Sermon and Worship Resources

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

Showing 626 to 650 of 1622 results

626. Old Favorite

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... incomes increase. That has always been a strange fact of life. Even today it remains a truth. A Gallup Poll produced profiles of the most and least generous Americans according to income, family status, and region. It concluded that, “contrary to popular opinion, the well-to-do in America cannot be described as generous.” The most likely to make contributions and volunteer their time were members of low-to-moderate income families, rural residents, and mid-Westerners. The Bible has notions of life and ...

627. A Note to Fearful Hearts

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... that Paul is giving an answer to a question about fear — not a fear of death but a fear of performance. People in Corinth are not worried about death. They are fearful that their belief in Christ will turn out to be a fraud! The Greek world valued the opinions of others and so does our world. Essentially the issue is the same: fear of being shown up as a fraud, ignorant, a dolt! For all who are driven by a fear that someday their belief in the Christ will be exposed as inept and misguided, Paul’s note ...

628. True or False?

Isaiah 1:1-31

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... s all God wants. Be sure and get there on the special days. Watch the show. Get up. Go out. Forget about it. Get on with your life. Know anybody with that approach to religion? Mouth the words. Learn the code. Maintain the facade. Cast opinions and personal preferences in the garb of God’s will. Clutch at God like a good luck charm, something to touch superstitiously, childishly to keep bad things from happening. Pretend that outside the sanctuary God doesn’t exist. Make believe that what goes on during ...

629. Bad News from a Good Man!

1 Kings 21:1-29

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... up your blood.’ ” (1 Kings 21:17-19). This is bad news from a good man. “Whatever Became of Sin?” A book by that title was a best seller about two decades ago. It spoke to the fact that there was, in the opinion of the author, prominent psychiatrist Karl Menninger, a scarcity of preaching about human iniquity in America’s pulpits. One might wonder what Dr. Menninger would think about today’s preaching where there is even less preaching from our pulpits about individual sin and responsibility ...

630. The Promise of Baptism

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

William F. Buckley, Jr., has earned the respect of some of his harshest critics with the publication of Nearer, My God. Many of his critics have been among the theologians who have had great difficulty with his rightist opinions. It is not that conservative viewpoints are not welcome, but Mr. Buckley has a penchant for delivering his thoughts in a cavalier style that betrays a snide manner of talking down to people. However, his book Nearer, My God is not offensive in its approach to Mr. Buckley’s ...

631. You Just Took The Life of Beethoven

Psalm 139:13

Illustration

Staff

... died. The third is deaf. The fourth has TB. Now the mother is pregnant again, The parents come to you for advice. They are willing to have an abortion, if you decide they should. What do you say?" The students gave various individual opinions, and then the professor asked them to break into small groups for "consultation." All of the groups came back to report that they would recommend abortion. "Congratulations," the professor said, "You just took the life of Beethoven!" Note: This well known illustration ...

632. The Super Highway to Heaven (A drama about Evangelism)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... called to do. There are ways to evangelize (Sharing our testimony, walking the walk, following the promptings of the Spirit, looking for opportunities to share and care, etc.) and ways we shouldn't. This drama is one of the latter... (In my humble opinion, of course!) Cast: Isabelle: A girl Dave: A guy Props: A laptop computer Achair Setting: Somewhere in the house (doesn't matter) (LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE where Dave is typing stuff on his laptop.) (Isabelle comes walking in) Isabelle: Hey, whacha doin? Dave ...

633. Choosing the Way to the Cross

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the church that they should get rid of all the crosses in the church… because the crosses might send a negative message to prospective young worshippers! Now, I’m sure that in its history, that advertising agency has come up with some brilliant ideas… but, in my opinion, that was not one of them! We can’t get rid of the cross! We don’t want to get rid of the cross. The cross is the dramatic symbol of our faith, hope, love, and forgiveness. The cross is the powerful reminder of God’s sacrificial ...

634. In and Out of Favor

Luke 4:21-30

Illustration

How quickly the opinion of crowd can change (cf. Acts 14:8-19). Amazingly, these were the same people who, moments ago, "were speaking well of Him". Fast forward three years and we witness another extreme shift in attitude during Jesus' last week of ministry. "Hosanna" (an expression of adoration to God) would swiftly ...

635. His Trial

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Brett Blair

... even though that man is a good citizen and a good man. His conflict with Jesus was almost inevitable. We are told that everywhere Jesus journeyed there were large crowds and we can be sure that the spies of Caiaphas were in those crowds. In my opinion there was one particular incipient that began to ring an alarm bell in Caiaphas’ demented mind. It was the occasions when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. I think that we have to consider this one of the turning points in the ministry of Jesus. Converting ...

636. A Happy Ending

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the heart of life there is mystery. Do you know what our problem is? Our problem is that we are know-it-alls. In this age of Google searches, terabyte processors, instant news footage of world events, we are being robbed of the unexpected. The growth of opinion polls, for example has made it almost impossible to be surprised at the results of an election with the exception of the last one. We are continually shown statistics to show us what is going to happen to the neighborhood we live in, how many babies ...

637. Truth - How Do You Know It When You Hear It?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Belynskyj, "First I try to argue them out of it." As well he should. Let me say, in no uncertain terms, that faith is like guessing how many beans there are in the jar. Faith is certain. Faith is not vague. Faith is not a matter of opinion. It may not matter how you were baptized, whether you were sprinkled or dunked, but it matters whether you were baptized. It may not matter your denomination, Methodist or Baptist, but it does matter whether you call yourself Christian. It matters to me many jelly beans ...

