Dictionary: Face
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, profile, features, expression, facial expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, guise, cast, aspect, impression, grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout, moue, side, flank, vertical, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation, dial, display, (outward) appearance, nature, image, front, show, act, false front, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, charade, pose, illusion, smokescreen, veneer, camouflage, respect, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, estimation, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, recognition, prestige, standing, status, dignity, glory, kudos, cachet, effrontery, audacity, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to), accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to, be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with, beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden, brave, face up to, meet head-on, dare, defy, oppose, resist, withstand, cover, clad, skin, overlay, dress, pave, put a facing on, laminate, inlay, plate, coat, line
Antonyms: dodge, fear, back, give way, back down, dodge, avoid, throw in the towel, withdraw, cave in, retreat, succumb to, lay down one's arms, throw in the sponge, defer, submit, escape, bashfulness, shun, evade, elude
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Maxie Dunnam
... ’s two very specific leadings in this commandment. To honor and respect means at least to listen and to be attentive. I want now to flip the coin. I said a while ago that I would come back to parents’ responsibility to children. There is a side for parents in this commandment. How do children learn to listen and be attentive? They learn it in a setting of mutual respect, where every person is counted important, where every person is given the floor to speak and is heard with love and appreciation, where ...
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J. Howard Olds
... The Peace of Christ be with you. Break down the wall. II. CHRIST BUILDS A BRIDGE OF LOVE. “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household.” Love finds a way to span the gap from one side to another. Everybody has a part in it. Every single person has a part in developing this notion of peace. If we want a better world, we will need a better nation. If we want a better nation, we need to work for a better state. We will have ...
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David J. Kalas
... that it created a path of dry ground, in the midst of what had been the sea, on which the people could walk to the other side. Every portrayal of this event is necessarily abbreviated. A portrait can only be a snapshot, and a movie scene can only be a few minutes long ... of the pharaoh. And then, in the meantime, he parted a body of water so that those people could cross to the other side on dry ground. After all of that, when their chariot wheels are stuck in the mud and their fate is sealed, finally it ...
254. David And The Giant
1 Samuel 17:1-58
Children's Sermon
Marti Kramer Suddarth
... me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” David knew that he had practiced using that sling and that he was quite skilled, but more importantly, he knew that he had God on his side. David knew that God would protect him and help him kill Goliath. If David knew God would protect him, why did he gather five stones? Some people think that maybe David gathered five stones in case he missed the first time, that maybe he wasn’t quite confident in ...
255. A Double Portion
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... him, and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. [14] He took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, saying, "Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" When he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over. I'll bet you're sitting out there thinking to yourself, "OK, what do Double Stuf Oreos and Elijah being taken to heaven in a chariot of fire have to do with healing and wholeness." Actually, the part I'm most concerned ...
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Leonard Sweet
... for truth instead of a search for more information. The soul mate who relishes food and fun as much as meaning and morality. The confederate who helps you “get away with” some things, but never lets you “get away from” yourself. For some the “side-by-side guide” will be a spouse. For others it will be a sibling. For others it will be a great, and lifelong friend. For some it will be a challenger, always goading as they are guiding. The tradition of the “sherpa” is complex. Western explorers ...
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Leonard Sweet
... that little town of Bethlehem have yet to be explored. What is postcard familiar is that Bethlehem was celebrated as the royal city, a city that birthed princes, because King David was born in Bethlehem and as a boy tended sheep in these very west side hills where today shepherds still tend their flocks of sheep and goats. But what is less widely known, and what connects with the Arabic translation of “Bethlehem” as a “house of meat” is this: The kind of sheep cared for by Bethlehem shepherds was a ...
258. Jesus Would Do What?
Philippians 2:1-11
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King Duncan
... way back along this same route, the man came to the same one‑lane bridge from the opposite direction. To his surprise, he saw another “Yield” sign posted there. Curious, he thought. I’m sure there was a sign posted on the other side. Sure enough, when he reached the other side of the bridge and looked back, he saw the sign. Yield signs had been placed at both ends of the bridge so that the drivers from both directions would give each other the right of way. (4) Now that appears to be a reasonable ...
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Leonard Sweet
... had in his life before the Damascus Road were “trash,” “garbage,” “worthless.” The only thing that mattered to Paul was the fact that he now “knew” Christ. He was on the most sure and secure bridge ever built to cross over to the other side. He didn’t need the scaffolding of being an Israelite, or a Hebrew, or a Benjaminite. He didn’t need the scaffolding of pious Pharisaism, or zealous persecution, or the crutch of legal righteousness. Paul dismissed any focus on the safety features of ...
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Ken Lentz
... and I am the friend of Jesus. The Resurrected One is victorious and I stand within his sphere of power. [He] receives me on the other side of the gloomy grave.4In death I am really ... at my end. But at the same time I am one whose history with God cannot ... and I am the friend of Jesus. The Resurrected One is victorious and I stand within his sphere of power. [He] receives me on the other side of the gloomy grave.4 We can't hope to win any fights against Mr. Death. Gus lost out. So will all of us. Someone was ...
261. The Real Underdog!
1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49
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William J. Carl, III
... main reason we loved this tale was that we identified with David as the underdog, and better yet that God seemed to side with the underdog. No wonder we saw this famous David and Goliath story as the ultimate triumph of the underdog. After all ... imagine my own disappointment when I began taking a closer look at this text and realized that this is not a story about God siding with the underdogs of the world taking down the bullies and putting them in their places. No, when you analyze this text carefully, you ...
262. On In and One Out
Illustration
Staff
... to understand. So, to help you understand here's one office manager's explanation: You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's on the side that's in goes out and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When three men are out, the side that's out come in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. When both sides have been in and out nine times, including the not outs, that's the end of the ...
