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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Dean Feldmeyer
... knew scripture forward and backward and could quote it chapter and verse. He knew all of the laws of the Torah and he understood the subtle nuances that were hidden within them. He had his bachelor’s degree and his seminary degree framed and hanging on the wall of his office. He wore a clerical collar even on his day off. He liked it when people deferred to him and asked him to say the opening prayer at meetings and social events. One did not become a Pharisee with a halfhearted commitment. To reach that ...
3077. Good-Bye
John 17:20-26
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Will Willimon
... into his fold, a place to prepare for us. So we're at the end of Easter. Jesus came back to us, surprised us. But even as he couldn't be held by death, so be cannot be held even by his disciples. Even a place as big and thick walled as Duke Chapel can't capture him. It's the end of Easter. Jesus is getting, ready to go, to ascend to his Father and our God. Where are you going? Can we go to? Who is going to stay with us? These are the questions, good normal, post-Easter ...
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Dean Feldmeyer
... the altar in the temple by order of King Jehoash. It didn’t stop there, in the Old Testament; by the time Mark wrote his gospel it is likely that Paul had been beheaded, Peter had been crucified, James the brother of Jesus, had been thrown from the wall of the temple, then stoned and beaten to death, James the son of Zebedee had been executed by Herod Agrippa, Andrew was crucified in Greece, and Stephen had been stoned to death, all for speaking truth to power. John the Baptist was one in the endless line ...
3079. Missional Discontinuity
Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56
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Dean Feldmeyer
... a news junkie and, I have to tell you this was a pretty stressful week for people like me. Greece was going bankrupt. United Airlines could not get its planes into the air due to a computer glitch. Another computer glitch had shut down the Wall Street Journal’s home page and a third had managed to close the New York Stock Exchange. People were actually wondering aloud if this could be that big cyber-attack that computer literate people had been warning us about. These stock market problems were especially ...
3080. The Invitation
Matthew 20:1-15
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Will Willimon
... them, promising to pay the m what's right. Finally, at five p.m., he goes back to town one more time. Now, there's almost no one left loitering on the street corner. After all, the day is almost over. But there are two slackers, leaning up against the wall of the unemployment office sharing a bottle of Ripple. Even though it's only one hour before quitting time, be hires them as well. If you're keeping score, by the end of the day we have different groups of workers in the vineyard who have been there for ...
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Will Willimon
I had this man in my last church who frequently greeted me at the end of the service by thrusting into my hand some newspaper article, usually from the Wall Street Journal, which he thought to be of help in his never-ending battle to educate his preacher. One Sunday, he gave me an article by a national columnist, in which the columnist described how a young woman had been indicted in Chicago after her baby was found to have ...
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Dean Feldmeyer
... give so the world can be saved is not just an idea. It’s not just a new philosophy or a new perspective on life. It’s not a saying you can put on a bumper sticker or a bromide you can cross-stitch and frame and hang on the wall. It’s not a secret formula for better living or a three or five or twelve point plan. No, it’s my flesh. My body. My very life. I will give it freely and, if you accept it, your life will be eternal. After the Bread Is Eaten It is ...
3083. The Heart's Deceit
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
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Lori Wagner
... in God’s forgiveness, mercy, love, and salvation. Like the Pharisees, many of us block love, from ourselves, from others, and also from God. We get so tied up in our faults, our fears, our guilt, and our shame that we can hide behind facades, and rules, and walls, and excuses that prevent us from truly living the authentic and beautiful lives that God has given us and blessed us with. We were all created to love and be loved. When we open our hearts to God and to others and loosen the rules and blocks ...
3084. Fathers Need A Giant Sized Faith
1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... from the media. Some of it is just not knowing what to do. Moms seem to be better at nurturing. That's made apparent in the book Dads Say the Dumbest Things. Sometimes Dads don't even know the words. Listen to this bedtime story. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men had scrambled eggs for breakfast. Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack who traded a cow for some beans and grew a beanstalk that was so big a giant almost ...
3085. For The Love of God is Creative
1 Corinthians 2:6-12 · Psalm 8
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... chosen to be in relationship with us. And yet that's the love which God has for us. That's the creative love of God. D. But even then, sometimes we still don't get it. We still fall back on an old excuse that just drives me up the wall. And I'll bet it just bugs the daylights out of God. How many times have you seen someone do something wrong or make a mistake or flub something up and then have them brush it off by saying, "Well, I'm only human." "I'M ONLY HUMAN?." We use ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... home each day on the company bus to a waiting family and a hot meal. The roads were slick with ice. It was one of those times that you dare not put on the brakes or turn sharply for danger of skidding off the road. There was a solid rock wall on the right, and a shear cliff on the left to the quarry below; the driver carefully guided his precious cargo down the narrow road. Suddenly, as they approached the village, through the dim light the men could see the form of a small boy sitting in the street ...
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Lori Wagner
... must first fully destroy the old façade. Creative entrepreneurship results from the destruction of old systems, which creates space for new innovation to grow. Or think of it this way –what contractor would build a new house on a faulty foundation? Or simply patch new walls on rotting boards? The rot would prevail. No, to build something new that will be better and last, you first have to bring down the house that is there. It takes a wrecking ball to a failing structure in order to make space to build ...
