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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Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... different-colored stones? Each stone represents a child. (Name each stone garnet, sapphire, etc. the month it stands for, and the name of the child it represents) Some mommies like to wear these necklaces because it reminds them of their children. But even if your mommy doesn't have one of these necklaces, I know she thinks about you and loves you just as much. Today is a special day for many women in the church, because this is Mother's Day. This is the day when we let our mommies know how much we love and ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
Object: A heart, a Hershey Kiss (Have one for each of the children), and a star Good morning, boys and girls. I want to give each of you a very small Christmas present this morning. (Hand out the Kisses). I want to give you this to express my love for you. If this were Valentine's Day, I ...
753. The Four Marks of Failure
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... -dog, schlubby, gave-it-their-all losers are transformed into top-of-the-heap winners. For adults, except for those few who make their living playing professional sports, winning and losing is rarely as clear-cut as it was in our old football team days. But we do have one event in our grown-up lives that still makes us feel like an instant loser. Getting fired. No lost basketball game or last place relay race finish has ever felt as bad, has ever socked you in the gut, as much as those two words: You're ...
754. Richie Rich
Luke 16:19-31
Children's Sermon
Brett Blair
... a shirt) Why are these children without shirts? (they're poor) What did you have for breakfast? (response) What did you have to drink? (response) As another counting exercise, count the number of eggs, pancakes, and orange juices the children consumed. I have one more picture to show you. Look at these boys and girls. This should be a photo of children suffering malnutrition. What do you see? (response) How many eggs do you think these children had this morning? (response) How many pancakes? (response) Do ...
755. Welcome!
Romans 15:7
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... the wreath of flowers? [Let them answer.] That's right, they would take the lei and put it over your head and let it circle your neck. It means welcome, you are among friends. That's a wonderful way to greet people and make them feel at home. I have one for each of you this morning, and I hope that you will always remember how welcome you are in Christ's Church. Jesus came to earth to make sure that everyone understood the promise of God was true and that everyone who believed was welcomed into God's world ...
Drama
Angela Akers
... reader present it while PowerPoint images of crosses and other religious imagery plays in the background. Play instrumental music in the background and have one or more people present an interpretive dance that follows the outline of the reading.) God breathed His love Into a form, And gave us life. Abundant life The gift of grace— to see God’s face. And we were one, God and us God in us, To guide and bless--- ...
757. From Bad to Worse
Illustration
Staff
Have you ever have one of those days when, no matter how hard you try, things just seem to go from bad to worse? The story is told of two cowboys who were working cattle one day. One of them discovered he was in trouble when a wild bull, with his head down and nostrils ...
758. God Is Light
1 John 1:1-2:2
Children's Sermon
Various Authors
... walk in the light, we are walking like other Christians. When I think of God being like this night light, I think of God spreading a light over a world of darkness. So, tonight when you go to bed, remember to turn on your night light. If you don’t have one, someone probably turns on a lamp or a hall light for you. Remember that God is like a night light. In God, there is no darkness at all. Prayer: God, shine your light into our lives so that we can always feel safe in its glowing. Help us to be ...
Children's Sermon
... party of a 1,943* year old. How about that? When was the last time that you were invited or even heard of attending a birthday party for someone who was 1,943 years old? Never? Well, today you are all invited to this party, because we are going to have one right now. Do you remember that I told you last week to bring a special gift for the church with you this Sunday morning and that I would be most pleased if you brought something that you made? Well, the gift that you brought is for our guest of honor ...
760. Comfort in God's Love
Deuteronomy 11:1-32
Children's Sermon
Tim Carpenter
... is so warm and comfortable! I have plenty of space to move around and breathe! It feels like it was made just for me! It almost feels like I am being hugged all the time! How should I take care of this shirt? Could someone read the tag for me? Have one of the older kids look at the tag in the back and read the washing instructions. So to keep this sweatshirt feeling warm and cozy, I need to wash it in warm water and tumble dry. That’s pretty specific. They really want me to know how to take care ...
Children's Sermon
Shirley Jennings
... a place in it to put water for baptizing babies, boys, girls, and men and women. Also in our church we have some more things that are wooden and there are lots of them. What are they? The wooden seats. Yes, those wooden seats are called pews. I have one more question. Can you tell me what we have in our church that every church in the whole world has? (Let them answer.) Right! People. People are very important. A church can’t be a church without people. A church needs children like you, and young people ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... in trouble, wouldn't we? Of course we could take off our shoes and socks and count on our toes. Later we learn to add figures on paper and to know without using our fingers that 2 + 2 = 4. When we get to big numbers, though, it is nice to have one of these around, isn't it? What is this? That's right, a calculator. Jesus one day talked about people being silly enough to begin building a tower before figuring out how much it was going to cost. Why is that silly? They might run out of money before they ...
Children's Sermon
... gift, don't we? People talk to us and we don't listen. We don't pay attention. We don't get messages. Maybe we could show God how thankful we are for our ears by using them well. We don't have to wait for a miracle. We already have one. Let's use our miracle ears the best way we can.
