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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. Hannah Dedicates Samuel

1 Samuel 1:21-28

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... and unable to eat, shows the extent to which it did matter. Elkanah’s love for her is undoubted, but particularly in this polygamous situation, it was not enough to replace one child, let alone the ten he suggests it might. 1:9–16 The writers clearly and sensitively portray the deep distress of Hannah’s prayer at the door of the sanctuary. Prayer is the natural response to Hannah’s situation: it is God, the giver of life, who has closed her womb, and it is only God who can open it. Hannah’s prayer ...

152. The Disciples' Grief Will Turn to Joy

John 16:17-33, John 16:5-16

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... or oppressed church might well read it according to the first paradigm; a church rejoicing in worship, with a strong consciousness of the presence of Christ in the Spirit, would be more likely to read it according to the second. John is sensitive to the first, so sensitive in fact as to be ambiguous, but it is the second paradigm that finally represents his own interpretation of Jesus’ pronouncements. Though Jesus will one day come again for all the world to see and will raise the dead from their graves ...

153. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... of God in Christ. They are to treat one another (and both male and female are included under brothers) as having an equal standing in the sight of God—a notion that challenges the competitive nature of so much in the modern Western world. Such a sensitiveness to the feelings of other Christians will follow from a growing appreciation of belonging to the one body of believers (1 Cor. 12:26). Peter is simply relaying the teaching of Jesus that he heard in the Upper Room: “By this all … will know that ...

154. What Really Counts

Mark 9:38-43

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King Duncan

... isn’t normal.” (3) No, it’s not normal. Most of us are too preoccupied with our own concerns to pay attention to the needs of others. And yet, what does it mean to be a follower of Jesus if it doesn’t mean we are to be sensitive as Christ was sensitive to the needs of persons who are hurting? Jesus calls us to expand our understanding of his grace and his love. Christ is Lord of all the world. Wherever people offer one another a cup of cold water, he is there. They may not even know his name, but ...

155. For the Glow of It

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18

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David & Marian Plant

... God may fill us with all Godly things. It becomes a very tangible sign that we really are willing to give ourselves up for God. We find how much of our lives are lived around food more than the fellowship that goes with it. We find a sensitivity to those who have food scarcity in their lives and are hungry every day and therefore we can better appreciate the “breaking of the bread” and celebrate the supreme humble appreciation for that morsel given to us. Now, we finally begin to have a glimmer of the ...

Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.

Barbara de Angelis

Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own.

Nora Ephron

158. Sheep and Shepherds

John 10:11-16 · Psalm 23

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Will Willimon

... ” in the church. All the lessons speak of sheep and shepherds. “I am the Good Shepherd,” Jesus says. “The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." Here I react even more negatively than when Jesus classifies me as a sheep. The thought of a warm, sensitive, intelligent human being—especially one so fine as Jesus—actually giving up his life for a flock of stupid sheep. What a waste. It is one thing to give one's life for one's family, or one's best friend, or even for one's nation. But ...

159. Let's Go Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

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David E. Leininger

... that contain the fish. And they change ‒ when the circumstances change going deeper in the water, switching lures when light intensity in the water changes or when they are in clear water vs. darker water.[5] Good lesson for those who “fish for people” as well. Be sensitive to the changes in people’s lives that might make them hungry for a word of good news. Speaking of hunger, that brings to mind another basic: bait. You have to have something to attract the fish. It might be a flashy lure or some ...

160. Becoming A Faithful Witness

Isaiah 50:1-11

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Douglas J. Deuel

... may not be easy to follow but one that offers us the possibility of testifying to God's goodness in every circumstance of life. Listen We begin by learning to listen. No one can be an effective speaker unless he first learns to be an effective and sensitive listener. It is by listening that we become aware of God's message. Any message requires a messenger that is worthy of the message. Only by listening for God's message to us and by reflecting on that message can we become worthy of carrying the message ...

161. Suffering And Service

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

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Douglas J. Deuel

... Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."1 Ironically, it is in our overcoming of the suffering of life that we learn to be true servants. Without the difficult experiences of life, we remain shallow and lacking in sensitivity to others. The scriptures teach us to become servants. This is the example Christ gave us. Our call is to serve God by serving others. Yet the concept of servanthood is lost on most of us. Our culture conditions us to look out for our own needs ...

162. Deep Depression Or High Hope?

1 Kings 9:1-9

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Barbara Brokhoff

... nation, and not one of us is immune. It is not a willful fault, nor is it a sin. It is a signal that something is wrong -- we need help and we need hope! It is no disgrace. Some of the world's most sensitive people have been susceptible to depression. People like Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Tolstoy, and Abraham Lincoln suffered from it. Two of the best preachers of this century, Harry Emerson Fosdick and J. Wallace Hamilton, fought depression. Winston Churchhill waged a lifelong battle against depression, which ...

163. One Bride For Seven Brothers

Luke 20:27-40

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J. Will Ormond

... . These spies seek to bait Jesus with fawning compliments. Then they ask him a trick question about whether it is lawful to pay taxes to the government. Such a question can raise strong differences of opinion in almost any age or country. It is an especially sensitive issue in the time of Jesus. If he says an unadorned "Yes," many of the common people who are on his side will be offended. If he replies "No," the Roman IRS will go into action against him. Jesus' clever counterattack involves a Roman coin and ...

164. Easter Jogging

John 20:1-18

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Harry N. Huxhold

... a hard time pushing off from the caskets. Death is the spoiler for us. Even on Easter itself, we are liable to say, "How much better it would be if our dear one were still here." We permit death to rule our emotions and our hearts and to deaden our sensitivity to the possibility that death may not be the final word. There is a reason for that. What lies beneath this easy capitulation to death is not simply our fear that death is so final, but our deeper fear that it is a judgment. No matter how brave we may ...

