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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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1226. It Is Also Blessed to Receive

John 13:1-17

Sermon

James McCormick

... had a large expense, my parents would send a check to help out. Now, I could have sent it back, explaining that their retirement income was much smaller than mine and that we could get along quite nicely without their contribution. But that would have been my pride speaking. If I had done that, it would have said to them that they were no longer needed, and it would have deprived them of one of their primary remaining joys – the joy of giving. My willingness to receive from them was one of my best gifts ...

1227. In Life Nothing Works but the Impossible

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... with Mary. He looks at a broken contract, a breached trust, and sees only one honorable way to go—-a quick, quiet divorce. Though Matthew’s text states Joseph opts for not publicly shaming Mary, it is not hard to imagine that his own damaged pride and wounded respectability were also at stake. But just when Joseph has resolved to do the “right” thing, to take the smart and sensible solution, a heavenly life-jacket is heaved into Joseph’s life. This saving event is not etched in stone. This saving ...

1228. The Counter Intelligence of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... wisdom” (“sophia”) is used in 1 Corinthians more than any other New Testament book. Throughout Paul’s Corinthian correspondence it becomes evident that the Corinthians had a peculiar interest in wisdom, in appearing “wise” in their faith. This is precisely the pride of posture that Paul wants to shatter. “Wisdom” is not the source of faith. Rather the center is always and ever the “cross of Christ.” Paul does not preach wise words (“logos”). Paul preaches the cross as the Logos. It ...

1229. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Psalm 90:1-17

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... of the Jordan. In the first case the waters are divided by Moses stretching out his hand over them. In the second, the priests carry the Ark into the water, which withdraws to receive them. The li al t on has emphasized the first story, giving it pride of place in the Easter vigil, so that it becomes formative for our understanding of baptism. But we may have lost something by our neglect of the Joshua narrative, and that is the value of the cult as a means of continuing to enable and empower sacramental ...

1230. The Promises of God Are True

John 3:1-17

Illustration

Lane Alderman

Tom Long says that while he was at Princeton, he went to a nearby Presbyterian church that prides itself on being an academic, intellectual church. Early on, he said, he went to a family night supper and sat down next to a man, introduced himself, told him he was new, and said, "Have you been here long?" "Oh yes," the man said. "In fact I was here before ...

1231. Do You Have It?

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... speaks Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic and is completely prepared for the Twenty-first Century.' The woman looked up and saw another parrot sitting alone on a perch. 'How much is that one?' she asked. "Five thousand dollars,' the owner responded with a touch of pride. 'My Lord, that's really expensive,' the woman exclaimed. 'What does he do?' The owner said, 'He doesn't do a thing, but all the other parrots call him chairman.'" Manfred Kets de Vries, The Leadership Mystique (Prentice Hall, 2001), 73-74. Here ...

1232. Dry Bones And Live Hope

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Bulletin Aid

Charles Curley

... have spoken. L: And I have done it, says the Lord." (Based on Ezekiel 37:11-14) Prayer Of Confession Lord, we confess that in our world Lazarus has died, and we are without hope. We have tried to serve you and serve your people; yet anger and pride, prejudice and greed increase. We have grown weary in the struggle for justice and peace, and our future seems to us dry as dust. Come, Lord, and summon from within us deep wellsprings of thanks and praise. May your life-giving spirit wash over us like streams in ...

1233. The Lost and Found Son

Luke 15:11-24

Sermon

James W. Moore

... about, but for now, I want us to zero in quickly on the fascinating characters here… to do some character sketches. I. LOOK FIRST AT THE PRODIGAL When you look at him, the descriptive adjectives fly fast and furious – rebellious, restless, discontent, ruthless, arrogant, prideful, immature, selfish, egotistical! But, you see, all of these are symptoms of something deeper. What is his sin? Simply this… even though he is a son, he doesn’t want to be a son and even though he is a brother, he doesn’t ...

