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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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951. Full Barns--empty Souls

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . And just when he thought he had arrived, just when he thought he had made it to the top, just when he thought that nothing could touch him, God came to him and said . . . Well, what did God say to him? You know the story as well as I. God said, "You fool ... 's life. Maybe God came to him simply to warn him. "You think you have it made. You think you are secure. You think nothing can touch you," God may be saying to him, "but this is a cruel world. That which you treasure the most can be taken from you in a ...

952. Full Barns--Empty Souls

Luke 12:13-21

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... ? That is because God has given us a wonderful gift. God has covered our bodies with millions of nerve endings, and when something is too hot or too cold or too sharp, these nerve endings send messages to our brain to warn us that the thing we are touching could hurt our bodies. Without those nerve endings, we might hurt our bodies very seriously. I wish our souls and our hearts had nerve endings like that. Sometimes we do things that hurt ourselves and hurt others and we don't know until it is too late how ...

953. Hey, You Can Only Be Young Twice!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... door garden that said, "Take up and read. Take up and read." He picked up the Bible and read the exact admonition that touched upon the lascivious life he was leading. The experience changed his life. (4) There are others who spend their lives in a ... to learn to trust. I forgot my boring life and entered into the adventure. And when I'd say, "I'm scared," He'd lean back and touch my hand. He took me to people with gifts that I needed, gifts of healing, acceptance and joy. They gave me gifts to take on my ...

954. Beaten Up, But Still Standing

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... the hem of his garment like the woman with the issue of blood. Now the clear lesson of these two stories is that Christ has the power to heal. Instantly when the woman touched the hem of Jesus' garment the hemorrhaging stopped. Jesus didn't have to do a thing. His presence alone made a difference for this poor woman. Jairus' situation was a little different. Even before Jesus reached Jairus' home, messengers arrived to tell him that it was too late. The little ...

955. Where Are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's hands that God can use to God's glory and humanity's service is the key to abundant living. It's the key to lasting happiness. Ask Edna Tomevi if that is not true. Some years back she read an article about a mission project that really touched her heart. Inspired to support the project, she began collecting money--one penny at a time--from fellow members of her church. Edna learned that it takes 85,000 pennies to make a mile. So, July 1997, she challenged her church to contribute "miles of pennies" for ...

956. Tevye's Question

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... wedding day. And he was scared, but that his father and mother said they would learn to love each other. And now he was asking, "Golde, Do you love me?" Golde says, "I'm your wife." Tevye: "I know . . . But do you love me?" (1) It is a touching and humorous scene. Most [of us/you] who have been married for many years can relate. This is a question that hits at the heart of Christian discipleship. Beside the Sea of Galilee Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Three times he asked ...

957. 'Thanking" About Thanksgiving

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... point in our life a turning point that made us what we are today. It doesn't always happen, of course. But it is more apt to happen if along the way, we hold onto our faith in God. Faith helps us get through the flood waters until our feet touch solid ground again. Consider our lesson from the Gospels. Jesus says, "Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow, neither do they gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?" Does that mean that birds never ...

958. Light Shines Into The Darkness

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... hand, perhaps there is method to God's madness. Carroll Campbell is an educator. He says, "Try this sometime. Get a group of children in a room with a light fixture hanging just out of their grasp. Then watch what happens: One child will jump to touch it, and before you know it, every kid in the room will be leaping like Michael Jordan. They're testing their skill, stimulated by the challenge of reaching something beyond their normal grasp. Put the same children in a room where everything is easily in reach ...

959. I Can Make It By Myself . . .

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the lost and poor and hurting of the world. To teach as Christ's mouth taught, about love for God and love for our fellow human. To see as Jesus' eyes saw, finding beauty and redemption and grace in a prostitute, a leper, a tax collector. To touch as Jesus touched, with gentleness and love and healing power. God didn't call on a smattering of Lone Rangers to save the world. Don't look for Superman to come to save the day. Instead, God called together a whole bunch of Clark Kents and Lois Lanes--ordinary ...

960. Begin With The End

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... earthly life--what people will remember about us when our lives are done. But for the believer in Christ, death is not the end. The end is the new Jerusalem where we will be fully and completely in the presence of God. That is when our striving to touch Him will come to fruition. That is when we will truly know Him in whom we have believed. Begin with the end in mind, but what does that mean, if the end is with God? First, it means that everything matters. Nothing that happens here is irrelevant. Someone ...

961. Why Just Once A Year?

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... strangers in your midst, to share in your joy. Let them see how much fun it is to live a faith-filled, God-honoring life. Joy is contagious, so spread it around. Give others something to thank God for, too. You never know whose life will be touched, whose perspective will be changed, by this simple act of thanksgiving. It was Christmas Eve, and Dr. Leandra Lynch was stuck working the night shift in the emergency room. As the newest resident at the hospital, she had the last choice of shifts, so she got the ...

962. Marks Of A Champion

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but being the kind of man he was he participated. A woman came forward to have her feet washed. Her name was Martha Fortuin. Ironically, she had been a maid in the judge's home for more than thirty years. Kneeling at her feet, the judge was touched by how weary and disfigured her feet had become from years of serving the needs of his household. Moved, he held her feet with gentle hands and kissed them. At this unexpected show of love and respect, this maid, Martha Fortuin, fell weeping, as did many others ...

963. What's Really Important

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Frederick Buechner writes sadly of his mother who died a very lonely death as an old woman. Let me read his words: "(She) was by no means heartless, but I think hers was a heart that, who knows why, was rarely if ever touched in its deepest place. To let it be touched there was a risk that for reasons known only to her she was apparently not prepared to take. "Because there was a sense of hollowness within, her last years--when storms can often be at their worst--were marked with sadness. "Being beautiful ...

