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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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801. Proper 27

Hebrews 9:11-28, Ruth 3:1-18, Ruth 4:13-22, Mark 12:35-40, Mark 12:41-44

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John R. Brokhoff

... coming but once for judgment v. 27. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 127 "Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord." (v. 3a); Psalm 146; Psalm 107:1-3, 33-43 Prayer Of The Day: "Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people to seek more eagerly the help you offer, that, at the last, they may enjoy the fruit of salvation." Hymn Of The Day: "As Saints Of Old Their Firstfruits Brought"

802. The Secret of Power

Luke 24:36b-48

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Richard J. Fairchild

The story is told of the explorer who some years ago had just returned to his country from the Amazon. The people at home were eager to learn all about the vast and mighty river and the country surrounding it. How he wondered, could he ever describe it to them - how could he ever put into words the feelings that flooded into his heart when he saw the exotic flowers and heard the night sounds of ...

803. Proper 8

2 Samuel 1:1-16, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Mark 5:21-43

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John R. Brokhoff

... is the one who says, "Come." Here Jairus asks Jesus to come to his home and heal his child. When the two "comes" meet, there is the miracle of healing and salvation. When the sinner asks Jesus to come into his heart to heal his sin, Jesus is more than eager to come. There are times when we cannot come to Jesus, as in this case, and then Jesus graciously comes to us in our time of need. 3. Sleeping (v. 39). Jesus speaks of death as sleeping. A Christian is one, it is said, who falls asleep in Jesus when ...

804. A Thankless Job

John 10:11-18

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King Duncan

Any job where there is not much recognition or you are taken for granted can seem like a thankless job. Author Ruth Harms Calkin stated it well: You know, Lord, how I serve You With great emotional fervor In the limelight. You know how eagerly I speak for You At a women's club; You know how I effervesce when I promote A fellowship group. You know my genuine enthusiasm At a Bible study. But how would I react, I wonder If You pointed to a basin of water And asked me to wash the ...

805. Proper 6

1 Samuel 15:34--16:13, Psalm 20:1-9, Mark 4:26-29, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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B. David Hostetter

... . Forgive all badness for the sake of Jesus Christ and the goodness he shares with us. Amen Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the good news! Those who are planted in the house of the Lord will flourish in the courts of our God. People: We are eager to declare that the Lord is just in whom there is no unrighteousness. Pastor: Friends, believe the good news! People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Never cease to be confident, that when we leave our home in the body that we will go to ...

806. Proper 12

Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 139:1-24, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Romans 8:12-25

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B. David Hostetter

... favor to slaves as well as sovereigns, promising liberty to all who live in hope of the final triumph of your goodness. In a blighted world we rejoice in the firstfruits that point to a final harvest still to come. In mortality we wait with eager anticipation for the freedom of immortality. We praise you, God of creation, God of resurrection, God of restoration. Amen PRAYER OF DEDICATION Multiplier of small things, make of us a force for good, uplifting what is best in our community, to the glory of your ...

807. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28

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B. David Hostetter

... life. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Faith-giving God, body-shaping Christ, nature-transforming Spirit, we love the beauty of the body of Christ being transformed from the uncoordinated movements of worldly behavior to the choreography of obedience to your will. We listen with eagerness to gifted voices that speak your gracious word. We work enthusiastically with others who also seek to serve you and who call out the best gifts we have been given. We worship you with mind and body, as in Jesus Christ you have ...

808. Spiritual Awareness

John 6:25-59

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Donald Macleod

... H. Duthie of Edinburgh remarked: "It is a matter of living forever in the preface and never becoming involved in the story." This condition of spiritual awareness is clearly defined by Jesus in the words of our text. It is a state of soul devoutly and eagerly to be aspired to, in contrast to what Lord Cecil of Britain once referred to as "believing in God in a commonplace sort of way." And, it becomes the gift and possession of any persons who are utterly dissatisfied with themselves, and who decide to ...

