to challenge each other to do the same. Call it like you see it. Respond - respond gently at first if you have to, but firmly. Today’s passage continues with another story of healing, this one involving the ministry of touch. Jesus took the long way to Galilee and the Decapolis, traveling from Sidon through Tyre which is 22 miles north, and the opposite direction from where he ended up. There he met a deaf man who is brought by his friends to Jesus. Illness in biblical times ...

606. Easter Fear

Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Will Willimon

... Mark's Easter. You couldn't inscribe these words over the gateway to a cemetery or carve them on a tomb. And yet, they do touch a chord. I'm betting that Mark does a better job of expressing how many of you feel about Easter than do the more ... . They had come out to the tomb as one last show of respect for poor, dead Jesus. They had come out to put a few cosmetic touches on a now decaying, perhaps already badly smelling, dead body. Let's all go out to the cemetery and give poor, dead Jesus a decent burial; ...

607. For Us

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Will Willimon

... Luther said, all that is God's problem, not yours. This is a promise and work of God, not us. My God, if God can show up in a sermon, or in a virgin's womb, in an anthem by our choir, in sunlight through your morning window or the touch of another human being, God is certainly resourceful enough to be in bread and wine, if God wills. And the story of this week is in great part a story of just how far God wills to be among us, just what lengths (all the way to the cross) that ...

608. Out of the Darkness

Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... and posting them to the hashtag #BeccaToldMeTo. And from there, the movement went viral. It spread to the U.S., to Australia, to Japan. Ann Seamans, the mayor of Becca's hometown of Riverview, New Brunswick, said, “It touched our town, it touched our province, it touched the world.” Becca’s parents said reading the online posts about people’s good deeds gave her strength and encouragement. She outlived her doctor’s original prognosis, passing away at age 18. Becca’s father, Darren Schofield ...

609. All We Are Left With...

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.” You see, Jesus didn’t want this moment to just be a touching memory for the disciples, or for us. No, this is a defining moment, a life-changing commandment from God, which he summed up in verses 34-35 of this passage: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another ...

610. That Mountaintop Moment

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... within that vast blackness of space. These are “mountaintop moments,” times when reality pauses and God breaks through with such energy, power, and unexpected glory as to convince us, despite all sensibility, that God is real. That what we think we know can’t even touch the vastness of the mind of God. If you think about it, we, as human beings, live in a kind of constructed environment here on earth. Our very ability to make meaning, the ability of our brains to function and to make sense of the ...

611. A Portion of Thyself

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... Every smile was sold at a price! Every shift was a deposit in the bank of heaven, and that’s all! Sure, she was aware! Yes, she was willing to share! But did she care? Did her heart go with the gift? Did her spirit reach with her fingers and touch the one she tended? When she told the reason for her service, it seemed not. Jesus talks in these verses about the rewards we get from God for the gifts of charity we give during our lives. Yet there is something crass and dirty when the rewards become our goals ...

612. Whose Fault Is It?

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... together. But then, at the tender age of ten, Carol was diagnosed with leukemia. Treatments failed and Don desperately gave God another chance. Don went back to church and prayed for Carol, wasting away in the hospital. Don begged God to heal her, and to touch her life with relief and restoration. But Carol died anyway. Don left the hospital carrying the birthday cake they were going to share at her bedside. Don walked past a church. Hanging over the doorway was a life-sized statue of Christ on the cross ...

613. Scandal

Luke 22:14-23:56

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... vineyard master was God. We humans are the tenants in God’s good world. God has sent representatives like prophets to keep in touch, but we reject them. And then, to put things right, God sent his son. The rest of the drama was about to play out ... have offended God, but God is big enough to be able to handle it. What is more important is that we have offended ourselves. We have lost touch with our place in the house of God. We need a high priest who can help us find our way back home. Jesus did this in a ...

614. We Live in Hope

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Sermon

Bonnie Bates

... explain to him a mere five years later why his mother died and why his prayers for her resurrection (at least so that he could see and touch her) were not answered. How do you explain to a child that his mother was, in fact, raised from the dead but not to walk on the ... up until it has gotten to the state it is in. He has faith that there is more to life than what he can see, touch, taste, and smell, but he hasn’t quite figured out the nature of God in his own experience. He knows love. He feels love. He ...

615. Why Pass By?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... they traveled in large groups. Anyone who did not was inviting disaster upon his or her own head. Maybe the fear was of another type. The man was bleeding, after all, and blood was considered a contaminant by early Jews. If you touched it or it touched you, or if you touched someone who was bleeding, you would have to have a ritual bath before you could enter the temple. You would be unclean, contaminated. Who knows what kind of diseases or infections could be lurking between those white and red blood cells ...

