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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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101. Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany

Sermon

Russell F. Anderson

... 2:6-13 Sermon Title: Channeling Sermon Angle: Those who participate in the new age movement employ pyramids, chimes, and channeling as means of obtaining wisdom and direction. Channeling seeks supernatural knowledge through contact with the spirits of those who have died. Paul tells us that the only way to make contact with God and secure direction is through the agency of God's Spirit. Outline: 1. We come into this world without wisdom and understanding 2. Parents, teachers, books, and so forth are ...

102. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... do a floodagain. Ellie: Does the Lord speak to people and open andclose doors like He did with you during the flood? Noah: He tried that and discovered people made just asmany excuses not to do what He wants as they did when Hewasn't in direct contact with them. I think He figures weshould at least try to talk to each other and help eachother. Narrator: Whoever put the book of Genesis together hada deep respect for the different points of view representedin the different tellings of Noah's story. It was ...

103. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... flood again. Ellie: Does the Lord speak to people and open and close doors like He did with you during the flood? Noah: He tried that and discovered people made just as many excuses not to do what He wants as they did when He wasn't in direct contact with them. I think He figures we should at least try to talk to each other and help each other. Narrator: Whoever put the book of Genesis together had a deep respect for the different points of view represented in the different tellings of Noah's story. It was ...

104. Mission Ready!

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... twenty-one years of marriage. Achingly he told of his lack of relationship with his two adult daughters. His only contact with them had been at their respective weddings, where he was asked to foot all the bills. Before and since, the daughters had not seen ... him and, whenever he tried to establish telephone contact, they were verbally abusive and hostile. The radio host told him there was nothing he could do but wait and hope the ...

105. Giving with Open Hands

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... not receive by opening herself. Instead she has no conception of gratitude, only of self. A young man belonged to an Irish immigrant family. Because they were poor and lived on the wrong side of the tracks, he felt inferior. His job, however, put him in contact with privileged people. He very much admired the woman who ran the office where he worked. One day he courageously brought her a piece of cake from home. The next morning he accidentally found it in the trash. It had been received with the back of ...

106. Easter 4

Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24, John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... giving his life for his sheep. A. Validated by Obedience to Christ -- even under persecution and threat B. Validated in Upholding And Protecting Others -- tending to the welfare of the neighbor C. Validated by the Test of Love -- even for the enemy CONTACT Points of Contact Vulnerability. People are very vulnerable. A television ad points out the fragility of life. It points out that persons can only live two or three months without food, a few days without water and only a few minutes without air. It then ...

107. Eating Living Bread

John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... Eating to Live. (v. 58) A. Living to Eat. Pursuing the pleasures of the flesh. B. Eating to Live. Living according to the spirit. C. Fed to Serve. We eat to serve purposes larger than self-interest and carnal desires. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Cookbooks are among the best-sellers of publishers. For some publishers, including church publishing houses, cookbooks are their main money-makers. Nonprofit organizations raise money by collecting local or ethnic recipes, printing them in booklet form, and selling ...

108. 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

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... seriously act on the truth as we perceive it, more and more certain truth is revealed to us. C. Strength Added Daily We do not gain strength and courage in one fell swoop usually. It comes as we exercise what we already have. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Experiencing Family. Everyone longs for human companionship. People want to be accepted and appreciated. It is difficult to stand out from the crowd and be different. Someone has said that personal failures are always failures of love. The church should be ...

109. Proper 21

Mark 9:38-41, Esther 7:1-10, Esther 9:18-32, James 5:13-20, Mark 9:42-50

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... of the Feast of Purim. Old Testament: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Epistle: James 5:13-20 The concluding remarks of James continue the practical nature of the book. Those who suffer are instructed to pray, the joyous are to sing, and the sick are to contact the Elders, so they could anoint the sick with oil and pray over them. Confessing one's sins is also commended as a part of the healing and redemptive process. Anyone who brings a sinner back to God's grace will save the soul of the sinner. Epistle ...

110. I Just Need To Talk To A Real Person

John 15:1-17

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... the outside world through her latest technological wonder -- a cell phone. She encounters the same difficulties with voice mail that most everyone has experienced. Hattie longs for human contact. Note: This chancel drama is a setup for preaching to the theme of "The Need For A Sense Of Community And Deeper Relationships." Theme: The Need For A Sense Of Community And Deeper Relationships Characters: Hattie Elderly lady Heidi Hattie's young niece Voice over a microphone backstage Tone: Humorous, ...

111. Friendship Arms or Cold Shoulders

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

James Weekley

... out of touch? Americans are out of touch with the Soviets. Blacks are out of touch with whites. Welfare recipients are out of touch with bank trustees. Shall we go on? With the transitional nature of our times, it is so easy to lose contact. But when you lose contact, you lose control. That's the point. You lose control of your children. You lose control of your marital relationship. You even lose control of your future. "Reach out and touch someone." That's a good beginning. Jesus at least made an effort ...

112. You Are There

Mark 1:21-28

Children's Sermon

... paper) Teachers: If you have microphones available it would make this activity more authentic. If not, you could cover empty paper towel rolls with contact paper and construct your own microphones. The children will be role playing the scene from today's gospel lesson, but in a modern day newscast format. You will need a sick man, Jesus, some disciples, some reporters and a newscaster to present the news. The children will need to review ...

