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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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776. Epiphany 5

Lk 5:1-11 · 1 Cor 14:12-20; 15:1-11 · Isa 6:1-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... Woe is me ... I am a man of unclean lips." God's goodness and greatness are demonstrated in cleansing Isaiah of his sin. The hot coal cleansed him of his sin. It is a case of grace. Isaiah did nothing to get forgiveness. God took the initiative and touched the lips for his cleansing and forgiveness. At first sight the total otherness of God may lead us to believe God is too great, too far off to be approachable. Isaiah found that this great and holy God is still one who comes to an individual with forgiving ...

777. Epiphany 6

Lk 6:17-26 · 1 Cor 15:12-20 · Jer 17:5-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... Jesus was a very popular person in his day. He had a "crowd" of disciples, but we usually think of only twelve. The masses came to see and hear Jesus - "all the crowd sought to touch him." Why wouldn't he be popular? No other person taught with so much authority. No other person could heal as he did. Just a touch of his garment brought healing. In other words, Jesus had numbers, and today we should not be content unless our churches are crowded to hear Jesus proclaimed and to be healed by Jesus. 2. Blessed ...

778. Lent 5

Jn 8:1-11; 12:1-8 · Lk 20:9-19 · Isa 43:16-21 · Php 3:8-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... the perfume more than any other part of the body? Perhaps Mary did not feel worthy to anoint his head. She felt at best she could touch only his feet. 3. Hair (v. 3). Mary dried Jesus' feet with her hair. Were there no towels in the home of Mary and Martha? No ... for Jesus. This sermon should move us to express our love while our loved ones are alive. Can you imagine how deeply touched, comforted, and encouraged Jesus was after Mary's anointing him? Outline: Show your love now - A. Say a good and kind word ...

779. Treasure's Tug

Matthew 13:44-46

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... and God knows it. We feel the treasure's tug and we know it holds out the promise of more, or better, or different. We sense the drawing power of the love of Christ and we can tell we will come away changed if we allow ourselves to be touched. We are strangely, and in spite of ourselves, attracted to a future where God rules and our sinful self quits messing up life. There are no lottery tickets to this future, but something far more certain. It's called "faith." It's that "letting go and letting God" when ...

780. Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Exodus 19:1-25

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... , remember, the ark symbolized the very actual presence of God. It was always to be carried on the shoulders of the priests (not hauled by oxen on a cart), it was never to be touched by any save those appointed to its care (and Uzzah was not one of them). So, when a mere man, for whatever reason, is audacious enough to presume to touch the Divine Presence, God had no recourse but to vent his terrible displeasure. In our time, it is very popular for our religion to have a lot of chumminess in it. To be sure ...

781. The Beginning of a New Life

Ruth 2:1-23

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... diligence paid off. Boaz noticed her, called her over, and talked to her. She had found favor in his eyes. It was her character and devotion, as well as her beauty, that opened his eyes so that he saw the ‘real’ Ruth. One wonders why Boaz had not been in touch with Naomi and Ruth when he heard that they were in Bethlehem and the reasons that had brought them to the town, but that part of the story cannot be dwelt upon. Ruth made a statement to Boaz by going into his fields as a gleaner, and he met the ...

782. Come Apart and Rest Awhile

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Staff

... together immediately before the birth of their two sons. It was John who first identified Jesus as the Savior, introducing him to the people at the Jordan. As Jesus commenced his ministry, John continued with his, the two often communicating, always keeping in touch, sending messengers back and forth. When Herod, the king, took for himself the wife of his own brother, John confronted him with his sin. Herod feared John, and the woman hated him; so Herod had John thrown into prison. One night there was ...

783. Reaching Hands

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... of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. A central element of this art is the portrayal of a hand reaching down. It is the hand of God. Another hand is reaching up. It is a human hand. The two hands are straining toward each other, and they are almost touching. In worship we are reaching for the reaching hand of God. This is what worship is - our reach for the reaching hand. In Christ the heavenly Father is reaching to us; by our faith in Christ, we are reaching to him. And worship is the most perfect expression ...

