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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501. Marriage is Forever
Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:1-12
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Bill Bouknight
... something so small as over-cooking his supper. Once a husband divorced his wife, he had no obligation whatsoever to her. So, a divorced woman was often reduced to begging or prostitution in order to survive. Part of the reason Jesus was so strongly opposed to divorce was because he had witnessed the sad condition of its victims--especially the women and children. Jesus was furious at the lack of concern for their welfare. In America, the institution of marriage is in crisis. Half of our marriages end in ...
502. No Retaliation
Matthew 5:38-42
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Bill Bouknight
... a 90-mile-per-hour fastball at a batter, forcing him to back off the plate, making him less willing to stand firm in the batter's box and wait for the right pitch. When a brush-back pitch is thrown, there is a clear expectation that the "opposing pitcher will throw another one in retaliation. One day a truck driver stopped at a restaurant for dinner and ordered a steak. Before he could eat it, in walked a motorcycle gang, with dirty leather jackets and long, unkempt hair. They took the man's steak, cut it ...
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Bill Bouknight
... in the face, but he has not really come for you until you welcome him as your personal Savior and Lord. There is a second way you can respond to the coming of the Christ. You can join the struggle for one of Christ's causes. Jesus opposes anything on earth that dehumanizes people. Jesus favors anything that promotes justice, mercy, reconciliation, and righteousness. Jesus taught us to pray and work for a time when God's kingdom will be as real on earth as it is in heaven. Isaiah envisioned an earth where ...
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Bill Bouknight
... or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." In 1957 when Rosa Parks refused to yield her bus seat to a white male, she ignited a revolution. God was on her side. God opposes every ruling system that devalues people or deprives them of life, liberty, or justice. I have a relative who is very proud of the fact that he is one/eighth Cherokee Indian. We often say that is why he is such a good woodsman and expert hunter. But what if ...
505. Judgment Day is Coming (Adapted)
Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:47-52
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Bill Bouknight
... is the devil. Some modern Christians consider themselves too sophisticated to believe in a devil. And surely we all know that there is no creature with horns and a pitchfork. But the Bible declares that there is an intelligent, active spiritual presence in this world opposing God. This Satan and his followers were angels who rebelled against the rule of God and were cast out of heaven. Satan tries to connect with the original sin in all of us, attempting to separate us from God and make this world resemble ...
506. Concern
John 19:17-27
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Burton F. Blair
... mother’s arms. Old Simeon, with the baby Jesus in his arms, praised God, and then, he blessed the couple as well as the baby. He said to Mary, This child is destined for the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed - and a sword will pierce your own soul too. Luke 2:34-35 As Mary, the mother of Jesus, stood at the foot of the cross watching her son die, these words of old Simeon must have flooded her heart ...
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Donald Macleod
... time when order of any kind appears to be the least of all realities. Indeed it seems at times that the bottom has dropped out of everything. The ideals and hopes that Christians have held dear seem to be caught up in a whirlwind of opposing forces bent on their destruction. Christians believe in love, but everywhere throughout the world we see the fingerprints of the agents of hate. Christians affirm the power of right, but others claim that might is the only resource with any viable clout. Christians are ...
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Robert Allen
... astronauts died, including the young school teacher. Ben Powers risked the wrath of his supervisors and the scientific community at NASA when he gave his testimony before the Presidential Commission investigating the disaster. Ben Powers was the only NASA engineer who had opposed the launch. He was the only NASA engineer who had expressed concern about a launch in cold weather. He was the only NASA engineer to appear before the Presidential Commission and say that the order to launch had been a bad decision ...
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Robert Allen
... and made a beautiful tackle. Then, he jumped up and ran back over to his bench and sat down, as if no one had seen him. Of course, thousands of people in the stands and millions of people on national television had seen him. A touchdown was awarded to the opposing team, and the tackler sat on the bench with his head down. He could no more explain what he had done than we can explain some of the foolish things we have done. But, his mistake was in front of 75,000 people in the stadium and millions of people ...
510. The Flight From Light
Isaiah 60:1-22, Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon
Erskine White
... with every torment, every addiction and dependency, every hurt and fear which enslaves our spirits today. How often do we cling to the things which keep us in darkness, thinking we are better off staying on the dead-end path we are accustomed to as opposed to trying a new and unfamiliar road? It takes courage to come home by a different route, and sometimes we prefer to stay with the sadness and darkness we know rather than leap sight unseen into the light of unfamiliar joy. There once was an impoverished ...
511. It Isn't Fair!
Matthew 20:1-16
Sermon
Brett Blair
... is obvious who he identifies with. He sees himself as that laborer who was chosen early in the morning and worked all day. He doesn’t comprehend why these Johnny-Come-Latelys should have preferential treatment. Now, don’t get Simon Peter wrong. He is not opposed to favors being dispensed. He simply believes that if anyone should receive them it should be those who worked in the fields all day people just like himself. I By telling this story Jesus is informing Simon Peter that he will get no more reward ...
Drama
Curt M. Joseph
... all; then my Messiah will stand with the Roman Empire. But if the Empire continues to exploit the poor; if it continues to enslave people; if it continues to destroy innocent men, women, and children for the sake of world domination; then my Messiah will stand opposed to the Empire. We may not live long enough to see that happen, but it will happen. Pilate: Ruth, is this Jesus the promised Messiah? Is he the one that will do all this? Procula: Ruth believes he is the one! Pilate: And what about you, Procula ...
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Jerry L. Schmalemberger
... sexual relations as only for the purpose of conception and birth. I think God had a lot more in mind when he created us male and female. I’d also like to reject the distortions, the hysteria, the bigotry, and violence sometimes employed by those who oppose the present legal status of abortion in our country. What I do believe is that the decision about abortion should be made by the woman or couple and that each situation is different and must be considered prayerfully as a caretaker of life’s process ...
