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 1226 to 1250 of 2669 results

1226. Civil War Isn't!

2 Samuel 18:1-18, 19--19:8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Grace,(5) Philip Yancey tells about his friend Mel White, a well-known evangelical pastor and author who announced to him one day that he is gay. Yancey was floored because he believed then and still believes that homosexual behavior is sinful. He had to somehow reconcile that belief with the fact that he loved his good friend Mel with all of his heart. Yancey writes, "It occurred to me that my own life would be much simpler if I had never met Mel White. But he was my friend. How should I treat him? What ...

1227. The Apostles' Creed: "God...Almighty"

Mark 15:33-41, Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the care and keeping of a loving heavenly Father, then look around and see one catastrophe after another. Still, we stand together and say, "I believe in God, the Father, ALMIGHTY..." Really? Lots of folks do not. Of all the barriers to belief, none are quite so strong as this one: if this almighty God is so loving, why do so many terrible things happen? Earthquakes in Colombia that kill hundreds, ethnic terrorism in Kosovo, devastating diseases that destroy families, the murder of little children walking ...

1228. God Bless America

Psalm 33:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... and it TOO failed. But those who founded our nation built on the solid foundation of a trust in the abiding presence and power of the Almighty. Before the 41 men who survived the trip from England on the Mayflower ever reached these shores, they affirmed their beliefs in a Compact among themselves. When they landed at Plymouth, their first act in this new land was to kneel in a prayer of thanksgiving to the one who had protected them on their journey. As time went on and the colonies grew, it became evident ...

1229. Beyond Despair

Psalm 43:1-5, Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... social action, delivered the baccalaureate address at Stanford University.(4) He told the graduates, "When I was growing up, it was continually repeated in my evangelical Christian world that the greatest battle and biggest choice of our time was between belief and secularism. But I now believe that the real battle, the big struggle of our times, is the fundamental choice between cynicism and hope. The choice between cynicism and hope is ultimately a spiritual choice, and one that has enormous political ...

1230. Angels

Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... have, at one time or another, personally felt an angelic presence in their life (3). If there is such a thing as a universal idea, one that cuts across cultures and religions, common through the centuries, it is this belief in angels. Not only do Christians, Jews, and Muslims (the monotheistic religions) have angels, but Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism do too; winged figures appear in primitive Sumerian carvings, Egyptian tombs and Assyrian reliefs. Angels litter the metaphysical landscape from ancient ...

1231. Grace and Golf

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 1975, he qualified for the PGA tour - the oldest rookie ever, at age 35. He won the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1979, and again in 1982, when he became the winningest golfer on the tour. Now he is a successful competitor on the PGA Senior tour. Calvin's persistent belief that God has a plan for his life enabled him to persevere without giving up. "It's been a long road from the fields to the fairways," Calvin says. "One a lot of people said was impossible. But you see, I knew something maybe they didn't. That ...

1232. Good Medicine

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the bones." Have you seen the Robin Williams movie Patch Adams(6) that came out several years ago? It is the wonderful true story of a compassionate but outrageous medical student who risked his career by defying the medical profession with his unwavering belief that laughter is both therapeutic and contagious. Inspired to become a doctor while institutionalized for depression as a teenager, Patch Adams attended the Medical College of Virginia in the late '60's and early '70's where he was criticized in his ...

1233. Religion and Politics

Isaiah 1:1-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... me values and hope to live by, from Vietnam to this day, from Sunday to Sunday. I don't want to claim that God is on our side. As Abraham Lincoln told us, I want to pray humbly that we are on God's side. And whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The measure of our character is our willingness to give of ourselves for others and for our country. These aren't Democratic values. These aren't Republican values. They're American values. We believe in them. They're who we are. And if we honor them ...

1234. Are You the One?

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... injustice, people of faith began to pray together and, as a sign of their hope that one day the evil of apartheid would be overcome, they lit candles and placed them in their windows so that their neighbors, the government, and the whole world would see their belief. And their government did see. They passed a law making it illegal, a politically subversive act, to light a candle and put it in your window. It was seen as a crime, as serious as owning and flaunting a gun. The irony of this was not missed ...

1235. The Apostles Creed: "The Holy Catholic Churc"

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , Jeremiah or some other of the ancient prophets. Then Jesus asked, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answers, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." This is the foundation of the church, this universally-held belief that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus is Lord, and this is why Jesus would say, "...on this rock - this solid confessional foundation - I will build my church..." A foundation, but still no definition. Instead, we find descriptive pictures, metaphors, similes - students have ...

1236. The Imperatives of the Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , that the Lord comes to US before we ever come to him. In his grace, his Spirit moves upon our hearts and extends the invitation. But it is equally true that the invitation has never been to just continue SITTING there. You see, Christianity is more than a system of beliefs; it is an active faith, a faith that will be willing to get up out of its chair and on its feet, a faith that will be responsive to the needs of the world and the righteous imperatives of the God of all creation. Why do you think such a ...

1237. A Story Worth Sharing

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... rather it read "Friends Don't Let Friends LIVE Without Jesus." Or without the church. Or without the friendship and fellowship that comes with being an active member of a caring congregation. Or something like that. The concern about friends dying without Jesus betrays a belief that salvation is pie-in-the-sky bye-and-bye. Not so. A truly Biblical understanding insists that salvation (from the Latin salus - health) is a here-and-now experience as well, and is best found in the life of the local church. Want ...

1238. Sunday's Coming

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... feel that you may never know love again, remember that SUNDAY'S COMIN'. When you see what is happening in the hallways of our schools or the streets of our cities and are angry and afraid, we have to tell you that SUNDAY'S COMIN'. When you have lost your belief in the miraculous and no longer expect great things from God, look at the calendar and note that SUNDAY'S COMIN'. When you are so far down you don't remember up, the word is SUNDAY'S COMIN'. Yes, there is lots wrong with this world. But it is hope ...