964. Casting Aside His Garment

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... in any nursing home and you'll see the hands reaching out. They aren't reaching for money or food. They just want a human touch-to know that somebody notices and cares. Have you ever sat by the side of the road and cried, "O Jesus, Son of David, have ... America. Evangelists on horseback proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ, and they were getting a startling response. Hearts were being touched, lives were being changed, and men and women of both races were being converted. A few months after one of these ...

965. Receiving Christ

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... reveals our deepest needs and values. And that question is simply, “Are you happy?” He says that the fastest way to get to know someone on a deeper level is to ask them this question and to really listen to the answer. Something about this question, “Are you happy?” touches the deepest part of who we are and what we want out of life. (2) I believe he’s right. So, let’s start here. Are you happy? Now some of you will answer, Of course I’m happy. Can’t you see everything I have? I didn’t ask ...

966. What Would Bill Do?

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Bill Porter’s perseverance and positive thinking have had an impact on many people. As one of his many fans wrote: “I once read that the quality of one’s life is not measured by the things one acquires, but by the lives one touches.” Bill Porter has touched many lives. (1) Bill Porter’s story inspires us. But it also reminds us. Life is tough. For some people like Bill Porter, it is unbelievably tough. Sooner or later, however, you and I will have our challenges. Frailty. Sickness. The loss of ...

967. A Way Made Ready

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... “one and done.” Nor is the coming of God a once, and then only again at the end of time, reality. God continually comes to us. Every moment of every day, whether we realize it or not, whether we sense it or not, whether we can see or hear or touch Him or not, God comes to us. The presence of God bombards our lives, sweeping over us like waves in the ocean. “Amen?” The Scriptures give us image upon image of the Lord as the One who comes. Coming to humanity is a reflection of the very nature of God ...

968. Does God Give Out Blank Checks?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of his hair. These are puzzling stories, and I wonder what to do with them. I also wonder if the fact that these stories have a touch of the comic about them, whether Jesus might not have told them with a twinkle in His eye...as though he had to explain prayer all ... which God cannot do? Perhaps a story will help us to answer that question. In a book I read many years ago titled A Touch of God, author Virginia Patterson told of a four-year-old girl named Cindy who wanted very much to go to school. Her older ...

969. Whatever became of Kingdomtide?

John 16:17-33

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... never made any fake passes and everything he said went and he helped the sick and gave the people hope... This Jesus was good to look at, smelled good, listened good. He threw out something fresh and beautiful from the skin of his body and the touch of his hands wherever he passed along.” And then, because his poem was addressed to a contemporary religious huckster who was holding revivals and raking in big money, Sandburg said, “I ask you to come through and show me where you’re pouring out the blood ...

970. Life Begins at Thirty-Eight

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... him. No doubt there were many spectators about the pool, watching and waiting for that wonderful moment when the angel’s wing would touch the water’s surface. No doubt Jesus had been conversing with some of them. Then it was that this most pathetic case of ... seems rather far-fetched to me. And, after all, the crippled man never made it to the waters. He did not have to. Christ touched his life first. I would suggest that we restrain our imaginations and not try to look for hidden meanings that may not be ...

971. A Sign for a Sign

Mark 8:11-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... He was supposed to be unknown, a woman had sought him to fall at His feet in reverence and supplication. When he touched the shore of a Jewish village where he was well know what did he meet? Arguments, demands for proofs, criticism. “The Pharisees came ... of signs. Whispers instead of shouts. Hints instead of hammers. Intimations instead of intimidations. For how else can God touch us without overwhelming us? British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell was once asked what he would say if after ...

972. Hissing in the Garden

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... front of the church in her rush to leave. Try as she might, she couldn''t get herself back on her feet. Now the contractor (dressed as the devil), really being a nice man, rushed over to help her back to her feet. The woman cried out, "Don''t you touch me, you stay away from me. I have been a member of this church for 61 years. I have sung in the choir and taught Sunday School for many years. I have baked thousands of pies and sliced hundreds of hams for the annual church social." However, now catching her ...

973. The Powerful Fragrance of Sharing and Caring

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... face, the boy jumped over the railing and threw his arms around the knees of his hero. Babe Ruth picked up the boy, hugged him, set him back on the ground and gently patted his head. The rude booing ceased. A hush fell over the park. The crowd was touch-ed by the child''s demonstration of love and concern for the feelings of another human being. Yes, caring is a gift of God that can melt the hardest hearts. (1) As we open our scripture lesson today, we observe that the Apostle Paul is very grateful for the ...

974. Tackling the Tough Tasks

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... their surprise, a scattered handful of people gave them a round of applause as they seated themselves. Secretly pleased, Shula whispered to his wife, "I guess there isn''t anywhere I''m not known." "You''re known and loved the world over," she replied--with just a touch of sarcasm. A man with a friendly smile came over and shook hands with Shula. "I''m really surprised you know me here," Shula remarked. "Should I know you?" the man replied. "We''re just happy to see you folks. The manager said he wouldn''t ...

975. Taxes and Tightwads

James 5:1-6

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... tradition of Christian compassion and concern. It is what our faith commitment is all about. We exist in order to reach out to anyone who needs shelter and a friend and a helping hand. By being a servant, we save the lives of others--and our own. Reach out and touch a life, the life you touch will be the King of Kings. Jesus took a towel and a basin. James never forgot that story. He became a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen and Amen.

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