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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426. Come Home For New Year's
Jeremiah 30:1--31:40
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King Duncan
"Phil, I heard you flew to California on vacation," said Irlene. "I'll bet that was great!" "No, Irlene," Phil replied, "that was bad. When I got there, I missed the bus from the airport to my hotel." "Oh," said Irlene, "that's bad." "No," Phil replied, "that wasn't bad. I got a taxi, and the driver was very friendly." Irlene: "That's good." "No," said Phil, "that's bad. The transmission in the taxi broke before we even got away from the airport." "Oh," said Irlene, "that's bad!" "No," Phil replied, "that ...
427. Proper 23
Psalm 106:1-48, Philippians 4:2-9, Matthew 22:1-14, Exodus 32:1-33:6
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS Exodus 32:1-14 is the story of the golden calf. Psalm 106:6-8, 19-23 is a historical summary that recounts this event in poetic terms. Exodus 32:1-14 - "The Power of Petition: Part 1" Setting. Last week we noted how the account of Israel at Mount Sinai actually lasted for 72 chapters in the Pentateuch (Exodus 19; Numbers 10) . Exodus 19-34 is frequently separated out as a distinct unit within the account of revelation at Mount Sinai, because it presents a self-contained story in three ...
428. Proper 23
Exodus 32:1-33:6, Isaiah 25:1-12, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:1-9
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Russell F. Anderson
Theme: The importance of accepting God's gracious invitation to the feast of life. COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 32:1-14 Moses is meeting with the Lord on Mount Horeb and is away from the people for a long time. The people suspect that something perverse has happened to their leader and so they petition Aaron to make gods for them. Taking their jewelry, he fashions a gold calf and proclaims it the object of their worship. Seeing this unfaithfulness, God wants to destroy the people and make a nation from ...
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Gary W. Houston
Years ago at Park Rapids, Minnesota a tramp walked into a restaurant and asked the proprietor for a free meal. The hobo looked so hungry and bedraggled that the sympathetic restaurant man said, "O.K., what’ll yuh have?" The tramp sat down at a table and had a good meal, a first class handout. As he was leaving, the hobo walked up to the proprietor and bummed a cigarette. He fished in a pocket for a match and along with the match he carelessly pulled out a twenty-dollar bill. "Say, what’s that," shouted the ...
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Leonard Sweet
Of all the bad ideas that have come out of highly centralized government, one of the worst “bad ideas” has got to be Daylight Savings Time. Benjamin Franklin originally came up with this idea of a “Daylight Savings Time” in the first part of March. It may have been the dumbest idea of his brilliant mind. But it was Woodrow Wilson who implemented Franklin’s suggestion in 1918. After just barely beginning to be able to see to eat breakfast, for the past three weeks we have been plunged back into rising in ...
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Leonard Sweet
After World War II the world entered a grey combat zone known as the “Cold War.” The two most powerful nations on earth, the US and the USSR, stood face to face, toe to toe, and seriously considered nuking each other. Thousands of nuclear warheads were armed and aimed by both nations, targeting each other’s homelands, in a strategy known by the acronym MAD: Mutual Assured Destruction. President Truman even had to fire General Douglas MacArthur because of his insistence that we use nuclear weapons against ...
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King Duncan
I don’t know about you, but it feels a little strange to me to celebrate Ash Wednesday on St. Valentine’s Day. It puts some of you who are romantically inclined in a real bind. “How shall we celebrate Valentines, dear? How about we go to an Ash Wednesday service where the pastor will read from the prophet Joel telling us to ‘rend your hearts and not your clothing?’” Does that put you in a romantic mood? It doesn’t sound that romantic to me. I can hear some of you men now. “Honey I’ve decided to treat you ...
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Douglas J. Deuel
Edwin Markham's little poem has so much to say to us about the ability of love to transform. He drew a circle that shut me out -- Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in.1 One of the most amazing stories to come out of the Bible is the account of Saul's life. Through this story we see a leading opponent of the church being transformed into the church's greatest advocate. In today's passage of scripture, we encounter the conversion experience of ...
