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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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151. Above All--god

Revelation 21:1-27

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King Duncan

... into Bible study. But they are looking for more than a surface relationship with "the Man Upstairs." Instead, they want to recover the awe and majesty of God; a sense of the Divine Other. Perhaps there has never been a time in our history when there has been such a hunger to touch God. And so we come to our reading from the book of Revelation, chapter 21. [In order to help us experience the majesty of these words, I would like for you to stand as I read.] Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the ...

152. Whatever became of Kingdomtide?

John 16:17-33

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Donald B. Strobe

... for me it has been too much a matter of appropriating the benefits of Calvary rather than sharing in Calvary that the world might be redeemed. I bow in respectful homage before my colleagues in this presence who know the meaning of prison cell, of fetters, of hunger. So must we all, I think. His words come to close too most of us for comfort. “In the world you will face persecution,” said our Lord. “But take courage; I have conquered the world!” Imagine! Jesus is admonishing us to be cheerful in the ...

153. Pentecost: The Neglected Factor

Acts 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... and we struggle at being a Christian. Reread the New Testament. We were promised fire, not a feeble flicker. We were to be light, like a city set upon a hill, not like a smoldering candle beneath a bushel. We are to experience fulfillment for our hunger, the joy and radiance of a marriage banquet. Excitement, like that of a man finding a pearl hidden and going out and selling everything that he had in order to possess that pearl. Somewhere though, we’ve missed the point. We haven’t gotten beyond the ...

154. Playing to the Right Audience

Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:1-4

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Phil Thrailkill

... it in fact is. When you first do these things, you will feel like you are dying! And that is a good thing! Because he knew the human heart so well, Jesus issued a warning to those who were eager to take up spiritual disciplines in order to satisfy the hunger to know God. It is hard to shift the audience from those who see your outward life to the One who sees your inward life as well. Verse 1: “Beware,” he said, “of practicing your piety before men, in order to be seen by them, for then you will have ...

155. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21, Romans 8:28-39, Romans 9:1-29, Nehemiah 9:1-37, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32

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John R. Brokhoff

... with their souls. There is no dodging this issue by spiritualizing this account to say it refers to the Lord's supper, or to Jesus as the second Moses, or to an eschatological banquet. It is to be taken as a concrete, factual situation of real physical hunger which Christians have a responsibility to alleviate. 3. Me (v. 18). The power of the miracle is Christ. The 5,000 are fed with five loaves. He asks that the loaves and fish be brought to him. He takes the food, gives thanks and breaks the bread until ...

156. The Great I Am

John 14:5-14

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Leonard Sweet

... As quoted on page 27 of Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, Leaders, Fools, and Imposters: Essays on the Psychology of Leadership; NY: iUniverse, 2003; revised edition). Second, we can touch the fringe. And that touch gives us a hunger for more. That touch gave the hemorrhaging woman a hunger for more; and that touch gave Moses the hunger for more: "I want to see your face, God." But God said, "No! You're not ready. You can't see it and live . . . when you see it, you cross over to the other side." So God doesn't ...

157. Christianity's First Sermon

Luke 23:26-43

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Leonard Sweet

... a huge hill, Cragged and steep, Truth stands, and he that will Reach her, about must, and about must go. --“Hymn to God My Father in My Sickness,” Know the motto of the Dominican order? “Truth” If you want an example of the postmodern hunger for truth, check out the 40th anniversary issue of “This Magazine.” Here is a quote from their PR announcing this issue and bannering its significance. When asked “What is THE idea whose time has come,” the majority of respondents said that the quest for ...

158. A New Vision

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... of its members were actively serving the surrounding community. Asked the secret of his success, the pastor responded, “I hold a crown above my people’s heads, and watch them grow up into it.” That’s the power of vision. Nothing happens without vision. The world hungers for people with vision--for people who look farther than they can see. In the year 7 B.C. the planets Jupiter and Saturn appeared very close together in the night sky, casting a bright glow similar to that of a single large star. The ...

