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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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1401. Gordon Glove and Henry Hand

Matthew 7:21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A glove on a stick. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a little friend with me to help us learn something this morning. My friend's name is Gordon. His full name is Gordon Glove, and he belongs to another friend of mine by the name of Henry Hand. Henry is not here this morning, but I think you will know why when I tell you a little bit about Gordon. I asked Gordon to come because he is pretty close to Henry. Gordon is the kind of a friend who thinks he knows everything. Whenever I want to know ...

1402. With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back

Psalm 1:1-6, Proverbs 31:10-31

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship Rejoice and be glad in God! Collect God of great deeds, you are like the single mothers in our midst, who without credit, or without any backup, work, raise families, pray, and play. You have sent your servants into our midst and we have not seen you in the mirror you have provided! Challenge us to serve each other, praise each other, while serving and praising you. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or ...

1403. We Didn't Even Have a Horse

Matthew 22:1-14

Illustration

King Duncan

Huey Long was a very colorful Louisiana politician who had hopes of running for the presidency in 1936. He began as an unschooled farm boy and ended up in the governor's mansion, one of the most popular politicians in the history of the state. Long was born in the central part of Louisiana, and when he first campaigned for governor, he was given some advice about the voters in the New Orleans area. "South Louisiana is different from the northern part of the state," he was told. "We have a lot of Catholic ...

1404. You Should Have Seen It…

Mark 4:26-34

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Mickey Anders

I remember an old story about a man who bought a house with an overgrown garden. The weeds had long since taken over the garden and it was a mess. But slowly the man began to clear the weeds, till the soil and plant the seeds. Finally, he had made it into a showcase garden. One day the minister came to visit, and when he saw the beautiful flowers and plants, he observed, "Well, friend, you and God have done a marvelous job on this garden." To which the homeowner replied, "You should have seen it when God ...

1405. Put Everything You Have Into It

Mark 10:1-12

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Donald B. Strobe

Television personality Willard Scott said, "A good marriage is like an incredible retirement fund. You put everything you have into it during your productive life, and over the years it turns from silver to gold to platinum." That's why a long marriage has always seemed to be such a good idea to the Church. Divorce is like putting your money in an investment fund and then cashing it in just before it begins to gain interest. Note Scott's words: "you put everything you have into it." Not everybody does. For ...

1406. You Have To Die First

John 1:29-42

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William B. Kincaid, III

One minister surrounded himself at the church chancel with children during worship and began to talk to them about the upcoming holiday. When asked whose birthday would be celebrated, the well-informed group responded, "Martin Luther King, Jr." The minister inquired further by asking what kind of work King did. How much prompting it took is not certain, but the answer being fished for was given. "Martin Luther King, Jr., was the minister of a church." In an attempt to draw an obvious parallel, the minister ...

1407. You Have What It Takes

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George Allen and Mickey Herskowitz

Jack Kemp, who became the Secretary for Housing and Urban Development under George H. W. Bush, said that when he started out in life, all he ever wanted to be was a football player,." He played pro for 13 years. Kemp recalls the encouragement he received from Payton Jordan, his coach at Occidental College in Los Angeles: The coach called me into his office and said, "Of all the people on this team, I really think you have it. I want you to work just as if you were a pro football player." He described his ...

1408. Have You Seen the Kingdom?

Matthew 13:44-46

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King Duncan

Quaker philosopher Rufus Jones once told a true story about a man who owned a summer cottage on the coast of Maine who was determined to start a Sunday School class for children who lived on a nearby offshore island. He sailed to the island in his boat, gathered the children together, and began to instruct them in matters of faith. Hardly knowing where to begin, he decided to start with something familiar to all the youngsters. The Atlantic Ocean surrounded their island. They saw it every day. He would ...

1409. The One Who Intercedes

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Editor James S. Hewett

There was a soldier in the Union army, a young man who had lost his older brother and his father in the war. He went to Washington, D.C., to see President Lincoln to ask for an exemption from military service so he could go back and help his sister and mother with the spring planting on the farm. When he arrived in Washington, after having received a furlough from the military to go and plead his case, he went to the White House, approached the doors, and asked to see the president. However, he was told, " ...

