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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4251. I Chose You
John 15:1-17
Children's Sermon
Brett Blair
Exegetical Aim: God is not a passive agent in the salvation of his people. He acts toward us because of his love toward us. Props: A notebook and something to write with. Lesson: Good Morning. (response) I need you to help me this morning. Open the notepad and ... said something like that. He said, "You did not choose me but I chose you." God wants us to know that he has chosen us because he loves us. He loves us so much that he even calls us his friends. He has chosen us to be his friends. There is no greater ...
Drama
Robert F. Scott
... was not always free. True, I was nobody's slave, I was never in prison, the moneylenders had not tangled me in their snares. My husband loved me, provided for me, cared for me, and trusted me; he gave me full liberty to come and go as I pleased. You see me now ... a flood, overwhelming the demons and sweeping them out in a rushing torrent of God's grace. I listened again to Jesus. I felt the love of God, and I knew that I was free. What happened then? I went home, a new person to my family. The rage, the fears ...
Sermon
Robert Allen
... way he broke the loaf of bread? Was it a familiar gesture? Was it a glimpse of a hand which had known the print of a nail? Whatever it was, a silence falls over the table. No one moves. No one speaks. They just know. There is a recognition of love. And, there is joy at that recognition. David Redding tells of having a big, black Scottish shepherd as a pet when he was growing up on a farm in the country. He named the dog Teddy and they became inseparable companions. Teddy would wait on him to come home from ...
Sermon
Carl Jech
... it is produced, the sense of wonder itself is real! He wants his audiences to enjoy the illusions. But, more important, he wants to help people develop their sense of wonder toward all the real "magic" in the world, all the deeper miracles such as beauty, love and faith. The former U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold was thinking along similar lines when he wrote: "God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illuminated ...
Bulletin Aid
Carl Hoefler
... us in fellowship with Christ, that the faith we profess may never make us immune to your redemptive work you are trying to accomplish in us. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are aware, Lord, that religion can become a barricade to your redeeming love in Christ. Forgive us for taking the faith you have given us, and making it a religion that keeps us out of your reach. We want to be holy, but only as you make us holy, not by deeds of our own. We want to be redeemed, but only by ...
Bulletin Aid
Carl Hoefler
... in Christ, who, even though rejected and crucified, became redeemer for all mankind. People: We rejoice in Christ our Savior, who shares with us God's love, justice, and redemption. He is our King victorious! Collect Almighty God, who does not desert us when rejected by our false appearance of allegiance: Draw us out of our complacency to recognize your redeeming presence in Christ who suffered for sins such as ours, to claim us as your children. ...
Bulletin Aid
Carl Hoefler
... with which you have redeemed us through the atoning grace of your Son our Savior, in whose name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are unworthy, Lord, to share in this sacred feast. We come to your table as people who have betrayed your love. Forgive us for our diligence with which we sin. Cleanse us within, that we may commune at your table in full assurance of your forgiveness, and in honest dedication to live as people of your new covenant. We pray through Christ, who sealed this new covenant with ...
Bulletin Aid
Carl Hoefler
... Lord? People: Our hope is in our risen Lord, who not only forgives us, but calls us to serve him with faithfulness. Pastor: That forgiveness was given to Peter when the risen Lord appeared to him and called him to be a shepherd of the church. People: We love the Lord, and want to give him our best service, for the nurturing of his church. Collect O God, our Father, whose son suffered because of man's denial, yet offered forgiveness with a challenge to serve him: Call us from our life styles that deny his ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... : We are indeed God's children. Let us gather today in God's house. Leader: We have been faithful at times and we have strayed at times from God's love. People: But God has never given up on us, always awaiting our return home. Leader: God's love for us is so real that Jesus came to lead the lost home. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, like a loving parent You have always watched over us, even when we were intent on running away from You. We thank You, Lord, and we give You our heartfelt ...
4260. The New Covenant
Hebrews 10:1-18
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... . People: For in Christ God gave us a new covenant, so all may have new life. Leader: Through the cross Christ has made full the Law forever. People: Yet we are not without God's Laws nor without the Holy Spirit. Leader: In Christ God has written the Law of love forever on our hearts. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, as You saw the volumes of rules we had gathered You sent to us a Savior. In Christ You taught us a new way, that we should ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... that the Gospel is true. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty God, we celebrate the way in which You firmly but gently change each heart and move us ever closer to the ways of Christ. We praise You and openly give You our faith and love. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we have failed to realize the wonderful ways You use our lives as living witnesses to Your Gospel. We have felt that it is only our words that tell of Christ, and we have failed to see that ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... Let our hearts celebrate Christ as we serve the Lord with gladness! Leader: Let all we do for others bring glory and honor to Christ's name! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most loving and merciful God, in Your wonderful love You have called us to love and care for others just as we would love ourselves. Give us the strength, Lord, to keep Your charge. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we have allowed ourselves to focus mainly on our own desires, and we pass by those ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... . People: What must we do that all might know of God's mercy and grace? Leader: Let us lift our voices in unison, proclaiming Christ for all to hear. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most loving and just God, You call us to move beyond the values of the world and to store our treasures in You and eternity. Give us the courage to believe and to follow You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we tend to drift toward ...
