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
King Duncan
... lesson for today. He writes: “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Notice how we are to come ...
Sermon
Raymond Gibson
... of these was confronted by the risen Christ I say "the communion of the saints" - and the fact of the Resurrection becomes the only fact that really matters. The roster of witnesses which Paul gave to the Corinthians and the long list which I just mentioned all have one thing in common: they were all witnesses to the living Lord, to the fact of the Resurrection. And, if we want to be a part of that goodly fellowship, "the communion of the saints," we have to be witnesses of the same fact. People have to be ...
78. About Sex
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Sermon
King Duncan
... have opened our eyes to the importance of a life-long monogamous sexual relationship. We remember the old joke about the little boy who was asked what you call the practice of having two wives and he answered, “Bigamy.” Then he was asked what having one wife was called. “Monotony,” he answered. It’s also called smart. Desirable. We also might call it, “What God intended for most people.” Please do not misunderstand. Marriage is not for everyone. It wasn’t for St. Paul. At least not at this ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
You catch your child with his hand in the cookie jar just after you have told him, "Hands off!" But instead of a confession all you hear are excuses: "But, Dad, I thought you said I could have one." Terror strikes in your heart as you suddenly look up in your rear view mirror and see those flashing red lights. "But, officer, I'm sure I wasn't going over the speed limit!" The recent fiasco surrounding the White House has been met with such comments as, "Everyone lies ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... " another, then you have synergy. Synergy allows us to accomplish with the help of others much more than all of us would have accomplished working on our own. As a Harvard professor said, "If you have one dollar and I have one dollar and we exchange our dollars each would still have one dollar. But if you have one idea and I have one idea and we exchange ideas, we each now have two ideas." Two ideas will often spark a third or a fourth. That's synergy. Or as someone has said, "One log in a fireplace won ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... and a spiritual problem that will lead to physical and spiritual death if you do not get help. There is no sugar coating any of this – you must face the truth. No more lying to yourself saying “I can handle it. I don’t have a problem. I can just have one drink or do this just one time.” You must look the elephant right in the face and recognize that your addiction is not measured in how often or how many but in the toll it is taking on your life! You must say, “I am powerless over this and my ...
82. Jesus or Niccolo?
Matthew 4:1-11
Sermon
Robert Leslie Holmes
... is able to help those who are being tested" (Hebrews 2:18). So we can say with confidence that we do not follow an out-of-touch Savior. As the Bible tells us, "We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:15-16). Is Jesus really that good, you may ask ...
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... , all the power of my will and all the influence of my life.” (7) What could God do through you if He had all the adoration of your heart, all the power of your will and all the influence of your life? Giving your all to God begins with having one passion and one prayer, then exchanging your own priorities for God’s purposes. Are you willing to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and let it transform your life? If so, then God will do in and through you more than you could ever dream of accomplishing on ...
Drama
Matthew Powell
... s cast-off clothes. It's all nonsense, this practical business. Mrs. Gulpins wants a canary in a cage. She has been dreaming of having one in her sunny bay window for years, but she's never bought herself one because she thinks it's frivolous. You and I think ... : Show me that you are in earnest by giving me that dollar donation. Edgar 1: I handed it to her. Edgar 2: Now I have one dollar less to spend on lightening my burden. Helene: You have more sense than I thought, Edgar. I'll see you this evening. Edgar ...
Sermon
John R. Brokhoff
... not understand what he is hearing, the preaching does no good. The layman in the pew is a partner in preaching to the extent that he understands God’s Word for his times and world. Think of it again in terms of a television set. You can have one; you can turn it on. But, is it properly tuned? When we moved to our apartment, we saw, in the living room, an antenna wire which we attached to our television set. But, the reception was far from satisfactory. The sound was cloudy and the picture was distorted ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... is a medical diagnosis. He is saying that the child is in a coma. The other interpretation is that Jesus is making a theological statement about death. Several years ago a continuing education event was held at Martin College in Pulaski, Tennessee For Methodist ministers. They have one of the oldest cemeteries in the state in Pulaski, not Far From (Dates from about 1810-1850). They have made a park of it placed all of the tombstones where they can be easily read. It is heart wrenching to see that one out of ...
87. The Big Picture
Romans 11:36, Ephesians 1:5, Colossians 3:18-21
Sermon
James Merritt
... too much? Do you talk back to them, mouth-off and disobey them out of a sheer lack of respect? All we have to do is take a look at what has happened to the family over the last fifty years and know that the expectations of having one have been dashed and disappointed as we have seen a shocking breakdown of the family itself. To be honest a lot of the research and statistical data looks pretty grim. Since 1960 the divorce rate in our country has doubled. Single parent households have tripled. Couples living ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... the Lord's Supper but our focus for the next couple of months will be God's Love and what it is. In the English language, love is one of those ambiguous terms which means all kinds of things from a mild affection to unselfish motivation. We have one word, "Love," for all the different aspects of love but in the Bible there are four different words used for love. Storge, Eros, Philia, and Agape. Each word concerns or defines a different aspect of love or a different kind of love. And each kind of love ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... sheep will begin to nibble on grain and grass, and they don’t look up and watch where they’re going; they just walk and eat. It doesn’t take a lot of nibbles until a sheep will wander off into a field trying to satisfy his hunger. They only have one thing on their mind and that’s the next blade of grass. Before you know it, that sheep is lost. But what’s even worse, he can’t find his way home! Dogs and pigeons and horses have a homing instinct; they can find their way home. A cow will ...
