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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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751. Christ's Compassion for the Sorrowful

Luke 7:11-17

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Carl Hoefler

... we find comfort and healing in your compassionate presence. We pray through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession Dear God, we have cried in our pain; and in our crying, we have not listened for your comforting word. Forgive us for being unresponsive to your healing touch when we have hurt. Forgive us when we withdraw in our misery instead of exposing ourselves to your compassion. Reveal your Son to us in our day as a great prophet who has come to save us. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns “Art Thou ...

752. Our Message is Christ and Christ Only

Galatians 1:1-10

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James Wilson

... the world. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, like the people of Galatia we have accepted Your salvation only to turn away and chase after the desires of our hearts. Instead of being faithful followers proclaiming the Good News, we have lived as though You had never touched our lives. Forgive us, Lord, and call us again so that we may once more serve You with love and praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "He Is Lord" "He ...

753. Faith Stands Beyond the Law

Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14

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James Wilson

... we might know the faith and hope that makes life so rich and full. Lord, give us the courage to seek Your will for our lives and the faith to pursue it. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we often forget who we are and that You touched our lives and made us messengers to the world. Instead we go our own ways and seek only our own interests. Forgive us, we ask, O Lord, and give us the courage and the strength to declare Your message of love and mercy to all those around us. In Christ ...

754. Prepared for Service

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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James Wilson

... of Confession O God, You have called us to be Your children and empowered us to be witnesses of Your mercy and grace, yet so often we have each one turned to our own ways and used Your gifts for our own interests. Forgive us, O Lord, and once again touch us with Your Holy Spirit. Call us again to service that others might hear the wonderful news of salvation. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Blessed Assurance" "He ...

755. Whatever He Says - Do It!

John 2:1-11

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Louis H. Valbracht

... It was wine - and every place it refers in the Bible to it, it was wine. Well, they have the obvious hang-up, then, that they are trying to be, or apparently are, proving that they are holier than Jesus. They are saying, "Lips that touch wine shall never touch mine," and all of the time, Jesus is providing more wine. Well, the difficulty is, and the reason for the hang-up is, that these people can't understand the difference between those who drink wine and drunkards. St. Thomas Aquinas could. He said that ...

756. Death and Resurrection

John 20:1-18

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... all live in the presence of death, that all men, in some way or another, have been hurt by death. And it does not only touch the life of the elderly. In his preface of "Bread For the World", Author Simon reminds us that before we complete reading this brief ... books. In the early nineties the ABC news show 20/20 had an interesting segment on the shroud of Turin. If you were completely out of touch at that time and have not heard of the shroud of Turin, let me tell you that it is supposed to be the cloth that ...

757. Is It Well With Your Family? (Mother's Day)

2 Kings 4:8-26

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Brett Blair

... crib. Children will live out the life they see reflected in their mother’s eyes; they will live out the life they feel given in the touch of their mother’s hand; they will live out the life they hear described in the words of their mother’s lips. Look at this woman ... live out the life they see reflected in their mother’s eyes; they will live out the life they feel given in the touch of their mother’s hand; they will live out the life they hear described in the words of their mother’s lips. It’s ...

758. The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

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Brett Blair

... he makes no effort at all to stop and help but this priest was probably thinking that the man was already dead and that time for help had now passed. But probably, also, in the back of his mind was the thought that according to temple law whoever touched a dead man was considered unclean for seven days. That meant that he would lose his turn of duty in the temple. His obligations to the temple obviously came before his obligations to this beaten man, a man whom who didn’t even know. It was ceremony before ...

759. Partners With the Eternal

Matthew 14:13-21

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... things done in the world, should invite us into partnership with him? There is a profound nugget of truth in an old saying: "Without God we cannot; without us he will not." He seeks the human instrumentality through whom to work; we need the divine touch to accomplish anything which ultimately will matter very much. Partnership with God! It is here that all of life's good qualities are at their best, that all of life's assets are worth their most, that life's joy of achievement reaches its highest summit ...

