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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Mark Ellingsen
... , ethnicities, and social classes. Easter proclaims that everyone is a forgiven sinner. And forgiven sinners like us, no longer burdened by fear of punishment on account of sin, can be brave. We can be brave because we know that we are acceptable in God’s sight, and that Jesus has overcome all the roadblocks. We can also be brave because we are all in this together, all heirs of the resurrection. And in this unity, there is strength. Of course we’ll be celebrating this, celebrating Easter, next Sunday ...
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Harold H. Lentz
... each difficulty he met. He did not know that his father's love had caused the king to send out a group of strong and brave knights to look after his son. Through the dark nights when he could hear the howling of wild beasts, the prince had no idea that ... of the ship, crashing into the side of the ship with terrible impact. Knowing that it could cause the ship to sink, two brave sailors volunteered to make the dangerous attempt to retie the loose cannon. They knew the danger of a shipwreck from the cannon was ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... great wind and looked like flames of fire. Would you have been scared if you had been one of the Apostles, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) Well, the Apostles weren't scared at all. As a matter of fact, for the first time they were really feeling brave and happy. They were so happy that they all started to talk at once -- and guess what happened? Each Apostle was talking in a different language! That must have sounded pretty strange, don't you think so, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) Just to give you ...
Children's Sermon
Robert B. Lantz
... him a vision to return to the land where he had been a slave to tell them about Jesus. Wasn't that a brave thing to do? He preached all over the country amidst much persecution, but won many converts to the Christian faith and founded a church in the land. ... Now, from what I've told you, is there anyone here who can tell me the name of this brave, adventurous Christian missionary? (Response -- Saint Patrick.) And what is the name of the country where he told the good news? (Response -- Ireland.) ...
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Maurice A. Fetty
... for all of humanity (Hebrews 7:25). If the world in its darkness and immorality is afraid to come to the light, to the truth, because its deeds are evil, we need not be afraid to do so. We are brave enough to explore and probe the world, believing order prevails over chaos. And we are brave enough to try to get at the elusive truth about ourselves, believing if we confess our sins, God is love and is willing to forgive our wrongs and hurtful words and actions. But perhaps most encouraging of all is the ...
Sermon
Timothy J. Smith
... that she was the only hope for her people, the Jews. She was the only person who had the power or influence to stop this evil plan. Something had to be done, but what could any one person do? Would anyone be brave enough to confront the powerful king? Certainly anyone brave enough to confront the king would jeopardize his or her very life. This information weighed so heavily on Queen Esther that she prayed and fasted for three days. Even though she was the queen, Esther could not just march into her husband ...
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Sue Anne Steffey Morrow
... every time Haman's name is mentioned the noisemakers are set off to drown out the evil one. And there are whistles of delight for Mordecai and shouts of joy for Esther and when the Jews are saved and Mordecai is elevated because Esther is so clever and so brave, well, that's when the celebration begins. We don't need scholars to tell us that the tale of Esther is probably not historically accurate. We can sense on our own that it is a tale, a tale for inspiration, to give people spirit, to help people come ...
33. Passion Sunday
Mk 14:1 - 15:47 · Isa 50:4-9 · Phil 2:5-11 · Ps 31:9-16
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Russell F. Anderson
... , the cowardice of the town's folk so disgusts him that he takes off his badge and rides into the sunset. To the casual observer of Isaiah's servant, it would appear that he was left alone to battle the enemy. However, the servant is able to act bravely because he knows that he is never alone. "Behold, the Lord God helps me..." (v. 9). Outline: In the battle against evil, it might appear that God's people stand alone, like the legendary lawman of the movie High Noon. The messianic figure in our text faced a ...
34. Proper 5
2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, Mark 3:31-35, Mark 3:20-30
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Russell F. Anderson
... heart. "So we do not lose heart" (v. 16). Paul confides that the Christian, when properly focused, does not lose heart, nor does he become discouraged about the deterioration of his physical body. Christians can maintain a brave heart because God is at work in our lives creating a new nature and will couple this nature with a new spiritual body in the resurrection of the righteous. Peering beyond time and space (v. 18). The child of God can maintain her composure when caught up in the entropy ...
35. The Pageant
Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7
Drama
Jerry Eckert
... carry them in his arms. He will gently lead those that are with young." (The prophet moves to the side, next to the lectern on the other side of the altar area. He faces the reader and relaxes.) Now you know why the prophet had to be very brave. A people in subjection would be punished by their oppressors for saying such things. But the prophets also said some other things, things that even the people of Israel and Judea did not like. "My servant will succeed in his task and will become highly honored. Even ...
36. Lent 4
Luke 13:18-22 · Joel 2:12-19
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Jack Brownlee
... man could cure these physical problems. She wanted to know if there were some miracle to help her find the lost ring. Some way he could help her remember. You would have to be brave to walk right up to someone like that. More than anything else today, Sarah felt too lonely and scared inside to be that brave. Just as she said to herself, "maybe he could whisper the exact place" she heard the shouts of the men approaching. "Father," said Sarah interrupting an otherwise silent walk home, "what did that Rabbi ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... tell me the names of the teams that these pictures remind you of when you see them. [Hold up a cardinal, a tiger, a pirate, etc.] That is very good. A St. Louis Cardinal, a Detroit Tiger, a Pittsburgh Pirate, a San Francisco Giant, and an Atlanta Brave. You sure do know your baseball. But I want to ask you one question. Does this mean that all of the players who play for St. Louis are cardinal birds or are the Pittsburgh players really pirates? [Let them answer.] No, of course not. There are still people ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... us to be, so make us free to live Your law and mend our every flaw. O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? That's a question we sing, not a statement: Does our flag yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Or have we, instead, become a prodigal nation, lost from our better selves in a far country where we really don't want to be? Look at it as a prophet. Look at it from God's ...
