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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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2051. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21, Psalm 17:1-15, Genesis 32:22-32, Romans 9:1-29

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... them. Help them as they have need, and give them reason to rejoice in Christ our Savior. We pray, Compassionate Christ, for your healing Spirit to assist psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and mental health workers who work with those who are mentally and emotionally ill. We are grateful for the good that some medicines can do and pray that further helpful treatments and cures may be discovered for their healing and care. We are filled with gratitude that the mentally handicapped and mentally ill can ...

2052. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Psalm 90:1-17, Matthew 22:34-46, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... entrusted with the Gospel. Pastor: Friends, believe the Good News! People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Love our Sovereign God with all your heart and soul and mind and your neighbor as yourself. PRAYER OF THE DAY Loving God, captivate our emotions in the worship of you, integrate our personhood in communion with you, and make us wise in the knowledge of you, that we may love ourselves truly and our neighbor in the same way, like our loving brother, Jesus Christ. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING ...

2053. The Comfort of Bread

John 6:1-21

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Eric Ritz

... tried an experiment; after dinner he gave the children a piece of bread to hold. The result was astounding. When they had the security of bread for tomorrow they slept like babies. It took away fear. Bread! There is a surplus of meaning in this word. The word evokes strong emotions like security, fellowship, the presence of God, provisions for the journey. Bread is deemed holy by peoples everywhere, and the root word for bread in most languages can be translated "food," as it is in the Bible.

2054. In Search of Jesus

John 6:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... the medical school at Cornell, did a study on the effects of hope on the human body. Here was his conclusion: “When a person has hope they are capable of bearing incredible burdens and cruel punishment. But when hope is gone, people fall apart emotionally, physically and spiritually.” Dr. Walter Larimore, himself a physician, tells about a patient named Eva. Eva had become addicted to cigarettes when she was a very young woman. By the time Dr. Larimore met her, she had severe emphysema. She also had a ...

2055. The Spirit of Cross Pointe

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... mine to this day and he has to put it mildly an extremely laid back personality. Nothing ever seems to fluster him and I have never known him to raise his voice. He is always been just a very calm person with the classic poker face that never shows emotion. One afternoon, as kind of a team building exercise, I decided we would go rent some horses and ride them. When I went and talked to the foreman, he told me the horses were well trained and that basically you could just let them have their head and they ...

2056. The Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... 11:24-25, NASB) We are told specifically that we are to remember nothing else at this moment in our life except Jesus, His body, and His blood. He is to be our sole focus. This is a time when we are to get away from everything emotionally and mentally and totally focus on Jesus Christ and not just Jesus Christ, but specifically His death. Jesus never told us to remember His birth, His life, or His teachings (though we should), but He specifically says we should remember His death. In verse 20, we are ...

2057. Did You Know...That You Can Know God?

1 John 2:3-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... they have. God says the only thing worth bragging about in this life is that you understand Him and know Him. That word "know" in the Hebrew language means to "know with your senses", not just in your mind. It is not just an intellectual knowledge, this is an emotional knowledge. It means not just knowing about God in your head, it means knowing God in your heart. You can know much about God without knowing God. Let me ask you "the" question of the day. Do you know God? I am not asking you whether you know ...

2058. I’M with the I AM

1 John 5:14-15

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James Merritt

... so many times, "I'm not a very good prayer or I just don't know how to pray or I don't pray very well." What they are saying is - that they don't pray eloquently or perhaps they don't pray fervently. They don't pray with enough emotion or they don't say things just the right way. What they don't understand is that the most important part of your prayer is not how eloquently you pray or how fervently you pray, but how confidently you pray. I learned the other day that in Great Britain, The ...

2059. Friends

1 Samuel 18:1-4

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James Merritt

... " then they are not your friend. If someone is your friend "when" then they are not your friend. If someone is your friend "until" then they are not your friend. If someone is your friend "because" they are not your friend. This friendship was more than emotional; it was spiritual. This went far deeper than just an ordinary acquaintance. I know this because of what we read in verse 3 and 4. "Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that ...

2060. It’s Humble or the Umbles

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . How many of us have observed a temper tantrum in our child, a hormonal meltdown in our teenager, a determined distancing in our spouse? Somehow we sensed that there was something bigger, more important, more soulfully significant than just a random emotional outburst. God’s armor equips “the saints” with a sensitive “early warning system” — if we are willing to switch it on and read it. The “system failure” signs that should clue us in to imminent personal danger are not unlike the ...

2061. When I’m In Trouble

2 Timothy 4:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... trouble? I know there are some of you who are out of work. Some of you are physically sick. Some of you are having severe financial difficulties. Some of you are having marriage problems. Some of you are having problems with your children and you are emotionally devastated. I will never forget something I read one time back when I was in the seminary and it is still true today. The statement was this, "If you will preach to hurting people, you will always have a listening audience." The Apostle Paul had a ...

2062. Me - A - Missionary?

Acts 1:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... into detail, I can tell you with one-hundred percent confidence there will be something for everybody. If you have a heart for the down and out or if you have a heart for the homeless, people in prison, people who have lost a job, people who are in emotional need, or unwed mothers, we have got some exciting news we are going to be sharing with you. Then Jesus said we are to leave the community and go to our country. In other words, we are not only to experience missions locally, but we are to experience ...

2063. Explore the Evidence

Acts 1:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... ask you if you recognize that picture? A: That's me. Q: Were you present when that picture was taken? Q: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated? A: By death. Q: And by whose death was it terminated? Q: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable? A: I use to be. Q: How many times have you committed suicide? Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement? A: Yes. Q: And these stairs, did they go up also? Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of ...

