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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976. Mercy Me!
Romans 14:1--15:13, Luke 6:27-36, Luke 6:37-42, Luke 6:43-45
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Lori Wagner
... good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. “Judge not, and you will not ...
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King Duncan
... of the wisdom of this world . . . but there is no other answer apart from the cross.” (5) Our sin is what separated us from God and broke our relationship with the Creator of Life. And that broken relationship is the source of all our sorrow and of death. But God loves the world too much to let us bear the consequences of our sin. Jesus is the answer to our broken relationship with God. Jesus took on the sin that separates us from God. He died on the cross to put our sins to death once and for all. And he ...
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Mary Austin
... that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another. In her lovely book, When the Heart Waits, author Sue Monk Kidd told about a time when she was pregnant with her second child. Her son, ... to be filled in by other people. There are things she will have to receive or learn from other people — as we all do. Love comes to us in many forms, all imperfect until we meet God face to face. What we don’t find in one place, we gain ...
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Don M. Aycock
... a difference, nor did gender. Nationality was not important. Jesus pictures a God who kneels before everyone, so that everyone might kneel before him, knowing that he is indeed, "Lord." What, then, is our task? It is to be workers in Christ's stead -- loving as he loves -- accepting those whom he accepts -- everyone. It has to be this way. What a sorry lot we would be if we rejected those for whom Christ died. Conclusion We have seen that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples in a dramatic presentation of ...
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Richard Gribble
... is broken and realizes the errors of his life. This man, as Jesus says, went home justified, because he was honest and made no attempt to impress God. Hosea says in the First Reading that there are only two things that God is looking for in us, love and knowledge of God. If we fill ourselves with these ideas then we have all that we need. An attitude of haughtiness, one that tries to make an impression on God, leads nowhere. As Jesus says, "Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled while he who humbles ...
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Elaine M. Ward
... culture teaches. It is to value others as they are, rather than what we want them to be, and to desire the others' needs be met in order for them to live abundantly. Jesus said for us to love our neighbor as ourself, therefore, love yourself, and we love because God loves us. One of the things I love and enjoy is reading essays, "talking with" the writer (dead or alive). As I sat with Loren Eisely in the dark, he told me about his insomnia, and my hankering for friendship was satisfied. His conversation was ...
982. Wedding: Unity Candle
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
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Derl G. Keefer
... its light not from random sparks of romance, though that may have been what brought you together in the first place. This middle candle will come to light by your own careful choosing. Two strong individuals, you two, are choosing today to share your energy and love to create a marriage. It used to be that after lighting the unity candle, couples would blow out the side candles, to symbolize the merging of their lives in this one relationship. But I think it is healthy for you to keep all the candles lit ...
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Derl G. Keefer
... be all filled in by today, but you discovered that growing things just cannot be rushed. It's true of lawns. It's true of trees. It's even true of marriages. It will take time for your marriage to grow strong and beautiful. Lasting love cannot be rushed. Paul gives us a good image of what love in God's family is like. He was probably likening it to the growth of a tree. But let's change the image just a bit and liken the creation of a healthy marriage to growing a lawn. First, someone has to get it ...
984. Forever and Ever
1 Kings 17:7-24
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John R. Brokhoff
... a donor, her mother, Teresa Smith, offered to give a part of her liver to her baby. Never before had there been an operation taking a part of one person’s liver and giving it to another. There was no guarantee that the operation would succeed. The mother’s love was so deep that she was willing to risk her life that her child might live. The operation was a success. After the operation the mother explained, “Once you’ve given someone a big piece of your heart, it’s easy to throw in a little bit of ...
985. Proper 19
Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7, Psalm 51:1-19, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Hosea 4:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, 1 Timothy 1:12-20
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George Bass
... inspired him to return to his father's house so that, in effect, he prayed: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving kindness; in your great compassion blot out my offenses. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you ... always be trusted to deliver us from God's wrath and his punishment. He finds us and welcomes us home, so that we can live by his love, grace, and mercy. Hosea 4:1-3; 5:15--6:6 (C) - "A Call To Sinners." 1. Hosea paints a word-picture of how people live in ...
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George Bass
... rest of us. Exclusivism comes from spiritual pride, which is one of the worst sins of which we can be guilty. It reduces the community of the hopeful into people who may despise others, who may even begin to wonder about the reality of God’s love. When there is no hope or love, can the cross still be there? At the head of this street on which I live there is a sign that warns drivers -- dead end. Most of the time, this is a oneblock community that is anything but a “dead end” street. It is almost a ...
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Mark Pepoon
... more than a feeling. It casts it in the role of a service, an offering, a sacrifice. It makes it something other than an abstraction. It keeps it with the concrete; a giving and a forgiving. Listen to what St. Paul says once again on this subject: Love is patient and kindLove is not jealous or boastfulLove does not insist on its own wayLove bears all thingsLove never ends. We are all great lovers at heart; and, if you don’t believe this, then just ask someone — and they don’t have to be a St. Paul ...
988. Epiphany 8
1 Corinthians 4:1-21, Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, Leviticus 19:1-37
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... too biased as to whom we include in our fellowship. We become critical of some who call themselves Christians, who do not seem to be true to the faith according to our experience. Forgive us for our judgmental attitude toward them. Help us to fellowship in Christian love with them, leaving all judgment in the hands of Christ, through whom we pray. Amen. Hymns "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation" "O Church of God, United" "O Day of God, Draw Nigh" "The Church's One Foundation" Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48 Theme ...
