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
Dean Feldmeyer
... of Christ what the spine is to our bodies. For it is in that symbolic meal that we find ourselves living out our faith as more than a list of rules. It is there that we come to know the love of God in Jesus Christ as saving sacrifice, warm acceptance, total affirmation, and resounding reconciliation. It is at the table of the Lord and in the bread which sits thereupon that we come to know the true meaning of God’s grace. I’ve never seen this more clearly demonstrated than I did when I was doing youth ...
1902. One Life-Changing Word
Isaiah 9:2-7 · Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
Sermon
King Duncan
One of the most popular and heart-warming stories ever told is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This story describes the lonely and mis-lived life of Ebenezer Scrooge. (1) The story opens on a bleak, cold Christmas Eve in London, seven years after the death of Scrooge‘s business partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge, an ageing miser, dislikes ...
1903. Briny Faith
Mark 9:38-50
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... salt do within the body? It regulates. That shouldn’t be too big a surprise. In fact, salt regulates in other ways outside of the body too. Want to melt ice? Pour some salt on it. Want to heal a wound? Add a little bit of salt to warm water and slosh it around. Want to regulate a BBQ before you cook the meat? Add a little salt to the fire. It will control flare ups without cooling the coals and will cook your food more regularly and consistently. Want your fireplace to burn more consistently? A little ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... everything was, how well I did, how great it was to be here. And then there was this young man, surely a student, who filed through the door, shaking my hand, saying only, ''I don't know. I just don't know." As we all danced forth into the warm glow of Easter, the certainty of our faith having been renewed by the music, and the message, and the crowd, and the Chapel, as I remember he was able only to stumble. To our assured ''Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Alleluia!'' he alone said, ''I don't know ...
1905. Down by the Riverside
Mark 1:4-11 · Genesis 1:1-5
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... an O'Henry short story entitled, "The Cop and the Anthem." In this story, it's a couple of weeks before Christmas. The setting is New York City. A bum named Soapy sets out to get arrested so that he can spend the winter months in jail, warm and well-fed. At every misdemeanor Soapy commits, because of the season, fate steps in and prevents his arrest. Finally, in disgust, Soapy is returning to his park bench when he hears beautiful Christmas organ music coming from a church. As he stands outside the church ...
1906. For The Love of God Is Contagious
Mark 7:31-36 · Luke 5:12-15 · 2 Corinthians 5:16-20
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... of every Christian. We know what Christ has done in our lives, and like those whom he healed, we're called to go and tell others, go and love others. Lovers of others smile a lot. Something caring and contagious flows through them. It's inviting, warm, gentle and kind. Lovers of others treat you as someone really special. Warmth and welcome quickly turn into genuine friendship. They like you as a wonderful person and do not hesitate to say so. Lovers of others' faces light up every time they see you. Their ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... want you to picture Jesus with you.What do you see now when you see Jesus? Most of you with your eyes closed will not describe Jesus from merely your naked eyesight. But most of you will probably describe Jesus more from a spiritual place. Jesus is warm. He is loving. He is kind. He is light. Some of you may use metaphors. Some of you may describe feelings. What was different? When your physical eyes were closed, you saw more with your spiritual eyes. And you perceived Jesus differently. This is what Jesus ...
Sermon
Mark Ellingsen
... try to imitate your child’s outlook. It is just that it seems to happen, probably because the adult child loved you enough to share that part of him or her, and you love the child enough to admire him or her. Look at yourself, those of you with a warm relationship with a parent or a grandparent: Are you not a chip off the old block? I see that a lot in myself — as I am my father with planning ahead and looking at every problem in life with a feeling that it can be solved with planning and logic ...
1909. True Worship
Ephesians 3:14-21
Sermon
Will Willimon
... ? Here in the chapel, with the great organ sounding forth, great choir and congregation, that will move many to worship. What reason thrusts you to your knees in praise and adoration? I like to hike, particularly about this time of the year when the weather is warm and the mountains are full of foliage and fauna. And every time I hike, I invariably have occasion to recall a hike I took many years ago with a church youth group. I was the new, young pastor and I had taken a rambunctious gang of teenagers ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... for a new challenge, though, and have some time on your hands, then you might want to consider learning another language. Who knows how God might use that skill to help others? During the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo, there was a heart-warming scene in which a Japanese surfer lost a surfing event to a Brazilian surfer. The Japanese surfer handled his defeat with grace, however. In an interview after the competition, a reporter asked the Brazilian surfer a question in Japanese. The Japanese surfer, who ...
1911. Ordinary Sin
Luke 22:28-34, 54-60
Sermon
Will Willimon
... the Nazis were special if for no other reason than that they were so ordinary. They were no frenzied, spontaneous mob. They weren't peasants. They arose from one of the most civilized, enlightenment saturated, most modern of modern nations. They were greeted most warmly in the universities. The Nazis killed six million Jews. This century's wars and utopian government programs have murdered 150 million. Paradoxically, this is the reason why we so love Simon Peter. He is so like us. One fine day he's the A ...
Sermon
Schuyler Rhodes
Well, it’s over. The eggs have been hidden and gleefully found. The leftovers are mostly eaten. Family visits are complete and we’re all looking forward to warm weather — and to settling back into our routines. This whole Easter celebration thing is a little bit tiring, don’t you think? I note that a few folks have chosen to stay home this Sunday. Don’t worry. I am not trying to mention names or point fingers! In fact, ...
