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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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1726. Easter Is Colorful

John 20:1-18

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... what we see on this day that we call Easter. Let's look around and you tell me what you see that we do not always see in church ... (If the children do not respond, tell them what you see.) First, notice the beautiful white lilies with the touch of yellow in the center and the dark green paper around the base. Next, look at the people out there, all dressed up in their Easter clothing. Did you have anything special at home this morning? Maybe you found some Easter eggs that have been colored with bright ...

1727. Let Your Light Shine

Matthew 5:16

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... the wick is lighted, it gives off the light and warmth for which the candle was created. But watch what happens when I cover the flame. I am using this jar so that you can see what happens. (Cover the flame with the jar, but do not let the jar touch the flame. Hold it there until the flame goes out.) The candle has lost its purpose for being. I hope you boys and girls will always be willing to share what you have with others. In that way, your light in life will shine brightly, to the glory of God ...

1728. Self-serving Versus Self-giving

Mark 12:35-40, Mark 12:41-44

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Dennis Koch

... Lives! Forth In Thy Name, O Lord I Go Lord, Our God, With Praise We Come Take My Life, That I May Be Prayer for Mark 12:38-44 We are in your house, Lord. We have come with our burdens and pain, our hopes and dreams. Your word has touched our hearts, and our spirits have been refreshed. Our burdens and pain have been given over to you, and our hopes and dreams have been rekindled. Now it is time to give you thanks. But how can we possibly thank you? The widow had such great trust, she gave everything ...

1729. Prayers for Advent 4

Luke 1:46-56, Psalm 89:1-52, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:26-38

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B. David Hostetter

... of God, the son of David, the son of Mary, Jesus of Nazareth, known as Joseph's son. We worship you, God the sender. We worship you, Jesus, the sent One, Son of the most high and son of the most humble. We worship you, Holy Spirit, God in touch with our humanity. Glory be to God in heaven and earth. Amen. Prayer of Dedication The most majestic music is not an adequate gift of adoration to you and yet you hear the simplest song. The most precious gift is beneath your notice and yet you receive whatever is ...

1730. Epiphany 4

Mark 1:21-28, Psalm 111:1-10, Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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B. David Hostetter

... THANKSGIVING God of purifying fire, God of true prophets, God of cleansing Spirit, of all the prophets you have sent speaking your word, no one measures up to the true authority of your Son, Jesus Christ. Of all the healers of body, mind, and spirit, none have touched the lives of the sick, the troubled, and the sinful, with as gentle power as Jesus of Nazareth. Of all the scholars and teachers we have known, none have influenced for good as many by their lives and teaching as the Spirit of your Holy Child ...

1731. Epiphany 5

Isaiah 40:1-31, Psalm 147:1-20, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Mark 1:29-34

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B. David Hostetter

... sick and the shut-in, of other sinners, gathering around you in one needy company. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Creator of stars, nurse to the wounded, healer of broken spirits: that you have power to rule the cosmos, fills us with awe. That you stoop to touch and heal us, fills us with amazement. You give new heart to the humble. We thank you for all that sustains life, human, vegetable, animal. Receive the thanksgiving of all creation, the psalms of your people, the music of the birds, the sounds of all ...

1732. Pentecost

Psalm 104:1-35, Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 15:18--16:4, Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:18-27

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B. David Hostetter

... their breath, they die and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground. May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works -- who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD!

1733. Proper 14

2 Samuel 18:1-18, 2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, Psalm 130:1-8, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 6:25-59

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B. David Hostetter

... die, you send someone with a word of encouragement, or a gift of food or flowers or an invitation that leads to a change of scene and an opportunity to recover and go on. When our chins are on our chests, you send someone with a loving touch to raise our eyes to you. Joy and thanksgiving break through the clouds like the sun after a storm. We exalt your name together, ever-loving Parent, understanding Brother, Holy Spirit of God, eternal and liberating. Amen. PRAYER OF DEDICATION As God's dear children, we ...

1734. Proper 22

Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12

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B. David Hostetter

... sick and the shut-in, of other sinners, gathering around you in one needy company. Amen. Prayer of Thanksgiving Creator of stars, nurse to the wounded, healer of broken spirits: that you have power to rule the cosmos, fills us with awe. That you stoop to touch and heal us, fills us with amazement. You give new heart to the humble. We thank you for all that sustains life, human, vegetable, animal. Receive the thanksgiving of all creation, the psalms of your people, the music of the birds, the sounds of all ...

1735. Proper 7

Mark 4:35-41

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B. David Hostetter

... with Christ, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. PRAYER OF THE DAY Caring Creator and Leader, reassure us that the powers of nature are not beyond your control, nor the inner storms of our own nature beyond your quieting touch, so that we may trust you more fully and find the calm we need when circumstances threaten to swamp us. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God of storm and calm, Christ of confusion and order, Spirit of gales and stillness, we are grateful to find you near whatever ...

1736. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

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B. David Hostetter

... we through his poverty might become rich. Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. EXHORTATION Be rich in faith, speech, knowledge, and zeal of every kind. Show yourselves lavish in generous service. PRAYER OF THE DAY Approachable God, may we touch you in faith and receive the cure of our spiritual and physical maladies so that we may live at peace and in freedom from what troubles us, through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God of mystery, many of the things ...

1737. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... and made numerous vulgar gestures. When the car finally did proceed, it did so at a slow, mocking speed with the driver turning around to punctuate the insult by adding additional gestures. I am relatively certain that the lady wished she had never touched the horn. As it happened, we all continued in the same direction and sure enough, found ourselves at another stop sign. The only difference this time was the lady received the same treatment without sounding the horn. Having made their point, the red ...

