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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76. "No Contest"
1 Kings 18:16-46
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... what the all-day crying of the pagans could never do. God answered! God sent fire! The fire consumed the sacrifice, and the altar, and the stones, and the dust, and even the water in the trench! Elijah's God still lives today and answers prayer with power. God craves to answer our prayers and meet our needs. A study of Elijah's prayer and then using it as an example for ourselves would be helpful in getting results from heaven too. Bear in mind that Elijah did exactly what God wanted him to do. He said in ...
77. Ready Or Not -- He Comes
Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31
Sermon
John A. Stroman
... same thing took place on a world-wide scope with the O.J. Simpson murder trial. This coverage has created post-modern addicts who are addicted to news and bulletins. We seem to have become pathologically addicted simply to information itself. We crave information for information's sake, without comprehending it. This has made it possible for the computer to open to us the Information Superhighway. The CNN Complex seems to have created a world without feeling and mystery, deadening our sense of wonder. But ...
Sermon
Richard Hasler
... they seem at the beginning, eventually run their course. We have our five-year economic plans, and we have our numerous political plans whether we call them "The New Deal" or "A Kinder and Gentler Society." After a while, however, we become restless and crave for something else. In contrast to all other plans, when we commit ourselves to God's great design to bring people together in Christ, we are engaging in something that is not only exceedingly worthwhile, but something that is lasting. Sometimes in our ...
Sermon
Thomas Long
... among other life style features but an all-encompassing and demanding reality. A recent college graduate, writing in The New Yorker, commented that, as he moved into the professional world and began to earn some money, he was feeling the tension between two cravings: to live, on the one hand, "the good life, full of bay windows and summer vacations and dinner out whenever," and to live, on the other hand, "a good life, at peace with ourselves ...." He was, of course, describing the tension between a ...
80. Ancient Christian References To Feetwashing
1 Corinthians 11:17-34, John 13:1-17
Sermon Aid
Brett Blair
... object of our feast be good, in the light of that consider our further regulations. As it is an act of religious service, it permits no vileness or immodesty. The participants, before reclining, taste first of prayer to God. As much is eaten as satisfies the craving of hunger, as much is drunk as befits the chaste. They say it is enough, as those who remember that even during the night they have to worship God; they talk as those who know that the Lord is one of their auditors. After manual ablution, and ...
81. Uncovering Cover-Ups
John 15:18--16:4
Sermon
Maurice A. Fetty
... sense of right and wrong. For many people there are no moral absolutes, no divine commandments to be obeyed, no universal, timeless principles to which they feel obligated. Many people are governed by whatever gives them pleasure or satisfies their lust or ambition or craving for power and notoriety. "Do your own thing so long as it doesn't hurt anybody" is the popular slogan. If it gives you pleasure or makes you happy, it's okay. Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship and recipient of the coveted 1993 ...
82. Easter 4
Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 13:13-52, Acts 9:32-43, John 10:22-42
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... Jesus a. His words "I told you," v. 25a. b. His works "The works bear witness to me." v. 25b. c. His workers (sheep) "You do not believe because you do not belong to my sheep." v. 26. 2. Spiritual security (10:28, 29). Need: People crave security: social, job, financial. Also spiritual security? The need is expressed in the hymn, "Blessed Assurance." A preacher was once asked by a newspaper reporter, "What is the most important thing you have learned about God?" The reply, "That God can be trusted in every ...
83. Reformation Sunday
Jn 8:31-36 · Jer 31:31-34 · Rom 3:19-28
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... . Who can respond to God if he does not know him? How can anyone be saved if he dies not knowing what God has done for him in Jesus? This harmonizes with the Reformer's emphasis upon knowing the Bible to learn the truth of God. This craving for knowledge led to the translation and distribution of the Bible that the common people might know the truth of God. Today's lack of biblical knowledge is alarming. A poll reveals that youth know the composers of a popular song but only one-third associated Jesus ...
