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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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151. Herod’s Death

Acts 12:19b-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Peter from prison (12:11). Josephus also provides a description of Herod Agrippa’s demise (Jewish Antiquities 19.343–50). Josephus situates Herod in Caesarea, and he is hailed as god by the audience. In describing his cause of death, Josephus points to a sensation of pain in his heart and stomach that ultimately leads to his death. Although there are differences in the details emphasized in the two accounts, both accounts point to Herod’s acceptance of the claim to be a divine being. A king dressed in ...

152. Afraid of Hope

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

As Harry Houdini, the Budapest born American by adoption stunt performer who is best remembered for his sensational escape acts, lay dying in November 1926, he made a deathbed pact with his wife Bess. He told Bess that he would try to reach her from the other world. For ten years, Bess kept a candle burning below Harry's picture in their home. Each year on the anniversary ...

153. John the Baptist Prepares the Way

Matthew 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... upper story of a house and died. Zeno’s parents accused Jesus of causing him to fall, whereupon Jesus jumped down from the roof and brought Zeno back to life so he could tell them it wasn’t so (9:1–3). Fortunately, the canonical Gospels include no such sensational vignettes. Jesus undoubtedly grew up in much the same way as any other Jewish boy. Since Joseph does not appear in later accounts (e.g., no mention is made of him at the wedding at Cana, John 2:1–12), and since it appears that he was quite ...

154. Peace and Joy

Romans 5:1-11

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... compatible with Paul’s understanding of the term. The expressions “peaceful coexistence,” or “peace and quiet,” for instance, connote absence of conflict, whereas “peace of mind” implies contentment. In the Bible, however, peace is neither the absence of adversity nor a sensation of euphoria. The Hebrew šālôm, normally rendered in the Greek OT by eirēnē, means a condition in which life can best be lived. A review of this common OT word reveals that it seldom refers to a purely inner peace ...

155. Arad Destroyed

Numbers 21:1-3

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... is literally “the nepesh (life) of the people was short.” 21:5 The word miserable means “worthless,” coming from a root word meaning “to be light or unsatisfying.” 21:6 Venomous snakes is lit. “fiery snakes,” with a reference to the burning sensation from the bites. The snakes were deadly. Interestingly, the snake has today become a symbol of the medical profession. 21:9 Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, and is attested in antiquity. The word nekhoshet is probably a wordplay with the ...

156. The Baptism of Jesus

Matthew 3:13-17

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

157. The Bronze Snake

Numbers 21:4-9

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

158. How Well Do You Listen?

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... With all the spiritual energy that had flowed into him during his morning prayers, he focused on her. He didn’t just look at her. He says he looked into her. Somehow he felt empowered to reach down into the depths of her being, and he had an eerie sensation that he had touched her soul. What surprised him even more was that she was doing the same thing to him. He could feel her spiritually pouring herself into him. She stopped her quacking. He says he had never heard of her doing that--but in that moment ...

159. Fake News? No! Fake Religion

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... people “fake it till they make it” sometimes. Billy Graham once told a story about a family from South Carolina who went to New York City for a vacation. They told all their friends they would attend the Broadway play, My Fair Lady--back when it was a sensational newcomer to the Broadway stage. They were so proud of this, and everyone was really impressed because no one else in that small town had ever been to a play on Broadway. The day came, and when they arrived in New York they took a taxi to the ...

160. Of Mice and Men

Hebrews 10:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... leprosy, and the leprosy patient soon goes blind for lack of the lubrication provided by blinking. Patients lose toes and fingers because they experience injuries that go undetected because they feel no pain. Diabetics face a similar danger. With no sensation in their feet, diabetics will sometimes become prone to injuries and infection that often lead to amputation. Brand and Yancey wrote a book together called The Gift of Pain. Spending time among leprosy patients, Yancey became solidly convinced of the ...

161. Elvis and the King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... had a very tearful session. We’d gone to Radio City Music Hall and they showed the movie Never Too Late. It was about a woman getting pregnant after she thought it was too late. The message was that it’s never too late to change anything. I had a sensation of light in that taxi. It was not anything spooky. All I can say is it just came into my head: Give your money away, make yourself poor again and throw yourself on God’s mercy. I turned to Linda and said, ‘I believe that God just gave me the ...