1738. Tears And Ointment

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Larry Powell

... . Why? It is rather commonly held among commentators that the fact the woman came "prepared" to anoint Jesus indicates that the incident was not just a spontaneous burst of emotion. In all likelihood, she had heard Jesus preach, witnessed a miracle, or had her life touched in some manner by him to the point of experiencing forgiveness of her sins. Full of joyful gratitude, and determined to do something for the one who had done so much for her, she made straightway for Jesus. There is an old story about the ...

1739. It's Not on Any Map

John 16:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... back to live with God in heaven, or the place that we call heaven. I don't mean the sky, but a real world where God is making a place for us to live after all of us die. Jesus is here on earth, but we cannot see him or touch him or feel him. Jesus is not in a body like ours any longer. But Jesus is alive and well and living with the Father. You can't find the place that he is staying on a map, but someday we will join him wherever he is, and we are ...

1740. Soft Blankets for a Baby

Luke 2:12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... who belongs to it. An angel of God appeared to the shepherds and told them to go to Bethlehem and find a stable where there was a new baby born in a manger. The baby was going to be wrapped in a soft cloth like the one that you are touching. A baby was usually born in a house in those days, and very seldom, if ever, was a baby born in a stable. The angel told them to go and find a baby born in a stable that was wrapped in soft cloth, and when they did they would also ...

1741. A Seeking Savior

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... disturbed if ministerial candidates do not confess Jesus as the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, but seem to care less about insuring the confession that he is the Son of Man. Historically, this desire to keep Jesus' feet from touching the earth has been labeled the "Docetic heresy." Docetism comes from the Greek word, dokeo, which means, "it seems." The heresy believed that Jesus only seemed to be human. In reality, he was eternally divine and had only temporarily assumed a human disguise ...

1742. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... way Jesus presents it, it is a privilege for the robust who come into the presence of God and approach the throne of grace with confidence, knowing what they want of Divine providence. My daughter is a student in California. She keeps in close touch with the family. Not by writing letters, of course. She always calls long distance. Collect! She usually begins her conversations on the phone with, "Hey Dad, guess what!" The liturgy calls for the response, "What?" And then she will disclose the latest episode ...

1743. A Faith That Burns

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... Jesus who says, "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!" Jesus didn't get into trouble talking about the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. Indeed, healing the sick and blessing the children touched a warm and responsive cord in the crowds surrounding his ministry. Throngs were attracted by his charisma of love and compassion. But almost as if to correct a growing false impression, Jesus uttered these harsh words, "Do you think that I have come to give peace ...

1744. Two Doors; One Choice

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... and self-image. Our identities depend upon measuring up to the expectations of family, school, the work place, church and society. We want to take our place responsibly within their ranks. But, claims Jung, the major task of the maturing individual is to get in touch with the inner self and especially that unconscious portion of the psyche that holds the key to our true identity. The person that we have consciously become is largely the product of the crowd's wishes and our reaction to them. The unconscious ...

1745. How Much Do You Want?

Proverbs 16:3

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... really know if they wanted to follow Him. They did know that His words spoke to their hearts and they needed something more in their lives. They came with a smaller cup and said, "Lord, I don't have faith yet, but I would like to have faith, please touch my heart also." There were others who came to Jesus and really had no intention of following Him at all. They were the Pharisees and other Jewish leaders who wanted only to question and trap Jesus. They came with a little thimble and said, "I don't have any ...

1746. Our Senses

Luke 2:30-31

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... they do? They help us smell all kinds of great scents. I have a bottle of perfume here that everyone can smell. I also have a dessert here. What is that a hint for? Our sense of taste. Just imagine how great that is going to taste! And with our touch we can feel things that are soft and things that are rough. Finally, our eyes help us to see what is around us - all the beautiful things God made. Our lesson for today talks about the sense of sight in a very important way. A man named Simeon came into ...

1747. Food For All

Luke 9:16-17

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... send out for pizza and soda? No, He took a little bit of food - five loaves of bread and some fish - probably enough to feed, you and me. That little bit of food fed everyone because Jesus was able to accomplish a miracle. A miracle is when God's power touches our lives to heal us, to make our faith stronger, and to fill us with His love and Peace. God still does miracles today. He wants us to work the miracle of faith in our hearts so that we know and trust Him personally.

1748. Tears

Revelation 21:3-4

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... eyes. A tissue can take away the tears on our faces, but it cannot do anything for the sadness in our hearts. However, Jesus can do a much deeper work within us. He can take the hurts, and the disappointments, and the sadness that is deep within our hearts and touch us with His healing and strength. He can soothe over those wounds inside us so that we experience His peace and comfort where there used to be sadness.

1749. Living Water

John 7:37-38

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... a person believes in Him, streams of living water would flow out of that person's heart. Just like the water pours out of this hose, so the love of Jesus and His power and joy will flow out of our hearts as we follow Him. When that happens, we touch the people around us with His love in a powerful way. We are not giving them just a little bit of Christ, as would this cup. Instead we are showing them that being a Christian is the best thing that can happen to us and leading them to want to ...

1750. Wishing And Working

James 2:18-19

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... faith is a little bit like that. Faith needs to go hand in hand with actions, if we are to spread the news about God's Kingdom. As we step out in faith and act on what we believe, then God's Word will work powerfully through our lives to touch other people.

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