Synonyms: replica, copy, representation, mock-up, dummy, imitation, double, duplicate, lookalike, reproduction, prototype, stereotype, archetype, type, version, style, ideal, paragon, perfect example, specimen, perfect specimen, fashion model, supermodel, mannequin, sitter, poser, subject, artist's model, photographic model, design, mark, configuration, variety, kind, sort, original, original design, exclusive, toy, miniature, facsimile, prototypical, prototypal, archetypal, illustrative, perfect, exemplary, classic, flawless, faultless, consummate, impeccable
Antonyms: deficient, imperfect
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Drama
Dave Marsh
... new contemporary churches. Okay, what do you call it? A worship center? A community cathedral? A multipurpose celebration tent? What? Claire: No, it has nothing to do with what I call it. Johnny: And what architectural style will it be? Victorian, post Modern, Art Deco, what? Claire: It’s not any style! And it’s not a church! Would you listen to me please?!!! Johnny: (starts recorder) Woman is extremely agitated by simple questions…(talks to her) Yes? Claire: Look, I’m not building a church. I’m ...
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... every culture has used to great advantage. That reminds us that these early chapters of the book of Genesis are not to be understood as history. Rather, they answer, in story form (and even in nursery rhyme fashion), the deep questions that all people have. In a style that might be used by an ancient Hebrew grandfather to answer a little boy's or girl's question about where people and animals and birds and trees come from, we hear about the Garden of Eden. To answer where all the evil in the world comes ...
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... this time Naaman's own servants: "If the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed'?" They urge him not to reject help because the helper's style appears simple. The prophet had asked for obedience and humility, not some mighty act of valor or a hocus-pocus performance. The truth of his servants' words slaps Naaman back to reality. He stops being the military commander, the friend of kings, the wealthy courtier, and ...
429. The "E" Word
John 1:35-42
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... great deal more about sexual sin than I did. Obviously, he had been spoon-fed those verses by his father, an unemployed machinist and self-styled street preacher himself. In a way, I applaud Mr. Strode for being so sincere in his faith and bringing his children up the same way. ... because of their theology? No. Is it because of the position they take on social issues? No. Is it because of their style of worship? No. It is because Baptists have been taught to invite people to church...and they do it! They are ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... severe letter and word reversal problems. This unfortunate malady had followed him into adulthood. He had accommodated his learning style, however, gone on with his life, and achieved a measure of success despite his difficulties. But he still suffered ... as defective," he exclaimed. "I've thought of myself as a dyslexic. I never thought I was a person who simply learned in a dyslexic style. I thought I WAS dyslexic." (3) Here was a man who was being held back - not by his problem but how he felt about the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... presidential candidate, Richard M. Nixon. Here is how it went: MIKE WALLACE: "There ™s been so much talk in recent years of style and charisma. No one suggests that either you or your opponent, Hubert Humphrey, has a good deal of it. Have you given no thought ... to this aspect of campaigning and of leading?" NIXON: "Well, when style and charisma connote the idea of contriving, of public relations, I don ™t buy it at all. As I look back on the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... look at the card ” there was something about it that was meaningful. You see, Kinsey describes his father as a very simple man. If you drew a line through the pilgrimage of life, his father would not vary from that line one bit. He believes in simplicity. His style is uncomplicated. As Kinsey continued to look at the card, he noticed that one boat was a sailboat, the other a rowboat. He wondered. If his father had to make the choice of which boat he would prefer to cross that body of water, which would he ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... the worst section of town and brought back the dirtiest and most helpless drunk they could find. They presented him on the stage. Everyone saw how dirty and unkempt his hair and beard were. Then they took him out and cleaned him up. They shaved him. They shampooed and styled his hair. They sprayed him with cologne. They washed him with a new kind of soap they were trying to sell. They bought him a new suit, a new shirt, new tie, and shoes. He looked great. He looked and felt like a new man. They brought him ...
434. The Riches Of God
Romans 11:33-36
Sermon
King Duncan
... been to send him down to the minor leagues to get some seasoning and then bring him back after he had proven himself. But McGraw was not willing to risk that. He knew that most managers would not be able to resist trying to change that old batting style - and he also knew that tinkering with it might upset the boy's natural swing and destroy a real talent. He kept the young man on the bench with the Giants, sending him into games here and there, in situations where his inexperience was unlikely to hurt the ...
435. A Date With Destiny
Hebrews 10:19-39
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
... moral holds that bind me! I'm a free person! I have a right to my happiness, and the bonds of fidelity may not cramp my style! Friendship is costly. Faithfulness in our relationships, to each other, and even to God, requires a lot of us, and we're not so ready to ... , or your sickness is too much for me to handle? Why should I stick with the church, when loving God cramps my style? Actually, when you think about it, it's a wonder that we make commitments at all! Maybe faithfulness in our relationships is ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... the evening," Gary recalled. "It also convinced me that Brit and I would never become friends." A few days later, Gary went to visit Brit to discuss the incident. Brit and his brother ran a trucking company. Gary confronted Brit with his concerns about his overly competitive style of play. "As we talked," Gary admits, "I saw much in him I liked." Brit remembered the play that bloodied Gary's mouth. It was no big deal to Brit since he accepted injury as a risk any player took when he stepped onto the court ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... The problem is it would be a silly name since it would be redundant. Grumbling and anonymity go hand in hand. Since grumblers have difficulty being honest about their disagreement or unhappiness, they tend to send messages of discontent by indirect means. A common style of grumblers is the unsigned note. One pastor says he is afraid to walk into his office on Monday mornings. He knows he will find an anonymous note. No signature, just an anonymous criticism of his church or of himself. Sometimes the content ...
