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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Lori Wagner
... content of the human spirit through the minute snippets of our lives, manufactured or real. It takes “you do you” to the next level and lets you celebrate you as you celebrate others doing “them.” It’s “connection” on a very different plane. Tiktok’s popular “I can do it” video for example looks at our human desires and penchant for doing things we don’t want to do but do anyway, the things we want to fix about ourselves and our lives but struggle with, the things about ourselves that ...
Sermon
Dean Feldmeyer
... pass, Saint Mark’s Pizza where they bought the perfect slice went out of business, Colin grew up, moved away from home, became a writer and decided, when he was in his early thirties, to do his “Slice Harvester” blog which happened to become very popular in the city. Two and a half years after beginning, Colin had eaten pizza at 362 places on the island of Manhattan, blogged about every single one of them and written a book about the experience (Slice Harvester: A Memoir in Pizza by Colin Atrophy ...
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Dean Feldmeyer
... distance and was a fan of his rhetorical skills. Others believe that he may have invited John into the palace for lively discussions about theology and Jewish law and whatnot. (They didn’t have television or Facebook®, so those kinds of discussions were a popular form of entertainment among the aristocracy of that time and place.) All that is about to end, however. John told Herod that his marriage was an incestuous one, illegal and immoral, and he must divorce himself from Herodias and send her, and her ...
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Lori Wagner
... people, both men and women, for centuries. If you look back in your history books, you’ll be amazed at some of the beautiful and stunning costumes that people wore in times past. In fact, in many museums, fashion has become a popular display –Medieval gowns, Knight’s armor, Viking attire, Victorian splendor. We marvel at the handicrafts that people were able to assemble even so many years ago! Today, we continue to adore fashion. We look read fashion magazines. We watch the runway. We elevate ...
Sermon
Dean Feldmeyer
... simply, an easy springboard into this broader concern: When have we allowed the sacred cows of our religion to become twisted and perverted so that they become clubs for beating people into submission or traps for ensnaring those who dare to question popular orthodoxy? Likewise, and more importantly, when have we allowed our sacred cows, our rituals, our traditions, our doctrines, and our dogmas, to become idols that we worship, that rob us of our compassion, our kindness, our sense of charity, and our love ...
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Lori Wagner
... mishearings are equally as dangerous. Many people mishear song lyrics for example the running joke about Elton John’s song, “Tiny Dancer.” Some have thought the lyrics said, “Hold me close young Tony Danza,” since the show “Who’s the Boss” was so popular at the time, and so was Tony Danza! Or what about those who have for years misheard the Lord’s Prayer! Here are some of those bloopers: “Forgive us our trash passes, as we forgive those who passed trash against us.” Or “Our Father ...
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Frank Ramirez
... spy, Caleb, entered into the promised land. No one else from that generation lived to see the promise fulfilled. You may think the world offers you have a lot of choices, but if you do not choose Jesus, where else can you go? One popular praise chorus, “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus,” has the refrain “no turning back, no turning back.” No turning back. According to the story, this song reflects the words of a nineteenth- century Christian from Assam, India. Tortured, and forced to watch his family ...
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King Duncan
... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Then, as now, there was much unrest due to racism and inequality. Peace was hard to find. These events weighed heavily on Paul Simon’s mind as he wrote the lyrics for one of Simon & Garfunkel’s most popular songs, “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Remember those encouraging lyrics? When you’re weary, feeling small When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all I’m on your side when times get rough and friends just can’t be found Like a bridge over ...
2759. A Stand-in for Royalty
John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8
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King Duncan
... the world is made up of people, and people are unfinished. If I were to ask you to whistle a few bars of the song “Sittin’ On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding, could you do it? Even though the song came out in 1968, it’s still popular today. If you know the song, then you know the last few seconds of the song just feature Redding whistling the tune until the song fades away. Did you know that Redding never intended to finish the song that way? He had planned to record some final lyrics to end ...
2760. The Song of Servanthood
Luke 1:39-45 (46-54)
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Derl G. Keefer
... ally, Jehovah God, himself. Today we want to look closely at Mary’s song and what it meant to her and to us. As God’s servant, Mary’s song is one of happiness (Luke 1:39-45). Actor-comedian Dom DeLuise, whose affable nature made him a popular actor for decades with movie and television audiences as well as directors and fellow actors, tells that there was a dark time in his life when little made him smile. He stated that everything was wrong and it seemed that life was hopeless and that he was feeling ...
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King Duncan
... all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4: 4-7, NIV) How did he do it? How did Paul live with joy and peace under such stressful circumstances? Verse 7 in our passage is one of the most popular benedictions, or blessings, in the church. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Then in verse nine, Paul inverts two of the important words in that benediction. Instead of saying “the ...
2762. One Life-Changing Word
Isaiah 9:2-7 · Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
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King Duncan
One of the most popular and heart-warming stories ever told is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This story describes the lonely and mis-lived life of Ebenezer Scrooge. (1) The story opens on a bleak, cold Christmas Eve in London, seven years after the death of Scrooge‘s business partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge, an ...
