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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Sermon
David E. Leininger
... Another mile or so down the road a trucker came on the radio and asked if there was anyone who could tell him where he could stop and get a soft drink -- he had nothing to drink as all the stores were sold out of beverages or closed. A voice responded and ... were sold out. So we just ate what we could and made the best of it. Several hours later an African American woman drove up and stopped where we were huddled and said, "I know you do not know me from Adam but I would like to invite you to my home to take ...
527. Regis and Jesus
Matthew 6:19-24
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... a shroud." A rich man in town died one day, and two men were talking about it. "How much did he leave?" asked the one. The reply came back, "All of it." Good common sense wisdom: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth..." But Jesus did not stop there. He continued, "store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal." What is he saying? You can't take it with you but you can send it on ahead? How are we to understand Him ...
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... on an icy bridge. He slid sideways, and before he could get straightened out, was struck by another vehicle. That car was struck by another and then another and then another, in all, a total of 36 cars and trucks. The unidentified woman who had stopped to scrape her windshield was not involved in any of the collisions. In fact, after getting it wiped clear, she drove off, seemingly unscathed by it all. Sadly, it is very much like that with divorce. Every year, over one-million children(6) suffer (and that ...
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... dissipates its time and energy in internal squabbles, no wonder evil can be victorious. The Assembly took no action in regard to the concern, nor was it asked to. But these vicious internecine battles, at whatever level, are nothing less than demonic, and they must STOP! Doing battle with demons. It is part of what Jesus does. It is part of what we as Christ's church do. As they are being fought, these battles are not pretty. There is pain. Sometimes pigs die. But evil, by its very nature is destructive ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... to make the delivery. In two weeks, much of the town of Nome, Alaska, could be dead. Wild Bill Shannon, a trapper from the city of Nenana, suggested a better way to get the medicine there. One dogsled team couldn’t make the whole trip without having to stop and rest. But if each town between Nenana and Nome would prepare a fresh dogsled team and driver, they could act as a relay team. Wild Bill calculated that it would take only nine days for a relay team to deliver the medicine. The relay idea worked ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... his brush, and hurled some harsh words at the hapless little fellow, who ran crying from the studio. The artist was now alone again, and he tried to continue his work. He was trying to paint the face of Jesus, but he couldn't do it. His creativity had stopped. It's hard to hold anger and Jesus into your heart at the same time. Wouldn't it be great if every time the specter of domestic violence or violence of any kind raised its ugly head, we could say, "Into the scene stepped Jesus"? Evangelist John Wesley ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... ? To Jim Mertz the question is phrased like this: Do we really love Jesus that much? Jim once watched a movie on television. In it he saw a Muslim from India fall on his knees in the dust and heat of the day. Five times a day this Muslim stopped, faced his holy city of Mecca and worshiped Allah. Jim asked himself the question ” do I really love Jesus like that? Jim read of a young mother who was seen throwing her precious, new-born infant child into the Ganges River! She told someone that her child was a ...
533. Two Parades
Luke 22:66--23:25
Sermon
King Duncan
... a parade, the candy bars continued to rain down on the American pilots. The Germans opened fire, killing two of the French prisoners at point-blank range. Still, the candy bars kept coming. Case and his comrades screamed "Stop! Stop!" And finally the jubilant prisoners stopped. Case, 50 years afterward, still flinches recalling this suicidal act of defiance on the part of those prisoners in that camp. (1) My guess is that the residents of Jerusalem greeted Jesus with that same kind of desperate enthusiasm ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... about what is happening in the streets of our cities. An old man was trying to lead a contrary donkey down the road. A passer-by stopped him and commented on the way the donkey was behaving. "Oh, I can make him do anything I want him to do with just a kind ... 'd like to be eighteen years old but to know what I know now." At this point the waitress, who had been clearing the table, stopped and said, "I'm eighteen. What is it you know?" (4) Our young people need the benefit of our experience. And they need for us ...
535. All Dressed Up
Ephesians 6:10-20
Sermon
King Duncan
... wear their dresses just like the girls down the street. And so they'd come shouting to their mom, who just happened to be the queen of the British Empire. And they'd tell her they wanted to wear their clothes like this and their hair like that. And she stopped them short one day. She said to them: "You are the daughters of the Queen, And the Queen's daughters do not follow fads. They establish fashion!" And that's a good word for us. We are to live in society but not to be of society. We are to ...
536. Light
Isaiah 2:1-5
Sermon
King Duncan
... ," his father said as they reached the dark water. Slowly he was tracing his way through the murky water which was almost up to his chest. Across the water, they started up a steep incline. "Won't be long now," he said. After they had climbed for some time, he stopped, knelt and pointed. "Look, son." Jack saw what seemed to be a bright disc, about the size of a half dollar, on top of what appeared to be a distant mountain. "That's what we've been looking for, son ”the light of the world. Come on!" And the ...
537. Peace
Isaiah 11:1-16
Sermon
King Duncan
... the last word, another character was present, the Spirit of the Tower, and the Spirit of the Tower at last spoke and said: "My Children, stop. Be silent. You’re all talking a great deal of nonsense, because the real point is that none of you is important at all by ... and for God’s glory. And it’s only when we work all together that we do any good to God or man. So, stop talking and ring ”all together, and strike all together, midnight, to the glory of God!" (3) 1. Lossing, J. Benson. MATHEW BRADY’S ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... most people find God. I know, church is not always the most exciting place to be. A mother recently wrote in Reader's Digest that she once asked her young son what was the highest number he had ever counted to. He replied, "537." She asked, "Why did you stop there?" He replied, "Church was over." Church is not as exciting, perhaps, as a football game or an action-filled motion picture. But this is where God may be found by any who are truly searching. I read of a recording that's doing wonders in a certain ...
