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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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2576. Family Night Live

Drama

Dave Marsh

... B) He is a taskmaster that cares more about do’s and don’t's C) He is a kindly old man who merely wants us to believe in Him Of course, God wants to be friends with us. And as we develop that friendship with Him we desire to do things that please Him and refrain from that which hurts our relationship... Cast: John: Dad. Angela: Mom. Isabelle: Daughter Props: Couch Remote TV Guide Glamour magazine Setting: The family room. (LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE where the John and Angela are watching TV (much to Angela ...

2577. The Spirit Has Landed

Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... joined in the popular movement of his day. It was a grass roots movement started by a desert monk named John the Baptist. John was calling for the repentance of Israel. Jesus chooses to be baptized because he wants to participate with the people in their desires to be close to God. It’s a small thing Jesus does but what a big influence. It forever marks baptism as the way we Christians publicly declare our repentance and dependence on God’s grace. So the Spirit descends from the heavens, lands on Jesus ...

2578. Sticky Situations (A Drama about Lordship)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... Whew, this is a lot of stuff. Tina: Yeah. I mean, I really want to practice Lordship. Dave: (Takes a step back and looks at her and her sincerity) Okay hon. It wouldn’t have been the way I would have gone about it but I appreciate your desire. Ready? Tina: Ready. (Get’s ready to start taking them off her clothes) Dave: Okay, here we go… (As Dave reads these, Tina says ‘check’ and takes a Post-it off.) 1. Job (check) 2. Diet (check) 3. Finances (check) 4. Personal time (check) 5. Marriage (check) 6 ...

2579. Saving The Best Till Last

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ? It is a sad truth that we usually don’t come to God until we have a need. Jesus was not approached until there was an emergency. We are the same way. We usually come when we have a need. I am not saying that this is right or even desirable. I am simply saying that it is a fact of life that religion for most people is a 911 affair. Mary came to Jesus when the wine jars were empty. You will come too, but not before you are drained, and exhausted, and when life’s unpredictable demands bring you ...

2580. Christian Liberty

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... cannot set goals. Ruff cannot tell right from wrong. It is not within him to share. It is not within him to sacrifice for another. All of those are human traits. The magnificent thing for humans is that it is within us to rise above purely animal desires and become a part of another kingdom----the Kingdom of God. Jesus is appealing to our human nature. Appealing to the most unique thing on this planet—the human capacity to love and sacrifice for a cause greater than ourselves. Will I be an animal and take ...

2581. Experience the Mountaintop But Don't Forget the Valley Below

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and affirmation of his ministry. For Peter, James, and John it was a brief glimpse of the transcendent, a peek at the reality that lies just beyond everyday life. But notice that Jesus quickly led the disciples back down off that mountaintop – in spite of Peter’s desire to pitch a tent and camp there for a long while. Jesus led them back into the daily routine of teaching and preaching and caring for the broken and hurting people of the world they lived in, back to the reality of life in the valley. I ...

2582. His Cleansing Of The Temple

Luke 19:45-48

Sermon

Brett Blair

... .” Drug dealers may have their day but in the end it is God who has the final word. Politicians on the take may have their day but in the end God who has the final word. Errant Priests and Ministers may use the church to fulfill their own desires but in the end it will be God who has the final word. The millstones of the Lord grind slowly but they grind exceedingly fine. As we conclude Monday’s activities it would appear that it would appear that it had been a rather depressing, negative day. Jesus wept ...

2583. His Trial

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . Quoting the words of Caiaphas from the King James Version: It is expedient that one man should die for the people, then that the whole nation should not parish. The dictionary defines expediency as the subordination of moral principles for the sake of attaining a desired goal, a definition that would fit Caiaphas like a glove. Yet, the New English Bible, I think, comes closer to the core of the problem when it words Caiaphas’ sentence like this: It is more to our interest that one man should die for the ...