1410. Regrets, I have A Few

Illustration

Dr. Merrill Douglass

We all have regrets, according to Dr. Richard Kinnier of Arizona State Univ. The most common regret was not being a better student, not studying more. Other common regrets include not being more assertive, not having more self-discipline, not taking more risks, not spending quality time with families. One surprise showed up: money appears to be insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

1411. Going To Have A Wife

Humor

At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and she said, 'Johnny, what is the matter?' Little Johnny responded, 'I have pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife.'

1412. Face To Face

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

Picture, if you will, a small child learning to walk. The parents stand a few yards apart. The first parent directs the child toward the other parent. At first the child looks back to the first parent for encouragement. But at a critical moment near the middle of the journey, the child starts looking ahead to the second parent, puts out his or her hands, and hurries into the welcoming arms (borrowed from Demetrius Dumm in Flowers in the Desert, page 95). Such a critical moment in Christ's journey happened ...

1413. One of the Secrets to Success

Luke 10:1-24

Illustration

Andrew Tobias, the financial author put it this way. Go down any day to the waterfront, and you will find a crowd of unhappy people. Someone will be having trouble getting the motor on their yacht to crank. Someone else will be scraping barnacles. Another will be repainting. Things just don't make you happy. Property brings problems. It is like an alligator that takes a bite out of your pocket every time you turn around. Don't be burdened by too many material things. As you go through life, one of the ...

1414. Three Gods, yet One God

Matthew 28:16-20

Illustration

Brian Stoffregen

Frederick Houk Borsch, since 1988, has been Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. I don't remember where I first read this quote on the Trinity, but my notes indicate that when he wrote it, he was a religion Professor of Religion at Princeton University and Dean of the Princeton University Chapel. There are probably a number of people who imagine that the idea of the Trinity was thought up by ivory-tower theologians who, typically, were making things more complicated than they needed to be and ...

1415. Many Names, One Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship One: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined. All: For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Collect This day, Lord, you reveal to us once again, in the eyes of our children, in the hopes of our adults, in the wisdom of our seniors, that the word is continually made flesh ...

1416. Anyone Can Have a Fruitful Ministry

John 15:1-8

Illustration

Our Daily Bread

John Warr, an 18th-century apprentice shoemaker, was determined to be a faithful witness for Christ. Another apprentice by the name of William was hired, and John repeatedly talked to him about spiritual things, but the new worker didn't want to be bothered. Then one day he was caught exchanging a counterfeit shilling for a good one. In his guilt and humiliation he asked John for help and prayer. Through the faithful witness of John Warr, that man put his faith in Christ and developed into a committed ...

1417. What Have You Done?

Illustration

Visiting a village school one day, King Oscar II of Sweden asked the pupils to name the greatest kings of Sweden. The answers were unanimous: Gustavus Vasa, Gustavus Adolphus, Charles X. Then the teacher leaned over to one little boy and whispered something in his ear. "And King Oscar," volunteered the child. "Really? And what has King Oscar done that's so remarkable?" asked the king. "I, I, I don't know," stammered the unhappy child. "That's all right," said the king. "Neither do I."

1418. Temptation: Don't Swim In the Canal

Illustration

Charles Swindoll

Some people fall into temptation, but a great many make plans for disaster ahead of time. "Son," ordered a father, "Don't swim in that canal." "OK, Dad," he answered. But he came home carrying a wet bathing suit that evening. "Where have you been?" demanded the father. "Swimming in the canal," answered the boy. "Didn't I tell you not to swim there?" asked the father. "Yes, Sir," answered the boy. "Why did you?" he asked. "Well, Dad," he explained, "I had my bathing suit with me and I couldn't resist the ...

