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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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4926. The Final Outcome Is Not in Doubt

Luke 18:1-8; Heb 11:1

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John P. Jewell

... the Hebrews says, "...faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Heb. 11:1) From the beginning of scripture to the end, there are good times and bad times for God's people there are utterly joyous times and bone crushing horrid times. The long haul outcome, however, is never in doubt to the eyes of faith.

4927. There Will Be Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... up the entire inside and outside of your house. A few people go hog-wild as they say in the South when it comes to Christmas lights. They will strain every utility plant for miles around with their addiction to brightening up their homes. That’s all right, as long as we understand what Isaiah meant when he said, “Let us walk in the light of the LORD.” And what Paul meant when he wrote: “The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor ...

4928. There Will Be Peace

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Hardy film from 1925 titled Big Business. Stan and Ollie are Christmas-tree salesmen in California going from house to house in a Model T truck loaded with trees. The story begins innocently enough with a touch of the Christmas spirit and good cheer. Before long, however, things deteriorate considerably. Stan and Ollie come to the door of one homeowner who has a somewhat salty disposition and is in no mood to put up with door-to-door salesman. He is not interested in a tree. When he shuts the door after ...

4929. Can You Be Popular and Serve Jesus?

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... was raised. Time after time, the self‑conscious stooge would sit there saying a short line is longer than a long line, simply because he lacked the courage to challenge the group. This remarkable conformity occurred in about 75% of ... these kids for minor violations. If he was speeding, I was speeding. I was going the same speed as he was. You stopped him because he has long hair and an out of state license plate.” By this time the boy was out of his car with a confused look on his face. The patrolman ...

4930. This Tithing Business Has to Stop!

Luke 19:1-10

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Bob Younts

... of the covenant, saying, "This tithing business has to stop. It was fine when my tithe was one thousand dollars, but I just cannot afford six-hundred thousand dollars. You've got to do something, Reverend!" The pastor knelt on the floor and prayed silently for a long time. Eventually the man said, "What are you doing? Are you praying that God will let me out of the covenant to tithe?" "No," said the minister. "I am praying for God to reduce your income back to the level where one thousand dollars will be ...

4931. Whose Wife Will She Be?

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... had ordered made from her husband’s ashes. (2) That is one way of dealing with the death of a loved one, I suppose, as long as you can afford it. I personally would rather see the money used, say, to endow a memorial in the loved one’s name, ... across it on which is printed the words, “Jesus Called.” These three brothers disliked this particular arrangement intensely. To make a long story short, one of these three brothers died as a young adult after a prolonged illness. The family was devastated. He ...

4932. Christmas Drama

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Amy C. Schifrin

... ? Mary: (nods head) Uh huh. Joseph: The way you told me the baby leaped? Mary: (nods head) Uh huh. Joseph: The way you told me you sang of God’s love? Mary: Yes? Joseph: I know that God will make all things right. Scene Two Joseph: It’s been a long day. Mary: Let’s stop and rest just for a minute. Joseph: You know, Mary, I’ve been thinking about that dream I had. Mary: Yes? Joseph: How God would use us to fulfill what he had promised. Mary: What Isaiah had spoken? Joseph: Yes, how God would use us ...

4933. Repent Your Way to a Merry Christmas - Sermon Starter

Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration

Brett Blair

... Who are you?" they asked. His answer was curt: "I am not the Christ." "Are you Elijah?" "No!" "Then who are you?" they persisted. They had their doubts about who he was but his message to their ears was clear: Repent. There comes a moment when the preacher longs for his hearers to lose sight of everything except his message. "Don't listen to my accent. Don't look at my clothes. Don't comment on my style. Don't search my biographical details for my University pedigree. Just listen to what I am saying. Repent ...

4934. Repent and Keep the Dream Alive!

Matthew 3:1-12

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Joel D. Kline

... may well explode in anger and rage, but I suspect that, for most of us, the far greater danger is of our dreams drying up like raisins in the sun. Is there any greater tragedy than those whose lives have become little more than mere existence, their dreams long since petrified and forgotten? John the Baptist was one who would not allow his dream to be shattered. It was a dream of a coming Messiah, the One who would set life aright, the One who would open the way to abundant joy and peace and hope and ...

4935. An Introduction to John the Baptist

Matthew 3:1-12

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Thomas Long

... arrival of one who is even greater than the prophets. He baptizes with the water of the ancient Jordan River; he promises the coming of one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. Everything is about to change. The old is passing away; the new presses in. The long, lost night of hopelessness is coming to an end, and John the Baptist is the rooster who awakens the sleeping world with dawn's excited cry.