809. A Reminder of Our True Home

John 6:35, 41-51

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Charles Hoffacker

At the foot of a great mountain in China lived a father and his three sons. They were a simple and loving family. The father noticed that travelers came from afar eager to climb the dangerous mountain. But not one of them ever returned! The three sons heard stories about the mountain, how it was made all of gold and silver at the top. Despite their father's warnings, they could not resist venturing up the mountain. Along the way, under a ...

810. To Catch a Thief

Exodus 20:15

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James Merritt

... to get what you need. I am responsible for you and I will take care of you." Isn't that exactly what Jesus said? "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:31-33, NASB) Stealing is a sin against God in at least two ways. First ...

811. The Last Breath – The Fear of Death

Hebrews 9:27-28

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James Merritt

... Verse 28 is connected to verse 27, because it reads, "So also Christ died only once as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, but not to deal with our sins again. This time, he will bring salvation to all those who are eagerly waiting for Him." (Hebrews 9:28, NLT) Now the little word, "so" connects verse 28 with verse 27. There is a reason for that. In verse 27 we see that we have three problems - sin, death and judgment. In verse 28 we see that Jesus is the solution to every ...

812. One Year to Live

Jeremiah 28:10-17

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James Merritt

... , "Since you excel in so many ways - you have so much faith, such gifted speakers, such knowledge, such enthusiasm, and such love for us - now I want you to excel in this gracious ministry of giving. I am not saying you must do it, even though the other churches are eager to do it. This is one way to prove your love is real." (II Corinthians 8:7-8, NLT) What Paul was saying was, "I don't want to force you to give. I am not going to nag you about your giving, but the sincerity of your loving is ...

813. No Doubt about It

John 20:24-29

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James Merritt

... is a little church you may never have heard of in Berea. The Apostle Paul went to that church and preached to it and this is what we read about those wonderful people. "And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul's message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to check up on Paul and Silas, to see if they were really teaching the truth." (Acts 17:11, NLT) May I give you one of the most practical ways that you can apply this message to ...

814. The Masterpiece

Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-28

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James Merritt

... thousands of years and it is the reason that you are who you are. As we look at the genealogy found here in Matthew 1, keep in mind that Matthew was a Jew and his book was written for Jewish people. For centuries, the Jews had been eagerly anticipating the birth of the Messiah, who would become their King. This Messiah had been the number one topic of conversation of the prophets for hundreds of years and every Jewish Rabbi had to be an expert in understanding messianic prophesy. It is no wonder that the ...

815. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

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James Merritt

... Christ. But I also believe we have to be wise and discerning and not cast our pearls before swine. You must be careful that you don't waste months and years on people who will never come to Christ, when there are people all around us who will eagerly, the first or second time they hear the gospel, come to Jesus if just given the opportunity. Someone has well said, and I don't believe you can refute him, "Why should anyone hear the gospel twice until everyone has at least heard the gospel once? But notice ...

816. Hotline to Heaven

Matthew 6:5-15

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James Merritt

... worship service and every spiritual meeting. Jesus was not condemning public prayers, He was condemning the desire to be seen praying publicly. There's a story of a young lawyer who had just opened up a brand new office. He was seated behind his shiny new desk, eagerly awaiting his first client. Soon he heard footsteps in the hall and then a hand on the doorknob. Well, wanting to look important he pretended to be busy. So as the man walked in he picked up the telephone and carried on a fake conversation. He ...

817. Here Comes the Bridegroom

Matthew 25:1-13

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James Merritt

... an inventor named Elisha gray transmitted a few musical notes over a telegraph wire. He thought to himself, "If I can send music, perhaps I could send the human voice." The New York Times reported predictions of a "talking telegraph" and the public began to grow eager for it. Just one-year later gray believed he had the answer. Tin-can like voice chambers connected by a wire in a liquid that could turn vibrations into signals is what came into his mind. But inexplicably, he did not put his idea on paper ...

