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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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201. Discern How Things Grow

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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Richard Hasler

... 's tiny brain is not much larger than an average-size kidney bean, but the perky bird has a strong hunger awareness which propels it from one place to another seeking insect food. It finds bark beetles and pulls them from their ... if all the descendants matured and later reproduced. Therefore, when the nuthatch enjoys its insects meals it is doing more than simply satisfying a hunger urge; in the process the nuthatch is a friend of the trees, warding off the insects that will be potential enemies. The nuthatch ...

202. When The Saints Come Marching In

Revelation 7:9-17

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Robert S. Crilley

... week there seem to be more people in need. However, the poor will always be with us: it's just a cold, hard, brutal fact. So what else would one expect to find? And pointing us toward a different truth, one in which there will be no more hunger or thirst, and where the One who is seated on the throne shall become our shelter, John declares, "This is what God expects!" You see, from John's perspective, God's expectations are continually trying to break through and reclaim our own. In a recent sermon on this ...

203. How Not To Throw A Party

Luke 14:1-14

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Alex Gondola

... heard it most of our lives: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28, RSV); "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst" (John 6:35, RSV). "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" (Matthew 5:6, KJV). Again and again in Scripture, Jesus offers us invitations: "Come to me, come to my Banquet Feast, and find yourselves restored, rested, and refreshed. But ...

204. Fulfilled, Or Just Full?

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Alex Gondola

... labor for the food which perishes," he said to the people. "[Labor] for the food which endures to eternal life" (John 6:27, RSV). Then he identified for them and us what that food is. Jesus said, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst" (v. 35). Some wise ones among the people said, "Lord, give us this bread always" (v. 34, RSV). And he does. My personal belief is that all of us, from the crowd at Lake Galilee 2,000 years ago, to Lydia ...

205. The Word Of The Lord Came To The Prophet Haggai

Haggai 1:1-15

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Frank Ramirez

... ? On the other hand, most of us can spend a few hours in a soup kitchen or gathering groceries for the local food pantry. Most of us can't rescue a nation, but we can write a check that fits our budget to send to our denominational hunger programs. For sixteen years the people of Israel had done very little towards rebuilding the kingdom. Along came a prophet who spoke for barely sixteen weeks. He made a permanent mark. Emotionally it is easier to commit for the short term. Many times we think a commitment ...

206. Corpus Christi

Lk 9:11-17 · 1 Cor 11:23-26 · Gen 14:18-20

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John R. Brokhoff

... was nourished by surprise. b. Why should a royal ruler feed a stranger in his land? (Why should God feed us, unworthy as we are?) 2. God feeds us even in our carelessness. (Gospel) a. The crowds that followed Jesus didn't bring a lunch. b. Our hunger, physical and spiritual, often comes from carelessness on our part, not lack of generosity on God's part. 3. The banquet always waits. (Lesson 2) a. Abraham ate "on the run" (Melchizedek brought food "out" to him). b. The crowds ate picnic-style. c. By contrast ...

207. Lent 1

Lk 4:1-13 · Rom 10:8-13 · Deut 26:1-11 · Ps 91

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John R. Brokhoff

... 5. 2. Gifts -- v. 10. 3. Worship -- v. 10. 2. The cries of a people (26:6) -- "Then we cried to the Lord ..." Compare the Second Lesson: "Every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved ..." Consider the cries of today's people: a. Cry of hunger and poverty for millions -- third world. b. Cry for meaning of life. c. Cry of cosmic loneliness. 3. Arm and hand (26:8). Who is able to save a whole people from slavery and oppression? Who can save a people caught under the heel of a tyrant? Who has the ...

208. Christmas Eve

Lk 2:1-20 · Tit 2:11-14 · Isa 9:2-7 · Ps 96

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John R. Brokhoff

... preacher is to proclaim peace, love, and goodwill among men. He/she declares that in Christ God came to the world. What difference does that make in the world? How can you celebrate and rejoice in a world like this: a world of darkness, despair, crime, hatred, hunger, and poverty? Is Christmas real or is it just a myth like Santa or a sweet story like " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas"? Three Lessons: Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 Rejoice! Rejoice! Need: Christmas is a time for rejoicing. The ...

