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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Sermon
James Merritt
... going to smooth out the days of your life you must live under the absolute control of Jesus. Incidentally, the earlier you get under this yoke the better, the happier, the more joyful and peaceful you will be. Listen to this verse: "It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. (Lamentations 3:27, NIV) The earlier in life that you surrender your life to Jesus Christ the better off you will be. III. Learn From The Conduct of Jesus "Learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will ...
3177. Use It or Lose It
Matthew 25:14-30
Sermon
James Merritt
... a year in that account for ten years; and at the end of the ten years went to collect your money, and only received $10,000? How would you feel when you asked the banker what happened, and he told you they didn't put your money in an interest-bearing account; they just simply went out back of the bank and buried it in the ground. You would be livid. But how do you think God feels when He invests gifts and abilities in you straight from His hand, and then you fail to use them for His glory? You ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... a year in that account for ten years; and at the end of the ten years went to collect your money, and only received $10,000? How would you feel when you asked the banker what happened, and he told you they didn't put your money in an interest-bearing account; they just simply went out behind the bank and buried it in the ground. You would be livid. But how do you think God feels when He invests gifts and abilities in you straight from His hand, and then you fail to use them for His glory? You see ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... work, but the authority to carry out the responsibility. Winston Churchill was addressing The House Of Commons during the II World War and he said, "I am your servant. You have the right to dismiss me when you please. What you have no right to do is ask me to bear responsibility without the power of action." Nehemiah did both and that is exactly what I want to do. I have a zeal to empower lay people to do not only the work of the church, but to do what they have a passion to do and what they have a ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... Jesus Christ was and is God. Paul speaks of Jesus "being in the form of God." The word "form" is a word that referred to a Roman stamp. In Bible times an official government document was sealed with wax while the wax was hot. You would press the ring bearing the emperor's insignia into the document, and the impression in the wax would be the exact representation of the insignia on the ring. What Paul is saying is, Jesus was and is the exact representation of God. We go on to read in verse 7, "When the time ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... Amber. She even tried unsuccessfully to get Amber disqualified from the cheerleading competition by invoking a technicality in the rules. One year she showed up at school the day students were voting for cheerleader candidates, and handed out rulers and pencils bearing the slogan, "Shanna Holloway—cheerleader." But as a result of her mother's actions, Shanna was disqualified. Finally, Shanna's mother could take it no longer. She allegedly tried to hire a hit man to kill both Amber and her mother. Trying ...
3182. A Sense of Place
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10
Sermon
Stan Purdum
... of faith today. To what degree has this building or a particular church camp or a certain retreat center or some other specific location become the repository for your sense of God's presence? If, for example, this building were to be lost in a fire, what bearing would that have on your commitment to worship God? Or if your job forced you to relocate to a distant community, would you feel less connected to God because of your exile from this place? How do we translate a localized experience of God into one ...
3183. Stewards of Power
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22
Sermon
Stan Purdum
... , you are abusing the power you have in being trusted by your partner. "You shall not steal." If you are in a position where you could steal what belongs to someone else, then you have the power to affect that person's life. "You shall not bear false witness." Imagine how you exert power over someone's life when you lie about that person. "You shall not covet ... anything that belongs to your neighbor." You may not have power to make everything you covet come your way, but insofar as you do, coveting ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... unemployment crisis is one we manufacture in our own life — an unemployed or at best a grossly under-employed reliance on God in our lives. When we hit a wall — when our finances fall apart, our family is in crisis, a serious illness develops, a hurricane bears down, a fire roars around — then we are eager to employ God. Everyone of us here this morning has learned how to throw a perfect “Hail Mary” prayer to God — a last minute, last chance, last-resort appeal to divine power to pull us out of ...
3185. The Hill of Crosses
Mark 8:27-38
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Billy D. Strayhorn
The people of Lithuania take cross bearing a little more seriously than we do. For them the cross symbolizes faith, hope and love. There are crosses everywhere in the countryside, on roads, in city parks and village squares. Communities and individuals erect crosses to bring them health and to commemorate events like weddings, births and christenings. Crosses ...
Sermon
Gary L. Carver
... the ground he mused to himself: "I wonder what kind of wood this arrow is made of? What sort of birds, do you suppose, the feathers come from? I wonder what type of man shot this arrow — tall or short, dark or light." His comrades, who saw his plight, could bear it no longer, but cried out in frustration: "For God's sake, man! Stop speculating and pull out the arrow!" Need I say more?
Sermon
Donald Charles Lacy
... nature can tell us to call down fire from heaven on most anyone who disagrees with us! That layman/laywoman trying to run the church might be sincerely looking out for everyone concerned. So, it is often a delicate matter and one that bears our best-inspired judgment. Perhaps pastoring churches, like no other calling, tests our quality of compassion and strength of decision making. It seems some pastors are invariably in trouble in their parishes and for the right reasons. In my experience, in-depth growth ...
Sermon
Donald Charles Lacy
... our so-called brilliance may only confuse the very people we are attempting to help. What more do we need to know? We are going to be with God forever, living in bliss and perfection. There will be no end to our flawless and perfect existence. Time will have no bearing. The creator of time will be in charge and no one will be able to remove us from the Father's hand. What else can we seriously ask for? Some of us have believed virtually all our lives that heaven or eternal life is built into the very fabric ...
