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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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201. Pentecost

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Joel 2:28-32, John 7:25-44, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, John 20:19-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... -39 Sermon Title: Water From The Rock. Sermon Angle: The invitation by Jesus to come to him and drink (v. 37) needs to be viewed against the backdrop of the Feast of Tabernacles. The feast commemorated a historical event when God supplied water to his thirsty people from a rock (Numbers 20:2-13). This event was symbolically reenacted during the feast by taking water from the pool of Siloam to the temple. When Moses struck the rock and water gushed forth, it quenched the thirst of the body temporarily. What ...

202. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 13:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... . "Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters" (v. 1). What's more, it's free! That's the same message that the Lord communicated to the Samaritan woman by the well, as told by John. "Those who drink of the water I give him will never be thirsty again" (John 4:14). Why? Because those who trust the Lord have the Spirit, the wellspring of life within them. 2. Sermon Title: The Power Of The Word. Sermon Angle: The prophet holds up the prospect of national revival to a skeptical audience. In verses 10-11, he ...

203. Proper 17

Exodus 3:1-22, Jeremiah 15:15-21; 20:7-18, Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8

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Russell F. Anderson

... takes the lead from Jesus in preaching that we should give others the love and goodness they do not deserve. "Bless those who persecute you ..." (v. 14). Do not repay anyone evil for evil ... (v. 17). "If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink" (v. 20). Burning coals on their head. Paul maintains that if we return good for evil we will pour burning coals on the heads of our enemies. What kind of coals does he mean? Guilt, shame, remorse? According to the wisdom ...

204. What Really Happened Christmas Day

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Jerry Eckert

... . We can talk over lunch," Matthalsaid as he started for the door. "Matthal, don't worry about it ... the observation Imade. Not everyone has visions and says prayers and does allthe religious things. I really think that the ones whowelcome the stranger, who feed the hungry, who give water tothe thirsty, I think God wants that from us more thananything else," Joseph said. "Aw, teach it to your boy," Matthal said flippantly ashe turned to go. As he went out the door, he hoped Josephwould.

205. The Poor In Spirit

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John A. Terry

... oppression they experienced, but because of the esteem in which God held them. It is not because of any privilege they had in this life, but because of the future God had for them. We are not commanded to become poor, to mourn, to become meek, hungry and thirsty, but by God's grace these states of human experience are transformed so that the poor in spirit inherit the kingdom of God. God is the gracious giver and we are the humble receivers. The poor cannot afford to buy a kingdom. But in God's economy, the ...

206. The Righteous

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John A. Terry

... " in Palestine is not made up of sand dunes, but of parched, rock-filled crusty soil. It quickly turns to dust in the long dry seasons. This is an arid land where water was used only for the most essential needs. When the rain falls, the thirsty land is satisfied and in a few days the land rejoices with blossoms shooting up everywhere in beautiful array. Soon again the dry season returns, the harvest ends, and the problems of hunger and thirst return to the people. Satisfying thirst is, quite literally, a ...

207. The Warrior And The Shepherd Are One!

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Harold Warlick

... united. The human identification is extremely important. It places an ethical demand on us. Jesus wept as we weep. Jesus lived as we live. We see a tired and weary Jesus Christ sitting beside a well, asking for a drink of water. He is tired and thirsty. We often overlook this factor in our visible attempts to catch a glimpse of Jesus. In television, movies, paintings, in legends and stories about him, and in children's books about the boy Jesus, quite often the divine side is visible and the human side acts ...

208. Bread In Our Baskets

John 6:25-59

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George W. Hoyer

... said to him, 'Sir, give us this bread always.' " Even though it was still not clear that they were understanding what he meant, Jesus made his point explicit: "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." "Come to me; believe in me." That sums up his answer to the question, "What must we do to perform the works of God?" Here he tells us, too, what we are to do: "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent." There ...

209. Facing Failures With the Gospel Proclamation

Matthew 13:1-23

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Dennis Koch

... spells to occur in our spiritual lives. As the ground of our hearts is neglected, it becomes hard and unyielding. This is what happens when we fail to cultivate the soil of our hearts with your word. Depth of soil, Lord, that's what we need! Refresh our parched and thirsty spirits with the water of life. Send the rain of your Spirit into our hearts, so that the ground of our souls may be softened and your word will take root and grow. Then, Lord, may the word of life take hold of us so that we grow into ...

210. What Really Happened Christmas Day

Luke 2:8-20

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Jerry Eckert

... ," Matthal said as he started for the door. "Matthal, don't worry about it ... the observation I made. Not everyone has visions and says prayers and does all the religious things. I really think that the ones who welcome the stranger, who feed the hungry, who give water to the thirsty, I think God wants that from us more than anything else," Joseph said. "Aw, teach it to your boy," Matthal said flippantly as he turned to go. As he went out the door, he hoped Joseph would.

211. Living Water

John 4:10

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... so that we can receive this 'water' for our spirits. "Tonight when you go to bed, before you go to sleep, you might whisper a prayer, asking God for this invisible 'living water' of the spirit. You might think of your spirit as a little plant inside you that is thirsty, and ask God to give it a drink."

