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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2051. Giving Away the Store
Luke 22:7-38, John 13:1-17
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Carl Jech
... While some ways of talking about the atonement brought about by the cross of Jesus focus on the satisfaction of God's sense of justice, the overall message of the Gospel of Jesus is that "God is faithful and just to forgive!" God's forgiving love, which always desires to give us a new lease on life, is what "grace" is all about. The most important power and strength that God has and gives to us is the strength to love. Relying upon the mercy and grace of God is not appeasement. It is, rather, learning what ...
2052. Names, Not Numbers
Deuteronomy 26:1-15
Sermon
Carl Hoefler
... Why do you live in this broken-down neighborhood, when I know you have the means to live in a better one?" The friends answered in chorus, "You've heard of keeping up with the Joneses haven't you? Well, in this neighborhood, we are the Joneses." Most of us desire to be the Joneses - to drive the most expensive cars - to live in the biggest house on the block - to dress in the most fashionable fad - to have a second house on the lake, or at the ocean, or in the mountains. However, such a search for status is ...
Sermon
Carl Hoefler
... the church, for missions, and for social services. We sacrifice for our children. We feed them, clothe them, and send them to college. Most of our experience with sacrifice is associated with suffering and the giving up of something that we cherish and desire for ourselves. Sacrifice is conceived of as a loss incurred without an expected return. However, in the Bible, sacrifice is associated with a gift gladly given. It is an offering which creates a special communion and an in-dissolvable union with our ...
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Carl Hoefler
... not show us the "behind-the-camera" workings of his inner mind. He does not take us up to heaven at all. He comes down to earth. Even when we humbly seek for answers and cry out for insights and understandings, he directs us to see him only where he desires to reveal himself. He directs us to a cattle crib in Bethlehem, to the river Jordan, to the hills of Galilee, to an upper room, and most decisively, God directs our attention to a cross and an open tomb. Ask no more. Seek no more. God is almighty. God is ...
Sermon
Carl Hoefler
... classification of prayer, and it is frequently associated with the act of thanksgiving. In our First Lesson today, the author of Second Isaiah presents praise as the only response that a faithful people can make; because there is nothing else that God requires or desires. God is about to do a great deed. It is deed before which all that God has done in the past fades into the background of redemptive history. Even the exodus from Egypt, so sacred in the memory of Israel's salvation, will be forgotten ...
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Carl Hoefler
... world. People: May we respond with honest repentance in preparation to receive our Savior. Collect Eternal God our Father, who not only redeems those who repent, but even reaches out in love to call us to repentance: Speak to our hearts that we may have the desire to turn from our sins in full acceptance of your Son as our Savior; through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Dear Lord, we are trying to straighten out the crookedness of our life this Advent season. We confess we have warped our life with ...
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Carl Hoefler
... We are perpetual sinners, Father, and depend so much on your grace. Forgive us for our sinful ways that seem to ignore the fact that Christ came as our perfect sacrifice in atonement for our sins. May our celebration of his birth penetrate our hearts and give us a new desire to live our lives in commitment to him, our only Savior, through whom we pray. Amen. Hymns "Good Christian Men, Rejoice” “Joy to the World” “Let All Together Praise Our God” “There's a Song in the Air"
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Carl Hoefler
... Son. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Our most cherished communication, Father, is that which we receive in Christ Jesus, your Son. But we confess we do not listen too closely, much less heed what we do hear. Forgive us for our apparent desire to be deaf to your message revealed in Jesus. As we celebrate his birth may we be inspired to see more clearly, and hear more accurately your word to live more faithfully, the life with which he challenges us. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Angels ...
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Carl Hoefler
... them as your word. But we know too little of the contents, not because we lack intelligence, but because we do not study them as we ought. Forgive us for our biblical ignorance that hinders our Christian living, and prevents us from understanding your grace. Give us a desire to learn, and the commitment to live the life that is revealed in your word. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Lamp of Our Feet” “O God of Light, Thy Word, a Lamp” “O Word of God Incarnate” “Sing Them Over Again to Me"
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Carl Hoefler
... others in benevolent service. Pastor: The greatest gift of all is love. It is that gift that makes all the others effective. People: We cannot carry out the task God has assigned to us as his church, gifted as we are, without the gift of love. We desire that gift most of all. Collect Gracious Father, whose nature is love, and who has created your children with the capacity to reflect that nature by receiving and sharing that love: Recondition our lives with the gift of love; that all we do in service on ...
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Carl Hoefler
... joy. People: It seems easier for us to trust in the ability and accomplishments of man, but we never find fulfillment or satisfaction in such trust. Pastor: Trusting God requires a more disciplined life, but it promises blessings that know no measure. People: We desire the blessing God offers to those who trust in him, and commit ourselves to his care. Collect Almighty God, who daily refreshes your children who put their trust in you: Bend us from our natural inclination of putting our trust in the dramatic ...
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Carl Hoefler
... his will. People: To follow the way of sin is to deny the worship we offer God. Pastor: Therefore, to be true in our worship, we must turn from the sins which control our lives, and let our devotion be sincere. People: We worship God with a sincere desire to let him take control of our lives. Collect Almighty God, who warns us that sin-motivated lives cannot produce true worship: Enable us to change our sinful ways, that our worship as well as our everyday living will be an honest witness of our devotion to ...
