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
Showing 2701 to 2725 of 5000 results
Sermon
King Duncan
... to the blue hills of Carrara and quarry out a tomb for the pope. Michel­angelo, in turn, selected Gilberto, the finest foreman available in all of Italy to lead the expedition. They hired a fine crew and together set out to fulfill the task. For a long time, they labored but finally the crew gave up. Gilberto spoke for them all when he said to Mi­chelangelo, ‘‘We’ve had it. We’ve tried. It’s enough. We can’t do it. We’re quitting.” Michelangelo looked Gilberto steadily in the eye and said ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... Judea slept, or ignored the signs. They were too caught up in their own power and drama. Anything that would threaten it, they would see not as a welcome sign but as fodder for a kill. By the time the magi saw the constellations that led them to make the long journey to Jerusalem in Judah, by the time they did their rounds with Herod, by the time they set off again in the direction of Bethlehem, and by the time they found the child, the child Jesus was in a house (most likely built by that time by his ...
Sermon
Mark Ellingsen
... of the new American way of doing business in America, the demand for flexibility, reinvention, and openness to change. The point is that with this new set of management mantras, there is no “long term.” And no long term corrodes trust, loyalty, and commitment. But strong ties, by contrast, depend on trust and long association. As business undermines these values, it is only natural that the message to the labor force is that “you’re on your own.” That’s precisely the message and value system you ...
Sermon
Derl G. Keefer
... a Wednesday and if she were a widow then it would take place on Thursday. The wedding of that era was a lengthy celebration. They didn’t just meet at the church for a thirty minute ceremony and a dinner the same day. Rather, it was a week-long event. The day of the actual wedding ceremony there was a feast and after the meal there would be a procession through the village streets with laughter, music, dancing, jokes, and loud fun! Later in the evening the wedding ceremony took place, but our text takes us ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... tongues of fire on their heads. Then they spoke the gospel in all the languages of the world.' Two of the girls took this information in stride, but the third looked astonished, her eyes wide. I looked back at her, and finally she said, 'Gosh, Reverend Long, we must have been absent that Sunday.' [1] And because you are in Duke Chapel, and because you are probably American, mainline Protestants, I expect that, if you were honest, upon hearing of the Spirit's descent in Acts 2, you are like that little girl ...
2706. Without the Mask
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Sermon
Mary Austin
... asked her, “Do you mind if I walk with you for a while?” “That’s fine,” she said. I told her my name, and she told me hers. Callie. Callie, with the braces on both legs, turned out to be the most grounded, thoughtful teenager I’ve met in a long time. She talked about her work in the drama club, her parents and the advice they give her, and her work as a peer counselor. The next race, she talked about school, and I found myself hoping that the kids at her school could see past the veil of the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Scam.” It works like this. You receive an email from an unknown scammer saying they’ve been hired to put a “hit” out on you. They then tell you that they can stop this from happening if you pay them a certain amount of money. The email goes into a long spiel about how they were hired and why you’re the one being targeted. They then talk about how much money is involved—somewhere between $50,000 and $150,000. It may sound very legit. Don’t fall for it! It’s all a scam. There is no such hitman ...
2708. The Lonely Prophet
1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a
Sermon
King Duncan
... , God has shown Himself to us in the person of Jesus Christ. He has walked in our shoes and shared our suffering. And his painful, humiliating and lonely death on the cross looked like the ultimate failure to the world. But it was through Jesus’ long and difficult journey to the cross that God brought eternal life and reconciliation and restoration to all of humanity. The cross is the answer to the question, “What is the point of following God if it doesn’t earn you earthly rewards?” And that brings ...
Sermon
Mark Ellingsen
... of enthusiasm, and doubts do what they can. Christ has won the final victory! Christ has conquered them all. I spent so long on this quote, telling you what Luther said about the book of Revelation, because it’s a wonderful exposition of our second ... vision, on the Lord’s day, he is whisked in his dream into heaven. And he sees “one like a Son of Man, clothed with a long robe... his head and his hair white and snow, with eyes like a flame of fire... (vv.13-14) This is the risen and exalted Christ! ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... life waiting on other people to get ready? Or are you on the other side of this equation? Maybe you’re the one who can never be on time, and other people are constantly nagging you to hurry up. Parents often feel like their life is one long cycle of “hurry up and wait.” A dad named Rodney LaCroix posted the following thoughts on Twitter: What I say: Be ready, we are leaving in five minutes. What the child hears: Get undressed. Start finger painting. Lose at least one shoe. (1) Kids can be forgiven ...
2711. More Than a Popularity Contest
Luke 12:49-53, Luke 12:54-59
Sermon
King Duncan
... to The McCallie School campus to find his father. Father and son embraced. And then Franklin’s father spoke the words Franklin never thought he’d ever hear: “I’ve been wrong about Black people my whole life,” said his father. Not long afterwards, Franklin McCallie’s father opened up The McCallie School to boys of all races, and all the private schools in Chattanooga followed their example. (4) Thank God that Franklin McCallie’s father realized and repented of his mistaken attitude. Thank God ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... Gospel of Matthew, this little parable. It is not a story about how God helps those who help themselves. It is not a call to do good so that good might be done to us. It is not (and I heard Brother Falwell preach it this way not long ago) a story of how employers ought not to be limited by governmental regulations regarding fair treatment of employees! It's not even a sermonette on how we ought to feel kindly toward those prodigal sons and daughters who somehow manage to slip through our system of ethical ...