3088. New Creations
2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 14-17
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... the Church. However, not everyone was pleased with what was going on. Marv Lebold, for example, wasn't pleased at all. Marv and his family had been members for years and he was so upset by the changes that he grabbed the pastor one day, shoved him against the wall of the church and hollered: "What are you doing here? What are you trying to do to my church and who are all these new people you're bringing in?" Pastor Lopez was scared. But as he prayed about it and thought about it, he realized that Marv ...
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King Duncan
... this task? Well, let me give you a sample of some of her results: “LOVE 2000 HOGS YEA.” Here’s another: “HOT STUFF MY BODY IS.” Well, that may be a little closer to a normal Valentine’s message. Some, though, were totally off the wall. For instance, see if this one puts you in a romantic mood: “AMERICAN OCEAN CABBAGE DELIGHT?” What do you think? Would you be flattered if your significant other declared their love with the words AMERICAN OCEAN CABBAGE DELIGHT? I didn’t think so. (2) Maybe ...
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King Duncan
... do?” Ben’s dad was quiet for a moment. Then he spotted his son’s baseball glove on the floor and picked it up. "What’s this?” he asked. Ben laughed. “Don’t be silly, Dad! It’s my glove.” Dad propped the glove up against the opposing wall and tossed a baseball into it. The ball rolled out of the glove and across the floor. Ben’s dad picked up the glove and remarked, “Your glove is a total failure.” Ben smiled. “It can’t catch by itself,’ he said. ‘The glove doesn’t work too ...
3091. Welcome, Joe!
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
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King Duncan
... (4) That’s interesting, don’t you think? “All I do is accept people. There is healing in acceptance. Jesus’ interactions with others were remarkably open. He noticed people whom others overlooked. He touched people who were judged untouchable. He had no walls of acceptability around him. And this openness caused the local religious leaders to view him with suspicion and contempt. Even today, we struggle to just accept and love people as they are. Even today, that kind of love is radical. In 1989 ...
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Derl G. Keefer
... research with first hand observers of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Not being an apostle or having first person knowledge, he relied upon others. One of those was Mary, the mother of Jesus. Someone said that Jesus’ childhood is like a walled garden — the inside of which no one has seen. Luke plucked one flower from inside that garden and gave it to us to read and contemplate. (Bruce Larson, Communicator’s Commentary, p.61) Let’s examine the background of this scripture passage. First ...
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Mary Austin
... watching for signs of the Spirit, and go where it leads us, following Jesus. In his name, Amen. Prayer: God of mysterious grace, we thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit. We praise you that you continue to touch us with your Spirit, knocking down our walls, giving energy to our faith, leading us toward you. We pray that you would nurture the gift of the Spirit within us and within all people, breaking down all that divides us. Make our faith greater than all of the world’s obstacles, we pray. In your ...
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Mark Ellingsen
... that we are kin in hearts and minds. We come to trust each other. (I also am more likely to forget about myself, as I come to focus more on the content of my confession and on these who share that confession.) The result: social solidarity! The walls of suspicion start tumbling down when you share a common faith, or at least when your neighbor has the same job as someone with whom you share a common faith and trust. The other-directed dimensions of confession promote more activity in the front part of our ...
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Mark Ellingsen
... in accord with the prevailing demographics of your congregation.) They are successfully situated in our community, with good reputations and even influence in the community. They are proud of their accomplishments. Americans in general have these feelings about themselves. A 2017 Wall Street Journal NBC News poll found that 60% of Americans are optimistic. A 2016 LifeWay poll found that 65% of us think we are good. This is probably related to the fact that the majority of Americans do not accept a ...
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Derl G. Keefer
... and neglected children are living in their cars or under bridges near your home or church? How many people around the area are addicted and need someone to help pull them up out of the muck of life? How many senior adults are lonely, shadows on the wall of humanity, and no one cares? Look around and discover the needs that are in your reach! Mary recruited help for the need (John 2:4-8). As wedding coordinator, Mary made the determination that help was needed. She turned first to her son and then to ...
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Derl G. Keefer
... that was difficult to overcome. Like many world areas today the governmental and religious leadership seemed to overlook their plight. They exploited their circumstances by keeping a strangled hold on them and pushed them deeper into poverty. The poor seemed to be shadows on the wall of life. Nothing was done to reach down to help pull them out of their situation. Christ boldly proclaimed the good news to the poor. He came to help them see the richness of a better life. During my college career I attended a ...
3098. Spirit Powered Anointing
Luke 4:14-21 · Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
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Lori Wagner
... Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. 5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you. 6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves, 7 nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth. 8 The LORD has sworn by ...
3099. Provoked
Luke 4:21-30
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. What is your mission? To share God’s covenant with all others, to be a light to those outside your walls, to open their eyes to God’s mercy and grace, to free them from the prison of their doubt and fear, to release them from the darkness of their hopelessness, and to grant them God’s and your peace. May God’s peace and goodness be with you, even ...
3100. Without the Mask
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
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Mary Austin
... glory of God shone out from her, for the people who remembered to look. We’re all like that. We may not look like much in a world obsessed with movie stars and full of admiration for athletes. To my knowledge, none of us are tech billionaires, supermodels or Wall Street wizards. But we have all the spark and talent that God gave us, on the inside. We have all our hard-won wisdom under the surface. We all have a little bit of God’s glory in us. We reflect the glory of Jesus, our redeemer. His presence ...
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