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Carl Hoefler
... covenant relationship with us, we can depend on him to keep his promise. People: We believe God has promised to do that by offering redemption in the New Covenant through his Son. Pastor: Believing in that promise is the expression of faith that God desires of us. People: We commit ourselves to live with God in the covenant relationship he offers through Christ, our Savior. Collect O loving God, who has promised your redemptive love to persons of every generation even though they do not deserve it: Grant us ...
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Carl Hoefler
... to become new persons in Christ, reconciled to God. Collect Father in heaven, who has spoken through your messengers of reconciliation, and who has sent your Son to be our source of reconciliation: Fill us with your Spirit, that we may share your desire to be reconciled. And being reconciled, may we discover our newness in Christ. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father, we have heard your message of reconciliation, and find ourselves in distress outside of your fellowship. Forgive us for ...
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Carl Hoefler
... pray for the righteousness of God to influence our society, but especially our own lives. Collect Gracious Lord, who alone has the right to condemn sinners, and who is more patient with them than are we who are experienced in sin: Remove from us our desire to condemn others, and direct our concern to our own behavior, that we may become more holy in our living. We pray through Jesus, our Savior. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are sinful people, Lord, but we disguise ourselves to look righteous by condemning ...
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Carl Hoefler
... . Pastor: Their unbelief seemed to be as if God had blinded their eyes and closed their minds, just as Isaiah had prophesied. People: Humanity is no different today. But we know God will open our eyes and minds if we let him. That is our desire as we worship him today. Collect Lord God, our Father, whose Son Jesus, after a ministry of three years, was rejected and crucified by unbelievers: Strengthen our faith, that we may hear and believe your Word; and believing, may have our hearts and minds opened ...
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Carl Hoefler
... fellowship of people who love one another as Christ loves us. People: His love is so perfect, it is difficult for us to be that loving. Pastor: But it is that kind of love that proves to others we are Christ's disciples. People: It is our desire to follow our Lord's commandment to give ourselves to each other in love. Collect Compassionate Father, whose Son gave himself unselfishly to his followers, and commanded his followers to love one another in the same way: Instill in us a genuine love for each other ...
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Carl Hoefler
... Make us sensitive to our thirst, that we may drink of the water of life, and in drinking, convince others to commit their lives to Christ, through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father in heaven, you have prepared such a wonderful future for us! We desire all that you have promised in Christ. But when we hear the invitation to come and drink freely of the water of life, we feel unworthy of such a wonderful blessing. We ask for your forgiveness, knowing that our only hope is in your mercy. Give us ...
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Carl Hoefler
... led by the Spirit. People: We surrender ourselves in bondage to Christ, that we may know true freedom! Collect O Loving God: You have made us free persons in Christ, when the law would have condemned us in sin! Empower us by your Spirit to resist the desires of our human nature, that we may produce a life of love. We pray through Christ, our deliverer. Amen. Prayer of Confession Dear Lord, we enjoy the thought of freedom, but we confess we do not know how to enjoy freedom itself. Forgive us for interpreting ...
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Carl Hoefler
Call to Worship Pastor: When Jesus talked about discipleship, he was very clear about the sacrifices we must make. People: Our desire to follow Christ is often hindered by other obligations we have. Pastor: If we are to take our Christian discipleship seriously, these other obligations must center around our commitment to Christ. People: We want Christ at the center of our life, and pray for strength to keep him there. Collect ...
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Carl Hoefler
... the written word of your spokesmen; through the ministry of your Son, our Savior; and through the work of your Holy Spirit. Make our hearts sensitive to your word, that our lives may be guided by your will, rather than led astray by our own desires. We pray in our Savior's name. Amen. Prayer of Confession Your commandments have come to our ears, Father, and we have debated, doubted, and disobeyed them. We have excused our behavior on grounds that we do not know enough theology to understand your will ...
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Carl Hoefler
... full of wonderful promises, that we find it difficult to believe what God can do for us. Pastor: In the eyes of man, many things are impossible. But with God, nothing is impossible in fulfilling his promises. People: We worship God with a desire to have our faith strengthened, that we may have complete confidence in his promises. Collect Heavenly Father, who promises blessings which are so great that doubt threatens our belief: Be gracious to us in our weakness, and strengthen our faith, that we may believe ...
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Carl Hoefler
... has reconciled us to God, but we tend to lose sight of that hope as time goes on. Pastor: The hope of the gospel, which we believed when we first became Christians, requires our commitment if we are to remain reconciled to God. People: We desire to stand firm in the Christian hope, reconciled to God by our Lord Jesus Christ! Collect God of love and mercy, who bridged the gap caused by our sinfulness, offering us reconciliation through your Son: Strengthen our commitment to the hope Christ has given us ...
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Carl Hoefler
... : We wonder if it will be wasted, after we have worked a lifetime to acquire it. Pastor: God's gift of joy or labor is the toil itself which enables us to have the basics of life. People: The vanity of more wealth than we can use is obvious. We desire to concentrate on the joy we can have in a permanent relationship with God. Collect Heavenly Father who, in the midst of life which seems so full of vanity, gives us joy in the labor of our work: Bless our life with an awareness that the joy of labor is ...
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Carl Hoefler
... this world, that you may not be ashamed to be called our God. We pray in the name of Jesus, your Son. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are so easily disappointed, Father, when our expectations in life are unfulfilled. We tend to confine our hopes and desires to this life, conditioned by what we can experience only with our physical senses. Forgive us when we reduce our faith to religious hopes barred by the physical limitations of this world. Give us a faith that causes us to see into eternity where our true ...
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