438. Busybodies
Luke 13:10-17
Sermon
King Duncan
... Kilpatrick the difference between good writing and bad. Just for fun he fed it some of his own copy and the machine promptly told him he was a lousy writer. Then Kilpatrick tried Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The computer informed him that Abe's writing style was very weak because he was wordy and used too much of the passive voice. It also observed that Lincoln used too many adjectives, that most of his sentences contained multiple clauses and that he should try to write more simply. (2) Even computers are ...
Sermon
Frank Lyman
... your bed, Don't worry, be happy. The landlord say your rent is late, he may have to litigate Don't worry, be happy. Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style, ain't got no gal to make you smile, Don't worry, be happy. Now, I admire Mr. McFerrin's spirit, but if I'm homeless, about to be sued, have no cash, no style (well) and no one to love, I'd be wrong not to be concerned! These are crises worthy of worry! Then there's that immensely popular song from "The Lion King," based upon ...
440. He Touched Me
Mark 1:40-45
Sermon
King Duncan
[While King Duncan is enjoying a well deserved retirement we are going back to his earliest sermons and renewing them. The newly modernized sermon is shown first and below, for reference sake, is the old sermon. We will continue this updating throughout the year bringing fresh takes on King's best sermons.] Original Title: He Touched Me New Title: A Little of That Human Touch Liz O’Dwyer, a mother of two, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. She underwent chemotherapy and a double mastectomy, but the ...
441. Who Is Your Hero?
Matthew 17:1-13
Sermon
King Duncan
... . (2) Now there is a man you can look up to--a man so large that even bears turn and run from him. This tendency to worship celebrities is not entirely new. Marie Antoinette, the First Lady of Louis XVI, was the celebrity style-maker of the eighteenth century. If she styled her wig in a particular fashion, all the ladies of the court were soon wearing their hair the same way. And when she became pregnant, the best-dressed women of Paris and Versailles wore cushions under their gowns in imitation. For nine ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... to fluster them into embarrassing admissions, and generally to make them look foolish. It was not uncommon for Pine to introduce a visitor and launch immediately into an attack on the individual's beliefs, talent, or appearance. Some people claimed that Pine's acid personal style was partially caused by a leg amputation that had embittered him to life; others said no, that he was just vituperous by nature. One evening rock musician Frank Zappa was a guest on the show. This was at a time in the sixties when ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... with what our neighbor has. Gilbert Brim wrote a weighty book with the simple title, Ambition. In it he demonstrated how defeating this game of comparison is. He tells about a man who sold his business for $10 million and moved to Florida to start a new life style, only to run into a group of even wealthier neighbors with private plane safaris to Kenya, homes in Nassau, and much more. He said he would have been happier if he had never moved to the Gold Coast. You and I think we would be deliriously happy ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... L.L. Bean, the bride’s gown by Eddie Bauer, and the music by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. So far, so good! But suppose I then went on to say that the bride’s hair was styled “by chance.” What would you make of that? You would conclude that the bride’s hair was in state of disarray. Chance cannot style anything; yet here we are, calmly attributing the universe to something that couldn’t arrange a young woman’s hairdo! (5) It is commonplace in today’s world to reduce God to the man upstairs ...
Drama
Angela Akers
... the 60''s, and she gave it to me."  Kendall:  "I don''t know, Liz.  Wendy''s right.  I mean, what does that cross say about you?"  Wendy:  "Nothing." Kendall:  "Absolutely.  It says  I have no individuality.  I''m BOR-RING.''  What you need is style."  Liz:  "You guys don''t understand.  My mom became a Christian at a youth rally when she was seventeen.  That year, her youth group went on a mission trip to Mexico.  They worked at an orphanage and did programs for the kids there.  Mom said ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... Mark in order to complete the story. The so-called “lost ending” of the Gospel of Mark as it appears in our Bibles is different from the rest of the Gospels. One has only to read it to see the differences...even in the English versions. The literary style and vocabulary of the longer ending for Mark is so different that scholars conclude that it could not have been written by the Mark who wrote the rest of the Gospel. Then who wrote it? There have been a number of guesses hazarded by scholars over the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... formula. They divided the citizens into two groups, depending on how they lived. Those who ate short-grain rice, built their houses on stilts, and decorated them with Indian-style serpents were considered Laotians. On the other hand, those who ate long-grain rice, built their houses on the ground, and decorated them with Chinese-style dragons were considered Vietnamese. The exact location of a person’s home was not what determined his or her nationality. Instead, each person belonged to the kingdom whose ...
448. Being Christ
Ephesians 1:15-23
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... is ours through the indwelling Christ. In this sermon today, and the final two sermons in the series, we will look at how our lives, shaped by the indwelling Christ, are lived in relation to others and to the world. We’re talking about our style, our ministry and mission. Being spiritually formed as Christians means being conformed to Christ’s life, so that our lives manifest the reality of Christ’s presence in the world. As we grow vividly alive in Christ, his spirit is expressed through us and the ...
449. Soul Drain
Psalm 63:1-11
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... the hospital, the day before Christmas, our 18-year-old nephew, Tim, the son of my brother who had been killed, came to live with us, and there issued five or six months of frustrating hell, because his lifestyle was not commensurate with that of our family. His style involved the use and the sell of drugs. And then to cap it off, he was involved in a motorcycle accident which messed up his face. It was hell, and I say that with depth of feeling. Some people ask, does religion make any difference when the ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... reservation. And that word, wives be submissive to your husbands, should not fall heavily on the ears of you women. And that word, men love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it, should not fall heavily on ear. That’s the Christian style. That’s what it’s all about. So let me close with a story. A surgeon shared an experience which provides a powerful hint of the earthly care even marriages made in heaven need. I share it in his first person words. The surgeon speaks – “I ...
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