84. Envy - Where Is The Grass Greener?
Gn 4:1-26, Mt 20:1-16, Philip 4:10-20
Sermon
R. Curtis Fussell
... better than what I have." The root of envy is comparing yourself to others. Its ugly head rises up when you think someone else is smarter, stronger, richer, or more beautiful than you are, has something better than you have, and suddenly you find yourself craving this thing that you think will make your life better. You become resentful that the other person has it, and that resentment is envy. Of course, we are all susceptible to envy. Remember playing the game, "If only"? "If only I were married to that ...
85. The Rain Of Bread
Exodus 16:1-36
Sermon
... daily manna became a symbol for Israel of God's daily care for them during their wilderness journey. In Psalm 78 it was remembered as God's gracious act for them in spite of their unfaithfulness: "They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved ... Therefore, the Lord was full of wrath ... Yet he rained down upon them manna to eat, and gave them the grain of heaven" (Psalm 78:18, 21, 24). Since the time before Jesus, this bread the Israelites ate has been known to be a sap that is sucked ...
86. Proper 18
Romans 13:8-14, Romans 13:1-7, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Exodus 12:1-30, Matthew 18:15-20
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Russell F. Anderson
... follow at a moment's notice. The Lord's Supper is also fast food; it is not designed to fill us forever but to strengthen us in our spiritual journey as the Lord's pilgrim people. Outline: 1. Discuss the popularity of fast food 2. Why do we crave fast food? Are we frantically searching for meaning? 3. Passover was fast food for the redeemed of God strength for the journey 4. Holy Communion is fast food for our Christian journey Old Testament: Ezekiel 33:(1-6) 7-11 1. Sermon Title: Blood On Our Hands? Sermon ...
87. Proper 21
Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32, Exodus 17:1-7, Ezekiel 18:1-32, Philippians 2:1-11
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Russell F. Anderson
... Rouchefoucauld, a French moralist) In John Steinbeck's epic novel, East Of Eden, Adam Trask is left to raise his two sons by himself. The one son, Aaron, was always obedient and pure. The other brother, Cal, was something of a wild hair. Yet, more than anything, he craved his father's love. To gain this love, he earned a great deal of money in the commodities market and presented it to his father on his birthday. Adam had lost a lot of money on a failed business and Cal's gift would make up the difference ...
Sermon
John A. Stroman
... , and when he cut his hand, his blood was red and crimson like our blood. He was a tradesman, who labored in his father's carpenter shop, knew firsthand about irritable customers and at times found it hard to collect his bills and make ends meet. He craved human friendship. He shared in the anguish of parents over the death of their child; he suffered in the despair of the unemployed in the market place. He knew the plight of the poor and the shame of the outcast. He identified with the "undesirables." He ...
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RobertT D. Ingram
... thousand. There is only one bread we want, only one bread we need, and that bread is called Jesus Christ.Give us this bread of life always, for without him we wither with starvation. But with Christ all hunger is gone.In these earthly bodies we crave that heavenly taste of the eucharist of Jesus' sacrifice.This food endures forever, and gives life to the world you created.For Jesus Christ, we give you thanks and praise, now and for all eternity. Amen. Affirmation of Faith LEADER: Jesus said, "This is the ...
90. Can We Love Too Much?
Deuteronomy 6:1-25
Sermon
John R. Brokhoff
... .” We see bumper stickers: “I (heart) sailing” or “I (heart) New York.” The heart deals with feelings and emotions. To love with the heart means warmth and feeling. It calls for affection with hugs and kisses. It is this kind of love that we and God crave. It is the warm touch, the strong hug, and the tender kiss. Do we express this kind of love in our churches? Are we too formal and dignified to express our feelings? Isn’t the church a fellowship of lovers, lovers of God and neighbor? One of ...
91. Forever and Ever
1 Kings 17:7-24
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John R. Brokhoff
... it completed its mission, it was turned toward outer space, where it will float through the Milky Way forever and ever. In a world of endings, we long for something or someone that will go on forever and ever. Probably because of this craving, the church added to the Lord’s Prayer the closing words, “Forever and ever.” Not only was it “forever” but “forever and ever” eternal, everlasting, unending. When we sing the Gloria Patri, we express the same longing when we sing, “world without end ...
