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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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51. Caring for the “Little Ones”

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

George Reed

... clothes to wear, a place to live, and the respect of their neighbors. Let us go into the world not just as those who have taken the name of Jesus but as those who have taken his value system. Let us go out and declare to those we come in contact with that they are worthy of God's love and of our respect. Let us tell them by our actions as well as our words that they are the beloved children of God and our brothers and sisters. Let us follow our Master in ignoring the judgment culture may place ...

52. Weary in Well Doing

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... gone old. It is placed in a combination of water or apple juice or cider or wine, left over from the table after the guests have all gone. As these leftovers become available, we put them in the hidden jar. It all becomes vinegar in contact with the mother. Congregations and families can be infected that way, too. The smallest amount of vinegar, if allowed to contaminate the sweet, can sour the whole barrel. The folk saying is absolutely right: One bad apple can spoil the bunch. Likewise, infection can be ...

53. Mark 5:21-43

Mark 5:21-43

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... any form of public gathering. Her condition would have also made her infertile, and childlessness was a curse unto itself — as well as being legal grounds for divorce. This woman is still walking around but she is as the living dead — cut off from every element of human contact. Her own resources are now exhausted, and she is at the end of her rope. We do not know whether she has heard of Jesus as a healer or what stories she has heard of his gifts and grace. We only know that she trusted in his power ...

54. Be Healed, Be Held

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

55. The Credibility of the Gospel Paul Proclaims

Galatians 1:11-24

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... carefully chosen word, for this is the only place it occurs in the entire NT. 1:19 Paul wants the Galatians to know that the contact between himself and the Jerusalem church was at his instigation and that he did not go there to be taught. The impression given is ... he did not found. 1:23–24 In the next sentence Paul dramatizes his claim that although he had no personal contact with the churches of Judea, they nevertheless thought of his activity as cause for glorifying God: The man who formerly persecuted ...

56. Paul's Concern for the Galatians

Galatians 4:8-20

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... proteron is translated as a comparative adjective meaning “first” it indicates that Paul has subsequently visited the Galatians. Scholars seeking to determine the destination and date of Galatians on the basis of the Acts narrative ask whether the first visit refers to Paul’s initial contacts with those in south Galatia (Acts 13:14–14:20) or north Galatia (Acts 16:6). See the Introduction for more on this. 4:14 The term angel of God is found in the story of Hagar (Gen. 21:17), a story to which Paul ...

57. How the Gold Has Lost Its Luster

Lamentations 4:1-22

One Volume

Tremper Longman III

... blood associated with childbirth that made a person unclean (Lev. 15). The priests are described as if they were people who have been defiled by contact with menstrual blood. Thus, as they wander about the streets, people greet them with cries to get away. They do not want to be contaminated by contact with such unclean people. And it is not only Judeans who want to avoid contact with them, even the nations will not tolerate their presence. How bad is it when the unclean Gentiles cannot stand to be in the ...

58. A Squirrel Crossing a Busy Street

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... our lives. When that day comes we just might one day whisper to our Heavenly Father, “Thank you for my hurting.” 1. http://www.theparticle.com/fun/fun.php?topic=g-rated&id=996. 2. http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/how-to-make-yards-after-contact-kenneth-squires-sermon-on-endurance-51547.asp?Page=3. 3. (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Pub., 1999). Found at http://ccel.us/woody.chap15.html. 4. Richard Koch, Living the 80/20 Way, New Edition: Work Less, Worry Less, Succeed More, Enjoy More (Kindle Edition). 5 ...

59. Personal Accountability

Ezekiel 18:1-32, Ezekiel 19:1-14

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... to avoid sexual relations with a menstruating woman. But Leviticus 15:24 only states that the man who has sex with a woman during her period shares in her impurity—like her, he is unclean for seven days. The Holiness Code, however, groups sexual contact with a menstruating woman together with such “detestable things” (Heb. toʿebah; for the use of this term in Ezekiel, see the Additional Note on 5:9) as incest, bestiality, and child sacrifice (Lev. 18:19). It is probable that Ezekiel has Leviticus 18 ...

60. The Law of the Temple

Ezekiel 43:13-27, Ezekiel 44:1-31, Ezekiel 45:1-12, Ezekiel 45:13--46:24

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... in the inner court, he abstains from wine (v. 21; compare Lev. 10:9). A priest can only marry a virgin of unquestioned bloodline, or the widow of a priest (v. 22; compare Lev. 21:7, 13–15). Since he must remain ritually pure the priest cannot come into contact with the dead unless the deceased is a member of his immediate family (vv. 25–27; see 24:15–24, and compare Lev. 21:1–3), and he must avoid unslaughtered meat (v. 31; see 4:14, and compare Lev. 7:24). The priest has a vital obligation to ...

61. A Sick Woman and a Dead Girl

Luke 8:40-56

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... a different Greek word, was a common euphemism for death, but that cannot be all that is involved here, since “not dead but dead” would make no sense.) 8:54 He took her by the hand. Luke does not mention the ritual defilement that resulted from contact with a corpse. See on 5:13. Even if Jesus’s words “not dead but asleep” are metaphorical, his touch overcame death and, with it, defilement. 8:55 Her spirit returned. The wording echoes Elijah’s miracle of resuscitation in 1 Kings 17:21–22 ...