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Barbara Brokhoff
Some of the most profound precepts we ever know come clothed in very basic and elemental forms. A "Peanuts" cartoon strip shows Charlie Brown visiting Lucy who is at her stand offering psychiatric help for a nickel. Charlie says, "I need help! Tell me a great truth. Tell me something about living that will help me." Lucy responds by asking, "Do you ever wake up at night and want a drink of water?" "Sure," Charlie responds, "quite often." Lucy then offers her advice, "When you're getting a drink of water in ...
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Paul W. Kummer
It's amazing how fast things change. I can remember when I was a teenager how excited I was to purchase a used 8-track tape player to play my favorite music. No sooner had I reveled in that than I needed a cassette recorder to enjoy the newest artists because everything was changing to that format. Today tapes seem so noisy and cumbersome compared to the compact discs that are available. And I know there is newer technology out there that will someday replace my nicely stacked CDs. And all this while two ...
436. Simply Simon
Luke 7:36-50
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Alexander H. Wales
I just don't understand the man! I invited him into my home and what do I get? INSULTS! He was a guest in my house. I don't think he understands who he's dealing with! Some people just can't be satisfied with what they've received. Let me explain ... "You see, a few weeks back, I heard that Jesus of Nazareth was going to be in our area. You know, he's that roving preacher who's so popular with the public right now. In fact, I've heard he's done some amazing things during his meetings. And he teaches some ...
437. Whispers From A Dream
Daniel 7:1-14, Daniel 7:15-28
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Thomas G. Rogers
As Tishra rocked her young son, it was all she could do to hold back her tears. She thought back to her earliest memory of God. As a young girl she heard the rabbi read the story of creation from the holy scroll. She learned that, in the very beginning, God made all the world and the world that God made was good. As a child, Tishra experienced a world that had indeed seemed good to her. It was a secure world. She prayed daily with her family and each week they observed the Sabbath. The world into which her ...
438. Affirming The Ash Heap
Job 2:1-10, Mark 8:31--9:1
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Wallace H. Kirby
Every thinking person knows that he or she lives every minute on the brink of disaster. Life is transitory, perilous, potentially horrible. Every observant person realizes that all too often someone in his or her circle of acquaintances goes through a season of great, sometimes completely overwhelming, distress. There is hardly any one of us who has not had a family member or a friend suffer the destructiveness of cancer. Many of us know families whose lives have been torn apart by an automobile accident. ...
439. Joseph's Pit
Genesis 37:1-11
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Jerry Eckert
August 29, 1982 Comment: I have no better excuse for including this story sermon than that I like it. It uses a third person, by means of his journal, to tell the story of Joseph meeting his brothers in Egypt years after they had sold him into slavery. Since the narrative has similarities to the previous story of Jacob, a creative pastor might want to use the radio drama format. Churches with closed circuit television might want to experiment with further dramatization, costumes, and sets. One of the great ...
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John R. Brokhoff
Did you ever pick a fight with God? Did you ever get mad at God or argue with him about the way he was treating you? Did you ever say, “God, why did you forsake me?” or “Why did you allow a hurricane to devastate the earth, like Hugo that caused ten billion dollars damage in South Carolina?” or “Why do some wicked people prosper and some righteous people suffer?” or “Why do bad things happen to good folks?” Maybe you did not, but Job did! He was a good man who loved and feared God. The Bible describes him ...
441. Where's The Treasure?
Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:26-38
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Thomas Long
When I was a child there was a game we would play in our neighborhood to pass the time on rainy afternoons. It was a game of the imagination, and if it had a name, which I don't think it did, it would have been called "Where Would You Leave the Treasure?" The idea was this: Suppose you had a large amount of money, a treasure really, but some unexpected crisis has come up, and suddenly you have to leave the treasure with someone for safekeeping. You can't put it in the bank or bury it under the oak tree in ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
Object: A folding chair. Good morning, boys and girls. Today I have a story to tell you about one of my favorite friends. His name is Charley, and I want you to know that Charley is a really good friend. It hasn't always been easy for Charley, because, you see, Charley is a folding chair. (Show them a folding chair.) How many of you have ever sat on a chair like Charley? (Let them answer.) Aren't they great? You can take a friend like Charley almost anywhere and sit on him. I have had Charley in the yard, ...