2713. Sheep and Shepherds
John 10:11-16 · Psalm 23
Sermon
Will Willimon
... him, gathering speed. He glanced behind just in time to see the car coming directly toward him. He steered his bike off the road, into a ditch, where he was sent over the handlebars and sprawling to the ground. The driver of the car slowed just long enough to see what had happened, then sped on. “It really surprised me,” he said. I said it was surprising, and sad, that someone would do something like that to another person. “No,” he said. “What surprised me was my reaction. The moment I hit the ...
2714. Ponder This!
Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
Sermon
John Jamison
... welcomed relief to just get them out of town for a while, away from the criticism and shaming. But the journey was a long walk, more than 100 miles along roads and paths through really difficult territory. And it was a walk. Mary and Joseph were ... . Whatever else you might say about the place, the smells, and the animals, at least it was out of the crowds. We don’t know how long Mary and Joseph were there, but at some point, the baby was born. He was wrapped in cloth, and placed in one of the large, stone ...
2715. Find Joy Again!
Romans 15:4-13
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment (1 Timothy 6:17 NIV). A long, long time ago, a group of people in the church got together and thought it was important to list the most important beliefs of Christianity. They ... called it a “catechism.” But they soon discovered that the list was too long and difficult to memorize, so they came up with a “short catechism.” This was to be a summary of the key beliefs of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... us in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. God’s continual presence with us is proof of His never-ending love for us. Many years ago, Bono, the lead singer of U2, tells of a Christmas Eve service that changed his life. His band had just come home after a long tour. He went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the Christmas Eve service. But he was feeling sleepy and started to nod off. To keep himself awake, he began reading the Bible story himself. And as he read about the birth of Jesus, he began to cry. As he ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... us anyway. And usually so do the people whom we allow ourselves to be close with. Whenever we succumb to “hiding,” what we really are doing is hiding from ourselves, hoping that we can fill or cover up that gaping hole inside that longs to be seen, accepted, known, loved.The more we hide, the more our longing to be seen and loved gnaws at our heart and soul. When we keep ourselves from God, we also frequently keep ourselves from others, creating not only a shameful feeling inside of ourselves but a deep ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... confess, return not only to God but to one’s true humble nature as a creature made of God, blessed by God, empowered and given life by God, and loved and sustained by God. Repentance meant returning to God as sovereign, changing the direction of one’s longing, facing one’s true nature, and committing to new and lasting change. This kind of huge response to God’s voice and call would set people in the right direction to prepare for the coming of the Messiah. This was the meaning of baptism. It wasn ...
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... months after she had contemplated ending her life on that bridge, her husband, Scottie, began attending a local church where he accepted Christ as his Savior. He invited Kathryn to join him. She attended but found no comfort or connection to the worship. Not long afterwards, she began working in the local ICU. One of her patients was a middle-aged man named Ron who had suffered a severe brain injury from lack of oxygen. Neurologists said he showed little brain activity and would most likely never recover ...
Sermon
April Yamasaki
... the crowds and the other disciples. The three might have guessed something special was in store for them, for the mountains had long been a significant place for their people to meet with God. Moses met with God on Mount Sinai and received the Ten ... 2 Peter 1:19). In other words, Peter said, “Listen!” Perhaps you’ve experienced a literal mountaintop in your life, like taking a long, hard hike up a mountain to a breath-taking view of the valley and trees below. Or your mountaintop may have been less ...
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... away.” (1) Can you imagine what it was like for Paul Veneto to walk into Ground Zero in New York City with the faces of his dead colleagues smiling up at him? Can you imagine the memories and emotions and stories that surrounded him as he took that long walk to honor his friends? Today marks Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. This is the day when Jesus makes his grand entrance into Jerusalem to the sound of cheering crowds who are welcoming him as the Messiah. In just a few days he will again be ...
Sermon
John Jamison
... vengeance. The Pharisees wrote the book on vengeance. Jesus was saying to be different than the Pharisees and Sadducees. They made a note of that one too. In my imagination, it was at this point that Jesus noticed the movement in the crowd. Many of them had come a long way and started out really early this morning to get here. They were quite a distance from a town, and some of the group was clearly getting hungry and thirsty. In my mind, one of the Pharisees opened a bag one of his aides had picked up at ...
2723. Equipped for Our Calling
Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... That night after the service, the pastor met the man at the door of the church and had a conversation with him. It was not a long conversation, but it was intentional and full of love for this man and his need to know God. The next evening, that same man, with tears ... all doors are open, anytime and anywhere. I literally believe that every door is open to go in and proclaim Christ, as long as you are willing to go and are not worried about coming back.” (5) Where does that commitment and courage come from ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... what Wesley had in mind for each of us. I believe this is partly what John meant when he said we should abide in God's love. Our lives should bring glory to God. CONCLUSION I told you this morning's commercial or word from our Sponsor wouldn't be long, so I want to conclude with one last story. I've read that there is a bird, a type of "finch" called the "chaf finch" in Europe, that is about the size and color of a robin. It has a beautiful song and people keep these finches in their homes ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... and stagnate. And the fighting will begin! This is why Jesus doesn’t just stand guard at the gate. There are all kinds of reasons not to leave the sheep in the sheep pen. Sheep can get into all kinds of trouble and bedlam when entrapped too long in the pen. Imagine how you feel stuck with the same people in one room for days on end! All kinds of disorder can ensue! Grouchiness, orneriness. Now throw a marauder or troublemaker into the mix, some “back-door” intruder, and you’ve got some stressed out ...
Showing results