760. Come From Anywhere

Matthew 15:21-28

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... in her circle of acquaintances had done so already. Her faith was a mighty up-welling of her own soul and an heroic venturing forth to touch a power beyond. Her faith was great also in its power to move her to action; it stood her up and got her going; it ... any soul can come unerringly to the Master. Faith is a guide-rope along which those without sight may feel their way to touch the Redeemer's reaching hand. Putting it another way: Christ sends his signals out That all the world may see, And by his signals ...

761. The Importance of Believing

Matthew 16:13-20

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... with what is real. They are the kites we send up hoping to catch a lifting wind. They are the anchors we let down hoping to catch hold of solid bottom somewhere. To misbelieve is to miss the target of truth, but to believe rightly puts us in touch with the whole spectrum of the vast reality in which we live. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ." This is an oft-repeated refrain of our New Testament. In the Greek original, the word for "believe" is usually coupled with the Greek preposition eis, which, with the ...

762. The Day You Were Healed

Luke 17:11-19

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... had asked for and received, his impelling interest was in him who healed. The Gift Without the Giver is Bare That’s the difference. And in the Gospel as Saint Luke records it, a central message is that in Christ Jesus God has given to the world his healing touch, and that the world would glorify and praise the God of heaven and earth because his grace is given us in Christ. This Samaritan had recognized the glory of the Lord revealed in Jesus Christ. He saw that God was in Christ Jesus, for as he fell at ...

763. Fixing The Fox!

Luke 13:31-35

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John R. Brokhoff

... of a radio for almost every person in the country. On a given night in America, ten million TV sets are turned on. During the World Series, it was stated that 200 million people in North and South America were watching. This means that the enemy, secularism, is touching most of us and selling us a bill of goods that is contrary to our Christian faith. Of course there is nothing wrong with the mass media in itself. The media are channels for good and ill. Not all that is printed in a newspaper or heard over ...

764. If Only We Would Let God Mold Us ...

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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Wallace H. Kirby

... that clay can do virtually nothing to transform itself into an object of beauty. It can be soft, pliable, sensitive to the potter’s touch, and allow God to shape and reshape it, even though that process can be as painful as John’s surgery. We are often afraid ... tubes put in his ears. As long as it is malleable, the clay will never break, but once it begins to resist the potter’s touch, to push against his shaping, it will be in danger. That is what happened to Judah and that is why God sent Jeremiah to ...

765. Prayer

Luke 24:13-35

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I want to know Jesus! I want to touch him And be touched To hold on to him And be held. I want a "perpetual high" Of religious experience! Every worship service a "Mountain top" Every communion a mystical time Every prayer immediately (and positively) Answered! But I don't get what I want! Worship is usually routine Communion is usually tasteless Prayer ...

766. Proper 7

Genesis 28:10-22

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... mouth for many centuries, the tales were finally committed to writing. Such ancient stories are always filled with mythological touches, and it is sometimes difficult to know where the historical leaves off and the yarn begins. But, as John ... slept. God was on that moor as much before Jacob slept as afterwards. But it was only when he was relaxed enough to become open to the touch of God that he finally knew it. There is a lesson for everybody here. Isn't it true that often we need to grow still, perhaps even ...

767. The Time Is Coming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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... that was yesterday. What has he done for me today?" It is well to remember that the lust for the security of the brick yards of Egypt can all too readily quickly outweigh the promise of the wilderness. Grace does not lose its touch, but we can all too readily lose our touch with grace and find ourselves back in the days before Jeremiah’s brilliant vision, clinging to the days of rules and regulations rather than a heart that has been renewed, a heart that no longer needs to be taught. The festival of the ...

