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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Maxie Dunnam
... to talk to you about for a few minutes. Most of us want to be more than we are, don’t we? It’s true throughout life. Little children dream of the day when they will be youth; youth of the time when they will mature to adulthood; and adults continue to burn with desires, expressed and unexpressed ambitions. From cradle to crematory, it’s the same story: we want to be more than we are. It is true of all of us. We have our ambitions, our goals, our desires. They are more than we are, yet, when we realize ...
577. The Essence of the Gospel
2 Corinthians 4:1-18
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... wants to do for us. He wants to give us a new name – he’s called us to himself – more than that, he wants to give us a new life. That’s the meaning of the Incarnation of God in human flesh, and that’s also the meaning of the continuing incarnation in you and me. Let me close by simply repeating in summary what I’ve said. The radiant glory of God shines in the face of Jesus Christ – that’s the incredibility of the Incarnation. The radiant glory of God, shining in the face of Jesus Christ has ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... exterior world and a true intuition of the inner self, conflict between self—dominance and self— surrender. Through the continuous making of resolute decisions we pattern our life and we mold our character. William James was right in ... count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ (Phil. 3:8). Paul did not mean that he was severed from the physical world. He continued to live in the present world and used its good things for the service of the Lord. But the best and the worst of this world which ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... point that there would be a clear outline of some of the components that make up an effective Christian life. So, we’re working on a design for discipleship, and we’re sharing with you today. It has been worked through our Council on Ministries, and we will continue to work on it. There is enough in it now to illustrate what I’m talking about. You have that design in your hand, and you will notice that there are four tracks on which we might move in our learning experience to the end that we might ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... power that he possessed from the Father. He did it even more dramatically in terms of the words that he spoke when he was talking about his death and resurrection: “Greater things than I do will you do, because I go to the Father” But how often we forget. We continue to be weak. We blunder along without direction. We are anemic in our witness. We see no vital life around us, and no vivid signs of the impact of our faith. When power is available to us, the very power which raised Jesus from the dead, we ...
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... , has written a book, Healing the Wounds of the Heart. In it she talks about the rejection she felt when her father divorced her mother. I remember deciding then that if my father did not want the child I was, neither did I. As an adult, I continued to accept the twelve-year old interpretation of divorce, as well as the scorn and hatred of myself for years and years. What parents think play a gigantic role in what children do and how they feel for a lifetime. Parents play a part. Of course, the siblings ...
582. Join
Acts 11:19-26
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... devotion. I love the Church, and I know many of you do too. I. THE CHURCH, IT'S NOT ABOUT CUSTOMS, IT'S ABOUT CHRIST In the short span of 40 years, the center of the Christian movement moved from Jerusalem to Antioch. At first, the believers continued their custom of preaching to the Jews, but a major shift was about to happen. Some started preaching to the Greeks. “The Lord's hand was with them and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord" (Acts 11:21). Early believers embraced change ...
583. Political Pardon
Matthew 18:21-35
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
... , Hilda was a guilty woman; why should he look at her in any other way? She was the one who nearly destroyed their marriage. If it were not for righteous Fouke, it could never have been saved. Yet, day-by-day Fouke's debilitating pain increased, as angels continued to drop pebbles into his heart. By the time he finally relented, he was almost walking on his head, and there was no longer any way to hold himself high and rigid with pride. So, in the dark of night, as a lightening bolt of agony ripped through ...
584. In the Balance
Romans 5:12-19
Sermon
David O. Bales
... devastate your life but that of others. Free of prison and living for Christ, God's "much more" operates in Steve's life. He's married and has a family. He became the chief diver and expedition leader for the Cousteau Society. The good effects of his life now continue to reverberate and to affect others as he lives and speaks for Jesus Christ. Sin is strong but doomed. God's grace will be victorious in our lives and in all of human history. God's grace is "much more." The least you can expect in your life ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... and losing all. We no longer are in the grips of our sinful nature that always wants us to live in fear of death. We no longer are under the power of the evil one because we know that he has been defeated through Jesus' death and resurrection. Continuing to believe that this is indeed our last chapter will not be easy. Every day it will be a struggle. Every day we will need to be reminded and reassured. Every day we will need to "remember our baptism." Fido's dilemma has been resolved. We can trust that ...
586. Radiate Love
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... to get everyone to love us in return, but that should never keep us from giving our love. Because love is the key to life and faith. The author reminds us that the measure of our new life in Christ is our ability to love. Radiate Love. "Let mutual love continue." II. Hospitality A. Then there is the call to "Hospitality." The call to love the stranger. It's easy to love people who are look like us and talk like us and think like us. It's difficult for a lot of us to love someone who is different. But ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... along, ‘I am of no use. I have spent my last cent for drink. I am separated from my wife. I have committed nearly every crime in the State of Illinois except murder. I haven’t a friend in the world, and I might as well end it.’ The speaker continued: “I passed an open door on Clark Street, and without knowing to this day why. I went up the steps and into a hall filled with men and women. It was the Pacific Garden Mission, and I went stumbling down the wide aisle clear down to the platform on which ...
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... in the form of yet another “law” or principle: “when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand” (v.21). Or more simply: “I will to do good, but do evil.” In the final section of today’s text Paul continues to discuss the dismal duality that resides within. The “inmost self” (“iso anthropos”) was used in secular Greek texts to describe the “godward immortal side” of an individual (Joachim Jeremias, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, I 365). Paul’s use of this ...
