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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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1626. Easter Consecration

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

A. E. Hotchner has written an autobiographical account of his experience of the Great Depression. He titled this touching account of his boyhood experience in St. Louis King of the Hill: A Memoir. Anyone who lived through that dreadful economic period can readily recognize the painful burdens young and old had to suffer which the author describes. Anyone who did not live through that period would benefit from reading ...

1627. Hate Evil

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... time when the great thinkers of the world, the philosophers, struggled with the great questions concerning life. The philosophers of the past wrestled with questions about God and the nature of people. Today that exercise of stretching the mind to try to touch God is over. Philosophers have declared bankruptcy on that score. They simply feel that the questions concerning phenomena outside of scientific experience are out of bounds for them. They are right. We cannot learn about God apart from what God tells ...

1628. The Sponge And Wine

Mark 14:1--15:47

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... he had already tasted of that cup and had determined that he would take it to its last draft. What was involved was not awful physical pain alone. As ugly and as dastardly as the crucifixion appeared to any who watched, the scene was all the more touching for those who deemed our Lord as innocent. For our Lord himself it was all the more weighty, because Jesus struggled with the full weight of knowing that all such scenes were necessary. An Inadequate Drug Jesus was more than an innocent victim of injustice ...

1629. Lent 1

Matthew 4:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

Gospel Notes Although for Matthew the temptations of Jesus relate particularly to his messianic role, as a reading for the first Sunday in Lent, this passage speaks more clearly to the implications of the generic temptation that confronts every human where it touches us most closely: at the point of self-identity and self-definition. Liturgical Color Purple Suggested Hymns God The Father, Be Our Stay A Mighty Fortress Is Our God In Adam We Have All Been One Praise And Thanks And Adoration Guide Me Ever, ...

1630. Your God Is Too Small

Mark 5:21-43

Illustration

Harold H. Lentz

The woman with the issue of blood was filled with faith. She really believed that by simply touching the hem of Christ's garment a miracle could be effected. She is an example to us of great faith, and how it is rewarded. We may be committed and praying Christians, but do we think large enough thoughts about God? Do we really believe that God can do anything? ...

1631. Reach Out

Mark 5:21-43

Illustration

Harold H. Lentz

The woman with the issue of blood was healed because she reached out to Christ, reached to touch his garment. We, too, can reach out to Christ and as a result receive innumerable blessings. In fact, throughout our life there are so many things that we can possess if we only reach out to secure them. Many of the greatest names in history would have remained unknown if ...

1632. Tall Enough

Psalm 121:1

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... the old one. That meant I was going to have to wait longer and grow some more to be tall enough to see the top of the new one. "But finally the day came that I knew I was getting close. I couldn't see it yet, but I could touch the top of the refrigerator with my hand. I just had to wait a little longer ..."About then, we moved again. And guess what?" "You got another refrigerator with the new house and it was taller!" several of the children say together. "That's right!" I respond. "And, do you ...

1633. Living Water

John 4:10

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... 'water' to live -- it's something Jesus called 'living water.' It isn't like the water from the rain, or the water several blocks from here that flows in the Missouri River. It isn't like the water you get out of a faucet. You can't see it, or touch it, or taste it, but you can feel it, at times of great joy or sadness, and at very quiet times. It is the feeling that brings tears, which you could think of as 'rain,' and laughter, which you could think of as the rainbow that follows the rain. It ...

1634. Only The Messiah

Mark 8:27-30

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... , we are bringing the presence of Jesus to them through our action. And whenever we receive such blessing from another, when we are the one who is fed, or visited, or given the help we require, then we meet Jesus in that person, see him in her eyes, feel his touch through her hand, know his presence through her gift of love. "Jesus asked the disciples, 'Who do you say that I am?' And that is a question he asks all of us every day of our lives. It is a question we answer by our actions. There is a song ...

1635. Help Wanted

Exodus 4:1-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... , and immediately the staff turned into an enormous snake! Needless to say, Moses backed away from it. But then God told Moses to grab the snake by its tail -- and Moses DID, which had to take a lot of courage as big as that snake must have been. When Moses touched the snake's tail, it immediately turned back into a shepherd's staff. God showed Moses how to do a couple of other miraculous things too so he'd have plenty of proof that it was God he'd been talking to. "But Moses still did not want to do ...

1636. Idols

Psalm 115:1-18

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... make it. And that's why there is such a big difference between it and all of you. Because GOD made you, AND gave you life. Only God can create and give life. "The problem with idols is they are not alive. They cannot hear us or see us or touch us or understand us or love us. But God, the creator and giver of life, is very much able to do all of those things -- and does. "It is the spirit God has placed within you that makes you alive. It is the spirit within you that makes it possible ...

1637. The Righteous

Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon

John A. Terry

... so happened that the church nearest to the ex-convict's apartment was located on the edge of the rich area. Spike called on the pastor of this fashionable church and told him of his desire to join. "My dear man," said the pastor, with more than a touch of superiority, "I do not think you would be happy here, though I appreciate your good intentions. Really, you would be most uncomfortable amongst my people and I am afraid it would be quite embarrassing to you and perhaps to them. I suggest you think it over ...

1638. The Merciful

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

John A. Terry

... the holy places for Hindus in Calcutta. As she drew closer, she saw a man stretched out on the street with turned-up eyes and a face drained of blood. A triple braid denoted that he was of the Brahmin caste, not of the temple priests. No one dared to touch him, for people recognized he was dying from cholera. Mother Teresa went to him, bent down, took the body of the Brahmin priest in her arms and carried him to her shelter. Day and night, she nursed him; over and again he would say to the people, "For 30 ...

