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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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1901. The Strength To Wait

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Erskine White

... time to learn the value of waiting and apply it to our spiritual lives. You who seek a closer, more intimate relationship with God, remember this Advent lesson and keep it throughout the year. In your prayers and petitions, in your devotional life and your desire for communion with God; slow down! Wait for God! Be patient with God, who has been so very patient with you. Make the waiting itself a victory of faith, understanding that waiting for God is a natural part of the spiritual rhythm of Christian life ...

1902. When God Is Silent

Psalm 35:1-28

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Erskine White

... . Do not be afraid of the silence of God. Let God use His silences to bring you back unto Himself. Remember the Canaanite woman. She suffered the silence of God, but then she heard Him say, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." I offer in closing these words of silence. As you read them, you might hear in your minds the melody of a favorite Christmas carol, for this is a verse from "O Little Town of Bethlehem:" How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given!So God imparts ...

1903. The Prodigal Nation

Luke 15:11-32

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Erskine White

... they protest apartheid. In Asia, the "huddled masses" view our military and our multi-national corporations as partners in their oppression. In the Middle East and Central America, they seethe against us in a quiet rage as innocent civilians whose only crime is a desire for justice are shot down by American-made machine guns or blown up by American-made land mines. Quite frankly, most Americans are too sheltered and too uninformed about the world to know how other people feel, but this is what is happening ...

1904. A Perfect Prayer

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Erskine White

... servant, teach us to offer prayers with our lips and our lives which are acceptable in Your sight. Keep us from vain praises and selfish piety. Never let us forget the human family with whom You have called us to be as one. Put in our hearts a desire to make our prayers pure and our lives a reflection of our perfect prayers. Make us worthy of the name we bear in honor of Your Son, worthy of the name "Christian." Most Holy and Gracious Lord, we ask all these things with confidence and infinite hope, for ...

1905. Joseph's Story

Matthew 1:18-25

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Erskine White

... Mary convulsed in spasms of agony. Her loud cries pierced the night, and pierced my heart as well. She called out my name and words from the Book of Genesis flashed through my mind as I answered her: "In pain you shall bring forth your children, yet your desire shall be for your husband" (3:16). Finally, the moment came, and the Baby Jesus appeared. Mary's blood mingled with the hay as she slumped back and sighed in relief. Quickly, we washed the Baby and rubbed Him with salt (as was our custom at the time ...

1906. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

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Erskine White

... 't say to Bartimaeus, "Your good intentions" or, "The loudness of your voice" or, "Your perseverance has made you well." No, He didn't say that at all. "Your faith has made you well." How do you live this faith? You keep your eyes set on Jesus and your desires fixed on Him. You keep thinking and praying and believing on Him, come what may. You keep acting like a blind beggar by the side of the road, calling to Him over and over again: "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Then suddenly He will stop. In ...

1907. The Vanities Of Work

Ecc 2:1-26

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Erskine White

... own thing, because after all, life is to enjoy." The Preacher's first reason for working is old, yet very new - as contemporary as the latest commercial selling the American Dream. So, the Preacher jumped into the exhausting frenzy of working for the good life: "Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them, [and I] found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil." He became what we would call today a "workaholic" ("even at night my mind did not rest"), but he knew how to enjoy all ...

1908. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

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Erskine White

... fragile. Of course, anyone who witnesses a birth must also be awed by the mother's role! As I watched my wife in labor, I remembered the words God said to Eve and to every mother since, "In pain you shall bring forth your children, yet your desire shall be for your husband" (Genesis 3:16). That's certainly how it is in the delivery room and "labor" is the only word to describe what the mother goes through. I don't believe anyone works harder - man or woman - in this world over a concentrated period ...

1909. The President's Religion

2 Samuel 12:1-31

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Erskine White

... earthly affairs, we pray for our nation as we vote this Tuesday. Cleanse us of the bitterness and rancor which may have filled the land during this long and difficult campaign. Inspire those who gain power to deal justly with those who are powerless. Put in our new leaders a desire to serve even those who can be of no service to them. Lead them to make our nation great by caring for the most needy and humble among us. In Jesus' name we pray, on the eve of our nation's election day. Amen

1910. Wedding: The Bondage of Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... greater enjoyment than participation. The truth is, many look back on their wedding day with feelings which range all the way from wistful nostalgia to bitter cynicism and grief. You see, the romantic dreams of marriage don't last long; what your heart desires and what your marriage becomes may be miles apart. As evidence, consider the way people talk about marriage. Some women complain that they are home-bound or are "unpaid maids." Some men speak of being "chained in" or "whipped into shape" by their ...

1911. Wedding: Christian Love

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John M. Braaten

... marriage requires that we recognize our mate is accustomed to getting his or her way, too. So we recall our God who did not count the cost but gave his Son for us all. In love you should follow God's example and willingly lay aside your own whims and desires, in order that harmony might reign in your home. No matter how much pride is swallowed in the process, it is a small price to pay for the joy it creates and the peace it brings. Love keeps no score of wrong. Paul is telling us that the power of ...

1912. Wedding: Grounds for Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... security. It becomes a firm ground upon which you can walk confidently all your days. What is the love in which you are to be rooted and grounded? It is the same kind of love God illustrated for us in the life of Jesus. That is why Paul so desires that we get to know the love of Christ. However, we can't read books on it because it surpasses knowledge; it has to be experienced. There are characteristics of Christ's love - telltale signs of its existence. His love is patient and kind, when every fibre of our ...

