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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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876. All In: Calling Your Bluff

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... up to 1,000,000 color surfaces and take in more information than the largest telescope known to man Our lungs inhale over 2,000,000 liters of air every day without thinking. They are large enough to cover a tennis court. Our hearing is so sensitive it can distinguish between hundreds of thousands of different sounds. Our brain is more complex than the most powerful computer and has over 100 billion nerve cells We give birth to 100 billion red cells every day When we touch something we send a message to ...

877. All In: Skin In the Game

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... our money where our mouth is. We really put our money where our heart is. If your heart does not belong to God completely neither will your checkbook. I want to share with you why we have this struggle. I want to share with you why we are so sensitive about talking about this subject and I want to share with you why many people would rather hear about any other subject than this one. There is only three things you can do with money. Spend Save Give I purposely put that in that particular order, because that ...

878. For the Hearing Impaired

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

James Merritt

Of all the topics that a pastor talks about, by common consensus everybody would agree, the most sensitive topic that a pastor talks about is - money. However, the most difficult topic that a pastor deals with is the one we have been talking about for the last couple of weeks in the series we’ve entitled, “Missing Person.” We have said that a missing person is any person ...

879. Living “I Don’t Know” While “In the Know”

Matthew 21:23-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and leaders could not bring themselves to give an answer. Instead they fussed about and made circles with their toes in the sand until they finally confessed, “We do not know.” Today we call this being “p.c.” — “politically correct.” We all ought to be sensitive to others. But we are now living in a world with pc-ness gone amuck to the point where there is a religion of pc-ness. You all know what “PC” means, although the best example of it was given by Gary Trudeau, the “Doonesbury ...

880. Table Manners

John 2:12-25

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Craig MacCreary

... his thoughts to the contemplation of God, in whom he or she ‘lives and moves’ ” (Acts 17:28). Welcome to the table. However, it seems that is precisely the problem in our time. Some come down on the side of God without much human understanding and sensitivity. Others of us come down on the human side of the equation, soft peddling the God stuff lest it offend. This seems to be a delicate balance at best. I once attended a service of installation of a pastor in a black congregation. The preacher for ...

881. The King Born in a Manger

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... think, this is a quaint scene, but nothing of great significance. You would be so wrong. Why? Because there was a label on the outside cover, visible only to eyes of faith that reads, “Sent by God.” And because the babe comes from God, sensitive hearts have come to see this, the ultimate Christmas gift is something wonderfully special indeed. Go to your home this Christmas Eve and carry that very special gift with you in your heart. 1. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-largest-diamond ...

882. Demons, Pigs, and the Economy

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... was, and is, everything. II. He has everything to do with societies torn apart by the demonic. No doubt most of us would resist being called demoniacs and many of us would hesitate to allow that our society might be demonic. Nonetheless, the more sensitive and perceptive among us see swirling powers and forces in our midst that threaten to take control of us and destroy us. The forces of disintegration and fragmentation make it more difficult to hold ourselves together. Are there not times, when as one ...

883. The Wrong Gift

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... mighty Roman emperor who brooded over the world at the time of Jesus' birth, and Christ himself. All who saw what Caesar looked like never expected him to gain exalted position in society. Here is how those who knew him described him: He is quite short; he has such sensitive skin that he dares not be out in the sun too long — and never without his head covered; he walks with a limp; his right hand fails him from time to time, so he rarely uses it; bladder stones cause him daily pain; he doesn't sleep well ...

884. Reading A Love Letter

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Michael P. Green

... when they are in love and are reading a love letter. They read every word three ways. They read between the lines and in the margins. They read the whole in terms of the parts, and each part in terms of the whole. They grow sensitive to context and ambiguity, to insinuation and implication. They perceive the color of words, the order of phrases, and the weight of sentences. They may even take the punctuation into account. Then, if never before or after, they read carefully and in depth. So should believers ...

885. Am I The Exception

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Michael P. Green

... organs. One evening, as Saroyan reflected on his condition and what the future held for him, he placed a phone call to Associated Press. After identifying himself to the reporter who answered his call, he posed a question that revealed the honest, searching sensitivity that had characterized his career. It was a final statement to be used after his death (which occurred later in May of 1981). He said, probably with humor, “Everybody has got to die. But I have always believed an exception would be made ...

886. The Law of Chocolate

Rom 7:7-12

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Michael P. Green

Many people are physiologically sensitive to chocolate. Certain of the larger benzene compounds present in chocolate are resisted by their bodies through an allergic reaction. Depending on the individual, this reaction may range from very mild, producing a minor skin rash, to very severe, producing medical shock and death. Chocolate is fatal for some persons ...

887. Glug, glug, good, huh?

Humor Illustration

Michael P. Green

A deacon was briefed beforehand on what his role would be at an upcoming missionary banquet and was told to be sensitive to the fact that there would be guests from foreign countries who were not accustomed to American culture. During the banquet, the deacon found himself seated next to an African man who was hungrily devouring his portion of chicken. Trying to think of some way to communicate with the man, ...

888. The Discipline of Pain

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Michael P. Green

... suffering: “Loneliness is not a thing of itself, not an evil sent to rob us of the joys of life. Loneliness, loss, pain, sorrow, these are disciplines, God’s gifts to drive us to his very heart, to increase our capacity for him, to sharpen our sensitivities and understanding, to temper our spiritual lives so that they may become channels of his mercy to others and so bear fruit for his kingdom. But these disciplines must be seized upon and used, not thwarted. They must not be seen as excuses for living ...

