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
William B. Kincaid, III
In some parts of the country it doesn't matter, but in many areas the snow which falls during this time of the year can bring things to a decisive halt. Schools close. Events are canceled. Travel becomes tricky. If the conditions become severe enough, the decision may be made that not everybody should try to get to work. Only those who are absolutely necessary should report. For those occasions we have coined an interesting phrase to describe these people upon whom we depend so much. This phrase sends some ...
377. Proper 18
Romans 13:8-14, Romans 13:1-7, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Exodus 12:1-30, Matthew 18:15-20
Sermon Aid
Russell F. Anderson
Theme: A word of warning. The Ezekiel 33 text is a word of admonition by God to Ezekiel that he must warn the people of their sins or else he will be held accountable. The Gospel Lesson contains the procedure for dealing with sin in the church. A three-step procedure is outlined for warning the wrongdoer and bringing him back in communion with the church. In the Second Lesson, Paul warns Christians to obey the government officials because they are agents of God. COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 12:1-14 The ...
378. Easter Day
John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9, Colossians 3:1-17, Acts 10:23b-48
Sermon Aid
Russell F. Anderson
COMMENTARY Epistle: Acts 10:34-43 Peter testifies to the Lord's resurrection to the household of Cornelius, the Roman centurion who feared God. These two men are brought together by their visions. Through this encounter, God reveals to Peter that the Gentiles are also heirs to salvation. In his sermon, Peter covers the fundamentals of the gospel, Christ's death and resurrection. Peter testifies as an eye witness, who ate and drank with Christ after he rose from the dead, that Jesus is the one ordained by ...
Children's Sermon
B. Kathleen Fannin
Object: A stuffed toy cat and a catnip mouse. Lesson: Mercy; grace. Before I have even said, "Good morning," to the gathered children, one of the younger ones (who is anything but shy) asks, "Know what?" Wondering where it will lead, I answer, leaning on my faith that God is in charge of this process, and this time IS for the children. "What?" I respond. "I'm MAD at my grandmother," the little girl announces. "She left my blanket at her house, and I'm cold!" This statement ends with a decidedly protruding ...
Children's Sermon
Object: A baseball Lesson: So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a ball with me today. We aren't going to throw it though. We're just going to talk about it. How many of you like to play ball? (Wait for show of hands.) Can you hit the ball with a bat? (Response) It's fun to play baseball or softball. It's fun to see how far you can hit the ball. How far can you hit it? (Response) Some of you can hit it pretty far. I wonder if you have any rules when ...
Eulogy
Bob Kaul
Young Man's In both of these passages from his letter to the Romans, Paul begins with a question that is probably rattling around in most of our minds this week. What then are we to say? What then are we to say about these things? What in the world has gone wrong in the world that the life of such a young man as ____________ should come to such a tragic end? What shall we say? ____________ was a person with many fine qualities; Paul would even call them "gifts of the Spirit." ____________ had the gifts of ...
Sermon
Larry Powell
"They" say that the next President of the United States is going to be a woman. "They" say that the next winter will be one of the coldest on record. "They" say that two heads are better than one. "They" say that if a rooster crows late in the day, rain is on the way. Surely you have heard of "They." It is almost certain that at one time or another you have referred to "They" when relating some bit of information in the course of a conversation. "They" say! "They" are always saying something. And it is not ...
Sermon
Erskine White
There is no other God who can deliver in this way. (Daniel 3:29) We live in an age of increasing religion and decreasing faith. On the one hand, the "business" of religion is booming. More and more best-selling books are being published in which people tell how religion has made them successful, or given them solutions to the problems in their lives. More and more religious programs fill the airwaves of television and radio. You can go to Christian stores and buy Christian products of every kind; you can ...