159. All Saints

Psalm 34:1-22, Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 2:28--3:10, Matthew 5:1-12

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... B pattern, which cohere by beginning and ending with the line "for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," and both end with a stated concern for "righteousness": A poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven B mourn A meek B hunger and thirst for righteousness A merciful B pure in heart A peacemakers B persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven The final beatitude, which is somewhat different in form and tone, epitomizes the beatitude for the persecuted. Significance. Matthew tells ...

160. Epiphany 4

Psalm 15:1-5, Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:1-12

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... relate to community life, not merely personal piety. Jesus' words describe the life that believers are to live in relation to one another and to the world. Second, in v. 3, Matthew "spiritualized" the concept of the poor (as he does mourning, hunger, and thirst in the subsequent lines), moving beyond a literal sense. In Israel, a class of people, often genuinely impoverished, called themselves "the poor." The term designated a style of piety that allowed nothing other than God to be the basis of security ...

161. Commentary for Matthew 4: 1-11

Matthew 4:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... v.4 is a direct quote of the Septuagint’s rendering of Deuteronomy 8:3. In the Deuteronomic text Moses explains why the Israelites were not fed the manna in the wilderness until after they had experienced hunger. But whereas the Israelites had griped and groaned about their hunger, Jesus perceives his hunger pangs as part of submission to the Father. His true sustenance comes from submission, knowing and obeying God’s word. Jesus trusts that he will receive actual food in good time, according to God’s ...

162. With Jesus No Mission Is Impossible

John 6:1-14

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James Merritt

... you go back to v. 35 and read it all, here's what He said, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." But Jesus is also the supply of life. Understand that it wasn't the lad that fed the crowd ... is not only all that you need, He is more than you need. There is not a problem Jesus cannot solve. There is not a hunger Jesus cannot satisfy. There is not a thirst Jesus cannot slake. There is not a hurt Jesus cannot heal. There is not a question ...

163. The Love of the Harvest

John 4:34-38

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James Merritt

... that would satisfy her thirst, and in a few short moments brought her into the kingdom of God. When the disciples returned, they saw a totally different Jesus. They left him tired, but they found him invigorated; they left him hungry, but when they came back his hunger was satisfied; they left him hot and thirsty, but when they came back they found him refreshed and thirsty no more. He said to them in v.32, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." At first the disciples, as usual, did not understand ...

164. Tested, for God’s Sake

Matthew 4:1-11

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Mike Ripski

... to be a doctor. That pleases them and they stop asking.” In the desert wilderness, Jesus is alone. He fasts. He wants the hunger of his body to join the hunger of his soul for God and God’s Will for him. What does it mean to be Son of God and Son of Man ... comes. “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.” Will Jesus spend his life feeding physical hunger – his own and that of others? As important as addressing human need for the necessities of life is, that won’t be ...

165. Lent 5

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 12:20-36

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John R. Brokhoff

... Outline: Behold this man of the hour – a. The wanted Jesus vv. 20-22. b. The troubled Jesus v. 27. c. The glorified Jesus v. 28. d. The magnetic Jesus v. 32. 2. What did you come to see? (12:21). Need: Today there is a great spiritual hunger which is not being satisfactorily met by mainline churches. Millions have left the churches for more than 200 cults and sects which are experiencing phenomenal growth. Like the Greeks, they are coming to see Jesus. The people in the pews also look up to the pulpit in ...

166. Lent 1

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 12:20-36

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John R. Brokhoff

167. I Am the Bread of Life - Sermon Starter

John 6:25-59

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Brett Blair

... hot sun braced down upon him, he looked out with sweaty eyes at the round white rocks, and we are told that they took on the appearance of loaves of bread. Satan was tempting Jesus to give bread to the people and end the suffering of world hunger. Yet, Jesus spurned that temptation because, he said, that man cannot live by bread alone. One day Jesus was praying by the roadside when the disciples walked up and saw him. They were so impressed by the genuine nature of his prayer that they implored him: Master ...

