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
Leonard Sweet
... disciples. The disciples have an excuse: they are awed by the cloud, the presences, the voice from above. We have no excuse for being uncomprehending about the mission of Jesus and his message about true discipleship. The cross of Christ tells us that we're broken and in ... need of healing. The cross of Christ tells us that there is one who loves us and was broken for us that we may be healed. There was no room at the inn for Jesus, but there is room at the cross for you. Is there room in your heart for ...
427. On Being a Hot-Fudge-Sunday Church
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... the universe. Jesus is the unity of opposites, "omnipotence in bonds," as someone has said: He laughs, he weeps; he is tender, he is aggressive; he has a free spirit, yet is obedient to God; one minute he walks on water, the next minute he washes his disciples' feet; be as "wise as serpents," he says, "but as innocent as doves;" one minute he is executed on a cross, the next minute he rises from the dead. As the Logos, the Lion and the Lamb, the one who has come and is coming, Christ brings both music and ...
428. Everybody Wants to Be Somebody
Mark 10:35-45
Illustration
Kenneth L. Carder
... Adam and Eve was "when you eat of [the tree of good and evil], your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (Gen. 3:5). Theologian Henri Nouwen says that ever since then, we have been tempted to replace love with power. "The long painful history of the church is the history of people ever and again tempted to choose power over love, control over the cross, being a leader over being led." This is a theme running through the Bible, through human history and through our own psyche ...
429. How Will the Church Be Lighted?
Luke 14:25-35
Illustration
James W. Moore
... grand opening, the people gathered and marveled at the beauty of the new church. Everything had been thought of and included. It was a masterpiece. But then someone said, "Wait a minute! Where are the lamps? It is really quite dark in here. How will the church be lighted?" The nobleman pointed to some brackets in the walls, and then he gave each family a lamp, which they were to bring with them each time they came to worship. "Each time you are here'" the nobleman said, "the place where you are seated will ...
430. The One That Will Be Sacrificed
John 1:29-42
Illustration
William B. Kincaid, III
... to Cartwright, Dr. King was only aware that the arc of justice is long and that significant changes only happen over an extended period of time. In other words, King knew that his words might articulate the dream, but the reality of the dream might not be experienced until generations later. We have debated the same issue with Jesus. Did Jesus know he was going to die? Did God send Jesus to earth to die? Or, as events evolved and pressure mounted, did it then become evident to Jesus that his faithfulness to ...
Sermon
Ken Lentz
... look so at peace with the world." Inez couldn't believe that she gave such a "peaceful" impression. Without thinking, all she could say was, "It's because of Jesus." "Are you serious?" asked the other woman. "Yes," replied Inez, "I cannot lie. What you see has to be the Lord. He's all I have." The other woman softly said, "I want to hear about your Jesus." Inez said, "Come to my room and I will tell you what it is I know." In the footsteps of Peter, Paul, and Mother Teresa, Inez was an apostle, faithfully ...
432. How To Be Miserable
Illustration
Brett Blair
... miserable: Think about yourself. Talk about yourself. Use "I" as often as possible. Mirror yourself continually in the opinion of others. Listen greedily to what people say about you. Expect to be appreciated. Be suspicious. Be jealous and envious. Be sensitive to slights. Never forgive a criticism. Trust nobody but yourself. Insist on consideration and respect. Demand agreement with your own views on everything. Sulk if people are not grateful to you for favors shown them. Never forget a service you have ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... tribes. Timewise, this section also marks a break from the previous section, as this land distribution apparently takes place some years later, when Joshua is already well advanced in age (13:1). In fact, it may well be the combination of Joshua’s age and the reality of there being large areas of land yet to be possessed that prompts the Lord’s command for Joshua to distribute the land to the tribes (13:1–7). This seems to signal the beginning of a new strategy: instead of a central figure leading the ...
434. Be Joyful & Reverent
Ecclesiastes 11:7--12:8
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... will ultimately judge the individual on the basis of these activities, this advice is better understood as “Let your conscience be your guide and be content with what you have!” This fits better with 11:10, which encourages the young person to avoid those ... water jar and well wheel. Unlike the language of verse 3–5, verse 6 probably is not intended to be taken allegorically (i.e., anatomically). Rather, it simply emphasizes the finality, irreversibility, and destructiveness of death: the light goes ...
Understanding Series
Craig C. Broyles
... those who trust in the LORD” and “his people.” The rest of the psalm uses moral categories primarily: the righteous (as opposed to the wicked), those who are good and upright in heart. This final qualification of the heart shows that we should be looking for more than mere good deeds. Thus, the petition, “do good, O LORD, to those who are good,” while explicitly addressed to Yahweh, also contains a warning to the congregation who overhears. God may limit his “doing good” to that particular ...
436. To Be Set Free
Luke 13:10-17
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... us, and travel our journey alongside of us. Perhaps our failures have brought us down like rocks tied around our ankles, and we’ve flailing in the waters of life. Perhaps we feel we’re constantly swimming upstream. Whatever our situation, it doesn’t have to be that way. In our scripture for today, Jesus encounters as he’s teaching at a local synagogue on the sabbath a woman “with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years.” Dr. Luke tells us that she was bent over and unable to stand up ...
437. A Man Who Would Be God
Luke 4:14-30, Luke 9:28-36, Luke 3:21-38
Illustration
Richard A. Jensen
... return to the States because of the Second World War, however, Tom Stone came with them. And he had never been back; never seen the land of his birth -- until his journey in the 1990s. As the plane landed in Beijing his heart began to pound. What would it be like? Would he remember anything? What would he discover about himself in this land of his birth? Tom Stone took in China like a breath of fresh air. He loved so very much of what it was. The Great Wall. China's bustling cities. The gentle people. The ...
