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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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1226. A Thousand Points of Light

Isaiah 60:1-3; 18-22

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , in 1944, Mr. Rotblat left the Manhattan Project for moral reasons and dedicated the rest of his life to the abolition of nuclear weapons. Was Joseph Rotblat successful? Only time will tell. It makes a difference to this one. You see, it's easy to look at the hunger and poverty of the world, the brokenness of war, and the massive issue of AIDS in other countries and just fold our hands in despair. But we are not the people of despair; we are the people of hope and it makes a difference to this one. In ...

1227. The Homeless Woman’s Poem

Luke 10:25-37

Illustration

... for help, but because he was busy and helpless, he turned her away and offered to pray for her instead. The homeless woman, it is said, wrote this poem as a response too that insensitive minister: "I was hungry, and you formed a humanities group to discuss my hunger. I was imprisoned, and you crept off quietly to my chapel and prayed for my release. I was naked, and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance. I was sick, and you knelt and thanked God for your health. I was homeless, and you ...

1228. Be Square

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... us know they were there before the violence? Did that team of medical professionals wear square halos for men and women of faith before they received in death their round halos? You can go to bed hungry on a full stomach. There are many kinds of hunger. And you have full-bellied friends and family going to bed hungry every night . . . hungry for recognition, hungry for someone to say thank you, someone to say “I know what you did, and you’re THE BEST.” So I’m giving you two assignments this morning ...

1229. God’s Weather Report

Matthew 5:38-48

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... killed her parents, her brothers, and hundreds of her Tutsi friends. A Hutu pastor, who risked his life to save her, hid her and six other women. They lived in a small bathroom, a wooden wardrobe covering the door. For three months, they endured hunger, fear, and the sounds of soldiers in the house unsuccessfully searching for Tutsis. In those cramped quarters, she began to pray the Rosary. Always she stumbled over the Lord's Prayer: "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us ...

1230. Sneak Preview

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... , and John. This experience on the mountain did not take away the ambition of James and John. They and their mother wanted a special place in Jesus' glory (Matthew 20:20). Having seen Jesus all aglow didn't satisfy them. It didn't take away their hunger for recognition. We know about Peter. Even the transfiguration itself didn't heal his doubt. He cowered in denial at Jesus' arrest as though he had seen nothing (Matthew 26:69-74). For all of its dramatic power, the transfiguration didn't redeem either the ...

1231. How Jesus’ Friendship Makes Your Burdens Light

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... , under whom he lives, will carry on from there.8 Later in the sermon Luther made a related point about friendship with Jesus: Moreover, he [Christ] not only refreshes us in the anxiety and assaults of sin, but he will be with us in all other troubles; in hunger, war, famine, and whatever other tribulations which may come he will not leave us....9 Our friend, Jesus, takes care of the big social problems for us, not just our own individual sins and trials. Jesus says more about what kind of a friend he is at ...

1232. Nations on Trial

Matthew 25:31-46

Drama

Chris Ewing

... .) This image can be brought back to the screen at appropriate intervals throughout the message, and at the conclusion. Additionally, projecting images, particularly from current news, of human need and/or headline collages illustrating the topics under discussion (immigration, hunger, sickness, and the like) can powerfully enforce what the different voices are saying. If the screen is used for images, it may be confusing to have Voice 4 and 5 attributions on the screen, unless the quoted words are ...

1233. What About the Baby?

Isaiah 9:2-7

Sermon

Tony Everett

... with us. Listen again to Isaiah's list of names for the child and pay attention to how they describe how the reign of that baby will turn our lives, our darkened world, upside down. Wonderful Counselor — Here is wisdom that both listens to our heart hungers with understanding care and also shows us right and faithful paths through whatever valley of shadows that we may travel. Mighty God — Here is the power we desperately want and need from the King of kings. Here is power, but not in terms of the world ...

