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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Drama
Karren Boehr
... in this piece lies in the individual portraying Ruth and her ability to convey heartfelt feelings. No staging is needed, other than a lapel or portable mike. Setting: Biblical times, when Ruth is older Character: RUTH: Middle-aged or older woman, gentle in nature, a sincere heart for God Costumes: Biblical dress Props: Basket with fruit, flowers RUTH: (Wandering from the back of the sanctuary with a basket in her hands. She speaks with much joy and peace) Oh, behold the Sabbath. A marvelous and glorious day ...
3127. Like A Thief
Matthew 24:36-51
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... provide a ram in the bushes, aren't you? DAN: Huh? MINNY: The ram in the bushes. You know. DAN: Oh, the getaway car. Yeah, it's running outside. MINNY: Oh, Lord, you're so clever. I didn't dream you'd be so, well, uh, down to earth, so natural. I thought you'd speak in "thees" and "thous" and say things like "verily, verily, I say unto thee." But you're so, uh, like one of us. Well, you would be, wouldn't you? You are one of us, so to speak. Getaway car, that's good. That's ...
3128. You and The Law
Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... eighteen year old, has had an accident with the family car. It's not a horrible accident but the other car was a police car. Marge, Dave's mom, is understandably angry and grounds her son. Their discussion of the punishment reveals the nature of forgiveness. Playing Time: 4 minutes Setting: Their home Props: None Costumes: Casual, appropriate for the characters Time: The present Cast: Marge -- a middle-aged woman Dave -- her son Marge: (enters, following Dave) You're grounded! Dave: But, Mom, I ... Marge: I ...
3129. Robin Hood?
Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:21-26, Matthew 5:17-20
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... God, who rulest the vast universe. ROBIN: But, kind Friar, and dearest friend, Almighty God, who rules our lives, cannot intend for us to allow the mean Sheriff to continue stealing from the poor. FRIAR: Hast thou tried prayer, Robin? JOHN: Art thou of a serious nature whenst thou suggesteth that? FRIAR: I am, verily. ROBIN: But how could prayer help our situation? We are men of action. FRIAR: I fully understand your situation. JOHN: And this play is supposed to be a play of action. I ain't seen nary a ...
3130. The Inmate
Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:43-48
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... : I've got a fist full of reports that says you do. STINDER: Well, Sir, uh, they're wrong, Sir. GUARD: Wrong? STINDER: Yes, Sir. I've been attacked but I never fight back. GUARD: Do you mean that you never hit back when you're hit? That isn't natural. STINDER: It's what Jesus said to do, though. He said, "Whoever hits you on your cheek offer him the other also." I try to live by what Jesus said. GUARD: Yes, Stinder, I understand, but do you see that it is hurting your record? STINDER: I know that, Sir ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... slip out. No one will mind. Certainly not me. I won't tell a soul. Maybe there's not much to say about the future of the Church. I've got this friend. He dropped out of school and now he's a park ranger. He loves it. Close to nature and all that. He says he's close to God. Well, anyway, he goes to this church and the people just love each other. Nothing special about it, not big or anything, but the people take care of each other and they honor Jesus. It's nice. Maybe I'll ...
Sermon
Frank Ramirez
... the steep sides of sheer cliffs. Like pipe cleaners the fir and pine stand erect on the edge. Don't look down if you get giddy. The caves themselves were nearly inaccessible to tourists until steps were cemented into the hillsides not long ago. Into these natural caves the Mogollon Indians carried mortar and stones to build walls, graineries, and fire pits. It's hard to draw your breath when you're a mile high in altitude. A lonely wind blew; a hawk played on the drafts. This enterprise was not intended as ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... . In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, as our nation has become great and strong we seem to be forgetting who has given us our strength. Often we seem to be drifting toward believing we managed this greatness all on our own or it was somehow our natural destiny, but seldom lately have we truly given You the credit. Forgive us, Lord, and hear our prayer of thanksgiving. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Mountains Are All Aglow" "Praise To The Lord, The Almighty" "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come"
Bulletin Aid
Wayne H. Keller
... followers of Jesus, some of them saying, (verse 52a) Crowd: "How can this man give his body to eat?" (verse 52b) Jesus: Verses 53-58. Reader: Concluding remarks. Proclamation of the Good News Identify the essence of Jesus as the Bread of Life, and the nature of the people's grumbling. Perhaps you have a similar situation as mine: When I graduated from seminary, I had an opportunity to become the Christian Education pastor in my home church. I said, "No," because the people would remember me as the little ...
