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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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151. The Lame Truth

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , hoping to be the first one in when the waters stirred. Now the word for “stir” in Greek was actually “etarasseto” –the past passive of the word tarasso, which meant to stir up, to trouble, to agitate, to put in motion, to cause emotional agitation, to cause inward commotion, to take away calmness, to strike one’s spirit.* Wow! It’s important to remember that the scriptures were originally oral. Whenever in scripture you see action happening, it serves to demonstrate what is happening in the ...

152. The Howling

Acts 2:1-13, John 7:25-44

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... self and the alienation he feels at the failings of American society in the tumultuous 1960s. The style of poem came to him after his psychologist told him, his poetry was too academic, and that he should get in touch with his emotional side. However, not all “howls” are sounds of pain or distress. It seems, howling is also a significant form of nonverbal communication, made by those who reside in social structures that exhibit cooperative behaviors, primarily humans, wolves, and dolphins. Although our ...

153. Mountaintop Moments

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the end of the meal. That’s the flavor we want to remain in our minds and on our tongues long after the meal has ended. We spend time with our loved ones. But the last moments before we part are by far the best and most emotional for us. We linger before saying good-bye, treasuring those moments in our memories. That last touch. That favorite piece of chocolate. That last piece of delectable pie. The outfit reserved for that last night of vacation. These are all ways that we highlight our experiences. We ...

154. The Green-Eyed Monster

Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... green-eyed monster” actually comes from Shakespeare![1]In his plays, Shakespeare uses the phrase to warn of the dangers and power of envy and jealousy to ruin relationships. In the Renaissance period, artists, particularly painters, began to depict emotions and virtues of their subjects by employing various colors. For example, yellow tended to exhibit someone with an impatient temper, a volatile personality, while white represented peace or calm. Black tended toward melancholy, while red, the color of ...

155. Dancing in the Wind

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... through life’s challenges and storms.[1] Joy is not the same as happiness. Joy comes from a feeling of satisfaction with life, a feeling of being blessed. The more we live out of a feeling of joy, the more our physical and emotional health, our relationships, and our motivations and ability to deal with life’s unexpected curve-balls will improve. But experiencing joy is not the same as having mountaintop moments of happiness, taking vacations, or inserting more “down time” in your day. It doesn ...

156. Famine of the Heart

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... at some point…..that well always runs dry, and we are faced with our own existential pain. We call it “hitting rock bottom.” It’s the time, we must face our demons, call them out, make change, and move on. In the case of the son, once his emotional and spiritual famine (as well as physical famine) set in, he had his “come to Jesus moment,” so to speak. He understood the mistake he had made. He knew he had messed up. He felt the need to repent without expectation. And he was humbled and willing ...

157. Prayer Power

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... do have choices to do right things or help ourselves. But Jesus would encourage us to never discount God’s agency within our daily lives and amidst our direst needs. To leave God out is to deprive ourselves of our most ardent hope for assistance, emotionally, spiritually, and physically! We know theologically and biblically that Jesus heals. We know that Jesus helps. We know that when things have felt difficult in our lives that praying to God has helped us feel better. But how many of us truly believe in ...

158. Coping With Heartache

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... end, at a time of God's choosing. In the meantime, the people had much to learn. Now, if you know something is going to end, you can tolerate almost anything, even a bad sermon! Physical pain is easier to accept when we know it won't last forever. The emotional pain of a divorce is easier to tolerate when we know it's just temporary. Even the deep pain of losing a loved one is easier to accept when we understand that it gets better. No matter how bad things may be, there is always hope for a better day ...

159. The Burdens Of The Past

Haggai 2:1-9, Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... of problems. They slow us down, they cause pain and discomfort, and they make it difficult to do some things we'd like to do. It will come as no surprise to you that there are spiritual and emotional burdens just as bad as any physical burden we may experience in life. And these spiritual and emotional cargoes can be far more harmful and have a more negative impact on our lives than any physical burden. When the prophet Haggai ministered to the Jewish people, they were carrying a tremendous spiritual and ...

160. Week Five Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... we see the national flag. It is a sign of the nation, but it stands for so much more. In the flag we see the ideals of democracy and freedom, treasured beliefs in our society. Religious signs are also very powerful and bring forth much emotion. Catholics use many items which are signs or sacramentals. Things like the Bible, rosary, holy water, statues of the saints and more are examples of religious symbols. Such signs have special and many times different meanings for each person. I think most all would ...

161. Two-and-a-Half Cheers For Hypocrites

Matthew 6:1-2, Matthew 6:5-6, Matthew 6:16

Sermon

Thomas Long

... fact that his moral posturing, his wrenching, tear-stained appeals for understanding and forgiveness, did not ring true in our ears. In short, he committed the unpardonable sin, the sin against the human spirit, the sin of trying to pull an emotional fast one -- the sin of hypocrisy. "Father, do not forgive him, for he knows full well what he's doing." Positioned on the scale of evildoing somewhere between tobacco company executives and junk bond traders, hypocrites are convenient villains for our cultural ...

162. Wedding: Leaving, Uniting, Becoming One

Genesis 2:4-25

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Derl G. Keefer

... your parents' homes and established your own independence. But there is another level of leaving that is considerably more challenging. It is when you begin to leave behind your old habits of relating to people. It's the question of who you turn to for emotional support, and even for fun. Are you learning to turn to one another first? Friends and family are great. We need them. They have helped to shape you into the persons you are standing here today. You won't ever stop loving these people and enjoying ...

