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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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1826. The Epiphany Season

Mt 2:1-12 · Jn 1:43-51 · Mk 1:9-28; 35-45 · Mk 2:1-12; 18-22 · Mk 9:2-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... must issue to a skeptical world. Third Sunday After The Epiphany Sermon Title: Mission Mandate: Proclaim Repentance! Sermon Text: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 and Mark 1:14-20 Sermon Angle: Jonah reluctantly preached a message of repentance to the people of Nineveh. God desires all people to repent and be saved. Our mission is to proclaim repentance to a sinful world and to rejoice when it happens. Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany Sermon Title: Mission Mandate: Minister With Christ's Authority! Sermon Text: Mark 1:21-28 ...

1827. Proper 17

James 1:19-27, Song of Songs 2:1-17, Mark 7:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

Theme: Purity is an inside job. COMMENTARY Old Testament: Song of Solomon 2:8-13 The whole of the Song of Solomon is a love poem. In this passage the bride hears the voice of her lover as he approaches her house, then with desire sees him through the lattice. He joyously announces that the winter rainy season is past and that the earth is in full bloom. He beckons his lover to come and celebrate love and life around them and within them. Old Testament: Deuteronomy 4:1-9 Epistle: James 1:17-27 ...

1828. Proper 21

Mark 9:38-41, Esther 7:1-10, Esther 9:18-32, James 5:13-20, Mark 9:42-50

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Russell F. Anderson

... snared in his own trap and executed on the gallows prepared for Mordecai. Those who practice evil eventually find themselves destroyed by their own plots, caught in their own trap. King's favor (v. 2). Esther finds favor in the king's eyes and he offers her the desire of her heart, up to half his kingdom. It reminds me of the story of Salome, who danced before King Herod. She so pleased the king that he too offered her anything she wanted, up to half his kingdom. You will recall that her mother put her up ...

1829. Proper 23

Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... he wanted more. He had probably inherited his wealth but he also wanted to inherit eternal life. Jesus told him that he would have to choose. This left him sad and dejected because he wanted to possess this world's treasure and the treasure of the kingdom as well. He desired to have his cake and eat it too, one might say. No one but God is good (v. 18). The rich man fell at Jesus' feet in a gush of emotion and exclaimed: "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus poured cold water on the ...

1830. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... us the strength to surmount our weaknesses, we are indeed making the right requests of Jesus. Outline: 1. James and John petitioned for Jesus' favor (vv. 35-37). 2. They asked Jesus to do the wrong thing for them. 3. What are you seeking from Jesus? Is your desire purified of selfishness? 4. A sign of spiritual maturity is to make the right request of Jesus. Sermon Title: How To Keep A Full Cup. Sermon Angle: I'm a coffee drinker; when I go to a restaurant I like a waitress who keeps my cup full. After ...

1831. Proper 26

Hebrews 9:11-28, Ruth 1:1-22, Mark 12:28-34

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Russell F. Anderson

... In the theological debate, the scribes were not asking the key question. 2. The scribe who asked Jesus to define the "first commandment" brought the discussion to a resolution. 3. What is the question that guides your life? 4. Is your life guided by your desires or God's imperatives? For fourteen centuries astronomers were all asking the wrong question: "How do the sun and the planets revolve around the earth?" No one thought that the question itself might be wrong until a man by the name of Copernicus came ...

1832. Proper 5

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, Mark 3:31-35, Mark 3:20-30

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Russell F. Anderson

... sons all over again, though there is no mention of Samuel's sons being lawbreakers. There comes a time for us all to let someone else take our place. Listen to the people (v. 7). God orders Samuel to listen to the demands of the people, even though what they desire is not God's ideal will. God may be telling us, as leaders of the church, to listen to our people, even if what they want is less than ideal. Perhaps God gave in to his people's wishes to let them learn from experience. In the same way a ...

