Dictionary: Rest
Synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, pause, have/take a break, unbend, repose, laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, take time off, slack off, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, sit back, sit down, stand down, lounge, luxuriate, loll, slump, flop, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, nap, catnap, doze, have/take a siesta, drowse, sleep, lie, be laid, recline, be, be placed, be positioned, support, prop (up), steady, balance, lean, lay, set, sit, stand, position, place, put, be based on, be grounded in, be founded on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, hang on, pivot on, be contingent on, revolve around, centre on, relaxation, leisure, ease, inactivity, respite, time off, time out, breathing space, break, interval, interlude, intermission, base, holder, stay, prop, brace, rack, hook, frame, shelf, bracket, trestle, tripod, plinth, pedestal, foundation, bed, foot, substructure, a standstill, a halt, a stop, remainder, residue, remaining part/number/quantity, part/number/quantity (that is) left over, others, those left, remains, remnant, remnants, rump, surplus, difference, extra, excess, superfluity, overflow, overspill, additional people/material/things, extra people/material/things, remain, continue to be, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being
Antonyms: work, motion, movement, struggle, rage, go mad, have a fit, see red, hit the roof, toil, be active, labor, effort, agony, activity, do, blow one's stack, blow a gasket, do one's nut, go ape, go wild, lose it, drive, action, move
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2751. Proper 21
Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 146:1-10, Amos 6:1-7, Joel 2:18-27, 1 Timothy 6:11-21
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George Bass
... , "Are you he who is to come, or do we look for another?" It asserts that people who know and trust the Lord are happy and hopeful because they depend on the Lord God, "who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them," and keeps his promise forever. He is a God who gives justice to the hungry and oppressed, sets the prisoners free, opens the eyes of the blind, lifts up those who are bowed down, cares for the stranger, sustains the orphan and widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked. Praise ...
2752. Epiphany 4
Mark 1:21-28
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Wayne B. Keller
... the people an opportunity to respond. So, what's the good word for today? Take a few moments to share it with one another. The Act of Confession Suggestion: What teaching that you have learned keeps you in bondage? We like to believe that we are not slaves, yet we are. To what, to whom, have you given your life, which keeps the teaching of Jesus, the radical, to-the-core, teaching of Jesus from getting a foot-hold on your heart, mind, will? (silence) After the silence, you may want to use the following as a ...
2753. The Season of the Resurrection
John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23
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Wayne B. Keller
... . Encourage the people to share their doubts, either during the worship, or, ask several people to write them down before worship and read them anonymously. After listing them, suggest that to doubt is essential to the life of faith. Doubt keeps faith alive, so long as we keep seeking the truth. Give three minutes of silence for people to consider this. Offer a prayer in which you give thanks to God on behalf of the people for their doubting, honest doubting, and honest discovering of new truths. Community ...
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Wayne B. Keller
... loveless never find love; only the loving find love, and they never have to seek for it." (source unknown) Begin the confession by asking, "What's your favorite sin that keeps you from becoming a friend of God, others, self? And, what do you think is the favorite sin of the person sitting next to you, which keeps him from becoming a friend of God, others, self? Eric Berne once suggested that human beings, out of relationships, have three basic scripts: joylessness, mindlessness, lovelessness. These lead to ...
2755. Advent 3 - Witnessing
John 1:19-28, John 1:1-18
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Wayne B. Keller
... we can imagine; usually, that blessing includes material and physical benefits. When we get sucked into that kind of promise, we turn the spotlight on ourselves; we spend more and more of our money on ourselves, as individuals, as families, as congregations. Keep on reminding the people that God calls us as witnesses to the light, the Christ; when we spotlight ourselves, demanding that God do more for us, we are no different from the Scribes and Pharisees. Stewardship Consider this: Compare the amount of ...
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William J. Carl
... we don’t or we talk behind others’ backs, tear them down without them ever knowing about it or getting a chance to respond in person. If you’ve got a problem with someone and you don’t have the gumption to go to that person yourself, then keep it to yourself. More harm has been done to others with “I shouldn’t be telling you this, but did you know…?” than with any other line in the church. Leviticus 19, as a prelude to the famous “love thy neighbor as thyself,” says “You shall not go ...