4264. The Agony of God
Jeremiah 8:4--9:26
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... who repent, but sin must be judged. Leader: Then let us repent and seek the Lord with praise and joyful worship. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most wonderful and loving God, like a parent You have watched over us and felt the pain and agony of our sins and mistakes. Give us the courage, Lord, to seek Your loving guidance. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, like stubborn and willful children we have each one turned from You to seek our own way in life. As earthly parents we ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... and we do not have the fine things of life. Leader: The poor and afflicted are especially beloved in the eyes of the Lord. People: Are all welcome before the throne of Almighty God? Leader: All who love God and who hear the cries of the poor and the needy are welcome. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most loving and merciful God, in Christ You called all who would be Your saints to be about the work of caring for the sick and helping the poor and needy. Guide us daily to serve You, Lord. In ...
Sermon
James Angell
... You call. But out there, thick with salt and flimsy foam I think I see a crowded boat With twelve rough men and ageless Love. The Chapel door I close (with thanks). And try to hitch-hike home. • When we were living in Lexington, our three-year-old son ... of us celebrated with a picnic at Water Works Park, a few miles south of Indianola, Iowa. We were Virginia, my main and lifetime love interest, and I; and another couple, Wayne and Letha. As Maurice Chevalier would put it, "I remember it well." We were in a ...
4267. No Ignorant Brethren
1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11
Sermon
Rev. Kenneth H. Sauer
... us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's ... For nothing can separate us from the love of Christ." Death in the ancient world was a terrible enemy, the end of man's dreams. Death renders everything meaningless. Salvation has to do with overcoming death! For the early Christian theology the only solution to this problem is the resurrection of Christ. Man can have his ...
Sermon
Rev. Donald R. Shank
... dollar sign from our lives. Another step to take is participation in Christian stewardship. Recognizing that we are not the owners but the tenants of our wealth, our bodies, our time and talents leads us to stewardship. Stewardship is a grateful response we make to God's love and providence by using our resources and abilities to fulfill Christ's mission to the world. Giving away our wealth will help break its hold on us. That is what Jesus told the rich young ruler, but he did not want to pay that kind of ...
4269. The Relief Pitchers
John 13:31-38
Illustration
... team has many times been judged by the strength and performance of those relief pitchers who come in and complete the game. In these days of selfishness and putting ourselves first, it is rare to see a love that lasts and lasts, that "goes the distance." More often than not, those of us who should be demonstrating this kind of love grow tired and weary as the "game" wears on. Our demonstrations of love are not as caring, and the compassion grows a little less Christlike. Is it not time that we begin to ...
4270. Real Security
Luke 12:13-21
Sermon
... cry out in hunger and want for this to be so. But - Jesus contends - wealth and financial success offer no sinecure to security; security is not to be found in the things of this world. Genuine security is the treasure God gives to those who believe in him, love and trust him. But the most clearly articulated message from the media in our day is this: "Take advantage of the IRA; begin saving $2,000 per year in a tax-sheltered IRA and you can be a millionaire - if you start at twenty-five or thirty years ...
Sermon
Alton F. Wedel
... to endure for all eternity, "Today you shall be with me in paradise." There is no way to account for this except that God moves in with us just as we are, not as we ought to be, includes us in his Kingdom by his grace, because he loves, and because in grace and love his cross is our forgiveness. Believe it, then you’ll see it. Do we need it? Sister, Brother, do we need it! I know that modern woman and modern man try to handle sin and guilt in other ways. Deny it! Excuse it, defend it, pass it ...
4272. Remember Me?
Luke 13:22-30
Sermon
... living it is an invitation to forgive seventy times seven, turn the other cheek, share our wealth, lay down our lives for our friends, take up our crosses daily, be constant in prayer and thankful in every circumstance of life. We are called to strive to love the Lord our God with all our heart and mind and soul and strength and our neighbors as ourselves. That’s the target, the goal, the narrow door. Meaningful Relationships When you and I turn toward this goal, we strive toward the highest ideal that ...
Sermon
Carveth Mitchell
... his money back. He obviously voted for Jesus and wanted his patronage. The message of today’s Gospel seems clear. Christian discipleship is not a matter of social conformity, personal convenience, economic advantage or escape from the harsh realities of life. It is to love the Lord Jesus above all else. It is to find that his presence is our blessing, our strength against temptation, our joy in serving others and our victory over whatever life might bring. When I read today’s Gospel I think I hear, in ...
4274. Everybody Pray!
Matthew 15:21-28
Sermon
... a demon and is in a terrible condition." Though we would classify the woman as a Canaan ite and heathen, yet there was genuine love in her heart for her own child. He goal and her motives were good. What drove her on was human concern. What consumed her ... means that the cross is the ultimate expression of God reaching info our personal lives for a saving and rescuing purpose. Just because he is the loving God, he gave his only Son into death for all of us. And "if God is for us, who can be against us?" If God ...
4275. Confidence In Jesus
2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6
Children's Sermon
... confident that he would be pleased that he had asked her to go out. Perfume gives a girl confidence. Jesus Christ is confidence also. He doesn't smell like perfume, but we know that when we have Jesus within us we cannot fail. We know that God is going to love us, care for us, and provide a home for us forever when we have Jesus and his teachings in our hearts. Jesus is the confidence that we need to do anything that we want to that is good. Now, we can't just put Jesus on and take him off ...
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