818. She Thinks That I Am Real

Mark 7:31-37

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A story is told of a family that went into a restaurant. The waitress walked up and, looking at the young boy, said: What will it be? The boy eagerly shouted back: "I'll take a hamburger, French fries, and a chocolate shake." The mother immediately interrupted: Oh, that's not what he wants. "He'll take the roast beef, a baked potato, and a glass of milk." Much to the surprise of both the mother and the boy, the ...

819. Putting God to Work in Your Life through Peas, Squash, Lettuce, Thyme

Mark 8:31--9:1

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Leonard Sweet

... — an unemployed or at best a grossly under-employed reliance on God in our lives. When we hit a wall — when our finances fall apart, our family is in crisis, a serious illness develops, a hurricane bears down, a fire roars around — then we are eager to employ God. Everyone of us here this morning has learned how to throw a perfect “Hail Mary” prayer to God — a last minute, last chance, last-resort appeal to divine power to pull us out of the clutches of circumstances. We start taking seriously ...

820. Reactions to Rejection

Luke 9:51-62

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David R. Cartwright

... said, "I will follow you wherever you go" (Luke 9:57b). Jesus was never one to attract followers on false pretenses. Jesus always made sure from day one that anyone wanting to take part in his mission would know what they were getting into. So he said to this eager, would-be disciple, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head" (Luke 9:58). There's a possibility that Jesus may have been speaking on more than one level. "Fox" was a derogatory word used ...

821. A Tax Collector Becomes Rich

Luke 19:1-10

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John Wayne Clarke

... is one of the few stories that is peculiar to Luke and is a wonderful human-interest story. The fact that Zacchaeus is willing to climb a tree to see Jesus is a clear indication that he really wanted to see and meet the carpenter from Nazareth. His eagerness to see Jesus is rewarded in a very special way. Jesus makes himself a dinner guest at Zacchaeus' home. As you may well imagine, this did not sit well with the local folks who viewed tax collectors with more than a little dislike. These guys were really ...

822. The Prodigal Father

Romans 8:14-17

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John Jamison

... thing. He really had no choice in the matter. The older brother, the one who had stayed home and minded his p's and q's, also knew the law, and on his way out of the house grabbed the big bullwhip hanging by the door, clearly in his eagerness his father had forgotten it. According to the law, if and when the runaway boy returned home he had to be punished for the insult to his father and the community. The appropriate punishment was a sound public whipping. Everyone knew that, including the boy who was now ...

823. Weary in Well Doing

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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Donna Schaper

... well doing? We would be free of worry and fear. We would have no time for despair. We would avoid the gossipy games of putting others down so that we could feel momentarily lifted up. We would not need such crutches. We would get out of bed in the morning eager to love someone and touch something of purpose and value. We would not go to bed at night until we had participated in God's plan to lift up the poor and troubled, blind and lame. We would not say, "I don't know how to help" so much as ...

824. When Christ Is King

Colossians 1:11-20

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Donna Schaper

... and people emerge. When we follow Jesus as king, we maximize our personal responsibility for the world by mobilizing mercy and compassion. We also maximize the strength of communities so that we are not alone. Those who know Christ is king mobilize mercy and compassion. We are eager for personal and communal responsibility. We know we have the help we need to love the way we want to love. We are cored to Christ. I saw a bumper sticker on a truck once that read, "If you were on trial for being a Christian ...

825. Shoots of Tomorrow

Jeremiah 33:14-16

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Mary S. Lautensleger

... today. As a branch of Jesse, Jesus enters our lives through our baptism. We continue to grow in him through word and sacrament. Once again, hope is blossoming in Bethlehem. The days are surely coming when Christ will return in glory. We wait in eager anticipation of the kingdom of God. Christ has come. Christ will come again. 1. Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1964), pp. 6-56. 2. For suggestions on making a Jesse Tree, see Dennis Bratcher, "The Jesse Tree," The Voice, http ...

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