Sermon and Worship Resources

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

Showing 1026 to 1050 of 3285 results

1026. Overcoming The Blues

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Robert Allen

... reporter asked him, “Coach Holtz, how do you feel about all the problems your team is facing?” Lou Holtz was quiet for a moment and then he said, “I know God doesn’t send us more trouble than we can handle, but sometimes I think he overestimates my ability!” I suppose we all feel this way at times! We have all faced those moments when things were not going our way. Perhaps, some crisis came in our lives like the loss of a job, a financial setback, the shattering of a dream, a physical illness, the ...

1027. Marked For Ministry

Sermon

George Bass

... who live on it. God not only calls us to work in the kingdom, but he gives us gifts for service, all kinds of gifts, so that the work of the kingdom can be done here on earth. The church is made of ministers, many of them, who are given abilities that will be useful to the upbuilding of the church in the world. The work that gifted people do, in the name of the Lord, is just as important as the ministry of the pastors of the church. A theological seminary is a mother lode of these gifts. Every seminary ...

1028. Joy Songs, Trumpet Blasts, And Hallelujah Shouts!

Joshua 5:13--6:27

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... and bring about a significant change in the lives of those around us. Don't become startled and dismayed if God requires of us something new and different. God's strategies and methodologies will effect positive results. Some things God gives us the ability to do. Other things require absolute dependence on God and knowing how to tarry, pray, and wait for instructions from God before making a move. God employed a different strategy for victory for the Israelites, and the effectiveness of such would depend ...

1029. Are Greatness and Christianity Compatible?

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... " Imagine the effect of putting an innocent little child in the midst of these querulous disciples! What would they see in a child? Plenty: no sifting of qualifications in an effort to be top banana; no struggle to name and rate one's own abilities; no score card listing of personal merits; no top-level plateau from which to lord it over others. Instead, the child portrayed humility and did so unconsciously, an innocent freshness remote from well-worn arguments of these rustic men, and no hangover of guilt ...

1030. On the Art Of Listening To Sermons

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... fanfare. As a result we miss, or are too busy, or have no time to listen to the annunciation of good news. It is like seed planted among the thorns and the thorns grow up to choke off the good growth, preventing (or at the very least hindering) the ability to listen. A good listener, however, is one who is focused, centered and attentive, if only for a brief moment in time. To be able to concentrate when all around us there is chaos and confusion is the art of listening with a deeper sense than with just an ...

1031. It's Performance That Counts

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... by the slick advertising schemes, designed to create the illusion that this product is vital to our survival. With mega-hype and great fanfare, we are persuaded that this item will add quality to our lives, save us time, or enhance our ability to perform our routine tasks. The gimmicks employed dull our senses and the promises of “satisfaction guaranteed” lure us into the acquisition. Regardless of the size of the purchase -- a house or an automobile, an automatic vegetable slicer or battery-powered ...

1032. Give Me A Break!

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... that many of her friends and family and others considered far too much for her. But she supported the cause and so walked everyday. When she was encouraged by the leaders of the movement to take the bus because of her age, her health and her limited moving ability, she replied: “my feet are tired; but my soul is rested.” That’s the rest of the cause of righteousness and justice being lived out. Are you tired? Exhausted? Burned out? Do you need a break? What we really need is not time off nor time away ...

1033. Like A Breath Of Fresh Air

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... an old house that has been shut up for any length of time, with sheets draped over ancient, worn-out furniture, you know the smell. Moldy. Musty. It was where they had gathered. The room was heavy with the mood of staleness, stifling the ability to breathe normally. That handful of would-be disciples had difficulty catching their breath, for fear: fearing for their own lives; fearing the worst (the body probably was stolen!); fearing the best (what if he is alive!); fearing the future, without the presence ...

1034. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... . We began making these maps when we were little children. If we are wise and committed to the journey of life, we will continue to work on these maps all our lives. Dr. Scott Peck has written a book called The Road Less Traveled. In it he talks about the ability to see the world as it really is as a necessity for wholeness. All of us, says Peck, live off our own maps of reality, our imagined perception of the world as it really is. A major problem in life is when people do not upgrade their maps of reality ...

1035. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... who knows the territory but doesn't make you feel like a fool for not knowing it. A competent guide is more concerned with what you experience than what he or she experiences. A good guide is more concerned with the safety of others than his own ability to impress. And have you ever had a really good professor or teacher? Have you ever noticed that the good professors appear to know less than the mediocre professors? If they don't know something, the good professors say, "That's a good question. I don't ...

1036. “You Did That for Me!”

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... things and be rejected and killed. For what? For us -- for our redemption and salvation. We cannot secure our own salvation. Like a lamb led to the slaughter, he pays a price for us. We have no adequate response. God’s gift does not depend on our ability to pay. Nor does God’s gift stem from our merit. We have no justification when we need to receive his favor. Jesus, suffering silently and dying in our place, evokes in us the need to make an unconditional response. Jesus is the source of life before ...

1037. Nothing Is Impossible

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... player. God worked all night long. The east wind just kept on blowing. It did not have the privilege of getting tired. There was neither snack time, nor restroom break time, for the east wind kept on working all night long. Obviously, the message portrays God’s ability to stay on the task. God never lost sight of the need of Israel. They were caught between a rock and a hard place; any way they turned was disastrous, mountains to either side, the roaring sea in front of them and the Egyptian army behind ...

