PHYSICAL TOUCH

  • The touch of Jesus

    Daily Reading: Luke 24:36-49 “Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” (v.39) The resurrected body of Jesus is a flesh and bones body. Certainly, 1 Corinthians 15 explains clearly that it is a different form of flesh – a resurrected flesh – a glorified flesh.

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  • The grace of receiving love

    Daily Reading: Luke 7:36-50 Today’s reading gives us a glimpse of Jesus receiving love through physical touch, from a woman who seems to have had a rather questionable past. As her dramatic gesture unfolded, Jesus’ host muttered under his breath: ‘If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what

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  • To touch or not to touch

    Daily Reading: Mark 7:31-37 The exact kind of physical touch which Jesus used to heal the deaf and mute man was highly unusual, and it is very unlikely that we will ever be called upon to employ our spittle to administer the Lord’s healing touch. However, it does show us that for Jesus there is

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  • A Healing touch

    This week the “love language” we’re considering in our series, “Loving like Jesus”, is “physical touch”. Physical touch is the most direct way for human beings to communicate care, companionship, love, family, friendship and fellowship with one another. Of course, physical touch can also be used to inflict great harm. So, as is the case

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