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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Harry N. Huxhold
... , "I did the best I could for him." We all like to be able to say that when we say our farewells to our friends or dear ones. It Was Our Best Whoever it was that offered the sour wine to our Lord undoubtedly did it out of sympathy and eagerness to do something for Jesus. Luther did not think much of that. He thought poorly of the idea of someone helping in this manner. For Luther it was an insult that someone would offer the Savior sour wine, or vinegar, in that moment when the Savior was exhausted from his ...
202. Miracle Nine: Healing A Deaf-Mute
Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30
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Harold H. Lentz
... predicted by Isaiah, "The ears of the deaf shall be unstopped"? (Isaiah 35:5). And He Charged Them Strictly That No One Should Know This · Christ had his reasons for keeping news of this miracle from spreading. He did not want to attract a crowd of the curious, eager to witness a miracle, but rather to attract those who had a spiritual hungering so that he could build his kingdom. And by now his fame had spread over a wide area, so he did not need a miracle to attract attention to his message. His kingdom ...
203. Forever Plaid
Isaiah 42:18-25
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William L. Self
... teenage Americans off their feet and into record stores. Well, Forever Plaid landed their first big gig at the Airport Hilton Cocktail Bar, and en route to pick up their custom-made plaid tuxedos, they were slammed broadside by a school bus filled with eager teenagers who were on their way to witness the Beatles make their U.S. television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. Miraculously, the teens all escaped injury but the members of Forever Plaid were killed instantly. Through some quirky power of harmony and ...
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Paul W. Kummer
... miracles and prophecies being fulfilled in the same way they were back then. Nor because sin is so prevalent and accepted, even as it was in the Roman Empire. Nor do I say it because we, like the 5,000 plus who grew to millions and millions, are waiting eagerly and expecting Jesus to come back soon. No, we are living in the days of the apostles again because just as the message of a crucified, risen Messiah was so new and misunderstood then, so it is now. Just as only a minority knew and believed that the ...
Sermon
Gerald Whetstone
"Tell me a story," said the little boy to his dad at bedtime, "tell me a story and put me in it." There are no stories to which children pay better attention than those in which they play a part. Even as the years go by, and the eager child becomes one of those cool, disinterested teenagers, watch how she perks up when you say, "I remember the time that you...." Adults will follow the same pattern. At an annual congregational meeting, suppose we show a series of slides of the Holy Land; some of you surely ...
206. Uplifted By The Blues
Lamentations 1:1-22
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Thomas G. Rogers
... 22 verses, the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Every verse presented an image of mourning and grief. Apparently the intent was to create a thoroughly tragic feeling -- despair from A to Z. This was exactly the kind of book that Raymond was eager to avoid. Every single sentence received his blue verdict. Not only was it all depressing, it was depressing poetry! People like Raymond, people who have a very exacting way of viewing life, often have a fairly minimal appreciation for the value of poetry ...
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Paul E. Robinson
... consumes our lives. God's design is for us to see every other person as sacred. Some time ago I read about a Doug Nichols who was a missionary in India in 1967. He tells of spending several months in a sanitarium with tuberculosis. Being a missionary, he was eager to share the Gospel with the doctors and nurses and patients, but everyone saw him as a rich American and simply would have none of his tracts and well-meaning witness. One night Mr. Nichols was awakened by his own coughing around 2 a.m. As he was ...
Sermon
Richard Hasler
... of Cornelius where he is greeted warmly, if not idolized. Peter put his host at ease by assuring him that he, Peter, is just a man as he is. But Peter does have a message he wants him to hear. Gathering his whole family, Cornelius waits eagerly to hear Peter's words. The apostle begins with a confession: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality ...." He could hardly believe what he is saying. Nonetheless, he begins rehearsing the story he has told so many times before, but this time to an audience ...
209. Make A Choice
Luke 19:28-44
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Robert Beringer
... and his baseball decisions highly. He was one of those umpires who took great personal pleasure in telling some high paid ballplayer, ''You're out!'' One day, however, in a big game, there was a close play at home plate. The runner and the catcher waited eagerly for Moran's decision, but it was so close, even Charlie hesitated. Finally the catcher shouted, ''Well, is he safe or is he out?'' Moran drew himself up to his full height and, looking down on the catcher with all the bravado a baseball umpire can ...
210. Letting God
Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Matthew 2:1-12
Drama
Pamela Urfer
... wouldn't have any room to bring in other helpers -- for their own good. Or, perhaps Jesus and I would begin to think of you as our source of comfort instead of God. When we needed something, we would turn to you rather than turning to him. JOSEPH: (Eagerly) Really! You think that might be the reason? MARY: Possibly. JOSEPH: So you could almost say that by doing everything perfectly, all by myself, I was getting in God's way. MARY: That sounds about right. JOSEPH: So even if I could be in complete control, I ...
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Paul E. Robinson
... you who have heard it often, forgive me. It's the story of the man who went into the hardware store in need of a chain saw. He was finally sold on one after being told he could cut up 10 cords of wood a day with it. Excited and eager to get started he took it home and got to work. After several days, however, the man was really discouraged. The best he could do was half a cord a day, and even doing that was an utterly exhausting experience. Discouraged, disappointed, and not a little angry, he went back ...
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Paul E. Robinson
... experience that when I'm at a Thanksgiving meal and watch the server of the pies dish out my delicious piece of apple or pumpkin pie (usually a piece of both), if they miss a tiny part of what should be my piece, I frown inside and long with an eager longing for that little tiny morsel I missed. Or I may gather up my loins and say gently and/or firmly, depending on who the server is, "Er, ah, may I have it all, please?" Can any of you pie lovers relate to that? I have also discovered that if ...
