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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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2501. Lent 1

Genesis 9:1-17, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

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Paul A. Laughlin

... to sink and drown in your spiritual waters under the weight of our own wickedness and guilt rather than to trust the saving powers of those very waters to support us. Forgive us our misdirected faith, O God, and teach us to trust in you and your desire and power to rescue us by your grace. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Gospel: Mark 1:9-15 Theme: Desert and devils, diversions and dangers in the Christian calling Exegetical note: Of particular interest in Mark’s very succinct version of Jesus’ desert ...

2502. The Tragedy of the Unprepared Life

Matthew 25:1-13

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Brett Blair

... .” Why is it that we so often put life’s important decisions off until the last moment? Jesus said that it is because we are foolish. It is the foolish person who cannot see down the long road. It is not that the foolish maidens lacked any desire. They genuinely wanted to go and participate in the celebration. It is just that they gave it insufficient forethought. All too often we believe that heaven can wait. Yet, it is the wise person who does not put off the matter of eternity to the end. III Third ...

2503. The Miracle of Salvation

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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... - had tithed - had, as a matter of fact, lived a much better life than any of us would profess today; and yet Jesus’ teachings indicated the guilt that they had tried to push back into the dusty recesses of their minds. Looking with lust, becoming angered, desiring the places of honor, in love with the things of the world, having pride - even though subtle and hidden - all these things were indicated by Jesus as the real sin of which each one was guilty. Some have suggested it was jealousy on the part of ...

2504. It Might Have Been ...

Luke 22:1-6, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 27:1-10, Matthew 26:47-56

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... acted villainous; if that were all, the disciples would have picked it up and he would have been the prime suspect for the betrayal. Judas must have taken off some of his mask with Jesus. He must have shared his feelings - the intensity of his desires - he must have let the mask of respectability slip enough to show the real Judas. And that’s where love begins - showing, giving some of yourself to another. Stripping aside all the pretenses and politeness that hides the real you. It’s a frightening thing ...

2505.

Drama

David E. Ullery

... would be free to teach us of God. Pilate: Perhaps it would work. But I still think that I will be able to beat Caiaphas this time without using the custom. I admit that your Jesus is an unusual man but I care less for him than I do my desire to shame Caiaphas. Claudia: Revenge will do you no good, Pilate. Mary M.: Please restore my lord to me. Pilate: What is he to you? Why do you love him so? I could have you killed for coming to me this way! Mary M.: Life would be worth nothing without ...

2506. The Generation Gap

Luke 2:41-52

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William McKee Aber

... do so he is aware of the rules in advance and ought to be prepared to abide by them. But ... logical or no ... the revolting student is saying, "You’re not seeing me as a person but only as an IBM card. You don’t understand my own needs, desires, and hangups." This, of course, is the only answer to the generation gap. We must take each other seriously, even though the philosophy on each side of the line is amazingly revolutionary to the other. But we must listen, and we must love. We have to be honest ...

2507. THE MARRIAGE GAP

Genesis 2:4-25

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William McKee Aber

... . The whole purpose of creation was for relationships - relationships with God, of course - but also relationships of man and woman. We’ve distorted the image by breaking the relationships; by assuming that nothing was more important than our own wants and desires - but that is not what the creation story implies. Jesus Christ, in his death and resurrection, made it possible for relationships to be restored. He indicated God’s acceptance, love, and forgiveness of us, thus making it possible for us to ...

2508. God Isn’t Dead - Death Is Dead

Mark 16:1-20

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Charles L. Koester

... worshiping dead things. But, "He has risen, he is not here." Will you not see how that angelic proclamation still yearns to burn into us today? Because the tomb was empty, Christ has come to make our lives and living so real that death is dead. Do you desire to escape the death of meaninglessness? The way is to be found at the empty tomb. Because God’s Christ lives, we can find in him real life and meaning for living today. The empty tomb means God is stronger than anything else. The empty tomb means God ...