209. Proper 11

Amos 8:1-14, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:21-28

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John R. Brokhoff

... If any are hungry, it is the fault of maldistribution. But, America has a famine for the Word of God. We are dying spiritually for lack of the Bread of life. When we see pictures of children and adults near death from hunger, we are mortified. Yet, there is greater famine throughout the world, a hunger for the Word. Outline: How to overcome the spiritual famine -- a. Proclaim Jesus as the Bread of Life. b. Teach the Bible as the Word of God. c. Nurture people in the church with Word and Sacraments. Lesson 2 ...

210. Corpus Christi

Jn 6:51-58 · 1 Cor 10:16-17 · Deut 8:1-20 · Ps 116

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Russell F. Anderson

... the topic of Christ as spiritual bread, which follows the account of the feeding of the 5,000. Following the feeding episode, great crowds dog Jesus. Christ senses that they are attracted by the hunger of their bodies rather than their souls. Christ appeals to the masses to permit him to satisfy the deepest hunger of their souls, by receiving him as the living bread from heaven. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Old Testament: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 Time of testing. Moses explains to the Hebrews the purpose of their ...

211. Proper 13

Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32, Matthew 14:13-21

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Russell F. Anderson

... to me and eat what is good" (v. 2b). We consume a lot of things that aren't food, which don't satisfy: countless material gadgets and trinkets, music which arouses our aggression, magazines which fill our minds with garbage. God's Word is that which truly satisfies our deepest hunger. God's Word is what we need. In verse 1, we are encouraged to let the Lord satisfy the thirst of our souls. In verse 2, we are invited to come to God for food. In verse 3, we are told to turn the inner ear of our souls to ...

212. I Am The Servant

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Ronald Lavin

... love to tell the story:How pleasant to repeat.What seems, each time I tell it,More wonderfully sweet!I love to tell the story, For some have never heardThe message of salvationFrom God's own holy Word. I love to tell the story, For those who know it bestSeem hungering and thirstingTo hear it like the rest.And when, in scenes of glory,I sing the new, new song,I'll sing the old, old storyThat I have loved so long. Refrain:I love to tell the story;I'll sing this theme in gloryAnd tell the old, old storyOf ...

213. Wings

Luke 17:20-21

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... a caterpillar. 'If only I could be a butterfly,' she thought with a heavy sigh. "Rolled snugly in her leaf, Julia thought and thought and thought. She thought for ten whole days! By the time she decided to come out of her leaf, she was feeling dizzy with hunger. But she had decided to like herself just for herself, not for how she looked or what she could do. "As she struggled out one end of the rolled-up leaf, she noticed that she felt different, as though she had changed somehow. Her back especially felt ...

214. Feeding The 5000

John 6:1-15, John 6:16-24

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RobertT D. Ingram

... will be satisfied, with plenty left over. For Jesus is a heart king, who wants to reign in our hearts forever. COMMISSIONING AND BLESSING In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, may the compassion of Christ satisfy your hunger, may the power of Christ come to you in stormy times, may the living bread of Christ nourish your soul, and may you have the humility to eat your fill. Amen. HYMNS AND CHORUSES Come, Let Us Eat Eat This Bread Eternal Father, Strong to Save Fill My Cup How ...

215. Our Souls Will Never Be Hungry Again

John 6:25-59

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RobertT D. Ingram

... Christ, God the Father has set his seal, and to Jesus Christ I trust my immortal life. I declare myself a follower of Christ, a Christian. By Christ I will live, by Christ I will die, and by Christ I will live again. Commissioning and Blessing Hunger. Thirst. Death. They have nothing to do with us! For we have tasted the bread of life! Feed on this true bread from heaven today, tomorrow and forever, and you will learn the meaning of eternity. Amen. Hymns and Choruses Become to Us the Living Bread Bread ...

216. Bread for the Party (Bread of Life I)

John 6:1-15

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Charles R. Leary

... to exercise more effective stewardship in these matters. I’ll put it on a more personal level. Most of us feel overwhelmed by world hunger, shamed by what seems to be an unguarded use of abortion as a birth control technique, and sorry for a friend who is struck ... to your weekly shopping list? Sending a percentage of your food bill to Church World Service or some other world hunger servicing agency? You can make a difference! Fourth and finally, any miracle begins with a willingness to give. Jesus does ...