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George Johnson
... face to face with tough decisions like, do I bend the rules to make more money, do I do as everyone else in the company to keep my job? How do I follow Jesus as a responsible employee of my company? The same question must be addressed by us as citizens of ... we follow Jesus, not only during the threat of war, but anytime. "Blessed are the poor in spirit." Those who are able to keep their sanity and make good decisions are those who recognize their limitations as well as their potential. To be poor in spirit is ...
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Thomas Slavens
... with it in better condition than that in which it was received. An African-American share-cropper mother, Lousiana Dunn Thomas, has expressed this sense of stewardship under God thusly: We are tenants of the Almighty Entrusted with a portion of His Earth To dress and keep And pass on to the next generation When evening comes and we must fall asleep. Those who would be true stewards of the soil do well to learn about soil conservation and the needs of the nation for soil conservation. One of the best means ...
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Thomas Slavens
... of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people.” (Luke 1:68) All of these people possessed a childlike spirit of dependence. Children can also teach adults the importance of receptivity. A child is usually open to new and larger ideas. Adults do well to keep their minds open to new truth. During a period in the history of Israel when the prophetic vision was dim and the priesthood had fallen into disrepute, the Lord spoke to the boy Samuel. When the child heard the call of God he replied, “Speak ...
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Thomas Slavens
... Reformation we thank You. We confess that through the years hatred, ignorance, and lack of understanding within and between Protestantism and Catholicism have pitched church against church and Christian against Christian. To You we look for pardon. Forgive us. Keep Your church always reforming. Save us from satisfaction with the comfortable. Help us to be patient, understanding, and loving. May the churches of our city grow in numbers and influence as they bear witness for Jesus Christ. May those councils ...
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James Garrett
... futility unapproached by any other player in the history of baseball. But what people remember is that he hit 714 home runs, a record unequalled for 40 years. Someone once asked him the secret of his success at the plate. He replied, “I just keep goin’ up there and keep swingin’ at ’em.” In Numbers there is an incredible story. Israel is at the border of the Promised Land. The land was in sight to be claimed by an obedient faithful people. God directed that spies be sent into Canaan so the people ...
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James Wilson
... only hope and salvation. Leader: Let us celebrate the wonderful love of God in song and praise. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, even though the days of this life are limited, You indeed are the God of all eternity. Help us to keep our focus on You so that we might be faithful in everything we do or say. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have only been faithful when it suited our purposes. Too often, Lord, even in the small things, we have compromised our ...
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John M. Braaten
... provide a little inspiration, a little relief from this harried world. We want religion to emphasize God bringing out the best that is in us. We want to hear the message that we are really pretty good, accenting the positive, patting us on the back. The Bible keeps turning the thing around saying that faith means reckless abandonment of one’s self to God, so that God may be all in all. That involves a transfiguration of life, and it’s a little like asking someone to burn down his home. One thing is sure ...
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John M. Braaten
... continually at work restoring, reshaping and giving new life to his people just like he did in Lily’s life and the lives of three 10-year-old girls. It is important that we as God’s people permit others to live their new life and not keep bringing up their past. We acknowledge, by our kindness, that God does indeed change people and we join them in glorifying God for the miracle that has taken place in their life. Sometimes the change which comes over people when the Holy Spirit is working within them ...
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Barbara Brokhoff
... in repentance, faith, and baptism he became his own possession. Jesus walked with him through the illness, and also "through the valley of the shadow of death", and then into heaven's bright home. Jesus has never forsaken him, and now he welcomes him, rewards him, keeps him - keeps him safe for you until the day of reunion. We need never fear for those loved ones of ours who fall into death, In Christ's death and resurrection he has taken the sting away from our dying, and promises us only peace and light ...
Drama
Dallas A. Brauninger
... those who reject me, 5: but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. All: You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, 2: for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. All: ... Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 3: Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 4: But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your ...
