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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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1126. Pentecost

Psalm 104:1-35, Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 15:26-27; 16:4-15, Acts 2:1-21

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B. David Hostetter

... such concerns in the whole world that it may show governmental agencies what can be done when differences are put aside for the care of those in dire need. Protect those who risk their lives and health in the front lines of the war against hunger and want of every kind. Show us new ways of transcending economic problems that will not deprive some to enrich others and create divisions between people and nations. Help us to do what we can to solve problems of unemployment and poverty in our own neighborhoods ...

1127. Christ the King

2 Samuel 23:1-7, Psalm 132:1-18, John 18:33-37, Revelation 1:4-8

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B. David Hostetter

... speed and safety to all who fly the big cargo planes laden with food raised by the farmers of our fertile lands. As we pray for the success of the emergency feeding program we remember also the need for long-term solutions to the problems of hunger on every continent. Break down the barriers of indifference that allow the people who have enough to ignore the plight of those who, out of sight, are out of mind. Inspire scientists in the exploration of problems of drought and the need for local solutions to ...

1128. Easter 4

Psalm 23:1-6, John 10:22-30, Acts 9:32-43, Revelation 7:9-17

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B. David Hostetter

... OF THANKSGIVING God beyond all time and place, God within all times and places, God eternal and universal, blessing and glory and power and might be given to you through timeless ages. We rejoice in the hope of peace beyond times of trouble, of plenty beyond hunger and thirst, of the end of sin and grief through your cleansing and consolation. We praise the tenderness with which you wipe every tear from the eyes of those who have come through great trouble. We are as moved by your gentleness as by your ...

1129. Proper 11

Psalm 52:1-9, Amos 8:1-12, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:15-28

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B. David Hostetter

... CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Hear the proclamation of Christ, People: In whom the Word of God is fully known. INVOCATION Holy God, just and merciful, you desire our penitent worship and our hunger and thirst for what is good. Holy Jesus, you are the goodness we seek for ourselves. Holy Spirit, you are at work in us to make us more like our Lord Jesus Christ. We worship you, one God, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. PRAYER OF ...

1130. Christ the King

Matthew 25:31-46, Psalm 100:1-5, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ephesians 1:15-23

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B. David Hostetter

... . Grant speed and safety to all who fly the big cargo planes laden with food raised by the farmers of our fertile lands. As we pray for the success of the emergency feeding program we remember also the need for long-term solutions to the problems of hunger throughout our world. Break down the barriers of indifference that allow the people of the world's cities to ignore the plight of those who, out of sight, are out of mind. Inspire scientists in the exploration of problems of drought and the need for local ...

1131. Lent 5

Psalm 130:1-8, Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-45, Romans 8:1-17

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B. David Hostetter

... Jesus Christ you entered the sick room with healing and in the streets responded to the cries of the helpless. Continue his healing ministry in our hospitals and nursing homes and home nursing systems. As he also fed the hungry on occasion, bless all hunger programs that seek to bring aid to famine-stricken lands and self-help projects that seek to help people feed themselves and their neighbors. Living Lord, fulfill your promise to be the resurrection and the life, that all who believe in you, even though ...

1132. First Sunday in Lent

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32:1-11, Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-19

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B. David Hostetter

... 3:1-7 Second Lesson--As we share in the disobedience of the first Adam, we may also share in the self-sacrificing obedience of the second Adam, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:12-19 Gospel--Human temptations for Jesus and for us include sins of the flesh and the spirit, hunger, pride, and idolatry. Matthew 4:1-11 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Be glad in the Eternal One, rejoice, O righteous, People: We will shout for joy, as we are made ...

1133. Proper 20

Matthew 20:1-16, Psalm 106:1-48, Exodus 16:1-36, Philippians 1:12-30

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B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 105:1-6, 37-45 First Lesson - When the Israelites complain of hunger to Moses and Aaron, God sends bread from heaven. Exodus 16:2-15 Second Lesson - Paul shares with the Philippians the conflict between keeping on or being relieved by death from present suffering. Philippians 1:21-30 Gospel - Jesus suggests that those of us at this late hour of the ...