163. The Lord, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... my Bible then as I know it now, I might have heard that voice the very first day speaking through the Word, but I did not know it and God in His infinite mercy, looking upon my weakness, spoke it directly to my heart. There was no particular ecstasy or emotion, simply the calm assurance that the blessing was mine. Some time passed, I do not remember just how long, and I was sitting in that same study, I do not remember that I was thinking about the subject at all, but suddenly it was just as if I had been ...

164. Advent 2

Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31

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E. Carver McGriff

... be very dicey, as the English say, for those who fail to take this fact seriously. Understood symbolically, this passage makes more sense. We all live in an inner world, one of the spirit or the mind, as well as in a physical world. I think back to the emotional turmoil I experienced during the year or a bit more in which I was trying to decide between a career in business and a call to ministry. Many a miserable walk in the dark preceded my decision. These words of Peter's, "the heavens will burn up and be ...

165. Any FAX, Or E-Mail From God Today?

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... said, "I'm going to come down there and open up and bare it all." And God did. But as God revealed God's self the message led to the cross. Those people who stayed with this child of God and heard him speak went through an emotional roller coaster. They saw him confront the religious establishment, raise people from the dead, and love people as none had before. Then it all turned to despair. Bethlehem's child, the hope of the world, was crudely crucified. They fled the scene in disgust and desolation. Then ...

166. How Does Religious Conduct Work?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... up!' " What was so wonderful about Jesus was his realism and activism: realism in that he faced up to the facts; and activism - he carried through in order to finish the job. His gazing into heaven and his inner groaning must have created an emotional wave among the people and, by their very human nature, they must have been asking within themselves, "What now?" Is anything going to come out of all this? Jesus knew the danger of exciting people and then letting them down anticlimactically. He refused to ...

167. What’s Inside Comes Out!

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... create harmony or they create war. They either swirl into a calmness and a serenity. Or they keep swirling and making waves that irritate and threaten chaos of whatever bits of harmony may be there. Happy persons learn to do a regular recycling of their emotions, their thoughts, their habits, their resentments, and their successes. It isn’t easy, but it has good rewards. Like the little boy who knelt at his bed to say his nighttime prayers while mother stood beside him. He began, “Now I lay me down to ...

168. Making the Mystery Work for You

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... for their enthusiasm, and ability, to take on this additional parenting role. By careful use of time, stretching their patience beyond imaginable limits and refilling their love cups, they were able to guide little Joe through the maze of a confused past and redirect his emotions. It was a joy for all of us to watch little Joe make a “turn around” in his behavior, facial expression, and ability to relate to others. We could see the gradual change from an angered look, to a frown, and then to a welcoming ...

169. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... the members rarely touch each other and what do you find? You experience an atmosphere that is withdrawn, prone to fantasy, sometimes hostile. It is cold. Even though the words are there, you’re not sure the welcome is for real. You get the feeling that their emotions are being poured out of a medicine dropper, carefully measured. They are barely above the surface. I will never forget a long-time communicant. She had at least a dozen cats. I knew no one who was allowed to enter her house. When she came to ...

170. Can We Love Too Much?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... the word “love.” We see bumper stickers: “I (heart) sailing” or “I (heart) New York.” The heart deals with feelings and emotions. To love with the heart means warmth and feeling. It calls for affection with hugs and kisses. It is this kind of love ... soul” as the text says? Isn’t it enough to love God with all our hearts? God calls for a love beyond the heart, beyond the emotions and feelings. He wants us to love him with all our souls. Do you ask, “What is a soul?” If we do not know what a ...

171. Song Of Loss Song Of Hope

2 Samuel 1:1-16

Sermon

Charles Curley

... not bottle it up inside. In fact, from our 20th century perspective, we would probably describe David's actions as inappropriate or overly dramatic. Had we been present, we might have been somewhat embarrassed, or even slightly ashamed at this outpouring of emotion, emotion which we feel is best kept inside. We are, in this society, such extreme individualists that we have forgotten the communal nature of grief. In our world grief is a private, personal, individual thing. We say to someone who is grieving ...

172. The Unclean Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... instinct of the body to respond by healing and being as whole and well as possible. Willingness to consider a miracle fills us with a mixture of doubt and curiosity. The reality of a miracle awakens us and introduces us to the words and emotions of a less sophisticated time -- awe, holy, reverence, admiration. The idea of a miracle invites us to suspend questioning for a moment. Capernaum: Early in his ministry, Jesus left for Capernaum. Located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum was an ...

173. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... diagnosis. But as he sauntered back to his office, he reminded himself that this woman had just been given a sentence of death. The doctor says that he felt relief that he would not be the one to tell this woman that she had cancer. He felt conflicting emotions of guilt and accomplishment. Yes, he had exercised good judgment and skill. He had done his job and done it well. And wasn't this all that a doctor could hope to do? "Yes," he thought to himself, "a degree of detachment" was necessary in order for ...

174. Fleshing Out The Word

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Larry Powell

... would be thrilled to have the equipment you have for witness. The Word becomes flesh when it becomes personified in you! The Christian as victorious. Jesus did not send the 70 out to fail. As a matter of fact, he instructed them not to waste much time or emotion on persons who were not receptive to their witness: "But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless know this, that ...

175. Wedding: Love as Grace

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John M. Braaten

... white charger to a honeymoon that lasts forever. Of course, that is only a romantic dream. But then, romantic dreams are the stuff that weddings are made of. Your marriage, however, must be lived out in down-to-earth ways. And because the emotions of courtship are so explosive and heady, it can be startling to wake up one morning to the realization that marriage is not just hugging and kissing and all that, but is also, pressures, responsibilities, cares, and anxieties. The romantic dreams harbored in your ...

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