889. Stephen Seized

Acts 6:8-15

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... new resolve. He was brought before the council, where the accusations against him became more specific (and more exaggerated). This fellow, they said, never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law (v. 13). Abundant evidence from the first century shows how sensitive the Jews were on these issues (see, e.g., Josephus, War 2.145–149 and 12.223–227; Antiquities 18.29–35). Undoubtedly the charge was false in the form in which it was made. But false witnesses do sometimes hint at the ...

890. Peter Explains His Actions

Acts 11:1-18

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... rite (cf. Gal. 2:12; Titus 1:10). So Luke used the expression as significant to his readers, though it only had its origin in the events that he was narrating. It was true, nevertheless, that even then there were those in the church who were especially sensitive to the issues that Peter had raised, and the term is appropriately applied to these people (cf. 15:5; see further note on 15:1). Their criticism focused on Peter’s having been a guest in the home of a Gentile. This was a serious breach of church ...

891. Paul and Silas In Prison

Acts 16:16-40

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... she did. With a nice touch of humor Luke uses the same verb “to go out” of both the spirit and the assets. 16:19 When the girl’s owners saw (or later discovered) what had happened, they were quick to react (Paul had touched the highly sensitive “hip-pocket” nerve; cf. 19:23–41). They seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. The more general word for authorities is used here; their correct title is found in the next verse. Timothy and Luke do not appear ...

892. Accusations

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... :1, the revelatory mediator stands in a unique position in having to testify to his own veracity. When Paul boasts in his clear conscience, does he contradict his later dictum, “I will not boast about myself, except about my weakness” (12:5)? Boasting is a sensitive issue for the apostle, especially since he had received a thorn in the flesh to keep him from it in the past (12:7). Paul is aware here, however, that his conduct toward the Corinthians in accordance with the will of God comes from the grace ...

893. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... :10, 28; 8:31, 38, etc.). In any case, Paul’s evasiveness in 12:2–4 is not to be explained as shyness or humility; the apostle is being modestly decorous with his addressees when he says that he knows a man in Christ (cf. the similarly sensitive situation in 7:12), for, after the extensive discussion in 2:14–3:18, there can be little doubt that Paul regards his role as revelatory mediator (on par with, and even superior to, Moses) as being foundational to his whole apostolic ministry. Elsewhere in the ...

894. Paul's Concern for the Corinthians

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... . In effect, Paul is being accused of a confidence game, in which he himself poses as the selfless apostle (I have not been a burden to you), while his accomplices carry out the actual exploitation. The collection for Jerusalem puts Paul in a difficult and sensitive position (cf. 2 Cor. 8–9). In the previous context he has steadfastly denied that he has exploited anyone (7:2), in contrast to the opponents (cf. 2:17; 11:20). Paul wants to avoid any criticism of the way he is administrating the collection ...

895. One in Christ

Ephesians 2:11-22

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... mission was inaugurated, some of these Jewish Christians, represented by the Jerusalem and Palestinian churches, felt that the Gentiles should either become Jews before they became Christians—that is, submit to circumcision and the law (the extreme view)—or at least be sensitive to Jewish food laws in cases of social fellowship. The account of Peter’s vision at the home of Simon the Tanner recounts how God declared that all foods are clean (Acts 10:1–43). The details of this and their implications ...

896. Living as Children of Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... Stubbornness” (GNB) is an apt translation of pōrōsis and is preferable to “blindness” (see note on 4:18). 4:19 All this has had two further degrading effects upon their lives. Callousness (having lost all sensitivity); and vice, (sensuality or “licentiousness,” RSV), is another way of describing all sorts of sexual license and perversion (aselgeia, “licentiousness,” “debauchery,” “indecent conduct”). And this indecent conduct was practiced with a continual lust for more (“without ...

897. Rules for Christian Households

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... ? These slaves needed some direction for their lives; they needed a higher motive than maintaining the status quo to explain why they must continue in their lowly position in the social order. These rules are attempts at guiding slaves and masters on sensitive and significant issues. The fact that Paul includes such a lengthy exhortation in Colossians indicates it was an issue that had to be emphasized to preserve order. He also may have had Philemon and Onesimus in mind, although the specifics of that ...

898. The Coming of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... This figure of building up is a familiar one in the NT and a favorite of Paul, expressing what should be the goal both for our own life and for the lives of others (cf. Rom. 15:20; 1 Cor. 8:1; 10:23; 14:4, 17). With his usual sensitivity, Paul hastens to add that this was, in fact, what the Thessalonians were doing already. Additional Notes 4:14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again: This should be compared with 1 Corinthians 15:3f., where Paul makes much the same statement, claiming in doing so that he ...

899. Concluding Exhortations

Hebrews 13:1-25

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... much, would now meet the needs of his people by supplying them with everything good for doing his will, and remarkably that he would at the same time work (lit., “doing”) in us what is pleasing to him. The shift to the first person pronoun us provides a sensitive identification of the author with the readers. In that the readers are called to do the will of God, and God does that will in us, the passage is reminiscent of Philippians 2:12f. It is to be noted that the agency of that activity of God in us ...

900. Taming the Tongue

James 3:1-12, James 3:13-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... ambition, which is better translated “party spirit” (Gal. 5:20; 2 Cor. 12:20). In the grip of rivalry, the leader feels he or she must withdraw in some way to “witness to the truth” that the main group of Christians has rejected. Here is a very sensitive issue, for church history does know of groups driven out or withdrawing in pain and sadness as a witness to the truth; there were times this was necessary. But too often what begins as a witness gets subtly invaded by rivalry, which leads to a split ...

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