2584. Would You Take The Crown Without The Cross?

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... God. If we come to God we come because we belong with him not because he has something for us. We come because our soul needs to be in his presence not because our belly needs to be filled. Satan asks, wouldn’t you rather have your desires met first, your cravings satisfied in full? Wouldn’t you rather take the crown without the cross? II The second temptation we shall call: Fall on the Rocks: The Temptation to gain popularity by performance. And if the first temptation deals with the physical needs of ...

2585. Hypocrites

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Brett Blair

... s a sweetly pious language. You build for Habitat for Humanity, but everyone knows it, they heard it from you. Why is Jesus so harsh on hypocrites? To destroy them? No. To redeem them. To reclaim, not to destroy. Underneath the reproach is the promise that God desires to draw near in mercy and redemption. Hypocrites are not on the wrong road they have rather lost their destination. There is an old Hasidic tale about three pious Jews who decided to travel to a distant city to spend the high holy days with a ...

2586. The Peace Of Christ In A Chaotic World

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... friends that this kind of peace is temporary at best. II But there is the peace the Lord Gives. When Dante knocked at the door of the Franciscan monastery at Lunigiana he was asked, "What do you want?" He replied, "Peace!" It was one of the deepest desires of our heart. I recall the story of a little girl who, when trains were popular transportation, was taking her first train ride with her parents. As night descended on the train, the mother took the girl, who was clearly quite anxious, and placed her on ...

2587. The Temptation To Pass By On The Other Side

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

... have worded it succinctly. The question had been asked and the answer given. You would think that the man would be pleased and go home. But lawyers are never happy. A lawyer’s responsibility is to define the limits of liability. “But he, desiring to justify himself, asked ‘Who is my neighbor.’” In other words, where does my responsibility stop? Who exactly am I responsible for?” At this point, instead of further defining the question, Jesus tells a story. A way of indirect teaching. A certain ...

2588. You Do Have A Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... God. And do you think we should govern it better? It gives me pain to hear the long wearisome petitions of folks asking for senseless things they do not really need!" How senseless to see God as nothing more than a pawn to be used for our own selfish desires. How senseless to picture God as some kind of divine waiter who at our slightest whim rushes off to a heavenly kitchen and then runs back with steaming portions of whatever we have asked for! How senseless to expect God to do for us what we can do for ...

2589. The World Is Crowded With Gethsemanes

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Brett Blair

... The Psalmist in essence is saying that there is no consolation, not even in God, when your soul has been torn from you. But even in great despair something faithful is happening. Even when we cry out “God is not there” we reveal our deep desire for God. John Donne experienced his own Gethsemane. Donne was a 17th century poet, who experienced great pain. Because he married the daughter of a disapproving lord, he was fired from his job as assistant to the Lord Chancellor, yanked from his wife, and locked ...

2590. Three Small Steps in Our Journey of Faith

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Brett Blair

... is one of the primary things we do as Christians. II Here is the second small step: Believing just a little. Jesus does not ask you and me to have a mountains worth of faith, just a seed's worth. A young boy by the name of James had a desire to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He planned on becoming rich and famous by making and selling cheese and began with a little buggy pulled by a pony named Paddy. After making his cheese, he would load his wagon and he and Paddy ...

2591. Who You Gonna' Vote For?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Brett Blair

... stature, could not see for the press of the crowd. So he climbed into a tree to get a better view. His inaccessibility to Jesus was more than literal, it was also symbolic. It is hard to know what drove Zacchaeus to turn on his kinsmen. Desire for power, love of money, revenge upon Jewish leadership, or just plain greed. He could have been blocked in so many ways. The Scribes and the Pharisees criticized Jesus because he was going to be the guest of a sinner. They were so hypocritical and depraved that ...

