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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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1. Dwell in Our Hearts

Ephesians 2:17

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... hatred and all of our bitterness? Wouldn't it be great if somebody was acting in a way they shouldn't, all we would have to do would be to sprinkle a little bit of pepper on them and make them sneeze and they could get rid of all their bad feelings and bad thoughts? We could go off to fight wars and carry pepper shakers with us rather than rifles, and bombs, and tanks. Of course, that's silly isn't it? It takes more than sneezing to get rid of our bad thoughts and ...

2. What Can I Do With My Guilt?

Hebrews 10:11-18

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... and bad thoughts? We could go off to fight wars, and carry pepper shakers with us rather than rifles, and bombs, and tanks. Of course, that's silly, isn't it? It takes more than sneezing to get rid of our bad thoughts and bad feelings. The Bible tells us that what we need to do when we're having feelings of anger, hatred, and bitterness, is to pray about them and to let Jesus take them from us. That is the best solution. Pepper and a handkerchief and GEZUNDHEIT won't do it, but prayer ...

3. COUGH DROPS, LIKE LOVE?

1 Peter 4:8

Children's Sermon

... feel good. Every once in a while I get here and find out that my throat is a little scratchy, or I have a little cough, and then I feel bad. Of course, when that happens I just take a cough drop and suck on it and pretty soon the bad feeling passes away. How many of you take a cough drop when your throat is a little scratchy or you have a cough? Lots of you do. Has anyone ever told you that cough drops are a lot like love? They haven't? Well, let me show you how they work ...

4. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... of ways to justify our sinful behavior, but we know the guilt is there. And that guilt starts a vicious cycle, lowering our self-esteem and creating in us negative attitudes which ruin our relationships with others and with God. We may project our bad feelings onto others by having a critical and mean spirit, always looking for the fault and flaws in others. Or we become depressed, or we may try to legalistically conform our lives to those religious traditions we know in hopes that somehow we''ll escape ...

5. Not My Jesus!

Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... morning the story you are about to see is true; the names have not been changed to protect the guilty. Christians don’t believe guilt is bad. Guilt is to our soul as fever is to our body. Sure, it doesn’t make us feel good. But it’s that bad feeling that alerts us that something is wrong and needs attention. The person who has no guilt is called a psychopath. The person who is guilt-ridden is called someone in need of God’s forgiveness. It’s a disturbing story. It’s got guilt in it. But it’s a ...

6. Discovering that It’s Not about You

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... the relationships will be based, not on ownership, but on the kind of respect that is an aspect of real love. That can make a big difference in your relationships. It can put an end to jealousy and manipulation and a lot of the hurt feelings and bad feelings that often exist between us. It can let you claim your freedom from others while respecting their freedom from you. It can let you make commitments to others that are parts of your commitment to God. Can you visualize what that could mean in your most ...

7. Look Who Is Standing at the Door

James 4:1-12; 5:1-12

Sermon

James L. Killen

... . He is hoping to find a new job that will get him back on some company's ladder. But, right now, he is just hoping for a generous tip. The woman who is collecting dishes from the tables has bad feelings, too. She is a single mother, holding two jobs to support her family. She is very anxious because she can't give her children the quality time she knows they need. She thinks it is really unfair that some people have so much and some others have so little. No, ...

8. And the Angel Said to Harry Potter

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

... The first one was the best one. But that isn't saying much. You remember the premise. Everybody in the family flies off, accidentally leaving a pre-adolescent boy behind. In the midst of gorging himself on everything in the refrigerator, he is left to fight both bad feelings and bad guys. He is beset by demons within ("They left me")….and demons without ("They're out to get me"). And kids flocked to see it. That's because the world is a frightening place, even when there's food for you, clothes for you, a ...

9. Estranged Hands

Matthew 6:5-15

Children's Sermon

... seen things like that happen before? How sad it would have been if John and Mary would have stayed angry and not played with each other or spoken to each other. That would have been wrong. It is not good for us to hold bad feelings that separate us from each other. It is even worse when we have bad feelings in us that keep us away from Jesus and his love. Jesus forgives all the wrongs we do. He wants each of us to know that we can come to him and be sure that he will receive us as his friend. Tonight ...

10. A Hope for Peace

Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

James L. Killen

... from whom you have grown away. They are the people with whom you are in conflict over some significant issue whom you have allowed yourself to think of as enemies. That is the place where peacemaking can be most difficult because you will have to overcome bad feelings, not only in yourself, but in the other. And reaching out to try to be reconciled may result in your being hurt again. We really feel the things that go wrong in this area of our relatedness. We are tempted just to leave those relationships ...

11. Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... of framing a portrait of Cedric Clyde to hang over his couch. A cross was hung behind the pulpit. The Sunday of the dedication, Pastor Kirk preached on the cross and then added, “When we took the old couch out of the chancel we drove the bad feelings out, and the cross brought a new spirit in.”[2] The church at Clyde’s Corner had rediscovered its focus. Everyone’s ideas and gifts were valued. Now the church could concentrate on its ministry and mission. Now the church could truly be the united body ...

12. Put Out Your Nets

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... staring at the gray stallion in the glass with fascination. He squealed and pawed. So did the other stallion. He was staring, of course, at his own reflection. Marianne tugged on Phar's reins, and he refused to move. Marianne was beginning to get a bad feeling. She became more forceful and tugged and slapped Phar with the reins. Then he moved all right. He swung around, and with both hind feet, bashed in the door! Glass flew down the inside stairs, the metal grillwork caved in. At that point, Marianne was ...

