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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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1001. Advent 3

James 5:7-12, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:1-19

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Russell F. Anderson

... Jesus from our youth likewise offends me. Does that seem fair? Of course not! But you know what really offends me, especially when I'm feeling high and mighty? You guessed it, the cross. Am I really so bad that God had to sacrifice his only Son? What I really want ... couple who was offended by the teaching of Christ just might be closer to the kingdom than millions of Christians who no longer feel the offense of the gospel. Soren Kierkegaard's words still ring as true for our age as for his. He believed that ...

1002. Epiphany 8

Mt 6:24-34 · 1 Cor 4:1-13 · Is 49:8-18 · Ps 131

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Russell F. Anderson

... a false image. Therefore, says Paul, "Do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden ..." (v. 5). Outline: Paul experienced prejudice in his ministry Have you experienced prejudice? How did it make you feel? Prejudice has led to atrocities (Give examples) It harms not only the victim but the perpetrator We are warned to refrain from judging until the Lord comes Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34 1. Sermon Title: Don't Worry, Be Holy. Sermon Angle: We are ...

1003. Proper 21

Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32, Exodus 17:1-7, Ezekiel 18:1-32, Philippians 2:1-11

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Russell F. Anderson

... edge" (v. 2). To always be looking for scapegoats is sour grapes, which makes one a sour-puss. Sermon Title: Bringing God To Trial. Sermon Angle: The Lord is accused of being unfair by God's suffering people (v. 25). Many times God's children are gripped by the feeling that the Lord hasn't dealt fairly with them. Like Job, they would like to bring God to trial, to make him defend some action that he has taken which doesn't seem fair. C.S. Lewis wrote a book that deals with these thorny issues titled God On ...

1004. What Really Happened Christmas Day

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... here?" "No, we're from Nazareth and we haven't been herebefore." "Do you know of any relatives?" "I'm sure there's somebody, but I haven't any idea whothat might be. We don't know of anyone in our parents'families who actually lives here." Matthal, feeling frustrated, tried to think of some wayto get a clue that could help him. "Joseph, how far back can you go with your familytree?" He felt he had something. "Let's see, my father was Heli. My grandfather's namewas Matthal. He was descended from Levi who was ...

1005. The Meek

Sermon

John A. Terry

... horse lets its owner take charge of the bridle. When God is in control, then the whole earth is ours. Meekness is not weakness. It is a word that denotes self-control. It is a gentle, controlled, disciplined spirit. To be meek does not mean we are without feeling. Aristotle spoke of meekness as the place between anger and indifference. The meek are permitted to be angry. It is not a selfish anger in which we become angry at wrong done to us. It is a selfless anger at the wrong done to others. It comes from ...

1006. The Merciful

Sermon

John A. Terry

... /54) "Happy are those who are ready to make allowances and to forgive: they will know the love of God." (The Pulpit 12/59) "O the bliss of the man who gets right inside other people, until he can see with their eyes, think their thoughts, feel with their feelings, for he who does that will find others do the same for him, and will know that that is what God in Jesus Christ has done." (Barclay) "The happy man is he who overlooks little slights and forgives large offenses." "Blessed are the merciful, for they ...

1007. Kindness In Action: Evangelism

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... my doorbell to be greeted by some nicely dressed young men wanting to talk about my faith, and even when I inform them I'm a clergyman, they still continue, as though to imply that while I may be clergy, I'm not truly of the right faith. It feels presumptuous and, in a subtle way, disrespectful, though I assume the intent is good. Two young friends of mine told me of their move into a new neighborhood with their two small children. A couple living nearby, of about the same age, came to their door to welcome ...

1008. Invitation To Community

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... not so powerful or necessary a pronoun as "ours."3 What does it mean to live like a community --- in our homes, in our church, and in our world? That's a good question to ask a church that gathers around the Lord's table. No matter how alienated we feel elsewhere, God welcomes every person here. Regardless of how broken we may be, God's table is the banquet of mercy. We do not deserve the invitation, if only for our hardness of heart, yet we are gathered by a grace that covers us all. And when we leave, we ...

