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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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101. Proper 4

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, Mark 2:23-3:6

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John R. Brokhoff

... a controversy over the proper observance of the Sabbath. In one instance (2:23-28) Jesus defends his disciples who satisfied their hunger by plucking grain. To justify his position Jesus reminds the Pharisees that when David was hungry, he and his men ate the ... If it is approved by Christ to break the Sabbath law to feed the hungry, is it all right to steal or murder to satisfy hunger? Outline: When a Christian is justified in breaking a law – a. When there is a need v. 25. b. When a law hurts rather than ...

102. For What Are We Hungry?

John 6:24-35

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James L. Mayfield

... not deny that longing for pleasure is definitely one of the motivations of human behavior; however, he was convinced that our basic desire or hunger is for power; we want to be in control. Certainly, we all know what it is to want to be in control, and to feel not ... only uncomfortable but anxious, even fearful, when we are not. The hunger to be in charge and have our will done is a powerful drive. We see it at work in ourselves, and it is even easier ...

103. No One Left Behind

2 Kings 7:3-20

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James Merritt

... great Saint Augustine said, "The heart is restless and it will not rest until it finds its rest in God." There is a problem with physical hunger and I don't mean to belittle it or demean it. I know that half the world goes to bed hungry every night, but I ... stand before God, never having told anyone about the living water that can quench the thirst and the bread of life that can quench the hunger of any human being. I don't mind telling you I've left more than my share behind. Would you join me today and ...

104. I Am the Bread of Life

John 6:25-59

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Maxie Dunnam

... heaven, for the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven and giveth life to the world. Then said they unto him, Lord ever more give us this bread. And then Jesus made his claim. I am the bread of life, he who comes to me shall not hunger and he who believes in me will never thirst. It’s absurd to apologize for mystery. So we’ll not bother to apologize or to explain or to rationalize, but simply nail these truths down as the core of our learning today. One – life depends on bread. We can’t ...

105. Breakfast On The Beach

John 21:1-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the sacramental nature of this whole scene. Jesus was accustomed to the appetite one would have after a long night's work. So, he offered them bread and fish. But in the offer, Jesus also knew of the deeper hunger that each of the disciples possessed. Hunger for truth; hunger for the love of God; hunger to know this truly was Jesus, risen and standing before them. So, just as he had offered himself to them everyday of his earthly ministry, just as he had offered himself to them from the cross and just as ...

106. Fresh Every Morning - A Token and a Truth

Exodus 16:1-36

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Maxie Dunnam

... word. The God who sent manna sends our daily bread and we are dependent upon Him. That daily bread cannot be stored up and hoarded - it is fresh every morning. But equally deep in the meaning of this truth is the explanation Jesus gave in his wilderness hunger: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the father.” God humbled the Israelites, suffered them to be hungry and fed them manna, that He might make them know that man does not live by bread alone ...

107. War and the Prince of Peace

Isaiah 9:2-7

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J. Howard Olds

... Isaiah painted a picture of nations transforming their swords into gardening tools and deciding to study war no more. What is Isaiah's dream? Is it just a pipe dream of an old preacher or has he captured in some way the human hunger of the heart? Why is it that we humans hunger so deeply for peace and at the same time find ourselves killing one another, to the end that 3,640,000,000 people have died in combat since recorded time? Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University, says that the world needs war so people who ...

108. The Rewards Program for Christians

Matthew 10:1-42

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Leonard Sweet

... hungry for a thank you, hungry for some recognition that you’re working as hard as you can, starving for some encouragement. When we dream of making our church and our neighborhood a “hunger-free zone,” let’s also define hunger in its widest sense: that hunger of the heart and soul that can be as painful as the hunger of the stomach. Let’s live together in a gift economy, where we give freely, no strings attached; where we circulate rewards freely and don’t hoard our chocolates; where we become ...