Sermon
Donald Charles Lacy
... for the body of Christ to survive and grow? Could it be that love has its way by providing dissolution and wrecking crews? Experience has a way of showing us that the Holy Spirit can save us for better days by freeing us from institutions which bear little fruit. For centuries, we have had dreamers point to the most complete configurations of the church, as it should exist in the world in which you and I live. We might quickly add that most, if not all, have been disappointed. The inspirational adjectives ...
Sermon
John Wayne Clarke
... Protestant," comes from two Latin words which mean, "To be a witness." And so, our freedom in Christ calls us to witness to personal responsibility, to witness to the life-saving and life-changing power of freedom, again, not taking that freedom for granted and always bearing witness to the grace and peace of the God who fashioned us to be free in the first place. You see, there is a common thread that all of us share — people of all tribes and nations, races and tongues all suffer from this — we fall ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
There was a man named Sundar, a convert to Christianity who decided to go to India to be a missionary and bear witness to others about Jesus. One day, late in the afternoon, Sundar was traveling on foot high in the Himalaya Mountains with a Buddhist monk. It was bitterly cold and darkness was rapidly starting to fall. The monk told Sundar they would be in danger of freezing to death if ...
3192. Death to Glory
Revelation 5:11-14
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... !" The king had to agree. He pardoned the young offender and the two best friends lived happily ever after.1 Although a man of royal blood the prince unhesitatingly went to his friend's aid and shouldered the burden which he knew his associate could not bear alone. He chose to assist one in need and through his efforts that lead to his death, found, in the end, the glory of God. The Easter season celebrates how Jesus moved from death to glory. His life, his death, and his resurrection, provide the example ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... of the salvation history story comes in the paschal mystery, the events we have just recently celebrated, the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Christ makes all things new through his conquest of death. His victory brings the same possibility to all who bear his name. The new creation that Jesus brings forces us to ask an important question — what needs renewal, restoration, and new life in our lives? No matter our age, status in life, or primary day-to-day work we all can use new beginnings ...
3194. Jesus, The Light of the World
Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... . Rabbit said, "If there is no light how will the grass grow and how will I eat?" Robin said, "If there is no light, how will my breast become red?" Fox said to Seagull, "If there is no light, how will I see the burr in my tail?" Even bear said, "If there is no light, how can I tell a friend from a foe to invite into my home?" However, the more the other animals asked, the more stubborn and unwilling to cooperate Seagull became. Seagull held the box tighter and tighter. Finally, the very clever and crafty ...
3195. Claiming Our New Life in Christ
Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19)
Sermon
Clayton A. Lord
... , whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit." When we go deep in Christ, we will find all the resources we need to find joy in life and remain confident even when trials and seasons of difficulty come our way. Paul continues with the image of building on the foundation we have received in Christ. With ...
Sermon
Clayton A. Lord
... have it easy. He faced an uncertain future in an unknown land. He faced enemies who were ruthless and often jealous. He grew older and yet he never questioned God's promise that he would be the father of a great nation. And when he finally received the joy of bearing a son, Isaac, God asked him to trust him and give up his son. Abraham never wavered in his faith. That's why the writer of Hebrews says look to Abraham and see a hero. True heroes are people who we can look up to and try to emulate. They ...
3197. Weary in Well Doing
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Sermon
Donna Schaper
... hurt by conflict also know about its healing power. We know what it means to be touched on the shoulder and allowed back into the meeting our anger just removed us from. We know what it is like to care so much for someone or something that we can't bear its hurt. We stand close to the one who is hurt. We tend and befriend. We tend and befriend in very small ways — the handwritten note, the flowers or jar of jelly, the invite to our son's soccer game. We get close after conflict — as well as fighting and ...
Sermon
Donna Schaper
... a saint. You can. Saints have seasons, too, just like vines. In our lives, we must learn that we cannot always live in the springtime of the rising new sap, or the summer of growth and formation; we cannot always live in the autumn of rich fruit bearing, or in the winter of rest and seeming deadness. Each of these seasons has its place, and all are interdependent and necessary. God's inheritance is for young and old alike, rich and poor alike, strong and weak alike, gifted and ordinary alike. No matter who ...
3199. Divorce and Children - Sermon Starter
Mark 10:1-12
Illustration
Brett Blair
... finding partially explains why this is happening: A third of all babies are born to unmarried women (33 percent) compared to only 4 percent in 1940. There are a growing number of women in their late 20's and 30's who are deciding to bear and raise children on their own. Our culture is teaching that this is normal. In this new world old taboos against divorce and cohabitation are disappearing. Culture is abandoning its commitment to lifelong marriage. It is predicted now, based on these trends, that about ...
3200. Humor: We're Getting a Divorce
Mark 10:1-12
Illustration
... first flight down. Promise me that you won't do anything until I get there." "Well, all right, I promise. Next week is Yom Kippur. I'll hold off seeing the lawyer until after then. Call your sister in MA and break the news to her. I just can't bear to talk about it anymore." A half hour later, Morris receives a call from his daughter who tells him that she and her brother were able to get tickets and that they and the children will be arriving in Florida the day after tomorrow. "Benny told me that you don ...
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