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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. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . As a sign, the angel relates that the Lord had already brought about a miraculous pregnancy in the life of her older kinswoman, Elizabeth (vv. 36-37). Mary receives the glorious announcement in humble submission to the will of God. In this passage we view continuity and novelty. God would fulfill his promise to his people in a wonderful and vastly more inclusive manner. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 God doesn't need a house. That was the basic message that Nathan delivered to ...

752. Easter 3

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10

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Russell F. Anderson

... couples did not know one another, they did not fall in love with one another, nor did they have any role in selecting their mates. These young people of different races had forfeited their individuality and their identity. I fear that it was not a free choice. Moon views himself as a messiah who will bring to life a new and godly race of humans. How unfortunate that the church was not able to reach these young people with the good news that the King of creation desires to claim them as his own dear children ...

753. Proper 25

Hebrews 7:11-28, Job 42:7-17, Job 42:1-6, Mark 10:46-52

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Russell F. Anderson

... . 6). In a sense, Job is confessing that he has "I" trouble. He was so focused on himself and his own suffering that he viewed God in a distorted light. In over his head (v. 3). Job realizes that his desire to engage in philosophical discourse over his misfortunes ... turned the tables on everything. The questions that were so pressing no longer were relevant because encountering God changed everything his view of God, of life and of himself. Epistle: Hebrews 7:23-28 He gets the job done. The writer of Hebrews ...

754. Trinity Sunday

Jn 3:1-17 · Mt 28:16-21 · Rom 8:12-17 · Isa 6:1-8 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... 1-8 The story of Isaiah's call by God in the temple, 742 B.C., probably while he was officiating at worship. As Isaiah is viewing the Ark of the Covenant, enshrined in the Most Holy Place, he sees the Lord in all of his majestic glory on his throne, attended ... Lesson 1: Isaiah 6:1-8 Sermon Title: Holy Smoke. Sermon Angle: Isaiah was in the area of the temple where he could view the altar of incense with its plumes of sweet smoke rising to the heavens, carrying the prayers of the people. Smoke, holy smoke, is ...

755. Christmas 1

Isaiah 61:10–62:3, Luke 2:21-40, Galatians 3:23–4:7, Colossians 3:12-21

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Russell F. Anderson

... of the Press Telegram was bemoaning to a friend the ruthlessness of today's business practices in this era of downsizing, takeovers and layoffs. The friend sent her to a meeting of the "Fellowship of Christ International." This group of CEO's views such matters from a very different perspective. The president of the group stated that people, not profits, are the most important and valuable asset. "People are forever" was the subject of the morning's focus, with the discussion centering around how employers ...

756. New Life From Old

1 John 2:28--3:10

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Mark J. Molldrem

... of us -- new life from old. The gospel challenges us with new life. Through faith, God gives us the opportunity to view life differently, from a loftier height, from a resurrection height. There are great possibilities of creative living yet ahead of us. ... , put under the microscope, or display in a case. The life of faith is to be lived, not observed. God may indeed view it from the heavens, but as humans we can only perceive it by actually living it. Entomologists and curious children observe butterflies. ...

757. Reuben: I'm Not A Sandwich

Genesis 37:12-36

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... Joseph. I respected, yes, even loved, my father too much to allow him to suffer such injury and hurt. Yet, Dad called me "unstable as water. "I leave to you to decide for yourself who was the most stable. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending how one views the "accidents" of history, some Ishmaelite and Midianite traders happened by. My brother Judah suggested that instead of killing "Joey," that they sell him to the traders as a slave. Had I been there at that moment, that would not have happened, but I ...

758. It's Hell, I Say: Herod Speaks

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... Others seemed to think I was something, too. The bowing, scraping, smiling, obsequious people rarely gave a hint in my presence of anything but adoration and respect. Out of my presence, I knew there was another element -- a different point of view -- evil ones, I thought. Respect is something I coveted. I was appointed by Caesar himself to overcome the Hasmoneans, earlier called the Maccabees. This group dominated the intertestamental period -- between the close of the Old Testament and the opening of the ...

759. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... settle the issue he led them to Andrew, who immediately recognized the significance of the situation. For he saw in it not simply a handful of Greeks seeking an interview with Jesus, but rather the Gentile world flinging its doors wide to the Lord's coming. Viewing the situation in this light, he was quick to make the introduction Philip had so cautiously evaded. It was a highly significant stand on Andrew's part. For in taking it he was refusing to rule out for foreigners the hope Jesus was offering Israel ...

760. Jesus Rejected

Mark 15:1-15

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R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... will bear. Whether this was true when Jesus appeared before Pilate we will never know. We do know that Pilate began to wonder whether all he was hearing was correct. Especially in view of the silence of the accused. The silence of Jesus is the most dignified response he could make, in the face of the persistent interrogation by his enemies, and in view of the sly attempt to destroy him by innuendo. And all of it against the background of a mob so stirred up that it clamored for his death. The rejection of ...

761. The TV Revolution

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... Lincoln or Charles Taft have a chance in today's presidential election? Information, education and entertainment are all rolled into one medium on screen. Was Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK a presentation of history, a documentary, an argument for one view, an art form, or entertainment? For the most people in the audience it was all of the above, because films blur the distinctions. Books are suited to careful analysis and historical examination, but screen images are not. Columnist Ellen Goodman described ...

762. Structure And Clarity

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... because the audience doesn't follow the flow of the message. With today's audience listening superficially with a short attention span, there are some basic principles one can use so that the sermon will be (a) heard, (b) understood and (c) remembered. Our View And Their View One problem is that we preachers think of our sermons in a wholly different way than the audience, in two respects: (1) During the week we spend a lot of time thinking about our sermons. We study the text, think about it throughout the ...