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... , when he was tempted into an adulterous relationship with Potiphar's wife, said, "How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9) After David's sordid affair with Bathsheba (by the way, there is no other story in the Bible of adulterous love), he cried out in his confession of sin, "Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, O God." (Psalm 51:4) Jesus went even further, and said, "But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in ...
990. When God Was Nothing
Philippians 2:1-11
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Brett Blair
... of the letter of Philippians because it is a song. What we have here probably is the earliest known hymn of the Christian church. It's interesting to think about that but just as interesting is the fact that Paul was at a loss for words to describe love and he called upon a song. My favorite line in the Hymn is this: But made himself nothing. God made himself nothing. Well, that’s impossible isn’t it? Hw can God who made everything become nothing. The Hymn of course isn’t saying that God ceased to ...
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Larry Powell
... Stephens replied, "And if you did, you would have more brains in your stomach than in your head." We are on the trail now of morality, on the assumption that it is the result of a transformed ego which translates self-respect into respect for others. Love is the word we are reaching for, but it is not yet within our grasp. Reach farther. Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, once addressed a meeting of a Scientific Society. Darwin’s "Origin of the Species" had been published the year before and both the ...
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Robert G. Tuttle
... . Then I received a letter from the parents of the child. The letter overflowed with joy and faith. They wrote that their little one was with God and that God had come into their home in a way they could never have expected. There was peace and assurance, faith and love on a deeper level. They felt close to their child and felt the very Presence of God. Their lives had been renewed. They wanted to thank me for the session of prayer. I was comforted. I saw that my prayer had been answered, but in a way I had ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... they have personally experienced during the 72 hours, and how they intend to incorporate that experience into the whole of their lives. By far, by far, the most common experience shared in that closing session of Emmaus is the experience of becoming overwhelmingly aware of God’s love and acceptance. It is common in that it’s witnessed to over and over again. It is unique in that it comes out of the miracle of existence, which is each person. I was moved to tears and sadness and joy at the last closing I ...
994. Proper 18
Psalm 149:1-9, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20, Exodus 12:1-30
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... , who made both earth and skies: Who died to save the world he made, And rose triumphant from the dead; He rose, the Prince of life and peace, And stamped the day for ever his. This is the day the Lord has made, That all may see his love displayed, May feel his resurrection's power, And rise again, to fall no more, In perfect righteousness renewed, And filled with all the life of God. Then let us render him his own, With solemn prayer approach his throne, With meekness hear the gospel word, With thanks his ...
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James W. Moore
... the light of my life. She brought such joy to our home. She did everything for me. She was the perfect wife and companion. I loved her so much… and once I almost told her!" Isn't that sad? Isn't that pitiful? Once I almost told her… The point is ... life with steady eyes…" and to know that God is with us… and that nothing – not even death – can separate us from Him and His love. This is what the psalmist meant when he said, "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no ...
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James W. Moore
... in the end against all odds, there was a great harvest. So, the lesson is: Be faithful, broadcast the seed and God in the end will bring a Great Harvest! The church is our hearing-aid enabling us to hear God’s amazing words of calling, love and encouragement… and this all just underscores for us how important, how essential, how crucial the church is in our own lives, in our community and in our world. So, with that in mind, let me make three requests as we anticipate our “Commitment Sunday” two ...
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James Merritt
... of his life. Now Joab's downfall can be attributed to one simple truth. He had loyalty to David, but he did not have real love for David. No one would have questioned his loyalty. It's a tremendous story to see how he even became David's general to begin with. " ... to Jesus, I have to wonder how many of those 95% don't even know the Lord Jesus. Because I believe to know Him is to love Him, to love Him is to serve Him, and to serve Him is to share Him in the power of the Holy Spirit. a. He Disobeyed the Will ...
998. More Than Feelings (Weddings)
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
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James McCormick
... to be together as husband and wife from now on, no matter what. It’s a commitment that is unconditional. Mature love is also a decision – a decision to act lovingly even when you don’t feel loving – maybe especially when you don’t feel loving! Of course, the source of such love is God. God loves us with a love that never wavers, a love that is unconditional, and then He asks us to pass that love along to one another. I’m quite sure that, of all God’s gifts to us, the greatest gift of all ...
999. Friends
1 Samuel 18:1-4
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James Merritt
... but what you are making me." III. Lead Your Friends Closer To God Go back and listen to verse 1 again and remember the context. "Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself." (I Samuel 18:1, NASB) As far as we know, this was the very first time Jonathan and David had ever met. What was it that knitted them together so quickly? Think about what had just happened. Jonathan had just seen David step out on a ...
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James Merritt
... to Jesus, and to want to be like Jesus. I encourage you, as I leave you, to emulate the life of Jesus. II. Exercise The Love Of Jesus What was the purpose of Jesus coming to earth as a man? Verse 8 says, "Having become human, He stayed human. It was ... as a Savior so He could redeem us; but He was raised as Lord that He might rule over us. I've said this so many times, but I love to say it over and over. When Jesus comes back He's not coming to take sides, He's coming to take over. When we preach Jesus we ...
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