109. Do Not Forget the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... to its shorter form in 6:10–12. The description of the land is rhetorical and poetic but the main point, in view of the previous context, must be the expectation that bread will not be scarce (v. 9). Whatever lessons God may have taught through hunger in the wilderness, God’s desire for people is not scarcity but sufficiency. And you will lack nothing; the verb is the same as expresses the psalmist’s familiar confidence that, with Yahweh as his shepherd, he would lack nothing (Ps. 23:1). 8:10 The ...

110. Gratitude and Coping

Matthew 14:13-21

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Tom Garrison

... difficult people," he said, "We are involved in this event. In fact, I am partly responsible for their being here so late, because I have been teaching and healing them. This is not a buck we have a right to pass. We must do something about this problem of hunger and the late hour. You give them something to eat." It is clear from this response that for Jesus the way out was always the way through. To him the solution of a problem never lay behind him or off on a tangent somewhere. It lay straight on the ...

111. Would You Take the Crown Without the Cross?

Mark 1:9-15

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Brett Blair

... bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” Satan has misunderstood mankind and therefore misunderstood Jesus’ need. To be sure, he sees that he is hungry. What he does not understand is that there is another type of hunger. It is the hunger for righteousness. Jesus is feeding himself on the Word of God. Satan has challenged Jesus to feed a hungry world. What Jesus is saying is that you cannot know what is good unless you first read the scriptures. We are created to please God ...

112. What Gets Into Us?

John 18:1--19:42

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King Duncan

... notes to twenty of the most prominent men in London. The note said, “All is discovered. Escape while you can.” All twenty abruptly left town. Human rebellion is universal. None of us is exempt. Jesus said that we are to hunger and thirst after righteousness. I have never known anyone who truly hungers and thirsts after righteousness, have you? I’ve known people who hunger and thirst for money, or sex, or power, or recognition, or knowledge or a host of other things, but I have never known anyone who ...

113. The World's Most Extraordinary Club

Matthew 5:1-12

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King Duncan

... on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter. Those platforms are for the powerful, the popular and the positive. But who is blessed in the kingdom of God? Those who discover that God is comfort for the broken-hearted and strength for the meek and food for those who hunger for righteousness and inspiration for the peacemakers. Who is blessed in the kingdom of God? Those who let go of the value systems of this world and live by the values of the kingdom of heaven. Finally Jesus is saying to us: If you’re willing to ...

114. Feasting on Love

John 6:24-35

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Lori Wagner

... from what felt like mass trauma, grief, and depression. We are awakening our ability to think about more vital and important things like recovery, relationships, growth, creativity, and fulfillment. For many, this feels like a new awakening.Our hunger for food is subsiding, and our hunger for life, love, and connection is being fulfilled. At last, we can again focus on where we want to go from here. Our “present” safe, we can look forward to and imagine a hopeful and creative future. We learned ...

115. Biography Of A Changed Person

Luke 19:1-10

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Robert Beringer

... Three: Appropriate The Gift Of God's Grace At this point in the story, Zacchaeus moves from being a spectator to being the focus of Jesus' attention. Jesus calls him by name! It's as if Jesus already knows about the dishonesty in his life as well as the hunger in his soul. Zacchaeus knows he is a sinner, but instead of hiding or pretending he doesn't need what Jesus offers, he welcomes Jesus with great joy. We are told the crowd murmured, but Zacchaeus was ready to reach out and take hold of the free gift ...

116. Adam And Jesus See Temptation

Genesis 3:1-24, Genesis 2:4-25, Luke 4:1-13

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David Belgum

... Don't blame me; it wasn't my idea in the first place." There were other ways in which Adam's head and brain were getting him into trouble. He could see new connections and possibilities. Not only did bananas satisfy his hunger; they tasted good. He got into eating them long after his hunger was satisfied. Bang! He was hooked on another of the Seven Deadly Sins -- Gluttony. He went downhill so fast after that it was pitiful. He not only lost the farm, but was kicked way into the next county and told never to ...