514. All-Out Love
Mark 12:28-34
Sermon
James W. Robinson
... bedside. They spoke of him with admiration, awe, and respect. Regardless of political persuasion, so may we. Isn’t that informative as to loving God with all the mind? Study the world. Try to understand what’s going on. Sift. Sort. Analyze. Evaluate. What "parties" oppose God’s party? How are they trying to weaken and wrest control from his Kingdom? What plan of action should the Christian and the church follow to win followers of the wrong ways to the Way, God’s way. What is God’s way? How can ...
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James W. Robinson
... each year by hordes of college youth on a summer spree. A team of young missionary-evangelists was commissioned, by their denomination, to establish an outpost of the church in a house at the center of the turbulence. The town fathers opposed the undertaking. The leaders of the team requested, and were granted, a meeting with an unsympathetic mayor and an equally unsympathetic police commissioner. The team leaders prepared, in advance of the meeting, a presentation designed to "sell" their project. But they ...
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James W. Robinson
... , that any soldier might envy. Yet with indefatigable persistence he held to his non-violent course, refusing military revolt, and depending solely on the might and pressure of spiritual forces. Of all the paradoxical combinations of opposing qualities in Jesus’ character - self-fulfillment and self-denial, explosive enthusiasm and serenity, fierce indignation and compassionate gentleness, consciousness of divine mission and profound humility - none is more amazing than this conjunction of qualities that ...
517. Lent 2
Genesis 17:1-27, Romans 4:1-25, Mark 8:31--9:1
Bulletin Aid
Paul A. Laughlin
... trust and trustworthiness. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Second Lesson: Romans 4:16-25 Theme: Abraham, the father of faith Exegetical note: This passage culminates a chapter that presents Abraham as a model for justification by grace through faith (as opposed to justification by merit through works). Abraham is, accordingly, "father of us all" and "father of many nations" in that his faith was "reckoned to him as righteousness." The theological "trick" here, of course, is to present faith in such a way ...
Drama
William McKee Aber
... experts in human relations; you, Wormwood, find your skills lie primarily within the field of hate; you, Christian, find your skills lie primarily within the field of love. I presume that you are knowledgeable in both fields, since they are usually considered to be opposities. Am I correct in my assumptions? Yes? Well, then, let us begin. I would like you to interpret to this court the unusual scene taking place before us now. (As the judge begins this sentence Jack and Sue move front; Jack stage right, Sue ...
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E. Jerry Walker
... , this man only had revealed a sympathetic though furtive interest in the prophet of Galilee. But Joseph had not yet arrived. Quite possibly, Nicodemus knew, he might not come at all. On issues of intense feeling it was easier to abstain than to oppose. He turned back abruptly to the small group. He was becoming impatient, his resentment fretful. "This whole thing is illegal," he said. "What!" the younger man responded. "Would you again plead for the prophet?" This was a reference to the time, months before ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
Theme: It is best to have all the answers about how to enter heaven before you need them. Summary: It's never stated in the Bible that entrance into heaven is easy. Two candidates lining up at the pearly gates express two opposing views, one quite worldly and the other simply trusting in Jesus. But who is this third person helping the worldly-wise person? He seems to have all the answers. Are the answers any good? Playing Time: 5 1/2 minutes Setting: Just this side of Heaven's pearly gates Props: ...
Sermon
Maurice A. Fetty
... without ever giving them the food and clothing they need to be warm and full. As Paul once put it, "Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up." The Mother Teresas of the world know what he means. The academic types emphasize being as opposed to doing. If they criticize the activists for acting without thinking, the activists criticize them for thinking without acting. If they invariably delay action by appointing study committees ad infinitum, activists tend to do now and to ask questions later. Academics want ...
Drama
Michael L. Sherer
... living under the cross of Christ is a possibility, or if it’s just so many words we hear on Sunday and forget on Monday. I’ve decided to help some other Christian pastors organize a Lutheran seminary to train pastors to serve congregations opposed to Nazism. I know that what we’re doing is illegal. But I believe we must. Pray for us. Your friend, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. ANTAGONIST: Some people never quit. It almost sounds as though Bonhoeffer had a death wish or something. PROTAGONIST: I’ve heard ...
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Brett Blair
... man to play Major League baseball. In his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson faced venom nearly everywhere he traveled. Pitchers threw fastballs at his head. Runners spiked him on the bases, brutal epithets were written on cards and spoken from the opposing dugouts. Even the home crowds in Brooklyn saw him as an object of reproach. During one game in Boston, the taunts and racial slurs seemed to reach a peak. To make matters worse Robinson committed an error and stood at second base humiliated ...
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Brett Blair
... them to justice and sent them to prison. In prison they vowed that when they got out they would kill the sheriff. The movie focuses on one particular day. The sheriff has just married the beautiful Grace Kelly. She happens to be a devout Quaker utterly opposed to all violence. The sheriff resigns from law enforcement and the couple is about ready to leave town on their honeymoon. He is going to start a new life as a rancher. Suddenly word comes that the outlaw brothers have been released from prison and are ...
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Richard Patt
... the fairly uncomplicated question, "Do children like you?" Ah yes, the precision that children show when sifting out the people around them who really care for them and love them! Such people draw children to themselves like magnets, it seems. Look at the opposing forces represented in today’s Bible reading. On the one hand there were the Pharisees. We read that they were trying to "trap" another person (Jesus) in his own words. They were asking all sorts of involved questions. They had an argumentative ...
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