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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Steven Molin
... children in Jericho, he even attended school. But then something happened; Bartimaeus lost his sight, and became persona non gratis in his hometown. His family put him out on the street, the synagogue deemed him a sinner, and his friends abandoned him. Oh, he did have one colleague, a fellow blind beggar who joined him on the street, but that was the extent of his contact with humanity. But this day, he was all alone on the roadside, when he heard the commotion of an approaching crowd. "It's Jesus!" someone ...
Sermon
Scott Bryte
... the landscape is littered with once-beautiful temples now in rubble. Our values are wrecked. Every day we read or hear something to make us cringe. At the heart of those problems is our national understanding of what is right and what is wrong — we no longer have one. A colleague of mine once told of a friend of his, a prominent business executive, who received a great deal of fulfillment in acting as a "Big Brother" for several years to a young African-American boy. One day the man asked the boy, a sixth ...
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David E. Leininger
... the landscape is littered with once-beautiful temples now in rubble. Our values are wrecked. Every day we read or hear something to make us cringe. At the heart of those problems is our national understanding of what is right and what is wrong — we no longer have one. A colleague of mine once told of a friend of his, a prominent business executive, who received a great deal of fulfillment in acting as a "Big Brother" for several years to a young African-American boy. One day the man asked the boy, a sixth ...
Understanding Series
John Goldingay
... in a way that points forward and emphasizes the wondrous reversal and restoration that Yahweh will bring about. Since the second half of the book is more renewal-focused, chapter 33 thus also anticipates this material. Chapters 34–35 then mirror chapter 33. They have one eye to what has preceded, but they more explicitly point to what will come, introducing us to themes to be developed in the second half of the book. We will see that chapters 36–39 are stories that talk about Isaiah and were therefore ...
505. Proper 13
2 Samuel 11:26--12:13a, John 6:25-59, Ephesians 4:1-16
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... the word, "one," is used. Repetition indicates the importance of the word in the thinking of Paul. On one side is the word "all," and on the other side is "one." All are to be one in Christ, in hope, faith and love. This unity is demanded because we have one God, one faith and one Spirit. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Gospel: John 6:24-35 1. What are you hungry for? (6:25-29). Need: There is a famine in the land. In some lands, the famine is physical the lack of food to sustain life. The greater famine in lands ...
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J. Howard Olds
... we Christians practice a monotheistic religion. Christians believe in one God. Let not our belief in the Trinity diminish our understanding of the Unity which exists in the one living and true God. God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit is one. You can’t have one without the other. When things are in chaos, we need someone to take charge. When life is falling apart, we need a creator to put things back together. So we call upon God the Father Almighty to demonstrate his power. But we do not call upon ...
Sermon Aid
Richard A. Jensen
... twice. (See chapter 6:30-44 and 8:1-10.) Each time there are a lot of leftovers. Twelve baskets of leftovers in chapter 6, seven baskets of leftovers in chapter 8. And then we hear the disciples being afraid for their hunger because they only have one loaf! When the stories of the feedings and the disciples' fear that they have only one loaf are told together, they strike us with comic effect! Jesus' words to the disciples in this boat story are mind-boggling. To his disciples he says, "Why are you ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... , and even causes it to emit a bad odour . . . The fire brings to light and expels all those ugly and dark accidents which are contrary to fire. Father Thomas Green in his comments about this passage points out that the experience of the log, should it have one, must be both painful and alarming as the fire dries it out, turns it black and ugly, revealing all the cracks and flaws, and forces the maggots and insects to the surface. Green says, ‘If the log could think, it would say to itself: ‘This is a ...
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King Duncan
... of the car. He asked if Carl was finished drinking. “Just about,” said Carl. “Why?” “That’s the only cup we have,” answered the boy, “and we need it to stay in business.” (1) It’s difficult to operate a Kool-Aid business if you only have one cup. I want to suggest to you this morning that we sometimes make that mistake in the church. This morning we are focusing our attention on the evangelistic task of the church. For many persons the word “evangelism” brings to mind a few prominent ...
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King Duncan
... that most of us can agree with the idea that it conveys. We know how important it is to love and to be loved. We may tease each other and make jokes about our relationships, but we all realize how barren our lives would be if we did not have one another. You may know the story about the alert insurance salesman who called on a young man shortly after he had returned from his honeymoon. "Now that you are married," said the salesman, "I am sure that you will want to take out more insurance on yourself." "I ...
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King Duncan
... they do happen. William Boggs' grandfather played a very important role in his life. Grandpa Boggs had been blind for nearly twenty years. Grandpa would tell you quickly that the way the world was going he didn't much care to see it anyway. He did have one regret however. He had never seen his grandson. Sensing death closing in on him, William's grandfather began praying more intensely for the Lord to give him sight, just long enough to see his grandson before he died. The doctors had told him that it was ...
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Leonard Sweet
... it. I know some people would rather die than show their appreciation or say thanks. There is a Peanuts cartoon strip in which Lucy is crying bitter tears over a decision her mother has made. She wails, "You promised me a birthday party, and now you say I can't have one. It's not fair!" Enter Lucy's brother, Linus, who calls her aside to offer some advice: "You're not using the right strategy," he says. "Why not go up to Mom and say to her, 'I'm sorry, dear mother . . . I admit I've been bad, and you were ...
