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
King Duncan
... ’s pretty good advice at any age. Listen to your children. God gave them to you so that you may guide them as they grow and mature. But God also gave them to you so that they may teach you about what is really important in life like unrestrained joy, love and faith. What would we do without children--children to teach in Sunday school, and children to run through the halls on the way to worship? As we minister to them, we grow. They keep us in touch with what really matters. When we think that life is a ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... However, at a wedding there are so many distractions that the last thing anyone wants to hear about is their need for the love of God in Jesus Christ. The focus is on the flowers, the dresses, the music, the reception, the party, the photographer. I think ... would never want to get married." Now the pastor has really gone off the deep end. What is wrong with him? They are in love. They are enjoying the height of romantic bliss. They are anticipating one of the most happy days of their life and now he seems to ...
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Susan R. Andrews
... be a free and joyful servant in his name. Friends, who are the strangers, the foreigners, the seekers in your life that can teach you something about faith? Who can teach you something about trust in the authority of Jesus? Who can lead you to a fresh love for Jesus as Lord? What needs to change so that you can take a leap of faith — trusting that which you don’t understand, listening to the “yes” of your heart instead of the “maybe” of your mind? And what will it take for you to submit yourself ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Go for all the gusto you can.” Remember that advertising slogan? What does that even mean? I don’t know, but consumers loved it. Everyone knew the Schlitz Beer tagline, even those who didn’t drink beer. There’s a term you’ll hear advertisers ... this very moment to pray, to focus on God, to look for the Creator of the Universe to speak to you and fill you with His love? You only get one go-around. Only one thing matters, it is the better—make that the best—option, and it can’t be taken away ...
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Glenn E. Ludwig
... cross, God has reached down to this earth in his Son. He poured himself out in this man. 1 + 1 became One, because "God so loved the world ..." (you know the rest of that scripture by heart). But there is more to this mystery. There is another integer to consider. Jesus ... is the best invitation we can ever offer someone and I truly believe it -- for where else in this world do you hear about a love so great that it keeps on accepting us each and every time we come, no matter where we have been or what we have ...
2606. The Lamb
Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, John 12:12-19
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... family for four days, or until the time of sacrifice. Why? If you didn’t make your lamb your pet, if you did not grow to love the warm, furry, sweet animal who has become part of your family, if you’ve not treated your lamb as one of your own children, ... , who is worthy, and whose blood have washed your sins away. The question as we come to the end of Lent is this: Do you love your Lamb? Are you willing to let your Lamb go in your stead? There are some heartstrings involved in this. Think about it. If you ...
2607. Don't Stop Praying!
Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:35-43
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... one, or any “code” of rules. You will always be betrayed. You may get what you want by pesting and following lots of rules to get what you are deemed to deserve. But with God, you get what you DON’T deserve! With God, you get caring, and loving, and listening, and mercy. Does anyone here want to see your relationship with Jesus work like your unemployment check? I think not. My friends…we don’t want ultimately to get what we deserve. We pray, because we trust that God will give to us what is truly ...
2608. Peter the Petulant
Mark 14:1-11, Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:27-31
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... memories. They can also haunt us. A woman who lost her child in an automobile crash….can’t get the image of a dropped teddy bear out of her head. A woman who lost her son in Iraq couldn’t part with his beloved basketball. A man whose wife loved roses was reminded of her every time he would smell that scent. But the power of that linen cloth! There was no more powerful symbol for Peter than that linen cloth. Jesus and his disciples had gathered. It was one of the last times they would be all together ...
2609. Deep Faith
Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 5:1-32
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... something so calming and yet powerful about the sea. One of my favorite places is the ocean. Any of you agree? How many of you just love to be at the ocean? It’s one of those places that just seems to call us home, isn’t it? There’s a lure ... be content to live in the shallows. From then on, that voice of Jesus will call you. Go Deep. Jesus is calling you: Be with me, love with me, see me, hear me, touch me, know me. Go Deep. Go Deeper Still. Today, we read in scripture about the beginning of Jesus’ ...
2610. Rain of Grace
Hosea 6:1--7:16
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... ! God made a covenant with us. And God has kept God’s end of the bargain, sheltering us, caring for us, lifting us, loving us. But in order for a relationship to work, we have to also take part! We have to participate. We have to invest ... Hebrews (Most Likely Written by Paul) On the New Covenant (8) The First Letter of John (Most Likely Written by John the Apostle) on Knowing and Loving God and Others Hosea’s Prophecy “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has ...
2611. Metathesiophobia
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... not understand this new kind of people, this culture of religion-less, issues-driven, authority-rejecting people. It has not learned how to be in relationship with this new kind of people. It has not learned how to offer this new kind of people grace and love. And it has not learned how to encourage this new kind of people to invest in faith, and in a faith community, in Jesus, and in a mission that summons their sense of care and compassion, vulnerability and vision. The Church has become a “wall flower ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... God could take up residence inside every believer. That means that wherever you go, God goes too. The presence and the power and the love of God go with you into every situation. Doesn’t that make you want to get out there and fulfill your purpose? Doesn’t ... . He needs to fill you with his Holy Spirit, the living presence and power of God, and send you out to live like he did, love like he did and share the message of God like he did. There’s a world outside these doors that is waiting to be healed ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... it is to be desperate. He didn’t come to wave a magic wand and take away all our troubles. But he did come to show us that we are not alone. His message and his ministry kept coming back to this one truth: There is a God, and God loves you. Desperate times call for Jesus. What was the Canaanite mother’s first request of Jesus? “. . . have mercy on me.” She knew that mercy is an essential part of God’s character. And so even though she knew she had no right to approach Jesus, she was counting on ...