1134. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Psalm 90:1-17, Matthew 22:34-46, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

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B. David Hostetter

... who are needy. We are thankful for those who use their power not to exploit others but to defend and protect those who are vulnerable to exploitation. We are glad to honor all who declare the good news of Jesus Christ without base motives of greed or hunger for power. Help us always to seek only your favor and to pass every test of our motives in serving others, as did Jesus Christ, our example. Amen PRAYER OF DEDICATION Receive, our gifts and ourselves, sovereign God, so that we may be faithful envoys of ...

1135. Proper 26

Joshua 3:7-17, Psalm 107:1-43, Matthew 23:1-39, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

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B. David Hostetter

... in every generation. Give wisdom to parents and teachers who hand down to children the tradition of the biblical revelation preserved from the beginning of the church. May your church always be open to new truth coming out of your word. Give the ignorant a hunger for wisdom, the doubting a desire for firm faith, the disloyal a will to return to the faith, the tempted a victory over evil, the enslaved freedom from addiction, and the despairing hope in our Risen Lord. Guide those who have not found their ...

1136. The Power of Bread

John 6:25-59

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Brett Blair

... ; it can buy you bonds but not brotherhood; gold but not gladness; silver but not sincerity; hospitals but not health; 3 karats but not character; houses but not homes. You can trade bread for commodities but not comfort, real-estate but not righteousness, hotels but not heaven. To satisfy your hunger for heaven you cannot eat the bread of earth, you must eat the bread of God. That bread is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

1137. The Communion of Empty Hands

John 6:25-59, Luke 22:7-38, Mark 14:12-26

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Alex Gondola

... part," Pettepeice said, "reminds us of the imprisonment, the torture, the death and final victory of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The bread is the body which he gave for humanity. The fact that we have none represents very well the lack of bread in the hunger of so many millions of human beings. The wine, which we don't have today, is his blood, and represents our dream of a united humanity, of a just society, without difference of race or class." Then Pettepiece, the pastor, held out his empty hand to ...

1138. Heavenly Bread and Earthly Bread

John 6:51-58

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Alex Gondola

... 1 Corinthians 6:19, RSV). But I wonder if this obsession with getting food into us, and then getting those unwanted pounds off of us, isn't perhaps symptomatic of something else. We may pursue the material when what we really need is spiritual. The hunger that drives us to cookbooks and restaurants (and then, to diet clubs or health clubs), the emptiness we try to pack with possessions, the way we may try to fill ourselves up with more recognition, more titles, more awards, more experiences; could these not ...

1139. Did You Know...That You Can Know God?

1 John 2:3-5

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James Merritt

... . The more you obey God, the closer you will be to God. The closer you are to God, the more you will know God. The more you know God, the more you will love God and the circle just continues. I hope I have given you a thirst and a hunger to really know God. If I haven't yet, maybe this statement will - knowing God is not only the key to earthly life, it is the essence of eternal life. John 17:3 says, "Eternal life is to know You, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the ...

1140. What If It Happens To Me? The Fear of Suffering

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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James Merritt

... across the plains there were hundreds of such groups. Each had a complaint against God for the evil and suffering He permitted in this world. How lucky God was to live in heaven where all was sweetness and light, where there was no weeping or fear, no hunger or hatred. What did God know of all that man had been forced to endure in this world? For God leads a pretty sheltered life they said. So each of these groups set forth their leader, chosen because he had suffered the most - a Jew, an African American ...

1141. What Do I Do When My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Deuteronomy 3:1-11, 23-26

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James Merritt

... . God blessed in a tremendous way, but my heart always wanted to come back to Georgia. I was perfectly satisfied and totally surrendered to the Lord's will and if God never brought me back to Georgia, I would have served Him just the same, but that desire and hunger to come back never left me. There were two churches that came open in the Atlanta area. One came open right after I was out of the seminary and another came open while I was pastoring in Mississippi. I don't mind telling you, I would have almost ...

