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
Showing 401 to 425 of 1106 results
Sermon
Louis H. Valbracht
... and wrong, Wave the silly words away; This is wisdom - to be strong; This is virtue - to be gay." Well, despite those brave words, the eternal distinction between darkness and light is forever maintained. In the 19th Century, Charles Kingsley could write, with the universal approval of society: "Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever." But our moral cynics have switched it around: "Be clever, sweet maid, and let who will be good." But, even as the jest is still on their lips, they know, deep in ...
402. Chapter III
Exodus 20:1-21
Sermon
Frank H. Seilhamer
... Moses turned to God to get from him his personal name (Exodus 4:13f.). What he was asking for, you see, was to have God take him into his confidence. To be given God’s name was tantamount to divine acceptance and to bear God’s stamp of approval. By giving his name, God, extended his hand to Moses and took him into fellowship with himself. They would be partners from that day forward. They would be "friends." They would respect each other. Each would value the other so much that he would not treat him as ...
403. FOWLER
Prov. 6:5; Jer. 5:26
Illustration
Stephen Stewart
... Temple. The fowler used various methods to make his captures. Some of them used light traps made with noose cords which entangled the birds’ feet. Others used nets. Still others used bows or throw sticks. Now these methods we can understand and approve. After all, there is something sportsmanlike about such procedures. But unscrupulous fowlers also had other methods that they used, which were not so nice. Among the milder of these was the practice of caging captured birds and then concealing them so that ...
404. HARNESS MAKER
Jeremiah 46:4
Illustration
Stephen Stewart
... disagreeable of his jobs, he had to clean and dress the harnesses. However, in spite of its advantages, it was a manly and honorable profession, and, in New Testament times, we find that Rome had a street of the harness makers. And that always seems to put a seal of approval on any occupation.
405. SINGER
2 Chron. 29:28; Neh. 13:10
Illustration
Stephen Stewart
... , it is also partly due to the state of extreme tension and unrest that prevails in our time. A local radio station in my listening area has recently given over three hours every weekday morning to gospel songs. And there has been a heartfelt chorus of approval for this move. We have virtually made folk heroes of many of our singers today, and, regardless of the irregularities in the personal lives of many of them, a great many young people try to emulate them. Woodstock has moved into our language as a new ...
406. TAX COLLECTOR
Matt. 18:17; Luke 5:27
Illustration
Stephen Stewart
... of taxation is an ancient one. The comment, "There is nothing more sure than death and taxes" has won sympathetic agreement down through the ages. Now, certainly, any thinking person will agree that taxes are a necessity of governmental life, but we seldom approve of the methods for collecting such taxes. We are always sure that there just has to be a better way! And this has been the attitude throughout recorded history. Away back at the time of the division of the kingdom, Adoniram, a tax collector ...
Sermon
... . If a child lives with encouragement, HE learns confidence. If a child lives with praise, HE learns to appreciate. If a child lives with fairness, HE learns justice. If a child lives with security, HE learns to have faith. If a child lives with approval, HE learns to like himself. If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, HE learns to find love in the world. Good parents teach their children about Christ. Good parents shape the character of their children. Good parents share in the crises of their ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... up, brow-beaten, scorned, and in danger of execution by stoning. "You know what the law says," they bellowed at Jesus. "But what do you say?" Jesus was in a bind. The law of Moses clearly said that this woman should be stoned to death. But if he approved the execution, he would run afoul of the Romans who ran the country. They claimed the sole right to exercise the death penalty. On the other hand, if Jesus sided with the hated Romans, he would alienate the Jews. Jesus knelt and wrote on the sand. Some say ...
409. A Thanksgiving Question
1 Corinthians 4:1-21
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... really worried about that liberal critic. Billy Graham knows that God's evaluation is the only one that really matters. Even if Time Magazine makes you the Man or Woman of the Year, it won't be worth the paper it's printed on if God does not approve. On the other hand, even if the whole world is calling you the Loser of the Year, it won't matter if God declares, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." FINALLY, PAUL URGED, REMEMBER YOUR SOURCE. Paul brought this message home to the Corinthians by asking ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... . Throughout the long day Jesus had been preaching to the vast multitude. They listened to him with amazement and awe. But Jesus warned them that that was not enough. It is never enough simply to listen to the words of Jesus, even though we may listen with reverent approval. If His words are to have any genuine effect in our lives we must not only hear them but also act upon them. We must incorporate them in the events of our day-to-day living. To drive the point home Jesus told the compelling story of two ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... we fail?" Jesus replied, in the words of the Living Bible translation, "Cases like this require prayer." The great truth I find here is that whereas we can do the easy tasks of the church on our own, the really tough tasks require prayer. Prayer is the God-approved way to ignite the church with Holy Spirit power. What confidence God has in us that he allows us the privilege of prayer! God has made us His essential allies in the redemption of the world. There are some things God wants to do in His world that ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... to the church rather than the customary 10 percent tithe which the Bible commends. She replied that "if God was good enough to let me win $6500, He ought to get half of it." This lady reminds me of the dishonest steward of long ago. We aren't supposed to approve of the way they got their money; but we have to admire the shrewd and farsighted way in which they planned for the future. Even a crook can teach us something.