Sermon
William J. Carl
Have you ever noticed how sometimes life just isn’t fair? It’s one of the hard realities we learn early on. No one has to wait for adolescence or old age to find it out. You can learn it in nursery school. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. Little brothers and sisters seem to get such special privileges. The things my little brother and sister got away with! There were times when I really felt like the prodigal son story was some kind of Jungian archetype for familial systems down through the centuries. Well ...
385. The Sound of Everlasting Joy
Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 28:1-10
Sermon
Wallace H. Kirby
The telephone rang last Thursday morning. The caller identified himself as a reporter for The Raleigh Times. "We are doing a feature article on preparations ministers make for preaching on Easter Sunday," he said, "and I would like to ask you a few questions." With my consent, the questions were asked: How much time are you spending in preparation? What are you going to say? Are you using last year's Easter sermon? Where did you get your idea? How does it all tie in with what you have been preaching prior ...
386. Angry Hands
Psalm 26:1-12
Sermon
When we review the images of Lent, our theme of "Angry Hands" is not hard to visualize. One can well imagine that fists were clenched and raised as on Good Friday the crowd shouted "Crucify him, crucify him!" The angry hands of Roman soldiers struck Jesus' face, mocking and ridiculing him. Their anger was directed against the one who came to show them all God's love. What a mistake! Too frequently such misdirected anger is still evident in the way we deal with one another and in the manner in which we deal ...
Children's Sermon
Object: A stone. Good morning, boys and girls. Has anybody ever called you a rock? (Let them answer.) Seriously, has anyone ever said to you, "Jim, you are a rock!" or "Mary, you remind me of a rock!" (Let them answer.) What does that sound like when someone calls you a rock? Does it sound like they are calling you a bad name, or are they trying to be nice? (Let them answer.) Take a look at the rock that I have with me this morning and think about it for a moment. Jesus called Peter, his apostle, a rock. ...
Sermon
Peter Rudowski
Parables - short stories - are very effective ways to communicate ideas. Again and again we read in the Scriptures parables which are used to communicate God’s message to us. Jesus is a master at the short story. He tells us that the kingdom of God is like a father who had a son leave home with his inheritance. The son is welcomed home after a disastrous journey. Or, the kingdom of God is like a woman who lost a coin and celebrates when she finds it. Or, the kingdom of God is like a field with a treasure ...
389. Do I Dare Be Different?
Matthew 5:10; 10:1-42
Sermon
Wallace H. Kirby
William Inge was one of England’s most outstanding preachers. At the beginning of this century, because of his insight and forthrightness, he was either greatly admired or bitterly disliked. After the First World War he was speaking at a public gathering, and in his speech, he urged that realism instead of revenge be his country’s guide in its treatment of a defeated Germany. Three days later, Dr. Inge received a letter which rebuked him for what he had said, and then added: "I have been praying for your ...
Sermon
Robert G. Tuttle
"(Abraham) staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith ... and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness" (Romans 4:20, 22). Faith was the only thing that made Abraham different from the other inhabitants of Ur of the Chaldees. They continued in their blindness and unreality. Abraham left home because he was sure there was a real God somewhere, not one of wood and stone. Believing, Abraham left all, determined to find this God who was real. You and I, also, stand ...
391. Are You Under Arrest?
Heb 5:11-13; 10:39
Sermon
Robert Noblett
It was a Saturday morning and I recall it all well. I was at my grandmother’s house when a call came from my mother that there was a policeman who wanted to see me at home. I could hardly believe what she was relating! I couldn’t imagine why a policeman would want to see me. Home I went and there sitting in a chair in the living room was a great big hulk of a sargeant! I still remember his opening greeting - "Hello, Bob!" It seemed that a woman two doors down the street had sent a letter to the Rochester ...
Sermon
R. Blaine Detrick
In the beginning, God created his world and his people. Mankind fell into sin in the Garden of Eden. God worked out a plan of salvation. To institute that plan, he selected a man and determined that through that one man, he would build a nation - a nation to accomplish his redemptive purpose. That man was Abraham. Through the lives of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, God was building a chosen people. During Joseph’s lifetime, God preserved his people in a desperate time of famine by taking them down into the ...