1913. Death Shall Be No More
John 13:31-35 · Revelation 21:1-6
Sermon
Schuyler Rhodes
... that. John Wesley and his potent blend of deep piety and an unwavering commitment to social justice left an indelible mark on the world stage, from scores of schools, universities, and hospitals to literally millions of people whose hearts were “strangely warmed” by a gospel that was freed from the straight jacket of rigid doctrine and made accessible by this laity led movement and their saddleback preachers. Today, because of these Methodists and their restless activism, child labor laws are on the ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... reason. Normal cells go crazy, normal cellular checks and balances malfunction and the destruction begins.'' Isn't this a layperson's explanation for simple, everyday, horrible, primordial, disfiguring—chaos? It's frightening, the fragility of it all. Sure, it's a warm, beautiful summer Sunday today, but what happens when the chaos bubbles up and the mountains shake and the sea roars? The mid-life crisis, the screech of brakes and the crash, the note from the boss… Into every life, a little chaos ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... having money. Regardless of our circumstances, we have to admit that there are some things only money can buy. Like braces for your children’s teeth and a good education. Like quality health care and a worry-free retirement. Like dependable transportation and a warm house on a cold night. In a society such as ours, money is a very valuable commodity. British pastor C. H. Spurgeon was one of the most famous and influential preachers of the late 1800s. In addition to his church ministry, Spurgeon founded an ...
1916. Sheep and Shepherds
John 10:11-16 · Psalm 23
Sermon
Will Willimon
... Sunday” 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 ...
1917. High Anxiety
Luke 10:38-42
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... with the person of Jesus do we feel the joy, peace, and true selflessness that comes with true discipleship, with true service. True ministry comes from marinating in the presence of Jesus, not from a list. John Wesley realized this more than anyone after his heart-warming experience at Aldersgate. Wesley had done all the right things. He fed the poor, he visited people in prison. He gave money to those in need. He did everything he felt he could, and yet his inner “bar” of approval was set so high, he ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... when an unparalleled amount of blood was being shed in our beloved land, that division is hardly worth contemplating. And yet, during that terrible time, the Spirit of God was leading men and women of sensitive spirits to write music that will forever warm hearts wherever Christian believers gather together to celebrate the Lord’s birth. There is a message here—a message of profound hope. Listen to the word for this day from Isaiah: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those ...
Sermon
Richard Hasler
... can be nurtured. Let this Children’s Village be an example of tolerance and reconciliation so that we, as adults, can learn from these children.”[3] In the world of nature we note the sun rising and setting in its good time. In winter we wish that the warm weather would come, but we cannot force it. In the fall we long for the coming of the colorful warblers, but we cannot hurry them. They migrate when they will. Likewise, within our own lives, God is at work within us, leading the way toward a specific ...
1920. A Sign in the Heavens
Isaiah 60:1-6 · Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... tell us that a candle properly reflected can heat an entire igloo from below freezing to above 45 degrees Fahrenheit. When traveling by automobile through heavy snow and ice it would be a wise idea, we are told, to carry a candle and some matches to keep you warm in case of an emergency. A tiny candle can be a lifesaver under the right circumstances. So it is that a tiny baby offers hope to a world torn by strife and pain. The little spiritual proclaims, “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
Object: an egg Good morning, boys and girls. Can you tell me what this thing in my hand is? That's right, it's an egg. Do you know what comes from eggs? Chickens! If I were to keep this egg nice and warm for a while, the baby chicken inside of it would grow. Then one day, it would pop out of its shell and start walking around. The other day, I learned something very interesting about baby chickens. When baby chickens first pop out of their shell, they will follow the first ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... heal a world in need. To turn us off to the power of evil and help us turn toward the light. Jesus came to save, not to condemn the world. He invites all those who come to him to step with him into the light of God’s healing and warming presence. This is what we celebrate at Christmas –the entrance of God’s Light of Salvation into our world, into our lives, into our hearts, from now until eternity. Think of your blessings of God today as though you are living under God’s own heat lamp, basking in ...
1923. The Way of the Lord
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Sermon
April Yamasaki
... I first thought of Jesus as servant. That’s definitely part of our reading for today, which tells the story of Jesus serving his disciples by washing their feet. In the world of the New Testament, foot washing was a daily practice. In that warm climate with the dusty dirt roads and dusty dirt pathways, where people wore sandals - without socks - it was customary for people to wash their feet whenever they entered a home, whether their own or someone else’s. It was surprising - maybe even shocking - that ...
1924. The Mountain
Matthew 17:1-9
Sermon
John Jamison
... t up on this mountain to feel good, or to somehow get away from the hardships of being a follower of Jesus. They were here to be shown, once and for all, that Jesus was the Son of God. This mountaintop experience wasn’t about giving the disciples a warm and fuzzy religious experience. It was about preparing them for what was about to come; what was going to happen when they walked back down from the mountain. They were not going to be like the Pharisees and Sadducees who took the easy path and avoided the ...
1925. Don't Be Afraid
Matthew 17:1-9
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... , vulnerable, isolated, or plagued by nightmares. And yet, the truth is that most human beings are far more fearful of the light. The light –that utterly visible and revealing place in which we cannot hide but stand entirely exposed and unveiled—makes us both warm and wobbly. When we stand too fully in the brightness of light, we allow ourselves to be seen in all of our flaws. We feel ourselves laid bare, unprotected, and a feeling of unease begins to settle upon us. Stand fully in the light? Perhaps ...
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