212. The Poor In Spirit

Matthew 5:1-12

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John A. Terry

213. The Righteous

Psalm 107:1-43

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John A. Terry

214. Mission Ready!

Mark 6:7-13

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Charles R. Leary

... , you don’t have to accumulate a lot of wealth and a lot of things to know happiness. You can know happiness simply by being alive, simply by knowing the joy of eating when you are hungry, sleeping when you are tired, drinking when you are thirsty, and being embraced when you are lonely and need loving. I like that. Jesus spoke, on many occasions, of the basic rhythm of life: eating and drinking, working and resting, embracing and loving. The Gospel urges us to rid out any and all things that overstress ...

215. Plan Your Leisure - Jesus Did His!

Mark 6:30-44

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Charles R. Leary

... you come down from the mountain of “R & R,” you Return to the Rhythm of life in your usual place. You’ll feel a renewed sense of what it’s like to work when you work, eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired, drink when you are thirsty, embrace when you are lonely and need loving. You return inspired to guard this God-given rhythm so that no foreign elements can sneak in and deposit germs of disease. Yes, your “R & R” is over, but you can make it work on a mini scale. You can learn to ...

216. Here They Come, Singing

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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John R. Brokhoff

... life, God promises the same three blessings. He provides us with the living water in Jesus Christ, who promised, “He who believes in me shall never thirst.” A young man in China asked the American Bible Society representative, “Could you please send me a Bible? I am thirsty for the Good News.” We have all the Good News we shall ever need to satisfy our spiritual thirst in the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Then, too, God offers us a straight path into the heart of his mercy. He wants us to come ...

217. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

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Robert Salzgeber

... to drink. But the whole Israelite community continued not to be satisfied. They continued to hunger and thirst after righteousness. "I am the bread of life," Jesus told them. "He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never be thirsty." Jesus is once again making reference to a common everyday thing in order to say something about the kingdom of his Father. Jesus uses bread in his little object lesson. There were two kinds of bread: good bread and bad bread; the bread of life and ...

218. A Different Kind of King

Luke 23:26-43

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... something like what they gave him that day, and I thought that you might want to smell it. (Give them the cup to pass around and ask them what they think it is.) That's right, it is vinegar. Can you imagine drinking vinegar? (Let them answer.) Jesus was thirsty, but they thought in their own evil way that they were having fun with a dying man whom many called their king. It was awful at that moment. But things got better. Jesus died and you know he was buried, and many thought that this was the last they ...

219. Spread The News

Matthew 28:18-20

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... a day that is scorching hot, so hot that you can hardly stand to be outside! What would you do to cool off on that kind of day? I might go for a swim. You might go inside where it is air conditioned. And you would probably be getting so thirsty that you would get something to drink. What are your favorite things to drink when you are that hot? How many of you like milk? How many would get a big glass of water with lots of ice in it? How many would rather have a glass of your favorite ...

220. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

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John R. Brokhoff

... of food would be a mystery. It is interesting to speculate whether there would have been a miracle if food had not been found. Me (v. 18). The food was to be brought to Jesus. Why to him? He did not indicate that he was hungry as once he was thirsty and asked a Samaritan woman for a drink. Why not give the food directly to the hungry people? It was essential that the food should first come to Jesus. He alone as God's Son has the power as well as the grace to multiply the loaves and fish. His ...

221. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... can easily identify with the problem at the Cana wedding feast. An ingredient necessary for the success of the party was exhausted. It is possible to run out of food or drink when serving a large party. No substitute is available or satisfactory. People are hungry or thirsty. The affair is an embarrassing failure. In the light of this we can understand Mary's announcement to Jesus, "They have no wine." To us the lack of wine may not seem a big deal, but to Jesus it was important enough to perform his first ...

222. Liquid Hope

John 7:25-44

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James Weekley

... :1-12) He healed the blind, the lame, the paralyzed in Jerusalem in a pool of water. (John 5:1-13) Good so far. Then in the passion drama Jesus' water-logged ministry appeared to hit dry dock. He who was always dishing out a cup of water to the thirsty, was now suffering from a Death Valley thirst. Centuries earlier the words of King David would choke forth: "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax, it is melted within my breast; my strength is dried up like a ...

223. Who Is Your King?

Mark 11:1-11

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Erskine White

... claim oneself king of Israel is to deny the authority of Caesar and this crime of subversion is one crime Pilate will not overlook. To us, Pilate may appear weak and indecisive as He faces Jesus, but history records him as a ruthless, ambitious and blood-thirsty tyrant who made liberal use of crucifixions to put down insurrection. I think what Pilate is doing during the trial is manipulating the priests into saying what must be said so he can put Jesus to death as a subversive. He starts by saying he finds ...

224. The Bread Of Life

John 6:25-59

Children's Sermon

... 'S GOSPEL THEME AT SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL AND AT HOME Teachers or Parents: Jesus talks about the bread of life in today's lesson. He says that he is the bread of life. Whoever comes to Jesus will never be hungry. Whoever believes in Jesus will never be thirsty. Children enjoy playing with play dough. Here is a play dough recipe that you can help your children make. Using the bread of life theme, use this recipe to form slices of bread. The best part of this recipe is that you can eat this play dough! Edible ...

225. Jesus, The Bread Of Life

John 6:27

Children's Sermon

... enough pizza? On Sunday he went to Sunday school. His teacher read the class a story about Jesus. In the story Jesus told people that he was the bread of life. Jesus told people, "Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." The boy heard this and thought about the pizza again. The boy thought to himself that Jesus is like pizza, only in a different way. I want you to remember that Jesus tells us that the word of God is like food. It's the best food. It can ...

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