90. Moving Words
Matthew 10:1-42
Sermon
Larry Goodpaster
... treasure, this saint replied, “You cannot, for my treasure is in heaven where my heart is.” The emperor made one last effort: “Then I will drive you away from here and you shall have no friend left.” But again Chrysostom responded, “You cannot, for I have one Friend from whom you can never separate me. I defy you for you can do me no harm.” Living as we do in our Western, religiously-tolerant society, we may never face a crucial moment such as Chrysostom 16 centuries ago. We do, however, face ...
91. Power
2 Corinthians 6:7
Sermon
Harold Warlick
... -the-sky by and by stuff is for poor and unintelligent people." Rather sadly the recruiter said, "Son, we don't need to offer you a scholarship. We don't want you. Go somewhere else. You don't even know who you are. Your memory is too short if you have one at all. It would be a waste of the school's money to educate you. This suffering, hurting world isn't going to be helped by one more selfish millionaire." The boy jumped up and angrily spit the words into the face of the recruiter like hot rivets being ...
92. Adam And Jesus See Temptation
Genesis 3:1-24, Genesis 2:4-25, Luke 4:1-13
Sermon
David Belgum
... about stress, job security, loss of health and pension benefits, tenure, seniority, promotions, or status. Oh, it was a good life. One would think he would have been happy as a clam. I would have been; wouldn't you? Unfortunately, Adam did have one problem, which wasn't really his fault. He happened to come along in that critical stage of evolutionary development God was using to process his creation into ever more complex levels of existence. All those critters below him in the developmental chain were ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... there was one with a bad leg.” “Yes,” said the owner, “there she is and I’m afraid she’s hopelessly lame.” “That’s the one I want,” said the lad. “Couldn’t I pay for her a little at a time?” “Of course, son, but wouldn’t you rather have one that can play with you? I’m afraid this crippled puppy will never walk right.” For an answer, the boy pulled up his pant leg and showed a steel brace on his leg. “I don’t walk so good, either. I reckon that the puppy will need some ...
94. Can You Hear It?
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... of those prayers were said for us.” Then the first son knelt in one knee print and the second in the other. And a few minutes later when they got up, they rose with their father’s Lord within their hearts.[8] Where is your special place? Do you have one? If and when you do, you will be able to experience what Isaiah experienced. In fact, if you are quiet in your place, you will hear the steady beat of your heart beckoning you to kneel before God. You will hear God’s heart beating faster as you come ...
95. The Lion King
Revelation 5:1-14
Sermon
James Merritt
... while working on the building, and fell to the earth below. The man said, "Was he killed?" The citizen said, "No, it was a miracle. When his fellow workers hurried down, expecting to find his body crushed on the pavement, he was shaken and badly bruised, but didn't have one broken bone. It seemed that just at the time this man fell, several lambs were on their way to the slaughter; as the mason fell, he landed on the back of one of those lambs. The lamb was killed, but it broke the mason's fall and saved ...
Sermon
Harold Warlick
... an alcoholic to win at the game of drinking is to not play the game. The only way for a gambler to win at gambling is to not play the game. The only way for a married person to win at the game of having an affair is to not have one. The only way for a teenage girl and boy to win at the game of going to the beach with a six-pack and a blanket is to not play the game. The only way for a father to win at the game of concurrently seeking undue wealth, vengeance on ...
97. Molehills and Mountains
Matthew 6:25-34, Mark 8:31--9:1
Sermon
Louis H. Valbracht
... need to HAVE everything in order to be happy. We don’t need to DO everything in order to have a fulfilling life. Too many friends make us less a part of society than more a part of it. We must all learn the lesson that every man must know: "Having one woman completely, he has all women, but seeking to have all women, he has none." That’s true of every facet of life. Seek to have it all, and you will end up empty-handed. So much of our anxiety is merely seeking too much. You remember the old story ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... or to keep people coming every night of the week and they lurch from one event to another with no sense of purpose, direction or continuity. I have said all of that to make one point today in the message. I believe you would agree that every sermon ought to have one point. Today, I only want to make one and it is this one - I. God's Purposes Are To Drive Our Lives And His Church Strong lives and strong churches are literally built on purpose. I've got some great news for you. We don't have to wonder what ...
99. All We Are Left With...
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... with a song titled “Love Is All We Have Left.” Bono says, “I thought it would be interesting to write a song from the point of view of a person who maybe wouldn’t sing another song. One of the things I ask myself on this album is, ‘If you have one thing to say, what is it? If this is all we are left with, I am content with it – love.’” (2) This was the last night of Jesus’ life. He had one thing left to say. “If this is all we are left with, I am content with it---love ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... yourself, your money, your good works, your popularity? Or do you trust the God who comes to you in Jesus and asks you to forsake all and follow him? The disciples, who probably were impressed with this rich and powerful young man and would have liked to have one of such social and religious prestige in their group, were amazed. Shocked would be a better way to put it. If this man couldn't qualify to be a disciple, then who could? This demand that Jesus made of this man was ridiculous. It is impossible to ...
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