Synonyms: thirstiness, dryness, parched, craving, strong desire, longing, yearning, avidity, hunger, voracity, keenness, eagerness, lust, appetite, passion, love, crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for/after, lust for/after, hanker for/after, have one's heart set on
Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation
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Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... I can will what is right, but I cannot do it.” It is the human predicament. We know what is good. We want to do what is good. Then we do something else. Then we feel the weight of that wrong decision (mostly, maybe, hopefully). Appeasing our “appetites” is not always a good thing. When we do what we “want” it almost never ends up being what we ultimately “want.” There is a distinct difference between what our most basic human nature “wants” and what we know with our whole heart and soul is ...
2. How’s Your Appetite?
Matthew 5:6 · Luke 14:1-14
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Wallace H. Kirby
... ’ll take care of things at this end. Now, don’t forget what I’m doing for you." That shrewd manager was putting all the customers under obligation to him so that when he did lose his lob, they would be obliged to look after him. He had a keen appetite for security. He wasn’t quite clever enough, however, for the boss heard what was happening. He called him back in. Can’t you just hear him? "Don’t pack a thing; just get out. We’ll clean out your desk and send your stuff. But you go - now!" But ...
3. An Insatiable Appetite
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Richard Exley
... phenomenon or the by-product of our glands. If it were, then it could be satisfied with a sexual experience, like a glass of water quenches thirst or a good meal satisfies appetite. But the more we attempt to appease our lust, the more demanding it becomes. There is simply not enough erotica in the world to satisfy lust's insatiable appetite. When we deny our lustful obsessions, we are not repressing a legitimate drive. We are putting to death an aberration. Lust is to the gift of sex what cancer is to a ...
4. Bon Appetit
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Michael P. Green
The story is told of two businessmen, an American and a Frenchman, who met on a transatlantic voyage. As the American was seated for lunch with the Frenchman, the latter raised his wine glass and said, “Bon appetit.” To which the smiling American replied, “Johnson.” Since neither spoke the other’s language, no other words were exchanged during the meal. After the same thing happened at dinner, an observant waiter later explained to the American that the Frenchman was saying, “Hope you enjoy ...
5. Got Milk?
1 Peter 2:1-3
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James Merritt
... how well cooked the vegetables are, no matter how well grilled the steak is, if you are not hungry you won't eat it. The truth of the matter is, there is nothing wrong with the food that is found in this book, but there is something wrong with our appetite. There is a reason for that - which I want to show you. III. Develop A Hearing For God's Word This word will help you grow according to verse 3. "If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious." (I Peter 2:3, NKJ) Now Peter must have been ...
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David J. Kalas
... the notion of Jesus paying the price for sin on the cross, Paul goes a dramatic step further and says that he was made “to be sin.” So, again, the remedy recalls the malady. Alternative Applications Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:1-10. “A Good, Healthy Appetite.” “I just don’t have much of an appe­tite.” I have heard that lament countless times when visiting parishioners in the hospital. “I know that I need to eat,” they say, “but I just don’t feel like it.” That’s a bad sign, for a ...
7. Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
Habakkuk 2:2-20, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1
Understanding Series
John Goldingay
... 17 (where NIV turns the singular expressions into plural). The opening of the description in verses 4a and 5a is difficult (see the additional notes) but it is clear enough that verse 4a refers to someone who is not upright in spirit or desire or appetite (nefesh) and that verse 5a similarly refers to someone who is arrogant (Prov. 21:24, the only other occurrence of this word, illustrates its implications). The remaining four lines of verse 5 put flesh on this and make clear that the “person” that the ...
8. The Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon
... be satisfied and that the cup will never be full. The poor in spirit are those, who by their very nature, are thirsty and hungry for something outside of themselves. Consider this possibility. Those who are hungry for God, those who have an appetite for the spiritual, those who are honestly seeking and questing - they are closer to God than some people who feel spiritually full and spiritually satisfied. The poor in spirit are more like pilgrims than settlers. They are more like learners than like those ...
