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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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376. A Man of the Moment

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... birthright," he says. Esau reasons that he is better off with a full stomach and no birthright, than dead from hunger but in possession of his birthright. So without any more thought than that, he agrees. Now this was a very shortsighted decision on Esau's part. In ... the first place, it was an exaggeration that he was about to die from hunger. He'd been out in the field all day and probably had not carried enough lunch with him, so that upon arrival at home ...

377. The Proof Is in the Pudding

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... a physical need, they asked a question that cut to the very core of God's faithfulness. How shall we determine whether the Lord is among us or not? How does one measure or judge or prove such a thing? For the Israelites, it was a matter of hunger and thirst — whether their needs were met. The proof was in the pudding. For as long as their tummies were full, they were willing to trust and obey. But when the provisions of food or drink were interrupted, it called into question the very presence of God. It ...

378. Righteous!

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... are ... righteous! All of us want to be righteous. We go through life in search of it. We never seem to be able to satisfy our hunger for it. We look for it in our career, in our family, in our marriage, in the approval of our friends, neighbors, and from anyone ... in guilt and fear. He could stand tall and upright because he was "righteous, brother!" The restlessness of his heart had ended. The hunger at last had been satisfied. He now was at peace and at rest, free to spend his life in service of others. It ...

379. The Cost of Discipleship - Sermon Starter

Luke 14:25-35

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Brett Blair

... beheaded Matthew was slain by the sword Peter was crucified upside down Thaddeus was shot to death with arrows Philip was hanged The demands that Jesus makes upon those who would follow him are extreme. Christianity is not a Sunday morning religion. It is a hungering after God to the point of death if need be. It shakes our foundations, topples our priorities, pits us against friend and family, and makes us strangers in this world. We sing, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." But, we must come to see that ...

380. Family Matters

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... in the faith. Sometimes we ignore them or get distracted by the glitter of the world. But always God continues to tell us we are heirs with Christ. Heirs according to the promise. We may fail but God never does. Conclusion Mike Cope, in his recent book One Holy Hunger, tells of going to his second-grade son's school open house. Every child was asked to write three sentences that described who they were and what they liked. He found his son's. It read: "I am in second grade. I like to play baseball. I am a ...

381. The Irrational Season

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in line, clawing through a crowd, falling into debt, will linger longer than the “new,” “cool,” “hot” thing you suffered for. But wait a minute? Isn’t the exact opposite equally true? It’s the “old” stuff that we hanker after and hunger for. We hang the ratty old homemade ornaments on the tree. We crave the same old cookie recipes. We want to hear the old arrangements of the familiar carols we heard as kids. The candlewax spotted tablecloth is reinstated. That strange cheeseball thing ...

382. Gifts For The Christ Child

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... think about it. We could give him our service. There is much to be done out there ... if we would only bother to look. Several years ago a Sunday school class in the church I served in Florida was studying world hunger. As they dug into the problem, they realized that, not only was hunger a "world" problem, but a local one, as well. They investigated the possibilities of what could be done right there in Fort Myers, and the result was the establishment of a what became a very busy soup kitchen. It started ...

383. Great Events On Small Hinges

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... and ask for bread. The Prior of the monastery, who had been the confessor of Queen Isabella, heard the story of the adventurous navigator, and brought about an interview with the Queen, which resulted in the sailing of Columbus for the discovery of America. It all hinged upon the hunger of the boy. Robert Bruce took refuge in a cave from the pursuer who was seeking his life. A spider at once wove a web across the mouth of the cave, and when the pursuer came by, he saw the web and took it for granted that no ...

384. Who Cares?

Humor Illustration

... ago, they did a routine on TV that went something like this: Dick asked, "What's wrong Tommy? You seem despondent." Tom replied, "I am! I'm worried about the state of American society!" Dick said, "Well, what bothers you about it? Are you worried about poverty and hunger?" "Oh, no, that doesn't really bother me." "I see. Well, are you concerned about the possibility of war?" "No, that's not a worry of mine." "Are you upset about the use of illegal drugs by the youth of America?" "No, that doesn't bother me ...

385. John 6:1-21

John 6:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... be "the prophet who is to come into the world." But this insight is focused on the physical and political. The people assume that the miraculous power that can appease their physical hunger should also be used to fulfill their political cravings for a new national identity and freedom. John reveals this hunger in yet another aside into Jesus' personal insight. The well-fed crowd hasn't experienced any spiritual fulfillment. Instead this meal has whetted their appetite for political power. For dessert they ...

386. Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... the ruler of the world. He is, after all, the Son of God, but what does it mean to be the Son of God? Was it the aim of his ministry to put himself first, to help himself, to elevate himself, to preserve himself? After forty days of hunger Jesus was about to learn one thing. It is possible to resist temptation. And he would need that knowledge later in the Garden of Gethsemane. Resisting temptation teaches us to endure. In some ways the first temptation seems harmless. Jesus is famished. Why not turn a ...

387. The Great Divide

Luke 12:49-56

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... swords into plowshares, to put down our weapons of words, to hold hands together, and to walk toward those parts of our world that have known nothing but devastating war and hunger and poverty and division. When we do that, we are people of peace and justice. When we stop our bickering and begin attending to the root causes of hunger, poverty, and war, we are people of peace and justice. When we stop looking for what divides us and instead strive toward what unites us in Christ, we are people of peace ...