113. Special Gifts

Mark 8:31--9:1

Children's Sermon

... how they would feel if suddenly they had to rely on others to perform these tasks again. Explain also that some of these people do not even have family or friends to visit them. Now give each child the name of one person from the nursing home you contacted. Ask each child to make a card for that person and to write a brief note or letter. When your students are finished, collect the cards. Take or mail them to the patients to whom they are addressed. Encourage your students to respond to any thank-you notes ...

114. Advent 2

Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-20, Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... ? Undoubtedly, his parents had told him the story of his birth and the story about Mary and Jesus and this had sent him apart from other people, not to fight nature, but to ponder what it was that he was to do in life. For Hoffer, his contacts with nature engaged him in a battle with the forces that have always threatened human beings, but for John, his "nature" experiences thrust him into an engagement with himself, to work out his destiny and to discover the message that he would preach. 3. This much we ...

115. God Is Love

Sermon

C. David Godshall

... the death of a five and a half year old boy in a house fire. The dynamics which are recognized in dealing with the family include the presence of shock, guilt, and the ever-present question of why? First contacts with the family did not reveal all that they were feeling, and invariably, further contact and counseling will be needed. In this instance, the funeral service is an initial opportunity to open up some of the issues that may need to be addressed later. In the scriptures we have read today, we have ...

116. Enter God

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... with the child. Enter God. What would happen if every person treated every child in this manner? What forces would be at work in the world? Would the world be turned upside down? Would all human contacts be changed? All children would be looked upon as of ultimate worth and, therefore, irreplaceable. Corresponding to this worth would be the importance of my responsibility. The yoking of two ultimate values -- the child and my responsible behavior -- implies that a process is at work. Some day this child ...

117. Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... my memory. I roam among these memories as in a gallery in which are hung the most beautiful landscapes painted by the greatest masters… It is said I am a man of action. But at bottom I am a dreamer, and it is in reveries, reviving the living contact with nature, that I gather the powers that make me an active being.” Reader 1: Also developing in Schweitzer was a sensitivity for the weak and the oppressed. During a friendly wrestling match with a bigger boy, Schweitzer was able to pin his opponent to the ...

118. Step Eleven - Spirituality

Mt 26:36-46 · 1 Thess 5:12-22 · Ps 25:1-15

Sermon

John A. Terry

... on the nuts and bolts that held it all together. As we reach toward the end of this series, we are approaching the step that tightens down and holds in place all the other work. The 11th step is: "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out." The 25th Psalm was written by one trying to get his life together. This is the psalm of someone who has taken a long, hard look at ...

119. A Visit With An Old Friend

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... house. He was resentful and bitter. Some said he had a right to be that way. His wife had died giving birth to their only child, and the child, a girl, lived only a short time. The old man lived alone after that, and the only contact he had with people was the contact that was absolutely necessary. He never went to church, never ate at any of the local restaurants, never had anything to do with anybody. Near the end of his life, when the rescue squad carried him out of his house and over to the hospital to ...

120. Listening To God

John 8:31-41

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... spirits. PAT: Really! What does that mean? LEE: It means that I can always tell when the spiritual world is trying to make contact. VOICEOVER: (A little more impatiently) Lee! I want you to help me. PAT: That sounds important. And dangerous. LEE: Oh, it is! ... all times so that we can avoid them. PAT: You know, I've had the feeling in the last few minutes that something is trying to contact you. LEE: Nah! I would have heard it if it were. I'm always on the lookout for things like that. PAT: Well, if you say ...

121. Take Up Your Cross

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... , "There is no defeat unless one loses God, and then all is defeat, though it be housed in castles and buried in fortunes." As long as I am able to maintain that vital contact with the living and present Lord, then nothing can drag me down. For the victory that overcomes the world is my faith - not in myself - but in Christ. But just let me break contact with him, and, like Peter on the waves of that storm-tossed sea, I begin to sink. (Matthew 14:22-33) And in those times my only way of escape is to cry ...

122. Second Lesson

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

... on it and there isn’t another plane I can take. It’s a disaster for me if I don’t get on that plane ... Can’t you contact them and let them know I’m here? ... I was here two hours before the flight. I just stepped into the gift shop. They must have called ... three or four days; it would cost him $800 to take that flight. For four hours, Enrique Magana, the gate attendant, contacted all agencies - "by the book" - that were supposed to help in such situations, but to no avail. The American was out of ...

123. Epiphany 5

Psalm 112:1-10, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Isaiah 58:1-14, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon Aid

... have no external expression in daily life are worthless; genuine devotion to God always issues in acts of love and compassion toward people. The two are inseparable: to assert one's love for God in any form requires affirmation of that expression in the contacts one has with others in this world. 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 This passage should make preachers stop and reexamine the content of their preaching. Paul makes it clear that the proclamation of the gospel is not a philosophical system that is articulated in ...

124. Epiphany 6

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon Aid

... gospel at several points. A young North Dakota farmer, Martin Quarrier, believes he is called to become a missionary, receives a limited theological education, and sets off for South America, where his assignment takes him into a remote part of the continent; there he makes contact with a band of primitive natives. Despite his zeal and his genuine concern for these people, he is killed by a native with one of the cross-marked machetes he had given to them. The reason they turned on him was a theological one ...

125. A Glory Revealed by Abiding

John 8:31-41

Sermon

... can resist a cold north wind. Let us abide in Christ’s Word, and remain freeborn children. Jesus said, "If you abide in my Word, you will know the truth." As we read, study, ponder, question, and argue with the Scriptures, especially the New Testament, we are brought into contact with Jesus, the Truth. Jesus said, "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth ... and he will take what is mine and will reveal it to you." As we abide in the Scriptures, the Spirit keeps us in constant ...

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