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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. Elisha's Bones

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Prop: If you can…a turtle or crustacean in a shell. Is it alive? [Have people look at a turtle, or a snail, or perhaps a hermit crab in a shell.] Can you tell? Only when you touch it perhaps. Even then, sometimes you may think something is dead and gone, when all of a sudden, life emerges. Your touch may have awoken it from its sleep. And lo and behold, it’s on its feet! The power of touch can’t be denied. We all know it. We all need it. A gentle and loving touch has the ability to connect us warmly in a ...

1227. Sheep? Seriously?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

From Handel’s Messiah: “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, everyone, to his own way.”1 From Psalm 23 (KJV): “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” From a hymn: Savior, like a shepherd lead us, much we need thy tender care; in thy pleasant pastures feed us, for our use thy folds prepare. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast bought us, thine we are. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast bought us, thine we are.2 From John 10:3-4 (NRSV): “The gatekeeper opens the gate for [the ...

Friendship is a word the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

Augustine Birrell

My heart is warm with the friends I make, And better friends I'll not be knowing; Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, No matter where it's going.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.

Hal Borland

God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays.

John Masefield

Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heart-warming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world.

Lawrence G. Lovasik

There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

Vincent van Gogh

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

William Arthur Ward

Forgiveness is a funny thing; it warms the heart and cools the sting.

William A. Ward

1236. Dancing in the Wind

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

We live in an embattled time. Conflicts in politics, problems with economics, and a global pandemic have put the icing on the proverbial cake of usual issues. Most of us already feel we are up to our necks in alligators. Now we have entered hurricane season to boot. How much more can we take? How much longer can we fight? Let’s face it. We are a tired, fatigued, tense, and nervous bunch right now. Just when we think we’ve ridden the final wave another rises up and heads right toward us. What shall we do? ...

1237. Are You Ready to Wait?

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet. — Matthew 25:10 Have you ever noticed how waiting — waiting for something or someone — can be either wonderful or dreadful? To a large degree the difference is determined by what you are waiting for. Waiting for your bride to come down the aisle of the church can be wonderful. Waiting to learn if your loved one has cancer can be dreadful. Waiting at the airport to meet your best friend can be ...

1238. The Gospel We Preach

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed, so I was afraid and I went and hid your talent in the ground. — Matthew 25:24 A number of years ago my wife and I and several of our friends went on a sailing vacation in the Caribbean. One day we went ashore on the island of Dominica, hired a taxi, and took a tour of that tropical paradise. While making small talk with the taxi driver, one of my friends casually mentioned that I was a ...

1239. Gratitude

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

"…be filled with the Spirit,...always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father." I didn't care for him when we first met. He's not the sort of person that you warm up to at first. It takes time, and life, before he becomes part of you. Don't ever think that he comes naturally. You have to work at getting along with him. When we first met, I was young, very young, maybe two or three. My mother never tired, during those early years, of trying to get us together ...

1240. Loving Through Action

1 John 3:14-24

Sermon

Richard Gribble

Vincent Capodanno was born on February 13, 1929 on Staten Island in New York. His early life was characterized by service to his family and the community where he lived. Always trying to help out, especially when difficult economic times stretched the family’s budget, Vincent was the one to whom people went for many needs, for they knew that he would be present to them in every way possible. He completed his initial education and then entered Fordham University, but God was calling him to a higher form of ...

1241. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-47, 52

Sermon

Will Willimon

I suspect that many of you are anxious for me to get off my chest quickly whatever it is that I want to say, to get out of the pulpit, so you can get on with the beautiful music of Christmas. We have restrained ourselves throughout the Sundays of Advent, confined ourselves to slow-moving, somewhat somber hymns of hope, anticipation, expectancy. "Come, O Come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel." Anticipation has become fulfillment. Now, we are at last ready to sing of Christmas. There are Sundays when ...

1242. Our Need and God's Provision

John 6:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

What’s your favorite food? The food you could eat once a day for the rest of your life, if you had to? At this time of year, you can find food festivals all over the U.S. that celebrate just about any kind of food you might enjoy. There’s a Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. Waikiki, Hawaii hosts a Spam Festival every year—if Spam is really what you long for. Atlanta, Georgia holds a Chomp and Stomp Festival every year that features a chili cook-off and bluegrass concert and dance. If you Google your ...