165. Rich In God's Sight

Luke 12:13-21

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Richard Patt

... , people who highly value God's creation will quietly go about the proper recycling of their paper and plastic discards, their used motor oil and anything else that has a potential for harming the environment. Such concerned people will increasingly become sensitive consumers, carefully weighing what to buy or whether they need to buy certain products at all. Lovers of God's creation will teach their children and grandchildren at an early age about the sacredness of the land. They will implement their ...

166. Peace And The Peacemakers

Luke 12:49-53

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Richard Patt

... deal with it, for only the Church possesses a power that can break down such walls between people. What we treasure in Word and Sacrament is nothing less than God's transforming power that finally gets the focus off ourselves and gives us the grace to be sensitive toward those who are different from us in any way. What only the Church possesses is the message of the cross, and the cross is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes. In the cross, we are saved from ourselves, first of all. We ...

167. Proper 17

Psalm 81:1-16, Hebrews 13:1-25, Jeremiah 2:1-3:5, Luke 14:1-14

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William E. Keeney

... dispute was settled by having the Viet Cong seated at a side table. Additional discussion also centered on the arrangement of seating at the table. Questions of honor were involved and no one wanted to be humble. In diplomatic relations generally a protocol officer has a major assignment to be sensitive to proper seating arrangements at all meetings, including formal meals. "

168. Proper 19

Psalm 14:1-7, 1 Timothy 1:12-20, Jeremiah 4:5-31, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

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William E. Keeney

... challenged the Pharisees and scribes to identify directly with him when he said, "Which of you" (v. 4). In the parable of the lost coin, where a woman was the primary actor, Jesus did not preface his account with the same comment. Was Jesus being sensitive to a patriarchal society and did not want to insult the men by asking them to compare themselves to a woman? Or was he deliberately telling the parable to include women as persons who should seek and recover the lost? What implications would the answer ...

169. The Sponge And Wine

Mark 15:33-41

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Harry N. Huxhold

... to make them immune to the pain that signals their imminent death. We applaud these advances in medicine that are capable of relieving the painful distress of patients at any level. Because of our approval of those efforts, we should be all the more sensitive to the manner in which the evangelists relate that attention that was given to sedate our Lord for his crucifixion. A Routine Courtesy While the evangelists give us some details concerning the passion of our Lord, more than any other portion of his ...

170. What's So Great About Jesus?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

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John A. Stroman

... help him. He reaches out to the prostitutes and the lepers. He gives sight to the blind and makes the lame to walk. He ministers to a family that is humiliated and socially disgraced because the wine ran out at their daughter's wedding. Jesus was sensitive to their embarrassment and he helped them. In our liturgical journey through the church year this is the kind of heavenly Father that Jesus has come to reveal to us. That's what is so great about Jesus! The story of the New Testament forever is reminding ...

171. What's In It For Me?

Mark 10:35-45

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Steven E. Albertin

... socialism. But, as we have seen happen to many socialistic experiments in the last generation, official state protection breeds laziness, inefficiency, incompetence. In these state church societies, churches have had their survival guaranteed. Therefore, they don't have to be sensitive to the needs of the consumers. They can afford to become lazy and inefficient. The only choice that the consumers have is to stop going to church. They look elsewhere to get their religious needs filled. By way of contrast ...

172. The Waiting Place

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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William L. Self

... be liberated just as surely as the oppressed. When I walked out of prison, I knew my mission to liberate the oppressor and the oppressed."3 The waiting place prepares us for the angel chorus announcing his birth. Without the waiting place, our hearts are not sensitive and our appetites are not ready. Welcome to God's waiting place. It is the necessary place of preparation. Christmas is God's response to the cry of our hearts. It is Jesus Christ, God's future, taking hold of our hearts -- hearts that have ...

173. God Is Down To Earth

John 1:1-18

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John A. Stroman

... . Its capacity to yield music was now being fully realized. For whatever reason, Schweitzer's presence at the piano seemed to make it right. What is so great about Jesus? He takes human character, regardless of how broken or dilapidated, as long as it is sensitive to his touch, and he brings out the best in it. That's what is so great about Jesus! He can heal our broken lives. He can bring harmony out of disharmony. He can repair the damaged human instrument. He restores its strength, its resilience, and ...

174. Seeds And The Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

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William E. Keeney

... Church members can be challenged to look at where new growth is appearing or is needed. If they can exercise faith they can help to move the growth ahead. Occasionally we become aware of some blind spot that persons or society have. We need to be sensitive to the developments that make the times ready to attack such problems. Church members should look about and try to identify where people are hurting and no one is doing anything about it. They should ask what the equivalents are today for giving sight to ...

175. What Is God Doing In Our Bad Times?

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... the swarming locust has eaten" (2:25). Karen remembered what she had learned in the Bible study earlier that night. Karen explained to Paula how, in Hebrew, the word for "repay" used here also has the meaning of "healing" or "making whole." God is sensitive to the total loss that the people have experienced. God knows that the ordeal has left psychological scars far deeper than only the direct effects of the famine. There is a God who thoroughly understands people's pain. The two women continued reading ...

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151. Hannah Dedicates Samuel

1 Samuel 1:21-28

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

152. The Disciples' Grief Will Turn to Joy

John 16:17-33, John 16:5-16

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

153. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

154. What Really Counts

Mark 9:38-43

Sermon

King Duncan

155. For the Glow of It

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.

Barbara de Angelis

Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own.

Nora Ephron

158. Sheep and Shepherds

John 10:11-16 · Psalm 23

Sermon

Will Willimon

159. Let's Go Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

160. Becoming A Faithful Witness

Isaiah 50:1-11

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