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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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1326. Faces of Failure: Jesus’s Family

Mark 3:20-21, 31-35

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... authority, and not as the scribes” and because he “commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” In other words, he speaks and acts as God would. When a leper implores Jesus to heal him, Jesus “stretches out his hand and touches him.” In Jewish tradition, to touch a leper was to become unclean. But not for Jesus. He cleanses the leper, something only God could do. When a paralytic is brought to Jesus to be healed, he tells him: “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Those in the crowd were ...

1327. Uncertain Certainties

John 20:19-31

Sermon

John Jamison

... in that locked room, Thomas was there with them. We’re told that Jesus appeared, walked over to Thomas and said, “Go ahead... touch me.” Thomas asked for proof, and he got proof. Jesus talked with them a bit more and then said, “Have you believed because ... give us the proof we want. If God showed up here this morning and walked up to each one of us here and said, “Go ahead, touch me,” what would happen to our faith? Oh, we would have the proof we wanted but we would then only have to make a cold ...

1328. All for Some Dumb Sheep

John 10:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Solomon Islands as a stowaway in military shipments. Guam now has no way to get rid of the snakes. They have no natural enemy on the island. The Bible teaches us that we human beings have always carried a snake problem with us. Everything we touch we infect. We discover a way to harness the wonderful energy of the atom and begin building bombs. We invent the internal combustion engine and pollute the air. We discover a way to extract from nature cures for various ailments and we end up producing addictive ...

1329. Treasure Hidden In a Clay Jar

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... to personal contentment is to begin by looking within yourself. The path begins not by looking within but by looking up to the One who is the source of life. The path to inner peace is not simply a matter of getting in touch with our feelings but getting in touch with our Heavenly Father. The answer is not meditation but an encounter with the Master of the universe. True happiness is not a matter of “good vibrations” but soul searching prayer. It comes by knowing that the emptiness you feel within can ...

1330. Such a Little Thing

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam lights a room. One candle wipes out darkness, One laugh will conquer gloom. One step must start each journey, One word must start each prayer. One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care. One voice can speak with wisdom, One heart can know what’s true. One life can make the difference, And may that one be you, and me, too! (5) Little things can make a big contribution to achieving a successful outcome in any ...

1331. Chaos and Solitude

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the mad, mad world in which we live. In our busy, chaotic, and hectic lives, we need to see the one who touched the minds, hearts, and wills of thousands of people when he came to visit our chaotic world. Chaos is catching, but Jesus did not succumb. There ... was chaos all around him because so many wanted to see him, touch him, and hear him. But there was a serenity within him that people could sense. Jesus was and is the still point in a ...

1332. When Your Life Is Put On Hold

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... give him their support but there is a limit even to the help your best friend can give you at a moment like that. Something more is needed. Fortunately Jesus was still there. He had not forsaken Jairus just as he does not forsake us. He probably touched him on the arm or the shoulder as he said, “Don’t be afraid, just believe.” He was asking a lot of this man. There is on record a conversation between Daniel Webster and some of his friends concerning the most beautiful passage in literature. Webster ...

1333. Do You Believe in Miracles?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... own life? God sometimes works in your life . . . but not exactly in the way you had specified? He didn’t put his hand on the man. Rather he took him aside, away from the crowd and put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. Then he looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to the man, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. Jesus commanded the man and those ...

1334. She Gave More than Bill Gates

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... that has taken us to camp, every church camp cabin where we have slept--all are the fruit of someone’s Extravagant Generosity. We have been the recipients of grace upon grace. We are the heirs, the beneficiaries of those who came before us who were touched by the generosity of Christ enough to give graciously so that we could experience the truth of Christ for ourselves. We owe the same to generations to come.” (4) Doubtless, it was with pleasure that this widow dropped in her coins for she knew she was ...

1335. The Light Still Shines

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... never regard with disdain any other human being. Everyone IS beautiful in his or her own way. Even the humblest of lives can be touched with the divine hand. You never know when the person you shut out might be one person you most would want to know. Learn ... the King.”* (4) He is the King. He is our King. Even the humblest place and the humblest people take on a new significance when touched by the hand of God. He is available to us. But not if we stand at a distance and merely tip our hats. We must welcome ...

1336. Speaking from the Heart

Luke 6:43-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... Some of them are there to watch him and to criticize him, like the Pharisees. Many of them are sick and have come to him for healing. But all of them, whether they realize it or not, are desperate for an encounter with him. All of them need to be touched by this man Jesus, the man who spoke with such truth and power and authority and joy and love about the kingdom of God. So picture yourself reaching the base of the mountain. That’s where Jesus would do his teaching that day. Now let’s consider to whom ...

1337. Can I Get Some Help Over Here?

John 14:23-29

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... . Of course, there is more to it than that. I am sure little Billy Johnson appreciated seeing his mother standing on the sidewalk but if he was going to deal with the ongoing, terrifying realities of growing up, there were simply some things Billy had to learn. Jesus touched on this principle in John 14:15. “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” In other words, when we need a little help, we are to remember the way Jesus taught us to live. We are to love God and love our neighbor. We are to ...