1234. The Lost and Found Elder Brother

Luke 15:25-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

... I am a Christian” and it reads like this: “When I say, ‘I am a Christian,’ I’m not shouting, ‘I’ve been saved!’ I’m whispering, ‘I get lost!’ That’s why I chose this way. When I say ‘I am a Christian,’ I don’t speak with human pride. I’m confessing that I stumble – needing God to be my guide. When I say ‘I am a Christian,’ I’m not trying to be strong. I’m professing that I’m weak and pray for strength to carry on. When I say ‘I am a Christian,’ I’m not ...

1235. When Do You Feel God's Pleasure?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

James W. Moore

... that from Jesus. But, when will we ever learn? When will we ever learn? We spend weary days and sleepless nights – brooding over our resentments, calculating ways to get even, demanding our pound of flesh, seething over our grievances, shackled by our silly pride, unbending, unmerciful, unable and unwilling to forgive and forget, and isn’t that tragic? Because the truth is that revenge is never sweet; it ultimately becomes a sour stomach and a bitter memory and a poisoned soul. Jesus knew this… and so ...

1236. Rise Above It

John 21:15-19

Sermon

James W. Moore

... him, don’t fuss with him. Just rise above it.” “But Gramma, how do you do that?” Gramma said: “Every time you get upset with your husband, don’t fuss. Just go and crochet a doily.” Upon hearing this, the husband began to swell with pride thinking: “All these years, (over 60 years) and just two doilies.” “But,” he said, “what about the money? What about the $250,000 in cash?” And she said: “That’s the money I made from selling doilies!!” The second story is about a minister ...

1237. Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Acts 2:1-4

Sermon

James W. Moore

... It’s fun to laugh at the comical antics of circus clowns or the hilarious wit of good comedians… But, the best humor of all is when we laugh at ourselves. It’s a real mark of emotional maturity. It eases our self-pity; it diminishes our pride and saves us from taking ourselves too seriously. Ethel Barrymore said it well. She said: “You grow up when you get your first good laugh at yourself.” To have a good sense of humor…to be able to laugh at yourself… those are significant and dramatic signs ...

1238. There's Nothing in the World I Wouldn't Do for Him

Mark 14:22-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , Cole Porter and many others… what generation has had better music than that? They had… Great devotion to family life, commitment to marriage, romance in their courtships, responsibility in parenting, courtesy and respect to their mothers and fathers, pride in their appearance, togetherness as a family… what generation has been more family-centered than that? And perhaps most dramatically… they had… Great loyalty in all their relationships… loyal to God, loyal to their church, loyal to their ...

1239. Love One Another

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and strong man, so he said, “I can get out of here.” But he was knee-deep in mud and sand. He reached to sides of the cistern, mossy green and slick and wet… and he had no leverage. He could not get out. Finally, he swallowed his pride and cried out: “Help! Help!” A neighbor walking by heard his cry and looked down in there and said, “John, is that you? I can’t believe you are down there. Look at you down there in that ugly hole… an embarrassment to your family, an embarrassment to yourself ...

1240. Don't Look Back, Remember Lot's Wife

Genesis 19:24-26

Sermon

James W. Moore

... : “He is a hungry fighter.” Although I’m not an expert on boxing, I knew what he was talking about. “Fat cats” in any field are those who (because of their past successes) have become spoiled, lazy, complacent, self-satisfied, pompous, prideful, prima donnas… whereas those who are “hungry” are those in any field who are striving, stretching, struggling, working, dreaming, reaching, sacrificing… willing to pay the price. As I thought of this, my mind darted back to one of the Beatitudes of ...

1241. It's Thanksgiving Time!

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Pogo comic strip) who after a terrible drought took credit for the refreshing rain when it finally came. Albert the Alligator was mayor of the swamp and he took credit for the glorious, much-needed rain when someone pointed out that he didn't have pride and said, "It happened during my administration!" What a joy it is to be part of this great church… which provides the atmosphere of worship, study and service for over 7500 members as well as a vast television audience… and has a program of Christian ...

