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
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King Duncan
... airport, Anderson overheard a man saying, "Jesus Christ!" in anger. Anderson came up behind him, wrapped his arms around the man's waist and easily lifted him aloft. "Where is He?" boomed Anderson, referring to Christ. "He's a friend of mine!" The man, nearly frozen in fear, squirmed to look down at the human fire hydrant holding him in the air. And he said the wrong thing: "Oh, my God!" Anderson said, "That's Him! Where is He?!" "I dare say," says Jenkins, "that man never again took the Lord's name in vain ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... best of her young men around the world, not to conquer but to liberate, not to terrorize but to help. This was a great moment in our history." (6) Just as these GI's took the terror out of encountering young men in uniform, so Jesus took away humanity's fear of God. Much of humanity has always looked at the spirit world as capricious at best and malevolent at worst, but Jesus taught us that God is love. More than that, Jesus showed us in his suffering and death how far God's love will go. "God so loved the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... love for God and love for others? Suppose instead of burning ourselves out seeking wealth or status, we lived all our lives seeking to expand our divine potential so that we were continually improving our minds, improving our bodies, improving our Spirits--not out of fear, not out of insecurity, not out of greed or lust, but simply out of living fully and completely as children of God? Can you see how much more productive, how much more effective, how much more alive we would be? This is what saintly living ...
4704. People Who Inspire Us
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
Sermon
King Duncan
... of us, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was that kind of hero. “It's hard to read any of the sermons the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached about death and heaven," writes columnist Terry Mattingly, “without hearing echoes of gunshots. “The minute you conquer the fear of death, at that moment you are free," Dr. King said in 1963. “I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live." Decades later, these words still inspire faith and courage. That ...
4705. Held Hostage
John 18:28-40
Sermon
King Duncan
... people in a box without knowing their story. Be careful about putting Christ in a box without acknowledging his authority over life. AND BE CAREFUL ABOUT PUTTING YOURSELF IN A BOX CONCERNING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. Many people have only a tepid, timid, fearful relationship with Christ. They have never let Christ truly be king of their lives. Why? Multiple reasons. In their hearts some people feel they've made too many mistakes. Christ could never accept them as they really are. Some people feel it's ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Indy finds himself teetering on the brink of a deep, vast chasm. The way across, according to the legends, lies right before him. But he cannot see it. He must step out in faith, with no tangible assurance of support. He must trust what his eyes cannot see. Fearful but determined, Indy steps out . . . and discovers himself standing on a bridge of rock, solid and firm beneath his feet but invisible to the eye. (4) I've stood on that rock, haven't you? Anyone who's ever turned a loved one over to God, anyone ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... who reigns. And, says the Scripture, THIS WAS GOD'S DOING. This is where hope is found for all who carry around feelings of rejection, inadequacy and inferiority. It is found in the unconditional love of God. It is found in laying our self-doubts and fears on the altar of God and asking for healing for our wounded lives. One of the most respected and best-liked persons in Hollywood is Kathie Lee Gifford. Like everyone, Kathie Lee has had her share of heartaches--particularly in her marriage, as the tabloids ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... , don't you? THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE THOSE WHO HAVE SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR. And it has nothing to do with our bank account or our stock folio. Material success can give us a feeling of relief, but it cannot give us joy. It can ease our fears about the future, but it cannot fill that future with love and peace and hope. As an anonymous writer once put it: Money can buy a house but not a home./Money can buy a bed but not sleep. Money can buy a clock but not time. /Money can buy ...
Sermon
Frank Lyman
... a widow. Any status she might have had disappeared with the death of her husband. Like "any other woman in Jesus' time she had no one to intercede for her in the decision of the judge." (1) And, strike three, she is poor. Her opponent is a judge who "neither feared God nor had respect for people." (Luke 18:2) He was motivated by money and she had none to offer. This judge is no charmer. We assume he was a Gentile for had he been a man of faith it would have been assumed that he cared for people. In ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Jesus was the kind of person who would have given untouchable people cameras to build their self-concept. We need to remember that. Jesus was continually taking those who were on the bottom and putting them on top. Whether they were despised Samaritans, or deeply feared lepers, or powerless women and children, or hated tax-collectors, or whoever they might be. If Jesus were here in the flesh today, he would be the champion of the underdog. Consider our lesson from the Gospel. Two men are in the Temple. One ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... asked the people a few essential questions, such as: "What do you want for your children?" and "What are your dreams and goals in life?" He discovered that these people, isolated in a remote village in a remote part of the world, had the same dreams, fears, and desires that people in his own neighborhood had. They all wanted a good life, and they wanted to believe in a good afterlife, too. They wanted their children to do better than they had. They wanted security, in the form of good sweet potato crops ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... fades and people see that it wasn't Jesus after all. It was just old Willie. Religion is the perfect place to hide a heart filled with hate, with doubt, with bitterness. EVEN WORSE, RELIGION IS THE PERFECT WEAPON TO USE AGAINST THOSE WE DESPISE, THOSE WE FEAR, THOSE WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND. The December 1998 issue of Life magazine carried a full page picture of a group of about a dozen protestors. These people with twisted and angry faces were not protesting at the White House or in front of a military base ...
