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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Children's Sermon
... carefully to what I am saying and do exactly what I say. Do not talk. Do not ask questions. Just do what I am telling you to do. I want you to leave your books on your desk. Lay down your pencils. Now crawl underneath your desks and sit down. Tuck your knees up against your chin and make sure your head is completely underneath the desk." Why do you suppose the teacher told everybody to do that? (Let them try some answers. If you live in California, everybody will already know.) The teacher knew that an ...
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John M. Braaten
... . It does no good to say, "I've done my share, I've borne my burdens ... now is time to rest." As long as you have life, you have an active role to fulfill in God's eternal plan. You must not pull the draperies around your soul and passively sit down with it. Jesus calls us to love our neighbors, those in need, and tells us that we have been commissioned to carry out a mission of mercy in his name. You see, God's farewell gift was definitely not intended to promote the life of relaxation, or ease, or of ...
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John M. Braaten
... unity is dependent upon our ability to develop a theological recipe which all Christians everywhere could find tasty enough so that we all can feast together as one, a gigantic universal church. In other words our unity need not be the result of sitting down at the negotiating table and trying to map out a theological menu for the church that would appeal to all concerned. Bishop William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, once said, "We meet in committees and construct our schemes of union; in face of the ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... and no one had anything to eat. The disciples wanted to send the people away, but Jesus told them that they should invite them to stay and be fed. That seemed impossible, but they knew that Jesus could do some amazing things, so they invited the people to sit down and wait for something to happen. Jesus sent the disciples out to find whatever little bit of food they could and bring it back to him. They found one little boy whose mother had packed him a lunch of bread and fish. When the disciples came back ...
380. The Banquet
John 6:25-59
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Robert Salzgeber
... he was about to turn and go, he heard footsteps and an intermittent crutch on the foyer floor. Waiting for the door to be opened, Mark stood, rigid. "Come on in! I am so glad you could come, pastor. I know how busy you are. Please sit down in that chair over there. That one is much more comfortable," Elizabeth was simply delighted. While they casually chatted, Mark recalled all of the old stuff he had seen in the comfortable parlor of previous visits. The old side board, he noticed the stately china cabinet ...
Children's Sermon
Brett Blair
... come right back. If they pause and look at you a bit dumb-founded, urge them on. Go on! As they return and before they get settled again: Now wait, before you sit down I've got one more question for you, "Do you really really love your mom and dad?" (response) Then, I want you to go hug your mom and dad and come right back. Application: You may sit down this time. I wanted to make sure that you really did love your mom and dad. It's not enough just to hug them once. Loving takes a lot of work. Was ...
Children's Sermon
Tim Carpenter
... and purposes. Props: None. Lesson: [When the children arrive down front, ask them to go back toward their seats until they hear your instructions. When about half of them have arrived at their seats, say,] Come back, come back, hurry! Now you can sit down. Ask one of the children, Where were you standing when I called you? (response) Now ask another,] Where were you when you heard the call? (response) Ask a couple of other children the same two questions. Application: All of you were in different places ...
383. Be of One Mind
2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Children's Sermon
Tim Carpenter
... it again. This time, would it help if I gave you directions as where to go? (response) Okay. This time I want you all to hold hands and take three steps towards me. Once you take three steps towards me, then everyone sit down. One, two , three, go! Let the children take their steps and sit down. It doesn't matter if the children take exactly three steps or not, as long as they move from one place to another as a group. Application: Good job! You moved as a group from one place to another! How come you did ...
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... 're here to join heart and hands as one Body of Christ, seriously intent on giving up everything for the sake of the kingdom. We don't come to church to put in an appearance. We come to joyfully and wholeheartedly spend time with each other, to sit down with one another as family members together, earnestly seeking to counsel and encourage ourselves in our blood-bought faith. So now we practice all that. We act out this godly concern for one another in this surprising Feast of the Lord's Body and Blood. Let ...
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... of God, and like the Israelites, become blind to past mercies, and begin to grumble and gripe and complain about the situation. These petulant, peevish people lash out at God and Moses, "We wish the Lord had killed us in Egypt. There at least we could sit down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to death." How like spoiled children they were. Forgetting God's mercies always leads us to the next step of pouting and complaining ...
Drama
... stand there. 4: Stand still! 2: Wait your turn. 3: Be aggressive! 4: Speak up. 2: Not unless you’re spoken to. 3: Take a number. 4: Sit down. 2: Keep off. 3: One way. 4: No loitering. 2: There’s a time and a place ... 3: Not now! 4: Be patient. 1: [Through all of ... They look after 1 for a second, then 3 and 4 move back to their seats; 2 lingers. 3 and 4 get to their seats, turn to sit down, see 2 lingering and glare. 2 turns, sees 3 and 4 and looks surprised. 3 and 4 now begin to close in on 2] 3: Don’t ...
Drama
... right place. 1: Well, they were. And so is this. 2: Here we go again. Aren’t we ever going to get to the end? 1: Yes. We’re here. 2: I’ve heard that before. 1: We’ve made it to the end. 2: [Sits down] 1: Now we can relax - rest - take it easy. 2: So, sit down, relax, rest! 1: [Remains standing] It’s been a long way. 2: It sure has. 1: I wasn’t sure we were going to make it. 2: I’m still not sure. 1: Finally. 2: I hope! 1: [After a pause, starts to move ...
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... can filter out the bad memories and focus on those which better serve us without too much difficulty. Perhaps most of all, mealtimes are special times because they are the times when people gather who have things in common. None of us will ordinarily sit down to eat with those we don’t know and care about. Certainly we find ourselves in anonymous places such as public dining rooms and cafeterias, with people we have never seen and may never see again. But those really amount to separate eating experiences ...
