Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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Sermon
George Bass
... ... I ... carry my message to you: Wars are no good. Weapons, no matter how big and strong they are, they do not give us good answers for our questions. Only peace and love give us happiness. Thank you." The witnessing of the apostles must have been quite similar to Tazu Shibama’s testimony to what happened in Hiroshima that day in August of 1945. They, too, had been involved in the most preposterous event that the world has ever seen; they had seen Jesus three days after his crucifixion - not on a grave ...
Sermon
George Bass
... will have to last until Gabriel blows his trumpet to tell the whole world that Christ is returning in glory to bring in the fullness of the kingdom. Now this is difficult to see in our age, isn’t it? The world is certainly changing and quite rapidly at that, but we can hardly call it a new creation, can we? Robert Weller, an Associated Press Writer, published an article (February, 1983), titled, "After 21,000 years, life suddenly changes for Bushman." He says, "the Bushman of the Kalahari eked out a stone ...
Sermon
George Bass
... three-year ministry in Palestine. And they, too, were soon caught up in Jesus’ mission to all the people of the world. Some years ago, Robert T. Smith, a featured columnist for the Minneapolis Tribune, wrote the story of a man by the name of Peter M. Rogers. Quite by accident, when he was twenty-seven years of age, a doctor friend, who was collecting for the cancer fund, noticed a mole on his right wrist and suggested that he visit his office to check it out. He did - and it turned out to be cancer; an ...
Sermon
Wallace H. Kirby
... the millionaire must have, as well as a man on minimum wage, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with property or wealth. In essence, this first attitude is the most important. If we can get this firmly fixed into our lives, then the other seven will follow quite naturally. Jesus is saying here that we have to decide who is to have top priority with us, who is to sit on the throne, who is to call the shots. Every social organism, if it is to function effectively, must determine its final authority. And each ...
Sermon
Wallace H. Kirby
... . "She will be great," said the musician, "when something happens to break her heart." Sorrow is the source not only of growth but also of some great discoveries in life. I believe so strongly in that statement that the second Beatitude of Jesus becomes quite real, and therefore I take it literally. "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." Blessed are they that mourn, not as those who deny that sorrow exists, not as Stoics who never let themselves get attached to anyone, not as followers ...
2556. How’s Your Appetite?
Matthew 5:6 · Luke 14:1-14
Sermon
Wallace H. Kirby
... this end. Now, don’t forget what I’m doing for you." That shrewd manager was putting all the customers under obligation to him so that when he did lose his lob, they would be obliged to look after him. He had a keen appetite for security. He wasn’t quite clever enough, however, for the boss heard what was happening. He called him back in. Can’t you just hear him? "Don’t pack a thing; just get out. We’ll clean out your desk and send your stuff. But you go - now!" But he didn’t say that. This ...
2557. Pardon for Sin
Romans 5:12-21
Sermon
Dennis Kastens
... promised Christ, a new representative, another chance! He promised a "last word" which would triumph over the sad "first word." He promised "resurrection" where before there was only the prospect of "death" due to the wages of sin. All of this God did quite differently than we might have expected! We might have expected that God would have dealt with "death" by just rendering it out of existence. But God couldn’t do that without violating his truthfulness and justice. He had said, "The soul that sinneth ...
Sermon
Dennis Kastens
... ’s salvation is necessary before it is possible to believe. That is why we send missionaries to Africa and Asia. Non-Christians must first hear before they can believe. But I am sure that I need not dwell on this first step now. I am quite certain that everyone present has again and again heard the message of God’s salvation in church and Sunday school. Therefore, you have already taken the first step. You have heard. II. Believe: I designate the second step by using the simple word "Believe." Now what ...
Sermon
Dennis Kastens
... smile, "I’m reaping." With the arrival of spring upon us, and soon to be followed by growing plants and a subsequent harvest, we who live in North America are reminded of the rhythmical pattern of seed time followed by harvest. This harvest season which quite predictably takes place in the physical world has its counterpart in the spiritual. And that law is, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap." This passage which is generally true in the physical realm is ...
2560. The Three Faces of God
2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Sermon
Robert G. Tuttle
... evidence of God’s creative power and his creative intelligence is piled up all around us like mountains. Though the universe fall apart, God, the Center, holds forever. Dr. Sandage, astronomer, says of looking through a great telescope: "Here is absolute reality." Not quite! These are only the trappings of a vast and fascinating universe in which, and beyond which, God operates. T. S. Elliot, in "East Coker," speaks pessimistically of our universe. O dark, dark, dark. They all go into the dark, The vacant ...
2561. Amazing Grace
Romans 3:21-31
Sermon
Robert G. Tuttle
... delusion for I was in every way unworthy of receiving such a flood of grace. Gradually the effect wore off and I made no effort to retain it. I was too closely embedded in the world to change course. But that I had "felt the finger of God" I am quite sure and, although the memory of this experience has faded, it still helps me to understand the joys of the saints.2 You see, grace comes to all of us when we are unworthy (while we are yet sinners). God wants all of us to receive life. But "the working ...
Sermon
Robert G. Tuttle
... Age. Malcolm Muggeridge, B.B.C., did a documentary on a Trappist Monastery. He remarked: "By all the laws of Freud these monks in their discipline and quest after ‘holiness,’ ought to be up the walls and screaming ... Actually, I found at Munraw a quite exceptional peace; it is the children of affluence, not deprived monks, who howl and fret in our psychiatric wards." We have all been running away from life; we need to turn around and start running toward life. We have been fighting against God, lest ...