1142. A Blast from the Past

Deuteronomy 6:20-25

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James Merritt

... went down. Miraculously, all the men survived; crawled out of their plane and climbed into a life raft. Captain Rickenbacker and his crew floated for days on the rough waters of the Pacific. They fought the sun, they fought sharks, and most of all they fought hunger. On the eighth day all of their food ran out; all their water was gone; they were hundreds of miles from land, and no one knew where they were. They needed a miracle. That afternoon they had a simple devotional service, and prayed for a miracle ...

1143. Total Recall

Deuteronomy 6:20-25

Sermon

James Merritt

1144. It’s Time to Grow Up

Ephesians 4:14-15

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James Merritt

... to grow. Spiritual maturity is intentional. It requires commitment. It requires effort. It requires determination and it requires work. Do you remember how we just read that we should crave God's Word just like a baby craves milk? That is exactly how you should hunger for spiritual growth. A young man once came to Socrates, the great teacher, and said, "Socrates, will you be my teacher?" Socrates told the young man to follow him and he turned and walked into the ocean. The young man followed him into the ...

1145. It’s All About Him

John 4:19-24

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James Merritt

... incredible statement where Jesus says, "the Father is seeking such to worship Him." We're told that God is actually looking for people who will worship Him the way He wants to be worshiped. The French have a proverb that says "A good meal ought to begin with hunger." It is very difficult to enjoy a meal when you're not hungry. My Dad used to say, "When you're hungry anything tastes good." God is looking for people who are so hungry for Him that nothing else except worship will satisfy them. But I want you ...

1146. No Need to Worry

John 10:11-18; 27-30

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James Merritt

... journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers among false brethren; I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure." (II Corinthians 11:23-27, NASB) Isn't that strange? Paul said that God would deliver him from every evil deed and then it sounds like he had to put up with a lot of ...

1147. God Where Are You? - The Problem of Evil

Genesis 3:1-6, Judges 6:13

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James Merritt

... people that cause such things as: war, crime, cruelty, discrimination, racism, suicide bombings and injustice. There is natural evil that involves such things as: hurricanes, tsunamis, flood, earthquakes, and so forth. Then there is social evil which are things such as poverty, hunger, and homelessness. The question that literally roars in the minds of those who suffer from these things is, "Why?" Why did my little girl die of cancer? Why did my son die in that automobile accident? Why did I get cancer at ...

1148. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

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James Merritt

... of God. Because I want to say it one more time. When you come to Jesus Christ you don't come to a fast, a funeral, or a famine; you come to a feast, and what a feast it is. There is the Living Bread that satisfies every man's hunger; there is the Living Water that can slake every man's thirst; there is the meat of the word of God which can save every man's soul. Notice what else the invitation said: "...and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for ...

1149. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

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James Merritt

... went to endure the horror of hell. One went from rags to riches; while the other went from riches to rags. We are told specifically in verse 25 that Lazarus was "comforted." Can you just see Lazarus one second after he died. No more hunger; he was dining at the table of the Lord. No more sickness; permanently healed by the Great Physician. No more poverty; walking streets of gold surrounded by pearly gates. No more homelessness; living in a mansion custom built of the Master Carpenter. No more loneliness ...

1150. The Real Jesus

Mark 7:31-37

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Amy Butler

... Prozac Jesus". But our Gospels tell a different story, and this exchange we read about today is one of those times we see the real, human Jesus. The Jesus we read about in the Gospels was fiery and compelling. People crowded around, put up with discomfort and hunger just to get to hear a little of what he had to say. He cried. He was moved by pity. He was frustrated with his disciples, angry with coldhearted legalists, grief-stricken at Calvary, and yes, even unsure about his purpose on earth. Isn't this ...

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