Sermon
Robert F. Scott
... room upstairs, already furnished. Make preparations for us there." So they went and found everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal. When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves; for ...
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Robert S. Crilley
... out over the pulpit of Patmos and whispers to a weary congregation: "There, there ... everything is going to be all right. Jesus is coming soon." But let's face it: it's been almost 2,000 years now, and we are still waiting! One can only stand on tiptoe, eagerly scanning the horizon, for so long. Few of us are actually able to survive the stresses and struggles of life on the thin diet of simply gazing off toward heaven. And merely hoping that we'll be dealt a better hand in the hereafter isn't all that ...
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Robert S. Crilley
... weren't griping about the accommodations, they were bellyaching about the food or lack thereof. They were constantly murmuring that things would've been a whole lot simpler if they'd stayed back in Egypt. And I dare say, Moses himself would have eagerly seconded that motion, if he weren't already preoccupied with trying to persuade the Lord not to wipe them out altogether. This time, however, there shall be no gracious changing of the divine mind. Despite the eloquent filibuster Moses stages for 30 whole ...
Sermon
Robert S. Crilley
... they've envisioned have ultimately led to this moment. It is a day many in the crowd have dreamed of since early childhood; some may have wondered if they would even live to see it. And finally, the joyous occasion they've so eagerly and anxiously anticipated has arrived! Standing there on the embankment, Joshua slowly surveys the landscape, and then turning toward the people with firm resolve, boldly issues their marching orders. "By this you shall know that among you is the living God," he tells ...
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Robert S. Crilley
... recalling. Here, Israel is being asked to remember -- to bring into the present the blessings of their past! Today, of course, is Thanksgiving. Like no other time of the year, airports and highways will be flooded with a steady stream of travelers eager to return home. We will gather amidst family and friends at tables laden with food. A nation will pause to remind itself of benefits forgotten. Churches will discard the competitive spirit and join together in ecumenical services of worship. Soup kitchens ...
Sermon
Mark Radecke
... despair. Break down its walls and set us free. Come. And come quickly. Jesus describes his return as an event, not a process. As sudden as the flood that inundated the globe in the Noah story, so sudden will be the coming of the Son of Man. Those who eagerly await this coming are called to be awake, alert, ready, for no warning will be given: the Son of Man will come suddenly and at an hour known only to his Father. But how long can even the most ardent believer sustain such "red alert" readiness? A week ...
219. Two-and-a-Half Cheers For Hypocrites
Matthew 6:1-2, Matthew 6:5-6, Matthew 6:16
Sermon
Thomas Long
... to his son's bedside. They had begun this hypocritical ruse, and now there was no choice but to keep on playing the game. The mock rabbi accompanied the distraught father to his son's sick bed. That night, the three travelers slept fitfully. They were eager to leave town before their deception was discovered. In the morning, the innkeeper, still hoping for a miracle and grateful for the prayer of this visiting "rabbi," sent the party off with the loan of a carriage and a team of horses. They left the ...
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Thomas Long
... cleared and cream was being stirred into after-dinner coffee, the conversation took a more serious turn. The guest of honor was a church leader from central Europe, the Soviet Union had come apart only months before, and the table was filled with eager questions. How had the church in his country fared during the long Soviet frost? What changes were occurring now that the warmer winds of democracy were blowing across central Europe? What wisdom did his experience bring for the church in North America? He ...
221. Second Sight
Matthew 17:1-13
Sermon
David Belgum
... family or at your work or school. Whatever it was, something transformed that person from a pessimist to an optimist, from a self-centered person to an outgoing person, from being selfish and greedy to being generous and caring, from laziness to eager ambition. It may even have struck closer to home, in yourself, and you could mark the time and place of your transfiguration. You have shared the experience with others in all humility, passing it on as a blessing. What is more, transfiguration, metamorphosis ...
Bulletin Aid
Rolland R. Reece
... response to this event. When, at last, they broke the silence it was to proclaim the good news. We, too, will tell of our Master's wonder and grace, but we will do this most eloquently in meeting our neighbor's need. Let our actions speak of your love and eagerness to redeem, O God. Let us not be so calculating in our caring. Let us shout through our actions the joy of our faith. Let us risk the use of our hands and feet, we pray in the name of our Master. Amen. We thank you, O God our Creator ...
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Rolland R. Reece
... Redeemer, as a country we remember and glorify our past battles and wars. We proudly display the flag from our porches; lustily sing our country's songs; proudly step-it-off in parades; happily clap our hands to the refrains of John Philip Sousa; and eagerly applaud any speaker's reference to patriotism. Despite our country's faults we remain proud of her and gladly advance her position within the world community any way we can. We also know, Eternal Spirit, that war is not glorious. The rows and rows of ...
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David O. Bales
... would you speak with and what would you ask or say? 3. Do you identify with any character in the story? 4. What is your earliest memories of Advent and what did it mean to you then? 5. What does Advent mean to you now? 6. What do you most eagerly wait for? 7. Without naming anyone, have you endured much "private suffering"? 8. What is your most earnest prayer? 9. In that Christ rewrites our lives, what from this story would you like to have happen in your life?
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Rodney Thomas Smothe
... . There is a contemporary gospel song that says, "He's preparing me for something I cannot handle right now." When God's spirit prepares us, barriers of tradition, habit, ritual, and selfish agendas come crumbling down. "The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul" (16:14b). This encounter with Lydia also represents a cultural breakthrough because Paul and Silas are demonstrating Luke's continued theme of liberating the lowly, the lost and the lame. Women in the Bible and in society ...
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