2563. Called to Be Saints
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Sermon
Hubert Beck
... be called saints of God, the salt of the earth? It does indeed seem like a strange mixture of things that locates us in space and time! We could, it would appear, be born in places other than where Christ was proclaimed, at a time other than this with quite different demands on life. Is it not merely an accident of time and space that we appear here and are gathered together at this place? Is this not why it appears so incredible that we should be called to be saints in such a special way? The Corinthians ...
Sermon
Hubert Beck
... is why the coming of the Spirit is so important, for he alone can lead us into the ways of God. It is not necessarily that he will tell us a lot of secrets, for wisdom, when Paul speaks of it or the biblical literature speaks of it, is something quite different from "knowing secret things" or "being intellectual." We may not "know" a lot of things and still be "wise," for in the eyes of the biblical writers "wisdom" is to submit life to the Author of Life. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a ...
Sermon
Hubert Beck
... directly addresses once more the points of division that we heard several weeks ago in the opening verses of the letter and says to lay aside these arguments. They have no place in Christian life, for they only perpetuate the divisiveness that men quite obviously perpetrate in the fallen world, increasing the splintering fractures of a broken world. It is important to remember that "we are fellow workmen for God; you are God’s field, God’s building," as the verse immediately preceding our text for today ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
Some years ago the Raleigh, North Carolina NEWS & OBSERVER published an article entitled: “How Do You Measure Up As A Man? The article stated that some extensive research had been conducted on the 20th century standards for measuring a man. The criteria were quite interesting and I thought that I might list them for the men here this morning just to see how they measure up. 1. His ability to make and conserve money (That lets me out already). 2. The cost, style and age of his car. 3. (This is my favorite ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... one morning to ask a favor. He wanted me to visit one of his clients… who was at that moment behind bars. He was in jail awaiting trial for armed robbery. When the lawyer said the prisoner’s name, I recognized it immediately. There had been quite a bit of discussion and information about him in the newspapers and on television. He was from somewhere out west. He had been arrested for robbery. He had been painted by the media to be mean, wicked, ruthless, evil, unfeeling, and uncaring. He looked the part ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... profane persons I know, I would include three men who have never used a dirty word… to my knowledge. Profanity, you see, is a many-sided thing and some of its varieties have nothing to do with four-letter words. It’s quite possible to be pious in language, proper in words and profane in attitudes.” (Bob Goodrich, Look at the Burning Bushes, Spiritual Life Publishers, Atlanta, p79) What is that writer talking about? Simply this… Prejudice is profane. Hate is profane. Arrogance is profane. Disrespect ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... we think of success... we immediately pull out names like Rockefeller, Kennedy, Ford, Du Pont, or Trump. They symbolize the “sweet smell of success.” But, Webster was wrong. Money and fame are not enough. In fact, some who look highly successful are actually quite miserable. Some years ago, a well-dressed young man came to a priest in Paris for counseling. He complained of being blue, unfulfilled and depressed. The old priest said to the young man, “Go to Grimaldi! He is the handsome, young, happy-go ...
2570. I AM THE CHURCH
Illustration
John H. Krahn
... of you associate me with steeples and stained glass windows. And in one sense, you are right. One of the ways I can be described is by my individual architectural style. I am usually constructed with the finest materials, and my cost per square foot is often quite high. I think this is appropriate because I make a visible statement to the world about the feelings of my members towards the Lord. I am a visible witness to the community. When I am allowed to look run-down, my appearance reflects how you feel ...
2571. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
Illustration
John H. Krahn
... lose our temper. How much is enough? When we are buying something and bickering as to how much we should pay, we wonder, "How much is enough?" At work, when the thrust is to increase our production, we wonder, "How much is enough?" And so it is quite understandable that this question might also creep into our religious life and into our thoughts of salvation. How often must we attend church in order to be a good member? How many times must I forgive that person in order to qualify for God’s forgiveness of ...
2572. GOOD SEX
Illustration
John H. Krahn
... had him one day when without notice they gave him the topic, "Sex." He rose and said, "Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure," then he sat down. Sex as mere physical gratification can be fun in many instances. I would imagine that an affair can be quite exciting ... at least for a time. Although sex is most pleasurable, it is only good in the confines of marriage. In this context and in this context alone is sex permissible in God’s sight. God only permits good sex. "Thou shalt not commit adultery," God ...
Drama
Tom Eberle
... be king over Israel for ever; his reign shall never end.’ " Male: "Son of the Most High" - I guess the message is God coming to us in a way that will never leave us or our world the same. Female: And if his reign never ends that means God never quits. He will always be among us. Male: Luke is painting a picture to announce the birth of God among us. He has come to us in Jesus Christ and he will never leave. Female: But how do we say this at the Christmas program? Male: I think we should read ...
Drama
Tom Eberle
... searching] This church? Son: No. I mean what I am sitting on. I don’t like this spot right here. Mother: You mean the communion railing. Why would you dislike that? Son: I guess it scares me. Mother: You accuse me of talking in circles, but you are making quite a few loops yourself. Son: It scares me that people come here to kneel: grown men and women. Mother: Why should that be so frightening? Son: You don’t see grown-ups kneeling any other place. Why should they have to do it here? Mother: I still don ...
Drama
Tom Eberle
... . He is a member of the Order of St. Francis we have just encountered. Box: [man approaches the box] I’m glad you’re here because I want to ask you about the price of bananas. Minister: I believe that is getting away from our subject. Cypher: No. That is quite all right. What about it? Box: They’re 29 cents a pound now. A few years ago they were only 10 cents. Cypher: If you think that is bad, what about the fruit grown right here in the United States? How many varieties of fruit can you buy for even ...
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