92. Epiphany 5
Job 7:1-7, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:29-39, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27
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Russell F. Anderson
... you provide what people want, they will beat a path to your door. That was certainly true with Jesus. To put it crassly, Jesus' actions in the synagogue advertised a product which many people wanted. They desired healing in body and spirit; they craved wholeness. Jesus dramatically demonstrated that he could fulfill their need. That's why the crowds beat a path to his door. They undoubtedly needed more than mere physical or mental healing, they needed reconciliation with God, but the obvious need was Jesus ...
93. The Transfiguration
2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Mark 9:2-13
Sermon Aid
Russell F. Anderson
... Will You Leave? Sermon Angle: Elijah was a father figure for Elisha. Elisha realized that soon he would be deprived of his father's physical presence. More than anything, he wanted to be the older man's legitimate heir. He didn't want land or money; he craved nothing more or less than the spirit of Elijah. He desired what his spiritual father had; he wanted to carry on the work that Elijah had begun. Elisha desired to be a godly man, like his father. Perhaps contemporary fathers should not feel as driven to ...
94. I Am Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
Drama
Dr. Raymond Bailey
... kept murmuring, "He's a friend of tax collectors and sinners. "Thank God He is. His acceptance of me has made a difference, not only for me, but for those very murmurers. My values have been reversed. Whereas I coveted the outward things, I now crave the inward. I wanted the material -- now, I want the spiritual. I treated people like things for my own gratification -- now, I see them as persons. Formerly, I felt disconnected from everyone. Now I feel connected, even to my Maker. Just yesterday, I heard the ...
Sermon
Clement E. Lewis
... is not to possess religion but to have a religion that shall possess me." Samuel M. Shoemaker said, "Religion which is merely ritual and ceremonial can never satisfy. Neither can we be satisfied by a religion which is merely humanitarian or serviceable to mankind. Man's craving is for the spiritual." Hymn: "Mid All The Traffic Of The Ways" A Prayer Of Invocation: O Lord, purify our hearts and open our lips, that we may magnify your holy name. Help us to be truly reverent in thought, word and deed in all our ...
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Clement E. Lewis
... with the pail of water she was going to put out the flames of hell, and with the torch she was going to burn up heaven, so that in the future people could love the dear Lord God for himself alone, and not out fear of hell, or for the craving for the reward of heaven. Her method and her means may not have been adequate, but her philosophy was excellent. A part of the great mystery of our religion is the knowledge that "God is love," (1 John 4:8) and that "God so loved the world that he gave ...
97. Alone
Genesis 2:4-25
Sermon
George Paul Mocko
... aloneness, the pet is only a second-best, not what is fully intended. We are striving for, reaching for something beyond, something deeper, more full. We need a peer, an equal if we are truly to share. It is human companionship, a human sharing that we really crave and need. That is what Genesis says. Well, if a peer, a companionship of equals, is what we need, why do we have in this text this demeaning, sexist phrase, "a helper fit for him"? Here are all the images of male superiority, male dominance and ...
98. Transfiguration
Luke 9:28-36 · Matthew 17:1-8 · Mark 9:2-8
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John R. Brokhoff
... of prayer. 4. We may not be conscious of it or understand it, but many have a hunger for something more than eating, sleeping and working. We long for a perpendicular dimension to life. Our hunger for more life is expressed in our craving for drugs, alcohol and sex. These are attempts to escape the stress and trouble of daily existence. The transfiguration lifts us above the valley of ordinary living to a heightened consciousness of God. Sermon Suggestions 1. Jesus Only. When the dust cleared, the saints ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... was hungry, you gave Me food," and "as you did it to the least [the poorest] of these My children, you did it to Me" (Matthew 25:35, 40). As I recently wrote to Timothy, "the love of money is the root of all evil; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith" (1 Timothy 6:10). And I also warned Timothy as I warn you now, that the time will come when people will be "lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive ... unholy, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... to survive from day to day; ... for children who are victims of disaster, who are left homeless by hurricanes and floods, or as refugees from war; ... and for children who are rich in things but poor in spirit, who are raised with every advantage but the one they crave the most - the love, time and attention of their busy parents. Dear God, look over all Your children who are needy in one way or another. Be their Guide and Guardian in this world and make the time soon come when the life and dignity of each ...
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