1833. The Word Of The Lord Stands Forever

Isaiah 40:1-31

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James Wilson

... , called to serve through the risen Christ. Leader: Christ, who offers eternal life that all might dwell with God forever. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and everlasting God, we are so frail in time and space, yet You love us and desire to give us eternity. Only You, Lord, created the universe, and only You, Lord, are worthy of praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, so often we have allowed the teachings and philosophies of the world to convince us eternity is ...

1834. The Lord Is Our Wisdom

Proverbs 1:20-33

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James Wilson

... day in and day out. Leader: For the more God's light shines in us the greater is God's blessing. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You are the Creator of the Universe, yet Your concern and love for our well-being and Your desire to bless and lead us if we will but follow is wonderful. Use us as a blessing, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have not sought Your will and guidance for our lives because we thought we knew what was best on our ...

1835. Love In Action

1 John 3:11-24

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Mark J. Molldrem

... for his sheep, even to the point of laying down his life for the sheep; the divine reality is that the Son of God cares for us so much that he was willing to lay down his life for us. This love creates new life in us, so that we desire to be loving to those around us. The good shepherd is the one who will lead the sheep. He will go before the sheep to test the way. The sheep will confidently follow, because they see that the shepherd has gone before them, through the narrow passages and over the ...

1836. The Word Of The Cross Is The Power of God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Mark J. Molldrem

... are relationships that, though they are important to us, die a thousand deaths because of our ineptitude at really caring for one another. We have hopes and dreams that go to sleep with the night and never awaken with the new day's light. We may desire to live on high ground under sunny skies, but we cannot avoid walking through the valley of the shadows. It is not bright and cheerful to talk about crosses. It is much more comfortable talking about commonplace sorts of things that warm the heart: caressing ...

1837. The Best For Last

John 2:1-11

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Richard A. Wing

... licked my hand." We get off track in life and think that a nightmare is living with differences, so we worship at the altar of sameness. In fact our fears are transformed to faith by facing that which scares us most and finding there the blessing God has desired to give us from the beginning of time. We save for last what God wants us to give first, and that is our open hearts and minds given to the work of embracing diversity. The first miracle symbolically calls our attention to that fact. God wants us to ...

1838. Deep Joy For A Shallow World

Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 8-10

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Richard A. Wing

... to those who don't have anything to eat; do not grieve; the joy of the Lord is your strength!" In a world where we seek instant gratification it is hard to hear this word that talks about ultimate rather than immediate things. People are deeply desirous of joy that goes beyond the current treadmill of daily life. The biblical word indicates that such joy is not to be found in what happens to us, but in seeing through what happens to us toward an ultimate victory in the midst of temporary defeats. Gratitude ...

1839. Edges

Luke 4:14-30

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Richard A. Wing

... are invited to live on the edge of language. God exists beyond our best language and we witness to God best by living rather than by language. I think of the greatest attempts of all the theologians and can read most of what was written without a single chill or desire to follow after the One to whom they point. On the other hand, I look at the living of others and cannot forget the life they invite me to in their living out the word. In India Gandhi stepped on the train one day, and one of his shoes ...

1840. The Mark Upon Us

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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Lee Griess

... and are marked with death. Cain slays his brother, Abel, and he, too, is marked. In fact, throughout the Scriptures, there is an image, a picture of humanity, that is reflected even in our world today. It is a picture of willful rebellion against God, sinful disobedience, a desire to do our own thing, to use religion as a show, to parade our goodness in front of others and, in doing so, hide the mark of sin upon us. What we forget, however, is that no matter how proudly we parade our own goodness, God sees ...

1841. The Ultimate Mystery

John 18:28-40

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Lee Griess

... cross our failure before God, our own shortcoming to live as God wishes that we live, we cannot understand the cross. For the cross confronts us with our sinfulness. Here at the cross is revealed the whole vile catalog of sins. Every wrong appetite, every evil desire, every wrong action or unwholesome thought is brought together there that day. James Russell Lowell tells of a painting in Brussels in which God is about to create the world and an angel is depicted as attempting to hold back the arm of God as ...

