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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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2901. For Example

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Sermon

David O. Bales

... and then not find a way to pay him back for it. Relating to one another through means of law doesn't lend itself to love and affection. When do married people relate to one another through the law? When they're getting a divorce. If you think that God ... trade with God: our good works for God's blessings. Business transactions and laws are for less than intimate relationships. Who'd ever say, "I love you and want to marry you; let's decide on the terms"? At one time or the other we've all tried to bargain ...

2902. Tears, Perfume and Forgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . The PERFUME of God's Grace was poured out upon that woman as FORGIVENESS. Not only was the FORGIVENESS poured out upon her, but in that outpouring, her brokenness was healed. The Damaged Goods vessel that she had been was redeemed and made whole by the unconditional love and grace of God in Christ. B. I read a story recently about a Pastor who visited a lady who had made contact with his church through a "Mother's Day Out" ministry. He had visited with her only a few minutes when her husband came home ...

2903. Sitting at the Big People Table

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. [4] Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. [5] For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. 1 Tim. 2:1-7 [1] First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, [2] for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and ...

2904. Counting Our Spiritual Blessings

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’t get half the breaks that other people do. Nothing ever goes right for me! And you talk about counting blessings! You talk about being thankful! What do I have to be thankful for?” Linus says, “Well, for one thing, you have a little brother who loves you.” With that, Lucy runs and hugs her little brother Linus as she cries tears of joy. And while she’s hugging him tightly, Linus says, “Every now and then, I say the right thing.” (1) Welcome to this celebration of Thanksgiving. This is a day ...

2905. Was There No Other Way?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... converge upon that central cross. The drama of redemption reached its amazing climax when human sin rose up and divine love reached down to that cross on Calvary! No words could possibly catch the despair which overwhelmed the disciples as they ... hands men had brutally tortured him and his dead body was already in the grave, from which no traveler ever returned.” (8) “What wondrous love is this, O my soul,” writes the poet. “That caused the Lord of bliss to lay aside his crown for my soul, for my soul ...

2906. The 4 Words that Tell What It Means to Be a Christian

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... say “Sorry” and to show others how to build their lives on confession, repentance and forgiveness. “I’m sorry,” I failed to live up to the standards of the Torah. “I’m sorry,” I failed to keep the new commandment of “Love one another as I have loved you.” “I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry.” The Christian life is one of constant admission that we are sinners in need of forgiveness, and therefore ready to forgive others ourselves. As we say our confessions, we have the ...

2907. Oops! I Did It Again

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... our faith that bothers all of us. If that is not so, why are we not turning this community upside down with our zeal for the Gospel? Why are we so anemic in our witness for Christ? Soren Kirkegaard once told a parable about a town where all the citizens loved and admired the fire chief and his crew. One day the alarm went off at the fire house and so the chief and his crew hurried to get into their wagon to race toward the burning building. But part of the way there the road was blocked. Hundreds of ...

2908. The Need for Transformation

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... dragons. Near the end of the play, the protagonist is dying and at his side is Aldonza, a worthless prostitute he has idealized by calling her Dulcinea — Sweet One — much to the delight of the howling laughter of the townsfolk. But Don Quixote has loved this woman in a way unlike anything she had ever experienced. Thus, when Quixote breathes his last, Aldonza begins to sing, "The Impossible Dream." As the last echo of the song dies away, someone shouts to her, "Aldonza!" She proudly responds, "My name ...

2909. Contemporary Prophets Speak the Truth

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... . This means mustering sufficient courage to say what must be said and to do what must be done, despite the difficulty or possible pain. We must be people who love by speaking the truth and we must do so in all the aspects of our lives. We must speak the truth with our families. When a member of our family strays off the right path we must have the courage to speak and to act to correct the situation. It ...

2910. Samuel Was the Search Committee

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... a monarchial drama, an incredible conflation of political images. It was, in Reinhold Niebuhr's terminology, the transvaluation of values. Of course, when I was six years of age I didn't think all that. I just thought it was a neat story, and I loved everything about it: The poor girl down on her luck, her mean stepsisters and their mean mother, the nice fairy godmother, the pumpkin carriage, the horses, the ball, the fantasy evening that whirled by like a waltz — round and round and round she went — an ...

2911. Sister Act(s)

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me" (v. 40). What would Jesus' answer be? Jesus surely loved and valued both sisters equally — Mary, the sitter and Martha, the worker. How can two peas in the same pod function so differently? ... time to speak ... there's a time for everything." There is a time for every matter under heaven. There is a time to labor and a time to love. There is a time to work and a time to worship. There is a time to be Martha and a time to be Mary. It is all about ...

2912. Our Family Inheritance

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... knowing officially about all that loot, your inheritance would do you no good. But one day, a telegram arrives announcing your good fortune. Hallelujah, you're rich! Did the telegram make you rich? Of course not. What it did was inform you of the death and loving intention of your uncle. The telegram was simply the official announcement of what had already been done for you. Baptism can be understood in the same way. It is God's official announcement of what has already been done for us by faith in Jesus ...