2509. What’s Going On in Your Orchard?

John 15:1-17

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Charles L. Koester

... That was the ancient’s way of saying self-centeredness ends in self-destruction. Love is self-giving. We learn it in our human relationships as we realize Christ, the vine of life, first deeply loved us enough to die for us. From him we gain ability and desire to love one another for his sake. Are you producing the fruit of joy? An unhappy Christian is a contradiction. Life is joyous in the knowledge and realization we are in God’s hands, and his hands are good. Joy Christ promised us in our life in him ...

2510. Everyone Has a Somebody

John 15:1-17

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Charles L. Koester

... who drive Volkswagens. Big man - big car - big horn - big mouth!" I kept it up until he slammed the car door and departed in a shriek of rubber. I returned to our car, saying to my wife, "some kid and his hot-rod!" I suppose Mr. Honk would have desired to belt me one. He used good judgment. He was older, and I was bigger. You see it, though, don’t you? The difficulty to "love one another"? We no more think we have ourselves under control and following Christ’s command, when our somebody pops out of ...

2511. John the Baptist

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... hacking, the plucking, the carving of the red meat. Often as I grew toward manhood, I wondered why my fathers were so large. Suddenly I knew, his were the hands of a butcher! And I recalled the word of our prophet Hosea, as God said, "I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings." I rebelled against Temple Worship, and my father could not understand, try as he may, or talk as we did. My trips out into the wilderness to meditate became more frequent, for here ...

2512. What's Mine Is Yours

Luke 12:13-21

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Ewart E. Turner

... farmer asked of the world in general. Ajax expressed his concern and sympathy by wagging his white-tipped tail. His master sighed. "All that beautiful wheat and no place to put it." The dog looked up at his owner with soulful eyes which signalled his desire to bear some of the burden which weighed his master down. At this moment steps were heard on the stairway. A man entered the cupola. He was Barnes’ gentleman’s gentleman, the butler, Obed. "Begging your pardon, sir, but this man knocked at the door ...

2513. The Forgotten

Matthew 1:18-25

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Theodore L. Yewey

... . We are told that Joseph was a just man. In his work as a craftsman he was honest. In his relationships with others he was honorable. In his responsibility to Mary and her unborn child an abiding sense of justice prevailed over all the weaker human doubts and desires and he could do nothing but show the greatest kindness and love to her. We also see Joseph as a devoted servant of God. Certainly he lived by the Law and was a faithful practitioner of his faith. But more than this, we sense that Joseph lived ...

2514. Clean Light

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

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William F. Dunkle

... , "and therefore can be trusted not to cheat you." Goodness even has market value. But Christians do not seek a moral life for its own sake alone. They are not anxious to be good for self-esteem or pharisaical appearances. Nor do they strive over trivialities. No, they desire to be moral in honor of God. They wish to represent him and to guard his reputation because they love him dearly. They are ashamed of themselves when they shame God's good name. All that we are and have and do belongs to God. We are ...

2515. THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD, YOUR SANCTIFICATION

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

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John W. Rilling

... , when asked to sketch a picture of man as he really is, Blake drew a picture of a child standing on the topmost rung of a ladder reaching for the moon and crying impatiently, "I want, I want!" Blake felt that man is a creature of unfulfilled desires. He never is satisfied. "Man never is, but always to be blest." And so life is a series of rungs - infancy succeeded by youth and maturity or perhaps we should say adulthood: yesterday an infant dropping the toy in hand for the pretty bauble beyond his reach ...

2516. Blessed With Peace

John 14:15-31

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O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... . You are angry with God." One day Luther suddenly grasped the truth - that peace is not the absence of tension or problems within oneself. Peace is a right relationship with God, an experience of his forgiveness, a new confidence in God’s love, and a new desire to walk with him. He saw that, through the cross, Christ forgave his sins and in his Resurrection gave peace to those who live with him. Saint Augustine, the great saint of the church, said, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in thee." He ...