1234. Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle…

Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... hardwood floor where they were now gliding along playing ice skating. They looked up at our shocked faces and said, "Look, Mom! Look, Dad! We're skating!" Innocence really is wonderful. These children had no idea of wrong or right. They only knew hunger, sleepiness, discomfort, and of course, curiosity. The delight for them was in the seeking of experience. That look that would come across their faces when they tasted something new or had a surprising new experience is a look that is emblazoned in my mind ...

1235. The Ladder from Our House

Genesis 28:10-19a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... Month Club, is the fastest growing club in the company's history. And Ingram Books, the nation's largest book wholesaler, saw a nearly 250% growth in the religious book category starting in the mid-1990s. Book sales are a sign of the religious hunger in America, but note that I said "religious and spiritual" books, not just Christian books. To be sure, sale of Christian books are on an upswing, but the "religious" books category includes New Age, Scientology, believe-in-yourself, and a host of other titles ...

1236. Sentimental Slaves

Exodus 16:2-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... answer, "Anywhere but here!" Less than one year later, he and his fellow Israelites are free. They are en route from the land of their bondage to the land of God's promise. The journey, however, includes miles of wilderness, and the people are feeling the pangs of hunger. As they sit and talk together, they say, "If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread." In the end, this episode from Israel's exodus experience becomes a story ...

1237. The Victory Is Ours

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... the saints whose devotion and loyalty to God and Jesus were both deliberate and costly. They had made it and now were present with God and the Lamb. They stand before God's throne where they serve God day and night. Their time of suffering is over, "They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from ...

1238. With Our Own Eyes

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... ignoring the eyewitness accounts of scripture may well leave us in that dark place without the light. Ron Starenko has summed up the problem well: "Our spirituality, which derives from our own strivings, is a failure. World peace eludes us, world hunger widens, universal greed and lust for power remains our nemesis. Our personal biographies reveal our dark side. What else is that than our godlessness — ‘godlostness'? The human experience is God's judgment on our narcissistic dreams. God's judgment is to ...

1239. Boast in Our Suffering

Romans 5:1-8

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... for hours on a hot day. That first touch of water to your lips is amazing. You never thought that a simple taste of water could make such a difference. You haven't had food for a day. You are starved and famished. Your stomach is growling with hunger. Your taste buds are so sensitive that even a smidgen of peanut butter on a piece of stale bread seems like some chef's finest culinary creation. It is one of those desperately hot and humid summer days when even a gentle breeze takes you to a cool mountain ...

1240. Swept Clean

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... flew to Mali to meet Mohammed. But more red tape had to be cut before Mohammed could be brought home. Armed with a photograph of her son-to-be, Cheryl sat down with immigration officials and said bluntly, "While you're talking to me, he's dying of hunger." They listened. Cheryl and Charlie exhausted their life savings and took out a loan to bring Mohammed to Indianapolis. He already knew a fair amount of English and was soon so fluent that he was interviewed on local TV. He mentioned a friend of his whom he ...

1241. Broken Lives and Broken Chains

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and help someone like me?" That was when I told him about the woman caught in adultery and the thief on the cross. His eyes got wide with wonder and awe as the realization of the depth of God's love. Then he spoke three words with such longing and hunger I'll never forget. "I want Jesus." He accepted Jesus as his personal Savior, right then and there, in that hospital room. I stood next to his bed and laid my hand on his head. I prayed a prayer of thanksgiving and asked God to bring healing and wholeness to ...

1242. Tears, Perfume and Forgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Church. He came to talk to you about God." Then she left! After a few awkward moments, it was as if a dam broke and all of the desires, needs, and hurts of his soul came gushing out. For over an hour, this man talked about his needs, emptiness, hunger, and fears. When he had talked himself out, the Pastor shared with how Christ could meet everyone of those needs. That afternoon, the man knelt in his living room and gave his life to Jesus Christ. Later, just as the Pastor was leaving the man's house, he said ...