616. God Is Like...a Potter

Jeremiah 18:1-11 · 1 Corinthians 15:20-26

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... you, Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.” Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms ... young. Thirdly, God refused to listen to Jeremiah’s protests; instead, God promised to be with him. Finally, God reached out and touched Jeremiah’s mouth and told him God’s words would be in his mouth, words that would have power to create and ...

617. Becoming A Faithful Witness

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... . The minister was amazed, though, at the way he was ministered to during his visits. This victim of such a debilitating disease never lost his sense of humor or his sense of joy in life. He had a remarkable spirit, which he never allowed the disease to touch. This man's family often remarked at how their loved one, the one who was so sick, seemed to be the one carrying them. He was their source of strength and inspiration. His wife wrote these words of love and admiration to honor him. Silently I watched ...

618. Factions

Luke 20:9-19

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... that our pastor has had. MYRA: We all know where you're coming from. You agree with him because what he proposes just happens to touch on something you've been interested in for years. Who here hasn't heard you speak about the exact same thing the pastor spoke about? ... they don't seem to be the same things the pastor is talking about. WILL: Are you saying our pastor is a little out of touch? JILL: Oh, grow up. You people are so self-seeking I can't believe it. The pastor comes up with a good idea and all ...

619. How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... Just how terrible adultery can be is eloquently described in the following quote, written by the husband of an unfaithful wife. "One reason it feels so good to be married is the sense of being chosen. Out of all the people in the world she chose me. Me to touch. Me to express intimacy. Me to share life's deepest sighs and groans. "When I'm with her I keep thinking what a gift she is. I keep telling myself, 'No one else gets to see this, to feel this. This relationship is exclusively ours.' I feel confidence ...

620. When The Fat Lady Sings

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... are eating and drinking with all the saints of every time and place, with Abraham and Moses and Isaiah, with Peter and James and Paul, with Grandpa and Grandma and all those who have trusted the promises of God. When that bread and wine touch our lips, it is also Jesus touching us, welcoming us home at the final judgment. The fat lady has sung. In the meantime we live with hope. Those unexpected interruptions in life may threaten us and call into question our future. But we do not need to be afraid. Jesus ...

621. Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory!

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... the dead on Easter, we would not believe. An outrageous announcement like the gospel is not something people make up and then sacrifice their lives for it. Were it not for those saints who have gone before us, we could not see the glory. We could not be touched by heaven. We could not believe the gospel. We could not know that we too are saints. We could not join that holy band that has gone before us in singing, "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord...." (Motion the congregation to rise ...

622. A Bad Temperament Can Kill You

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... God way of paying him back. He bruised me." Fortunately, her attention was not limited to finding pain for pain, evil for evil. She had been robbed of everything in the way of outward possessions. But there were some values, thank God, that force and violence could not touch. She still possessed a vision of God and love for neighbor that made life worth living. She had something even Naaman did not have. She tried to help a person that she had every right to hate. Lord, that is so rare to find -- so hard to ...

623. Arc Of The Covenant

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... her love and faithfulness to you on your wedding day ten years ago. You have a good relationship, but she has not touched, caressed, or stroked you since the wedding night. She still says she loves you! Would you start to doubt her love? Of course. Probably nine years ... and eleven months and 29 days ago? God cherishes us continually like a newlywed. He touches and caresses us, his bride, in the holy meal so we have no doubt that he is for us! What a sign! How wonderful ...

624. God Is Down To Earth

John 1:1-18

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... and men. John states an incredible, startling fact unheard of in his first century world: the Word, the power, the dynamic, the reason that orders and controls the world "has become flesh and dwells among us." John goes on to say that "we have seen with our eyes . . . and touched with our hands . . . the word of life" (1 John 1:1-2). John's message is that this Word has come to the earth in human form. God, who was so distant, is now near. John is saying that if you want to see what this creating Word, this ...

625. The Other Resurrection

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... to her and told her not to cry. Of course, that is not the best thing to say to someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one, unless you just happen to be able to take away the grief. Jesus walked over to the coffin and touched it, something that no Jew who would be concerned with staying ritually clean would do. His action caused the pallbearers to stop in their tracks. Then, the miracle occurs. "Young man! Listen to me! Get up!" The young man sat up and began talking. Before long, Jesus was returning ...

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