Synonyms: take action, take steps, take measures, take the initiative, move, make a move, react, do something, proceed, go ahead, behave, function, perform, operate, work, take effect, serve, be efficacious, play, play a part, take part, be an actor, be an actress, be one of the cast, appear, pretend, play-act, sham, fake, feign, put it on, bluff, pose, posture, masquerade, dissemble, dissimulate, deed, action, gesture, feat, exploit, performance, undertaking, maneuver, stunt, operation, venture, effort, enterprise, achievement, accomplishment, law, decree, statute, bill, Act of Parliament, edict, fiat, dictum, dictate, enactment, resolution, ruling, rule, judgement, canon, ordinance, proclamation, command, commandment, mandate, measure, stipulation, direction, requirement, division, section, subsection, portion, part, segment, component, bit, turn, routine, number, item, piece, sketch, skit, playlet, dance, song, pretense, false display, show, front, facade, charade, guise, affectation, appearance
Antonyms: do nothing
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King Duncan
... Palm Sunday kindled their hopes. The crowd was eating out of Jesus’ hand. He could easily have seized power. His refusal to act may have embittered them. Judas didn’t give up hope, however. When he betrayed Christ, he may have hoped to place him ... was sent to reach out to people who have made bad choices. That was the whole purpose of his entry into our world. In Mark 2:17 Jesus says to his followers, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but ...
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James Merritt
... days." David's prayer was not rooted in panic, it was rooted in a pattern. You see, this was not an act of defiance as much as it was an act of discipline. For Daniel, prayer was just a holy habit. It was as natural for Daniel to pray three times a ... it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed." (vv. 14-17) It takes courage to walk into the lions' den. You notice Daniel had a quiet courage. Evidently he never said a word. He didn' ...
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James Merritt
... . Jude tackles head-on what may be the greatest issue facing the church today apostasy. Luke wrote the acts of the apostles, but Jude has written the acts of the apostates. Now what is an apostate? An apostate is a counterfeit Christian. An apostate is a ... they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me." (Jn. 17:23) Did you get that? God loves the saint as much as He loves the Son! Now I want to ask you a question. How can you ...
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James Merritt
... believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight." (vv.17-18) Now Jesus is not only a good man, he is a great man. You couldn't pay a person a higher compliment in that ... . She worshiped God in her head, but she did not know God in her heart. Do you know how she was saved? The Bible says in Acts 16:14, "The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul." d. He Is The Shunned Light You know there were actually four ...
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James Merritt
... accurate." Or, something along the lines of "Well, I smoked, but I didn't inhale." Or, something like this: "Well, based on the definition of the act, I was not guilty." What we do is simply lie to ourselves. But finally, we lie to God. "If we say that we have not sinned ... confession specifically names the sin and then asks forgiveness. b. Confession Involves Remorse Back in Ps. 51 David wrote in v.17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not ...
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James Merritt
... ." (v.8) The Bible tells us what we ought to do and what we ought not to do. It is "the fear of the Lord." (v.9) The Bible tells us how to be right and act right, before the God who is right. It is called "the judgments of the Lord." (v.9) The final verdict on what is right and what is wrong, who is right and who is wrong, is ... . In Other Words, Spring, 1996. 8. Kennedy, p. 42. 9. Charles R. Swindoll, The Finishing Touch, p. 372. 10. Inspiring Quotations, p. 17. 11. Dave Dean, Now is Your Time to Win, p. 122.
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James Merritt
... that tells us something about the earthly life of Jesus. Acts 10:38 says, that “Jesus of Nazareth …went about doing good…” If you want to know what Jesus Christ did for the thirty-three years He lived on earth, He went about doing good. What He did then, He is doing now. The Good Shepherd is still doing good for His sheep. Now I want you to think about something concerning goodness. Nothing good ever comes except from God. James 1:17 says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and ...
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James Merritt
... . The more truth you reject the bigger the lie you will believe. III. Light Received Expels Darkness Paul says in verse 17 that “The righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith.” Now here is another principle. When a person responds to ... teaches very plainly that anybody, anywhere, anytime, at any place that wants to be saved can be saved. I’ll give you two examples. In Acts chapter 8 we are told of the Ethiopian eunuch sitting out in the middle of a desert in his chariot reading the Word of ...
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King Duncan
... Mark tell some version of it twice (Matt 14:13‑21; 15:32‑39; Mark 6:32‑44; 8:1‑10; Luke 9:10‑17; John 6:1‑15). There are very few miracles that have that level of reporting. That this event occurred can scarcely be denied. The scriptural ... risked her life for him. Al says her sandwiches probably saved his life. Al believes that God used this woman’s heroic and charitable acts to save him so that today he can tell others his story and the story of millions of unfortunate people who were executed ...
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Ron Lavin
... ." Who We Are Joel 2:1-2 and 12-17 are reminders that we are mere mortals. We must be careful not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think. We must beware of the dangers of acting as if we are the center of the universe ... or the kingdom of heaven) are about the day of the Lord. Remember, Jesus started most of his parables with, "The kingdom of God is like...." Acts 1:3 says that Jesus' last forty days on earth were spent teaching his apostles about the kingdom of God. The one to whom we belong ...
