Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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Sermon
King Duncan
... of their eyes changes as they switch personalities! Weird! This is why voodoo doctors are said to have such power. People can have their heartbeat affected by believing that a hex has been put on them. If they believe this strongly enough, their heart can stop beating altogether. (2) First you have to believe. The power of belief can help us achieve amazing things. This is what Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was teaching fifty years ago there is power in positive thinking. Some of you who are football fans may ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... to play with his child. I think she should know that she will fall in love with him again for reasons she would now find very unromantic. “I wish my daughter could sense the bond she will feel with women throughout history who have tried to stop war, prejudice and drunk driving. I hope she will understand why I can think rationally about most issues, but become temporarily insane when I discuss the threat of nuclear war to my children’s future. I want to describe to my daughter the exhilaration of ...
4603. When the Person Is Right
John 3:1-17
Illustration
Bill Bouknight
... . "It was easy, Dad. There was a picture of a man on the other side. When I got him together right, the world was right." A person's world can never be right until the person is right, and that requires the miracle of new birth. Don't you dare stop asking God for the experience of new birth until you can shout from the housetops, "Through Jesus Christ, God has fundamentally changed my life!"
4604. I Looked Into His Face
John 3:1-21
Illustration
Brett Blair
One of the best photographs from the WWII era is a photo of King George the VI inspecting a bombed out section of London. He stops to talk with a little boy, who is sloppily dressed and has his cap on crooked. The King is bending on one knee and looking directly into the face of the child, and even though it is a profile shot of the king you can see that his is a ...
4605. A Life of Trust
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
Sermon
King Duncan
... friend of his who was a high flier in the circus in his youth. This friend told Ogilvie that the secret of becoming a successful trapeze artist is in overcoming the fear of falling. “Once you know that the net below will catch you, you stop worrying about falling,” he says. “You actually learn to fall successfully! What I mean is, you can concentrate on catching the trapeze swinging toward you and not on falling because repeated falls in the past have convinced you that the net is strong and reliable ...
4606. Extraordinarily Ordinary
Mark 4:26-34
Illustration
Brett Blair
... reign of God today — an object that we would recognize without having to have two minutes worth of explanation before we understand? How about these: 1. The reign of God is like a tiny pebble. It doesn't look like much, but it can bring the strongest man to a stop if it's in his shoe. 2. The reign of God is like a wasp. A wasp is a tiny insect that can be crushed with a fist. You wouldn't think that it's very strong. But introduce one into a crowded room and see how disruptive it can ...
4607. The Small Gems in Life
Mark 4:26-29
Illustration
Lori Best Sawdon
... subway at Grand Central Station. When they emerged from the underground in Central Park, the monk sat down on a bench. His host wanted to know what he was doing. "I thought we should enjoy the ten minutes," the monk replied. How long has it been since we have stopped for ten minutes simply to be, to observe our surroundings, to wonder at the world around us, to enjoy the time we have? It is not a very long time, but it is enough time to ponder the simple treasures that enrich our lives and fill them with ...
4608. Thrown into the Fire
Mark 4:35-41
Illustration
James Merritt
... scene. Amazingly they had only one rickety truck equipped with a single ladder; only two buckets of water, three buckets of sand, and a few blankets. It didn't even come with a hose. When that old truck reached the point where all those other fire companies had stopped, the driver didn't even hesitate. He just kept barreling ahead until he and his crew were right in the thick of that blaze. They jumped out of that truck, threw the two buckets of water and three buckets of sand on that fire and then beat the ...
4609. Proper 21
Esther 7:1-10, Esther 9:20-22, Psalm 124:1-8, Mark 9:38-50, James 5:13-20
Bulletin Aid
B. David Hostetter
... Pastor: Friends, hear the good news! The Lord will give his people justice and have compassion on his servants. People: The Lord will give his people peace and joy. Pastor: Friends, believe the good news! People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Do not try to stop anyone who does work of divine power in the name of Jesus. Whoever is not against us is on our side. PRAYER OF THE DAY Jesus, Messiah, Champion of God’s rule, help us to gain control of our bodies so that we restrain all harmful ...
4610. Proper 25
Mark 10:46-52, Psalm 34:1-22, Job 42:7-17, Hebrews 7:11-28
Bulletin Aid
B. David Hostetter
... , so we come to you rejoicing and singing aloud for joy. Receive our praise and adoration with all our prayers, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION Observant Parent, you know how we are. We can be moved by the sight of hunger without stopping our waste of food. We see the limitations of some of our energy sources but are slow to change our ways of using more than we need. We observe hazards and hurts in confrontation and conflict but are unwilling to learn the arts of conciliation. For ...
4611. How to Fail Successfully - Sermon Starter
Mark 6:1-13
Illustration
Maxie Dunnam
... up face our losses and accept failure. I think there is an understanding for us here maybe a guide to "how to fail successfully." Let's look at the possibility. 1. We Can Give Up Too Soon. 2. We Can Keep Trying Too Long. 3. There Comes a Time to Stop Trying.
4612. Failure
Mark 6:1-13
Illustration
Mickey Anders
... was one of those reality television shows on with several young people placed in a house together for weeks. One of the girls made the candid remark, "I have never failed at anything I have ever tried to do." It was one of those sentences that makes you stop while you are crossing the room and ask, "What did she say?" I think I will never forget her honest confidence as she said it. Maybe it caught my ear because of my own struggles with failure. But I remember thinking, "Yeah, I was young once too." If ...
