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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Maxie Dunnam
... ago Eldon Weishert wrote what some may label an irreverent poem. He titled it “Coffee at Howard Johnson’s.” I memorized it back then and remember it because it captures the meaning of the transforming power of relationship when the Holy Spirit is active. Listen: I do not want to seem ungrateful, Mr. Johnson (I cannot bring myself to call you Howard), But I do not give a damn about your 28 flavors of ice cream. I am not interested in your Wednesday fish fry – all you can eat for $1.19. It is not your ...
402. God Outwits Us
Psalm 31:1-24
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Maxie Dunnam
... outwitted me.” What a testimony to the providence of God, the working of God’s grace in our lives and that’s what I want to talk about. The providence of God is an ongoing theme of scripture, and is expressed in such a powerful way in the psalms. Listen ... me, fed my soul, and gave meaning and indescribably joy, two of my adult children were living in Memphis. I didn’t want to leave them. For six months I struggled with the invitation of the seminary trustees to be their president. They were clear ...
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Phil Thrailkill
... a family or church or town makes all the difference in the world. Someone has to start for one to become two or more. So if want to become a truth-seeker and a truth-teller, one who is so deeply rooted in the love of the Triune God that it is harder ... ones. You would agree with me that nothing is this world is more natural than the impulses of vengeance and retaliation. You hurt me; I want to hurt you back. You insult me; I insult you back. Justice must be done and balance restored. But no one is freed in that ...
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Richard W. Ferris
... , and this crowd was Jesus’ greatest fan club. Jesus deserved a welcome fit for a king, and more. For Jesus was truly sent by God. Or, so it seemed ... for the moment. And this is precisely the temptation that Jesus faced on that day: to be who the people wanted him to be and not be who he really was. The temptation to give in to the desires of the crowd; to be worshiped and lifted up as a great charismatic leader; to fulfill the political agenda that others had in mind; to free the people from the Romans ...
405. Coming Home
Luke 15:1-3,11b-32
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Mark Trotter
... the father receive him, he blesses him, which is the meaning of placing the robe about his shoulders and the ring upon his finger and the shoes upon his feet, and having a party to celebrate his coming home. He now has received the one thing that all of us want more than anything else--the father's blessing. And it was just given to him. Free. He was lost, and then found. "My son, who was dead, is now alive." That's why the older son is so enraged. "If anyone ever deserved a blessing," he said, "it's me ...
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King Duncan
... 747 jet. That was her “sign” that confirmed God was going to bless this trip. Another young man needed to buy a car. But he wanted to know that whatever car he bought was in God’s will for him. One night he had a dream in which everything he saw ... burst through the line and hit the ball carrier before he could get started. Still, he was too small, the coaches agreed. They didn’t want him to get hurt. In the third game of the season, after the game was “in the bag,” the coach sent Bucky in. He made ...
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James McCormick
... of this: whatever is hurting you, whatever is holding you back, whatever is keeping you from the fullest possible experience of life, God wants to gather it up, and like some conscientious garbage collector, take it away so it will never bother you again. God will do ... and free us for life in the future. That’s what God is interested in, not the past, but the future! He wants us to have a good future. So, He wants to take away from us all that gets in the way of that future. That’s not a bad image, is it ...
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James Merritt
... : Who begins human life to begin with? You may think that life is conceived by the sexual act between a man and a woman. I want you to listen to Ruth 4:13, "So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord ... can go about forty days without food; he can exist about three days without water; he can exist about eight minutes without air; but I want to tell you in the spiritual realm, he cannot exist one second without Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, that was slain on ...
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James Merritt
... that is used in Matthew, chapter five, where Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Incidentally, it's too bad that the meek have not already inherited the earth, because the un-meek are making a real mess of it. Now Jesus said if you want to be blessed by God, you must be meek and you must be gentle. Now meekness is simply surrendering your will to God's will. You're going to find in this study that the mark of a mighty man is meekness. What Jesus said concerning the meek is ...
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James Merritt
... must come down.' I refuse to submit to the authority of gravity over my life. It's not going to tell me what to do." Now you can leap off that Empire State Building and jump and wave your fist in the face of the authority of gravity all you want to, but after they sweep you off the pavement, it will be undeniably clear that whether you buy into gravity or not is irrelevant, the rule is the rule and you will pay the price for trying to break it. Now ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing schools, homes ...
411. Friends
Proverbs 27:6, 9, 17
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James Merritt
... someone who loves you. Prov. 17:17 says, "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." A real friend is someone who wants to be a friend to you, not because of what you can do for them, but for what they can do for you. There are some ... 're lost, and if you need to be saved. You see, the best friend you will ever have is a friend who loves Jesus and who wants you to love Jesus too. You think about this. If heaven is real, and if hell is real, then no person can possibly be your friend ...
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James Merritt
... is hard work to break up hard ground, to fertilize, to weed, to cultivate, but it is very simple to sow seed. Now if you want to be a soul-winner there are two things you must do: a. Go Continuously The psalmist speaks of the soul-winner who "continuously goes ... you get saved?" She said, "Wednesday morning." I looked stunned, and then she smiled and said, "I did not get past the first chapter." I want to tell you today there is not only power in the blood, there is power in the Book and if we will sow the seed ...