Sermon
Angela Akers
... their past and gave their lives to Christ. They married and started a family. Ron became an upstanding member of his community. But Ron and his wife knew they could never live free as long as they ran from their past. It was time to go home. Imagine the fear Ron and his family felt as they returned to the U.S. to face judgement. Ron turned himself in to the police. At his trial, he admitted fully his guilt and apologized for his past actions. The judge was so impressed by Ron's attitude and actions that he ...
4714. The Bold And Beautiful
1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5
Sermon
King Duncan
... --particularly when they might be ostracized socially. That takes a level of commitment unknown to most people. It's much easier to be among the silent majority than the persecuted minority. And that is what Jesus is saying to us in the Beatitudes. The only way to overcome the fear of what your neighbors may think of you is to stand meekly in front of God and question what God thinks of you. The only way to overcome being a spineless wonder is to have God give you a new spine when God gives you a new heart ...
Sermon
Frank Lyman
... one problem: on the chest just over the heart was an embroidered animal and around it the title, "Portelli's Lambs." Now, John was nearing his teen years and the last thing he wanted his buddies to see was a sheep on his sternum. The clothing dealer put his fears to rest when he told him, "Don't worry, son, this is the jacket of one of the rowdiest bowling clubs in our area. There's nothing sissified about any of these guys." Knowing that, John wore the jacket with a certain amount of pride from that day ...
Sermon
Frank Lyman
... on the Sabbath by making mud! I kid you not! The Pharisees decide that further investigation is warranted. They visit the parents of the formerly blind man to find out if he really had been blind from birth. The parents refuse to give an answer for fear that if they answer that Jesus healed him, they will be cut out of community life. The Pharisees had that kind of power. Instead, the parents advise the Pharisees to speak to the young man himself. The Pharisees do confront the formerly blind man. They ride ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Tomorrow." Immediately those four sophisticated medical doctors made a chorus line, and they kicked their legs as high as the snow would allow and they began to sing at the top of their lungs, "Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow, you're only a day away." Their fear was gone. Help was on its way. They would live to see another day. Tomorrow. That would be a good song to add to our Easter repertoire. Tomorrow. For that is the Easter message. Because of what Christ has done, we don't have to worry about ...
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Angela Akers
... , Jim asked Roy to teach him to pray. This was a more difficult task than you might imagine. Jim's mind was fogged by large doses of pain-killers. At first Roy didn't know how to pray with him. But he listened carefully to Jim's thoughts and fears. Then he went home and wrote out a prayer based on their conversation. The light in Jim's eyes showed that he relished these prayers. When Jim died, the family asked Roy to perform the eulogy. As Roy looked out over the gathered family and friends, he saw all ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... fire, he suggested. And so the empire began to persecute Christians. Tradition says that both Peter and Paul died as martyrs under the rule of Nero. Peter is writing to encourage people who are being persecuted. People who are suffering. People who live in fear. But rather than focusing on their persecution, he focuses on God's promises. Rather than focusing on their trials, he focuses on their future triumphs. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ," he writes to them, "who according to ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... met men who had committed horrible crimes and would spend most of their lives in prison. Yet those inmates who had found Christ in prison were full of joy and hope. Their lives now had a purpose. They were set free from pasts full of hate and fear and violence. On the other hand, at the Hollywood banquet, Dr. Bright sat next to a wealthy, famous young woman who was married to a prominent actor. This woman spoke openly of her miserable life, and her desire to commit suicide. Seated on the other side of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... of his father's ex-employees, David McAllister. McAllister stabbed young Christopher with an ice pick, shot him in the head, and left him in crocodile-infested swampland in Florida. Incredibly, Christopher survived, but he was blinded in one eye. For years, he struggled with fear and anger over the attack. And to make matters worse, the police just couldn't make the case stick against McAllister. He was still a free man. Young Christopher Carrier tried, as best he could, to carry on with his life. As a teen ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... ON TO YOUR ANGER. That is the second thing that must be said. If someone has done you wrong, go to them, explain why you feel betrayed, give them a chance to explain their side, then move on. Confront the person who has wronged you and then move on. If fear or low self-esteem will not allow you to confront them, then you have another problem, but the worst thing you can do is to hold on to anger. There is little to be accomplished by nurturing feelings of anger and betrayal, and much can be lost. Don't hold ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... from the abusive relationship, the pain was still just as intense in her mind as on the day he first hit her. Until she could work through her pain and forgive her ex-husband, this woman would continue to relive her pain and fear. (5) Dr. Michael Brickley, a psychologist who studies successful aging in our culture, claims that most centenarians (people who make it to 100 years old, or more) have learned to get rid of "emotional baggage" from the past. Old hurts, past failures, unfinished business ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . A strange thing happened after David Wilkerson started praying that prayer, though. He reports that his relationship with the Lord changed significantly--for the worse. The joy and power he felt in the past while praying disappeared. He became obsessed with his fears. He seemed to be losing his faith altogether. Finally, David Wilkerson realized that this prayer, though understandable and quite human, was also a prayer lacking in faith. Think about it. "God, I'll do anything You ask me to do, only spare ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... tells us that Simeon was a man with a pure heart. He had been blessed with a special assurance from the Holy Spirit: that he would not die before he had seen the coming Messiah. Many older people face the future with anxiety. They may fear a future of failing health, shrinking finances, social isolation. Some people reach their senior years only to face a void of meaninglessness. Their self-imposed goals have been met. Their socially-ascribed roles no longer fit. Their life dwindles down to a period of ...
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