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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Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... this would happen when we started saying our prayer. “The apostle, Paul, is using the language of childbirth when he writes the church in Rome the amazing words that appear in Romans, the 8th chapter, the 19th and 22nmd verses.” “For Creation wait with eager longing for the revealing of the Sons of God” and “We know that the whole Creation has been groaning in travail together until now.” There is a new birth, a new creation that is happening. Jesus Christ is alive – working as Savior and Lord ...
827. I Have a Dollar
Mark 12:38-44
Illustration
The Junior Sunday School Teacher asked her eight eager children if they would give $1,000,000 to the missionaries. "YES!" they all screamed!! "Would you give $1,000?" Again they shouted, "YES!" "How about $100?" "Oh, YES we would!" they all agreed!! "Would you give just a dollar to the missionaries?" she asked. The boys exclaimed "YES!" just ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... , the conductor made members sign a contract for life. Once you were committed, you were committed forever. That didn’t appeal to some. Now, the Conductor had worked long and hard writing a wonderful score of music titled, “The Grand Finale.” He was eager for His musicians to learn it. But after a few preliminary instructions, the Conductor left and let the musicians practice it on their own. His only stipulation: it must be ready in time for the great Concert Day. Well, all the instruments went off ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... . It reveals the capacities and the affection of the person sending it, and it suits the personality and the needs of the person receiving it. Now keep that in mind while I tell you a story. Once upon a time there was a prince who was single, and who was eager to marry a lovely maiden to be his future queen. Now his palace was near a large city and often he rode his carriage into the city to do chores for his father. One day his chores took him through a particular poor section of the city, and as he ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... sailor to qualify as a Navy Seal. This man told about sharing his military exploits with his grandson's kindergarten class. This former Seal regaled the children with his war stories. After he finished, hands shot up all over the classroom. The kids were eager to ask questions. He called on one little girl who asked, "So, can you balance a ball on the end of your nose?" Sometimes learning humility can be painful. Look at Simon Peter. One minute Jesus is praising his insight and even tells Simon Peter ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... and other of those promises. We remind one and other of our Covenant with God. We remind one and other of our forgiveness. Joshua People Remind. In Peter's second letter he writes 2 Peter 1:10-17 (NRSV) [10] Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. [11] For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you. [12] Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... Singapore. One day as the tray was slipped through the slot in the door it looked different. The bowl was the same, the scruffy brown tray was the same. The food was the same. The only real difference was a tiny wad of paper half hidden beside the bowl. Eagerly, Neivelle Tan reached for the paper, spread it out on the tray, and began to read the tiny page torn from a book, the Bible. It was the 23rd Psalm. With little else to think about, with nothing else to read, he thought of these words from the ancient ...
833. Luke 5:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... . Once afloat on the water, Jesus “sat down and taught.” This was the traditional posture of a learned teacher before his students. But Jesus’ “students” are not any hand picked, stellar scholars. His pupils are the whole huge crowd of those who have eagerly come to hear “The word of God,” a “word” Jesus himself has previously identified as “the good news of the kingdom of God” (see 4:43). Having finished his teaching stint Jesus then directs Simon to “put out into the deep water and ...
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... are labor pains involved in the birth of a child, so suffering seems to be a given in our transition into heaven, Or as St. Paul put it, “The whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time…as we eagerly wait for our adoption as children and the redemption of our bodies.” It takes a leap of faith, but the God who knew us before time began, who willed us into being, will also give us an embodied life for eternity. We believe in the resurrection! Sing with ...
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... moved to the L’Arche Daybreak Community in Toronto, a place where the handicapped are treated with dignity and personal attention. Many people thought Roy would not make the adjustment, but they were wrong. Within weeks this exuberant, warm-hearted man had friends eager to take him fishing or out for a cup of coffee. He delighted in the unlocked kitchen refrigerator, where he could have all he wanted to eat. Roy could have been bitter. Instead he found himself rejoicing in all that he discovered, becoming ...
836. Pursue the Life That Really Is Life
1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 1 Timothy 6:6-19
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... with these. [9] But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. [10] For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. [11] But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. [12] Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the ...
