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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. Who Cares?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... before them and held up their water pots. "We are the Chief's children," they said, "and we offer you a drink." The astonished porters knelt in return, took the water and drank, and the girls ran off. They came running up to Mabel Shaw. "We have given thirsty men water in the name of the Chief," they said. In any ordinary village, had these men asked for a drink, they would have been told, "You are not of our village; get water for yourselves." It was reverence for the Chief that bridged the gulf. It is ...

77. Revised and Revisioned

John 8:48-59, John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41, John 10:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... s people. The stone pool was located just outside of the Temple. The former tunnel built by Hezekiah over the City of David, was called in fact the “Messiah’s Pool” in the oral Torah. Jesus had just told everyone, probably near that pool, “If anyone is thirsty, come to me and drink.” Now, he asks the blind man to wash off the “clay” that he has used to form him, and in doing so, restores his sight –the Messiah’s Living Water has healed him.^ The water used for the Feast of Tabernacles was ...

78. Masks Off!

John 7:25-45 and 8:11-59

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... I am the Son of THE FATHER. I….AM. All of you here today have lost loved ones in your lifetime. I look out and see many orphans here . . .those who have lost both parents. All of you here today have some hidden darkness in your life, some thirsty part of you that longs for God’s forgiveness, God’s mercy, God’s love, God’s salvation hope. Whether you struggle with doubt, or whether you feel angry or hurt from the world’s woes and the nation’s politics. Whether you battle disease or simply the ...

79. Massah and Meribah

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Genesis 35:7) Psalm 63: The Soul Thirsts for God Psalm 42: The Lord is the Source of the Waters for Which the Soul Thirsts Psalm 36: God is the Fountain of Life Psalm 1: The Faithful are Planted like Trees in Water Psalm 107: The Lord Satisfies the Thirsty Psalm 23: He Leads Me Beside Still Waters and Restores My Soul Ezekiel’s Vision of the Flowing Water of God (47) Jesus at Jacob’s Well (John 4) The Lord Provides Water from a Rock The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling ...

80. Deep Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... says to him, “Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?” Notice how she says, “who gave US the well.” Jesus answers, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” Whoa! Listen to that again: “the water I give them…..will become IN them a spring ...

81. Himself The Real Presence

John 6:25-59

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... though he did not mention any liquid or say that he was living water, we had no difficulty in accepting the claim Jesus was making that he was all that we need to have real life, here and forever. We would not be hungry and we would not be thirsty, that is, we would be fully satisfied if we accepted Jesus' claims, Jesus' word and work. Now he goes beyond metaphor, beyond figures of speech. He says, "I am speaking of my flesh. I am referring to my blood. The flesh that developed in nine months in the womb ...

82. The Sponge And Wine

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... calls the sheep to inherit the kingdom with him, Jesus said they will be surprised to hear that our Lord took account of their service of love in giving the thirsty something to drink and in visiting those who were in prison. So it was that, wittingly or unwittingly, a bystander served our Lord with a drink of sour wine when he was thirsty and visited him when our Lord was imprisoned by a cross as a criminal and insurrectionist. And our Lord accepted the drink. Its Finality As our Lord Jesus Christ accepted ...

83. How To Treat Your Enemies

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... jealous and he actually tries to kill young David. But David slips into the desert and hides out. Twice he has the opportunity to slay Saul, and twice he refuses. Now David is driven to the edge of Israel. He is reduced to living in a cave. He is hot, thirsty, hungry, and lord of a band of renegades in search of survival. His enemy Saul is on the one side. His archenemies, the Philistines, are on the other side. What David needs is a friend. But as we pick up the story in our text here, what David gets is ...

84. Close Quarters With A King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... for God and his kingdom, waiting and crying out for God even in the midst of his death. And there, in the midst of his death, he is identified with the ones whom he calls his sisters and brothers. He is hungry with the hungry, thirsty with the thirsty, a stranger outside the camp with the strangers, naked with the naked, sick unto death with the sick, imprisoned and mocked with the prisoners. That is where he is. He is clearly in the company of those for whom stress and depression levels are high. He ...

85. Words, Words, Words

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Thomas Long

... this water will thirst again, but those who drink of the water I give will never be thirsty." It was then that the woman said the fatal word, the word that caused the death of her old self, and gave her new life: "Give me this water that I may never ... be thirsty," she pleads. "All right," said Jesus. "Go call your husband." "I have no husband." "That's right. You have no husband. You've had five ...

86. Blessed Hunger And Thirst

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... hungers and thirsts that mere food cannot fill. We're fortunate in this congregation not to be physically hungry or thirsty. Many people -- far too many people -- are hungry around the world. Worldwide, 33,000 children starve to death a day; ... I are to hear Jesus' words: "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty" (John 6:35, NRSV). How blessed we are to be able to feast on God's Word every day in the Scriptures. How blessed we are to ...

87. Be About It

Matthew 5:1-12

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... , sure. Hey, you sure are touchy. GEORGINA: It's my lunch hour. I'm in a hurry. MERLE: I forgot. You're in a hurry. (reading fast again) You said, "-- you have to be poor -- you have to mourn -- you have to be meek -- you have to be hungry and thirsty -- you have to be merciful -- you have to be pure in heart -- you have to be a peacemaker -- you have to be persecuted -- and you have to rejoice." GEORGINA: I guess you did get it all down. MERLE: Good. Do you feel any better? GEORGINA: What do you mean, do ...