764. Faith and Grace
Romans 4:13-25
Children's Sermon
Various Authors
... in church before? (Let them answer.) How many heard the word “grace” already this morning? (Let them answer.) How about the word “faith”? (Let them answer.) To show you what they mean, I need a volunteer. Would someone be willing to be the person with FAITH? (Have one of the children volunteer.) What I want you to do is stand in front of me, facing away from me. Now, I want you to have FAITH. I want you to fall straight backward. Don’t try to catch yourself. Let yourself fall. Are you willing to ...
765. A New Thing
Isaiah 43:14-28
Children's Sermon
Tim Carpenter
... trees. The kids draw. I think the house needs some bricks. What color is brick? (red) Reds get up there and color the house. The kids draw. Some of you have orange. What is orange? (sun) That’s a great idea go draw the sun. The kids draw. Now we have one more color. What color is left? (blue) What are we going to use blue for? (sky) Go do it! The kids draw. Application: Take the drawing off the easel and hold it up for all to see. I want you to look at this picture. This is a brand new ...
766. Rags For God
John 13:1-17
Children's Sermon
... their feet. A couple of them let Jesus wash their feet, but when he came to Peter, he would not let him wash his feet. Peter thought Jesus was too good to wash his feet. I want to explain to you what Jesus answered. I brought along some rags. I have one for each of you and it is a gift I want you to have. Has anyone ever given you a rag for a gift? (Let them answer.) No, I don’t suppose anyone has ever given a rag to you before. Usually people give new clothes for a gift. The ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
Object: Some doctor’s instruments - stethoscope, ear examiner, tongue depressor; you might even use a doctor if you have one who is a member to examine the childrens’ ears and throats or listen to their hearts Lesson: "But when he heard it, he said, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.’ " Have you ever thought about Jesus as being a doctor? Did ...
Children's Sermon
Various Authors
... . Thanks for joining me this morning. I have something to show you, and something to tell you. I have here a book, in fact it’s the best book in the entire world. What is it? (Children respond.) Yep, it’s the Holy Bible. I’ll bet you have one of these in your home. (Children respond.) Now when I open this Bible, there is something inside it. Know what it is? (Children guess.) (Presenter opens the Bible.) Look what I found. I found a heart. And written on the heart are these words: “For God so loved ...
Children's Sermon
Robert B. Lantz
... do any of those things with my sheet of paper. Now let me tell you what I want to represent with this paper today. (Read Psalm 118:24.) Let my paper represent the day that the Lord has given me today. If I were to represent my life, I would have one page for each day I have lived. Wouldn't that be a tall stack of paper? In a very real sense, our days are like a sheet of paper. We record our deeds and actions of a lifetime in the volume that measures our lives. It is a book read ...
Children's Sermon
Brett Blair
... a spoiled brat when you grow up or do you want to be giving person? (response) Let's have a show of hands. How many of you want to be a spoiled brat when you grow up? (response) How many of you want to be giving? (response) Ok, let's have one more show of hands. Do you want to talk about yourself all the time or do you want to tell people about God? How many of you want to talk about yourselves all the time? (response) How many of you want to talk about God? (response)There was a man ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... rocks and pebbles Lesson: "Beware of false prophets who come to you disguised as sheep but underneath are ravenous wolves." Well, boys and girls, we’re together for the last Sunday in July. It seems as if the summer months just started yesterday and now we only have one more month of summer before school starts again. That doesn’t sound so good at first to all of you who go to school, but it’s almost terrible for the brothers and sisters who have to stay at home because they’re not old enough. Did ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
Object: a kitchen timer Good morning, boys and girls. Can anyone tell me what this thing is? It's a kitchen timer. Do you have one of these in your kitchen at home? What do we use a kitchen timer for? That's right, we set the timer to let us know how long we should cook our food. If something is supposed to cook for 20 minutes, we set the timer for twenty minutes. (Set ...
773. Heavenly Dessert
Humor Illustration
... co-workers scolded him, but his smile remained cherubic. "This is a very special coffeecake," he explained. "I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and there in the window were a host of goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed, 'Lord, if you want me to have one of these delicious coffeecakes, let me have a parking place directly in front of the bakery.'' "And sure enough," he continued, "the eighth time around the block, there it was!"
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... ; 2 Cor. 12:20; Gal. 5:20; Phil. 1:17; 2:3). Where these attitudes exist, “disorder” and all kinds of evil will be the result (3:16). On the other hand, there is the wisdom from above. It is characterized not by a selfish desire to have one’s own way but by “humility” (3:13). And, like genuine faith, it manifests itself in deeds, producing a godly and loving lifestyle. Most of all, James suggests, true wisdom brings peace. This is the focus of the list of virtues attributed to true wisdom in verse ...
I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death if I could not have one, I would have the other.
Harriet Tubman
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