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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Teach the Text
Ronald W. Pierce
... darkness of suffering and to stay focused on their witness to the God who cares about their pain. Remind them that there is a future and hope for those who seek God with all their hearts (Jer. 29:10–14), that God keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments (Dan. 9:4), and that God will exact justice against the ungodly in his time (Ps. 37). What not to teach. Since the New Testament nowhere appeals to this passage to confirm the time of Jesus’s coming, we should avoid ...
4827. The God of Hope
Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 15:4-13
Sermon
King Duncan
... to choose the attitude with which we confront life. We can believe that there is a five per cent chance of today and tomorrow or we can believe the Good News of Christmas that God is alive and well and at work in our world bringing in a kingdom of love and justice and freedom. We can face the future with fear and foreboding, or we can trust in the God who has sustained us through the years and has promised us that He will never forget us nor forsake us regardless of our situation. We can choose to live in ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... and a Hittite. This may be understood as a reference to the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem. This child the Lord rescues, raises, and eventually pledges his troth to in marriage. He lavishes great riches on her. Instead of appreciating and loving her Lord, she squanders her dowry on fornication, engages in ritual filicide with her offspring, seeks other lovers (foreign alliances), and in the process becomes worse than all other harlots. Some twenty times in chapter 16, Jerusalem is connected with the ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... in a theological argument over what is necessary for eternal life (10:25). Instead of answering the question, Jesus directly asks the lawyer for his point of view. The lawyer responds by citing Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18; eternal life is inherited when one loves God with the totality of one’s being and one’s neighbor as oneself. Jesus agrees with this response (cf. Mark 12:28–33) but forces the discussion into the practical realm by saying, “Do this and you will live” (10:28). Some have ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... authority of the Word of God. God’s truth must unite their minds on that which is most important in the life of the Christian community and God’s mission in the world. As a community, the Philippians are to have the same love (2:2), meaning that they are to show the love of Christ, tenderness and compassion (2:1), both as individuals and as a community. As a community, they are to be one in spirit and purpose, meaning that there should be a definitive end to any factions and groups formed by personal ...
Sermon
Robert Leslie Holmes
... some element of truth in that idea. The truth, however, is that John has the whole world in his mind as he writes. If the Jews, the Romans, or the Greeks read it, that is all well and good. John, however, writes to reach the whole world. "For God so loved the world," John writes, "that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him ...
Sermon
Robert Leslie Holmes
... of God's very being" (Hebrews 1:3). If you want to see God, look at Jesus. If you want to know what God thinks, get to know Jesus. In every way, he is God. How much like God the Father is Jesus? Consider this well-known statement: "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son" (John 3:16 NIV). Hidden in the middle of the Greek text is a powerful word monogene, a compound of the Greek words mono, meaning "the same," and gene, meaning "genetics." What Jesus is telling Nicodemus, and us, in this ...
4833. Falling Into Faith
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... belief and understanding came only after they “gave in” and followed him. To use a metaphor, falling in love does not require an intellectual understanding or belief in love. The power of love does not invade only those who believe in it or desire it. In fact, love often comes unannounced. Even cynics have come to rest in the arms of love. Later, those same cynics come to know and believe in love’s power. The same could be said of God. Assuming that we must provide intellectual assent to everything ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... is left. You could be at dash mid-range. If we could just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real And always try to understand the way other people feel. And be less quick to anger and show appreciation more And love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before. If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile, Remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. So when your eulogy is being read with your life’s actions to rehash, Would you be proud of ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... convinced in one way or the other. Many call themselves agnostics, and, as such, just aren’t sure what they believe. Some waiver back and forth on whether or not God exists. Others believe in God, but they are not sure about the nature of God. Is God loving or hateful? Does God care about the world or has God abandoned us? They study world religions and it just confuses them more. In addition, many of them look to the behavior of those who claim to believe in God and are not impressed with what they find ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... and he pulled me out of the darkness. I learned that we can never go so low that God cannot pick us up. When God had wiped away my tears I noticed that he had enlarged my heart so that I could help others who experience the death of a loved one. My ministry was enriched. Believe me, God is there to help when you are depressed. My Friend’s Story Recently I was speaking to a colleague and friend of mine about depression and today’s sermon. He said, “Why don’t you share my story?” His name is Bill ...
Sermon
James L. Killen
... to. He didn't take the suggestions that Satan made to him during his time of temptation. He has stayed true to the strategies of love and the way of the suffering servant. That is exactly what I want him to do. Now stop arguing and listen to him. The implications ... for the disciples to get the message about the necessity of bearing the cross. It is important for us to get it too. God's love is freely given to us. So is the possibility of fullness of life. So is the possibility of a new world. But the gospels ...
Sermon
Kristin Borsgard Wee
... Jesus so much as it is knowing Jesus. Jesus just has two more people to pass and then he will be standing before you. The love and the question are mingled together on his face. Frantically your mind is churning. You remember some lines from Ann Lamott. In the midst ... outside again.' " The time is up. Jesus stands before you. Your heart is pounding. He looks at you as if he really knows you. The love in his eyes is radiant and then he says the words you know he will say, "Who do you say that I am?" "Who am I ...