4613. The Presence of Doubt
Mark 6:14-29
Illustration
David Heller
... sees all the misery in the world and wonders: "Dear God, I have doubts about you sometimes. Sometimes I really believe. Like when I was four and I hurt my arm and you healed it up fast. But my question is, if you could do this why don't you stop all the bad in the world? Like war. Like diseases. Like famine. Like drugs. And there are problems in other people's neighborhoods, too. I'll try to believe more. Ian (age 10)" Is there any of young Ian in you? If you are honest, probably. Undoubtedly, there was ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... his eyes and waited. To his surprise, a considerable period passed without the expected attack, so he ventured opening his eyes again. He was startled to see the German kneeling at his side, smiling. He then noticed that the shooting had stopped. Troops from both sides of the battlefield watched anxiously. Without any verbal exchange, this mysterious German reached down to lift Bert in his strong arms, and proceeded to carry him to the safety of his own comrades. Having accomplished his self‑appointed ...
4615. SHARPENING UP
Mark 6:30-34,45-56
Illustration
L. S. Chafer
One man challenged another to an all-day wood chopping contest. The challenger worked very hard, stopping only for a brief lunch break. The other man had a leisurely lunch and took several breaks during the day. At the end of the day, the challenger was surprised and annoyed to find that the other fellow had chopped substantially more wood than he had. "I don't get ...
4616. Restlessness
Illustration
James Weekley
... to a Power that outlasts the short-lived fads and governments of this world? With our families would we put into practice what the Wall Street Journal suggested a generation ago? "What America needs ... is a revival of piety - the piety of our fathers - that counted it good business to stop for daily family prayers before breakfast ... and to start work half an hour earlier on Thursday in order to get to prayer meeting on time!"
4617. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Psalm 112:1-10, Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12), Matthew 5:13-20, 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Bulletin Aid
B. David Hostetter
... OF THANKSGIVING Maker of men and women, Parent of growing children, Teacher for all learners, we give thanks for all whose compassion is shown in more than overflowing emotions, who feed the hungry, find warm beds for weary travelers, carry water for thirsty workers, stop to help the stranded motorist. We praise the generosity of those who give freely to the poor, who give the shirts off their backs, who loan their cars and machines, who risk what they own on those whose credit is uncertain at best. Your ...
4618. Third Sunday in Advent
Psalm 145:5-10 or Luke 1:47-55, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:1-19, James 5:7-12
Bulletin Aid
B. David Hostetter
... for the day of waiting to be over and the day of the final harvest to come. It is not enough for us that surgeons give the blind their sight, hearing aids help the deaf to hear, surgery permits the lame to walk, medicine clears the diseased skin, the stopped heart is started again, the breathless breathe again, and the poor hear the Good News. Forgive us if we want the world made perfect in an instant, with no effort on our part. Pardon our putting the blame on others and not helping others as we can, for ...
4619. The Comfort of Bread
John 6:1-21
Illustration
Eric Ritz
Immediately after fighting had stopped in World War II, American soldiers gathered up many hungry and homeless children and placed them in tent cities. Many of them were malnourished and in need of medical care. The soldiers shared their bread with them. However, the soldiers noticed the children were afraid to go to sleep at ...
4620. Spiritual Awareness
Matthew 13:9
Illustration
Staff
... are no different than yours. It simply depends on what you are listening to. Here let me show you." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of change-a few quarters, some nickels, and pennies. And he dropped it on the concrete. Several people around them stopped and turned toward the fallen coins. "You see what I mean?" he said as he began picking up his coins. "It all depends on what you are listening for." Not only must Christians have "ears to hear," but they must learn what to listen for.
4621. A Time for Opportunity
Ephesians 4:17--5:21
Sermon
King Duncan
... impact on the number of deaths from automobile accidents each year if we could only keep people from drinking and driving. But that is not the only addiction plaguing our society. We could make an enormous dent in crime in this nation if we could just stop the flow of illegal drugs. If you think drug use is a victimless crime, look what it is doing to innocent victims of drug-related crimes. Look what it is doing to nations like Mexico, Colombia and Afghanistan that are involved in feeding our appetite for ...
4622. Full Devotion
John 6:51-58
Illustration
Edwin D. Peterman
Several years ago a couple of reporters conducted an experiment on the streets of Miami, Florida. They printed up a copy of the Bill of Rights in the form of a petition, put it on a clipboard, and then stopped people on the sidewalk and asked them to sign it. As you know, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are the Bill of Rights, and they were adopted and put into effect in December of 1791. The reporters were surprised at people's reaction when asked to ...
4623. Heavenly Bread and Earthly Bread
John 6:51-58
Illustration
Alex Gondola
... in "The Savior Life Diet," Lectionary Homiletics, August, 1997, p. 21). I made a trip to the discount bookstore this past week to see if Andy Rooney was right. I discovered he was at least partly right. There were lots and lots of cookbooks there. I stopped counting at 250 different titles – because at 250 I was only half-way through the cookbook section! And, that didn't count the bargain bins! There was an astonishing array of topics and titles. I found cookbooks for Christmas. And, it's only August! I ...
4624. Where Does God Start?
1 Chronicles 29:1-9
Sermon
James Merritt
... 20,000 letters a week. Most of those letters will have a little money in them; maybe a $1 or maybe $5. But every one of those letters is saying, ‘We're praying for you.' If they know there is a rich man that is underwriting my work they'll stop praying, and when they do my work will go under, so I can't accept it. Dr. Graham understood that real leaders are people who walk with God and these are the people that need to support God's work; the people who have a willing spirit and a loyal ...
4625. Fish Bait
Mark 1:17, 1 Corinthians 15:2-4
Sermon
James Merritt
... not the same thing as receiving eternal life. I was reading the other day about two students at a Baptist seminary in Alabama. They decided they would spend their summer doing evangelistic work in a rural area around Montgomery. One hot summer day they stopped their car in front of a farmhouse and walked up the path through a gauntlet of screaming children and barking dogs. When they knocked on the screen door, they could see the mother inside changing the dirty diaper of one little baby who was screaming ...
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