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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James Merritt
... a matter of temporal success, ecclesiastical recognition, or popular acclaim. It is simply a matter of doing your best with the talents, abilities, and opportunities that God has given to you. Did you know that real faithfulness is seen not in big things; it's ... their eyes to disappear because they were not able to function. What is true of their eyes is also true of the gifts and abilities God has given you; if you do not use gifts here on earth, you will not have the opportunity to use your gifts up ...
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Lori Wagner
... enjoying the status of being part of Jesus’ inner circle. They get a lot of attention. They love the revolutionary vibe. They can’t wait to see what he’s going to do next. They get a kick out of his antics with the Pharisees. They are amazed by his ability to teach and heal. They love it so much that they don’t want it to end. They are like college students who never want to graduate, cause they’re having too much fun. But when Jesus starts to nudge at them to begin taking an active part in the ...
3. Use It or Lose It
Matthew 25:14-30
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James Merritt
... you for His glory. Now I want you to think of life today as an opportunity; that has with it a responsibility to use your ability to glorify God. In this parable Jesus tells us three truths that are radically life-changing. I. All That You Have Is God's Gift " ... back of the bank and buried it in the ground. You would be livid. But how do you think God feels when He invests gifts and abilities in you straight from His hand, and then you fail to use them for His glory? You see, as long as you live God wants you ...
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James Merritt
... asked the banker what happened, and he told you they didn't put your money in an interest-bearing account; they just simply went out behind the bank and buried it in the ground. You would be livid. But how do you think God feels when He invests gifts and abilities in you straight from His hand, and then you fail to use them for His glory? You see, as long as you live God wants you to be faithful with what you have, and faithful where you are. That's why Jesus Himself says, "He who is faithful in little ...
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James Merritt
... The parable that we are going to study today is a parable about servants, and every servant has both a job to do and the ability to do that job. Every servant's job is important. If you ever get the idea that you alone are not important, either to ... Master and we are His servants. Now a successful servant is one who exercises his responsibility to take every opportunity to use whatever ability his Master has given him for the good and the glory of his Master. That is exactly what true success really is. A ...
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James W. Moore
... the Kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it”… this surely was part of what he had in mind. * Don’t give up on life! * Don’t quit on life! * Don’t sour on life! * Don’t stonewall your way through life! * Don’t lose the child-like ability to celebrate life! He gives us new life, new spirit, new heart, new birth. It’s so sad to see people become so beaten down by life that they give up and give in to bitterness and cynicism and crabbiness. But on the other hand, it is so beautiful to ...
7. Who's Working In You?
Philippians 2:1-13
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... of religion." (3) There has to be Credibility to your answer of the question "Who's Working In You?" V. Visability The final ability we need to answer the question "Who's Working In You?" is Visibility Do you all remember Lewis Grizzard, the Southern writer ... when we're there than when we're not. That's Visibility. Conclusion So, there you have it. You have to have a little Ability to answer the question, not much but a little: "Whose Working In You?" And if you say "Yes" to God through Christ, this passage ...
8. Stewards and Our Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
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Jerry L. Schmalemberger
... breath, strike a clear, vibrant note, and hold it as long as her breath lasted. When the overtones had all died away, she would look up and say: "Master, let me ring true tonight!" Jenny Lind’s prayer ought to be ours as "stewards of our gifts and abilities." "Let me ring true tonight." Saint Paul wrote to the Christians in Rome: "So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us" (12:6). We must add to our list of responsibilities as God’s caretakers: • not only ...
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James Merritt
... word "Repair" thirty-five times in this chapter and it literally means, "To Make Strong And Firm." The reason why these workers were so great is because they were doing the job right and doing it right the first time and they were doing it to the best of their ability. That is the key to rebuilding any wall, which is the key to winning any battle, and that is the key to getting any success - The Dream Work of Team Work. It doesn't take a village to raise a child, but it does take a team to build a ...
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J. Howard Olds
... servants. A “Star” is a big name; a servant is a big person. A “Star” is big on ego; a servant is big on eagerness to help. A “Star” is big on image; a servant is big on involvement with others. Be humble and gentle. Humility is the ability to know ourselves as God knows us. The word humble comes from the root word humus. Be down to earth versus putting on airs. Humble people neither exaggerate their goodness or their guilt. Just be who God has called you to be and always set your standard of ...
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... see us through the trials and terrors of living black in America. A hallmark of African-American spirituality is first the ability to face, adapt, and overcome the terrors of our social condition. Our spirituality created within us a desire to go beyond ... the mark. Many scholars speak of the expressive needs of African-American spirituality, but the adaptive needs - that is the ability to face, adapt to, and overcome great odds - are an equally important element of our spiritual heritage. How could we ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... was in the top ten in hitting in 1992. Plus, he hits into double plays only about every two hundred times at bat. He's every manager's dream for a lead-off hitter. Did Brett Butler made it to the major leagues on the basis of pure athletic ability? Of course not. Here is the secret truth that we need to tell every young person in this land ” the very best work harder. It's true in sports, in business, in music, in every endeavor in life. The secret of life is passion, determination, desire. Jesus told a ...