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... . If you don't tolerate racist jokes, some folks will call you stuffy. But what small sacrifices these are compared to what some followers of Jesus are suffering! Today in China you could be imprisoned for attending a worship service other than ones approved by the government. Since the crucifixion of Christ, it is estimated that more than 40 million believers have died for the faith, more in this century than in all previous centuries combined. Jesus is looking for sold-out followers, never-look-back men ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... them in the truth." Then note St. Paul's classic admonition as recorded in Romans 12:02, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." Here is the crux of what the Bible is telling us: We Christians ought to stand out in this pagan culture, not as supercilious, condescending prudes, but as unapologetic representatives of Jesus Christ. Therefore ...
415. What Is Heaven Like?
Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:31-35
Sermon
Brett Blair
... literal or figurative? The answer is both isn’t it? I take the parables to be authoritative just as I do the historical portions. So when Jesus says “the Kingdom of Heaven is LIKE” you know this is a figure of speech. Jesus is not giving his approval or disapproval to this man’s behavior; he is simply using a common action in society to teach us about the uncommon Kingdom of Heaven. And this heaven Jesus is talking about is not like a rascal who deceives a landowner out of his money. Rather, Jesus ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... he had said something to him that went like this: “Look, your brother has come back and frankly I don’t know what to make of it. He looks like death warmed over and maybe there is a chance that he has finally comes to his senses. So, with your approval, I am going to take him back as a hired servant and give him a chance to prove himself. Now, we are not going to make a big deal out of this. We are going to play this low key and see just how much he has matured. As far ...
417. Sturdy Dreamers
Mark 10:35-45
Illustration
Larry Powell
... curious to know what all the commotion was about in the kitchen. It was explained that the kitchen was being enlarged. The board member was irate. "Who authorized that?" he demanded. He was informed that the Adminsitrative Board had met and unanimously approved the project. "Why didn’t I know anything about the meeting?" he snapped hatefully. That was a good question, considering he had been in church each Sunday the announcement was made and the newsletter had carried the same information into his home ...
418. Song of a King
Psalm 101:1-8
Sermon
Gordon Pratt Baker
... Indeed, he will begin the pursuit with the concerns of his court, knowing only too well that people are what they allow in private. The monarch will engage in no clandestine activities, therefore. Nor will he take part in any proceedings of which the Eternal cannot approve. Moreover, he will see to it that none of his retinue do either. For he will keep as constant a vigilance over them as he does over himself and will peremptorily dismiss any whom he finds wrapping themselves in cloaks of guilt - a far cry ...
Sermon
Robert Allen
... under the weight of the Cross. The crowds gathered to watch the side show which took place just outside the city gates. The religious people were there! The greedy Sadducees and the proud Pharisees were standing there with their arms folded approvingly as the nails were driven through Jesus’ flesh. The friends of Jesus were there! There was Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Mary and Martha, and his disciples - Peter, James, John, Andrew, Thomas, Matthew, Phillip, Bartholomew, and all the rest watching ...
Sermon
Frederick C. Edwards
... were unfit for God’s community. For Jesus to sit at table with such people, in the Pharisees’ view, was to defile himself. The human tendency is to divide people from one another. Though not stated in the terms my high school English teacher would approve, we divide people into categories of them and us. Like the Pharisees of Jesus’ time, who divided people between the righteous and the sinners, clean and unclean, Jew and Gentile, we do the same thing. One of the sad commentaries on our own day is ...
Sermon
Carl E. Zahrte
... set out to cause trouble among Christians, as I did. But if you engage in gossip about other believers, then you are tearing down the church, not building it up. You may not consent to the murder of witnesses for Jesus as I did, when I sat there, approving of the action when men stoned Stephen to death. But when you just stand by, not using your time or God-given gifts to serve God and help carry on the work of his church, are you the faithful participant that you ought to be? Please understand. I ...
Sermon
Durwood L. Buchheim
... Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as he had promised. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him." (Genesis 21:1-2) It seems that God not only approved of their laughter, but probably joined in, for God gave instructions that this miracle baby was to be named Isaac which means "laughter." It is strange that the mother is not mentioned as preparations were made for the sacrifice of her long-awaited son. The Genesis story is ...
Sermon
Durwood L. Buchheim
... pressure to mute the trumpet. In addition, many preachers are in an ambiguous situation. We receive our salaries from the very ones whose idols we challenge. Hence the subtle temptation to shape the content of our sermons in ways that court approval. Yes, even to become your pastoral puppy - always smiling, always affirming, and never dealing with anything divisive, controversial, or serious. There are no simple or easy answers to these subtle pressures to change the preacher into your kind of preacher. I ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... . First, there is the issue of abortion. The United Methodist Church recognizes that there are, regrettably, some instances in which abortion is justified. Specifically the discipline reads: Our belief in the sanctity of unborn human life makes us reluctant to approve abortion. But we are equally bound to respect the sacredness of the life and the well being of the mother, for whom devastating damage may result from an unacceptable pregnancy. Although specifics are not given, I think certainly that incest ...
Drama
Curt M. Joseph
... that might reflect badly on you. The Romans might try to remove you, as they did your father-in-law, before you. Obed: (sarcastically). Yes, we would hate to see a man of your caliber removed from office. Caiaphas: (shaking his head in approval) You speak prudently. I will follow your suggestons. On your way out, please inform Boaz that I would like to see him. Shalom! Aaron: Thank you for your time. Shalom. Obed: (sarcastically) Yes, thank you ever so much. Shalom. (They leave.) Caiaphas: Well, Nicodemus ...
Showing results