Children's Sermon
Brett Blair
... man here and the woman. I want you to mix them up. Mix the two colors together and make a big ball out of them. Will you show everyone your new ball of play-Doh. Now what do we have? (response) We've put these two colors together and we have one lump. Somebody else now, take one of the other colors and let's mix it in and make even a bigger ball. Mix it really well. Now what do we have? (response) Show everyone. Let's take the last lump and mix it in. Application: Take the lump of clay ...
514. Patience
James 5:7-12
Sermon
King Duncan
... experimenter has to run an errand. If the four-year-old can wait till the experimenter returns, he can have two marshmallows. If he wants to eat right now, he can--but he only gets one. This would pose a dilemma for anyone of any age. Have one marshmallow now--or delay gratification and get two. Kids would develop all kinds of strategies to enable them to wait--­sing songs, tell themselves stories, play with their fingers. What is most amazing is the impact this one character trait displayed at the age of ...
515. Like a Child
Hebrews 4:1—5:10
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Lee Ann Dunlap
... Great Physician, the scalpel becomes an instrument of healing. From the heart of God, the word of judgment we so often fear, becomes the word of forgiveness and restoration. "For we do not have a great high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are — yet was without sin." The beauty of a two-edged sword is that it cuts both ways. The one who is able to see into the depths of our soul is also our high priest who has penetrated ...
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
... be so mean? I was just tellin’ you, that’s all. You do ya have to put me down? I don’t want anything from you! I mean, why should you give me a birthday party? I’ve never had a birthday party in my whole life! Why should I have one now?” That got Tony thinking. He stayed until the women left, then said to the fellow behind the counter, “Do they come in here every night?” “Yep,” said the man. “Every night.” Tony asked him if he knew the one who had sat next to him. “Sure, that’s ...
517. Freedom Song
Galatians 6:1-10
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King Duncan
... . I have to take care of everyone else all the time. It would be nice if someone would take care of me for a change." The problem is that everyone in the family says the same thing, each in his or her own way. (3) The Brills have one thing many of us long for: economic freedom. But their freedom has robbed them of their sense of responsibility. We often criticize today's poor for their sense of entitlement their sense that the world owes them a living. We ignore the fact that the wealthy have always ...
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King Duncan
... stood up, clutched her heart, screamed and fell to the floor. How did her two dogs respond? Her dogs looked at her fall, looked at each other, then raced to the coffee table and ate her pizza. (4) Maybe dogs can’t be faulted for having one-track minds. But we humans choose our character by the things we value and prioritize. Let me give you an example. Twelve-year-old Preston Sharp was shocked when he visited his grandfather’s grave. There were many graves of veterans in that cemetery. Preston noticed ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... got it in the bag. God can only save those who realize they cannot do it on their own and allow God to take control lift them out of the water and onto dry land. If you are trusting in yourself, you aren’t trusting in God. You can only have one authority, one master, one sovereign in your life. If God is not your compass, you will be left trying to navigate the desert by following the mirages of your own mind’s making. When we humble ourselves before God, all of a sudden, everyone else looks a whole lot ...
Sermon
April Yamasaki
... to us as a group. Whatever our anxieties might be - we might be anxious about our personal lives, we might be anxious about our life together as a church, we might be anxious about the world at large - we’re not alone with our anxieties. We have God, and we have one another. Together, we can stop letting our hearts be troubled. Together we can trust in God. This is the way of Jesus: the way of trust, the way of faith, the way of peace. It is the way for mothers on Mother’s Day and all year round. It is ...
Sermon
Louis H. Valbracht
... , beloved fellow citizens and fellow Christians, is not our weakness. Our greatest danger is our strength! Consider the dangers of power. When Laval asked Stalin not to antagonize the Pope, Stalin merely retorted: "How many divisions does the Pope have?" One of the dangers of power: it makes men overconfident. It blinds their eyes to reality. Samson, in the Old Testament, was supremely confident of his own strength and physical power. He had never read the modern magazine advertisement "Never Underestimate ...
522. Partners In The Gospel
Philippians 1:1-11
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Brett Blair
... of the Lord's Supper. They will come from various traditions and different cultures. Some will walk to church while others will ride a bus or train and still others will drive in cars. Some will attend large churches, others very small churches, but all have one thing in common. We are followers of Jesus Christ. Father Henri Nouwen began a daily Eucharist, or service of the Lord's Supper, at the university where he taught a few years ago. At first only one or two students attended, but gradually the number ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... the other. Jesus ends his story with a powerful statement: “No slave can serve two masters……You cannot serve God and wealth.” We all work in the world. We are all part of an economic system and a workplace environment. But as Christians, we only have one Master –the Lord our God. Our behavior, our “halakha,” our “mitzvot” need to reflect that loyalty. We need to act justly, mercifully, and kindly not just once on Sundays, but every day of the week, in every place we are –at home, at work ...
Drama
Jerry Eckert
... the time he completes the rotation. Usually, we have problems with the kids of these foreigners. They say it's our kids that start the fights. But ours wouldn't do such a thing! As you know, Abraham never had a son until about seven years ago. Oh, he did have one boy by his wife's maid. But Sarah, his wife, sent the maid and the boy away right after Isaac was born. You could see the light go out of Abraham's eyes when they left. But you know Abraham. He gave them all he could and placed them in ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... shell and bring you back to life a hundred times better than any way you have ever known it before. Why do people have to die? They have to die so that they can live with God someday a hundred times better. This life is only the start. We only have one life here and we have problems with accidents and sickness and pain and sorrow but not in God’s world. When He calls us out of our shell and says, "Come on and grow up with me and live forever in peace and happiness without a worry or care in ...
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