1243. Reversal of Fortune

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , but not necessarily with money or possessions. Sometimes we're simply blessed with people who care and love us and can help stand with us in the midst of a storm or trial of life. And isn't that what's more important, especially if you're hungering for more than just food. Or if you need someone to help dry your tears. That's what George Bailey in "It's A Wonderful Life" found out. Remember the closing scene? (Show clip) Everyone turned out to help George because, unbeknownst to him, he was the most ...

1244. Unlocking the Access

Ephesians 3:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Almighty. That ACCESS is even OPEN to a four year old like Blake. The Son of God brings us right into God's very presence. And He does that today at this Buffet of God's Grace. This Banquet of Forgiveness, Healing and Wholeness where our hunger and thirst are quenched. We're invited to eat our fill and to drink deep from the well of God's Grace. 1. (Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) 11/24/03 - COLUMBUS, OH, ABC 13 National/World news 2. Preaching Magazine (Preaching Resources ...

1245. Sitting at the Big People Table

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Clacking and clinking And scraping up food; My sniffer sniffed smells Drifting up from afar, And on Thanksgiving Day I was sure I would starve! So I played with my toys Then I sang a few numbers, I stood on my head To get rid of this hunger, Then somersaults, Push-ups, I played tiddly-winks, But Thanksgiving turkey Was all I could think! My belly growled out Like a great grizzly bear, And I knew, Pretty soon, I'd need something down there! Anything, ANYTHING! Liver, or beets! Even heaps of Hungarian pickled ...

1246. WWF: Smack Down In The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. [14] But one is tempted by one's own desire, being lured and enticed by it; What desires did Jesus have? There in the wilderness, after having fasted for 40 days: there was hunger, a very real, physical desire. And of course that was the first Temptation. There was the temptation to use all the power of heaven for His own selfish purpose. To show the world and the Tempter just who he was. That was the Temptation to throw Himself off ...

1247. Luke 6:20-31

Luke 6:17-26

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... find themselves on top in the new kingdom, so those currently enjoying empowerment and status must find themselves relocated to the bottom. The series of “woes” found in vv. 24-26 detail this subversive inversion. The rich become poor, the full learn of hunger, those smug will “mourn and weep” their losses. As for those whose names are esteemed and honored by the world, Jesus likens the praise they receive to that which had been heaped upon “the false prophets,” and their names have no place in ...

1248. All Saints

Psalm 34:1-10, 22, Matthew 5:1-12, 1 John 3:1-3, Revelation 7:9-17

Bulletin Aid

Amy C. Schifrin

... ,” as the basis for Intercessory Prayer on this morning. Have as many petitions as there are verses. Speak the petitions over an instrumental interlude between verses, concluding the prayers with, “Rejoice and be glad.” Offertory Prayer/Prayer Of Confession All: Hungering and thirsting for your righteousness, we come to your table, gracious Lord. Cleanse us, that we may be pure in heart. Strengthen us, that fear of persecution would not stop us from embodying your love. Grant us peace, that your great ...

1249. Christ The King, Proper 29

Psalm 95:1-7a, Ezekiel 34:11-16, Matthew 25:31-46, Ephesians 1:15-23

Bulletin Aid

Amy C. Schifrin

... rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the age to come. All: Amen. Offertory Prayer Leader: Your kingdom is eternal, your dominion without bounds. All: May this bread and cup feed our deepest hunger, so that in the freedom of your love we would give our lives wholly to your service. In the name of the one who rules through all ages of ages, Jesus Christ our King and Lord. Amen. Dismissal Leader: The one who suffered on the cross and ...

1250. Epiphany 4, Ordinary Time 4

Psalm 15:1-5, Micah 6:1-8, Matthew 5:1-12, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Bulletin Aid

Amy C. Schifrin

... you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Blessed are you who do this to remember me.” Send now your Spirit to this bread and cup, that in receiving your life given for us, our strivings and all our desires would be made new. May we hunger and thirst for your righteousness, and by the power of your Holy Spirit may we be remade in the strength of your love. All honor and glory is yours, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever. All: Amen. Benediction Leader: May your hearts be opened ...

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