2913. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-6, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... money and our time. Doxology Now Thank We All Our God Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done in whom this world rejoices; Who from our mothers’ arms hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love and still is ours today. Prayer Of Thanksgiving Generous God, there are so many kinds of riches, only one of them is money. Thank you for wealth that comes to us in relationships, in creation, and by the Spirit. Thank you, too, for money to make our way ...

2914. No More Tears

John 11:17-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... most hopeless of situations. The raising of Lazarus is a reminder that there will come a time when there will be no more pain or sorrow; there will come a time when there will be no more tears. Why? Because at the heart of the universe is a God who loves us. That is the testimony of John in the Revelation. He writes, “Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down ...

2915. The Difference a Baby Makes

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... family welcomed the little child with affection. She grew up as a full member of that family as their sister. Then she added, “I was that Christmas gift.” (4) She gave to this family of evacuees what she had once been given. The Bible says, “We love because God first loved us” (I John 3:19). Christmas began in the heart of God. Christmas is about hope. It is no accident that Christmas comes at the darkest time of the year. We don’t know the date when Jesus was actually born, so when the date was ...

2916. How Rich Is Rich?

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... to figure out what money means for our Christian faith. As many people point out, the passage does not say that money itself is bad for us. The real trouble comes from inside us, in our greed, our lust for money. The way the passage puts it is that "the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." This is a well-known phrase from this passage, but some of the other things it says about greed may actually be more interesting and instructive. It says that greed can be a trap and that the eagerness to be ...

2917. The ABC's of Grief

Lamentations 1:1-6

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... feels. A widow or widower feels as though she or he has been left behind. And even though their spouse had absolutely no control over the time or nature of their death, it is not unusual for the person still living to feel anger at their loved one for abandoning them. As friends of ours have grieved the death of their parents, nearly all of them at some time or another have used the word "orphaned" to describe their feelings. Generally, the death of our parents leaves us as the patriarchs and matriarchs ...

2918. Blessed Are Those Who Believe

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... That’s why followers of Christ are so often considered fools. We believe in a God we cannot see, in a Savior who performed miracles and came back from the dead, and a Holy Spirit who lives in us and guides us in the way of truth and of love. No wonder so many people reject our faith. Our Bible message today is based on a man who has been nicknamed “Doubting Thomas.” Thomas was a faithful follower of Jesus. He had proven his loyalty as a disciple when Jesus was alive. But Thomas was also a rational man ...

2919. Just Checking

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a woman is expecting a baby her friends and relations make special pilgrimage to visit her. Not to wish her well. They come to say goodbye. A long, drawn out goodbye. A nine month long goodbye. The maternal mortality rate is so high in that region that loving relatives dare not put off their visitations. In the words of an old African proverb, a pregnant woman has one foot in the grave. Giving birth, creating life, has always been a risky proposition. In our human cycle of life new life has always been tied ...

2920. Real Heros

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... many of us believe deep in our hearts? If I am a follower of Jesus, God will bless my life and protect me and those I love from all harm. Indeed, more than that, don’t many of us believe that if we follow Jesus, God will prosper us in every good thing ... mean that God favors you, and if you are going through a difficult time, it does not mean that God has forgotten you. God loves you regardless of your situation. The secret to a great life is to hold on to God and to prepare yourself for whatever life may ...

2921. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... humility and it’s based on a simple trust that, by God’s grace, all things really do work together for good for those who love the Lord and are called according to his purposes” (Romans 8:28). (6) That’s it, to a great extent, isn’t it? It’s ... is that when you go through life able to control your response to people so that you are able to deal with them gently with love and forgiveness, when you are a person of character so that people will know that you can be counted on to do the right thing, ...

2922. The Bridge at Sychar

John 4:1-26

Sermon

David O. Bales

... no matter what we feel like and no matter how we feel about ourselves. He’s crossed a great bridge to get to us. Now, no matter what circumstances it takes to get us in a conversation, no matter what others think of us, Jesus sits here looking at us, loving us, and listening to us. He hears our pains and sees our problems, problems maybe we’ve had since we were eight, or 18, or 28. But he sees beyond them. He gazes into our soul and glimpses this wonderful child God created, able to enjoy the world and ...

2923. Right in Front of Our Eyes

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... .” But while Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground, terrified. But Jesus ... glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). But we are sinners. We love him, but in the time of testing, we have each denied him. We are grateful to be recipients of his grace, and we commit ...

2924. Ignite: Man on Fire

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

James Merritt

... question, “How do we know that Paul was really filled with the Spirit? How do we know he was really set on fire? How do we know the ignition took place and the ignition took hold?” The same way you will know it in your life. III. You Share The Love Of God’s Son “And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is the Son of God.’ And all who heard him were amazed and said, ‘Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come ...

2925. The Knot: Frayed (Part 1)

1 Peter 3:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... Traditionally, a wife has always worn a wedding ring. Interestingly before the fifth century, the ring finger was actually the index finger. In the fifth century, doctors speculated that it was the third finger known as the “ring finger” that was believed to contain a “vein of love” that led directly to the heart. So, when you look at that ring ladies, just remember the way to a man’s heart is not through his stomach. The way to a man’s heart is through your heart. When you take care of what is ...

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