217. Bread of the Eucharist (Bread of Life IV)

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... , and tell Jesus that we believe he is eternal life for us. We bless God that we have felt the mystery of unselfish goodness in a selfish world, and we long for eternal goodness. We come to this table not because we are hungry for food but because we hunger for God. Finally, we go away from the Eucharist energized to continue to reach out in love to one another, even our enemy; to find ways to comfort the discouraged; to see God’s goodness triumph over evil; to see the unseen in life and see God in our ...

218. Bread of Unwavering Commitment (Bread of Life V)

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... day while, at the same time, giving us a taste of the eternity God promised. Last week we learned that the “Bread of Life” is Jesus Christ himself in the forms of Bread and Wine. Now that we have tasted the bread both the bread that satisfies hunger and the bread that “does not spoil” what next? Has it been just a tasty picnic that is getting old and boring? Or has it opened up something exciting that demands our continuing commitment? If so, are we up to keeping that commitment? The feeding of the ...

219. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

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Charles R. Leary

... points about finding healing in the touch. First of all, every baby comes into this world needing to be touched. That need persists until death. As far as I am concerned, that need persists beyond death. The Disney movie, Three Men and a Baby, dramatized the hunger for touch with a unique style and humor. Our daughter-in-law gave us the unique experience of the value of touch when she privileged us to observe the delivery of our eighth and last grandchild. As the baby came through the birth canal, her total ...

220. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

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William E. Keeney

... impulses and desires with an alternative and positive impulse or desire. Abiding in Christ may give hope instead of despair. Trying to work for the welfare of others because of Christ's love for them may turn hate into love. Hungering for the approval of Christ and for righteousness may replace hunger for those calories. Psychologists tell us that feelings are likely to follow our actions. So if we act as Christ would act even when we don't feel like it, and thus abide in him, our feelings toward others and ...

221. Proper 13

Ephesians 4:1-16, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, John 6:25-59

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Russell F. Anderson

... the appetite of our souls. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 51:1-12 "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity" (v. 2); Psalm 78:11-25; Psalm 77 Prayer Of The Day: Bread of life, we sometimes consume that which does not truly satisfy and seek to fill the hunger of our soul with the bread of this earth. Satisfy us with the Bread of Heaven, Jesus Christ, our Lord, that we might never ...

222. When The Boat Keeps Rocking

Psalm 46:1-11

Eulogy

Robert Noblett

... with God as we feel led. We can pray in our homes or autos, or we can come to the sanctuary, if that facilitates our hunger to be connected to God. Our prayers can be audible or our thoughts sent God-ward can be the expression of our praying. Maybe ... out to be. My guess is that our praying tends to be far more circular than it should be; better to pray spontaneously and freshly, hungering to be connected to the will of God. George Macdonald got right to the point when he wrote, " 'O God!' I cried and that was ...

223. Proper 12

John 6:1-21

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Dennis Koch

... list of things which we think we need. But adversity has a way of showing us the difference between want and need. It only takes a missed meal or two to become acquainted with hunger. The threat of an unexpected lay off brings a new appreciation for our jobs. Five loaves, two fish. Small resources ... Large crowd ...And their hunger was satisfied with food to spare. Lord, teach us what it means to trust you. Give us the faith to trust you and the desire to serve you. Multiply our resources and bless our ...

224. The Politics Of Love

Luke 10:25-37

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W. Robert McClelland

... kit when major surgery was required. It has had difficulty seeing that the wounds needing treatment are inflicted by the political and economic structures of a society. One denomination official put it, "Local communities, churches, and judicatories have hunger programs that place an inordinate emphasis upon fast days, gleaners' groups, and food distribution programs which emphasize direct food relief, and then frequently ignore the necessity of dealing with systematic change and the fundamental causes of ...

225. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

... God alone. We'd much rather indulge ourselves. That's why gluttony is a deadly sin. The early desert fathers believed that a person's appetites are linked: full stomachs and jaded palates take the edge from our hunger and thirst for God. They spoil the appetite for righteousness. God grant that we may "hunger and thirst after righteousness" during these purple days of Lent, and rejoice in the privilege of a "holy fast" for Christ. Center On God If we are to engage in a "holy fast" during Lent, we need to ...

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