4936. What Is the Answer?

Matthew 1:18-25

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James W. Moore

... to sleep most of the way to New York. Her head had just nestled into the pillow when an obnoxious man with a loud, booming voice boarded the plane... and sat down beside her. He tapped her on the shoulder and said, "Hi there. It's going to be a long flight, so to pass the time, would you like to play a fun game?" Politely, she declined and rolled over toward the window to take a nap. However, the obnoxious man persisted saying the game is really easy and lots of fun. He explained how the game works: "I ask ...

4937. Dream Power

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of the nervous skeletal and muscular systems. So yes! You do need a good night’s sleep before the big game. Long before electroencephalograms told us about our sleep cycles, human beings have known dreams were important. While only a select few may ... , just when you had a new baby and a questionable future? Believe that you should pack up a newborn and your wife and take a long journey into a foreign land because a dream angel told you it was unsafe at home. Believe enough in your dream to remain in exile ...

4938. John 1:29-42

John 1:29-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the Chose One” is the intent then that term is understood as a more intermediary definition. Jesus is declared by John as God’s One and Only, the One who receives a visible visitation of the Holy Spirit, making Jesus no less than the long-anticipated “Messiah.” The next surprising title John announces is when he spies Jesus the next day and testifies that Jesus is “the Lamb of God”(v.36). This title is uniquely Johannine. Some commentators have related that title to either the paschal lamb, the ...

4939. Captured by the Spirit of Christ

Jn 1:29-42

Illustration

King Duncan

... his eulogy. "Every now and then I think about my own death, and I think about my own funeral," Dr. King told his congregation. "If any of you are around when I have to meet my day, I don't want a long funeral. And if you get somebody to deliver the eulogy, tell them not to talk too long. Every now and then I wonder what I want them to say. Tell them not to mention that I have a Nobel Peace Prize, that isn't important. Tell them not to mention that I have three or four hundred other awards ...

4940. Jesus Calls the Common Man

John 1:29-42; Matt 4:12-22

Illustration

Gary Inrig

... instruction program to teach him basic Christian truths. Perhaps they wanted to work on some of his other rough spots as well. Not only was he ignorant of spiritual truths, he was only barely literate, and his spoken grammar was atrocious. The year-long probation did not help very much. At his second interview, there was only a minimal improvement in the quality of his answers, but since it was obvious that he was a sincere and committed (if ignorant) Christian, they accepted him as a church member. Over ...

4941. The One That Will Be Sacrificed

John 1:29-42

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William B. Kincaid, III

... it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to ... King was not predicting his own death. Rather, according 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 ...

4942. The Great Physician

Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... talk with this doctor. A week later he listened excitedly as the phone rang in the doctor’s home. When the phone was answered, the young man explained the reason for the call. There was a long silence. “Who are you,” a woman’s voice finally came back over the phone line. Another long silence. Then she spoke in a flat voice, pronouncing each word slowly. “My . . . husband . . . is . . . dead.” Just that one sentence, nothing more, and she hung up. That’s when the young theology student gave up ...

4943. Fishing Takes Practice

Matthew 4:18-22

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Samuel G. Candler

... is. Fishing also teaches us about discipline. "Follow me, and I will make you fishers," said Jesus. Fishing takes practice, preparation, discipline. One must learn how to best throw the net, how to make the mouth of the net come open too. I can throw the actual cast net a long way, but I can't always make the net come open so that it will actually form a circle around the fish. One must learn how to cast the line on a rod. Again, some folks can cast a ...

4944. The Evangelist Has a Shady Past

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Here is something we need to see. The most effective messengers of the Gospel are real people who have had their lives transformed. Now, obviously, people who are phony in their witness to Christ are not going to be effective. None of us will tolerate for long someone who is an outright phony. There was an interesting item in Harper’s Magazine sometime back. It was about a popular book that was out at the time the magazine was printed. The book was titled Staying Married and Loving It. It was written by ...

4945. What Kind of Pillar Are You?

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to look at except a few of those stately pillars. The glory of the Parthenon, the grandeur of the Coliseum, are merely hinted at by the few remaining columns that still stand upright and intact, like the bones of some long extinct dinosaur. The pillars remain. But the people and powers that put them up long ago crumbled into the dust of history. In the ancient world pillars could be either a sign of welcome or a sign of warning: a portal into new possibilities, or a symbol of a last outpost, a sign of the ...

