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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Sermon
King Duncan
... ? Take refuge in Jehovah-nissi, the Lord my banner. (6) The best preparation for all of life is to be spiritually prepared. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” Years ago a young man named Bobby Fischer brought great pride to our country when he defeated a chess champion from the Soviet Union named Boris Spassky in a world championship chess match. It may surprise you to know that Fischer prepared for this contest by swimming laps underwater every day. He knew that as the ...
Sermon
Don Tuttle
... Jews when he slayed the firstborn of Egypt, making the Exodus possible. Agriculturally it came at the beginning of Israel’s harvest season. In Jesus’s day, thousands of Jews would make their way to Jerusalem to commemorate it, bringing with them nationalistic pride and tensions with the Romans who ruled them. It was during this time that Judas Iscariot conspired with the chief priests and elders of the people to have Jesus arrested. And, as we heard last week, it was when Jesus was seized, the disciples ...
1853. Does Easter Really Matter?
Mark 16:1-8, John 20:1-9
Sermon
King Duncan
... indeed have a baby and face the future with optimism and trust for she had been reminded that it was all worth it “Just Because He Lives.” And from that experience she began to write these words, “How sweet to hold a newborn baby and feel the pride and joy he gives; but greater still the calm assurance, this child can face uncertain days because He lives. Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, all fear is gone, because I know He holds the future. And life is worth the living just ...
1854. United We Stand
John 17:11b-19
Sermon
King Duncan
... startled. Then they realized that she had picked up exactly where Pierre had left off when he had been interrupted while reading a paper he had been presenting to them before his untimely death. Then Hinson makes this observation, “As Christians, we should bear with pride the fact that we pick up where Jesus left off, because we are His body in the world.” (5) This is the purpose of faith says Dan Walker in his book, Energy in the Pew. “Reviewing the gospels recently,” he said, “I was astounded at ...
Sermon
Ron Lavin
... inferiority. We also know that temptations and the demons of bragging, putting other people down, and thinking that we are bigger and better than others, lurk just beneath the surface in all of us. In other words, all of us need to hear this biblical corrective for pride, arrogance, and the dangers of being self-centered. That's why we need to hear what Jesus says about the kingdom of God, the biggest and smallest thing of all. "It (the kingdom of God) is like a mustard seed..." (Mark 4:30). Is the kingdom ...
Sermon
April Yamasaki
... need to leave behind to follow the call of Jesus in our lives? Are we to sell what we have and give the money to the poor? Is there an old grudge that you've been carrying far too long? Do you need to let go of an attitude of pride? Do you need to let go of trying to fit in with a certain group of friends that really aren't good for you anyway? Do you need to let go of certain things that keep you from prayer, that make you too busy for God? What is Jesus saying ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... save his daughter’s life. He puts on his coat and searches the community for this esteemed physician. When he finds the physician he hurries up to him. Even though he is a man of some prominence and power in the community, this worried father lays aside his pride and literally gets on his knees at the physician’s feet and begs him to come see his daughter. The father’s name is Jairus. The esteemed physician’s name is Jesus. Would Jesus come lay his hands on the girl? Of course he would. Mark tells ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... young man than he like me. You see, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 6:22-23). My friend the bag boy was blessed with all those qualities and none of the pride or meanness that so often afflicts me.” (2) What a beautiful understanding of what it means to be blessed. Usually when we think of being blessed, we think of things like being blessed financially, or being blessed with good health, or an abundance of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... ? This is a wonderful world and each of us is happy to be alive, but have you ever been touched by what some writers have called the “pathos” of humanity? There is something sad and almost pathetic about human beings. For all of our pride, all of our knowledge, all of our sophistication, there are areas of our life in which we are so vulnerable, so uncertain, so insecure. Middle-aged people, watching young people and remembering days gone by, say knowingly, “I wouldn’t be 13 again for anything ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... and Jacob. In Jesus analogy, he likened himself to a vine, while the fruit bearing branches here are the disciples. God the farmer is depicted as the one who cultivates the vineyard. He waters and tends the soil, so that the vine is properly nourished. He takes pride in his crop. But this means that he also prunes the vines and removes the dead wood. The grapes hang on to the branches. What Jesus is saying is clear. The disciples should receive their strength from Jesus. He is the true vine. If they break ...
Sermon
King Duncan
Perhaps you have seen the e-mail that has been widely distributed that begins like this: “We are all familiar with a herd of cows, a flock of chickens, a school of fish and a gaggle of geese. However, less widely known is a pride of lions, a murder of crows . . . an exaltation of doves and, presumably because they look so wise, a parliament of owls. “Now consider a group of baboons,” the e-mail continues. “They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... about the way he presented himself that captured their attention. “All spoke well of him,” Luke tells us, “and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. ‘Isn’t this Joseph’s son?’ they asked.” Their hometown pride swelled. If only Jesus had stopped there. But Jesus kept talking and the more he talked, the more displeased his hometown congregation became. “Surely,” he said, “you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . This is not to say that in order to find happiness, we need to give away everything we possess. That might help or it might be the worst thing we could possibly do. It might fill us with so much resentment, or even worse, with so much self-righteous pride that we would be intolerable. It is to say, however, that some of us have our values all out of whack. That is why we are so miserable. There are only two sources of happiness in this entire world. One is a right relationship with God. The other is ...