1242. How to Live a Sizzle-When-It-Drizzles Life

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... herd, the community of huge, well-horned wildebeests, assembled. They surrounded the lion. They charged the lion. They forced the lion to drop its hold on the calf and back off. Then the herd surrounded the calf — horns out. Ultimately the lion and its pride-mates were driven off. And, against all possible odds, against the jaws of alligators and lions, the little calf survived. That is some umbrella: the community of faith who will never desert, never give up, never give you away. Second, you need some ...

1243. Acts 17: 22-31

Acts 17:16-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... has need of nothing,” Heracles, 1345-46) or other classical commentators, Paul’s argument also calls to mind scriptures such as Psalm 50:9-12. Paul’s next assertion no doubt began rubbing his Athenian listeners the wrong way. While Athenians prided themselves on having arisen independently of all other peoples, from their native land, Paul proclaims that the creator God made one human being and from that common ancestor God created all the other nations upon the earth. Paul first uses this commonality ...

1244. The Healing Power of Touch - Sermon Starter

Mark 5:21-43; Matt 9:1-8

Illustration

Brett Blair

... had already been to all of the doctors and she had only gotten worse, and beside that they had taken all her money. Interestingly, Luke, who was a physician, tells this story as well, but he could not bring himself to tell that side of story. Call it professional pride but he is not about to say that she was taken for all her money by a long string of doctors. How could she get the attention of Jesus? Her problem was of a very personal nature and she did not want to discuss the issue publicly. According to ...

1245. The Life Is in the Seed

Matthew 13:1-23

Illustration

Leonard Sweet

... days, though, when no one was watching, he still shouted a bit.) Then one glorious morning the opossum wandered outside to see that multitudes of beautiful green sprouts dotted his garden. Just a few days later, gorgeous flowers began to bloom. With uncontrollable excitement and pride, the opossum ran to his friend, the raccoon, and asked him to witness the miracle. The raccoon took one long look at the thriving garden and said, "You see, Opossum, all you had to do was let the seeds do the work while you ...

1246. The Sword of the Lord

Hebrews 4:12-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... have tried to kill the Bible, and at times they thought they had "buried" the Bible. But this corpse has a habit of coming back to life and outliving the pallbearers. Despised and torn in pieces by infidels decried; The thunderbolts of hatred, the haughty cynics pride; All these have railed against it in this and other lands; Yet dynasties have fallen and still the Bible stands. You think about a book that is 2000 years old and yet it is still the world's all-time best selling and most widely distributed ...

1247. The Truth about Truth

John 8:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... you here this morning in bondage, but you don't want to admit it. There are some of you in bondage to booze and bitterness. There are some of you lash to lust. Some of you are in the jail of jealousy. Some of you are in the prison of pride. There is only one key that will unlock the door of your heart and set you free, and that is the key of truth. There are four truths that will set you free from any prison. There is the truth about salvation. The truth is you are saved by grace ...

1248. Just the Right Touch

Mark 5:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... unbelieving atheist, not the drunk in the gutter, not the prostitute on the street, not the out-and-out sinner; the hardest person for God to save is the so-called "good" person who does not understand his badness apart from Jesus Christ. This woman had long ago lost her pride. She didn't care who, when, or how, she just wanted to be healed. A patient will never be cured until he admits he is sick, and a sinner will never be saved until he admits he is lost. I am so glad that somebody told this lady about ...

1249. Out With the Old - In With the New

Philippians 3:12-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... to make the rest of your life the best of your life, never be satisfied with where you are. Always realize you can do more and be more for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. II. Be Delivered From Your Past Paul not only had to conquer his pride, he also had to conquer his past. "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead." (v.13) Paul had learned a great lesson. You can't focus on ...

1250. Don't Believe the Lie about the Truth

John 8:32

Sermon

James Merritt

... you listening to this message right now in chains and shackles, but you don't want to admit it. Some of you are in bondage to booze and bitterness. Some of you are lashed to lust. Some of you are locked in the jail of jealousy and the prison of pride. There is only one key that will unlock the door of your heart and set you free, and that is the key of truth. You see there are four truths that will set you free from any prison you might be in. There is the truth about salvation. The absolute ...

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