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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Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts. They heard about the "powerful wind from heaven" and about the "tongues of fire." Then came the sermon. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon us," the preacher began. "Like the powerful wind from heaven!" shouted a woman sitting in the first pew. Then she threw one of the red carnations toward the altar. The preacher began again, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon us." The same woman''s voice rang out: "Like the tongues of fire, like tongues of fire!" Again, she threw a ...
3527. Maturity in Stewardship
2 Corinthians 9:6-15, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... , and seek to avoid taking the responsibility God places on each of us. Adam, you''ll remember, tried to place all the blame for his sin on Eve. He was like an old man in the hospital Carl Mays tells about who had been married 45 years. His wife was sitting next to his bed. He turned toward her and said, "You know, Martha, I''ve been thinking," and she said "Yes." He said, "You know, we''ve been married 45 years now," and she answered, "Yes." He said, "You remember that first year we were married. We had a ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... -talent men? We are told they went to work at once with their gifts when the master left. For that they are called good. That means they were devoted to their master''s work. They are also called faithful, and that means full of faith and work. They did not sit around moaning about what others had or how little they had. They didn''t complain, "Oh, if I had so and so''s talent, what I would do." They simply took what God had given and put it to use. A man used to say when working day by day ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... the future of a business or a job doesn't seem to hinge on our promptness, but it does make a difference. We cheat ourselves out of some blessings. We also inconvenience others who are on time. We rob them as well as ourselves of precious moments as they sit waiting. It also makes a difference because we are building a lifestyle of casualness that will have other consequences later for us and for the Kingdom of God. We can''t save time or bank it like money. We may use money and replace it. We can''t ...
3530. Proving Your Love
2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in a man To take the Gospel free and let another foot the bill, Or sign a pledge and pay toward church expenses! to give, to pay--aye, there’s the rub. To pay, When on the free-pew plan, a man may have A sitting free and take the Gospel, too, As though he paid, and none be aught the wiser Save the Finance Committee, who-- Most honorable of men--can keep a secret! To err is human, and human, too, to buy At cheapest rate, I’ll take the Gospel so! For others do ...
3531. The Total Steward
1 Chronicles 29:1-9
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... , "Jesus Christ is the most important priority in my life, and I want you to know him and love him as I do." To a man who once testified that he enjoyed his religion too much to tell others about Jesus, Dr. D. L. Moody declared, "Man, sit down. You are wasting the time of this meeting. The man who enjoys his religion so much that he has no interest in saving souls has a poor kind of religion." Equally as important, the good steward will give his financial resources with compassion. He will give, invest ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... now, made so by one decision, one hour of love and pleasure; free now to look at my cheerleader sweater hanging in the closet, free to look at my baseball schedule and my books resting on the shelf, my material for my prom formal never made as it sits amid the remnants of the fabric left over from my maternity tops. My medals from band and choir forsaken now in the clutter of a jewelry box. My friends passing by my window laughing over the gossip column in the school newspaper and giggling over who will be ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... said softly, "Come...Now she is like everybody else." (2) One day in the spring of 1953, George and Barbara Bush were told that their three-year-old daughter, Robin, had leukemia. She hung on for eight months, with Barbara, whose hair began turning white, sitting at her bedside. Friends say George and Barbara Bush "handed their grief back and forth, acting alternately as mourner and supporter." It is the ideal way for two people to process a tragic event. Mrs. Bush says, "George held me tight and wouldn''t ...
3534. When Death Is Gain
Philippians 1:1-11
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... to me to live is Christ and to die is gain." Bruce Dunn, a well-known pastor and speaker to a vast radio audience, says in one of his writings that he believes Gods wants us to be a little homesick for Heaven, that He doesn''t want us to sit too tight in this world. He says that death, sorrow, and the pains of body and heart while we are on earth can all be contributing factors in making Heaven more wonderful for us. Naturally, young people are going to want to experience some more of life here on earth ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... made perfect in holiness. Grace is swallowed up in glory. Would you like to know what I am doing? I see God, not as through a glass darkly, but face to face. I am engaged in the sweet enjoyment of my precious Redeemer. I am singing hallelujahs to Him who sits upon the throne, and I am constantly praising Him. Would you know what blessed company I keep? It is better than the best on earth. Here are the holy angels and the spirits of just men made perfect...I am with many of my old acquaintances with whom I ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... , of publishing and music fame and an author, tells of visiting a pastor friend in Ohio where Bob was to speak at the friend''s church. Before the service they went to a local restaurant where his friend and his friend''s wife waved at an elderly lady sitting in a booth across the room. She was dressed in her best and having the deluxe dinner, salad, rolls, roast beef, etc. Bob and his friend, Gene, went to the salad bar while Gene''s wife went over and visited with the lady. When she returned, her eyes ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... always, even to the end of the world. Corrie Ten Boom, who suffered horribly in the Nazi concentration camps and lost her sister and family to them, said, "When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don''t throw away your ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer." Our lives have an engineer. We can trust Him who said, "Peace I leave with you. My peace give I unto you; let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." You and I can find that the same faith which led ...
Sermon
Darrick Acre
... have nothing to do. Outcast, second-class, as a woman, her social standing in Jesus’ day ranks on par with sheep and donkeys. Women are valuable property for producing children, but of little benefit to society otherwise. Then she sees Him: a Jewish man sitting at the well. Her steps falter. “Why does he have to be here?” Discomfort stiffens her frame. “How quickly can I reach the well, draw water, and leave?” She is aware that He has noticed her approach, but fear keeps her eyes downcast. “Will ...