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Harold Warlick
... country. Regardless of the wealth, strength, and technological achievements we attain, those words remain the backbone of greatness. If we do not undergird our economic and political efforts with the Christian gospel, our country will be like the horde of gorillas sitting down before complex computers. We will drown in our own garbage! Too often we think the gospel is supposed to comfort the distressed. Yet, in essence, it is meant to distress the comfortable. Mark Twain said it best when he uttered that ...
390. Chapter X
Exodus 20:1-21
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Frank H. Seilhamer
... wealth to sit on and be secure and happy. He knew that he could pull that off if only he hit it right. The right year came. A bumper crop came in. The harvest was overflowing. He filled his barns to their roofs, slammed shut the doors, and prepared to sit down, all safe and secure. At last he had it made, only to get a message that night from God himself, "Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things that you have prepared, whose will they be" (Luke 12:20). All the things that he had given ...
Drama
Marge Passamaneck
... . NARRATOR: They sang the song again, this time louder, and clapped to the music. Soon they had joined hands and all five of them danced in a circle. DAVID: Whew! That was fun. But isn’t it time for dinner? MRS. STEIN: Of course. Let’s sit down. NARRATOR: The meal was delicious, and everyone ate so many latkes that no one had room for dessert. MR. STEIN: Let’s go into the family room. There might be some surprises there. NARRATOR: David and his friends ran to the other room to find gifts beautifully ...
392. The Forgotten Virtue
Philippians 2:1-11
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Louis H. Valbracht
... ’t see where you’re going. You have to turn out that light of pride before you can see any direction. Saint Francis of Assisi had a simple formula for keeping himself humble. When people began to praise his virtue, he used to have a fellow monk sit down with him in his cell and tell him, candidly, everything that was wrong with him. We might observe that if Saint Francis had been married, his wife would have taken care of that task gladly. But, seriously, a good home of kindly, critical people is one of ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... hole in the roof. Oh, it gets worse. THOMAS: Oh, no, Mother. It gets better. MOTHER: How will we ever fix our neighbor's roof? HARETH: (ENTERS) I'll build him a new roof. My son here and I. MOTHER: Hareth! You're walking. You're up and walking. Here, sit down. How? How? THOMAS: Jesus healed him. I've been trying to tell you, Mother. MOTHER: Jesus did this? HARETH: Yes, he did. And I don't need to sit. I'm as strong as I ever was. MOTHER: But how? THOMAS: Jesus told Father that his sins were forgiven. HARETH ...
394. It Felt Good
Matthew 21:12-17
Children's Sermon
Shirley Jennings
... sister began to cry and also punch and kick. Mom and Dad didn’t like the hitting and kicking. All the children were very unhappy. Mom and Dad wanted to talk to them about how they were feeling, so they asked the children to sit down in a circle on the floor. The older boy wouldn’t sit down with the rest of them. He stomped off to his bedroom and slammed the door, so mom and dad just talked to the other three children. What do you think Mom and Dad said? They told the children not to fight. They told the ...
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Daniel G. Mueller
... personally and completely God knew him. He confessed, "O Lord, you have examined me and you know me. You know everything I do; from far away you understand all my thoughts. You see me, whether I am working or resting, when I rise up and when I sit down. You know all my actions. Even before I speak you already know what I will say ... Your knowledge of me is overwhelming; it is too deep for me to understand." God knows all things. Today’s Gospel lesson informs us that Jesus knows all things also. He knew ...
Drama
Dave Marsh
... see 55 Hartwood Building. 3rd floor. (looks around) Yep, I guess this is it. Funny that I’ve never heard of this type of test before. Dave: (Sits down). I mean, I’ve heard of the S.A.T. and the A.C.T but not the G.O.D. Doesn’t matter I guess, ... there’s only 2 choices on question 5. Teacher: Wah wah wah wah, wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah. Dave: Oh, okay. I see. (sits down). I’ll just chose the easy answer again, I guess. (He stares at the test, confused and unsure. He continues to look at it again ...
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James W. Moore
... chair. Many years ago I found it quite difficult to pray, so one day I shared this problem with my pastor. He told me not to worry about kneeling or about placing myself in some pious position or about speaking in high-sounding words. Instead, he said, ‘Just sit down, put a chair in front of you, and imagine God sitting there in that chair… and then just talk to Him as you would talk to a friend.’" The older man said, "I’ve been doing that ever since." Some days later, the daughter of the older man ...
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King Duncan
... an extreme fear of heights, and the jumper was perched on the railing of a bridge that is 443 feet above the floor of a deep gorge. Some of you can appreciate her situation. The officer forced herself, however, to walk calmly toward the woman and sit down beside her. There, high above that gorge, they talked for two hours while the officer struggled with her own panic. Finally, the jumper agreed to come away from the railing and get help. At this Christmas time we need to remind ourselves that love is not ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... be one up on our best friends. That is true today. It was true 2,000 years ago. Jesus knew that, and he saw an opportunity to use that very natural craving to teach some very useful lessons. "When you are invited to a wedding feast," he said, "do not sit down in a place of honor. A more prominent person than you might come in and the host will have to ask you to move to a lower place. This would be most embarrassing. Rather choose a seat of less prominence and let the host request that you move to a ...
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King Duncan
... he does it in a way that benefits his boss' clients. He calls in his boss' debtors and asks each one: "How much do you owe my boss?" One of them said, "Eight hundred gallons of olive oil." The manager told him, "Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred." Another one owed a thousand bushels of wheat. "Make it eight hundred," said the scoundrel. And here is the shocking ending to the story: Jesus commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. Oh, my. The villain has emerged ...
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