62. The Kohathites

Numbers 4:1-20

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... of this community is the work of the Tent of Meeting. 4:4–6 In a natural progression, the work of the Kohathites is then detailed. They are responsible for the most holy objects in the tabernacle. It is important that Levites not come into contact with such holiness, and so the priests must prepare the objects when the tabernacle is to be dismantled for moving. First the priests take the shielding curtain, the curtain separating the Most Holy Place from the sanctuary, and use it to cover the ark. They ...

63. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... humans. But in this context, and parallel with shakhal, lion, in the second half of the verse, the NIV translation seems most likely in this case. The point seems to be that even the most “noble” of the “beasts”—the prowling “lion”—has no contact with the remote and hidden world of mining. 28:9–11 Removed far from human habitation, hidden from access even by wild animals that roam the wilderness areas, and shielded from the far-seeing eyes of the high-flying birds of prey soaring above ...

64. The Gershonites

Numbers 4:21-28

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

65. The Merarites

Numbers 4:29-33

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

66. The Numbering of the Levite Clans

Numbers 4:34-49

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

67. Without Conflict There Is No Story

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... , if Mary will go with me, I guess it wouldn't hurt to give it a try." "Good, and if you are willing, I'll give you the name and phone number of the contact person at the rape counseling group. You can contact her whenever you are ready." "I would be willing to take the name and number. I'm not sure I have the courage to contact her, but I'll think about it." "Would you mind if I pray with you?" "That's fine, just don't ask me to pray out loud. I'm not ready for that." After ...

68. The Healer

Matthew 4:23-25, Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... from the northern kingdom, who retained their Jewish ways and never lost their heritage. However, their “brand” of Jewishness still was less regulated than that of mainstream Jerusalem. And they were surrounded literally by Greek culture and foreigners. They had contact with traders, and many builders would have made the short trek to Sepphoris likely to find work, where Herod was building extensive city projects. The language of the Jewish town (and all Jews of the northern areas) was Aramaic. Hebrew ...

69. Elisha's Bones

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... prophet Elisha has been buried and memorialized. Then they quickly run and hide. But when that Israelite’s dead body comes in contact with the bones of Elisha, the man is resurrected, and stands on his feet! When the friends return, they find not a ... Lord of Life. And God is good. Right down to the bone. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text A Man is Raised by Coming into Contact with Elisha’s Bones (2 Kings 13:20-21) Minor Text The In-Breathing of Adam by the Holy Spirit and God’s Calling Out of ...

70. Constant Companion

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... limited to mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, but also include physical maladies such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and even higher overall mortality.[4] According to Weisman and Kahn in an article by CNN, “a lack of human contact can lead to any number of negative psychological conditions. In infants, failure to thrive is well documented when adequate human touch is not available. We see this in the elderly as well. The absence of a partner or loving relationship can have ...

71. When the Small is Great, and the Great is Small

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the early morning until my eyes are in. (You parents will know of what I speak.) I have this fear of being caught out on the road, alone in a Days Inn, abandoned, with no contact lenses, no glasses. I'd be lost forever! It's tough to see. It's tough to see certain people, contacts or not. A friend who lives in Manhattan complains that, in New York, residents quickly develop “the Manhattan stare." Confronted daily by depressing sights, harassed by panhandlers, street people, the mentally ill, “you learn ...

72. Transforming Love

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... one electron on its outer shell. As a result, it is aching to join any atom that lacks a full outer shell of electrons. Cesium is like a letter bomb, waiting to go off as soon as it is received by the right party. So when cesium makes contact with oxygen it explodes. If it is added to chlorine, fluorine, iodine or bromine, the same thing occurs. Just about everywhere it goes, cesium carries the baggage of that one electron, making it a highly explosive companion. Saul was like that. He was a strict Jew. He ...

73. Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... them to God. ANGELA: I knew there was some reason I bumped into you. I just happen to be working for a telemarketing firm that can contact thousands of people for you and your ministry. It's wonderful. Your name could be big in no time. All you need is to let us ... course. We expect you to depend on God, but telemarketing is the way to get His message to more people in a week than you can contact on the street in a year. Now, you want to get to as many people as possible, right? You said you had the weight of ...

74. A Ministry Of Hospitality

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Patt

... affirmed; they are weary from feeling that they amount to nothing. Some are dying to be touched, even if only by eye contact, or by some word of acknowledgment from another human being. All these people need hospice care; they need the hospitality of the ... us. He did not stop talking to us. He did not withhold information from us about God's love. No, in Christ, God made eye contact with us. The Word became flesh. The face of God now faced us. Looking into that face we felt sheltered and healed. Looking at his ...

75. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Psalm 25:1-22

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... of special times in the biblical periods. B. Know Church History. When the time was ripe remarkable changes came through the church. C. Know Where God Acts Today. God is still bringing about changes for peace and righteousness in our world through prepared people. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. A Secure Future. As the year 2000 approaches speculation will increase about the Second Coming of Christ and the end of history as we know it. At least on every occasion of the turn of 500 or 1000 years on the calendar ...

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