Sermon
Darrick Acre
... watch with good behavior and cooperation. They also watch anxious to be embraced by the love of their coming parents. It may have been a few hours or a few days, but pretty soon Mom and Dad are going to walk in the door! The children can hardly wait. They sit by the window. They stare out the glass door. They watch and wait for the car to come down the road and turn into the driveway. When it does, do you think they’re going to stand at the door? No way! They burst through the door, running and shouting ...
Drama
Angela Akers
... .  Might want to use mail, schoolbooks, book bag, etc.  Dad:  "Hey, how was your day?"  Son:  "Fine."  Dad:  "Just fine?  Are your classes going well?"  Son:  "Yeah."  Dad:  " Yeah'' as in,  I''m making B''s and C''s'', or  Yeah,'' as in, If I sit behind the bigger kids in class, I won''t have to answer any questions this whole semester?''"  Son:  "They''re going fine, Dad.  Just  cause I don''t give you a blow-by-blow account of every little lecture doesn''t mean anything''s wrong."  Dad ...
Drama
Angela Akers
SUBJECT: 4th of July, Independence Day  CHARACTERS: Husband, Wife  SETTING: In their living room PROPS: A newspaper  (Wife is sitting reading the newspaper, husband comes in)  Husband: "I''m home, hon."  Wife: "Finally!  You know the government passed labor laws over fifty years ago.  You don''t have to work eighteen hour days anymore."  Husband: "Oh, very funny.  I could have been home thirty minutes ago, but there was a ...
Drama
Angela Akers
SUBJECT: Christmas, Simeon, Lord’s Coming CHARACTERS: Simeon, a shepherd, Nathan, a shepherd, Bartender  PROPS: two chairs for the shepherds to sit in, two wine goblets, or fancy glasses that represent wine goblets SETTING: an inn in Jericho  Simeon: "Wine, my good man.  Wine for the thirsty traveler."  (Bartender brings him some wine.)  Nathan: "Well, if it isn''t my old friend, Simeon."  Simeon: "Nathan, good to see you.  Are you still ...
Drama
Angela Akers
SUBJECT: Thanksgiving, gratitude, thankfulness CHARACTERS: Mother, Shaundra, her teenage daughter, James, Shaundra''s boyfriend  PROPS: Card table and chairs they can sit in, Stack of Thanksgiving lists  SETTING: Kitchen table  Shaundra: "Hey, Mom.  What are you doing?"  Mother: "Oh, hey, guys.  I was going through our insurance papers and came across  all our old Thanksgiving lists.  Talk about some good memories!"  Shaundra: "Neat!  Let me see some."  James: "What are they?"  Shaundra: " ...
Drama
Angela Akers
SUBJECT: Memorial Day  CHARACTERS: Mother, Daughter (13-15 years of age)  SETTING: Sitting in the church pew PROPS: A couple of church bulletins  Daughter: "Mom, have you read your bulletin yet?"  Mother: "Yes."  Daughter: "What are all these names for?"  Mother: "Those are the names of people from this church who''ve served in the armed forces.  They''re being recognized for Memorial ...
Sermon
David Busic
... make no difference? Do we see our here and now situation only as doom and gloom, from which there is no escape, certainly no potential for real change? Do we isolate, and wait for God to take us out of here? We wait for a new day, but do we “sit” and wait? Or do we wait with hope, a hope that brings a bit of that new future into our here and now? What is our responsibility as persons who have already, but not yet participated in God’s Kingdom of peace and unity? The question is not, what is ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... we must do here is think of the word Son in terms of function rather than form. What is the function of son in Biblical times? I have a friend who says that he grew up believing that God was left-handed. Why? Because the Creed says that Jesus is sitting on Gods right hand! But what is important here again is function, not form. What is the function of the king’s right-hand man? At the, king’s right hand was the Prime Minister, the one who represents the king; speaks with the king’s authority. Just so ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... the screen of human history? Had he now departed the scene, leaving behind no trace. . . only a handful of wistful followers, grieving over a lost Camelot? Not on your life! Jesus’ followers proclaimed that while the world looked far from redeemed, it had a Redeemer! Jesus now sits at the right hand of God the Father. Luke says (in the Book of Acts) that a cloud took Him out of their sight (Acts 1:9b). Now, unless we understand what cloud means in the Bible, we will never understand this. The cloud was an ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... your car and brought them with you. Why? Because of sin. And when you have any money, you do not leave it lying about, but put it in a safe or a bank and lock it behind massive steel doors. And when you go to draw it out, the teller sits behind bulletproof glass partitions. Why? Because of sin. So we come back to the college girl’s question: II. WHAT THE HECK IS SIN? Most people think of sin as something we do. And that is not totally wrong. Sin is breaking Gods laws and commandments. That is the most ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... to a more human level. So with God. “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) I write this sermon on a portable laptop computer while sitting in my study high above the Sea of Galilee. The electricity in Israel is, like much of the rest of the world, 220 volts. So I must have a transformer to “step down” the power so I can use it. Just so, in Jesus Christ God “stepped down” the Divine ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... world. Jesus’ presence among us, in our world, is itself the judgment of God upon the world. God does not have to judge us; we judge ourselves by our reaction to Him. Our forebears in the faith usually pictured judgment as a Cosmic Courtroom with an anthropomorphic God sitting on a judgment seat at the end of time. The Fourth Gospel would have us see judgment not as something we happens at the end of time, but as something which is going on all of the time. Our reaction to Jesus is what judges us. There ...
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