Sermon
Thomas D. Peterson
We know that if an arm is tied down to the body for a long period of time, when the binding is removed, the arm is unusable. The muscles have begun to waste away until the arm is in a state of atrophy. A recent event in our community attracted wide news coverage. Someone had tied a young dog to a tree by a ten-inch leash. The act outraged people. With ten inches for movin’ around, the dog was doomed to death in a short period. To stay alive, the body with all its parts needs movin’ around room. Yet, there ...
Drama
Marge Passamaneck
CHARACTERS NARRATOR TONY - elementary-school-age youngster DAVID - elementary-school-age youngster SUSAN - elementary-school-age youngster MR. STEIN - David’s father MRS. STEIN - David’s mother MR. JACKSON - Tony and Susan’s father MRS. JACKSON - Tony and Susan’s mother PLAYING TIME 30 minutes NOTE: Historically, the menorah was a candlestick having seven branches and was used in the ancient temple at Jerusalem. As used during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, the menorah is a candlestick with eight ...
Sermon
Maurice A. Fetty
Teachers and teaching have existed as long as humankind. Early man taught his children how to survive -- how to hunt, how to plant and harvest, how to provide shelter and protection, how to fight, how to raise his family in the tribal ways. Learning and teaching took a great stride forward in classical Greece 450 years before Christ with the arrival of Socrates and his brilliant student, Plato. The radiant light of learning was passed on from Plato to Aristotle, and the world ever since has been their ...
Sermon
Richard L. Eslinger
The angel was quite clear to Mary. There was no mistaking the meaning of Gabriel’s words. Mary had found favor with God and would conceive a child. She was to have a son and call his name Jesus. But this thing which would come to pass became incredibly significant when the angel announced that this child would be given the throne of David. "He will be called the Son of the Most High," and would reign over Israel forever. This son of hers would inherit David’s throne. And what is interesting is that Gabriel ...
Sermon
Richard Patt
"Why is it that your disciples do not follow the teaching handed down by our ancestors, but instead eat with ritually unclean hands?" (v. 5, TEV) There’s a grand old hymn I haven’t seen in many hymn hooks, but we used to sing it in my boyhood church. The opening words are these: My church, my church, my dear old church, my fathers’ and my own. On prophets and apostles built, and Christ the cornerstone. All else beside by storm or tide may yet be overthrown, But not my church, my dear old church, my fathers ...
Sermon
King Duncan
Advent was one week away, so Michelle Hardie and her husband thought they'd see what their children remembered from their family devotions the year before. "Who can tell me what the four candles in the Advent wreath represent?" Michelle asked. Luke jumped in with seven-year-old wisdom and exuberance. "There's love, joy, peace, and . . . and . . ." "I know!" six-year-old Elise interrupted to finish her brother's sentence: "Peace and quiet!" (1) I don't know about you, but peace and quiet would get my vote. ...
399. A New Vantage Point
Colossians 3:1-17
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Wayne Brouwer
Whenever people visit a beautiful, impressive church building, invariably there are two things they want to do: they want to go up to the pulpit and see how things look from this perspective; and then they want to go up in the balcony, if there is one, and look down on everything. And isn't that typical? There's something inside of us that needs to climb to the top and get the view from above. When we were children, we'd climb trees and build secret houses for ourselves up in the branches and spy down on ...
400. Special Delivery
Matthew 1:18-25
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
I read recently of a congregation where they did the usual Christmas pageant. The children from Sunday School played the parts. And they were all dressing for their roles: Mary and Joseph in bathrobes . . . the Shepherds carrying canes from their grandpas and Angels under tinsel halos and white sheets . . . One mother was trying to get an angel costume onto her squirming son, and his sister stood by to watch. "Boy!" she said. "Talk about miscasting!" What are angels like? Have you ever seen one? Angels ...
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