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Barbara Brokhoff
We may not always heed warning signs, but we still like to feel we have been told of approaching danger. We see signs everywhere that read: "Beware of the Dog," "Watch Your Step," "Danger! Thin Ice," "No Smoking. Oxygen in Use," "Watch for Wet Paint," "Dangerous Crossing," "Caution! No Lifeguard on Duty," and on and on they go. One cannot help but recall the story of the preacher who stood and announced his text. He began to read with increasing fervor, "Behold, I come quickly!" Then, for added emphasis, ...
444. Proper 14
Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12
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John R. Brokhoff
The Miracle Of Walking On Water When it comes to a body of water (river, lake, gulf or sea), there is one thing humans cannot do. We can drink water, float on it, swim in it and under it, and drown in it. We can sail on it, fly over it and in submarines we can travel and explore under it. But, there is one thing we cannot do: walk on it. Yes, we can ski on it, even without skis when we barefoot ski behind a speeding boat. To walk on water like walking on the ground would be a miracle. Since it is ...
Drama
Timothy W. Ayers
Topic: Sincerity, truthfulness, lying, deceit, ethics, slander Characters: 2 females and 1 male Scene: Anywhere Note: Actors need to have photos taken early enough for the masks to be made. These should be enlarged on a color copier and glued on cardboard. Harry: (Behind mask) Well, hello, Mary. It is so good to see you. What's been going on?(Moves mask and talks to audience) I can't stand that woman. Why did I have to run into her here? There's no way to escape. Mary: (Behind mask) Harry, I can't believe ...
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Brett Blair
Paul Harvey told about a 3-year-old boy who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered she had certain instructions for the little tike: "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask." She put him in the child's seat and off they went up and down the aisles. He was doing just fine until they came to the cookie section. Seeing the chocolate chip cookies he said, “Mom, can I have some chocolate chip cookies?” She said, “I told you not even to ask. You’re not ...
Children's Sermon
Object: Blueprint Good morning, boys and girls; or maybe I should say Happy New Year. Happy New Year? Did you know that according to the church calendar this is the first day of the church year? That’s right. We call it Advent and it means to prepare or get ready for the Savior’s coming. Do you know what I like best about preparing? I like the idea of making a plan! How many of you like to make plans? I have a very special plan here this morning. (Take out blueprint - hold it up and let them tell you what ...
Children's Sermon
Object: A flashlight with some good batteries and some bad batteries. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a flashlight at home? Do you use it? (Let them answer.) Do you think that your flashlight is working right now, or is not working? (Let them answer.) Most of the time when I want to use my flashlight, it does not work. I would like to just beat that flashlight over and over because it won't work. It should work. It looks just great. The switch is fine. The metal looks great, so nice and ...
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I will always remember the immortal words of Flip Wilson’s "Geraldine:" "The devil made me do it!" She said those words with a gleam in her eye which let you know just how enjoyable yielding to temptation really was. Temptation has come on hard times in our day. It has come to mean little more than resistance to a hot-fudge sundae when you are on a diet, or turning down a piece of chocolate cake. At most, resisting temptation seems to mean no more than the self-discipline it takes to stay away from ...
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Herchel H. Sheets
It is not uncommon for someone to be temporarily blinded or at least to have his or her vision impaired by the presence of a small foreign object in an eye. A large object is not required to cause this problem; a mere speck will do it. One’s eye becomes irritated; it hurts; tears begin to form, and one’s vision becomes clouded, all because of that speck. We can all empathize with one having this experience, for we have had it, too. We know what it is to be blinded by a speck in our eye. Jesus had something ...
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