Understanding Series
Marion L. Soards
... speech—even if it is spectacular spiritual speech—that merely serves one’s self. 14:1 In 14:1a Paul opens this segment of the letter as he ended a previous section at 12:31a—with an admonition, Follow the way of love! Then, as Paul launches into his discussion of the disorderly circumstances that apparently characterized the Corinthian church at worship, he urges the readers to eagerly desire spiritual gifts, but he makes his own preference clear by adding especially (lit. “rather”; Gk. mallon ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
Object: a branch from a Christmas tree, or a mini Christmas tree Good morning, boys and girls. Do you have a Christmas tree at home? I love to pick out a new tree each year and decorate it for Christmas. Do you enjoy that too? Most of us probably use some type of pine tree for a Christmas tree. Do you know why? Because pine trees are evergreens. Evergreens are trees that stay green all year long. ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... his two daughters for a walk, and then sat on a bench near the lake to watch the sun set. “Dad,” Becca said, tapping on her Dad’s shoulder. “Here is my birthday gift for you.” She said this as she handed him the hat. “Happy Birthday Dad. I love you.” Adam Hamilton said he sat on the bench, took her in his arms, and started to cry. That cap, he says, is among his most treasured possessions, his most often worn cap to this day because every time he wears it, he thinks of Becca’s sacrifice for ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... of our old folks, for that matter, can find the key to the meaning of everything. IT’S CHRIST. IT’S JESUS CHRIST AND HIS LOVE FOR ALL OF US. He is the light that shines in the darkness. He is the hope that never fails. He is the life that ... life and giving us a sense of meaning and purpose. And the formula he gave us for a successful life is so simple: love God and love your neighbor. Robert Wuthnow tells the story of Jack Casey, a rescue squad worker. Casey had a difficult childhood. He once said, “All ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... crowd who had sung his praises would be the same persons who would participate in his execution. This humble man who sought to bring only love and compassion into the world would die the cruelest of deaths on the cross of Golgotha, a death he refused to avoid. And, of course ... thing is that he did it all for you and me. I have a hard time believing that we are. Only a God of absolute infinite love could accept us just as we are. But do you know what is sad to me? There are a lot of people who feel that they ...
4844. Rebirth
John 3:14-21
Sermon
John Jamison
... . So he had to be careful. This story in today’s scripture raises a lot of questions for many people. At one point, Jesus says that God loved the world so much that he sent his only Son to save it, and then turns around and says that those people who do not believe in ... outside. He told Nicodemus that the way to have this second birth was to believe in what Jesus was saying about God, that God loved the world so much that he sent his own Son to deliver the message and to give his life to make sure it was ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... thought: “The couple was already using reason, but it was reasoning that was foreign to that of the doctor.” (4) It’s reasoning that is foreign to all of those who are among the “cut-off.” It says that God can use all things to the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28). It doesn’t mean that God causes bad things to happen to good people. He doesn’t have to send bad things into our lives. A fallen world will send enough trouble on its own. But it does say that God can use any difficult event ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... in the image of God. We deserve to be treated with dignity and to treat others with dignity. This is God’s will for our life and for our marriages. May God bless our families regardless of how those families may be configured. May we love and support one another as God intends. 1. Rev. Lowell’s Laughter in the House of God: Humorous Anecdotes about Churches, Clergy, and the World of Religion (Kindle Edition). 2. http://www.dailyfreeman.com/opinion/20180321/kathleen-parker-is-2018-finally-the-year-of-the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... for him was only an echo that began to fade and fade and fade far away. (3) It is difficult to hold on to the messianic hope of peace on earth in a world where people are so much easier stirred up to hate rather than to love. “Each year,” writes Daniel J. Dyke, “we watch the news as people gather in Bethlehem to mark Christmas in the place where Jesus was born. We watch as armed soldiers mingle with the crowd outside the church. We see body searches, metal detectors, and security booths. Fortunately ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Almost immediately he was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was ... you.” Wow, what a source of security! No wonder he could handle rejection so well. His life was built upon the rock of God’s love for him. He knew, because he was speaking for God, time would prove his assertions as true. He had the greatest ally that anyone could ...
Sermon
R. Robert Cueni
... cut it down.” (Luke 13:6-9) Notice what is happening in this story. A backyard fig tree has yet to produce figs. The owner suggests giving up and cutting the tree down. The gardener suggests another way. Give it more time and a little tender loving care. Loosen the soil and apply some fertilizer. Give it another year. If it still doesn’t produce figs, the option of cutting it down will still be available. Rather than offering a benign smile and nod and moving to the next question, Jesus turned the focus ...
4850. A Solemn yet Joyous Feast
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Sermon
King Duncan
... celebrated. What does matter very much is the how and the why. There are three essential elements of which the Lord’s Supper reminds us. First of all, it reminds us of Christ’s death and resurrection. That, of course, was an ultimate act of love that should bring joy to our hearts. Father Andrew M. Greeley tells about a young woman who had become very scrupulous about the Eucharist. She was afraid that the priest was careless about distributing Communion and permitted tiny bits of the elements to fall ...
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