1243. A Day of Passion, Praise and Prophesying

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

Let me ask you a question this morning: how many of you are bilingual—that is, you speak two languages? Or tri-lingual . . . if you want to show off? If so, were you raised speaking a language other than English, or did you learn that second language as an adult? There is a federal agency called the Foreign Service Institute that trains diplomats to operate in other countries. The folks at FSI also provide advanced language training in over 65 languages. Sometime back, they ranked all the major languages ...

1244. Poor Old Thomas

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

Well, it’s over. The eggs have been hidden and gleefully found. The leftovers are mostly eaten. Family visits are complete and we’re all looking forward to warm weather — and to settling back into our routines. This whole Easter celebration thing is a little bit tiring, don’t you think? I note that a few folks have chosen to stay home this Sunday. Don’t worry. I am not trying to mention names or point fingers! In fact, many pastors take this Sunday off after this time of intensity and worship. Who doesn’t ...

1245. First Things First

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Will Willimon

“In the beginning…God.'' The lection for the first Sunday after Pentecost is the first verse of the first chapter of the first book of the Bible, ''In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth…” How fitting a text for Father's Day--a reflection upon the work of God the Father. For whether you take this as a description of God as Father or God as Mother (all this creating and begatting seem a good deal more maternal than paternal to me), it is a delightful, childlike moving symphony of ...

1246. Sheep and Shepherds

John 10:11-16 · Psalm 23

Sermon

Will Willimon

Someone was telling me about a college, somewhere in the Midwest, that had a large contingent of Iranian students. Back when the former Shah was deposed, the students demonstrated at the college administration building. The president went out to speak to them and, during the course of their negotiations, the president casually remarked something to the effect that, “You look like a bunch of sheep out here.” With that, the students went on a campus-wide rampage, breaking windows, threatening other students ...

1247. Small Beginnings, Great Endings

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

On the day Abraham Lincoln was born his older cousin Dennis Hanks went over to see the newborn baby. Later he commented: “Folks often ask me if Abe was a good-looking baby. Well, he looked just like any other baby — like a red cherry pulp squeezed dry, and he didn’t improve none as he growed older.”[1] That may be a typical cousin’s reaction, but admittedly, Lincoln never was photogenic and he probably would not have made it in this age of television with all its glitz and style. Nonetheless, it is the ...

1248. Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

“Don’t be afraid of the dark.” That’s what we tell our young children, even ourselves when night falls and we feel alone, vulnerable, isolated, or plagued by nightmares. And yet, the truth is that most human beings are far more fearful of the light. The light –that utterly visible and revealing place in which we cannot hide but stand entirely exposed and unveiled—makes us both warm and wobbly. When we stand too fully in the brightness of light, we allow ourselves to be seen in all of our flaws. We feel ...

1249. God's Ridiculous Commitment

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

Let me ask you a question: how many of you would like to trade places with me on a Sunday morning? How many of you wish you could preach a few sermons instead of sitting and listening to them? I read about one pastor who was shaking hands with his parishioners after worship. At the end of the line was a church member who always had something to say about his messages. The woman shook the pastor’s hand warmly and said, “Pastor, today your sermon reminded me of the peace and love of God!” The pastor beamed ...

1250. Embarrassing Visits

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Mary Austin

The lectionary reading for today gives us verses 14-21, but that’s like reading the end of the mystery book without knowing the whole story. So, we have included all of the verses today. [Read John 3:1-21] For many years, I lived in a small town. It was fun to be able to walk to the community center, the hair salon, and the library. Since I could walk there, I went to the library a lot. I knew the staff, and it was easy to run in and get a new book. It was fun to talk to the staff, and catch up on their ...

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1226. Elisha's Bones

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

1227. Sheep? Seriously?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

Friendship is a word the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

Augustine Birrell

My heart is warm with the friends I make, And better friends I'll not be knowing; Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, No matter where it's going.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.

Hal Borland

God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays.

John Masefield

Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heart-warming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world.

Lawrence G. Lovasik

There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

Vincent van Gogh

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

William Arthur Ward

Forgiveness is a funny thing; it warms the heart and cools the sting.

William A. Ward

1236. Dancing in the Wind

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

1237. Are You Ready to Wait?