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Robert Allen
... me and invited me to give it a try. Now, I knew nothing about karate! However, the instructor explained how karate was primarily a mental thing -- a way of thinking. He told me to put everything out of my mind and concentrate on that board. He told me to keep thinking, “I’m going to break that board.” And that is what I was telling myself. I kept saying over and over again, “I’m going to break the board. I’m going to break the board.” I summoned all my strength and hit the board. Unfortunately ...
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Donald Macleod
... from things said and done in regretful yesterdays. Likely these disciples became aware of what Canon Elliott meant when he said, "There is always something lost in growing up." Jesus (to quote Elliott further) "was calling upon these disciples to cherish and to keep if they could the childlike spirit and the childlike heart, the childlike way of looking at life, the childlike way of believing in life, the childlike way of wating confidently for what life has to bring." To live with a childlike spirit will ...
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Larry Goodpaster
... adequate sound system, he had to try to be heard over the sound of the waves washing against the beach. There were children playing in the sand, building an endless variety of sand castles. And the adults were trying to keep the children still and quiet, though they were making more noise trying to keep the children quiet than the children were making in the first place. And I think there probably were at least a few people who, like Jesus, had gone to the beach to get away from it all. Now, suddenly, they ...
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Thomas Peterson
... the possessions we all have and why we are unwilling to let them go. We, like the man meeting Jesus, decide we cannot live without them. The first great possession every person has is “Just One More Time, Lord.” One more affair, one more drink. The alcoholic keeps holding out this one more drink as though it will solve the problem of alcoholism forever. One more shady deal, one more house, one more book published, and one more full barn. One more time to have it my way. Many ads encourage us to have it ...
2771. Where Does That Leave Us?
Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37
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Thomas Peterson
... comes when the Father wills. For those of us who are watching, signs fail. Even as the fig tree held out its sign, but failed to produce, so can we withhold our services. Where does that leave us? We are left with a simple yet profound calling. We can keep our watch, being ready for whatever opportunities come for service in his name. The “sign” we give of our readiness to serve Jesus is honored by the deeds we do in his name. The result is devoted obedience to his cause. First, we can hold on to the ...
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Brett Blair
... eyes of Ciaphas' secret police might be watching. No trace of pride or pomposity here. Let us be candid and admit that pride far too often keeps us from falling on our knees before the Master. We don't like to admit that we need the help of others. It may be that ... incompleteness about his life. Deep down inside he had the feeling that there was one more law that he ought to be keeping. One more ritual he should perform. It was that lack of significance and purpose that brought him to Jesus in the first place ...
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Walter Kimbrough
... holding back. We might compare this to the songwriter who tried to tell how he felt when the Lord came into his life. He wrote, “I said I wasn’t gonna tell nobody, but I couldn’t keep it to myself, what the Lord has done for me.” In other words, Jesus is too good and too sweet and too wonderful for one person to keep to himself. Now that’s what church is all about -- we come together as brothers and sisters to celebrate what the Lord has done for us. We ought to tell how good God has been to ...
2774. Revealed Glory
Exodus 16:1-36
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Walter Kimbrough
... the evening meat and the morning bread and make a sandwich that would put McDonald's and Burger King out of business. But, let us keep in mind that the intent of the text is to deal with the complaints of the Israelites who looked back to Egypt where they had ... visibility the people saw the glory. The people saw the glory, the willingness of God to engage in human situations, just to keep his promise. The integrity of God is beyond question. Think of the experience of Isaiah as he describes his call in the ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... they never get rid of the things that cause them trouble. Let's suppose that your sins are like weeks with thorns. You go to church, learn about Jesus and how he loves you, but you never get rid of your sin. Your sin keeps growing. Maybe you don't want to sin, but you keep doing it anyway. Today you are learning about God, but tomorrow you are telling lies, hating your brother or sister, and taking pennies and nickels out of your mother's purse. Those sins are like thorns on weeds and they just choke out ...
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