1639. The Pure In Heart

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

John A. Terry

... did not know what I was in for. Other times I had walked along the rocky ocean shore. I had thought of tide pools as things to step over until I went with a group of trained and inquisitive third graders. Knowing what to look for, they could see and touch and hold all of the marvelous life that was there in God's created world. It is easy to be blind to God's presence in the world, in our work and in the people around us. In the seventeenth century, there lived a man known as Brother Lawrence who ...

1640. Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... Occasionally, one of the emperors or governors would blame Christians for all the world's problems. Things would get rough. People would disappear and not be seen again. Or their bodies would appear at a particular stone pile outside of town. They didn't touch my dad, because he continued to collect taxes. The revolutionaries apparently decided to let him alone because he was fair, even after they had killed his workers. I was about 35, and living in Antioch, when I heard that my parents had disappeared. I ...

1641. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... in Philippi who have allowed us this opportunity to talk with our colleague, the missionary, Paul of Tarsus. Many of you, our listeners, have known of him and many more have actually met him, heard him preach, and spent time with him. This is a rare opportunity to be in touch once again. Paul, do you have any opening remarks you would like to make? Paul: "I thank my God for you every time I think of you; and every time I pray for you all, I pray with joy, because of the way in which you have helped me in ...

1642. Peter's Confession, Christ's Prediction

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... of your needs will be met. Nothing can stand in your way. To be a Christian is to be bound for glory. This American glory thinking stands in stark contrast to Mark's cross thinking. Our eyes still seem blind to the heart of Jesus' message. Story telling touching these realities can conclude with a reference to the fact that it is Jesus' intention to open our blind eyes in order that we might see him as the suffering, crucified Messiah. This story telling route can end in one of two ways. We can conclude by ...

1643. John the Baptist Beheaded

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... world choke out the word. The rich ruler's story will be told as an example of how the lure of wealth chokes out the word. The Pilate story exemplifies how the desire for other things (popularity in this case) chokes out the word. You may decide to touch the rich ruler's story lightly in light of the fact that this text (Mark 10:17-31) will be the Gospel story for Pentecost 22. Another possibility, of course, would be to wait until Pentecost 22 to tell these three stories of thorny ground people. These are ...

1644. Second Sunday of Easter

John 20:19-23

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

Greeting Ld1: The first disciples told Thomas, "We have seen the Lord." Ld2: But Thomas refused to believe until he had touched Jesus' wounds. Cng: God, save us from our own doubts. Ld1: Jesus appeared to Thomas and removed all his doubts. Ld2: Then Jesus said, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." Cng: God, give us faith when we cannot see. Ld1: Open your holy ...

1645. Forgiven and Healed

Mark 2:1-12

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... used as prayers.) "Amazing Grace" "Chief of Sinners though I Be" "Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast" "Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy" *"Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" *"Depth of Mercy" *"Grace Greater than Our Sin" *"Hark, the Voice of Jesus Calling" "He Touched Me" *"Heal Me, Hands of Jesus" "How Can We Sinners Know" *"Lord Speak to Us, that We May Speak" *"O Christ, the Healer" *"Once He Came in Blessing" *"Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior" "Rise, Shine, You People" "Spirit Song" *"To You Omniscient Lord ...

1646. Feeding The 5000

John 6:1-15, John 6:16-24

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... ' compassion and ability to work miracles. When the rest of chapter six is read, John makes sure that we hear the eucharistic tones in the feeding of the five thousand. The bread Jesus is going to give is his body.1 Where does this dramatic truth touch the life of a widow sitting in the pew, a teenager struggling with temptation, a mother juggling job and family, or a man whose career is in jeopardy? There is a lot of challenge here that a good dialogue sermon could address. Soften the sanctuary lighting ...

1647. Trinity Sunday

John 3:1-21

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... too many congregations. This important exchange deserves our best efforts. The sanctuary lights should be brought down low, too, because this encounter is cloaked by the dark of night. Of course, the actors should deliver their lines from memory, too. This adds another touch of authenticity. A liturgical dancer could dance a solo that gives expression to a soul being born from above. Let the dancer play with the images in the gospel lesson to be expressed in the dance. Consider what type of music could be ...

1648. A Solitary Witness

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... the witness will not take us to the beheading block. But it will determine our course in life. Franz Jagerstatter saw his life as more than being a peasant farmer from St. Radegund. He saw his life as more than a span of years upon earth. In that vision he touched the core of religion. Of course, martyrs are made from such stuff. But so are you and I! That is the message of promises to be kept, even from such a person as King Herod!

1649. Roses and thorns

2 Corinthians 12:7

Children's Sermon

... .) Yes, roses and how pretty they are could be good news. But there's also bad news. (Show the stem to the children.) Look at this. What do roses have on their stems? (Let them respond.) These pokey things are called thorns. I don't even want you to touch them because they are really sharp and prickly. If you grabbed on to the roses with the thorns on the stems, you would get both good news and bad news, wouldn't you? Can you think of other plants that have thorns on them? (Let them respond.) A cactus ...

1650. What Does Jesus Expect of Us?

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... everyone and this Kingdom idea forecast a new society that would embrace all humankind. But there was much more: the longer these disciples were with him, the fuller they sensed, in his person, a presence unique beyond all ordinary experience; they felt the unseen touching their lives through him, and they might well have said, "To know him was to know God." This is what Peter brought into focus when he said, "You are the Christ." The matter, however, does not end there. If Jesus is the Christ, the promised ...

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