784. Your Finest Invitation

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... me as gently as is proper, And give me, not what I deserve, But what your love wishes me to have. And God meets you, and you will go away from here this morning knowing that in your heart you have been in touch with him. Many invitations may come to you from many sources over many years, but no invitation that comes can ever have a loftier meaning for your life than the invitation that comes from God, the invitation which reads, "Come unto me," the invitation to which you make response in ...

785. For Those On The Outside

Luke 8:40-56

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... him. It was for this reason that this woman was not lost in the crowd. For you see, Jesus doesn't set conditions, or ask a person to fulfill certain eligibility requirements. He instead asks us to come to him just as we are - and we need only to touch his garment and he will embrace us, just as a mother will embrace a child who has been mischievous. I am certain that there are many people who have entered the door of the church, not really knowing why they have come. Perhaps they have come here because they ...

786. Consecration Come Unto Jesus

Luke 7:36-50

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... his feet with her tears, dried them with her hair and poured perfume on them. Women: She ministered to Jesus where Simon failed to minister. She served without worrying what others would think. Men: Simon was upset that this sinner touched Jesus. If he were a prophet, how could he bear this woman touching him? Leader: But he was God and knew Simon’s thoughts. He told Simon a story: "Two men owed money to a banker. One owed five-hundred dollars and the other fifty. Since neither of them could pay, he ...

787. The Ministry of Refreshing

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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Various Authors

... . That water had become so pure that he could offer it only as a sacrifice to God. Was he still thirsty? His tongue and throat, yes, but that love had refreshed his spirit, restored his soul. James Russell Lowell knew that it was the personal touch which transformed a cup of water into the Holy Grail - "The gift without the giver is bare." Onesiphorus went out of his way eagerly to seek Paul out. Whatever words Onesiphorus might have said, his self-giving alone would have lifted Paul’s spirit. In Berthold ...

788. Where Are the Lilies Now?

John 20:24-31

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Gary W. Houston

... to forget God in those times. Thomas was privileged to see Jesus in person after the Resurrection. Jesus said to him: "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Without needing to touch him, Thomas replied in some of the most powerful words of the Bible: "My Lord and my God." In my opinion Thomas had made the mistake that many of us make. He had stayed away from other followers when he needed them most - in his grief. If he ...

789. A House for God

Matthew 7:24-29

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Gary W. Houston

... the same forever. He always loves us. Can you imagine that? Now we have a small problem to discuss. Namely, we ask how do we get in touch with that rock? If our lives have been built on sand is it possible to start over and build a new house for God? I believe ... Christian remodeling job? It may be necessary to go all the way back to the foundation and begin again. I bid you to get in touch with the rock. I am not giving you a list of shoulds and oughts. I am offering you instead a life with Christ with "can ...

790. Easter 2

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 105:1-45, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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... Jesus' greeting, "Peace be with you." A sermon on the First Lesson - Acts 2:14a, 22-32 - "Peter's Plea for Repentance." Any person who has lived in the midwest for any length of time knows what a "mighty wind" really is. The wind and flames that touched the people on Pentecost must have driven them out of the upper rooms into the street where they acted as if they were drunk. They were - with the Holy Spirit. 2. Peter, backed by the rest of the Eleven, explained what was happening and took the occasion ...

791. Proper 12 & Pentecost 10

1 Kings 3:1-15, Exodus 3:1-22, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:28-39, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

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... and that life in the kingdom that is in harmony with God's will is dependent upon the power of the Holy Spirit to reach and touch the mind and reinforce the will of believers. The Psalm of the Day - Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130 (R); 119:121-136 or ... and this is tile highest level of prayer. In this story - a dream sequence, if you wiff, Solomon offers a prayer that has a touch of desperation in it, an expression of proper piety and devotion, and a prayer that attains the highest level that a prayer might ...

792. Proper 15 & Pentecost 13

Isaiah 56:1-8, Psalm 67:1-7, Psalm 78:1-72, Exodus 16:1-36, Romans 11:11-24, Romans 11:25-32, Matthew 15:21-28

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... it, is welcomed at such healing services. 1. This is the story of a long-distance healing. It was accomplished by Jesus at the request of a distraught mother - a persistent, non-Jewish woman, whose child was "demon-possessed." Jesus healed the girl without even seeing her or touching her, but the heart of this Gospel is not the long-distance miracle; it is the faith of the Canaanite woman. How could she have such faith? Where did she get it? After all, she was not one of God's chosen people. 2. God is the ...

793. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13

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CSS

... this involved story that has some elements of a modern soap opera in it, became the great-grandmother of King David, which is one of the reasons that the lovely story of Ruth's fidelity to Naomi is included in the Old Testament. This is not just another touching tale of devotion and love; it has a godly purpose built into it. 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13 (R); 2:9-13, 17-20 (E, C) The context of this reading is Paul's appreciation of, and thanksgiving for, the people of Thessalonika, who received him and ...

794. The Effect of Leprosy

Luke 17:11-19

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Brett Blair

... for the stove to pick up a frying pan that is hot you immediately drop it and put ice on the burn. You watch as your skin turns red and blister. Now, if you had leprosy you would grab the pan and feel nothing. You've lost your sense of touch. You carry the pan unaware of the damage it is doing to your hand. As you set the pan down and remove your hand several layers of your skin are left around the handle. But you feel nothing. Philip Yancey in his great book, Where Is God When It Hurts ...

795. A Most Amazing Night

Luke 2:1-7

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... Prayer Heavenly God, who sends angels with good news of great joy for all people, we pray that we will be bearers of good news in our time, according to Your Word. Give us grace to be a comfort for others. Grant to us a helpful word and a healing touch in the face of suffering. Help us show your light in all darkness and Your hope in all despair, that together we may be lifted up on the wings of Your promises, given in Christ Jesus, our Lord. Everlasting Lord, fill us today with the real spirit of Christmas ...

796. Lent 1

Matthew 4:1-11

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... -centered Exegetical note Although for Matthew the temptations of Jesus relate particularly to his messianic role, as a reading for the first Sunday in Lent, this passage speaks more clearly to the implications of the generic temptation that confronts every human where it touches us most closely: at the point of self-identity and self-definition. Call to Worship Leader: As a part of the human family, let us worship God! People: AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF JESUS, LET US LIFT OUR SPIRITS IN PRAYER AND PRAISE ...

797. Proper 6

Matthew 9:35-38

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... DOES GOD'S COMPASSION EXTEND TO ALL PEOPLE. Leader: And as a mother's nature is to show mercy upon her children, People: SO DOES GOD'S LOVING KINDNESS TOUCH US ALL! Collect Glorious God, through Jesus you showed your motherly compassion for us, your helpless, hopeless children. Make us now reponsive to your loving kindness: that, touched deeply by your gracious acceptance, we may live as worthy sisters and brothers of Christ Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Gracious God, it humiliates ...

798. Proper 9

Romans 7:7-25

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... , and we are set free! People: OUR HELP IS IN GOD, WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH! Collect Eternal God, you have recognized the overwhelming power of sin in our lives and have overcome it in the person of Jesus. Bring your mercy to bear on us: that, touched by your exceeding grace, we may gain control over every evil that would separate us from you. In the name of the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that, like Paul before us, we stand powerless in the face of sin, and wind ...

799. Lent 3

John 4:1-26

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... the sanctuary to introduce themselves to each other with their eyes closed. Expect some resistance, and give permission not to do the exercise if they choose not to do so. Then, ask them to sing the first hymn also with their eyes closed. Get them in touch with how much they take their eyes for granted. Act of Recognizing our Humanness and Receiving New Life Consider this: Ask them to keep on thinking about the significance of blindness, by asking them to close their eyes once again. Then, ask them to think ...

800. THE FINAL TRIUMPH

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... , and I saw that it wasn’t the gardener at all, but the Lord, alive again! I reached out to embrace him, but he stepped back. "Touch me not," he said, "I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go tell the disciples that I am risen." (She pauses to savor the moment, ... morning? Did anyone else see him? MARY MAGDALENE: No. I told you that I was alone. ANNAS: And you did not actually touch him? MARY MAGDALENE: He told me not to. What are you trying to say? ANNAS: You were alone, upset, overcome with grief, ...

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