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 1476 to 1500 of 4952 results

1476. Jesus and Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

James W. Moore

... to run scared; we can have, because of Easter, a great sense of humor. June’s sense of humor has served her well through this ordeal. On the Saturday morning after the CTscan, just the two of us were in June’s hospital room… and I was thinking deep thoughts, trying to digest the heavy news we had received the night before. Pensively, I said, “June, I was just thinking with all we’ve got to face, maybe I should just go on and retire and then I could be there all day, every day, just to take care ...

1477. Sight for Blind Eyes

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... sky. You looked out across the city and saw the candle light flickering in hundreds of courtyards as darkness began to descend. Over and over, you looked at things that everyone else takes for granted...but to you, each view was special. As you scanned the scene, you thought about the events of the day. You had gone out from your parents' home just as you had done for over twenty years, ever since you had been old enough to care for yourself. You had been going to the same spot along the same side of the ...

1478. Sometimes You've Got to Shout!

John 12:12-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ...this long, this loud?" But the nurse did not think there was anything unusual. I said, "Maybe she's hungry." But the nurse said, "Don't worry, when a baby is born, they have enough food in their system to take care of them for three days." "Big deal," I thought. "I have enough food in me to last for three MONTHS, but that doesn't keep me from being hungry." They finally got us out of the Delivery Suite and into a room across from the nursery. They had taken our daughter from us to do all the things they ...

1479. God's Not Done With Us Yet!

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... saga. No matter where Abraham was in his life, God was not done with him. God is STILL not done with him - just the fact that we are reading the story, learning from it, being inspired and guided by it proves that. Abraham and Sarah may have thought they were done...others may have thought so too...but not God.(8) I for one am GLAD to know that. There are times when life spins wildly out of control. There are other times when life is so routine that even your rut is in a rut. And there are times when life ...

1480. The Last Laugh

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... them heroes to the faithful of three great religions. But they were just like you and me - with a faith that is regularly shaky, and needing the reminder that came with the visitor's question there at the tent: "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Abraham and Sarah thought so; you and I often think so, whether we want to admit it or not. But when grace breaks through, when we open our eyes to God's work in the world and see miracle after miracle after miracle, even in the midst of all that is wrong, the ...

1481. The Ten Commandments #2: No Idols!

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . What had started out as a REMINDER of God finally had BECOME a god. The means had become the end. People do the same thing today. They look at something that represents security and fulfillment, the kinds of things that a gracious God would be thought of as providing, and they begin to credit them with inordinate value. Not gods carved from wood or stone but big houses, flashy cars, a million shares of Microsoft, the trappings of success. Means and ends have become confused once again. And people make ...

1482. Growing in Faith

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... black and white, they are precious in his sight; Jesus loves the little children of the world." We who lived through the sixties remember the Civil Rights struggles of the decade. We remember the assassinations. We remember the race riots and the tear gas. But if we ever gave thought to that Sunday School song that we sang, we knew that things had to change. Fortunately for all of us, changes have come - not finished yet, but on the way. We learned "The B I B L E, yes, that's the book for me. I stand alone ...

1483. A Wonderful Mother (In-Law)

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... such a thing? Only that rare combination of loving qualities that supposedly are so rare in an in-law... acceptance, belief, concern..."ABC's" of building any kind of true relationship...acceptance, belief, concern. One more thing should be added. Naomi's traits should not be thought of as being limited to the making of a good in-law; they would make a good ANYONE! Do you want to reach people for Jesus Christ and his church? You can talk till you are blue in the face, but "Actions speak louder than words ...

1484. A Mother's Gift

1 Samuel 1:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... meat. Meat was seldom eaten in a Hebrew household (it was a luxury item in a peasant economy) so this was a rare treat. It did not matter. Hannah could hardly taste it. No one can taste when they are choking back salty tears. Thanksgiving, Hannah thought. She could have cared less about raising grain or grapes or livestock - she wanted to raise a CHILD. The tears had begun to flow uncontrollably. Elkanah asked, "Hannah, why are you so miserable? Am I not more to you than ten sons?" Through her sobs, Hannah ...

1485. There's No Such Thing as Too Much Sugar

Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... a room and their ill-humor sucks the air out of it. Their presence weighs down on everyone. They have not a kind word for anyone or anything. They are not curmudgeons, for that implies some wit, but rather they are simply disapproving people full of black thoughts and dire predictions, critical of everyone but themselves."(7) Know anybody like that in Warren? I, for one, am tired of them. "Michael" is not a movie for such folks. It has too much hope, too many examples of pleasure in simple things. It is a ...

1486. Now That School's Out...

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... or anything in its importance in this world. And that pre-eminence extends back to creation. Tying this back to our opening thoughts about the end of the school year, that is not a bad theme for a baccalaureate or commencement address. If a graduate ... week, one of my good friends told me that he was quitting cigarettes as of six o'clock that night. In fact, so as not to be thought of as a wastrel, as we played he smoked one after another after another after another just so he would have no more by the time ...

1487. Good Medicine

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... understood perfectly that the human eye is not large enough to have a beam in it, the very idea struck him as ludicrous. His gay laughter was a rebuke to his parents for their failure to respond to humor in an unexpected place.(4) I have always thought that Jesus was fun to be around, not some dour, unsmiling, serious "religious" type. You know why? Kids. Kids were attracted to him, and I have never met anyone to whom kids were attracted who was grim and glum. Trueblood again: Anyone who reads the Synoptic ...