2517. Reinforced With Joy

John 15:1-17

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O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... , help us in a time of confusion and misunderstanding to hear again the call of Christ and to follow him in faithful obedience. Where vision is faulty, bless us with the gift of sight. Where timidity keeps us walking in familiar circles, give us a hunger for adventure. Where unworthy desires and temptations seek to hold us back, free us, heal us, and empower us anew. Give us your heavenly joy. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

2518. The Patience of the Lord is Salvation

2 Peter 3:1-18

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James Wilson

... our praise and our love, dear Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, too often we have mistaken Your patience in seeking us out for Your acceptance of our sinful ways. Too often we have pushed the limits in life for our own desires and wandered further and further from the blessings You would work through our lives. Forgive us, Lord, and again lead us to become faithful servants in Your kingdom. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Come, Sinners, To The Gospel Feast" "God Of Grace And God Of ...

2519. Unified by Our Baptism in Christ

Acts 19:1-22

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James Wilson

... . In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, as we are called again to remember our Baptism, we also remember those times when we have taken it and You for granted and lived our lives not as You have called us to live, but focused on our own desires. Forgive us, Lord, and help us keep our eyes upon our commitment to You that You might one day tell us we have been good and faithful followers. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Christ For The World We Sing" "Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above" "We've ...

2520. Standing Room Only Religion

Mark 2:1-12

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Maurice A. Fetty

... possibly the faith of the paralytic as well as the faith of the four friends. It was their faith that was an important ingredient in the healing that took place. They had heard of Jesus' healings throughout Galilee and they came to him with the desire and the expectation he could heal the paralytic. Contrast this scene with Jesus' visit to his hometown, Nazareth. Recall how when he preached to them in the synagogue they were first amazed and then offended. Then, scoffing, they challenged him to do some of ...

2521. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

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Larry Powell

... as the prophet had declared. Jeroboam cried out, "Entreat now the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me" (1 Kings 13:6). The prophet did as he had been requested and the king’s hand was restored. Desiring to reward the prophet, Jeroboam invited the prophet to his house to set at table with him. However, the prophet was under instructions from God that he should neither eat bread nor drink water, nor return by the way he had come. He was resolved to obey these ...

2522. Behold the Blood of the Covenant

Exodus 24:1-18

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Larry Powell

... how the Israelites escaped from Egypt. Special foods, symbolic of certain aspects of the Exodus would be shared, and the meal would conclude with the singing of a Passover hymn. To their surprise, however, Jesus prefaced the meal with a startling announcement: "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you I shall not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God" (Luke 22:15, 16). Then followed an unexpected departure from the familiar ritual: And he took bread ...

2523. Mary Ann Was Born Again

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Richard L. Eslinger

... . There was preaching (something new for her) and the biblical world began to be opened for her. She learned of mustard seeds, loaves and fishes, and the command to "feed my sheep." And there was a wondering about Holy Communion, and then a growing desire to share in that Holy Meal. She found there was something unfulfilled about worshiping when you felt like part of the family, but had not broken bread with them. She joined in the Prayer of Thanksgiving, listened as the Spirit was invoked on the gifts ...

2524. God’s Choice

1 Samuel 16:1-13

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Roger Prescott

... by God’s choice and permission. A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. - Proverbs 16:9 That was true for Samuel and David, and it can be true for us too. Prayer O God, stop our anxious minds from wandering, and our hearts from desiring anything but to know Your will.

2525. What Would We Do Without Friends?

Mark 2:1-12

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Brett Blair

... were those who had not forgotten. They took the time and they made the effort to go out and get him and bring him to Jesus. I wish that we knew their names, but they did what they did not for recognition, but because they cared. They not only desired to see Jesus for themselves, they wanted others to see him. They thus became co-participants in the miracle that was about to take place. Do you know how biologists evaluate life? It is in terms of the capacity to experience pain. The more the pain, the higher ...

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