Sermon
... the stresses life imposes, and the prospect of the third millennium ahead for those who can endure that long are not as bright as prophets with rose-colored glasses might propose. The unprecedented pace of progress will quicken even more, but the brave new world continues to be threatened by an endless list of hideous possibilities. Our security has never been more insecure. Friendships have never been more tenuous. Vaunted progress has never been more tested. The highs of our drug culture have become the ...
40. We Are Driven!
Jeremiah 20:7-18
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John R. Brokhoff
... is persecuted, why wouldn’t the same happen to a disciple? Jesus told his men that they should not fear those who can kill the body, but to fear only him who could kill both body and soul. Knowing this, it takes a brave person to be a true Christian! Have you ever thought of yourself as a brave person? If there is no reward, not even a thank-you, for speaking the truth, doing the right thing, and championing the cause of God in the world, why do it? If you do, what drives you to be and live like a ...
Sermon
Donald Macleod
... at a word from a housemaid. At one time his love for Jesus was at full tide; at another it had ebbed away. But now, in little more than a month, he became the recipient of power. Peter emerged from the period of waiting as a man of decision, of brave standing and of firm resolution. Like other early Christians, this disciple was to be described - as T. R. Glover put it - as one who "out-thought, out-lived, and out-died" the pagan world. This is what Jesus meant when he said he would send to his followers a ...
42. Francis of Assisi
1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5
Drama
Michael L. Sherer
... of Bernardone, the local cloth-merchant, has been taken prisoner and is sitting in a neighboring city’s jail at this hour. Francis, who along with other local partisans, distinguished himself in brave fighting against the city of Perugia, was one of few local survivors, some of whom have straggled home to tell about the brave but hopeless struggle the local men put up. It is not known at present whether Francis’ wealthy father will come forth with a ransom to spring him. Now, the weather for north ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... we hire sheriffs for." Then another says, "You know, Sheriff, we Christians don't believe in violence." Still another says, "Sheriff, you're a brave man but it would probably have been wiser if you had not come back to town." The Sheriff turns and walks out in ... In the background you hear Tex Ritter singing that unforgettable theme song, "I do not know what fate awaits me; I only know I must be brave, and I must face the man who hates me, or lie a coward in my grave." In case you haven't seen the movie, I'm ...
Sermon
T. A. Kantonen
... the same spirit. The second thought from Lincoln is the acknowledgment of the price paid for our heritage. We remember those who "gave the last full measure of devotion," who "gave their lives that that nation might live." Memorial Day calls us to pay respect to the brave men, living and dead, who have fought to preserve the nation. But in doing so we are compelled to count the cost of our heritage in terms of the lives of fathers and sons, in terms of widows and orphans. On the long run, we appreciate most ...
45. Role Models
Mark 14:12-26
Sermon
King Duncan
... Cloud, Micajah Utry, Davy Crockett. Colonel Jim Bowie was sick and unable to cross the line so he called for help and four men sprang to the side of his cot and lifted him over the line as the other men cheered. On March 6, the Alamo fell and the brave defenders within her walls died. They made the choice that counted most and the Republic of Texas was born out of their shed blood. (6) That night in the Upper Room was also about shed blood, Christ's blood shed for us, and our willingness to shed our blood ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . In response to a request to list his personal strengths, he wrote, "Sometimes I am trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Where the form said to list his weaknesses, he wrote: "Sometimes I am not trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." None of us is perfect. Nevertheless, as Chapman's example clearly indicates, if we are satisfied with just a little of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... all, St. Paul, himself, was persecuted for his new Christian faith. He could have let that discourage and depress him as well. People do that. Take the case of David Cone, pitcher for the New York Mets baseball team. In a game this summer against the Atlanta Braves, a batter hit to the first baseman and Cone had to cover first base. The umpire ruled the runner safe, saying Cone took his foot off the bag. At that call, Cone exploded. Turning his back to the infield, he began a shouting match with the umpire ...
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... the name of the Lord...This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands." So he goes forward into battle, he swings into action, because he knows that God shall be with him. Like David, no one can fully serve the Lord without some effort which propels brave action, which propels them into life's battles to claim victory for the Lord, knowing full well that when the power of darkness knocks us down that Jesus will lift us up, high upon the mountain. In many of the parables that our Lord teaches us, which are ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... mother did what she could. She hid his clothes. Though Origen stormed and protested, she wouldn't reveal where they were hidden. He couldn't leave the house, and so he was unable to volunteer for martyrdom. Isn't it interesting? Origen was brave enough to be martyred, but not brave enough to go outside naked. Stepping outside without clothing would have sped up his arrest and imprisonment, but it was a step he was unwilling to take. (3) In a sense, I suspect that talking with a friend about our faith is ...
50. Don't Forget Your Ticket
2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 14:15-24
Sermon
King Duncan
... your mother?" Some of you baseball fans are looking forward with anticipation to the coming season. A certain man and his two sons in Tennessee had been looking forward to going to a baseball game for a long time. The Dodgers were coming to Atlanta, Georgia to play the Braves, and this man and his sons were going to be there. They drove most of Saturday to be in Atlanta to see their favorite two teams play. They rushed to check into a motel. In a hurry they made it to the game just before the first ball was ...
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