1842. Overcoming Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

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Lee Griess

... we seek to live our lives by faith, the more temptation plagues us. Jesus knew this. And that's why he taught his disciples to pray, "Lead us not into temptation." It's one thing to pray for forgiveness, but it's quite another to express our desire to live the Christian life by praying, "Lord, keep me from being tested beyond my power to resist." Someone has said that opportunity knocks only once. It's temptation that keeps banging on your door! Jesus knew the power of temptation over the human heart and so ...

1843. Were We Surprised!

Luke 10:1-24

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Alexander H. Wales

... seems too difficult to follow all of the instructions. Perhaps we only want to do what is easiest. But I have a feeling that what we do most often is not really ask in Jesus' name and expect it to come true. We respond in partial faith. We take our desires and try to make them God's. We strain out the gnat and swallow the camel. And then we wonder why we are unable to do what we have been commanded to do. How many times have you really tried to share your faith with someone? How many times were ...

1844. Second Sunday In Advent

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David M. Oliver

... the light of Christ with you into the world. *HYMN"I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light"Kathleen Thomerson *BLESSINGGo forth to reflect Christ's light in a darkened world that is searching for light, truth, and meaning. Know that the Lord loves you and desires to use you daily in being light for others. Amen. *SHALOMRoger N. Deschner *BLESSING ONE ANOTHER and POSTLUDE "O Magnify the Lord"Dick and Melodie Tunney *All who are able please stand John 8:12, 9:1-11; Matthew 5:14-16 Let Your Light Shine On this ...

1845. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

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David M. Oliver

... Christ as your Savior and Lord/Leader? Have you turned to him for cleansing and forgiveness of your sin? How is your daily Bible reading and prayer? What kinds of studies have you been in lately that have enhanced your faith? Is there room for and a desire for improvement in your worship attendance and participation in the life of the church? Where are you serving the Lord, using the unique gifts he has given you? Are you giving a tithe, ten percent of your income, to the work of the Lord as a tangible ...

1846. Worship to Welcome the Prince of Peace

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

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David M. Oliver

... the four Advent candles.) Children's Message Prayer of Confession (Unison) Gracious and forgiving God, on this day we gather to celebrate the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ. We confess our need to clear away the clutter of things that distract us from worshiping you. It is our desire to come before you in awe and adoration. Help us to worship you with a sense of expectancy and hope that you will meet us where we are and lead us to the place you want us to be. We offer our prayer in the name of Jesus Christ ...

1847. The Condition Of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

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Donald Dotterer

... forgiveness. We need the touch of a Mighty Hand to do that which is impossible for humans. We need the strength of a higher power and the community of faith to be merciful and pure in heart. However, there is no use in asking God to help us unless we desire in the depths of our hearts to really and truly forgive those who have hurt us. But with God's help we can forgive. We can go on. We can start over again, no matter what has happened to us. Such is the condition of mercy, such is the condition ...

1848. Wedding Sermon: The First Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

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James McKarns

... other at this moment and will always be. That they may truly be happy and always sensitive and supportive of each other. (__________ and __________), if you are ready, we will now gladly witness you join your hands, hear you pronounce your mutual promises, and envision the deep, God-inspired desire you have to be two in one.

1849. Wedding: Looking Outward Together

1 John 1:1-4

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Warren Gregory Martin

... see, that which we celebrate today, the love you (__________) hold in your hearts for one another is many things. Poets and apostles and of course the Son of God have each spoken of the significance of love that is much more than an infatuation, or a desire that comes and goes. The love we command to you two today is the bond of your relationship which places demands upon you. This love is after the fashion of the Heavenly Father for us: sacrificial, giving for the sake of another, not looking solely for ...

1850. Wedding Sermon - You Are What You Wear

SOS 8:6-7; Col 3:12-17

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Erskine White

... is the way, the truth and the life. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, and you will learn everything you need to know about love in the years ahead. Right now, your love comes easily to you. It is new and exciting. You know the emotions and desires the ancient Israelites knew when they sang at their own weddings: "Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm ..." But you will not always be young, and your love will not always be easy. You will have to learn to cope as a couple ...

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