763. A Larger Design For Living

Matthew 7:24-29

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Clement E. Lewis

... hesitate to be concerned about it because they prefer not to be responsible for what they might discover. There are those who feel it is easier to plod along like a work horse wearing a blind sided bridle, so as not to be distracted. Great living requires a larger view of life than our own self interests. There are times when we may have been prone to stifle conscience and look the other way to avoid harsh reality and the part we ought to play in the drama of life. It has been noted that some people resent ...

764. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... out of my way" attitude has been more prevalent? We are dangerously close to the point of becoming a people committed to the unencumbered pursuit of whatever it is we are trying to pursue. More and more we are witnesses to behavior which reflects a disturbing point of view; "Don't ask permission; just use it, take it, do it!" Not long ago, I was driving through a neighborhood on my way home and came to a stop behind two other cars at a stop sign. The car immediately in front of me was occupied by a middle ...

765. What "They" Say

Luke 9:18-27

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Larry Powell

... noses and injecting things into their veins which you and I can't even pronounce, and the Pentagon is more interested in underwriting the manufacture of some exotic destructive machines which will be obsolete before they are taken off the blocks. Somebody is viewing people and the world through the wrong end of a telescope. On the lighter side, the same phenomenon sometimes surfaces in more subtle, less harmful ways. Having attended morning worship at their church, the man and his wife were on their way ...

766. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

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W. Robert McClelland

... do not want to offend the Almighty. It would be like biting the hand that feeds us. We come into God's presence as guests, therefore. We view prayer as a privilege, and we do not want to abuse it or take it lightly. So we come with hat in hand. We call it " ... a relationship with God Almighty? Only because Jesus teaches us to pray that way! In teaching us to pray, Jesus wants us to view prayer as a family affair. We are to come to God with the same confidence that we would approach a loving parent, certain ...

767. A Faith That Burns

Luke 12:49-53

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W. Robert McClelland

... translates into being a nice man or woman. Not only will love iron out the differences between friends and enemies, but indeed, we ought not have any enemies. So the pop theology croons, "What the world needs now is love, sweet love!" But in Jesus' view of things, love apparently does not mean that we refrain from conflict nor bow to the opposition. Jesus reminded his disciples that if everyone spoke well of them, something was wrong. We cannot pretend as though conflict does not exist. To be a Christian is ...

768. No Need For Weeping Anymore

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Erskine White

... trouble can erode. No, you're not perfect, and yes, you still have your share of difficulties and disappointments in the world, but when you believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, you have a serenity and inner strength which gives you the long view of things - a long view which stretches all the way to eternity. It puts the pressure and problems of the moment in their proper perspective. After all, what is there to really defeat us, now that Christ is alive again? Surely life can hurt us, but now it ...

769. The Prodigal Nation

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... obstacle to peace. In South Africa, they protest against us even as they protest apartheid. In Asia, the "huddled masses" view our military and our multi-national corporations as partners in their oppression. In the Middle East and Central America, they ... selves in a far country where we really don't want to be? Look at it as a prophet. Look at it from God's point of view, as revealed to us in Scripture. This is Fourth of July Sunday. What words should we as a nation utter as we come before God this day? ...

770. The Vanities Of Work

Ecc 2:1-26

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Erskine White

... restlessness the ancient Preacher knew, "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity. What do we gain from our labors under the sun?" When people who work to leave a mark for the good of others are unhappy with the fruits of their work, it is again because they have a view of life which begins and ends in the world. But this time, they look only to the world and expect too much. They forget how Creation is fallen and so they expect that good intentions and hard work alone will re-make a sinful world. If your Christian ...

771. You Are There

Mark 1:21-28

Children's Sermon

... to review the story and all think of questions that the reporters could ask all the people involved. The focus is not only on the facts of the story, but on the feelings of the characters and on seeing the story from different points of view. The children may not have had practice in acting in an ad lib style, so practice in exploring feelings and lots of suggestions from the teacher will probably be necessary depending on the ages of the children. Parents: When you watch news reports with your children ...

772. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-24, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 4:14-30

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George Bass

... has charmed the hospital staff, from her doctors to the public relations people to the housekeeper, a close friend even though the two speak different languages." One of the nurses, Cammie Lancaster, says, "She's amazing ... If people could only view the world as Kati views it. With Kati, everything is magical ... She's always reaching out to other people. She just radiates love." The Make-a-Wish Foundation learned about her situation and offered to fulfill her fantasy. Sheryl Stolberg writes: "Kati did not ...

773. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 16:5-16, John 20:19-23, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... 32 (E); 104:25-34 (L) - Although this psalm is appointed for other Sundays of the year (see the ORDO, for example), it is traditionally associated with Pentecost, because it speaks of the Spirit as Creator of the world and all things in it, from the psalmist's point of view, and of the renewal of all of creation in God's redeeming act in Jesus Christ. The work of renewal begins with the creation of the church, the Body of Christ, which is to carry on his work and witness to his Lordship in the world. So the ...

774. Playing By A Different Set Of Rules

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... rock-and-roll, through heavy metal, and into the current foray, some people have been in the forefront of wanting to ban certain types of music. Many of us on the panel agreed that the lyrics were not acceptable according to our personal standards and views of decency. However, the question debated centered on whether to ban the music in order to protect young, innocent ears. At the end of the program we had arrived at a proposal that ratings, or at least information regarding the content of the material on ...

775. Keeping In Touch… With The Lord

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... not be understood to mean that God adopted a human form. In seeing the back of God, Moses was to understand God in retrospect, in the light of what God had done.” God is always out front, up front and moving forward. Consequently, the only view we could ever possibly have is a rear view. From a cleft in the rock, Moses saw the back of God. The words of the old familiar song speak passionately to our souls, “Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee”… even if I am only able to see your ...

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