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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Harold H. Lentz
... . The word "prejudice" means to prejudge, to form judgment before the facts are in. It leads some people to lump together all people of a certain type as objects of scorn. All those of a certain religion or nationality or color of skin are cast aside. The fact that some individuals are worthy of respect for their individual attainment is completely overlooked. The weakness is conveyed in the phrase, "I've made up my mind; don't confuse me with the facts." As a result, hatred and renunciation of others ...
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Richard Gribble
... full and complete life in God's presence. In the reading God tells Moses that it is in caring for others that we find God. God says we are not to defraud, to be just to the weak and the strong. We are to make no judgments; we are to cast aside hatred and revenge. In short, we are to love our neighbor as ourself, the same exhortation we heard in last week's readings. The Gospel story of the end times, what is known as eschatological literature, is familiar to all of us. Jesus says that when we do things for ...
28. Reality Check
Matthew 17:1-13
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Johnny Dean
... ve read it – entitled "The Velveteen Rabbit." The book is mixture of fable and insight, as many children’s classics are. The chief character is a small, stuffed rabbit who comes into a little boy’s life at Christmas, and not long afterward finds himself cast aside and forgotten. The other primary character is the Skin Horse, who has been around the nursery for a long, long time. Here is my favorite portion of that book: For a long time the velveteen rabbit lived in the toy cupboard or on the nursery ...
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Carl Hoefler
... us in our sin; and instead of rejecting us, you have expressed your love through your Son, in hopes of bringing us back into fellowship with you. Grant us this reconciliation as we put our confidence in Christ who died for us, even though we deserve to be cast aside. For his sake, we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are far from being righteous, Lord, but at the same time we do not want to be outside of your love. We confess we can come to you only as sinners, claiming the reconciliation that Christ has ...
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Leonard H. Budd
... into place before the door. The words remembered then were the final words Jesus had spoken. In the pain and humiliation of his last hour, Jesus had said, "It is finished." What was left? Nothing! The dream of God’s Kingdom was broken and cast aside, even as were the bones scattered upon Golgatha. The gladness of the teaching time was now only fading memory. The intimate fellowship of love and compassion and concern was now impossible - for there, beyond the stone doorway, lay the dead body. Nothing was ...
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Warren Thomas Smith
... 19:18), the scribe simply noted that here was the whole matter. He observed that these simple, direct phrases had far more significance than all the sacrificial offerings made in the Temple. It all appeared logical and compact, and, for once, excess verbiage was cast aside. A concise answer illuminated the shadowed past. We can almost see the smile on Jesus’ face as he looked at that honest scribe and said, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." One of the joys of teaching comes when a student ...
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Harold Warlick
... preceding the selected passage, two women are having a quarrel of some consequence in the Philippian church. The disputants are leaders in the church, which shows us that leaders are as capable of being petty as are non-leaders. So, listen friends. Cast aside for a moment the beautiful gospel passage of sweet virgin Mary and her older cousin Elizabeth getting along fabulously together in their time of pregnancy. Put out of your mind the magi who travel like the three amigos, palatable comrades on a ...
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King Duncan
... are listed as Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rahab, Moses, the Judges, David, Samuel and all the prophets. They have run their race; now it is our turn. It is our turn to run with perseverance the race that is set before us as we cast aside everything that hinders us including our sin, our fears, and our doubts. How shall we run to victory? Particularly those of us with drooping arms and weak knees? Where will we find the energy not only to compete but to win? WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE, FIRST ...
34. Death Leads to Life
Isaiah 52:13--53:12
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Richard Gribble
... was a television commercial which proudly boasted, "Who says you can't have it all!" That attitude remains pervasive in our world, especially the prosperous American society in which we live. Society celebrates achievement and winners; losers and non-achievers are cast aside as unproductive, unimportant, and certainly not worthy of our time or attention. It makes no sense at all to people today to suffer intentionally, especially when for most there is absolutely no need. Besides we know that the world of ...
35. Uses of the Past
Philippians 3:4b-16
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Mark Trotter
... this wild and unpredictable adventure, which for him began in Damascus when he experienced the grace of Christ through the love of a Christian, named Anasias, who forgave Paul for his persecuting the Christians. Paul couldn't get over that. Paul said, "I now cast aside all that I achieved, all this security, all this certainty in my life, put it behind me, to start a journey with Christ." And he never settled down, not physically, or spiritually. His life is a journey, following Jesus to the end. Even now ...
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James W. Moore
... -p.3) Mickey was right on target, wasn’t she? What more do we need to know? Jesus loves us and that’s that. When we are scared or confused or lonely. When we have to make a hard decision or face a tough challenge. When we feel rejected or cast aside by someone. When we lose a loved one or face our own death… What more do we need to know? Jesus loves and that’s that! But, the problem is that sometimes we forget, that sometimes we turn away from Christ, and look for love and happiness and meaning and ...
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Bill Bouknight
... later a man wrote to Dr. Harris and said, “I hope your terrible loss will not destroy your faith.” Dr. Harris said that he felt like writing back to him and saying, “Man, haven’t I lost enough already without throwing away my faith too? Why should I cast aside the only thing that is keeping me afloat?” When you are hurting, when life treats you badly, crawl up as close as you can to that One who said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matt. 11:28 ...