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James Merritt
... ; one road leads in, one road leads out. You are welcome to travel that six to eight hour journey to get into that town. But if you want to leave, there's only one way you can do so; you've got to turn around. Now every one of us were born in a town ... name and then put a P.S. at the bottom of the letter that said, "If I still can't sleep I'll send you the rest." I want you to get honest, honest with God and honest with your own heart. Has there been a time in your life when you actually changed your mind, ...
414. The Most Exciting Moment of Your Life
1 Cor 5:1-13, Rev 21:1-27, Rev 6:1-17, Heb 12:14-29, Rev 22:7-21, Phil 1:12-30
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James Merritt
... of being alive is the problem of pain. Have you ever been in so much pain, or have you ever been so sick that you just wanted to die? I wonder how many of you have ever been seasick? I have never been quite seasick, but I have been told by others, ... to pray for God to keep them here. In a small town in England, a young mother was dying of cancer. She believed God wanted to heal her, and everyday people from her church gathered around her bed praying for her healing, and telling her to claim her healing. They ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... so it would be nice if we got to know one another. I’m guessing that you are a banker.” Bradley, not wanting to be rude, but wanting to get some work done, replied, “No, I am not a banker. I am General Bradley, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... . I know that God loves you as much as he loves me. What he is doing in my life, he will gladly do for you. If you want to know more, just ask and I’ll gladly share.” Friends, that is winsome evangelism. If we step out in faith and share in that spirit, God ...
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James McCormick
... creative power. There is no one in all the world exactly like you. And, it’s good to be who you are. So, I don’t want to hear anyone say ever again: “I’m not important – my life doesn’t count for much – I can’t make any contribution – I don’t have ... has made mistakes. But that’s what sunsets are for – to ring down the curtain on a day. At the end of every day, God wants to cut us free from everything we failed in, to help us learn from that, and then to help us try it His way again ...
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James Merritt
... if he would just put his trust in Him. You name any problem you face, any challenge staring at you, any difficulty you need to overcome and no matter how big it appears to you, it is a midget compared to God. The same God that fought for David then wants to fight for you today. The same God that gave David victory then can give you victory today. When David and Goliath met The wrong against the right; The giant armed with human power And David with God's might; God's power with David's sling and stone The ...
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James Merritt
... one said, ‘Please consent to go with your servants.' And he answered, ‘I will go.'" (v.3) Notice they not only wanted his plan, but they also wanted his presence. They wanted God to be a part of what they were doing. You see we have not been put here just to work ... deed to nothing. Your talent, your time, your treasure, all of it, God has loaned to you, and God can call it any time He wants to. But that raises the question. If you've lost the cutting edge how do you get it back? "And the man of God said ...
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James Merritt
... and is great with the children." When they left the next door neighbor said, "You know that your husband is 55 years old, 5'3", chubby, bald, weighs 245 lbs, has a big mouth and doesn't get along with the kids." The wife looked at her and said, "Who wants him back?" Here is the good news. God knows that about us. He only has one expectation for your family. We are in a series entitled "Picture Perfect" and we learned last week that God desires for your family to be a picture of His love, for His glory. The ...
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James Merritt
... moving forward as expeditiously as we can with the best interest of both works in mind. So the intent now will be to allow everyone that wants to be a part of the new work to go at the same time on the very first day that the Phase 1 project is completed ... door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name." (Rev. 3:8) I want God to say about us, "I opened a great door for that church; a door to continue a work in Snellville, a door to start a work at ...
421. Dead Man Walking
John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37, John 11:1-16
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James Merritt
... 60 percent of Americans don't have a will. II. We Will Experience The Force Of Death Jesus has purposely delayed in coming, because He wants everyone to know that Lazarus is definitely dead. He finally makes His way back into Bethany, He has met with Martha, and she is ... Jones has been dead for many years and Tiger Woods said, "I would ask how he came back, because when I go out what I want to know is how can I come back?" I've got the answer to Tiger Woods – believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will ...
422. Get Real
John 15:1-11, 16
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James Merritt
... Jesus is talking about here are those of us who have become connected to the vine. We are His branches and we are true followers of Jesus Christ. God's number one concern for us is the same concern a gardener has for his vine and his branches. He wants us to be fruitful. More than anything else in your life, God is concerned about your fruitfulness. What is the fruit that Jesus talks about here? One thing we all know is that fruit reflects the character of the tree of vine that it is connected to. You go ...
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James Merritt
... receive the Lord, you can bow before the Lord, you can worship the Lord, you can serve the Lord, but you cannot make Him Lord. I want to make this as plain as I can. If He is not your Lord, He is not your Savior. Jesus is called Savior in the New ... Lord of your calendar, and He must be Lord of your checkbook. Now I'm going to give you four statements about your money that I want you to think about today, and if you will take down these four statements and get them into your heart, and believe them, live them, ...
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James Merritt
... If that doesn't convince you that how dumb they are, think about their mating behavior. When the females come into season and the males want to mate with the females, the males have a ritual they go through; they challenge other males for the right to mate. They stand ... two kinds of Christians in this world—only two: (1) Those who talk about the lost; (2) Those who talk to the lost. If you want to make heaven happy, you're going to have to start using all that God has given you to talk to the lost. That ...
425. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
Proverbs 16:1, 9, Philippians 3:12-15
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James Merritt
... us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running and I'm not turning back. So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us." I can tell you something about you if you are not in the habit of setting goals. If you have no ... your goals in life and be all that you can be, you've got to remember that failure is never final and failure is never fatal. I want to close with a story of two trees. Our son, James, one year gave us a Japanese bonsai tree. It was one of the most beautiful ...
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