2064. Being a Woman of God

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... nevertheless, that is what has happened. But look at the response in v.14, "So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, ‘The will of the Lord be done.'" If you are in a difficult marriage I want to ask you to do this. Don't rely on emotional manipulation, or using sex as a bargaining tool, or threatening to leave to get your way. Turn it over to God. I know that goes against the grain of everything you will hear out in the world. The world says, "Pull out, get even, fight back, you've come a ...

2065. Close Up - Wives: Sweet Surrender

Colossians 3:18

Sermon

James Merritt

... won't even wash the car. Perhaps you thought your husband would care about everything that happened to you as soon as he walked in the door at night and couldn't wait to hear everything about your day. Perhaps, you thought your husband would be the emotional support that you always needed or he would provide that dream home and that comfortable life-style you always looked for, then you got the idea that you could change your husband, so he could fit your desires for his life. Like everyone else, the family ...

2066. Close Up Parents: Be Cheerleaders, Not Jeer leaders

Colossians 3:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... be retained in a grade and less like to drop out of school, less likely to commit suicide, less likely to be in poverty, less likely to become juvenile delinquents, and for the girls less likely to become teenage mothers. They are healthier both emotionally and physically than those that are not blessed with traditional loving, caring parents. [[6]] Too many parents today give their children "things" but they don't give them love. They give them cars and clothes and cash, but they don't give them attention ...

2067. When I Grow Up

Ephesians 4:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... to make us like Jesus is this one. Forgiving other people when they cheat us and mistreat us without retaliation is both the most important and the most difficult step in becoming like Jesus Christ. This means you are going to be misunderstood, criticized, judged emotionally, verbally, and maybe even physically hurt and abused. Spiritual maturity will lead you to give up your right to get back at someone, to get even with someone, to take the blow, absorb the hurt, put up with the pain, and respond to evil ...

2068. Every Member Matters

Hebrews 10:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... occur in the worship services of a church, and these are related to previous physical disorders...therefore the safest place for you to be at any time is in church. Come to church—it could save your life! But there are also emotional benefits to joining a church and getting actively involved. You will not only be healthier, you will be happier. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company compared people who had joined a church, were actively involved, prayed, read their Bibles, and had surrendered ...

2069. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... it when the Lord disciplines you, and don't be discouraged when He corrects you.'" (Hebrews 12:5, NLT) When you enter into the dark side as one of God's children and your conscience begins to hurt you and you begin to get miserable, emotionally, spiritually and maybe even physically that should not discourage you; that should encourage you, because it confirms that you really are one of His children. Listen to verses 6 and 7. "For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom ...

2070. God’s Guidance System

John 16:12-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... I know that the Holy Spirit would never lead a church to ordain a practicing homosexual, or, for that matter, a practicing adulterer to the ministry. Because the word of God makes it plain that homosexuality and adultery are sins, and the Holy Spirit, neither by reason nor by emotion, will ever lead you in such a way as to cause you to run head-on into the word of God. If you're not experiencing the leading of the Holy Spirit in your life, the problem is not that the Spirit is not speaking. The problem is ...

2071. Don’t Be a Hypocrite

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... the size of their appearance. They would wear platform shoes to make themselves look taller. In other words, they did everything they could to make themselves appear to be something that they really were not. They would wear different masks to portray different emotions or different scenes or different parts of the act and that is why they were called "hypocrites." Sometimes, they would wear one type of mask and sometimes they would wear another. For the same reason that modern actors today put on heavy ...

2072. The Others Point of View

Mark 7:1-23

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Staff

... , "What are the most serious faults of executives in dealing with their associates and subordinates?" What do you think was mentioned most often? Here is the list. I will start at the most infrequent and go up: 15% Bias and letting emotions rule 15% Indecision 21% Miscellaneous, including lack of courtesy, sarcasm, jealousy, nervousness, losing of temper, etc 17% Failure to delegate authority 17% Arrogance 17% Arbitrariness 19% Lack of frankness and sincerity 24% Lack of leadership 34% Failure to size up ...

2073. WeatherProofing Your Home

Matthew 7:24-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... . That is exactly what we have to do with our homes, with our marriages, and with our families. We have to secure the foundation. That is what weatherproofs your home, so that when storms hit, whether it is a financial storm, a marital storm, an emotional storm or a physical storm, your house will stand. I want to share with you how to weatherproof your home. I. Weatherproof Your Home Through Personal Communication Let me ask you two questions that will reveal a lot about your home and your family life ...

2074. The King and His Castle

Matthew 16:13-18

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James Merritt

... you have left the safest place to keep the forces of hell from overrunning your life. Now the word Hades literally means "the abode of the dead." It is the job of the church, day in and day out, to storm the gates of death, spiritual death, emotional death, personal death, knowing that victory will always be ours. The gates of death cannot prevail against the life of God the Son. The gates of darkness cannot prevail against the light of God the Spirit. The gates of despair cannot prevail against the love of ...

2075. Everyone's Talking about Him

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... healing power. Some cynics question these stories, but not me. I have heard too many stories of people to whom doctors gave no hope, but they persisted and eventually they were pronounced cured, to doubt that such things are possible. I know that our mind and our emotions can affect the course of a disease in our bodies. Suppose, then, that we should come into the presence of this unique person, Jesus of Nazareth, and he touched us, and he called us by name. It would not be surprising to me that our bodies ...

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