Sermon
R. Kevin Mohr
... workers and gardener’s assistants, helping others to grow in faith and discipleship. So, our response, our theme song and prayer today is, “Lord, let our hearts be good soil!” That is our prayer, desire, and hope for all who are baptized into the kingdom of God’s love. We pray that the heart of each child or adult brought to the font would be good soil for the promises of God planted in each one, so that the work of God begun at baptism would bear fruit all through each life and to eternity. That is ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... to make sure that as many people shared in that hope as possible. That’s why he called those disciples to follow him. That’s why he called them to be fishers of men. Spread the hope. Spread the joy.! We can’t keep the good news of God’s love to ourselves. It’s like a Japanese billionaire who on January 1st of last year announced that he would give away more than $9 million to 1,000 people on Twitter to see if the monetary gift improved their happiness. The only catch was that the recipients of the ...
2616. Mutual Submission
Ephesians 5:22-33
Sermon
Will Willimon
... statement. Paul, like any Near Eastern person of the day, looked upon women as subservient to their husbands. 3. Yet here is this surprise: Not only are wives told to be submissive to their husbands (which wasn't news) but husbands are also enjoined to "love your wives."(v. 25) In fact, much more space is given to the duties of husbands, than to those of wives. Evidently Paul feels that husbands need more instruction in how to behave in marriage than wives. Whereas wives are asked to be subject to their ...
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King Duncan
... 3) Ravi Zacharias understood what it is to struggle with one’s faith, and so he could deal with doubting individuals with love and compassion. I sometimes wonder if God has not deliberately placed many obstacles to faith in our world. If He meant for ... doubts. The way to prove faith is to surrender yourself to the Lordship of Christ, walk in his way and experience his love for yourself. **Staff Note: After the writing of this sermon by King Duncan, a four-month investigation into Ravi Zacharias found that ...
2618. The Song of Servanthood
Luke 1:39-45 (46-54)
Sermon
Derl G. Keefer
... happiness in life? Joseph Addison said that the grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for. Mary had a commission from God to bring life to the Messiah. It would take her to ... the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). Third, it was through faith in Jesus that the plan unfolds. Jesus, talking with Nicodemus said, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... never expected to hear from. It touched him so deeply he now carries it around in his pocket all the time. "Every time I read it," he said, "I get tears in my eyes." It was a transforming moment in that man's life. Suddenly he realized he was loved by others in the church. That changed his entire outlook. "I was so moved by that letter," he said, "I sat down and wrote ten letters myself." (1) The Holy broke in on that man. Receiving that letter was a transforming experience for him. It came from a mailbox ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... , Candied yams, Sticky Buns, Dumplings, Blueberry Pie, Fried Rice." Hagar has this look of desperation on his face as he says, "I'd love to know who told Mean Max I'm on a diet!" (1) Temptation is just like Mean Max. It never really touches you, it ... out first, 'cause I know you'll get me! No matter what, I know you'll be there for me!" (4) CONCLUSION: That same kind of love and power is available to us through the Son of God. Jesus wasn't left all alone in the wilderness, God our heavenly Father was with ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... never expected to hear from. It touched him so deeply he now carries it around in his pocket all the time. "Every time I read it," he said, "I get tears in my eyes." It was a transforming moment in that man's life. Suddenly he realized he was loved by others in the church. That changed his entire outlook. "I was so moved by that letter," he said, "I sat down and wrote ten letters myself." (1) The Holy broke in on that man. Receiving that letter was a transforming experience for him. It came from a mailbox ...
2622. Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley
Luke 19:28-40 · Philippians 2:5-11
Sermon
King Duncan
... we celebrate this Palm Sunday—as we celebrate the joyful procession and the cheering crowds—let’s acknowledge that Jesus’ life was not always that way, just as our life is not always that way. His was a life begun and ended in shame. His was a love reaching to the least and the lowest. But more importantly he is the light that can lead us from the darkness of shame and rejection into the bright day of hope and wholeness once again. “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as ...
2623. The Glow
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... person glowing makes everyone around them feel good and hopeful about their own dreams and their own lives. After all, who doesn’t love to feel happy! Or to see someone else that happy? When someone glows, we know he or she is truly full of joy ... like! But surely in all of that white light, he glowed! And a voice from heaven said, “You are my Son, whom I dearly love; in you I find happiness (CEB).” In this incarnational moment of Jesus’ baptism in which he began God’s earthly mission, God glowed with ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... power of God even in his suffering. God’s blessings aren’t just reserved for eternal life. By the power of the Holy Spirit living in us, Jesus walks with us through our every struggle and heartbreak and challenge. We are no longer alone. We have the strength and love of Jesus empowering us to persevere. And when we persevere, we grow in the likeness of Jesus. And as we grow more like Jesus, we grow in hope. And we can put our full trust in the hope of Jesus. He will never scam us. He will never deceive ...
2625. How to Pray
Luke 11:1-13
Sermon
King Duncan
... your life. That’s why Jesus could pray so simply, “Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.” Why is this prayer so simple? Jesus has the ear of his loving Father, the Almighty God, Maker of heaven and earth. He could ask for anything. And yet he is telling his disciples, and us, to just ask God to provide for our daily needs, to forgive our sins, and to shield us from temptation. With this prayer, Jesus is ...
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