13. Living as Children of Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... . Lastly, there is every form of malice. This term may be considered a separate category or, as some commentators suggest, it may be a category that embodies all the previous vices (Mitton, p. 173; thus the NIV every form of malice and the NEB “bad feeling of every kind”). Any one or all of these vices grieve the Holy Spirit when they manifest themselves in the life of the believer. 4:32 This verse provides a striking contrast to the previous one by emphasizing the virtues that should characterize ...

14. United We Stand, Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... furnishings in the chancel. "We had hung a large cross on the wall behind the pulpit," Jason Kirk wrote. "I preached a sermon on the cross that day, which was well received by everyone. When we took the old couch out of the chancel we drove the bad feelings out, and the cross brought a new spirit in." (4) The church at Clyde's Corner had recovered its focus. Everyone's contribution was valued. Now it could concentrate on its ministry and mission. Now it could truly be the undivided body of Christ. 1. The ...

15. How to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... dying. For years he’d been at odds with Bill, formerly one of his best friends. Wanting to straighten things out, he sent word for Bill to come and see him. When Bill arrived, Joe told him that he was afraid to go into eternity with such bad feelings between them. Then, very reluctantly and with great effort, Joe apologized for things he had said and done. He also assured Bill that he forgave him for his offenses. Everything seemed fine until Bill turned to go. As he walked out of the room, Joe called out ...

16. Trust Your Intuition

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... powers. Researchers use intuition continuously to sort through information, zoning in on what’s important, and discarding what isn’t. In fact, the internet is a kind of created “intuitive” medium for creative research in this regard. Ever have a really bad feeling that you just shouldn’t go in a certain direction? “Smart people listen to those feelings. And the smartest people among us - the ones who make great intellectual leaps forward - cannot do this without harnessing the power of intuition ...

17. Proper 14

2 Samuel 18:1-18, 2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, Psalm 130:1-8, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... first light of dawn after a dark night. PRAYER OF CONFESSION Loving and forgiving Parent, Loving and forgiving Christ, Loving and forgiving Spirit, we confess that we are not always generous, tender-hearted and forgiving. We can be spiteful in our behavior because of the bad feeling that we cherish in our hearts. That anger can come out in angry shouting and cursing which is not only offensive to others but grieves your Spirit within us. Forgive us for resisting the Spirit who is at work in us to make us ...

18. Epiphanies and Training Wheels

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... he doesn’t stick around and embarrass us with his presence when we think we don’t need him. Life in America in the year 2000 is demanding and stressful enough without making religion into another problem, a guilt trip, a source of criticism and bad feelings. So if folks are comfortable thinking of religion as training wheels, admiring Jesus as a really nice man who got a raw deal from the government (go figure), and making casual, thoughtless references to God every now and then, what’s the big deal ...

19. Angry Hands

Psalm 26:10

Children's Sermon

... put the batteries in the flashlight, it works. When we have Jesus in us, our light can also shine so that all will see his power in us. Tonight in the sermon we are going to talk about how Jesus being in us can help us control our anger and bad feelings.

20. Proper 14

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33, Psalm 130:1-8, John 6:25, 41-51, Ephesians 4:25–5:2

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION Loving and forgiving Parent, Loving and forgiving Christ, Loving and forgiving Spirit, we confess that we are not always generous, tenderhearted and forgiving. We can be spiteful in our behavior because of the bad feeling that we cherish in our hearts. That anger can come out in angry shouting and cursing, which is not only offensive to others but grieves your Spirit within us. Forgive us for resisting the Spirit who is at work in us to make ...

21. When Being Good Is Bad For You Or Breaking The Chains Of Co-dependency

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

"Have you been writing any personal experience articles lately?", the woman asked the writer. "No," replied the writer. "I've been busy having them." (Ruth Peterman, quoted by Melody Beattie, Beyond Co-Dependency and Getting Better All The Time, Harper & Rowe Publishers, p. xi) Most of us have been having the personal experience I'm talking about today. We may not talk about it a lot, and we certainly may not write about it -- but it's a common experience. I'm talking about co-dependency. Let me begin by ...

22. Changing Bad to Good

Romans 12:21

Children's Sermon

Object: Some cough syrup. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever had a bad cough? (Let them answer.) Is there anything worse than a bad cough? It makes you hurt everywhere, from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. Coughs are awful. I remember one night when I coughed and coughed so badly that I could not sleep. I had to sit up all night in a chair. I not only felt bad that night, but the next day I was so tired that I could not keep my eyes open. My chest hurt so badly that it ...

23. What's So Good About Feeling Bad?

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Joann Hary

The other day as I was sitting outside the pre-surgical room at the hospital with nothing much to do but wait, I opened one of the multitude of magazines there and saw this wonderful cartoon. There were two witches on brooms flying through the air. You know how we picture witches to look. Well, one looked pretty happy while the other was obviously very upset as she complained to the other, "I told you before we started out today that it was going to rain. But no, you wouldn't listen to me, you and your ...

24. Good News for Bad Times

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

"Mail Early" is a slogan we often see and hear during these Advent days. The Postal Service would like the four billion Christmas cards sent annually in America in the mail by this second Sunday in Advent. American families send Christmas greetings costing an average of 35 cents per card plus a 32 cent stamp to send it. This amounts to a cost of $2.68 billion. That is a tremendous amount of money, time and trouble invested in just sending season's greetings to friends and families. What message could be ...

25. Job Feels under Attack by God

Job 16:1-17:16

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

Big Idea: Job feels exhausted under God’s attack, but he still dares to hope for God’s justice. Understanding the Text In his rebuttal to Eliphaz in Job 16–17, Job begins by countering many of the charges made previously by his friends. He vigorously rejects their claims to possess knowledge that is superior to his, and he dismisses their arguments as irrelevant to his specific case. Job’s strong language indicates that he is indignant and disgusted with them (16:1–6). Job then addresses God directly, ...

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