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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Sermon
King Duncan
... particular family had, and said the address was on the paper, and he laid it on top of the piano. The Judge then said, "If you want to start a Society of St. Stephen, then you should contact this woman by 11:30 tomorrow morning. If you are not able to help her, ... why are we running? Do we feel unworthy of God's great love? Are we afraid that God will ask us to do something we do not want to do? Do we not know that we cannot run from God? That is one of the lessons we learn from Jonah's experience. There is no ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... as the nation’s largest seller of personal computers. (1) If you’re going to dream, why not dream big? It’s true. Our dreams are too small. That was the problem with James and John. They came to Jesus one day and asked a favor: “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” That’s bold. “Whatever we ask.” But you and I do that with God. “Lord, my lawn’s looking a little dry. I need for you to send some rain. But not Thursday afternoon. That’s when I play golf. I ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... hunting with him. But he loved me enough not to give me the gun until I was ready for it. You remember that God not only knows what is best, He knows when it is best. Sometimes God's response may be different. You know oftentimes what we think we want is not necessarily the same as what God knows that we need. Sometimes God answers our prayer, but He does it in a totally different fashion that what we expect. I heard a pastor one time say, "For fifteen years I prayed for God to give me a beautiful wife ...
179. All in the Family
1 Timothy 3:14-15
Sermon
James Merritt
... groups are meeting right now at 9:30am on our main campus. On Easter Sunday we will be having small groups for different age groups at 9:30am and 11:00am. You need to be involved in one in order to go to the second level of fellowship. III. God Wants Me To Labor With His Family Now we move from fellowship and friendship to partnership. If you think about it all partnership is - is doing your part. The church is not a spiritual spa where you come and sit and soak and enjoy the music and the message and then ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... someone else does not imply that person is in any way inferior. Listen to what the Apostle Paul wrote in I Corinthians 11:3. "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of ... essence) like a prostitute and also began to demand that she do very vile and unnatural things. She refused to do it and rightly so. I want you to know that I am assuming that is not the case with the husband. The point is that if the husband is to fulfill ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... your life – to move from where you are now to where you could be on the road to both spiritual life and spiritual maturity. What I want to say to many of you today is something that we all tell our kids (or one day you will tell your kids) and usually these ... ? What does it involve? What are the steps that I must take? We have read a couple of times already this morning that if we want to grow, we must feed on the spiritual milk of God's Word. Put simply, if spiritual maturity is going to be a priority in ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... as it is written, 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.'" (John 6:31, NASB) Now we are getting to what they really wanted and what their real focus was. In essence what they were saying was, "God fed the people of Israel every day with manna from heaven ... of Christ need to remember and that is just like bread is eaten every day, the bread of life should be eaten every day. I want you to put two phrases together. "I am the bread of life." (John 6:35, NASB) "Give us this day our daily bread." (Matthew 6:11 ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... a few questions that may seem very elementary to you. Why did Jesus die? Why was Jesus buried? Why was Jesus raised from the dead? Now most of you probably said, "To save us from our sins." That's a right answer but it is only a partial answer. I want to give you the total biblical factual answer. "Christ died and rose again for this very purpose, so that He might be Lord of those who are alive and of those who have died." (Rom. 14:9, NLT) Now listen to the climax of this passage: "Therefore God also has ...
184. Seat of Power
Mark 10:35-45, Matthew 20:20-28
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... t however to “sit” in power, but his own ascension to the right hand of God occurred as part of his grande sacrifice and who he was as the Son of the Father. In essence, James and John don’t so much want to be “with” Jesus as to “be” Jesus and to hold the seats of favor. They want to be first in line. But as we learn in Jacob’s blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh, the first shall be last, and the last first! Those of the covenant are chosen not for their status but for their hearts. The issue ...
185. How Does Prayer Work?
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... spiritual gurus. Prayer is not rubbing a magic lamp. It is not presenting some Santa Claus in the sky with a list of things we want. So what is prayer? I know that is the burning question for many of you today. How does prayer work? Well, I know someone who ... change. For me, prayer allows the power and wisdom of God to break in -- and I begin to be transformed by God’s love. If you want to experience to power of prayer, I have a simple suggestion for you. If you do what I am about to tell you, you will ...
Sermon
... you mean by this service?’ you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt when he slew the Egyptians but spared our houses.’ ... And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. Do you want to do something? If so, then you must go back, must return to origins, to the foundation, to God and, indeed, to God as he has revealed himself in the past. That’s the way it was for the ancient Jews and that’s the way it must be for ...
Drama
... a table with four chairs, some sleeping mats, a candle on the table, some ceramic mugs. Scene IV is the room where the families will be sleeping. It is a bare room except for sleeping mats on the floor and a wall with a window, facing the stable. If you want more scenery you can have a similar wall on the other side and a wall in the back where wooden pegs are painted and clothes are painted hanging on them. Light from the star shines in the window. Scene III is outside the inn sitting on the stairs of the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... farmer replied, "Naw, that's the first vice president in charge of cows." All of us what to be recognized. All of us want to believe we are important. Alex Haley, the author of ROOTS served in the Coast Guard during World War II. Because of his ... patient feeling rejected by his neighbors and by God. There are many needy people in this world. We meet them every day. If you really want to become part of God's elite, see what you can do for them. "God will reward you," Jesus said, "for inviting those who can ...