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Frank Ramirez
... ? What does this mean to receive others like that child, and in doing so treat them like Jesus? One former slave, who became a leader of a late first-century church and who wrote a massive book, “The Shepherd of Hermas,” that was so popular it almost made the cut for the New Testament, said about those who are pure in heart: They are veritable infants, whose hearts do not invent evil, who hardly know what corruption is and who have remained childlike forever. People such as these, therefore, undoubtedly ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... enthusiasm. According to worldly standards Jesus was a huge success, an overnight sensation, a smash hit. If it had been today, His picture would have been on the cover of Rolling Stone, Time, People and a dozen other magazines. He would have been a popular seminar leader and convention speaker. Jesus was one busy man. He washed dirty feet, fed hungry mouths, healed the sick, opened the eyes of the blind, cleansed the lepers, chased out demons and evil spirits. All of that while preaching and teaching the ...
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Lori Wagner
... even on the internet! While most of us grew up dreading the school or workplace kind, we’ve grown to love the kinds that showcase our unique personalities: the MBTI/16 Personalities, the Myers-Briggs, the SAPA, or the new, hugely popular Enneagram test. Each kind of test is designed to reveal or highlight certain characteristics about our character, our personalities, or our emotional wellbeing. Looking at the various ways we have scored, we can potentially make better decisions about career choices, find ...
Sermon
Frank Ramirez
Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature Robert Allan Zimmerman — more popularly known as Bob Dylan — has written many memorable lyrics. He has a good ear for the rhythms of speech, poetry, and the Bible. In his song “The Times They Are A-Changin’” Dylan listed a number of factors that should prove to those who stand in the way of truth ...
2767. Are Ye Able?
Mark 10:35-45
Sermon
Frank Ramirez
... family and served Christ cut off from everything they knew. They recognized that while some are called to die for Christ, some are called to live for Christ. Living for Christ involves a measure of self-sacrifice. Jesus very deliberately used the word slave — not a popular word at all — to describe how we are to serve each other. The difference is that we are doing it willingly. No one is forcing us to be Jesus in a suffering world. We began with a story of persecution and martyrdom at the beginning of ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... s supposed to and is afraid of the consequences if it doesn't. But "thanks" giving gives out of the spirit of love, the spirit of thankfulness that grows from humility and a loving relationship with God. At one time Rudyard Kipling was so popular that his writings were getting ten shillings per word. There were a few college students, however, who didn't appreciate Kipling's writings. They got together and facetiously sent him a letter enclosing ten shillings. It read, "Please, send us your best word." They ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... table can post that on the “Sit with Us” app. Kids looking for a place to belong can discreetly check the app and find a table where they will be welcome to join in. Natalie created the app in 2016 when she was in 11th grade, and it became so popular that it spread internationally within days of its creation. (3) I admire Natalie Hampton’s intellect and her sense of mission. Her app is a great re-creation of the family of God. As a child of God, you have a place at the table. You have a new family ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . Jesus could have come as a conquering king who raised an army and defeated every kingdom on earth. Instead, he came as a helpless baby born to a poor couple. He could have cozied up to the religious leaders of his day and been the most popular teacher in the Temple. Instead, he hung out with sinners and tax collectors, and stayed in constant trouble with the religious elites. He could have called down a host of angels to eliminate every Herod in his path. Instead, he chose to die a desperately painful ...
2771. Summertime Praise
Ephesians 1:3-14
Sermon
Will Willimon
We Americans put much emphasis on self-help. ''Self Reliance'' was one of Emerson's most popular essays. Please Mother, I would rather do it myself. We like thinking of ourselves as ''self-made'' men and women. Browse awhile at the ''Do It Yourself” section of your local bookstore or in the ''Self-Help'' therapeutic section and you will see that we like to do things for ...
Sermon
Derl G. Keefer
... . Second, it was in opposition of the ruination of women by starvation and subservient autocracy and the abomination and cruelty with monstrous abuses against children. The violence that broke out that fateful June was triggered by death, cholera, of a popular liberal politician and former Napoleonic general, Jean Maximilien Lamarque. Many of the world’s revolutions have the same generic principles. Welch wrote that for many today Jesus has been “relegated to a sort of ‘nice guy’ and ‘cool teacher ...
2773. Playing Outside the Rules
Luke 6:27-38 · Genesis 45:3-11, 15
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Lori Wagner
... have all the answers? Yet, we humans love to claim God’s high, holy chair for our own, and declare we know the way God thinks, because surely Jesus thinks the way we do! Right? But, does he though? Jesus in our passage today is playing with a popular Jewish phrase called “midda k’nessed midda.” It translates “measure for measure.” It means that what you do will return to you in like fold. It’s the way Jewish thinking had been for thousands of years. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. It ...
2774. Get Up
Mark 5:21-43
Sermon
Will Willimon
... member who would not forgive. And what does one do with so much dying? Resignation, noble acquiescence? That's one possibility. Accept it. Death is a natural part of life. Loss is inevitable. It all ends at the cemetery. Get used to it. A popular poem of another day speaks romantically of resignation in the face of death, noble resignation: So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls ...
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Lori Wagner
... and lives today. Having gone through the perils and temptations of the “easy road” himself, he now spends his life helping others “go deep and real” into the true meaning of discipleship. Scazzero writes that true discipleship means to reject popularity, great-ism, success-ism, and to embrace suffering and even failure in the name of Jesus.[2] Instead, we must open ourselves up to authentic relationship and the willingness to engage in sacrificial giving. Like “Honest John” the double-faced ...
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