539. Love In Action
1 John 3:11-24
Sermon
King Duncan
... could go along the next time the man went out fishing. The man said, "Sure. Meet me here tomorrow morning at 5:00 and we will go out." The next morning the two of them made their way through the early morning mist to a small cove where the fisherman stopped the boat and cut off the motor. The stranger wondered where the man's fishing equipment was. He had no rod and reel. All the stranger saw was a small net and a rusty tackle box. Slowly the man pulled the tackle box over to himself, opened it, and took ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... when a person tries to make a meaningful change do others seek to discourage him. But Bartimaeus refused to be silenced. "Son of David, have mercy on me!" he shouted above the tumult. And Jesus stopped. How beautiful are those three words in Mark's Gospel, "And Jesus stopped." In the midst of the pressing crowd, Jesus was willing to stop and minister to one needy soul. "Call him," said Jesus. When they did, Mark tells us that Bartimaeus threw off his mantle and sprang up and came to Jesus. HERE IS A MAN WHO ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... it." "Which bags are the lollipops in?" "Blow your horn and make that police car get out of the way, Mom." "Janie just dropped the ketchup bottle on top of the prune juice, and the bag’s leaking." "Drive faster, we’re missing a good program on TV." "Stop bouncing the car, I can’t read the message on the cereal box." "It’s cold back here, sitting on the frozen food." "Who put the fingerprints on the back window?" "Why’d you turn the radio off?" "Jimmy’s opening the cookie bag." And finally: "You ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... people. Perhaps you have seen a sign in an office or factory that reads something like this: "It has come to the attention of the management that employees have been dying on the job and either refusing or neglecting to keel over. This practice must stop. Since it is impossible for management to distinguish between death and the natural movements of some employees on the job, an uncomfortable situation is created when someone dies and gives no indication. Often we have no way of knowing who is dead and who ...
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
... would say, A world in which people didn’t come up to me and ask me all these silly questions! But there were others who suddenly stopped when he said to them, What do you want! What do you REALLY want in life? And they’d start talking with him: You know, ... at work. We keep up such good face for our friends. We can argue theology and politics with the best of them. But who can stop the cancer from spreading? And who can keep a child in safety? And who can take the sting out of tragedy? Too often we’ve ...
544. Set Free
Ephesians 1:1-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... replied. "My kidnappers set me free, and I have spent many years trying to find you!" The old man yelled, "You are a fake and a cruel man. My son is dead. Leave me alone!" He would not open the door. The pounding continued for a while, but then it stopped. The young man gave up and left. (1) The old man never found happiness. And he lost his son who was still living. Why? Because he was determined to hold on to the bones of the past. Our message today is also a challenge: "Set Free in ˜93." That’s ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... good friends by the time we were there, where her daughter lives, and her grandchildren." The older woman was tired and out of breath when they finally found their destination. She thanked the girl for helping her. "She said thank you so many times I thought she’d never stop!" Ginny said. "She grabbed my arm, and she said God sent me to her, and she’d pray to Him later, before she went to sleep, to thank Him for me." At first Ginny wasn’t sure the woman was serious. "But I looked at her, and she had ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... -term solution to the pressing needs in our lives requires a complete surrender to God and a willingness to proceed on His terms. We must cooperate with Him in whatever it takes for as long as it takes. As the lady drove away with her tightened terminal, McCasland stopped for a moment and asked the Lord to say "No!" the next time he asks God to just jiggle a wire. (1) Our story today is about another lady who needed more than just a wire jiggled. The setting is a village well. Like a small town post office ...
547. Strong Faith
Matthew 14:13-21
Sermon
King Duncan
... reduce it to months. He dare not even talk about years. He has learned to live one day at a time. This man helps others who are struggling with problems like his. He goes to meetings and treatment centers to help people overcome their disease. En route he always stops at a doughnut shop and buys some fresh doughnuts and a cup of coffee. One day he thought that the other people who come to meetings would like some doughnuts and coffee too. He bought some and took them with him. He said it was like having the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... 's a wonder, "those of us who don't know them can get along at all." Other examples include, if your nose itches that means company is coming. Or if a honey bee buzzes around your head that means you're about to find some money. If you need to stop a cut from bleeding just say the sixth verse of the sixteenth chapter of Ezekiel while walking toward the sunrise. "Everybody around here knows that," he says. (1) I thought you could use some good advice on this first Sunday of a new year. Where do you turn when ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... side to watching, because we need to be on the lookout for God's activity in our world. Take the case of a gentleman named Michael Thomas. He was driving to a business appointment one day, and he was in a hurry as well as annoyed with traffic. He was stopped at a busy intersection where the light had just turned red. "All right," Michael thought to himself, "I can beat the next light if I race ahead of the pack." He was ready to take off the split second the light turned green. But then he noticed a young ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... his life. Maya Angelou tells about her Aunt Tee who worked as a housekeeper for a couple in Bel Air, California. She lived with the couple in their spacious fourteen-room ranch house. They were a very quiet couple. As they had gotten older they had stopped entertaining their friends and even spoke less to each other. "Finally," Maya says, "they sat in a dry silence." Aunt Tee, on the other hand, enjoyed entertaining her friends on Saturday evenings. She would cook a pot of pig's feet, a pot of greens, fry ...
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