Sermon Aid
Wayne H. Keller
... of all of those who have nothing to eat. 2. The bread. Not neatly pre-cut into dainty cubes; not the soft, white, bleached, overly-refined bread, which loses its vital character. But rather, a bread made of whole grain flour, with all of the natural nutrients and roughage left in. So it is "the dark brown body of Jesus for you." Not ordinary brown bread, but a bread representing our political enemies, whom Christ also loves; Jewish bread, not ceremonial, but the kind used in homes at mealtime, symbolizing ...
Bulletin Aid
Wayne H. Keller
... cassette tapes, in which he translates many of the parables, and stories of Jesus. Proclamation of the Good News You may want to develop the message about these ideas: (1) our willingness to face reality; (2) the radical (of or from the root) nature of salvation (wholeness, healing, integration). David Head in his book of prayers says, "We welcome a vague benevolence, but cannot tolerate the pure purpose of a dying God." STEWARDSHIP Stewardship Challenge When we hear, or read, the story of the rich young ...
Bulletin Aid
Wayne H. Keller
... place in worship. ACTS OF CONFESSION Call to Confession Martin Luther defined sin as being "incurved" on ourselves, rather than "outcurved" in thankfulness and in obedient love of God and loving service to one's fellow humans, and I add, to the whole creation of nature and animals. Someone has said that our greatest sin is ingratitude. Is that true for you? Identify, and write down those areas of life for which you are ungrateful. (One minute of silence.) As you look at that list, which ones reveal a lack ...
3138. Advent 3
John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
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E. Carver McGriff
... returned home, she discovered that she was undercharged by some thirty dollars. She was so pleased. She has several children and was boasting to them how she had saved that money. I have to believe that somewhere at the heart of the universe is a natural law which says, "You're not getting away with that." 2. Modesty. Not false modesty. Not "pardon me for living." Just simple understanding and acceptance of who and what we are and are not. I occasionally have lunch with the pastor of an enormous church ...
3139. Advent 4
Luke 1:26-38, Romans 16:1-27, 2 Samuel 7:1-17
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E. Carver McGriff
... product we're selling? Do we fail to disclose the defect in the house or car we plan to sell? Do we allow our teenagers to cancel a commitment at the last minute because a better opportunity came along? Do we...? I have decided something: there's a kind of natural law of the spirit which ordains that lies and deceit are always paid back in kind, one way or another, in this world. Maybe not right away. But I have decided that God sees to it that in the end, virtue always wins. C. S. Lewis once wrote that all ...
Sermon
Frank Luchsinger
... . The light of dawn gently calling me to life, allowing me to embrace the gift of a new day. Toward the end of his life, Henrik Ibsen said to a friend: "He who wishes to understand me must know Norway. The magnificent, but severe natural environment surrounding people up there in the north, the lonely, secluded life -- the farms miles apart ... That is why they become introspective and serious, they brood and doubt ... There, the long dark winters come with their thick fogs enveloping the houses -- Oh, how ...
Sermon
Charles H. Bayer
... everything they said on route, they apologized. "It is not my forgiveness you need," he responded, "but the forgiveness of all the common people you hold in such disdain." "Judge not that you be not judged," said Jesus. You might be dead wrong. Now, it is human nature to size up each other. No amount of piety is going to keep us from it. You will inevitably come to a conclusion about those with whom you work, share a pew or a neighborhood. We are probably best advised to wait a long time, however, before ...
Sermon
Frank Luchsinger
... and he sensed it. "He could not tell how he perceived the presence; only that it stood under the Christmas tree; that it wore neither butterfly wings nor wings long and sweeping. It was simply Elizabeth as he had been accustomed to see her, and so natural seemed the circumstance of her appearance that it caused no feeling of any unusual occurrence."2 And then it went away and Sidney St. John replaced on the wall the picture of Elizabeth Joy. He extinguished the light of the swinging lamp, and with a sense ...