Sermon
John Smylie
... who is dying, and the one who is dying has a last opportunity to share his or her wisdom with those gathered. The wisdom that our Lord shares is a gift that is designed to sustain the disciples, he seeks to give them a way to come into his continuing presence. It is a gift that the church has steadfastly held on to and received ever since the gift was given in the upper room. The gift is his body and blood. The Passover feast takes a whole new meaning, rather than being a feast that reminds the participant ...
590. Long Live The King
Revelation 1:4-8
Sermon
Patrick J. Rooney
... of whom John speaks in the words of the book of Revelation is a king who supercedes the boundaries of endings and beginnings. This king and his kingdom are not marked by the changing of time or the passing of seasons and this kingdom does not rely for its continuity on a succession of monarchs. Rather, this kingdom John speaks of is not limited to time or space but rather, is found in that which is beyond time and space where there is no ending or beginning. In this kingdom he who was and he who is, is also ...
591. The Faithfulness of God
2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... in his line. More importantly, the Lord promises to David that he will build a house, a kingdom, in the line of David that shall live forever. In short, God is promising Israel a Messiah, one who will continue the greatness of the Davidic kingdom and permanently establish God's place in the world. God's promise to David, as delivered by the prophet Nathan, is fulfilled quite obviously in the life, message, and mission of Jesus Christ. The lack of fidelity on the part of Israel notwithstanding, God ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... delivered from the past as the dawn indicates a new day. For God, the dark night of Israel has passed, but the new day of possibility is present. Salvation will be like a burning torch and the favor of the Lord will come upon the people. The prophet continues by saying that the surrounding nations will see how God has favored Israel. They will see how the hand of their God can vindicate a nation. Rulers of other nations will observe this and see the glory in Israel. God will give Israel a new name, a name ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... be as numerous as the stars in the sky and would occupy the land from the great river Euphrates to the wadi of Egypt, would be God's chosen people. God would care for them; they in turn were to be loyal to God alone. The story continued in the land of Egypt when the Israelites, who had been placed in bondage by Pharaoh, called out to God seeking deliverance. Thus, God raised Moses who was charged to lead the people from slavery in Egypt back to the land promised to Abraham many generations earlier. After ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... after it. I have a family, look after them. I have this idea. The wise man said, ‘Stop.’ He said, stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Get involved in what God is doing because it’s already blessed. Well? God is with the poor,” Bono continues. “That, I believe, is what God is doing.” (6) So you say you are blessed. I have no doubt you are. Everyone in this room is blessed in some respect, but are you blessed in the way Christ would have you be blessed? Do your values reflect his values ...
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... sent Spirit is complete (see John 10:30). The promise Jesus makes in these final words to his disciples is that his presence, the testimony of his life and mission in this world, will continue on when the Paraclete comes to them. Furthermore, the gift of this “Advocate” will give the disciples their own mission, enabling them to continue to “testify” (v.27) to the world, to present Jesus to a world that had hated and rejected him during his earthly life. Because of the Holy Spirit, our mission to ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... sent Spirit is complete (see John 10:30). The promise Jesus makes in these final words to his disciples is that his presence, the testimony of his life and mission in this world, will continue on when the Paraclete comes to them. Furthermore, the gift of this “Advocate” will give the disciples their own mission, enabling them to continue to “testify” (v.27) to the world, to present Jesus to a world that had hated and rejected him during his earthly life. Because of the Holy Spirit, our mission to ...
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... ” will be peace and righteousness, and a community faith that is pleasing to God (v.18). While some commentaries see a division between James’ discussion between 3:18 and 4:1, the epistle writer seems to continue his thoughts on the need for those steeped in true wisdom to continue their acts of peacemaking within the community. The examples James uses in 4:1-3 are so startling, shocking even, that they have led many commentators to suggest that his descriptions are metaphorical, not describing actual ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... had a mystical quality in her face. The image of that young woman inspired his statue of Mary. The woman who now worships the statue is the same one who served as its model years ago. Shortly after the statue was put in place, she began to visit it and continued to worship there religiously ever since.” (3) She had fallen in love with a likeness of herself. You don’t have to be a man to have a big ego. Many of us are so afflicted. However, please do not misunderstand. Having a big ego is not all bad ...
599. Lent 3
Psalm 63:1-8, Isaiah 55:1-9, Luke 13:1-9, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Bulletin Aid
Julia Ross Strope
... , and mercy. Transform the human heart and mind throughout the planet. Move among us with healing for our physical aliments and for our emotional angst. God of All Life — give us strength and wisdom to carry us along our human journey. Amen. Benediction May the road continue smooth before you; May there be enough light along the way; May peace greet you at every cross road And joy accompany you to the end. Through whatever pain and suffering is yours to endure Know that God is in it with you. Amid every ...
600. Proper 27
Job 19:23-27a, Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21, Haggai 1:15b–2:9, Luke 20:27-40, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Bulletin Aid
Julia Ross Strope
... With gratitude we remember how you care for us. With appreciation for this holy space, we open ourselves to your love. With anticipation, we listen for your guidance. Amen. Call To Confession The theme in the lections for this morning is about continuity. Occasionally we are exiled from the best part of ourselves or from the Holy or from our families. Occasionally we realize that we have allowed something or someone to detour our journey to God. Occasionally, we read the Bible and literalize its principles ...
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