117. Epiphany 6

Jeremiah 17:5-10, Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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John R. Brokhoff

... are in need" (v. 20-NEB). Need: The rich and poor, the hungry and satisfied, the sorrowful and happy, the approved and persecuted are all in need. Unless we feel in need, we cannot be helped or blessed. There must be a vacuum before it can be filled. Those who hunger and thirst shall be filled. Note the text: "How blest are you who are in need." Outline: What do we all need? a. Need for God v. 20. b. Need for personal fulfillment v. 21b. c. Need for happiness v. 21b. d. Need for favor with fellow men v. 22 ...

118. All Saints' Sunday

Mt 5:1-12 · 1 Jn 3:1-3 · Isa 26:1-21 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:9-11, 22-27; 22:1-5 · Ps 24 · Ps 34 · Ps 149

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Russell F. Anderson

... is not strength but force. When someone hits or hurts you, and you have the power to strike back, but refrain from doing so, this is real meekness. Full is not the same as satisfied. In the NRSV, fullness is the blessed state of those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (v. 6). The older RSV employs the word "satisfied." The old translation is superior. One can be full and yet not be satisfied. There are countless examples of those whose lives are filled with pleasure and all the good things of life ...

119. The Peacemakers

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John A. Terry

... toward peace, but not the final step. Destroying the sword and spear is the beginning, but it is making the swords into plowshares and the spears into pruning hooks that makes for peace. It is for this blessing that we must hunger. When Ramsay MacDonald was Prime Minister of England, he was discussing with another government official the possibility of lasting peace. The official, an expert in foreign affairs, was unimpressed with Prime Minister MacDonald's idealistic viewpoint. He remarked cynically, "The ...

120. Grapes And Donuts

John 6:1-15

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... to eat. I brought these grapes and this donut to try to help us understand something Jesus said. He was speaking to a big crowd of people and told them, 'I am the bread of heaven.' He wasn't talking about bread for physical hunger, but bread for this other kind of hunger, the hunger of the heart. "All of us have eaten part of the same donut this morning, haven't we?" The children nod agreement. "So, this single donut has become a part of all of us," I continue. "When Jesus said, 'I am the bread of heaven ...

121. The Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:11-22

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John A. Terry

122. The Presence Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

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Charles Curley

... our own: through the empty or needful spaces in our own lives which are the locations of our greatest anxiety and our greatest potential. Somewhere within each of us is a great hunger, a great empty space which will never be filled until we identify it correctly for what it is - a hunger for God. Nothing else can fill the emptiness which that hunger creates. Yet most of us, most of the time, will try to fill ourselves with just about anything else we can think of, rather than seek to hear God's Spirit ...

123. Where's The Treasure?

Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:26-38

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Thomas Long

... us in that part of us which brushes aside all who threaten our status, all who bore or bother us. God comes to us in those rare moments when we transcend our own selfishness long enough to glimpse the needs of others and to feel those needs deeply enough to hunger and thirst for God to set it right. As the old hymn puts it: When other helpers fail,and comforts flee,Help of the helpless,O abide with me.4 On the wall of the museum of the concentration camp at Dachau is a moving photograph of a mother and ...

124. Eating Living Bread

John 6:25-59

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William E. Keeney

... is that people have little time for the life of the spirit. The church has often moved to a kind of professionalism where services are by paid employees, where earlier much was done by volunteers. The new situation often leaves people with a hunger for time and opportunity for spiritual renewal. They need occasions for engaging in activities in which they are more consciously feeding on Christ while they are serving larger purposes. 4. The celebration of the Eucharist is a group activity. The breaking of ...

125. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

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George Johnson

... A friend of mine tells the story of how he experienced pain and wondered if it would go away. He is a seasoned farmer from Kansas who agreed to represent his church synod on a fact-finding trip to Central America. The purpose was to learn about hunger and poverty, and what churches in North America could do to help. He didn't think the trip was really necessary because he knew the answer. Farmers needed to grow more wheat and be paid a fair price. Christians needed to give more money. More food and greater ...

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