9. Pressing on Toward the Goal
Philippians 3:12-4:1
Understanding Series
F. F. Bruce
... the libertine epigram, “Food is for the stomach [koilia], and the stomach [koilia] is for food,” the context makes it plain that sexual license, not freedom from food restrictions, is the subject under discussion. If their god is their “appetites,” that means that their “appetites” are their ultimate concern; they do not say so expressly, but that is the implication of their way of life. Their glory is in their shame (a good instance of oxymoron): this confirms our understanding of the preceding ...
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King Duncan
... silence. The only time they spoke was at the beginning of each meal. The Frenchman would nod at Burns and say, "Bon appetit!" Burns, not sure how to respond, would nod and reply, "Tom Burns." This had been the pattern of their meals for three days, until one day a friend ... was ready at the next meal. When the Frenchman entered the dining hall, Burns nodded at him and said, "Bon appetit!" The Frenchman smiled and replied, "Tom Burns!" Misunderstandings are a common part of life. It should be no surprise that ...
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Phil Thrailkill
... me with a frilly Bible cover; impress me with a marked-up Bible. Don’t impress me with the latest Christian tunes on your I-Pod; impress me with the depth of your prayers. I’m glad you wear a cross; I only want to ask, “Have your darkest appetites been crucified so that the cross around your neck is an exercise in honest advertising? Are you living under the same cross you display?” Don’t impress me with the car you drive or the clothes you wear or who you know or where you’ve been; impress me ...
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Phil Thrailkill
... and accountants and police use it; why not the church? We should fear the God who sees the thoughts of our hearts and who knows just when the line between appreciation and lust is crossed. And if you are among those men and women who have nurtured an appetite for lust because you crave the thrill of the forbidden and the rush of adrenalin, then I invite you to the only war that matters which is the war for your soul being waged within yourself. You are a battlefield; you are contested ground. God will not ...
13. Riches Are Meaningless
Ecclesiastes 5:8--6:12
Understanding Series
Elizabeth Huwiler
... off. Because offspring, long life, and prosperity are central elements of the Israelite conception of well-being, Qohelet is suggesting that nothing makes life worth living for one who cannot enjoy prosperity. 6:7–9 In the context of the insatiable human appetite, Qohelet calls into question basic values of wisdom and right conduct. As usual, the rhetorical questions imply negative answers. There is no advantage for the wise over the fool; the poor gain nothing by knowing proper conduct. 6:10–12 God is ...
Teach the Text
C. Marvin Pate
... . The “teaching” (didach?) is the truth of the gospel that the Roman believers had received long before Paul wrote his letter to them (16:17b). Third, the false teachers serve not Jesus the Lord, but rather their own appetites (16:18a). We noted above that koilia (“appetites” or “belly”) probably alludes to the Judaizers’ message that Christians should keep the whole law of Moses, including the dietary laws (cf. Col. 2:16–17, 20–23; Phil. 3:18–19). Fourth, the Judaizers persuade the ...
15. Holy Quail!
Exodus 16:1-36, Numbers 11:4-35
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... making sure they were nourished for their journey. They wanted MORE, MORE, BETTER, BEST! They wanted MEAT! So, God, in God’s kind of wisdom, said…okay then. I’ll give you meat! And I’ll tell you what….your unquenchable, insatiable, “gimme gimme now” kind of appetite is going to lead you into a not so good place. Here you go! Have some Quail. In fact, have ALL the quail you can eat…..eat up! Days and weeks of juicy, meaty quail! Let’s see what happens when you stuff yourselves, cause I know ...
16. Proper 13
Ephesians 4:1-16, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, John 6:25-59
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Russell F. Anderson
... of their choice. "We love to watch our people enjoy bread, even if they don't intend to buy any," intoned one of the owners. Jesus also likes to see his children enjoy bread, but he most wants us to enjoy the Bread Of Life, because it will satisfy the appetite of our souls. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 51:1-12 "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity" (v. 2); Psalm 78:11-25; Psalm 77 Prayer Of The Day: Bread of life, we sometimes consume that which does not truly satisfy and seek to fill the hunger ...