1488. Do You Hear What I Hear?

Luke 1:46-56, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Mary is worried about Joseph not believing her story. Elizabeth says, "Tell him that God gives life where no life was thought to be possible."(3) Mary knew what was ahead for her. The whispers and the ridicule of neighbors. The stares, the silent ... 't have a gift to give him like everybody else did. But I wanted to stay with Jesus so much, so I thought about what I had that maybe I could use for a gift. I thought maybe if I kept him warm, that would be a good gift. So I asked Jesus, "If I keep you warm, will ...

1489. Would You Take The Crown Without The Cross?

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ." Then the sheriff asked, "What two days of the week start with the letter 'T'?" "Today & tomorrow." Replied the applicant. The sheriff was again surprised over the answer, one that he had never thought of himself. "Now, listen carefully, who killed Abraham Lincoln?", asked the sheriff. The job seeker seemed a little surprised, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, "I don't know." The sheriff replied, "Well, why don't you go home and work on that one for a while?" The applicant left ...

1490. What Is Truly Important

Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods." So far, so good. But then Bigger continues, "And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.'" Nice thought. But we know how the story ends. God says, "You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?" Good question. The same thing I wondered about that marble bathtub. It reminded me of the two ...

1491. Hang in There!

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... a fool."(3) Depending on your emphasis, you convey different messages. By saying, "I didn't say you were a fool"...implies that someone else did. Or "I didn't say you were a fool"... implies that I said something else. How about, "I didn't say..." (but I thought it). Or "I didn't say you..." I said Charlie was, and so on. Yes, conveying tone of voice is a problem. Perhaps we are getting closer to an answer. One more classic explanation to the puzzle of this text comes from Elton Trueblood in his book, The ...

1492. The Power to Change the Past

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Someone has written that the first step in forgiveness is "swallowing your pride, admitting that you are hurt, admitting that someone or something got to you, admitting that you were not as impervious to rudeness, thoughtlessness, criticism, rejection, neglect, or ingratitude as you thought you were. And it means admitting that you are unable to snap out of it as quickly as those around you would like."(4) No one really forgives (or needs to) unless he or she has been hurt. The second stage of forgiving ...

1493. Welcoming Jesus

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the rabbi, "Rabbi, why don't people see God today as they did in the olden days?" The wise old man put his hands on the student's shoulders and said, "The answer, my son, is because no one is willing to stoop so low."(6) An interesting thought: what would our answer be if Jesus came to us and asked, "What were you arguing about on the road?" Well, Lord, we were arguing about whether women should be equal to men in performing church functions. We were arguing about language for God - should we use masculine ...

1494. Jesus and Divorce

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... these things were considered as grounds for divorce. A certain Rabbi Akiba even went the length of saying that it meant if a man found a woman who was "fairer" in his eyes than his wife was. Given the way human nature goes, you can imagine which school of thought was most popular.(3) In line with this general disregard for women in the ancient world, if a woman were divorced, she did not have many options. There were no "Want Ads" to scour. She could go back home to her parents or move in with some other ...

1495. Sunday's Coming

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... us NOW!" "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!" They shouted until they were hoarse. They laughed and cried and danced and sang. The disciples thought that it was the best day they had ever known. The crowds lining the route of the procession should be commended for their enthusiasm. They were not there just because they loved a good parade. They were there because they wanted to believe. They had ...

1496. When Your Church Provokes You

Matthew 13:1-23, Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... one who had prophetic insight into world events, and for a mere $14.95 we could have the benefit of his wisdom. We would not survive the coming terrors unless we had this book. My friend called the number and suggested to the poor operator that if this preacher really thought this was so vital to the survival of the planet, and that the end was so near, he would be giving the book away! I mean, he won't need the money, right? It's all coming to an end anyway. Who needs a bank account? True, it costs money ...

1497. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , then breaks into pre-assigned committees, through which business items (some 800 of them this year) are filtered and screened; 50 or so random Presbyterians, selected by computer, are asked to become scholars of some subjects they may never have thought much about before - stewardship, evangelism, ecumenical relations, health concerns, global politics, etc., etc., etc. One of my friends describes it this way: "as unfair, as clumsy, and exactly as noble a tribute to the human spirit (and a gamble) as ...

1498. A Tale of Two Sisters

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... she was sleeping when I last saw her." And sometimes in the nursery, with icy fingers stealing even a feverish baby. And on a highway, oh death would put on bloody boots and snatch our best young people from twisted steal and broken glass. Death was an enemy. I thought always an enemy. Until I met a woman for whom death was a past experience, not a future experience, but a past experience. Her name was Gang, Mrs. Gang. You had no reason to know Mrs. Gang, she lived by the quarry, up by the quarry in the big ...

1499. Is God Like Daddy? - Father's Day

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... can be the day, by the power of the Spirit of a loving Heavenly Father, to make a new start. Amen! 1. Jerry Adler, "Building a Better Dad," Newsweek, 6/17/96, p. 60 2. June Bingham, Courage to Change: An Introduction to the Life and Thought of Reinhold Niebuhr, (New York: Scribners, 1961), p. 58 3. Clyde Fant & William Pinson, eds, Twenty Centuries of Great Preaching, Vil. XII, (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1971), p. 282 4. ibid., p. 168 5. Herbert Parker quoted by Ben Strohbehn, "Like Father, Like Son," Faith for ...

1500. Leaping Lepers - Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is bound to fade away. It is much easier to condemn the nine rather than understand them. Jesus knew about the ten and where they were and where they went and why they were and who they were, and he healed them all the same. Martin Bell concludes with the thought that perhaps the point is not in the one who returns, but in the ten who were healed. Perhaps. Actually, I think that IS the point of Part One of the story. There is NOTHING beyond the power of God. Even something as awful as leprosy (or AIDS or ...

Showing results