38. Proclaiming Jesus Christ
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
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Donald Charles Lacy
... It is far more connected with the ancient church and those martyred witnesses that have been in all ages, including the present. In the foreign mission fields there are true stories that are heartbreaking. Even an elementary understanding of human rights is cast aside. The killing and prior suffering are almost beyond comprehension. How can this happen in a world that is supposed to be civilized? Our answer is not difficult. Whenever we get totally serious about Jesus Christ in some cultures all hell breaks ...
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Maurice A. Fetty
... It is far more connected with the ancient church and those martyred witnesses that have been in all ages, including the present. In the foreign mission fields there are true stories that are heartbreaking. Even an elementary understanding of human rights is cast aside. The killing and prior suffering are almost beyond comprehension. How can this happen in a world that is supposed to be civilized? Our answer is not difficult. Whenever we get totally serious about Jesus Christ in some cultures all hell breaks ...
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Frank Ramirez
... my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased. One: As we gather together with the assurance of God's love, acceptance, and favor, we pledge to extend these gifts to all others as well. Collect Receive the Holy Spirit in truth and power. Cast aside your cloak of fear and walk into the light! Claim God's power to heal and reveal. Descend upon us, Holy Spirit! Surprise the world again with your gracious power! Amen. Prayer Of Confession What just happened? The Ephesians knew only part of the gospel. There ...
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Richard Gribble
... innovative ideas and ways of thinking. We are sometimes caught in a straightjacket; we cannot think outside the box, our immediate purview or way of understanding. Anything that is remotely challenging to our level of comfortableness is rejected out of hand. Our narrow vision casts aside other points of view and the people who propose them. Many times, as well, people are blind to the reality about us. We see what we want to see, not what is present. Convention will only allow us to perceive things in one ...
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Schuyler Rhodes
... listening, we'll never hear anything, and then we'll miss the chance to try and figure out who's speaking. We also live in times where we think that the word of the Lord is rare. We live in times where people who have visions are spurned and cast aside as being dreamers, unrealistic, or just plain crazy. Again, I say that I think that we're simply not listening. Where in our lives does the voice of the holy come to us? Where, in our relationships, in our comings and goings do we encounter the very voice of ...
43. Luke 11:1-13
Luke 11:1-13
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Leonard Sweet
... to these disciples. The man pounding on his friend's door in the middle of the night is certainly not going through any of the traditional formalities of protocol. His need is real, and his need is urgent therefore, all standard proprieties are cast aside. In the harsh land and the harsh times in which Jesus lived, the requirement of hospitality was taken very seriously. Unexpected midnight visitors who perhaps had traveled late in order to escape the desert heat must be cared for correctly. The rudely ...
44. Cut It Out
Mark 9:38-41
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Donald B. Strobe
... must be performed, is a most useful way to understand this Scripture. Most of us today would accept the notion that the whole body is worth more than any of its individual parts, and when we develop a cancerous tumor on eye, hand, or foot, we cast aside "the offending member" — with regret, of course; but we operate on the assumption that it is better to enter life without the diseased organ than not to live at all. If a troublesome organ hampers our life or threatens our very existence we eliminate it ...
45. God's Eminent Domain
Jeremiah 18:1-11
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Lee Ann Dunlap
... a while as he journeys to the potter's workshop. Take a moment to look around to see the various bowls and pitchers in various stages of the process — some dried and awaiting the fire, perhaps a few finished pieces on display, and maybe even some that are cast aside as cracked or broken. At the center of it all is the potter himself, his attention fixed on the wheel and its clay. Watch with Jeremiah as the potter spins this lump, as it rises and takes its shape through the slight movements of the potter's ...
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Leonard Sweet
... other humans. Here’s where the rubber hits the road: almost all of us have trouble with at least one of these “unpardonables.” For some of us, it is harder to love others. There is the risk of exposure — of being betrayed, abandoned, cast aside, purposefully hurt, humiliated, rejected. Loving another, sending love out into the world, is surely a recipe for disaster. You may get your heart broken. Scratch that. You WILL get your heart broken. A broken heart is the price you pay for love. For others ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... a reality. But if we're not careful, we might just miss the most extraordinary gift of all. You see, this gift is wrapped in plain brown wrapping paper. It's always under the tree, but because it's in plain brown wrapping paper, it's often overlooked, forgotten or cast aside as not being worth very much. You see, while we can tell what season it is by the wrapping paper used, we also think we can tell the worth of a gift by how it's wrapped. But in the Kingdom of God, that's not true at all In ...
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Lee Griess
... pulling you apart and getting you alone. When you begin to think you don't need others, that people at church are just a bunch of hypocrites, or worse yet, when you begin to feel that you can be just as good a Christian without worship and fellowship, cast aside those thoughts. They are the devil's way of setting you up for a fall. Never deal with temptation alone. Secondly, don't play with temptation. It's real and deadly. I think we often fool ourselves in thinking that temptation sneaks up on us. It can ...
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... protested, "we fasted and we prayed and we believe." "Believe? You believe? Then tell me, where are your umbrellas?" I am asking you to pray and bring your umbrellas. Pray with whatever faith you have that obstacles will be removed, that what­ever is working against us will be cast aside, and that we'll be able to proceed quickly. Drive out to the property and stand on the spot and dream of the ministry that we'll be able to do in and through this building. Come and walk on the lot and ask God how we can ...
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King Duncan
... to remind you that this is the purpose toward which every Christian should be working? That someday every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. That someday the love of Christ shall dwell in every heart. That fear and superstition shall be cast aside and all people everywhere will one day know that the purpose of life is to love God and to love one another. There is no other hope for the world than this one. But how will that day come unless we have a new Pentecost in the western ...
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