1009. Forgiveness

Matthew 6:12

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... take a sudden interest in their shoes with this question; some nod affirmatively, looking uncomfortable; one "smart aleck" says, "Nope!" "No?!" I question with surprise. "Not ever in your whole life? Are you SURE?" "Well, maybe ..." "It's not a good feeling is it?" I ask them all. "It's not a good feeling to need to be forgiven for something. And it's even more difficult to go to the person from whom you need the forgiveness and to ask him for it, isn't it?" "Yeah, that's REALLY hard," one child agrees ...

1010. Yahweh

Exodus 3:1-22

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... as the children nod. Of course everyone has a name! At this point, with a small group, I will ask each child to tell me her/his name. "Have you ever forgotten someone's name?" Several children indicate they have. "How did that make you feel?" I ask. "Dumb!" Nancy responds. "Embarrassed!" offers Matt. "Once I forgot my OWN name," says George, causing more giggles. "Has anyone else ever forgotten your name?" I ask him. He nods affirmatively. "How about the rest of you? Has anyone ever forgotten your name ...

1011. Mending

Ephesians 4:1-16

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... inside. Sometimes when someone is upset by something, we say the person is really 'torn-up' by what happened. It could be the result of anger, jealousy, or losing someone we care for deeply (a relative, a friend, a pet). There are many circumstances that can cause us to feel 'torn-up' or cause a relationship with someone else to be torn apart. When that happens, what can we use to mend the situation?" As I watch the children's faces, I know the rest of this sermon is in God's hands; I have no idea what the ...

1012. The Meek

Psalm 37:1-40

Sermon

John A. Terry

1013. The Merciful

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

John A. Terry

1014. Choosing Your Spirituality

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... .4 In my struggle with the Garden of Eden, I see its truth in a different perspective. My departure from Eden is an advance, not a retreat, a step up, not a plunge down. The beasts remain in Eden where there is no choice, only instinctual obedience. I feel far more positive, hopeful, and moved by God walking forward, eager to be “like God,” hungry to experience the choices between good and evil, ready to risk freedom and willing to pay the price of knowing death. Yes, I am an ego-centered creature. I do ...

1015. What’s a Sunday For?

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... can restrict and immobilize you. For example, when you are not allowed to pluck food for the hungry, when you are not allowed to take care of your sick neighbor, you are immobilized. More than that, you are guilt-ridden. The Sabbath Commandment is not intended - to make you feel guilty - to take away your only day to sleep late - to be a kind of bogeyman, showing God as a policeman: God will get you ... if ... you do these things. Why do we humans take such a good thing, a rule God gave to free us up from ...

1016. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... adapt their schedule, they open a wine or a coke or make coffee to entertain. They make space just so their guests will feel welcomed and wanted. Yes, you also find them coping with the stresses of life. George F. Regas tells of a young husband whose ... remember that. It’s a good reason to keep human touch on a high level. Keep in touch with Jesus by faith and you’ll feel power and newness flowing into and through you. There is healing in the touch! 1. George F. Regas, Kiss Yourself and Hug the World, Waco ...

1017. Music as Prescription

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... ) St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Sun.” (Theology in a New Key) Many years ago a friend who is a musician introduced me to Frederick Chopin’s C Minor Prelude. I would contend that one cannot hear this piece and the words written for it and not feel enwrapped in the presence of the risen Christ. The music becomes the vehicle through which the hope and affirmation of the words come to live in the life of the person hearing them. They are basically simple words: Christ be with me.Christ within me.Christ ...

1018. Can We Love Too Much?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... hug, and the tender kiss. Do we express this kind of love in our churches? Are we too formal and dignified to express our feelings? Isn’t the church a fellowship of lovers, lovers of God and neighbor? One of the chief complaints of visitors is that the church ... the text says? Isn’t it enough to love God with all our hearts? God calls for a love beyond the heart, beyond the emotions and feelings. He wants us to love him with all our souls. Do you ask, “What is a soul?” If we do not know what a soul is ...