4946. K.I.S.S.

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... s power . . .” We all know that communication is difficult. Not only communication from the pulpit, but communication in marriage, communication in the workplace, communication between cultures. Liz Curtis Higgs tells a humorous story about a woman named Eilene from Maine. Eilene longed for a little relief from the embarrassment she felt while visiting a school and orphanage in Kenya. Dozens of children who spoke only Swahili pressed around her, trying to see if the white of her skin would rub off. What ...

4947. The Preview

Matthew 17:1-9

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Randy Hyde

... for Christ in the resurrection. Jesus' face shines like the sun, Matthew tells us, and his clothes become dazzling white. Jesus is glorified right before the very eyes of Peter, James, and John as he communes with Moses and Elijah. Previews, unfortunately, don't last long by their very nature. If they did, they wouldn't be called "previews." They would be full-length movies. But then again, this is one of the Bible's true mountaintop experiences, and as we all know, mountaintop experiences don't last very ...

4948. Palm Sunday – Who Is That?

Matthew 21:1-11

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Scott Hoezee

... of makeshift parade is being staged along upper Fifth Avenue near Central Park. But this is not the Macy's parade, not by a long shot. This is a relatively small affair: no floats, no ticker tape, no giant balloon figures floating down the street. It's just a ... city business. Granted that Jerusalem circa 30 A.D. was not New York City. Granted that maybe Jesus' name on that Sunday long ago was a little bit better known than the Joshua Jones in my analogy. Granted, and yet . . . there is something about Matthew ...

4949. The Five-a-Day Rule

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to entertain the most doubts about ourselves, our lives, our choices and our faith. With Spring Break lines behind them and a long time until summer vacation, even the most serious student can start to doubt the value of slogging on and staying in school. ... the market for highly caffeinated drinks. When we are stressed out we sit and play in “virtual” realities instead of taking a nice long walk or run in “real” reality. We used to say “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Now we know it is ...

4950. The Perfect Church

1 Cor. 3 & 13

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Barbara Lundblad

... you are saying, "Show me a church where ministers aren't self-serving; where hypocrisy has been purged away; where church members don't waste time and energy squabbling over petty details; where love is genuine, and I'll become a member." You'll wait a long time, my friend, for such a church takes up no space on this earth. It has floated up, up, up and disappeared beyond Oz. Or perhaps, such a church lives as a memory a time when disciples believed, when faith could move mountains, and motives were ...

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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

Showing 4926 to 4950 of 5000 results

4926. The Final Outcome Is Not in Doubt

Luke 18:1-8; Heb 11:1

Illustration

John P. Jewell

4927. There Will Be Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

4928. There Will Be Peace

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

4929. Can You Be Popular and Serve Jesus?

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

4930. This Tithing Business Has to Stop!

Luke 19:1-10

Illustration

Bob Younts

4931. Whose Wife Will She Be?

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

4932. Christmas Drama

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Amy C. Schifrin

4933. Repent Your Way to a Merry Christmas - Sermon Starter

Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration

Brett Blair

4934. Repent and Keep the Dream Alive!

Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration

Joel D. Kline

4935. An Introduction to John the Baptist

Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration

Thomas Long

4936. What Is the Answer?

Matthew 1:18-25

Illustration

James W. Moore

4937. Dream Power

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

4938. John 1:29-42

John 1:29-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

4939. Captured by the Spirit of Christ

Jn 1:29-42

Illustration

King Duncan

4940. Jesus Calls the Common Man

John 1:29-42; Matt 4:12-22

Illustration

Gary Inrig

4941. The One That Will Be Sacrificed

John 1:29-42

Illustration

William B. Kincaid, III

4942. The Great Physician

Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

King Duncan

4943. Fishing Takes Practice

Matthew 4:18-22

Illustration

Samuel G. Candler

4944. The Evangelist Has a Shady Past

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

4945. What Kind of Pillar Are You?

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

4946. K.I.S.S.

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

4947. The Preview

Matthew 17:1-9

Illustration

Randy Hyde

4948. Palm Sunday – Who Is That?

Matthew 21:1-11

Illustration

Scott Hoezee

4949. The Five-a-Day Rule

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

4950. The Perfect Church

1 Cor. 3 & 13

Illustration

Barbara Lundblad

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