168. Got Milk?

1 Peter 2:1-3

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James Merritt

... is a law that you can't break. Either sin will keep you from the Bible or the Bible will keep you from sin. II. Develop A Hunger For God's Word Like newborn babies long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation (I ... Quite frankly, life is no better than dry cake apart from the milk of God's word. You must do everything you can to stimulate your hunger for God's word. You can do that in several ways. One is by doing what you are doing today - coming to hear the preaching ...

169. The Weakest Link

Luke 18:9-14

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James Merritt

... what God gives you when you admit to him you need it. Worship requires humility and honesty, and God can only be worshiped in the right spirit according to his truth. The French have a proverb that provides insight for worship. They state: "A good meal ought to begin with hunger." You know it is almost impossible to enjoy even the best of meals when you're not hungry. But if you notice when you are starving almost anything tastes good? As we approach worship, we must have a ...

170. The Two Prodigals

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

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Donald Charles Lacy

... a tragedy far beyond what most of us can understand. The media sometimes gives us graphic pictures and more details than suits our temperaments. The younger son is dying of hunger and lives on a level much lower than his father's hired hands. We observe the interplay of both material and spiritual hunger. To the benefit of many, we have learned the two are really closely related. Our blessed Lord tells us to be spiritually right with him is to feed the hungry and he doesn't say just to pass out attractive ...

171. God's Whatever

Philippians 4:2-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... 1/5 of American food, an estimated 130 lbs. per person ends up in landfills. 49 million people could be fed with our wasted food. According to Bread for the World, One in 10 people in the U.S. lives in a household that experiences hunger or the risk of hunger. And 7.3% of U.S. households have lower-quality diets or must resort to seeking emergency food because they cannot always afford the food they need. The Society of St. Andrew program Harvest of Hope and groups who help in the ancient Biblical practice ...

172. Is God For Real? (Series: Read Faith For Real People)

Acts 17:16-34

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J. Howard Olds

... do not break the laws of God; we are merely broken upon them again and again. The image of God creates a hunger. There is a hunger for God in our souls. Even when life has given us more things than we could even long for, more pleasure than we can ... imagine, more opportunities than we ever dreamed about, there remains in our soul a deep hunger. It is our need for a vital relationship with the living God. The last words John Wesley spoke on earth were these: “Best ...

173. What Things Are Perfect Joy

John 14:23-29; Gal 6:14

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St. Francis of Assisi

... himself; and, questioning the saint, he said: "Father, I pray thee teach me wherein is perfect joy." St. Francis answered: "If, when we shall arrive at St. Mary of the Angels, all drenched with rain and trembling with cold, all covered with mud and exhausted from hunger; if, when we knock at the convent-gate, the porter should come angrily and ask us who we are; if, after we have told him, ‘We are two of the brethren', he should answer angrily, ‘What ye say is not the truth; ye are but two impostors ...

174. What Would Jesus Say About Me?

Matthew 2:1-12

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J. Howard Olds

... been driven away." We want God! I know it is hard to express it, isn't it? Like children standing at a refrigerator when coming home from school, we want something, but we are not sure what we want. So we find ourselves trying to satisfy this inner hunger. We try things and go places, earn advancements, move to new houses, divorce and remarry, take up a hobby, try to do good deeds, all the while thirsty for God to fill our cup and make us whole. Ex-Beatle, George Harrison, in an interview shortly before his ...

175. Where Is He?

Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12

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J. Howard Olds

... this present in return.” Dr. Olds: Let me understand. We had not come to Him but He to us. Is that what you said? What a revelation. And the birth we really missed took place anyway in us, in everything that night. Thank you, Gaspar. II. THERE IS A HUNGER IN OUR HEARTS THAT THE WORLD CANNOT SATISFY. Their story parallels our story. That’s why we need to hear it again. They didn’t know where to go, or what they would find when they got there. They went looking for one thing and found another. Most of ...

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