1913. Look Around You

Mark 5:21-43

Children's Sermon

... that part of the world, it's not too late to grow in your understanding of what other families are going through in other cultures. Teachers: Although teaching a particular lesson in order is beneficial to most material, updating class material and making it relevant to world events is also desirable; especially when world events are happening in the lands where all our Bible stories came from. What better way to make connections between "then" and "now!"

1914. Epiphany 5

Psalm 138:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Judges 6:1-40, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

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George Bass

... 1. Like many contemporary Christians, the Corinthian congregation had members who wanted to experience the "manifestation of the Holy Spirit," and believed that the greatest manifestation of the Spirit was in "speaking in tongues." 2. Paul told them that anyone desiring to speak in tongues should also pray for the Spirit for the ability to interpret "tongues," so that the words would be understood by the person who utters them and other believers. Without comprehension, speaking in tongues is a "mindless ...

1915. Lent 3

1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Exodus 3:1-22, Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 103:1-22, Luke 13:1-9

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George Bass

... transform us into "little Christs" who serve the Lord. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for this Sunday reflects something of the spiritual situation that catechumens found themselves in centuries ago: "We beseech thee, Almighty God, to look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defense against all our enemies; through thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end ...

1916. Easter 2

John 20:19-23, Acts 5:12-16, Acts 5:17-42, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:24-31, Psalm 149:1-9

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George Bass

... !" echoes loudly on each Sunday of this season and continues to reverberate on every Sunday of the church year. Something of the Second Sunday after Easter, which was named quasi modo geniti in the old lectionary (from the introit, which began, "As newborn babes ... desire the sincere milk of the word,"1 Peter 2:2 and Psalm 81), identified this Sunday as the Ogdoad, the day of the new creation through the resurrection of our Lord. And the church year, when understood, does not allow the church to diminish ...

1917. Easter 5

John 13:31-38, Revelation 21:1-27, Revelation 19:1-10, Acts 14:8-20, Leviticus 19:1-37, Acts 14:21-28, Psalm 145:1-21

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George Bass

... of the faithful on the Fourth Sunday - now the Fifth Sunday of Easter - that comes after Easter. This prayer is most appropriate in the "aftermath" of Easter: "O God, form the minds of your faithful people into a single will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is found; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen." The Book ...

1918. Easter 7

John 17:20-26, Psalm 47:1-9, Acts 7:54--8:1a, Acts 16:6-10, Acts 16:16-40, 1 Samuel 12:1-25, Revelation 22:7-21

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George Bass

... . It can only be one church, according to Jesus' word. 2. The Lord supports all prayers for Christian unity, just as he prayed for such unity on the night of his betrayal and passion. The church is one because it is his church, not ours. 3. The Lord desires unity in Word and sacrament - not simply for the sake of the church as an institution - but so that the church may be an effective witness for Jesus Christ to the rest of the world. The ministry of the church belongs to, and is supported by, him. 4 ...

1919. Proper 6

Galatians 2:11-21, 1 Kings 19:1-8, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Psalm 32:1-11, Luke 7:36-50

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George Bass

... ." Later in verse 11, the psalmist says "Great are the tribulations of the wicked; but mercy embraces those who trust in the Lord." The leper had begged Jesus on his knees, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean." Jesus did. Psalm Prayer "Lord God, you desired to keep from us your wrath and so did not spare your holy servant Jesus Christ, who was wounded for our sins. We are your prodigal children, but we can come back to you confessing our sins. Embrace us, that we may rejoice in your mercy together ...

1920. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

... this Sunday: "O God, who has prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding: Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen." The contemporary collect in The Book Of Common prayer complements the readings for this Sunday very well: "Almighty God, you have ...

1921. Proper 14

Hebrews 11:1-40, Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 12:35-48

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George Bass

... its theme. The petitionary portion of the prayer begins with a reminder that this is the Pentecost cycle/season ("Pour upon us....": "Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve. Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merit of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." The ...

1922. Proper 16

Luke 13:22-30, Isaiah 28:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Hebrews 12:1-13

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George Bass

... over and over, perhaps at many different churches - during their lifetime. 2. The first course is being fed by the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. That is more than an appetizer, because it satisfies the "hunger of the heart" of human beings. But it also creates the desire to be even closer to the Lord and to eat at his table, where he feeds people on his body and blood. 3. Earthly eating stops with death, but the feast continues at the table in heaven that has been set and prepared by Jesus Christ. That ...

1923. Proper 19

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7, Psalm 51:1-19, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Hosea 4:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, 1 Timothy 1:12-20

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George Bass

... them acceptable to God. God will not receive their sacrifices because their lives reflect their love of self and the world. And so, the prophet gives that familiar maxim to the people, as he speaks in the name of God, "For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings." All of this had to culminate in the supreme sacrifice - Jesus' death on the cross - which made all other sacrifices unnecessary and invalid, because this, the perfect sacrifice, was acceptable ...

1924. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

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George Bass

... no matter how good and faithful, as martyrs, they are. This gospel selection, taken in this context and with the other readings, is quite suitable for the celebration of Reformation Day in this day and age when the entire Christian church is experiencing the desire for reformation and renewal. When one preaches from this perspective, the reformation may be made contemporary in the Holy Catholic Church. SERMON SUGGESTIONS Luke 17:5-10 (RC, E, L, C) - "The Key To Renewal." A few weeks ago, I was sitting near ...

1925. The Cleansing of the Temple

John 2:12-25

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Wayne B. Keller

... for Christ because Jesus, first of all, by all of the world's standards, was a damned, that is, a condemned, fool for us. Music Possibilities Organist/Choir director: Music for Preparation"All Beautiful the March of Days"(see above) Response to the Stewardship Challenge: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" Music for Dismissal: "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone"

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