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 1876 to 1900 of 4971 results

1876. Fulfilling the Vision

Acts 2:14-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . So I ask you, “What if?" What if Peter had said 5,000 is enough? What if Paul had said I don't baptize Gentiles? What if Martin Luther said I don't buck the system; I'm not leading any Reformation? What if Wesley had said let America take care of America; I don't bother with America? What if Asbury had said the frontier is too rough and rugged and people are only going to live out there about 35 years? What if he said it was too much and decided not to come to Tennessee? What if R ...

1877. When It's Time For Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... owed. Yet, this entrepreneur pleads for more time to save himself; this self-sufficient, positive-thinking person thinks that somehow by his own effort and his own energy he can do it himself. He pleads with the king, if you’ll just give me a little time, I’ll take care of it myself. It seems to me people are waiting in this story for the hammer to fall, knowing there is no way he can pay his debt at all. But, just as they wait for the hammer of justice to come, the king steps in, cancels the debt, and ...

1878. Does Prayer Make Any Difference

Matthew 26:36-46

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , you come on down here, too.” While they were coming he would always start singing: There’s surely some where, a lowly place, out in earth’s harvest field so wide, where I may labor for life’s short while, for Jesus the crucified. So trusting my all unto his care, I know that he loves me. I’ll do his will with a heart sincere, I’ll be what he wants me to be. Then the Bishop would crank it up on the chorus and everyone would begin to sing: I’ll go where you want me to go, dear ...

1879. Building a Lasting Legacy

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... we are ultimately talking about today is not money but ministry. It is not size but service, not bricks but beliefs, not charity but Jesus Christ. Let the banners that have led our procession proclaim our purpose - God is touching hearts and transforming lives. God cares that 50% of this county has no church home. God wants children to be blessed, prodigals to be welcomed, and families to be supported in the tremendous task of raising children. It is the will of God for people everywhere to become faithful ...

1880. Praising God All Day Long

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... sobbing. I asked him, ‘Dad, what is wrong?' My dad said, ‘I've been out visiting people and the sorrows and troubles break my heart and I just needed to talk to the Lord about it.' Norman Vincent Peale said, ‘That day I knew I wanted to care for people like my father cared for people.' When I was preparing my first sermon I went to my daddy and I asked him, ‘What should I say?' My father said, ‘Don't try to show off. Don't try to make people think that you know something. Just tell them that God ...

1881. Why Join a Church?

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... some ways. I. WE NEED TO BELONG In the first place, we ought to join a church because we need to belong. In several opinion polls over the last ten years, George Gallop has repeatedly said, “Americans are more religious than ever, they just don’t care much for churches and religious organizations.” They are believers but not joiners. “I believe in God but I’m not into organized religion.” Somebody in this community says that to me every week as I move from place to place. Maybe there was a time ...

1882. Convening A Construction Crew: Nobody Builds Alone

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... place, when God made each little flower that opens and each little bird that sings, he crowned his creation with a human being made from the dust of the earth and the breath of heaven. He put Adam in the Garden of Eden with the responsibility to take care of the place. Then God suddenly discovers something is missing. “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for a human being to be alone.”’ We are created for community. Look at your hands for a moment. Oh, go ahead. Don’t be embarrassed. Our hands ...

1883. What Would Jesus Say About Modern Churches?

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to know the will of God is to pray. John Wesley said, “God does nothing but in answer to prayer." United Methodist Women began a new prayer campaign last month. The announcement included this statement: “Imagine if the world heard that the churches in the United States cared enough to pray that there will be no war. We could revolutionize the way some other countries look at America." If Jesus came to our church to spend a day or two, I believe he would say: Seek the lost while they may be found. After ...

1884. Are You Able?

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . “It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen to people who break easily or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. By the time you are real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the ... my people and our oppressors to enter into the depth of my heart, and there to be transformed into compassion." The most caring, compassionate, concerned people I know are those who have walked through the valley of the shadows of death and learned to fear ...

1885. When You Are Up And Out

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... together. The finest community that you could find in all the world is in the Church and what is lacking in the world is community. The Church has a wonderful privilege to create community where people belong to one another and know what it is to be cared for and needed, but Christianity is more than community. C. Christianity is a Great Cause. I shutter to think of where the world might be without the enduring influence of the Church on society. It has saved us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore ...

1886. The Fundamentals of Family Ties

1 Corinthians 13:1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... are often very different things. One wife lamented to her counselor, “I told Tom we needed to improve our communication, so he enrolled in a public speaking course at the community college.” Communication in its simplest form requires two things: Speaking clearly and listening carefully. The art of using I messages to say what you mean and mean what you say is not an easy subject to master. But we need to try. Family members cannot read your mind regardless of how long you have been in that family ...

1887. David: The Problem of Family

2 Samuel 18:28-33

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Nathan killed. David could have denied it. He had the power to get out of this. But that's not what he did. If you read carefully in II Samuel 12:13 you will discover what David said. I have sinned against the Lord. ‘I was wrong; I am sorry.' Do you know ... and renew a steadfast spirit within me…. Restore to me the joy of your salvation. God will hear a prayer like that. I don't care what you've done, how far you've missed the mark, how great is the failure, how embarrassing is the sin, God will honor a ...

1888. Serving the Poor—Compassionately

Matthew 25: 31-40

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... be one drop less." Saints are those who find a need and try to fill it. Their action may not be a solution to the health care crisis in America, but transportation for an elderly person to the doctor. Their action may not be a cure for cancer, but a card and a ... the finest poem that has ever been written in the history of the world or as Eugene Peterson puts it: “Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut. Love doesn't have a ...