388. At Points of Dispair

1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... had tried futilely to get their gods to show themselves, after all the other passions of life had failed to satisfy the hunger of the soul, Elijah called on God to accept his sacrifice and fire came down from heaven and consumed his sacrifice. It was ... to provide shade, and he laid down and asked God to let him die. We work hard for some good cause. We try to solve hunger by working for the CROP walk or serving the hungry at a soup kitchen but after all that work, people are still hungry. We gather our ...

389. Revelation 7:9-17

Revelation 7:9-17

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Leonard Sweet

... the flawed yet faithful, “are before the thrown of God.” As John continues to describe the transformation that has been experienced by these worshipers, he borrows from familiar words and highlights familiar human needs. Revelation 7:16-17 echoes Isaiah 49:10. Hunger, thirst, scorching sun — the trials of simple day-day-day human existence in the middle east will be “no more.” No more scrabbling for food. No more hoarding water. No more hiding from the mid-day baking heat that could kill. Instead ...

390. Coincidence or Providence?

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... our society today who are seeking God. They have little or no church background. They may have been turned off by the church at some time in the past. They may have even been hurt by the church sometime in the past, but they hunger for God. Maybe they hunger for God because they’ve seen the bankruptcy of other approaches to life. They’re disgusted by the hedonism and the materialism of our greater society. They want values solid, life-changing values. They want something they can depend on as they wend ...

391. Is the Lord Among Us or Not?

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Tony Everett

... the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord in this place or not?” (Exodus 17:7). So, is the Lord in this place, your place, or not? If people bicker and blame does that mean God is not there? If there is pain and despair, hunger and thirst, does that mean that God is absent? If there is violence and oppression or disease and depression does that mean that God does not care? Is the Lord in this place or not? Yes, indeed. The Lord is in this place, all right! The Lord Jesus entered ...

392. Appetites and Desires

Romans 7:7-25

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Leonard Sweet

... no one knew the difficulties and hardships which might lie in Peru. Calling his men together, Pizzaro dramatically pulled out his sword and drew line from east to west in the sand. “Friends and comrades!” he cried. “On my side are toil and hunger, nakedness and drenching storm, desertion and death. On your side, ease and pleasure. This way lies Peru with its uncertainty and endless possibilities, there lies Panama and its surety and safety. Choose each man what best becomes a brave Castillian. For my ...

393. Follow the Directions

Psalm 119:9, 18, 89

Sermon

James Merritt

... . I recently read where the impoverished people eat a paste like porridge called “funge.” It is kind of like a cross between oatmeal and grits. Although it is very filling, funge has absolutely no nutritional value. Because it takes away the hunger and makes you feel full, people prefer funge over less filling more nutritional foods. You have a population that is physically satisfied, but dangerously malnourished. That is the church. We fill up on visual, mental, emotional junk food every day and leave ...

394. God Will Provide the Resources

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free . . .” (Luke 4:18). When he gazed out over Jerusalem, he wept. He knew the heartaches, the headaches, and the hungers that go with being human. There is a school in England, I understand, that has a course in compassion. Over the course of a term every student has one blind day, one lame day, one day when he may not speak, and one deaf day. The night before ...

395. Do You Have Any Leftovers?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... His teaching that fascinated people was the Kingdom of God. That got every Jew’s attention, because that is what Jews were hungering for - for God’s Kingdom to come. Jesus did not just teach about the Kingdom of God. He demonstrated the Kingdom of ... that you need, but He is more than you need. There is not a problem that you have that Jesus can’t solve. There is not a hunger you have that Jesus can’t satisfy. There is not a need you have that Jesus cannot meet. There is not a hurt you have that Jesus ...

396. That's Not Fair

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... have fulfilled the purpose for which the captain gave his life.’” (6) That’s how many of us feel about our lives. We know that God’s grace is free. We know that we did nothing to deserve it. But we also know it cost Christ his life. And we hunger in our hearts to think that our lives lived in response to his act of self-giving love are proving worthy of that act. What kind of people would we be otherwise? Amazing grace. It’s not fair. It’s not just. It’s simply unbelievably generous. And it is ...

397. Welcome Home

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... news for this young man was you can’t get any lower than rock bottom. Now we enter into part two of the story. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger.” (Luke 15:17, ESV) It is interesting that this boy “came to himself.” When you run from God and get away from God, it not only affects your heart, but your mind. You not only can’t live right, but you really can’t even think straight. But as the ...

398. No Turning Back

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Jesus’ name. Aprons are for those who know that they are the church. Aprons are for those who don’t mind getting their hands dirty. Aprons are for those who take the time daily to feed their spiritual hunger. Aprons are for those who are growing in faith, and hunger to help others grow. Church growth consultant, Win Arn, interviewed thousands of Christians in America several years ago and asked them what they thought the church existed for. Eighty-eight percent said, “The church exists to serve my ...

399. Tranquil: The Blessed Village on a Hillside

John 6:25-59

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... . Give thanks but do not get caught up in the mistaken notion that if you accumulate more of the wealth of this world, you will be a happier person. It doesn't work that way. Possessing more does not guarantee an increase of happiness. Satisfying life's deepest thirst and hunger does not come from drinking at the fountain of the world's treasures or from eating the bread from the baker's oven. Life's most persistent thirst and deepest ...

400. Are You Giving Up Chocolate for Valentine's Day?

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... God’s direction. The drive for money and power, pride and position or a host of other minor idols may pull us away from God. Satan’s first temptation was for Christ to turn stone into bread in order to feed his physical hunger. His second temptation was the very human hunger for power and splendor. Jesus only need bow down to Satan rather than to direct his worship exclusively to God. Satan’s third temptation was for Jesus to take an easier way to accomplish his mission and thus avoid the cross. Satan ...

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