88. A Drink Of Water

John 4:39-42, John 4:27-38, John 4:1-26

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... ? STRANGER: I would like a drink. WOMAN: You're Jewish. I can tell. STRANGER: And you're very perceptive. Yes, I am a Jew. Now, how about that drink? WOMAN: You've got your own places. What are you coming in here for? STRANGER: I was nearby and I was thirsty. WOMAN: If Max were here he'd throw you out. STRANGER: Are you going to throw me out? WOMAN: No, but you'd better leave. Max is due back anytime. STRANGER: Well, you'd better hurry and give me that drink, then. WOMAN: Listen ... oh, all right, but don't ...

89. Showdown

Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... no Sheriff. CHRIS: Rest easy, folks. The Sheriff taught me plenty. I can take care of myself and protect this town, too. BILLY: The Badlanders! They're here! (EVERYONE COWERS BEHIND CHRIS AS THE BADLANDERS ENTER) CARNEY: We're tired and thirsty. Get us a drink! Mondo, you thirsty? MONDO: Sure am. A double for me. DIABLO: A whole bottle for me. MAYBELLE: They'll kill us all. MONDO: Lookee there, Carney. There's that dame. 'Member the last time? (LAUGHS) CARNEY: Yeah. I 'member. (TO MAYBELLE) Hey, you, Missy ...

90. The Season Of The Nativity

Matthew 25:31-46

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... Springs, Florida 34688. Matthew 25:31-46 Revisited I was hungry -- and you had a sixteen-ounce T-bone for dinner.I was thirsty -- and you had another six pack.I was a stranger -- and you stayed close to your friends.I was naked -- and you bought ... and you decided to go to a party. And then again, I was hungry -- and you did more than provide me with food stamps.I was thirsty -- and you worked to preserve clean water.I was a stranger -- and you included me in your group.I was naked -- and you shared your ...

91. Proper 13

Luke 12:13-21, Psalm 107:1-43

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... . Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town; hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, he led them by a straight way, until they reached an inhabited town. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. For he satisfies the ...

92. Double Image

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... the kingdom he proclaims, for they point to the values which are honored within the dominion of God. Whom does God bless? The poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, the merciful, the peacemakers, the pure in heart, those hungry and thirsty for righteousness, and those persecuted for righteousness' sake. Needless to say, the pronunciation of blessings on such people is an act that most of us don't completely understand. Jesus' beatitudes list a variety of characteristics that sketch the kingdom on earth ...

93. The Sponge And Wine

Mark 14:1--15:47

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

94. Silence

Matthew 10:42

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... doing it right now. Silence is a good time to think for yourself. And thinking is necessary if you are to do good things for other people. If I ask you for a glass of water when I am thirsty and you get it for me, you are just responding to the sounds I have made. But if you think I might be thirsty, and you offer me a glass of water before I ask for it, then you are showing love and concern. You are thinking for yourself. Now, I think I would like to show my love for you today ...

95. How Much Do You Want?

Proverbs 16:3

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... some of your favorite things to eat when you go out? The thing I like best about eating is not only picking out what I want to eat, but also being able to decide on the size I want. If I am really thirsty I can get a supersized drink; but on the days when I'm not so thirsty, I can buy a smaller one. Deciding on an amount that we want to receive is also something that people in Jesus' day were doing. They didn't have all the restaurants we have to choose from, but they made a choice ...

96. Living Water

John 7:25-44

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... on the ability to have or control water. James Michner's novel, The Source, is the moving story of human life through 35 centuries at a single source of water. His story is drawn from the Megiddo dig in northern Israel today. To desire water, to be thirsty, is universal! That means it involves each of us. And Jesus takes this universal need, lifting it to the spiritual realm, saying that he can quench our thirst. "If anyone thirst, let him come to me and drink." (John 7:37) As I read the scriptures, Jesus ...

97. How Refreshing!

1 Corinthians 10:4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... was so good that the people thought it was a refreshment. When St. Paul told that story, he told it with great enthusiasm. He told the people that even though Jesus was born in the world like a small baby, it still was he who gave the hungry and thirsty people new trust. St. Paul called Jesus a mighty rock of spiritual refreshment. You know what refreshment is like, don't you? Do you remember when you were outside playing, and you ran and jumped so much that you were just dying of thirst? Your throat was so ...

98. The Dreamer Within You

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... . At first, the students are resistant. Everything seems too crazy. Gradually, however, they respond to their teacher’s enthusiasm for poetry and life. Soon it becomes apparent that the boys are hungry and thirsty -- not for food and drink because most of them come from affluent homes. They are hungry and thirsty for love, for acceptance and for someone to take seriously their personal dreams. How seriously do we take our own dreams? Are we conscious that we have what Alan McGlashan calls “the dreamer ...

99. Abounding Love

Philippians 1:9

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... desire is for our love to abound more and more. Props: A pitcher of water, a large glass, and a pan. Lesson: Good morning. Look at what I have today. Hold up the pitcher of water. I thought that today I might get thirsty, so I brought some water just in case. I think I'm kind of thirsty now, as a matter of fact. Do you mind if I have a drink? (response) Thank you. Bring out the large glass. Do you think that this is big enough to quench my thirst? (response) Good. Well, there's one more thing I ...

100. Saved By Water: The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... no water, there is no life. Cactuses and camels and gnarled trees and grasses of the desert can adapt to conditions of low water, but there isn't any living thing on this earth that can adapt to no water. "Water is life." Lack of water is death. To be thirsty is to stare death in the eye. It's no wonder that Jesus turned water and thirst into spiritual teachings as he sat there by Jacob's well, that ancient and sacred place for quenching thirst. If thirst of the body is the very taste of death, then thirst ...

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