Sermon and Worship Resources

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

Showing 1851 to 1875 of 4971 results

1851. Blessed To Be A Blessing

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, [36] I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.' [37] Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry ... will answer, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?' [45] Then he will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you ...

1852. We Are Weak, But He Is Strong...

Romans 8:26-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... live. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves us this we say, caring for us every day. Troubles all to him belong, We are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me ... parents begin thinking about the future. What should they eat? When should you potty train? When will they sleep through the night? What day care, school and pediatrician should you use? Then later in life it's other things like, will they have friends? What do I do if ...

1853. Getting It, Together

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , watch the kids and coming running to serve Dad at the drop of a hat. Today, Moms have careers, just like Dads. Being a Dad, especially, has taken on a whole new formula than in past generations. Today, in most households, Dads play more of a nurturing role in caring for the kids. The chief thing is to remember that we're in this together. Just as God reminded us through Christ, that we are not alone, that God loves us so much that God even knows the number of hairs on our head, so too, those moments when ...

1854. Reviewing Our Hungers (Series: Questioning Our Values)

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... and the stories, the chores and the laundry. Can we do that? I have come to this conclusion about life. All your emails will not be answered when you die, so get over it. The Apostle Peter had it right when he wrote, “Cast all your cares on Christ, because he cares for you” (I Peter 5:7). Learn to pray without ceasing by making prayer the essence of everything you do. Seize the moment with the constant assurance that you have the gift of eternal life. II. What Are We Hungry For? “Blessed are you who ...

1855. The Real GPS: Gospel Positioning System

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... we engage the Christian GPS, we never know where the Spirit will send us. By the way, to her dying day, which was 11 January 2010 aged 100, Miep Gies refused to allow anyone to call her a hero. She was just a human being doing what human beings do caring for those in need in a very needy world. She was the last survivor of the Annexe. And every August 4th, Miep Gies would draw the curtain, take the phone off the hook, and mourn her lost friends — the Frank family. She was not a hero, she said, but she ...

1856. A Fireside Conversation

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... us? I believe it has something to do with the fact that Peter would go on to become the leader of the church at Rome, the most influential congregation in the early church. Peter was its first pastor and its indisputable leader. Jesus is telling Peter to take care of the church. Jesus often referred to people, especially his people, as sheep and himself as the Shepherd. In John 10:27, we read, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” 1 Peter 5:1-2 tells us “I exhort the elders ...

1857. The Voice of the Shepherd

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... are the voice of the thief Jesus describes in verse 10. Bob's Famous Ice Cream Parlor in Bethesda, Maryland, was robbed, but manager Nathan Peabody was warned in time. Moments before the robbery he was contacted by telephone. The voice said, "Are you the manager? Listen carefully; don't panic. This is the police. You are going to be robbed. Do NOT resist. Let the robber have your money. We will be waiting right outside your store and we need to catch him with the money on him. Thank you for your cooperation ...

1858. No Longer Strangers

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you will do that now. Will you bow your heads, close your eyes and be in prayer, all of us now, for a closing moment of reflection. This could be the most important moment in your life. So let’s be open to God in prayer. Here me carefully now. Sometimes it takes a specific act on our part to complete the action begun by Christ. That simple acts begins with awareness and acknowledgement and it continues in simply claiming for our selves the forgiving grace and acceptance of Christ. I want to give you that ...

1859. Happy Marriage...It's All About Choices

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , I thought as I went on my way, Just which of these two roles am I trying to play “Have I walked life’s road… with care? Measuring each word with rule and square? Or am I one of those who roam the town, Content with the labor of tearing down!” Isn’t ... gone to San Antonio to celebrate their anniversary. As they were heading out of town he remembered something he had forgotten to care for at his office. He made a quick detour, went to his office, made the necessary arrangements and they were on their ...

1860. On the Road with the Rich Young Ruler

Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ended. He didn’t even get a chance to bat. The rest of his life was spent as a small town doctor whose love and caring were legendary. In the movie, the old doctor is offered a chance to return, magically, to his youth and to re-enter the big leagues ... born, still tucked under his mother’s heart, might say to himself: ‘This is a wonderful place. It’s warm. I’m fed. I’m taken care of. I’m secure. This is a great world where I am now. I like it here.’ And then someone might say to him: ‘But ...

1861. On the Road with the Little Children

Luke 18:15-17

Sermon

James W. Moore

... your mom and dad… and it’s night time. You’re riding in the car and you can sleep in the back seat and you don’t have to worry about anything. Your mom and dad are in the front seat and they’re doing all the worrying. They take care of everything. Peppermint Patty smiles and says “that’s real neat!” But then Charlie Brown begins to get this serious look on his face… and he raises his index finger and he says: “But, it doesn’t last. It doesn’t last. Suddenly, you’re grown up and it ...

1862. Navigating the Stages of Life

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Garden of Eden saying in effect: “Who does God think He is telling us what we can eat and what we can’t eat!” Do you know anybody like that? The word here is “arrogance” and the cry of the adolescent stage is: “Please leave me alone. I can take care of myself!” III. THIRD, LOOK AT THE MATURE ADULT STAGE. I don’t know why somebody would give this to me, but a “friend of mine” put on my desk a description of “How to Know You’re Growing Older.” It reads like this: “You know you’re ...