263. Answered Prayers
Humor Illustration
... more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing. Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island. He considered the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered. As the ship was about to leave, the ...
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Cynthia Cowen
... and die in this place. He felt trapped. The pressure became too much. The lights of the big city drew him. However, the temptations and influence of that environ­ment trapped him in an unhealthy way. Soon he found it easier to make a living on the wrong side of the law. He became a success­ful pickpocket and petty thief. Having never gotten caught, he be­came proud of his cleverness. After snatching an old woman's purse one day, he fled with a smirk of satisfaction on his face. As he turned a corner, he ...
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Charles L. Aaron
... whatever they find handy as fast and furiously as they can. The flames of the fire leap up, the water in the pot begins to stir until finally a bubble leaks to the top. The water rolls with more energy until at last some of it splashes over the side. That's fanning into flame! Where is the energy level in our faith? Is the water in the pot cold and still? Sometimes our faith needs to be rekindled. Stress, work, fatigue, disappointment, and heartache can all cause our flame to die down. We poke around in the ...
266. Divided We Fall
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
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Timothy J. Smith
... whom they belonged. There will be times when there will be disagreements among members of the church. There will be times when people do not see eye to eye and that is all right. From time to time there are issues that find people on opposite sides — again that is all right. We still must love and respect each other. We are united in our ministry and mission. Paul was not urging uniformity, but rather celebrating our God-given gifts. God made us all different. Diversity within the congregation is a good ...
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King Duncan
... also noticed the actions of the rich man who refused to notice the poor man at his gate. Luke tells us, “The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, the rich man looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good ...
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King Duncan
... price of sin has been paid. A priest dreamed he was called before the judgment seat of God. He expected a big book and a big God reading from it. Instead, in his dream, he saw a gigantic pair of scales. On one side the angels were piling up the good he had done, and on the other side the demons were piling up the bad he had done. He had done a lot of good. After all, he was a priest. But, to his horror, he noticed that the angels simply couldn’t keep up. They didn’t have the material ...
269. The Law and the Promise
Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14
Understanding Series
L. Ann Jervis
... this around and says that those who believe are children of Abraham. In Paul’s view his case is clear from the evidence in Scripture, where it was foreseen that God would justify the Gentiles by faith. In other words, Paul asserts that he has Scripture on his side. Implicit in Paul’s use of the passage from Genesis is a warning that those who do not agree with him are outside the circle of blessing. In Genesis 12 God makes this promise to Abraham: to “bless those who bless you; and the one who curses ...
Understanding Series
J. Gordon Harris
... one allotment and one portion is not enough for an inheritance for a numerous people whom the LORD has blessed . . . abundantly (17:14). The irony is not hard to miss. Joshua has given each tribe a sufficient portion and for Manasseh a portion on each side of the Jordan. Manasseh’s portion is second only to Judah, and much of Judah’s land is wilderness (17:15). Joshua shows no sympathy for their whining but replies with strong irony. He suggests that if they are so many, they should use their strength ...
Understanding Series
J. Ramsey Michaels
... 11). John the Baptist’s message involves both salvation and judgment. Though he sees Jesus as a lamb, the work of this lamb is as many-sided as that of the messianic Lamb in the book of Revelation (e.g., Rev. 5:6–14). He is not simply a victim, but the world ... being “in the desert.” Bethany to the east of the Jordan is presumably a village, like “Aenon near Salim” on the Judean side (cf. 3:23). The ensuing narrative suggests that Jesus had a place to live there (1:39), and that fig trees grew in ...
272. Crucified, Dead, and Buried
John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37, John 19:38-42
Understanding Series
J. Ramsey Michaels
... in his Son” (5:11). The notion of water as a metaphor for eternal life is well developed in John’s Gospel (e.g., 3:5; 4:10–14; 6:35; 7:37–39; 9:7), and the purpose of the eyewitness testimony to blood and water from Jesus’ side is simply to emphasize that this eternal life is only possible because of Jesus’ death. Just as he quenches thirst by becoming thirsty, so he provides “living water” (4:14; 7:38) in no other way than by shedding his blood. The account of Jesus’ burial (vv. 38–42 ...
273. Signs and Oracles of Judgment
Ezekiel 4:1-5:17, Ezekiel 6:1-14, Ezekiel 7:1-27
Understanding Series
Steven Tuell
... :9–17 Just as the second sign-act refers specifically to the first (see v. 7), the third sign-act is closely integrated with the second. The bread that the Lord commands Ezekiel to prepare he is to eat during the 390 days you lie on your side (v. 9), days which the second sign describes as the days of your siege (v. 8). The words “your siege” carry a double meaning. Ezekiel, in his role as God’s representative, has brought the siege; now, in his role as Israel’s representative, Ezekiel will suffer ...
Teach the Text
Grant R. Osborne
... all who come to him. Throughout Mark thus far (1:32–34, 39; 2:11–12; 3:5, 10–11) Jesus’s great compassion for everyone led him to heal every sick or demon-possessed person who came to him. Jesus is concerned not just for the spiritual side of humankind but for the whole person. He cares for and ministers to the whole “body,” with s?main the New Testament referring not just to the physical body but to everything that makes up the person: “It represents the whole over against the parts (Matt 5 ...
Teach the Text
Grant R. Osborne
... no better, and this theme will reverberate through the rest of Mark’s Gospel. Self blinds their eyes to the truths that Jesus is teaching and to the path Jesus asks them to walk with him. That is also the problem of every one of us today. Our spiritual side is easily clouded with our own ambitions, and our primary concern is to get God to give us the life that we wish for ourselves. 3. Remembering God and Christ in the past brings help in the present. Every part of the New Testament is grounded in the Old ...
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