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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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901. Make Peace

James 3:13-18

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

Call to Worship Leader: Who is wise and understanding among us? People: Those who stay in touch with God. Leader: Who is wise and understanding? People: Those who seek to foster healing. Leader: Let us strive to be wise and understanding. People: Let ... that encourages peace. Give us the patience to persevere in all peacemaking. Through the Holy Spirit. Amen. Hymns "Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness" "Touch The Earth Lightly" "O God Of Love, O God Of Peace" "O God Of God, O Light Of Light"

902. Advent 4. Won't You Let Him Into Your Christmas?

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... patient today, I would have no idea who she is, but for a moment she became God’s instrument for me. I have a Christmas memory of seeing God through a patient and I remember her as a very special gift.” Cynthia Thomas, the Chaplain who wrote this touching holiday story, had seen the Angel of Christmas in a most unlikely place. She had seen the Angel of Christmas in a hospital patient. Listen! The Angels of Christmas are all around us. The question is: Do we have the eyes of faith to see them, and the ...

903. Ready or Not - Here I Come

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to do with my readiness for Jesus' second coming?" It must have a lot to do with it or Jesus would never have urged us to pray as preparation for his coming. Through prayer we keep in touch with God. Prayer is a means of communication. It is fellowship and conversation with God. If we daily keep in touch with God, we will not get careless about our lives. Living in God's presence will make us careful to live blameless lives, that when Jesus comes he will find us acceptable and presentable. When Eisenhower ...

904. God With A Human Face

John 1:1-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... a relationship with God in Christ. Do you ask, "How does one maintain a relationship with the Author of Life?" To keep in touch with God means that we must pray daily, continuously. Worship is a way to keep close to God. Taking time out each ... take Christ the Light once again into our hearts. Take the candle of your heart to Christ the Light and let him re-ignite your candle by touching him. If each of us is a candle in a dark world, the world will be brighter because we let our little lights shine and God ...

905. A Fresh Start

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... to men, whose foundation is not so much the present appearances of things, as in some that are yet to come. The object which this light brings us most immediately to know is ourselves....6 The Holy Spirit keeps you from falling back into bondage by getting you in touch with the brand new creature that God has made you to be. Like Joel says, friends, take heart! The new day has come. You are free from the old chains that bound you, free to be the real (new) you and to find your true freedom serving God. And ...

906. Reason for the Season

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Dave Marsh

... but it's dead) Great! Just great! Teri: Don't tell me the phone is dead! Dave: Stinking electric phones. Supposed to be better than the old touch tones! Hey, didn't you buy this for me last Christmas? Teri: (through gritted teeth) D o n ' t g o t h e r e.... ... it's dead) Well so much for that. Teri: Don't tell me - the phone is dead. Dave: I knew I should have kept that old touch tone phone! Hey, didn't you buy this for me last Christmas? (smiling) Teri: (smiles back and shakes her finger at him) D o n ' t g ...

907. When Our Children Teach Us

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... doctor knew that some stitches were needed, but he also knew that because of the location of the cut, he should not use an anesthetic. He talked with the little girl and he told her what he must do… and asked her if she thought she could stand the touch of the needle without jumping. She thought for a moment, and then said simply, “I think I can… if Daddy will hold me while you do it.” So the father took his little girl in his lap, steadied her head against his shoulder, and held her tightly in his ...

908. The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , they pray, and they do not want war. Recently in our sanctuary, we hosted a worship service for unity. People were here from many different cultures, nationalities, and backgrounds. Greeks, Romans, African-Americans, Hispanics… even some native Texans were here. It was a touching, moving experience and I found myself thinking not about how different we are, but rather how alike we are. God must have loved variety; he made so much of it. And yet deep within us, there is an incredible kindred spirit, an ...

909. Dealing With The Pain of Rejection

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

... God. When I see Jesus feeding the hungry, comforting the sorrowing, befriending the rejected, I can say: ‘This is what God is like’… All through His life, God was saying to us through Jesus, ‘I love you like that.’ When He healed the sick, and touched the untouchable and loved the unlovable, He was saying, ‘I love you like that’… when He endured the insults, the injuries, the disloyalties and the cross… He was saying, ‘There is nothing in the world you can do that will ever stop me from ...

910. The Temptation To Pass By On The Other Side

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

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 ...

911. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... class. She said, “I think the Seven Wonders of the World are: 1. to be able to see 2. to be able to hear 3. to be able to touch 4. to be able to feel 5. to be able to taste 6. to be able to laugh 7. to be able to love.” The room was so ... was there for her. He would not leave her side. It was a beautiful moment and people in the room had tears in their eyes, so touched by John’s intense commitment to lovingly stand by Miss Donna, his friend and mentor. Some of us saw John eyeing the goodies on the ...

912. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... question. The words came in a rush of emotion. He told me that a month ago, he was in our church and he felt God touching his heart and urging him to come down front to be baptized and to join the church. “It was so powerful,” he said. “I knew ... would do that.” He paused for a moment and then with some embarrassment he said, “It happened again this morning. It happened again, God touched my heart in church this morning, and I’m so ashamed to tell you that I did the same thing as before. I grabbed ...

913. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

914. The Bush Is Still Burning

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... eyes like a flame of fire, and a voice like the crashing of a mighty ocean. Scary stuff. But then the Lord speaks. With the gentlest touch of the hand he says, "Do not be afraid; I AM the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I ... Listen quietly. Perhaps a verse of scripture, a word of prayer, a moment of fellowship, a line from a lesson, a sentence from a sermon, the touch of a hand, the warmth of a smile. That voice. Speaking to you. The bush is still burning. Amen! 1. John 8:56-59 2. ...

915. God Cares About Justice!

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is the REAL god. Now, please understand that the people of the ancient world were not stupid - as they would sit down to carve the wood or stone, they knew that what they were creating was a REPRESENTATION of deity, one that helped them get in touch with something beyond "touch." If the crops would begin to dry up for lack of rain, the people could come to the idol and make their prayer. If an enemy were laying siege to the town, they could come to the idol and call for deliverance. Of course, those early ...

916. The Ten Commandments #2: No Idols!

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... does not sound all that foolish anymore...not even in the twentieth century. You may be familiar with Woody Allen's critically acclaimed film, "Hannah and Her Sisters."(2) Near the end of the movie, Woody was asked by one of the sisters why he had been so out of touch recently, and he responded like this: One day about a month ago I really hit bottom. You know, I just felt that, in a godless universe, who wants to go on living? Now, I happen to own a rifle... which I loaded, believe it or not, pressed it to ...

917. Angels

Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... TV Patty Duke hosted an NBC special called "Angels: The Mysterious Messengers." Michael Landon starred for five years as an angel sent to earth to assist mortals in "Highway to Heaven," and CBS currently has one in the same vein on Saturday nights' called "Touched by an Angel." Hillary Clinton has a gold angel pin she wears on days she needs help (1). Lots of interest. According to a Time Magazine/CNN poll, 69% of American adults believe in the existence of angels; 46% believe they have their own Guardian ...

918. I'm Thankful for...

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... quiet. Funeral services have been and will be held for these young men and women struck down in the prime of life for what far too many are convinced is a questionable purpose. So sad. So sad. But it is in those sad moments, the "faith nerve" is touched once again. And we remember the unshakeable truths that support us as we travel through the valley of darkest shadows. Thanksgiving Day, 2003, this Thursday. I am thankful for so much; there is so much for which to be thankful. And I am thankful most of all ...

919. The "T" Word

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Thus the question posed in our lesson a moment ago: "Will a man rob God?" And then God's heated answer, "You are robbing me. But you say, `How are we robbing you?' In your tithes and offerings." The "T" word. We need that word occasionally, because it touches the most sensitive nerve in the human body...the one attached to the pocketbook. I recall reading of the fellow who was annoyed when a definitely intoxicated man boarded a bus at a late hour and slumped into the seat right beside him. The passenger's ...

920. No Time for a Knapsack Faith

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Being who is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, everlasting? How can you even imagine a Being who is beyond space and time, the Creator of everything that exists? Our tiny brains cannot begin to cope with such a One. Such a God may seem far off, out of touch with our situation. And this is why God the Father revealed His true nature in a gentle, compassionate man, Jesus of Nazareth. In Jesus we see God the Son cradling young children in his arms, and treating all persons with dignity and respect. In Jesus ...

921. Two Parades

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Senators, who each year contrived to end the season with the best fielding average in the majors. He did so by recognizing an obscure baseball rule. The rule is that you cannot be charged with an error unless you touch the ball. Hence, Bonura avoided touching anything that looked the least bit difficult. This, said Williams, is a rule that had been respected by most politicians of our century. They leave anything the least bit difficult alone. Anyone who attempts to do anything significant in life ...

922. Living With The Aches And Alleluias

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... came a future. No matter how hard circumstances seem to be, there is never a time in the life of a child of God when he or she ought to conclude, "That's it! I quit! I throw in the towel! I give up!" If God can reach down and touch the earth in all its darkness and sin and win the victory, God can bring victory into our situation whatever that situation may be. If freedom is the ability to fulfill the purpose for which we were created, then fear is that power which attempts to destroy that purpose and ...

923. Resuscitating An Iguana

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... have tipped over. Cinderella had entered. "Cinderella. The pristine princess. Kenny said she was perfectly typecast. A gorgeous young girl with each hair in place, flawless skin, and a beaming smile. She stood waist-deep in a garden of kids, each wanting to touch and be touched. "For some reason Kenny turned and looked toward the other side of the castle. It was now vacant except for a boy maybe seven or eight years old. His age was hard to determine because of the disfigurement of his body. Dwarfed in ...

924. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... school gym lighted. "We have about 20 teams," the older man said, "all coached by parishioners. Mass attendance is about 67%. Somehow those two statistics are connected." (4) Undoubtedly they are connected. The first Christian community was a church that was alive, active, in touch with the needs of its members. THE SECOND THING WE NOTE IS THAT THE EARLY CHURCH WAS NOT ONLY FILLED WITH LIFE; IT WAS ALSO FILLED WITH LOVE. These were people who cared about each other. James Moore in his book titled STANDING ...

925. A Firm Grip On Your Balloon

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... plain fishermen, or on some woman taken in adultery, and see what happened! Reading the Gospels is like watching the sun rise, not by looking at the sun but by seeing the way it lights up everything it shines upon, transfiguring with glory the commonest bush it touches. One knows from what happens to the landscape that it cannot be an ordinary lamp; it must be the sun. So one sees Jesus in the gospels as he transfigures the lives upon whom his influence falls." (3) Do not be discouraged by the nitpicking of ...

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