1338. The Ascension Day Experience

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... you had romantic feelings told you to get lost. The experience of ascension can be much more serious. It is what happens when you are 35, married, and find a note on the refrigerator door. “I am leaving. I no longer love you. My attorney will be in touch. I plan to fight for sole custody of the children.” It is the fear and uncertainty you feel for self and family when the company where you work closes and your job vanishes. The Bible not only portrays these times often, it gives us guidance on how to ...

1339. On Taking Candy from a Stranger

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... from a hurtful past or freedom from sins and anxieties. That is why he came into the world—to set people free. Helping people is what the Sabbath is all about. And one thing more: praising God is honoring the Sabbath. After Jesus reached out and touched this woman, instantly she straightened up and began praising God. This woman knew that she had been set free. She knew this was something only God could do for her. And so without hesitation she began praising God. This woman’s healing had freed her. But ...

1340. Hug and Kiss Blessing

Illustration

Bill Glass

... prisons. I began to ask the same question all over the country. I’ve discovered that in relation to the overall Jewish population, there is an infinitestimal number of them in jail or prison. One reason for this is that some of the hugging, kissing, touching, and blessing mentioned in the Old Testament has carried over to the modern-day Jew. They have a very strong sense of family. We, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, should have received this heritage. But I think we have been influenced more by the ...

1341. Jesus Destroys the Power of Sin

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... man who kneels before him. Whatever word best describes Jesus’ internal response, his external action is immediate and unprecedented. He stretches out his hand, breaking the last barrier between his own ritual purity and the uncleanness of the leper. Yet it is not this touch that changes the man’s condition. It is the declaration Jesus issues. He affirms both that he has the power to bring cleanness to the leper and he notes his choice to exert that power: “I do choose. Be made clean” (v.41). Unlike ...

1342. Sitting Shiva Behind Closed Doors

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... visualize the encounter between Mary and Jesus, she may have been holding onto Him, as He bids her to leave Him go and to instead go to tell the others. Later in Jesus’ second appearance to the disciples in the locked room, Jesus bids Thomas to touch and see. In both cases, Jesus is breaking through boundaries that cannot contain Him, even while proving He is there in bodily form. In the case of the tomb, the stone is not only left over the tomb’s opening after Jesus’ burial, but it is deliberately ...

1343. The Sign of the Dove

Matthew 3:1-17 · John 1:1-34 · Mark 1:1-8 · Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn Dance me to the end of love Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love Today . . . . as you come forward to the altar for a laying on of hands, as you pray for the Spirit of God ...

1344. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the region around Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him; for he had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, the fell down before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!” But he sternly ordered them not to make him known. [In Mark’s version, Jesus appoints the twelve before coming back down the mountain again.] Then he ...

1345. Parabola

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... this week to take one of them and try your own hand at exegeting the images. For this time here, I will look at the parable as a whole. A parable is like…. a garden in which the truth is a seed buried deep within the soil (your heart). When touched by God’s breath, and watered by the Spirit, it sprouts and grows tall, and you can see all parts of it at different levels. On the surface, you can see a beautiful flowering story. A bit deeper, and you can find the leaves which tell a bit more about ...

1346. The Light That Dwells Among Us

Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... becomes red, and it burns. But did you know ….that internally, your cells are also changing? Light is a powerful force. You can’t touch it. You can’t catch it. You can’t control it. Light is one of those things in life that we either try to harness to ... well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they ...

1347. Sparkle

Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... some kind of “spirit” or “energy,” as it is sometimes called. Einstein himself maintained that matter and energy are both spirit.* For example, I can wave my hand in the air like this. [Wave your hand in the air.] And now I can touch this table. [Touch the table.] Einstein tells us that there is no essential difference between this air and this table, except that their molecules are vibrating at a difference pace. Because the table is vibrating much faster, it becomes more dense. But each is made up ...

1348. Secret Savior

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... for their children. Some have bought needed groceries. But all who have received these unexpected gifts, have had smiles on their faces. And for “Benny,” that has been a treat. Because in some way or another, “Benny” has touched the lives of many, not just touched, but graced. “Love one another,” says Jesus. “Feed My sheep.” “Care for them.” “Clothe them.” “Feed them.” “Love them.” Jesus doesn’t just want us to feel love, Jesus wants us to “do” love. He wants us to ...

1349. Lazarus Rising

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57, John 12:1-11, John 12:12-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to protect herself and her product. How far this mother has fallen! She was so distracted by her own greed, her own ambition, and her own quest for power and glory, perhaps her own misguided sense of “professional” values, that she lost touch with her love for her own daughter. She lost touch with the miracle of life she herself birthed. Wow! we say. This in a sense is what’s going on in the story of Lazarus. Lazarus is apparently some kind of well-known guy in Jerusalem. We can guess from scripture ...

1350. Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... perhaps we should call it a “soul-shift.” When God’s breath comes into a lifeless being, it is a paradigm shift from death to life. That’s a large shift! And noisy, no? Revival is not without change, not without an earthquake or a fiery touch. When the Spirit of God comes upon you, you know you will surely change, that your entire life will change, that intrinsically, your heart of “stone” will be transfigured into a heart of flesh, and all “hell” will break loose, so to speak! Imagine for a ...

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