13. A Hearing Heart
1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14
Sermon
Stan Purdum
... and read vv. 7-9 in our text and see how prayer-like they sound.) Certainly that's one thing prayer is for — to lay out before God what we are considering and ask his help in our deciding what is his will. To sum up, discernment, the ability to make good judgments in our spiritual lives, is a gift from God. And among the methods God uses to help us discern are informing our feelings, filling our thinking processes, and meeting us in prayer. So discernment was not just a gift for Solomon centuries ago, but ...
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James Merritt
... your serving to benefit others and to lead others toward Himself. Maybe you’re here to just soak it up, enjoy some good music and a Bible lesson, and go on with your life. My friend, that is not the life that God envisions for you. Your talents and abilities, your time, your effort, can make a tremendous impact on others. You can’t take things with you. But the people you touch and the God you serve, when all is said and done, will be what really matters. Can you envision a life where Jesus meets you at ...
15. Giving and Receiving
Matthew 14:22-33
Sermon
Tom Garrison
... not show up in this story. He seems to be a symbol for the willingness to act energetically and make a difference by the deliberate insertion of our energies into a given situation. We always question Peter's good sense to know when to do what — that stands for the ability to recognize what time it really is, and thus know what is appropriate to do or let be done in a given moment. My hunch is that all of us need a little bit of Peter in ourselves to step out into the unknown and walk to the one calling ...
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Lori Wagner
... ” that works for us. We live by our senses. We understand through what our brains absorb and categorize according to those sensory stimuli. This is the human experience. It’s normal and part of being human. But we humans are also gifted with the unique ability to imagine the infinite and to understand our own limitations. In other words, we grasp how much we do not know. We are willing to embrace that much of life consists of mysteries that we cannot begin to fathom or understand with the resources we ...
17. God Is Amazing
John 1:43-51
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... observe and perceive the amazing power of Christ in our lives. The gospels abound in examples of how the people with whom Jesus had contact were amazed at what he did and said. Saint Mark (4:35-41) recounts the amazement of the disciples at Jesus' ability to control nature. A storm rages on the Sea of Galilee and the terrified apostles call out, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" Jesus rebuked the wind and water and calm comes upon the sea. Mark reports, "They [the apostles] were filled with ...
Sermon
Phyllis Faaborg Wolk
... if I hadn't given you a thing. My work is too important to waste on such an unfaithful disciple. Because you have not been a good steward of the talent I have given you, I will take it away and give it to the teacher. She will use the ability to interpret the scriptures faithfully. She will use that talent to reach people with my love." And Jesus says to us all, to all of his disciples, "For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even ...
19. A Tragic Waste
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Sermon
King Duncan
... IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT EACH OF US HAS DIFFERENT GIFTS, BUT ALL ARE ESSENTIAL TO GOD'S PLAN AND EQUAL IN GOD'S SIGHT. There are no superstars in God's work. In God's perfect plan for the world each of us has different talents, interests and abilities. Not all of us can be teachers. Who would feed or clothe us? Whom would we teach? Not all of us can be farmers. Who would bandage our wounds when we are hurt? Our world functions as smoothly as it does because God has gifted us in unique ways. So ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... Christian discipleship. What does it mean to be available? It means at least this -- not to think of our own self, not to be preoccupied with what it is going to cost us -- at least to have a heart for others. When those things characterize our life, ability will not be the issue. Availability will always be the deciding point. III. Now, this final word. The beginning of a life with Christ is the acknowledgement of our sin. The continuing of our Christian life is an awareness of what we might yet be by the ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... Christian discipleship. What does it mean to be available? It means at least this -- not to think of our own self, not to be preoccupied with what it is going to cost us -- at least to have a heart for others. When those things characterize our life, ability will not be the issue. Availability will always be the deciding point. III. Now, this final word. The beginning of a life with Christ is the acknowledgement of our sin. The continuing of our Christian life is an awareness of what we might yet be by the ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... , and I recommend to them that they make the same decision based on the criteria that I used. That is, where can you make the greatest impact for the kingdom? Now quite frankly, some of you can make a greater impact here because of your particular gifts and abilities. But let me make this very simple. God does want all of us to participate in this offering, and if you are not sure where you are going to go, let me give you a very simple solution. Make your financial commitment to both works. If you're ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... total personality”… all that we are and all that we have and all that we will ever become. So, when Paul says: “I bear on my body the marks of Jesus,” he means that Christ has claimed his heart, his mind, his soul, his strength, his attitudes, his abilities, his whole being, his total personality. He means that the Spirit of Christ pervades every aspect of his life. He means that he (in all he is and does) is the complete slave of Christ! Now, let me ask you… be honest now… How is it with you ...
24. Ten Pounds of Mercy, One Pound of Faith
Luke 19:11-27, Matthew 25:1-13, Matthew 25:14-30
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Lori Wagner
... entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained ... and abundant love and abundant patience on all of us. And in return, asks for just a little bit of faith….according to our ability. Our faith is never equal to God’s mercy and trust. God is a risk-taker. And we are mooches. A covenant has ...
25. What's Your Superpower?
Luke 24:36-49, Acts 1:1-11
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Lori Wagner
... there? Will you have the patience to wait until you hear God’s purpose for your life? Or will you go your own way based upon your own strengths and weaknesses. What did the God’s Holy Spirit tell the headstrong Paul, who lacked courage in his own abilities? “My strength is made perfect in your weakness.” What did God’s spirit tell the prophets when they didn’t want to go? “I will put my words into your mouth.” What did Jesus tell his disciples when he had to leave them? “It isn’t for you ...
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