Sermon
R. Robert Cueni
The Faithful Followers Sunday School class at the Church of What’s Happening Now was discussing the upcoming season of Lent. The congregation had never had such a discussion. This congregation prided itself on their core value of relevance. Adhering to ancient seasons such as Advent and Lent simply did not rise to that standard. Their church calendar had a softball schedule but no mention of Lent. Their new pastor, however, had suggested the congregation might find the rhythm of a traditional ...
1865. Dandelions
Humor Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
A gardener took great pride in caring for his lawn. But one year it grew full of dandelions. He tried every method and product to get rid of them, but nothing worked. Exasperated, he wrote the Department of Agriculture explaining all he had done. "What shall I try next?" he wrote. "Try getting used to them," came the reply.
1866. Jefferson's Plan
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... the good life: Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. Never spend your money before you have it. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold. Never repent of having eaten too little. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly. Don't let the evils which have never happened cost you pain. Always take things by their smooth handle. When angry, count to ten before ...
1867. The Nine Tests of Confucius
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... what to expect in respect of the coming of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and the alternation of day and night. But man hides his character behind an inscrutable appearance. There are those who appear tame and self-effacing, but conceal a terrible pride. There are those who have some special ability but appear to be stupid. There are those who are compliant and yielding but always get their objective. Some are hard outside but soft inside, and some are slow without but impatient within. Therefore those ...
1868. The Unique Child of God
Luke 15:11-32
Illustration
Bon Benson
... mainly because he's married now and he only lives ten miles away and comes to visit often with Deb and Robert III. So, we thought we knew how to handle separation pretty well, but we came away lonely and blue. Oh, our hearts were filled with pride for our fine young man, and our minds were filled with memories from tricycles to commencements, but deep down inside somewhere we just ached with loneliness and pain. Somebody said you still have three at home—three fine kids and there is still plenty of noise ...
1869. Rush, Rush
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
I heard recently about a man who prided himself on being exceedingly punctual. He followed a very precise routine every morning. His alarm went off at 6:30. He rose briskly, shaved, showered, ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth, picked up his briefcase, got into his car, drove to the nearby ferry landing, parked his car, rode the ...
1870. The Solution to the Problem of Money
Illustration
John Wesley
... the same proportion. Therefore I do not see how it is possible, in the nature of things, for any revival of true religion to continue long. For religion must necessarily produce both industry and frugality; and these cannot but produce riches. But as riches increase, so will pride, anger, and love of the world in all its branches. What way then can we take that our money may not sink us to the nethermost hell? There is one way, and there is no other under heaven. If those who "gain all they can," and "save ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... there was one cat too many They fought and they spit, and they clawed and they bit Till instead of two cats . . . there weren’t any. Here Paul was striving with all his heart and soul to build up churches while these so-called Judaizers through pride and ignorance were tearing it apart. That could not be allowed to happen. They needed to be reminded of who they were and, even more important, who they followed. They were the body of Jesus Christ whose love brings people together, not tears them apart. It ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Adolf Merckle. In 2007 Merckle was the 94th richest man in the world. He was the richest man in Germany, with a net worth of $12 billion. He owned the largest pharmaceutical company in Europe. He also had interests in manufacturing and construction. He took great pride in his accomplishments. But then he made a big mistake. In 2008 he decided to make a bet in the stock market. He was so certain that stock in Volkswagen was going down, he decided to short the company. Just one problem: Porsche made a move ...
1873. Happiest Memory
Illustration
William Barclay
Oliver Baldwin in a magazine article on David Lloyd‑George tells of his contacts with that famous Prime Minister. “My happiest memory of him was a weekend I spent at his house in Churt. He loved to show people over his farm, and he took a real pride in the fact that he had grown prize apples on soil the experts had told him was unsuitable for such fruit. “Experts,” he snorted. “When they tell you a thing can’t be done, that is the time to start.” Baldwin goes on: “I never forgot that remark ...
Sermon
Robert C. Cochran
... early Americans who were not free from European assumptions and prejudices; and one can be free and yet enslave oneself to others, which is what Paul and Jesus are calling us to do. We live in a society that worships independence. We have long prided ourselves as being a nation of rugged individualists. We love to hear stories of people who have bucked the system and overcome great odds to get what they want. We constantly preach on the importance of gaining independence from parents, siblings, and peers ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... a wall of shame and death between them and God and drove them out of God’s presence. Our sin separates us from God and every good thing that God supplies—love, wisdom, joy and peace. Our sin separates us from each other. Our selfishness and pride keep us from experiencing intimacy with others. In Isaiah’s vision, he sees an undoing of the Tower of Babel when the people tried to build a tower up to the heavens, and God confused their languages and scattered them to prevent them from trying to become ...
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