162. What Will It Take to Make You Happy?

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... Letterman, but it sounds a lot like Jesus. Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Martin Seligman has himself spent decades studying the subject of happiness. In his experience, the recipe for happiness contains three “ingredients”: pleasure (that is, the sensations of what we normally think of as happiness), engagement (that is, how enthusiastically involved you are with your relationships, your work, your hobbies, etc.), and meaning (how you contribute to the greater good). He says that the pleasure ...

163. The Devastating Influence of Faultfinding, Nay-Saying, and Nitpicking

John 12:1-8

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... life in the ancient world was filled with unpleasant odors. On that particular night, Mary used perfume to express her thanks to Jesus for the restored life of Lazarus and for the friendship of Jesus. She wanted Jesus to experience the cool, comforting sensations of nard before he resumed his journey toward Golgotha. She accomplished that with this perfume that drove out every trace of bad smell in that room and replaced it with the fragrant scent of angels’ breath. You can almost hear singing in the ...

164. We May Not Understand

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... was F. W. Robertson who, within a few years of his premature death in 1853, was being called one of England's greatest preachers. Perhaps more important than the accolades of historians are the words of one of his church members: "I cannot describe…the strange sensation, during his sermon of union with him and communion with one another which filled us as he spoke… Nor can I describe the sense we had of a higher Presence with us as he spoke—the sacred awe which filled our hearts—the hushed stillness ...

165. Less Fear; More Fruit

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... that is God. There are, in short, two kinds of fear. One kind is the selfish, inappropriate, exaggerated fear that is the result of unscrupulous people hoping to gain power over us. It is the fruit of an electronic news media in constant need of sensational stories. It is the fodder of the internet, the informational junk food of bloggers and twitterers. The result of a steady diet of this fear is despair. We become frozen, paralyzed, unable to move. We fold in on ourselves, seek only our own well-being ...

166. The House on The Rock

Lk 6:12-49 · Mt 5:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... him, and they would never fit into the synagogue. Jesus took his called disciples up a grassy slope and sat down with them. All of the others followed to hear. Some of them would become disciples. Others would not. Some would be “paparazzi,” sensation seekers, the curious, the groupies. Some wanted to truly hear what he had to say. Some were stunned by this new rabbi with the authoritative interpretations of the Torah and the Prophets, interpretations that didn’t agree with some of the “rules” and ...

167. Precocious

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... green grass; hard seeds. Once they started eating these foreign substances, however, they discovered what they had been born to taste, hear, see, smell, and touch: real chicken food. Only if we have the courage to get off our comfortable planks and into the sensational world out there will we discover that our food for the past five hundred years may actually have been unnatural, foreign food.** The church can be this way too, can’t it? We love our church, the silence of our sanctuary, the cozy quiet ...

168. Deliverance (Angel on Your Shoulder)

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... helps us know that God is near. It reminds us that a loving God cares for us. That God is watching over us and protecting us even in the midst of pain and suffering. An “angel on our shoulder” is one of the most intimate and beautiful sensations we can have, and it affirms our intimacy with the divine and transcendent. In our scripture for today, Joseph receives one of those angelic visitations in the form of a dream. Like Mary, Joseph is at first taken aback by the news that his betrothed is pregnant ...

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

Ambrose Bierce

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

Anton Chekhov

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.

Benjamin Disraeli

To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn't apparent because it's shrouded by sensation and delusion.

Bodhidharma

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy; its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.

Charlotte Bronte

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.

Edna Ferber

When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.

Ernest Hemingway

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151. Herod’s Death

Acts 12:19b-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

152. Afraid of Hope

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

153. John the Baptist Prepares the Way

Matthew 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

154. Peace and Joy

Romans 5:1-11

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

155. Arad Destroyed

Numbers 21:1-3

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

156. The Baptism of Jesus

Matthew 3:13-17

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

157. The Bronze Snake

Numbers 21:4-9

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

158. How Well Do You Listen?

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

King Duncan

159. Fake News? No! Fake Religion

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

160. Of Mice and Men

Hebrews 10:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

161. Elvis and the King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

162. What Will It Take to Make You Happy?

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

163. The Devastating Influence of Faultfinding, Nay-Saying, and Nitpicking

John 12:1-8

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

164. We May Not Understand

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

165. Less Fear; More Fruit

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

166. The House on The Rock

Lk 6:12-49 · Mt 5:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

167. Precocious

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

168. Deliverance (Angel on Your Shoulder)

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

Ambrose Bierce

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

Anton Chekhov

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.

Benjamin Disraeli

Bodhidharma

Charlotte Bronte

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.

Edna Ferber

When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.

Ernest Hemingway

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