1419. More Than One Night

Humor Illustration

Charlie Brown said, Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'

1420. No One Completes the Journey Solo

John 6:1-21

Illustration

John E. Harnish

The migration of the monarch butterfly is an amazing story, a lovely little creature who blesses our gardens and forests in the summer. Every autumn, millions of monarchs from all over the eastern United States and Canada migrate thousands of miles to a small handful of sites in Mexico where they rest for the winter. Then in the spring, they begin their return trip to the north. The amazing thing is that no individual monarch ever makes the trip to Mexico and back. A butterfly that leaves the Adirondack ...

1421. One Last Chance

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

A man never opened the car door for his wife or any other woman. He felt it was a sissy Emily Post kind of thing to do and "Besides," he was fond of saying, "she doesn't have two broken arms." His table manners left much to be desired, and manners in general were looked upon by him as quite unnecessary. After many years of marriage, the wife died and her husband was heartbroken because he truly loved her. Somehow, as the pallbearers brought her casket out of the funeral service, the husband and his family ...

1422. Forgiving One's Enemies

Luke 17:1-10

Illustration

Ralph W. Sockman

In the early days of the Southern Confederacy, General Robert E. Lee was severely criticized by General Whiting. It might have been expected that Lee would wait for a time when he could get even with Whiting. A day came when president Jefferson Davis asked General Lee to come for consultation. The President wanted to know what Lee thought of General Whiting. Without hesitation Lee commended Whiting in high terms and called him one of the ablest men in the confederate army. An officer present motioned Lee ...

1423. One Great Truth

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A. E. Hotchner

When actress Sophia Loren sobbed to Italian movie director Vittorio De Sica over the theft of her jewelry, he lectured her: "Listen to me, Sophia. I am much older than you and if there is one great truth I have learned about life, it is this: never cry over anything that can't cry over you."

1424. Not The Same Ones

Humor Illustration

David Finkelstein

The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she'd have children if she had it to do over again. "Yes," she replied. "But not the same ones."

1425. The Living One

Humor

The head of an auto-leasing agency was interviewing a young woman for a job. He wanted to find out what kind of person she really was, so he decided to ask her an imaginative question. "If you could have an in-depth conversation with any person, living or dead, to whom would you speak?" "The living one!" she replied enthusiastically.

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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

Showing 1401 to 1425 of 4962 results

1401. Gordon Glove and Henry Hand

Matthew 7:21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

1402. With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back

Psalm 1:1-6, Proverbs 31:10-31

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

1403. We Didn't Even Have a Horse

Matthew 22:1-14

Illustration

King Duncan

1404. You Should Have Seen It…

Mark 4:26-34

Illustration

Mickey Anders

1405. Put Everything You Have Into It

Mark 10:1-12

Illustration

Donald B. Strobe

1406. You Have To Die First

John 1:29-42

Illustration

William B. Kincaid, III

1407. You Have What It Takes

Illustration

George Allen and Mickey Herskowitz

1408. Have You Seen the Kingdom?

Matthew 13:44-46

Illustration

King Duncan

1409. The One Who Intercedes

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

1410. Regrets, I have A Few

Illustration

Dr. Merrill Douglass

1411. Going To Have A Wife

Humor

1412. Face To Face

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

1413. One of the Secrets to Success

Luke 10:1-24

Illustration

1414. Three Gods, yet One God

Matthew 28:16-20

Illustration

Brian Stoffregen

1415. Many Names, One Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

1416. Anyone Can Have a Fruitful Ministry

John 15:1-8

Illustration

Our Daily Bread

1417. What Have You Done?

Illustration

1418. Temptation: Don't Swim In the Canal

Illustration

Charles Swindoll

1419. More Than One Night

Humor Illustration

Charlie Brown said, Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'

1420. No One Completes the Journey Solo

John 6:1-21

Illustration

John E. Harnish

1421. One Last Chance

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

1422. Forgiving One's Enemies

Luke 17:1-10

Illustration

Ralph W. Sockman

1423. One Great Truth

Illustration

A. E. Hotchner

1424. Not The Same Ones

Humor Illustration

David Finkelstein

The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she'd have children if she had it to do over again. "Yes," she replied. "But not the same ones."

1425. The Living One

Humor

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