1863. Holiness of Heart and Life

Romans 2:21-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... before she had a moment to stop and gently urge him to his feet. “Doesn’t this ever depress you?” a visitor asked. “Not really,” she replied, with a smile. “If I ever begin to feel depressed, I remember that I may be the only person who cares what happens to these men. And then comes the strength and patience to keep going, to keep loving them.” That was the woman’s job you say, and you are right. But the question is, do we do our jobs in holiness – not “transgressing or wronging our ...

1864. Style: Some Distinctive Marks of a Methodist

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the Lord is going to come again? Is that kind of argument really a positive contribution to the Kingdom? Most of the things we get all stirred up about, that drives us to anger, and even divides us as Christians — most of that, the Lord could care little about. Remember what Jesus said to those Pharisees who condemned him for plucking corn on the Sabbath in order that his disciples might eat? “The Sabbath was made for man; not man for the Sabbath.” This is what Paul was saying in our scripture lesson ...

1865. The Ark of the Covenant

Exodus 25:10-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . That’s the witness of the Ark of the Covenant in Jericho. THE ARK IN CAPTIVITY: A PASSING PRESENCE Now we come to a third truth, symbolized in the ark in captivity: God as a passing presence. Let’s be careful now. You be careful how you listen and think as I am careful in what I say. God’s presence in our life is not necessarily permanent. Get that. God’s presence in our lives is not necessarily permanent. His is a passing presence. After arriving in the Promised Land, Israel grievously sinned ...

1866. It's Tough to Be God

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Look at those sheep that Jesus referred to so often - just nibbling away at the grass, paying no attention to the shepherd, interested in only that which was close at hand - food for their stomachs - nibbling away until they were away from the flock - away from the care and the protection of the shepherd. It’s easy to get lost. Just take your eyes off the shepherd. Don’t gather with the flock for worship. Don’t spend time in prayer. Don’t live with God’s word. Just nod at it now and then… just ...

1867. Out of the Miry Bog (Dealing with Depression)

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... five children to feed and clothe. She tried to find employment to help make ends meet, but the situation continued to deteriorate. She became so desperate, that one day, having lost all hope, she took her five-year-old daughter into the bed-room. She carefully chenked the windows with rags and newspapers. Then she turned on the gas heater without lighting it. She put her arm around her little daughter as they laid together across the bed. She could hear the gas escaping, but she also heard another noise ...

1868. When a Person Is Called

Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of the miracles that has taken place relates to an eye problem that John had before he left. Pressure in his eye indicated a threatened detached retina that would have kept a less certain or timid soul at home. Yet they went on, trusting God to care for everything, including their physical needs. Listen to part of the letter that inspired my telling his story: “Shang de”, (that’s Chinese for the God), has blessed our every step. One miracle after another made it possible for us to get here, and still ...

1869. The Shared Life of the People of God, Part 2

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” That is at the very heart of the Gospel. But that self-denial is not to be seen as self-depreciation, or any form of devaluating the self. We need to look carefully at Paul’s words. He’s warning us about a false pride. Look at verse 3 again: “For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.” Every time I read that verse I think of a Banty Rooster. Now the right word for that ...

1870. The Harvest of the Spirit, Part 1

Galatians 5:16-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and windy day; and then Roy Smith went back to the mill to get his father’s tools and the coveralls that he had been wearing at the time of the accident. Someone had thoughtfully put all of them into the tool box his father had used. They had carefully folded the bloody coveralls, and then had placed his old brogans bottom side-up there in the box. When Roy Smith opened the lid of that box, the first thing he saw was his father’s shoes. Those shoes had holes in the bottom that stretched from side to ...

1871. When God Seems Far Off

Psalm 10:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... far off, even though a large question mark is superimposed over our prayer, still we tell God how we feel. God’s absence is almost never felt when things are going well. When the seas are smooth, the sky is bright, we just assume that God is on hand taking care of his own. But let the tension build and the frustrations mount, let life put its knee in our stomachs and start to pin us to the mat, and you begin to wonder, where is God? When this happens, do what the psalmist did. Tell God how you feel. This ...

1872. He Leadeth Me

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... with Him, He will lead us to still waters and will restore our soul. But that rest and renewal is not to wallow in. Our mid-day breaks can be extended too long. So there is another picture here of the leading shepherd, another aspect of the Shepherd’s care on which I want us to focus. “He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” David, our Psalmist, will not let us distort the picture, the purpose of repose and refreshment is to prepare us for tasks and ma action. David knew, as ...

1873. In the House of the Lord

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to bankruptcy. My friend is at the right place now. Many of us need to join him there in response to Peter’s word: “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you. Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you. (I Peter 5: 6,7) That’s the first suggestion of the image of the table set before us, but other than providence, there is protection: “Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of mine enemies.” The psalms are full of expressions of ...

1874. The Beginning of the Story

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... believe there is something bigger than myself. The question is, does it know that I’m here?” (J. B. Shute, The Story of a Small Life, p. 100, E. P. Dutton, New York, 1971.) The answer of the Gospel is yes. Yes! God knows we are here. God knows and cares. God knows and loves. He loves so much that He comes Himself - as Jesus of Nazareth - not to bring the good news - to be the Good News. So we should hear this word of Mark as though it came at the rolling of drums rising to a crescendo and then ...

1875. Doing Our Best

Romans 12: 1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the world, to bring humanity's needs to the throne of grace that God may see fit to bless us. I want one hundred people to do that. I want five hundred people today to say, “I will pray, by name, for the boys, girls, and youth committed to our care." The children have been here by the hundreds all morning long. They are brought here week after week as babies for Baptism. We stand and make a promise and I am asking us to fulfill that promise, to surround every child and youth who is in this community with ...

Showing results