768. The Third Sunday of Easter

Luke 24:13-35

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Kendall McCabe

... , would appear that what is being worshiped is the liturgy itself. Some of those who scream the loudest begin to sound like psychotics who feel something terrible will happen to them if they step on the crack in the sidewalk or if they don't touch every paling in the fence. The holiness of beauty has displaced the beauty of holiness, and the sacrament has become superstition. Today's Gospel provides us with a model for Christian worship that has informed the church's life from the earliest times. The model ...

769. When God Says "Go"

1 Samuel 16:1-13

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... was the clear choice - 202 votes of the 255 cast. After the election, Persson was asked his reaction. He could only say: "I'm touched by this honor. But I didn't ask for it. Why pick me?" Why indeed? As a minister, Persson should have been used to ... killing Goliath a short time later. It's a numbing thought, being God's elect. Like Alvar Persson, I suspect we're tempted to say, "I'm touched by this honor. But I didn't want it. Why pick me?" Then we add our excuses: "I don't speak well - how can 1 talk ...

770. A Daffy, Magnificent Hope

Ezekiel 37:1-14

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... fact, the Christian realists are those who do dream, think big, have high hopes for what God can do. They've seen the inspiring power of the resurrection. It's those who refuse to dream who are out of touch with reality. As Christians, we believe in a fourth dimension - beyond what we can see and touch is a God invisibly active among us. Don't count him out simply because you can't recognize him or understand him. He hasn't counted you out. Martin Luther, in later life, suffered periods of depression when ...

771. Why Look To Heaven?

Acts 1:1-11

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... ways, that romance with her was. It was a classic case of first love - for me, at least. She was an older woman - eighteen, I think, to my seventeen - and her emotions were sturdier since she had endured several romances before me. Maybe my rockie heart was why the touch of heaven I felt with her, so often felt like a strangle hold. She was outgoing and popular; I was insecure and shy. She coyly commanded; I awkwardly obeyed. My worth was as a reflection of her. That's the way it is with first love I've ...

772. The Preposterous Prescription

2 Kings 5:1-27

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... young children we learn how to pass the buck or put the blame on someone else. There have been many definitions of sin; among them, selfcenteredness, pride, rebellion or missing the mark. Whatever your definition of sin may be, I’m sure that you have been touched by the greed or selfishness of someone else. Others, in turn, have been hurt or affected by our selfishness. "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:8) Theologically speaking, we are in a situation ...

773. Easter 2

Acts 5:17-42, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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... his disciples. The first occurred Easter night with Thomas absent. A week later Jesus returns and Thomas is present. The two appearances show that the risen Jesus is both spiritual and physical. He can come through closed doors and yet he can be touched. On his first visit, Jesus gave the Disciples peace, a commission, and the Spirit. This is John's Pentecost. In the second encounter Jesus shows Thomas that faith does not depend upon physical appearance. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: John 20:19-31 1. Shut ...

774. Proper 16

Lk 13:22-30 · Heb 12:5-7, 11-13, 18-29 · Jer 28:1-9 · Isa 66:18-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... , awe, and adoration. Outline: In our text we see A. The glory of the old covenant - vv. 18-21 . God's presence was as fearful as a blazing fire. The voice of God was too loud to bear. Even Moses was terrified in the holy presence of God. To touch the mountain of God was to die. B. The greater glory of the new covenant - vv. 22-24. Christians now come into the direct presence of God and Christ. They associate with angels and saints. How much more then should Christians fall down in awe as they approach God ...

775. Proper 23

Lk 17:11-19 · 2 Tim 2:8-15 · 2 Ki 5:14-17 · Mic 1:2, 2:1-10 · Ru 1:1-19a

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John R. Brokhoff

... , 16: "Turned back ... giving him thanks." C. Realize your unworthiness - v. 16: "He fell on his face at Jesus' feet." 2. A Double Miracle. 17:19 "Rise and go your way: your faith has made you well." Need: This miracle of cleansing leprosy may not touch many people today, because the disease is just about eradicated. Yet, people with terminal diseases long for a miraculous cure. Few people would think of going to Jesus in prayer for a miracle to cure them. But, there is another miracle in this account which ...

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