638. Beyond Despair

Psalm 43:1-5, Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... in God..." Amen! 1. Kyle D. Pruett, M.D., Fatherneed (New York: The Free Press, 2000), p. 6 2. Matthew 26:39 3. Alan Culpepper, "The Gospel of Luke," New Interpreter's Bible, CD edition, (Nashville : Abingdon, 2002) 4. http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=news.display_archives&mode=current_ opinion&article=CO_040616_wallis 5. "Preaching on Hope," The Living Pulpit, http://www.pulpit.org/articles/preaching_on_hope.asp 6. Plus Magazine, Vol. 45:6, July/August, 1994, pp. 33-34

639. Who's The Boss?

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... TVs, VCR's, answering machines, home computers, not to mention more than $12-billion a year worth of brand-name athletic shoes. So, are we happier than we were in the mid-50's? We are not. In 1957, 35 percent of Americans told the National Opinion Research Center they were "very happy." In the 90's (1991, to be exact), with doubled American affluence, 31 percent said the same. To judge by soaring rates of depression, the quintupling of the violent-crime rate since 1960, the doubling of the divorce rate, the ...

640. Ask the Average Person...

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

Are you an "average person?" Not in terms of ability or common sense or something that might be quantifiable, but in the sense that your opinions would be more or less typical? What I mean is, if someone began a statement with that phrase, "Ask the average person," would the rest of the sentence sound like something you might say? For example, "Ask the average person, and he would say the sky is blue." Or "Ask ...

641. The One in the Middle

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... stewardship and a foolish, single- talented servant as an example of poor stewardship. But also this one in the middle, a person with a lot less than the "super," five-talent servant but one with a lot more than the hapless, one-talent servant. In my humble opinion, the one in the middle, is there for an important purpose. Let us check him out. What do we know about the two-talent servant? Well, obviously he is somewhere in between the two others in terms of the master's faith in his abilities. He has ...

642. Welcoming Jesus

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... statement that unless we have the kind of faith that children have, we will miss out on the Kingdom.(2) What is that perspective? Trust? Some. Dependence? A bit. Humility? A little, maybe. All of those are true to an extent (albeit, in my humble opinion as a father, only a SMALL extent). Actually, I think the childlike quality Jesus means most is the sense of wonder about life, the curiosity that is evident in those letters to God, the obvious joy in being alive, happily ready for whatever new adventure ...

643. A Lesson in the Snow

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... that is not April Fools!!! Snow, snow, snow. I have had enough. You too? But did you notice how the kids responded last Sunday when I asked them if they had had enough snow this winter? NO-O-O-O!!! Ugh! Why the difference of opinion? Simple. Adults look at snow and see all the images such weather conjures up - dangerous driving, accidents, heart attacks, cancellations...trouble! But what do the kids see? Sleds, snowmen, snowball fights, laughter. It is a different perspective. And I am not about to say ours ...

644. The Trouble with Stables

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... fall deeply and deliciously in love. They plan a beautiful life together. They marry. They have children. They create a lovely home. All goes well. And suddenly, it's over. You see, boy has met another girl...younger, prettier, no stretch marks, no independent opinions...and boy takes off, leaving girl number one with the kids, the mortgage, and a boat load of broken dreams. That is HARD to deal with. The situation is miserable. And anyone who has gone through it knows what I mean. There is anger. There ...

645. Surprised By Christmas

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... year. While one age was dying, another was being born. That is the way God works. Quietly, steadily. It really should not surprise us. We want to look for God in the whirlwind and storm; God speaks in quiet whispers. Carl Sandburg put it best: "A baby is God's opinion that life should go on." If there is one thing you can say about Christmas, though, it is a surprise. IF YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED THE TRUE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS, THEN YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE SURPRISED. That's the second thing we need to see ...

646. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... from right-brained people? Do you know about left-brained and right-brained? The way we think may be determined by which side of our brain is dominant, scientists tell us. Left brain dominant people are more literal, more fact-oriented, more opinionated, more verbal, whereas right-brained people are more creative, more emotional, more visual. The left-brain person wants the sermon to be doctrinally sound. He or she wants the pastor to get all the facts right. Those things may not be that important ...

647. How To Stay Young Forever

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be a healthy, active 103, she responded in only nine words: "Stay away from doctors ” and stay away from men." Good advice. Our attitudes toward aging are changing. In the early 1960s, a group of middle-class, middle-aged people were asked their opinions on the best ages for various life events and how old people are at various life stages. Twenty years later, in the 1980s, the study was repeated. An amazing change had occurred. Consensus had dropped regarding every item of the questionnaire. In the ...

648. Sons And Daughters Of God

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... of worth, someone of beauty. You and I both know that this is the greatest and most fundamental need of all humanity. Something or someone has told us that we are unacceptable, unlovable, unworthy. In St. Paul's case it was the law. When we have a low opinion of ourselves, we have a tendency to lash out at others. We have a tendency toward the destructive and the inferior. What we need more than anything in the world is to look into the eyes of Jesus and see ourselves as we really are: sons and daughters ...

649. Moving Toward Sainthood

Isaiah 26:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... things got at home, there was someone they could talk to. Why? Because they knew that grandma or grandpa was like Jesus. Think what an influence such folks would have on our society. Author Kurt Vonnegut, of all people, said it best sometime back in USA TODAY'S "Opinion Line." He wrote: "I got a letter from a woman a while back," writes Vonnegut. "She was pregnant, and she wanted to know if I thought it was a mistake to bring a little baby into a world as troubled as this one is. And I replied," Vonnegut ...

650. Living With The Aches And Alleluias

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... ranks when she tried to enter. American critics ignored her compelling voice. She was repeatedly rejected for parts for which she easily qualified. It was only after she went to Europe and won the hearts of tough-to-please European audiences that stateside opinion leaders acknowledged her talent. "Not only has her professional life been a battle, her personal life has been marked by challenge. She is the mother of two handicapped children, one of whom is severely retarded. Years ago, in order to escape the ...

Showing results