1038. Revealed Glory

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... .” Again, the inference is made upon the personhood of Jesus Christ. God was in Christ reconciling the world. The work of salvation received credentials in Jesus the Christ. Now, eyes, even dimmed by time and circumstances, will behold the glory of God. Obviously, the ability to behold the face of God will be glory enough. The prophecy is real, in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord. May your morning come real soon and may your night be short. The fourth significant thing we ought to remember ...

1039. In The Presence Of God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... Samuel in review and seven times God said no. Seven rejections. Seven votes of no confidence, but God does not give up in seeking the right one. Premature decisions are bad and do not have a place in God’s plan for our salvation. Patience is the key to our ability to wait for the right one. Jesse had to have another son, because God said that, “I have chosen one of Jesse’s sons to be king.” David, just the baby boy, was the one God chose to lead the people of Israel. So Moses, like David, was the ...

1040. Holy Unto The Lord

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... was designated to instill a sense of reverence in the people’s intercourse with God.’’ There ought to be an ‘‘awe” in our lives when we come near the presence of God. However, the key note to be sounded is the one declaring the ability and willingness of God to communicate with Moses. The expression was not monological, but more importantly dialogical. That gives us hope, for if Moses could dialogue with God, then maybe we can, too. If God was willing to hear and respond to Moses, then God ...

1041. Saved By Grace

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... descriptions of the temperament of God. To have overlooked the soul of Israel would not have been just or loving. A surgeon performs a delicate operation to remove cancerous cells from the body. The surgery is regretted on the one hand, but the need and the ability to cut away that which destroys life is a blessing on the other hand. Medical technology has added years of life to countless numbers of people. Life is saved because of surgery. The world needs a spiritual operation so that the sin that is alive ...

1042. Keeping In Touch… With The Lord

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... To be with God in the spirit is to be like God. May we then keep in touch with God so that power may be realized. In conclusion, the world, in its state of diversity and complexity, needs to keep in touch with the Lord. None of us possess the ability or the savvy to make it on our own merit. The Lord of life has to help us. Every congregation established in the name of the Lord, any fellowship of believers need to keep in touch. Yes, every individual, regardless of how great or small, must keep in touch if ...

1043. The Road To The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... source of life and everything which makes life worthwhile. Even as we thank thee Father for blessings already given we are bold to ask for other blessings. Give us the blessing of being led by thy Spirit. Give us the blessing of tasks which are greater than our ability. Give us crosses too heavy for us to bear on our own. And on the road too difficult to travel, the mountain too hard to climb, enable us to know our need of thee, so that we would depend upon thee. Forgive our sins for they are many. Bless ...

1044. Wedding: In Nomine Jesu

Sermon Aid

Max Zschiegner

... sin-filled hearts, promises to be present with us in all areas of life, including the task of building a new home. The important thing is for us to recognize our need for help in this undertaking. Some have tried to go it alone, to trust in their own ability, in their bank account, in their own personalities. And yet, when the chips are down, when the wind blows, the problems arise, where is their help? “Our help is in the Name of the Lord!” My hope and prayer for you, ____ and ____ , is that this will ...

1045. Where You Go — I Will Go.

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

Robert A. Kramer

... the laws of humanity do not alter its course,” also confront them. ____ and ____ have found this freeing quality in each other’s presence. Some insight to the self occurs when we are valued, treasured, loved. Some new encounter with untouched feelings, ideas, abilities re-creates us. The partnership becomes more than the sum of two persons uniting. It is the budding of new risks of self and meaning, the discovery of beauty, truth, and goodness. One couple put it this way: “This is the beginning of the ...

1046. Improving Your Serve

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... name before that person was ever born! Now recall that for the Hebrews, the name not only identified the person, but shaped the reality of the person's character. The prophet uses this vivid language to remind us that God's grace precedes any possible human merit or ability. I recall a line from some unknown poet that goes, "How odd of God to choose the Jews." Israel as a people always had trouble understanding what it meant to be called to be a servant people. But election by God both for Israel and for us ...

1047. What Christmas Is About

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... The first name is Wonderful Counselor. In the King James Version, there is a comma between Wonderful and Counselor. It ought not to be there. It is a phrase, these two words, Wonderful Counselor. Now a counselor is somebody who is supposed to have some kind of expertise - the ability to help. If we ever seek out a counselor, we must go to that person in the faith that he or she knows his or her business, and more importantly, knows how to help us. When we speak of the God we know in Jesus Christ as a ...

1048. What Is God Like?

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... what right God had to judge their lives. There were black slaves who questioned how God could possibly understand the indignities and humiliation they had suffered at the hands of white oppressors. There were Jewish victims of the Holocaust who angrily protested God's ability to judge their lives without having lived through the horror of the gas chambers. On and on it went with the world's people questioning God's right to judge them until someone came up with an idea. Representatives from every group on ...

1049. Questions

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

John Jamison

... mind. Matthew makes it all sound so easy. Here in 12 short verses Matthew takes Jesus from a safe second position to a preaching Messiah followed by four disciples, and makes it look painless. I really wonder about that. I'm not questioning Jesus' strength, or his ability, but I wonder, since he really was one of us, if he looked at the new keys in his hand and wondered? It was a big decision to move from Nazareth to Capernaum. The distance between the two is geographically small, but the distance has to be ...

1050. Enough!

Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon

John Jamison

... have decided that good and bad aren't worth worrying about anymore. "Take care of yourself" is their motto. They go for the gusto, and reach for the mountains, and plan on only going around once, so they go with a vengeance. This group also has a unique ability to redefine good and bad. They begin to understand that "good" and "bad" don't really exist. Anything can be good, and anything can be bad. It all just depends. I'm not sure they could sell this theory to those parents back in Bethlehem. No, this isn ...

Showing results