837. Time to Get Wet
Revelation 22:1-6
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... the most anticipated money raiser for the state is the "sin tax" on are you ready for this? bottled water. From now on if you want to indulge in guzzling a bottle of H2O, it’s going to cost you. Just over the state line in Idaho, eager shop owners are creating water bottle pyramids next to their cartons of Camels, anticipating a stream of thirsty Washingtonians. Every savvy entrepreneur knows that water is a sure fire way to attract people. Is there any mall in America that doesn’t have a fountain or a ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... hurry to get there. In our scripture lesson today it is obvious that Paul’s mind is not preoccupied with heaven. His word in summary is this: We Christians are energized by the promise of the coming of the Savior, but we must live now while eagerly await his coming. Paul is very direct in his instructions. He gives us four clear signals for living while we wait. Let’s look at these. I. First, renewal comes through rejoicing. Twice in this letter Paul urged the Christians in Philippi “to rejoice in the ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... I Corinthians. There was great dissention and division in the church over the way p using their gifts. In first Corinthians 14, Paul 4 with one primary cause of controversy, speaking in tongues, and he gives perspective with this challenging word: “Since you are eager for manifestations of the spirit, strive to excel in building up the church” (I Cor. 14:12 RSV). There it is: “Strive to excel in building up the church”—— the same word he spoke to the Ephesians: “Christ has given gifts to all ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... his people, his nation, his faith and his God. To them, he was a “turn-coat”… who had gotten rich at their expense. So, they resented him and rejected him. This was the setting when Jesus came to Jericho that day. Along with everybody else,… Zacchaeus was also eager to see Jesus, but being a little man… he could not see over the crowd. He ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in hopes of getting a glimpse of the great teacher. When Jesus saw him, He knew who he was and what he had done (He called ...
841. A Release from Anxiety over Sin and Death
Luke 7:11-17
Illustration
Wayne E. Oates
The end intention of the gospel is just this: to release man from the egocentric anxieties of life, over economy, over death, over grief and sin, from the petty defenses of a legalistic way of life and from callous insensitivity to ethical reality. These are the kinds of anxiety the gospel aims to release us from. The gospel aims to release us to a concern for the welfare of others, to an eager preference of one another before each other, and to the adoration of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... . Faith. I quit begging and asked, as God instructed. Now I ask for guidance throughout the day and night — not just for my son or for me or for my family but for everyone whose “path intersects mine.” I am grateful. Shame has been replaced by acceptance. I am eager to integrate the suffering into my life and use it as God would have me to. That is what I meant when I wrote “thank you, Maxie.” The feelings were so intense that I could not find the words until now. With much love and gratitude,
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... Toys Wins.” “The One Who Dies With the Most Toys... Wins!” Suddenly, all my admiration and appreciation and enjoyment of the sleek automotive lines were turned into a spiritual experience that can hardly be described. My mind, which moments earlier had been eagerly drinking in the emblems of recreation and authority and surging power, now suddenly was filled with images of a different sort. I thought of starving masses dying daily in Africa; and I wondered to myself: Did they, then, lose? I thought of ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... wanted to establish two things: the power of the Messiah to forgive and to heal – but, also, I believe, he wanted us to look at the audacious faith of the paralytic’s friend and learn from them. “Had they been less certain of a cure, and less eager, they would have shouldered their burden and carried him home again.” (Maclaren, p. 62) They had every reason to give up. They had good intentions; their heart was in the right place; but their mission failed. They might as well go home! But look at them ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... duped. He may not realize what he’s doing, but he’s doing the devil’s work. So the scene is set and Mark wants us to make up our mind. Where would you be in this scene? Would 9 be inside with those who listened with open minds and eager hearts? Or would we be outside with those who say, “He is beside himself.” Where would you be? Those questions suggest this side path that we want to take back on the main road we’ve chosen for today. First, note that Jesus’ family was involved. When some of ...
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... of selfish gain, throw your commitments to the wind, or even try to get ahead by climbing the ladder of self-righteousness. That is not who you are, whatever others do and say. The paradox is worth it. III. HEAVEN. IT’S A MATTER OF CHRIST. V 20 And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. What if heaven were not so much a place as a person? What if heaven were not somewhere to get to, but someone to come to? What if it were not a land far away, but an experience here today? Not ...
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.” I believe United Methodists have an approach to the gospel that 21st century people are eager to hear. People want to know that grace is free for all, not just the elected few. People want to know that discipleship is a life-long developmental process. There’s more to religion than being saved, sanctified, and petrified. Faith is dynamic, alive ...
848. Luke 9:51-62
Luke 9:51-56
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... words, unable to hear the different message he offers, the Samaritans dismiss Jesus as just another Jerusalem Jew. There is no big confrontation recorded by Luke. This makes James’ and John’s reaction to the Samaritan’s rebuff inexplicably extreme. Their eagerness to bring down fire from heaven on the villagers reveals that those two disciples are still confused about Jesus’ identity and mission. The fiery wrath they envision is another Elijah-echo, recalling the fire the prophet called down on a ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... Messiah and King he is ushering in a new order, a new kingdom, the Kingdom of God. James and John mistakenly believe Jesus’ presence is a call to judgment, a green light for making critics into crispy critters. Jesus’ “rebukes” them and their eager offer to fight fire with fire. The kingdom Jesus is gradually revealing as he journeys with his disciples to Jerusalem won’t be brought about by the world’s versions of power and might. Those who criticized Jesus, who hesitated to follow him because ...
850. Priorities
Luke 9:51-62
Illustration
David E. Leininger
... jar full?" "No!" the class shouted. Once again he said, "Good!" Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked up at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?" One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!" "No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is this: If ...
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