1019. Pleasing Our Best Friend

2 Corinthians 5:9

Children's Sermon

... else, or maybe a relative like an aunt or an uncle, just because they want to write and say hello. They might send us one of these. (Show them the greeting card. You might want to read them the message.) How would you feel if somebody sent you this card? (Talk it over.) I always feel really good when somebody sends me a greeting card. It makes me feel as if I am special and cared about. Why do you suppose the people who send greeting cards want to do it? (Talk about it.) That's right. They want to make us ...

1020. When Something Is About To Happen

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

... been absent that Sunday." The beauty of that moment was not that she misunderstood about Pentecost, but that she understood about the Church. In her mind, there was the possibility that the event of Pentecost could have happened, even in our Sunday service. "I get the feeling here, like nowhere else, that something is about to happen." Come, Lord Jesus. And it was the Lord, himself, who said, "What I say to you I say to all. Watch" (Mark 13:37). 1. A version of this story appears in Annie Dillard, Teaching ...

1021. Tying Up A Strong Man

Mark 3:20-30, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 3:31-35, Psalm 138:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... fear and hate that they cannot extricate themselves from them. They are compelled to strike out against what they fear and hate. They make objects of their fear and hate into demons. They can then justify destroying them with any and every means imaginable. Others feel the forces of evil are so strong that they cannot deny them. So, following the adage that if you can't beat them, join them, they worship these powers. The church offers an alternative. It sees the forces of good, it offers hope of conquest ...

1022. Mary: After The Angel

Drama

Arlys M. Winkler

... , "Rejoice, O highly favored daughter." He told me the Lord was with me and I would be blessed among women. I was so frightened, Father, I wanted to run away. ANNE: But you didn't. MARY: No, something kept me there and then I was filled with such a wonderful feeling of peace. I can't describe how good it felt. I -- I didn't want to leave, I didn't want the angel to leave. JOACHIM: (Mellowing) What else did -- what'd you say his name was? Oh, yes, Gabriel. What else did Gabriel say? MARY: Father, it was like ...

1023. Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday

John 13:1-17, Exodus 12:1-30, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, John 13:31-38

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Russell F. Anderson

... and sisters, covered and protected by the blood of Christ. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Pass it on (v. 23). Paul claims that the tradition of the Lord's Supper is not something which he has concocted but that which he has himself received from the Lord. He feels that his calling is to pass on to others that which he has received. Knowledge of God's redemptive actions has been passed on to us as a gift. Our duty and privilege consists in passing it on to others. Broken for you (v. 24). Jesus' body was ...

1024. Epiphany 5

Job 7:1-7, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:29-39, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... terms of space but of time: "The Lord is the everlasting God..." (v. 28). Despair and depression narrows our perspective, which can lead to giving up. Faith gains us a wider perspective as we look up to the Lord. Outline: 1. Despair caused the Jews to feel that God was unconcerned about their plight (v. 27). 2. Isaiah urges a wider faith perspective. God is the Creator of the universe (v. 26). God is eternal (v. 28). He gives strength to his weary people (v. 29). Sermon Title: On Eagle's Wings. Sermon Angle ...

1025. Proper 20

Proverbs 31:10-31, Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13-18; 4:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... . 16-19), she's strong (v. 17), compassionate (v. 20), wise (v. 26), kind (v. 26), and praiseworthy (vv. 28-30). The preacher needs to be careful in presenting this text, so as not to induce a sense of guilt or failure in those women who don't feel that they will ever be model wives. Outline: 1. Talk about how our concept of the model wife has changed (Harriet Nelson, Jackie Kennedy, and so forth). 2. Talk about the characteristics of the model wife in our text. 3. Pull out of the model some timeless traits ...

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