1889. The Joyful Provider

John 2:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Here at the wedding, the wine runs out. You know this story. You learned it in Sunday School, in Disciple Bible Study. John is the only one who bothers to tell it. It's a strange sort of miracle of Jesus; it's not a tragedy that he is taking care of. It's just an embarrassment that He's trying to cover. But here He is. There is a wedding going on and the wine runs out; the jugs are empty; the guests are thirsty. How embarrassing and how disturbing and how confusing. Don't be too hard on the ...

1890. The Loving Friend

John 4:1-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... are pains we have to bear. We do know we have trials and temptations. Sometimes there seems to be trouble everywhere. We, too, are thirsty, are we not? Sometimes we've felt that no one cares or understands us. We've looked for unconditional love and wound up brokenhearted. We've needed to be comforted and no one was there. The cares of this world have left us lonely and empty. Like the woman at the well we are seeking for things that do not satisfy. We are thirsty. Only the Lord can quench this thirsting of ...

1891. The Resurrection and Life

John 11:32-44

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... that we can do is to help our friends cry in their sorrow. Every time a heart is broken, every time a grave is opened, every time a divorce happens, every time a child suffers, every time the pain comes, Jesus cries. He weeps because He cares. Jesus weeps because he is concerned. He groans in spirit and is deeply troubled. Groan in Greek is embrimaomi and that translated means “indignation, to snort with anger like a horse, to rebuke sternly, to be painfully moved." When buildings are bombed, and wars won ...

1892. Holy Waste

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Do you see it? There is a recklessness in love which refuses to count the cost. Love doesn’t calculate the less or the more. It’s not concerned to see how little it can decently give. I hope you remember that as you make your pledge to “Because We Care”. You’re not going to be happy with your self; you’re not going to experience the joy that could be yours, trying to figure out how little you can give and still be a responsible part of this community. If love gave all it had, indeed if it gave ...

1893. The Prayer Life of Highly Effective Christians

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... would find me. I cried. I yelled. I pounded my fist against the wall. I felt like God, whom I served, had abandoned me at the hour of my deepest need. Was he busy answering prayers that somebody would find a parking space, so he couldn’t take care of my daughter, Becky?” This experience devastated Pastor Jim. But it drove him back to the scriptures and what he found was that faith does not insist on a certain outcome. (3) Every prayer is heard. Every prayer is answered, but sometimes not in the way we ...

1894. Giving Your Life to the Mission

Luke 12:49-53

Illustration

Edward F. Markquart

... an astronaut and going to the moon, gives me the possibility of using all of my capabilities and all of my interests and gifts at once. This is something that I would be willing to give my life for. I think a person is fortunate to have something that you care that much about that you would give your life for. There are risks involved, that's for sure." Then Scott Carpenter went on to say in the following words in a letter to his wife, "My dear, if this comes to a fatal, screaming fiery end for me, I will ...

1895. Letting Go of Our Nets

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... left him to carry on the family business while they followed Jesus. I have known people who neglected their families for church work. It was not always the best decision. I have known other people who found a way to do church work and spend time with their families. Taking care of our families can be our ministry. If family is your net, search your heart about what it means to follow Jesus. One other net we hold on to is a feeling of inadequacy. "I can't do that; I can't chair a committee; I wouldn't know ...

1896. Behind Closed Doors

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Lee Griess

... of Anxiety — because it is so true. Ours is a world that is anxious and afraid. Older people are afraid their health will fail them and their savings will run out. Younger people are afraid they won't have any savings for old age and they could care less about health. Some fear the future and others dread the past. College students are afraid they won't have a job when they get out and parents are afraid they'll never get out. Middle-agers wonder if their lives have amounted to anything and young people ...

1897. Religious Balkanization

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... while white folks were singing about the worldwide church of Christ, black folks were singing: I got shoes! You got shoes! All God's chillun got shoes! And when de angel Gabriel calls us home, Gonna walk all over God's heab'n! For they knew that God takes care of God's children, and when God brought them finally to glory, God wouldn't check to see the color of their skin, or the whiteness of their clothes, or even the place where they were born. Instead, God would simply ask them if Jesus was their brother ...

1898. A Career in The Kingdom

Matthew 21:23-32

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... only for wimps. The local pastor had visited him a number of time but got nowhere against the grizzled one's spiritual intransigence. In fact, the last time the preacher had dared approach the ranch house, he had been run off with a shotgun. The rancher had always taken care of himself. He didn't need any namby-pamby religion stuff to make a go of his life. That is what he taught his three sons, as well. So the pastor was mighty surprised one day to get an urgent call from the ranch. Could he come out right ...

1899. Testing, Testing

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

Chris Ewing

... "Test ... test...." question! What does it mean to love? Well, if you want part of Jesus' answer on that, you can turn to Luke 10:25 and read the story he told there, about the guy who got beat up on the way to Jericho, and the folks who cared about him, or not. But I don't think that's going to be enough to unpack the meaning this has for Matthew. Because Matthew tells of this testing encounter at a different time — during the last week of Jesus' life — and in a different context. For Matthew, this ...

1900. Stop, Drop, Cover, and Roll!

Isaiah 7:10-16

Sermon

Tony Everett

... they all loudly proclaimed, "Stop, drop, cover, and roll!" "Let us pray," said Pastor Terry, still a bit startled by this abrupt change to her well-crafted message. The point here is that we do not always get what we expect or even want from our carefully constructed plans for our children, our lives, our families, even for our congregations. We are not always in control. God is. Life is not about what we want and desire. Rather it is about what God wants and promises. Perhaps you have heard this statement ...

Showing results