2592. Jesus and Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... with the five loaves and two small fishes. And there is the incident in John 12:22 when Andrew brought the inquiring Greeks into the presence of Jesus. It was Andrew’s great joy to bring others to Jesus. He stands out as the man whose one desire was to share the glory. He is the man with the missionary heart. Having himself found the friendship of Jesus, he spent all his life in introducing others to that friendship. Andrews is our great example in that he could not keep Jesus to himself.” Shaquille O ...

2593. Excuses

Luke 14:15-24, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Stephen's physics grade was 8.5 out of a possible 100. That's right, 8.5. Could a bit of studying have helped, do you think? Possibly? Nah. School's fault. The tragic shootings this week in Jonesboro, Arkansas reflect a related tendency - a desire to affix blame when confronted by events that are beyond comprehension. "How could this happen?" people ask, just as they asked a few weeks ago in Paducah, Kentucky and a few weeks before that in Pearl, Mississippi. "What horrible demons are loose among our young ...

2594. The Ten Commandments #7: No Adultery

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... understanding of the commandment became much more highly developed. With the words of Jesus as our guide, adultery came to be understood as ANYTHING that violates a marriage - not just mom having intercourse with someone other than dad, but even inordinate desire for someone else, and of course, that ultimate marriage violator, divorce. Women were no longer merely property; as Paul wrote, "Men ought to love their wives as their own bodies,"(7) treated with the greatest possible care and concern. Casual ...

2595. Super Sunday

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... history as precedent (3) - David and his troops were famished; they went into the tabernacle and ate the ceremonial bread that only the priests were allowed to eat. Were they reproached for what they did? No. Jesus conclusion: "If you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless" (Matt. 12:7). Yeah, Jesus. Right on! All RIGHT!! High fives! Preach, Brother, Preach! Spike it in the end zone and do a Deion Sanders dance. Uh huh. It is easy for us to ...

2596. A Disaster of Biblical Proportions

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... or tsunamis or plane crashes or whatever is not to our satisfaction in this world. As Job said, "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in Him."(2) It was that same kind of trust that sent Jesus to the cross. The Gospels make clear that Jesus had no desire to be tortured or to die - no sane person would. But he endured it...and the tragedy of Good Friday turned into the triumph of Easter. How could that have happened? I do not know. God does. And that is all that matters. Amazingly, good has already begun to ...

2597. Life Between Verses 4 and 5

Psalm 13:1-6

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Why should God bother? There might be appeals to virtue, precedent, honor or even divine vanity ("Oh God, fix this, so everyone will see how neat you are!"). 5. In some laments, there is IMPRECATION (which is just a $3.00 word indicating hate or a desire for revenge) - "God, GET those SOB's!"(2) 6. Finally, when the hurt or anger is fully vented, something unexpected happens. The speaker is, at the end, ASSURED OF BEING HEARD and "dealt with bountifully." 7. That then is followed by a word of PRAISE.(3 ...

2598. God Bless America

Psalm 33:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... money is still inscribed, "In God We Trust." In our pledge of allegiance to the flag, we say, "One nation, under God." We sing, "God bless America," and God has. God has indeed! God has blessed us with abundant natural resources. Practically every commodity that we desire and can make use of is found in abundance. We have fertile lands for crops and livestock. We have ample water. This nation has never known famine. We go down under the earth into our mines and find every mineral we could ever need. If that ...

2599. Beyond Despair

Psalm 43:1-5, Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... matter. The message is the same: "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" The poet's "thirst for God" is more than simply a desire because, as we well know, we do not live without water. For the psalmist, God is a necessity of life. But, at the moment, communion with God is unavailable. Ever felt that way? Most of us have. The grief is exacerbated by the taunts of "Where is your God?" which ...

2600. Who's The Boss?

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of money is that terribly skewed sense of priorities that we find pervasive in modern society. Fathers and mothers are always at work trying to earn more and more so their families (whom they never see) will have everything their little hearts desire...except for some time with each other. Business people become convinced that nothing is more important than the bottom line - not quality, not dependability, not even honesty - just the bottom line. Politicians who deal with figures like a million here and a ...

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