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Johnny Dean
... : remain true to God and suffer the bitter pangs of hunger, or disobey God, do the Devil’s biding, and satisfy your hunger. Whether we believe in "the Devil" or not, we certainly know by now that one of the greatest areas of vulnerability is our earthly, sensual appetites and desires. With us, just as it was with Jesus, the issue often seems to be clear cut: satisfy ourselves or satisfy God. On the one hand, the Word of God declares, "I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me." But on ...
18. Internal Medicine
Matthew 6:16-18
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King Duncan
... FAST, I DECLARE A RELIGIOUS TRUTH, AND THAT TRUTH IS THIS: I AM NOT MERELY A CONSUMER! THERE'S SOMETHING MORE TO ME THAN JUST MY APPETITES! Now that sounds so easy to say, doesn't it?! But in our consumer-oriented society, it has a very tough feel about it. A young ... when we stop eating for a while, we make a religious statement. We say that there's more to us than just our appetites. There's something left of our wills. There's something bigger about our spirits. We are still masters of our flesh! When you' ...
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... as bread is, it is not enough. Jesus would not exchange the deepest human hunger and need in our souls for its temporary benefit. Jesus knew that it was much more important to have a full soul than a full stomach, because all food and physical appetites eventually lose their sustaining power. If we build on them for a foundation, the bread will eventually become a stone. I can remember when one of my aunts in Virginia would make her delicious jellies she would put in something called "pectin." It helps to ...
20. Get Rid of the Junk
Jeremiah 16:1--17:18
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King Duncan
... for heaven but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night . . . The most deadly appetites are not for the poison of evil, but for the simple pleasures of earth. For when these replace an appetite for God himself, the idolatry is scarcely recognizable, and almost incurable.” The prophet Jeremiah contrasts two kinds of people, the cursed and the blessed. Listen to how he describes the cursed: “Thus says the ...
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Phil Thrailkill
... he is the interrogator. Will the God who gave the greater thing, which is life, not also give the lesser things, in this case what sustains and protects life? We see the importance of this question most clearly in the excess, when life is reduced to bodily appetites of hunger and lust and entertainment and excitement, which are precisely the obsessions of our culture. Is my life a gift from God, and if so, can I trust God to sustain it? There is no more basic question, and our lives each give an answer, don ...
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James Merritt
... Jesus was tempted in exactly the same way; and the way He was tempted is the way we are tempted. a. The Avenue of Physical Appetite "And the devil said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.' But Jesus answered him, saying, ‘It ... goal, don't seek glory; seek God, and let God take care of the rest. Jesus proved that not only did he have the right appetite for the word of God, but also that he had the right ambition for the will of God. "And Jesus answered and said to him ...
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James Merritt
... us exactly what was required of a person when he took the Nazirite vow. First of all, he was to be disciplined in his appetite. "He shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink; ... holy vows before a holy God. But now we are going to see that he broke everyone of them. First, he broke the vow of appetite. "After some time, when he returned to get her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of ...
24. Walking First Class
2 Corinthians 3:12-18
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... eating, even though this was his absolute favorite meal. Why? Because he had filled up on peanut butter and jelly crackers at a friend's house. In settling for something good, he'd lost his appetite for the very best. The same thing applies to our spiritual appetites. Weeders don't have much of an appetite for spiritual truth because they have satisfied themselves with lesser things. They've planted the wrong seeds and let the weeds choke out the best. II. Waders A. That brings us to the waders. These ...
25. Wealth is Meaningless
Ecclesiastes 5:8--6:12
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... , in contrast with the stillborn (6:5). Ultimately all are headed for the same destiny of death (6:6; cf. 3:20). 6:7–9 · The conclusion parallels the introduction (5:10–12). All human efforts simply serve to fill the mouth, but they cannot satisfy the appetite (6:7; cf. 5:10). Verse 8 fits somewhat awkwardly between verses 7 and 9, though it parallels 5:11b in its formulation. In context, if wealth ultimately cannot satisfy, then the wise are no better off in this respect than the fool, nor is the poor ...
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