189. I Love My Church
1 Chronicles 29:3
Sermon
James Merritt
... can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. Now we all know that Jesus Christ loves the church, but how do we know that He loves it? Did he just say so? Oh, no. Eph. 5:25 says, "Christ loved the church, and gave Himself for it." I want to tell you that if the Lord Jesus were a physical member of this church, He would come not just next Sunday, but every Sunday, and gladly give a sacrificial offering to help the work of God get done. Because if Jesus loved this church enough to give His life ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... level where most of the world lives today. Level Two is: "I do what I think I ought to do." That is the level where many Christians live today. But Level Three, which is the highest level is: "I do what God leads me to do." That is where God wants all of us to be. Somebody called me the other day at home to inform me that the new head football coach at the University of Georgia had been hired and was giving a press conference on the radio. His name is Mark Richt who was formerly the Offensive Coordinator ...
191. Praising Our Savior
Philippians 3:7-11
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... trying to be all things to all people? Does the applause of the crowd and the pressure of people persuade you to be something you are not? Wouldn't you like the freedom of knowing that you are a loved child of God? That's what Christ wants for you. I want to know Christ. Jesus Christ knew where he was going, why he was here, where he was headed. Do you? Yogi Berra said, “If you don't know where you are going, you will likely wind up someplace else." German philosopher Hegel said, “Life has value only ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... us would call a big ego, but she was the kind of strong person who could be used of God. Barb went with Dr. Cheatham and his wife to Kenya in East Africa on a mission trip one time. What she experienced there greatly impacted her life. From childhood, Barb wanted to become a doctor so she could serve God by working with people who were underprivileged. So in her fifties, she sold her home and moved into a humble abode in order to afford to go to medical school. That’s a bold move to make when you are in ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... you have the strength to make it. Perhaps you have so many things on your plate that you would love an escape button. You want off this train! The pressures of work, family, and business and life have you at your wits end. I just spoke to a lady ... betting not. Perhaps all you have to show for your pursuit of content and strength is a depleted soul and discouraged spirit. You want power? Change your perspective. Do what Paul did. Take your mind and heart off the non-essentials and focus on the eternal. Let ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... leads to distrust, conflict, and selfishness within a marriage is also the hardness of heart that leads to the distrust of God. That is the ultimate indictment of what Jesus has to say here. Sin is not just our mistreatment of others. Sin is our mistreatment of God. God wants us to trust him, to count on him, to hope on him more than anything else in this world. But that takes a soft heart, not a hard heart. That takes a heart that is willing to depend on and trust in someone else. Ever since the Garden of ...
195. The Household Leader
Deuteronomy 6:1-25
Sermon
R. E. Lybrand
... a spokesman for God to your children? The next time you make the statement, "Where in the world is the younger generation heading?" I want you to remember that they are heading in the very direction that the older generation has led them. So, Dads, let's ask ... Many dads are good at lecturing and preaching to their children, but they are not good at setting a daily example for them to follow. They want the children to "do as I say, not as I do." But you know as well as I that it doesn't work that way. As ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... day is? I can tell you unequivocally, and without hesitation, that God's favorite day is today. Now I don't mean Sunday. I would say that if today were Monday or Thursday or Saturday. You see, I trust that God did work in your life yesterday. I know He wants to work in your life tomorrow. But the only day He can work in your life is today. The only day you can better the past, or prepare for the future, is today. Listen to this statement: Our Lord knows that the most important period of time is always "the ...
197. Fill'er up Lord
Ephesians 5:18-21
Sermon
James Merritt
... Spirit, but what they are really interested in is the feeling of the Spirit. They are after what I call the "thrill of the fill." I want to remind you that to be filled with the Spirit is to have every aspect of your life controlled by the Spirit. Our walk is ... It can only work when a hand gets into it and controls and uses it. The only work the glove has is the work the hand wants it to do. Likewise the glove does not ask the hand to give it an assignment, and then try to complete the assignment without the ...
198. The Spirit of Cross Pointe
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Sermon
James Merritt
... win them. I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can." (CEV) Paul was absolutely determined that he was going to be a stepping stone, never a stumbling block. Back in chapter 8 Paul talked about Gentile believers who had been saved out of idolatry, who did not want to have anything to do with meat that had been sacrificed to idols. Now Paul knew as you and I know there really is no such thing as another god. There is only one God and an idol is nothing more than a piece of wood or metal. He knew ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... to know Me than to offer sacrifices." (Hosea 6:6, CEV) More than your time, more than your talent, more than your treasure, God wants you to know Him and to know Him personally. Today the popular thing is to know yourself. Find out who you are. Get in touch ... unequivocally, life's greatest privilege ever is knowing God. You know you can learn a lot about people by what they brag about. I want you to listen to what God himself said that you ought to brag about. "This is what the Lord says: ‘let not the wise ...
200. Kill Them with Kindness
Proverbs 3:3, 19:22
Sermon
James Merritt
... . We Sow Kindness In How We Relate To Others The Bible says in I Corinthians 13:4, "Love is kind." (I Corinthians 13:4, NASB) Sometimes love is heard in a kind word. Sometimes love is read in a kind note. Sometimes love is felt by a kind touch. I want to encourage all of us in this room who are believers to do everything we can to show kindness to unbelievers. You see in reality, what kindness really is, is simply reaching out to other people with God's love, to do all that we can, to help them experience ...
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