1239. Would a Loving God Really Let Anyone Go to Hell?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... are a number of Old Testament references like that but nothing about unending torture, even for the worst of this world. Actually, the first time we run into a place of after-death misery is in the literature of Persia (modern-day Iran). There we find a belief that says the wicked will ultimately be judged by being placed in a stream of molten metal. By the time we get to the New Testament, we find something new. There are three different Greek words that are used to talk about the afterlife. One is Hades ...

1240. The "E" Word

John 1:35-42

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 53." A look at the membership statistics say we had better not laugh at that. For the past generation, everyone of the long-established denominations has seen a decrease in the number of people on the roll. Gallup polls on America's religious attitudes and beliefs reflect the decline: since 1947 there has been a slow but sure erosion in the numbers. Recent figures show that of American adults, 68% say they are members of a church or synagogue.(2) But even that is misleading. After all, just within our own ...

1241. Rejoice

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... several miles to an old abandoned stone shack. There they set up a creche, complete with manger. And in simple piety, they kneel and pray. Their hymns warm the chilly December air. Everyone in town capable of walking is there. There is a myth in that town, a belief that if all citizens are present on Christmas Eve, and if all are praying with perfect faith, then and only then, at the stroke of midnight, the Second Coming will be at hand. And for 500 years they've come to that stone ruin and prayed. Yet the ...

1242. I Have Been Baptized

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the efforts of the water, there was going to have to be a whole lot more water used! (1) It is not water that saves us. Water is but a symbol. Water itself has no saving power. And to be frank about it, neither does the strength of our belief. The focus in baptism is not on the believer, but on God. Grace is not something we earn, but something we receive as a free gift. Baptism symbolizes a turning from sin, but it is God who delivers us from the power of the Tempter. It is not a victory ...

1243. Messies Anonymous

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the western edge of Amarillo, Texas. He left nothing. (4) Two men ” with similar gifts and opportunities. One kept his eye on heaven. The other was lost to the pleasures of the world. Again, it is a matter of basic orientation. Are our eyes on our bellies or on our beliefs? Are we able to appreciate the simple pleasures of life or must we fill our lives with toys and passing fads? Are we seeking by the grace of God to live a Christ-like life in the here-and-now or are we captured by the allure of this ...

1244. Sons And Daughters Of God

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... made St. Paul feel. Constrained, he says, and confined. Unloved and unfulfilled. Under a curse. Instead of making him more loving and more accepting, it filled him with self-righteousness and resentment. It gave him permission to be cruel toward those who had different beliefs than he did. That happens whenever authentic faith is replaced by legalism. But then something happened in St. Paul's life that made him realize he wasn't a failure, he wasn't a loser, he wasn't ugly. He experienced the living Christ ...

1245. Wrestling In A Title Bout

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Mark Clark

... headquarters where she reels off such titles as dBase II, dBase III, etc. (3) There is power in a name. In York, Pennsylvania sometime back a couple, George and Tina Rollason, named their daughter Atheist Evolution Rollason. The Rollasons wanted to underscore their belief that God played no role in the birth of their daughter. I wonder how that name is going to affect that little girl's life. (4) According to the book THE NAME GAME: THE DECISION THAT LASTS A LIFETIME written by UCLA psychology professor ...

1246. The God Of The Living

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... it that makes persons of any age give up and give in when adversity strikes? Some of the Sadducees came to Jesus with what they thought was a trick question. You see, the Sadducees did not believe in life after death. Yet their question dealt with that very belief. "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry his brother's widow and have children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and ...

1247. Destined To Have A Great Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... been blazing new territory ever since, graduating from go-karts to mini-stocks and then to late-model stock cars. Georgette McMahon believes God's hand was at work in her father finding that unusual palm tree. Thus her motto: "God is awesome." Maybe Georgette's belief that God is with her has something to do with her success on the track. If you believe that "Somebody up there likes you," you are apt to have more confidence, more determination, more endurance. If you believe that God has a purpose for your ...

1248. Resuscitating An Iguana

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The extrinsically religious person uses religion. Going to church for extrinsically religious people is useful to boost one's status, to bolster self-confidence, and to win friends, gain power, and have influence. Allport found that these people use their religious belief as a defense against reality. Most often, they use it as a super-sanctioning of their own formula for living. This kind of religious faith assures people that God sees things their way, that their righteousness is God's righteousness ...

1249. Who Could Forget That?

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... to God and through his shed blood. Who could possibly forget that? 1. Malinda Fillingim (Kentucky), THE UPPER ROOM, March/April 1996, p. 41. 2. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995), p. 199. 3. Fred Smith, Ch.16, MOVING BEYOND BELIEF (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993). 4. Pierre Martineau, MOTIVATION IN ADVERTISING, (New York: MacGraw-Hill Book Co, Inc., 1957), p. 73. 5. Jeff Smith, (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1995), pp. 59-60. 6. BOOKS THAT BUILD CHARACTER (New ...

1250. A Firm Grip On Your Balloon

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... his anger. Soon, Thomas had dropped out of school and adopted the local skinhead fashions. He and his friends would gather to drink and swap racist talk and ideas. Fighting and beating up on minorities became a regular pastime. His parents were sickened by Thomas' new beliefs and activities, but they couldn't talk him out of his group. His mother clung to the hope that Thomas would one day return to the values he had learned as a child. But Thomas seemed to fall deeper into the lifestyle as the years passed ...

Showing results