438. Being Ready
Matthew 24:36-44
Children's Sermon
Teresa L. Major
... shorts or my shirt. I couldn't find my shoes, my keys, or my pocketbook and there was no time to spare. Finally, I found something to put on and hurried down to safety. Because I wasn't ready, something bad could have happened. It's important to be prepared. What happens at school when you are not ready for a test? (Children respond.) How about when you're playing baseball and someone pitches the ball before you're ready? (Children respond.) Suppose you were to go to a party and your mom gave you chores to ...
Children's Sermon
... it keeps them calm and peaceful. Some babies suck their thumbs instead of a pacifier. I remember one time a little baby was going to be baptized. He had a pacifier like this in his mouth. He was not a fussy baby as long as he had his pacifier in his ... and Jesus' friends were very scared. They woke Jesus up to tell him about the storm and Jesus said to the storm, "Peace! Be still!" The storm stopped and Jesus' friends weren't frightened anymore. We need to remember that story when we are frightened by things ...
Children's Sermon
Kenneth Mortonson
... help someone, if you are willing to do so. Keep your eyes open wherever you are and if you see a person in need of help, and you think you can help them, check it out and see what you can do. Even children can be good Samaritans. It is part of what it means to be a Christian. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When your child needs a boost in self-confidence. When you are trying to help your child understand when and when not to talk to strangers. You might turn the exercise around and ask ...
Children's Sermon
... ? No. You couldn't. It wouldn't make any difference if the vine was really strong. If all the branches said, "We don't want to be branches. We don't want to take any life from the vine. We don't want to grow grapes," you would never get a nice plump ... are for. If Jesus says, "I want you to tell the truth and do what is good and right, even when everybody else seems to be telling lies and doing what is wrong," that's like the vine telling the branches, "Bear some fruit." We can do that by remembering how Jesus ...
442. Be Alert Against Sin
Colossians 2:6-23
Bulletin Aid
Carl Hoefler
... saved by your grace. We want to remain in your salvation, but sin is always at our doorstep, trying to reclaim us. Forgive us for our careless attitude toward temptation which lures us back into the grip of sin. Defend us with the power of Christ, that we may be stronger against the evil forces of sin. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Hymns “Christian, Dost Thou See Them?” “Go to Dark Gethsemane” “I Want a Principle Within” “In the Hour of Trial” “Take the Name of Jesus with You"
443. Being Turned, We See
Illustration
Staff
... But he writes, "I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet talking ... and I turned to see the voice that spoke with me, and, being turned, I saw ..." What John saw gave him hope and courage and new heart; it gave him the assurance that at last all battles will be won by the Lord, that ultimately the victory is on the side of truth and right, of beauty and love. It would be a good thing, I suspect, if most of us - perhaps all of us - could hear the kind of voice John heard, a trumpet voice which calls ...
444. Tis Good To Be Here
Matthew 17:1-13
Illustration
... a dark, dangerous forest infested with gigantic, poisonous spiders and all manner of dark critters and creepy-crawly things. Just being in that kind of place was a frightening experience. And each member of the group, especially Bilbo Baggins, wanted to get ... up there. The canopy above him was the most beautiful blue sky and around him was an ocean of green tree tops. After being in the damp darkness below, he enjoyed the sunshine and was able to soak it into his weary, tired and aching bones. The fresh ...
445. GUTS TO BE CHICKEN
Illustration
John H. Krahn
... said, "If you are slapped on one cheek, turn the other." On the surface it seems as though our Lord expects us to be cowardly. Can you imagine how his words sounded to the disciples? They were rugged men of the sea, not panty-waists. Looking ... nailed Jesus’ body to the tree may well have been the same one who proclaimed, "Surely this man was God’s Son." We will never be able to turn the other cheek unless Christ gives us the power. To receive cheek-turning power we must first realize that our sins caused ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... and ministry in our world today. Soften our hearts that You might use us freely. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we have tended to forget You died for our transgressions, and instead we begin to feel we ourselves are somehow worthy to be in Your presence. Forgive us, Lord, and help us keep in mind the truth of our redemption that we might reach out openly, even to others who are different and not like us, with Your life-giving and redeeming Good News. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... really angry with them. He soon found out that it's very hard for people to finish something they start. They become grumblers! In today's gospel story we hear about people who want to follow Jesus, too. They want to go with him and be his disciples. But Jesus knew how hard it is to be good followers and to finish what you start. Jesus reminded them that he didn't even have a home to call his own. So he told them: ``You can follow me -- but remember, once you start, don't look back. You have to keep on ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... new baby, and everyone wanted to buy you all kinds of new things to use. That's just part of being born. You get all kinds of new stuff. Our Bible story today is about a new kind of being born. An old man named Nicodemus came to Jesus and asked about His teachings. Jesus told Nicodemus that people must be born again, born a second time, in order to be saved. Nicodemus didn't understand that at all. How can someone be born a second time? Well, you know how a baby gets all sorts of new things when it's first ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... always grumbling and complaining that they are not happy. "He got a bigger piece of candy than I did!" "I don't want to go to the library, I want to go to the zoo!" "I don't want to clean up my room!" Some people choose to complain and be unhappy. But you can also choose to be happy. You can choose to say, "Thank you, God," for all the good things in your life. You can choose to ...
450. Called to Be Saints
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
... ) Right Side: Other times we know that with your help we have done a good job. All: It is our hope and desire that you be glorified in our actions. Left Side: We mean to glorify you in our worship. Right Side: We strive to glorify you through our prayers. All ... among us, God of power and might. Collect Heaven and earth are full of your glory, Lord. Today with your help your glory will be seen in our congregation as well. Strengthen us so that we are not lacking in any spiritual gift. Renew us in our worship. ...
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