Sermon
Thomas A. Pilgrim
... and he sensed it. "He could not tell how he perceived the presence; only that it stood under the Christmas tree; that it wore neither butterfly wings nor wings long and sweeping. It was simply Elizabeth as he had been accustomed to see her, and so natural seemed the circumstance of her appearance that it caused no feeling of any unusual occurrence."2 And then it went away and Sidney St. John replaced on the wall the picture of Elizabeth Joy. He extinguished the light of the swinging lamp, and with a sense ...
Sermon
Glenn E. Ludwig
... believe one of the biggest problems with Christianity is that people want to take the nonsense out of it. I've heard radio preachers and television evangelists and all manner of Christians try to tell me that Christianity makes sense. That it's the easiest, most natural thing in the world to believe in Christ. I've been told and preached to and almost convinced that being a follower of Jesus is simple, that the stories of miracles and healings and the accounts of Jesus' life, some of them amazing to me, are ...
Sermon
Maurice A. Fetty
... whereas, it should awaken humility and wonder. As Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote: Earth's crammed with heaven And every bush a flame with God. But only he who sees takes off his shoes. The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries And daub their natural faces unaware ....As New Testament scholars Major, Manson and Wright have written, "The window lets in the light, but not to the blind. It reveals the wide-stretching landscape, but not if we close our eyes .... The whole universe is sacramental, but only ...
Sermon
John G. Lynch
... gate." "Go ahead," he said in irony, "give it a try. See if you can crawl into the kingdom of God by a narrow gate. You will never get there that way. Nobody ever does." How Jesus understands the human side! How he knows that our off-the-mark nature tempts us to construct our narrow gates: "You can't be healed on the sabbath, so come another day;" "God will not accept you if you continue this behavior"; "Smile, or God won't love you." Masters at creating narrow gates, we seek to control just how God can ...
3147. Hard Questions!
1 Kings 17:7-24
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... , there was always enough and more! Now note the progression of these hard questions. "Whom do you trust?" If it is indeed God, then it follows that we must answer the subsequent query, "Will you obey God?" If the answer to this is affirmative, then it naturally follows that we must ask, Does It Pay? Does It Pay? Does it always pay to obey God? The woman has plenty of food, the hunger needs have been met, but now real disaster strikes. She must have thought her whole world was falling apart. Her dearest ...
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Timothy J. Smith
... The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land." Off the young couple goes to spend the day together, walking and talking, being in love with each other. There is something about experiencing nature that draws persons closer to God. Carl was in his mid-fifties when his world seemed to cave in on him. It was when he experienced a setback at work that he began seeing a counselor. Stress was getting the best of him. In despair, Carl decided ...
3149. All Saints
Psalm 149:1-9, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 1:1-14, Luke 6:27-36, Luke 6:17-26, Daniel 7:1-14
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John R. Brokhoff
... our rewards for loyal and devoted service to Christ. The rewards are specified in the Beatitudes: the kingdom, comfort, inheritance, satisfaction, mercy, sight of God, and sons of God. These are not rewards of material largess or pleasures. The rewards are spiritual. This is natural, for Christians place top priority on spiritual values, and thus heaven is where the values are enjoyed to the fullest. Old Testament: Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 1. Beasts (v. 3). In a dream Daniel saw four beasts coming out of the sea ...
3150. Christ the King
Colossians 1:1-14, Jeremiah 23:1-8, Luke 23:26-43
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John R. Brokhoff
... son of David, came as a king whom the nation rejected. 3. Name (v. 6). The name of the promised king is "The Lord is our righteousness." In the Scriptures a name was most important. It was not only a means of identification but it disclosed the nature of a person. What kind of king would David's son be? As a righteous king, he would govern righteously with justice for all. Epistle: Colossians 1:11-20 1. Transferred (v. 13). Christians are "transferred" from the dominion of darkness to the kingdom of Christ ...
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