611. Unum Humanum
John 17:20-26
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Leonard Sweet
... the same time, covers world affairs with the assumption that we are all connected. In the language of bumper-sticker philosophy, we are beginning to see that we must "think globally and act locally." This week's Gospel text presents Jesus' words of power and comfort, "I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one" (John 17:23). But oneness has never been a quality the church has had much of an opportunity to celebrate. In the church's first few centuries it was so concerned about establishing ...
612. Give me a C...
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
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Leonard Sweet
... can go on at sporting events. It takes everyone's cooperation to get a wave going and keep it moving through the crowd. The act of cheering is usually far less benign. Sometimes cheers simply celebrate the greatness of a school, team or player. (Note: Use the name ... . How many of you suspect with me that Paul didn't really think himself "ineloquent" - as he claims in 1 Corinthians 1:17? Those who are really wealthy rarely boast about it. They don't need to - their lifestyle, friends and contacts send out all ...
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James Merritt
... Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men; and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." (Matthew 17:22-23, NASB) "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will ... in the law and in legally defending the resurrection, because he says in Acts 1:3, "To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs…" (Acts 1:3, NASB) There is one word for the two English words " ...
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James Merritt
... life that he had the uncanny gift to convince people that he was "somebody" just through the way he came across with confidence and acting ability. He turned life into a game and made a living at it and soon found himself addicted to role playing. Before it was ... by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." (Matthew 6:3-4, 6, 17-18, NASB) Do you know why the secret place is so important to God? When you give secretly and you pray secretly and you fast ...
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James Merritt
... in a position to earn wages. By providing work for the worker the employer was actually showing kindness and goodness. It was an act of grace on the part of the employer. Spending idle hours in the marketplace meant that the worker and his family had to ... as a citizen of this state. Likewise, anything you do for God your attitude ought to be that which is found in Luke 17:10 where Jesus said, "When you have done all those things which you are commanded, you should say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... innocent by destroying the guilty. "This is it," I said to myself and sprang to my feet. "People are in danger and I need to act. If I don't, someone may get hurt." Seeing me rise, the drunk recognized a chance to focus his rage. He roared saying, "You need ... have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners" (Mark 2:17). The young man on the train found that reconciliation was not found through a sense of righteousness or aggressive behavior; it could only ...
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King Duncan
... much more desperate. They were literally in danger of starving to death. You may remember the story of the widow in I Kings 17 who encountered the prophet Elijah. She was going about her daily routine of gathering sticks to make a fire so she could feed ... give much more than that $50,000. But it’s not the amount that matters to God. What matters is that it is a true act of commitment. The little bit that many of us give to God barely inconveniences us. We’re talking real sacrifice, not tipping God a ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... Israel. And here we come to one of the most glorious chapters in that history of preparation for Exodus. See it there in verse 17. But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. What ... would try to do some big things too. And then she added, ‘but the last 11 miles was an act of God.’ The person doing the interview asked her, ‘what do you mean an act of God?’ And Linda Down replied, ‘with 11 miles to go, I ran out of my own strength. I ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... 't. The FedEx commercial reminded me of one of Jesus' parables found Matthew 7:24-27 "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and ... that. (CLIP) I loved the question, "Do you think that field follows him everywhere?" For us the answer is "Yes." In John 14:16-17, Jesus tells the Disciples, "I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... . One of which was the heart rending heavy burden of his denial of Christ. Let's look at how all that took place through John 21:1-17 (NRSV) - [Read the text here] We know all about this miraculous catch and who was with Peter in the boat. One thing I hadn't noticed before ... it was an invitation back into the position of leadership for which Jesus had trained Peter. Three acts of denial, three acts of redemption across a charcoal fire. With love and compassion, filled with redemption and forgiveness, Jesus ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... God without someone there to mold us and guide us. That someone is the Holy Spirit. Let's look at the passage for this morning Acts 2:1-21: [1] When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. [2] And suddenly from heaven there came ... drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. [16] No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: [17] 'In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters ...
622. Joshua People Study
Joshua 1:7-8, Psalm 119:10-18
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... couple of passages to see where I'm coming from. Joshua 1:7-8 (NRSV) [7] Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to act in accordance with all the law that my servant Moses commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left ... will meditate on your precepts, and fix my eyes on your ways. [16] I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. [17] Deal bountifully with your servant, so that I may live and observe your word. [18] Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous ...
623. How Great Is Your Faith
Matthew 15:21-28, Matthew 15:1-20
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... a pit." [15] But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." [16] Then he said, "Are you also still without understanding? [17] Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach, and goes out into the sewer? [18] But what ... is why we're here, that's why we belong. Jesus gave His life on the cross to redeem us and reconcile us with God. That act of reconciliation makes it possible for us to live a new, fulfilled and spirit filled life with Christ and for God. We belong because Jesus says ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... the yard with her boys one afternoon when her neighbor came by to borrow a cup of sugar. One of her boys aimed his play pistol at his mother and yelled, "Bang! You're dead!" Mom acted the part perfectly. She took the shot, groaned, "You got me." Then she spun and fell to the ground. When she fell to the ground, she didn't get up. Her neighbor waited for her to ... 2000) 3. Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), July 2001 4. Leadership-Vol. 17, #1 5. Autoillustrator
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... faith or to walk the walk or to do the work of God without direction, ever again. Let's look at the passage for this morning Acts 2:1-21: [1] When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. [2] And suddenly from heaven there came ... drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. [16] No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: [17] 'In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters ...
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