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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Dean Feldmeyer
... had he earned it? It was not fair! The only fair thing would be for the inheritance to be divided equally between the two brothers. The father, however, had spent his entire life building up the estate that he probably inherited from his father. It represented security and status for his heirs long after he was dead and gone. He was not about to see it broken apart and divided. He wanted to see it kept intact. So, he left it to the oldest son, according to the custom. Jesus saw that the real issue here was ...
577. Eyes Like a Hawk
Luke 14:1, 7-14
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Lori Wagner
... to do, the Jewish leaders were all seeking the “best seats in the house” –the ones closest to the host, which they deemed the highest positions of honor. He noted that everyone gathered for the sabbath meal was of a certain rank, position, education, and status. Status for the Pharisees had become a very big deal. Their eyes were not only pealed on Jesus, ready to criticize and defend, but they were also pealed on the seats of honor, on each other, and on the preferences of their host. A competitive ...
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Douglas J. Deuel
... to fellowship with God. The covenant relationship between God and God's people is not an agreement between equals. The Old Testament depicts this covenant as being similar to a covenant between a king and his subjects. The subjects are beneath the king in status and power and authority. Yet the king agrees to bind himself to his subjects and the terms of the agreement. When we wander away from God, we have broken the agreement. We have not been loyal or obedient to the terms of the covenant relationship ...
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Douglas J. Deuel
... not rely on hearsay or something they have read or even someone else's opinion. They have observed something themselves. They have firsthand experience or knowledge of some thing or event. On the basis of their firsthand experience they are elevated to expert status. Their witness, then, carries great influence. When we rely on God's spirit to carry us through our difficult times, we can help others chart their way through similar murky waters. Like a lighthouse on an ocean cliff, our testimony can provide ...
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Douglas J. Deuel
... I'm concerned. All of a sudden, we have so many young people joining the church. Actually, I think we have too many young people joining the church." Is it any wonder why churches can struggle to reflect vitality? In so many ways we seek to guard the status quo. That limits the work of the Holy Spirit and it impairs our ability to be effective witnesses within the community. The good news about all of this is that, in spite of our fears and our lack of trust, we cannot completely restrict the Holy Spirit's ...
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J. Will Ormond
... through piteous tears. The only line she is given in the story is a straightforward, legitimate request: "Grant me justice against my opponent." We are not told who her opponent is nor what injustice she has suffered. But she seems to have no advocate, and her status as a widow makes her easy prey for a variety of unscrupulous characters. Her case is probably like many the judge hears every day. It may seem unimportant to the judge, but it is of crucial concern to her. Between her and justice is the judge ...
582. When The Light From Heaven Does Not Flash
Acts 9:1-19a
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Richard A. Jensen
... s will for our lives. Make a list of the positives and negatives, he said. Talk to people you trust. Take the matter to God in prayer. Then decide with boldness which course to take." "But what if I choose the wrong thing?" Dawn wondered aloud. "The status of your life before God does not depend upon making right decisions," Bridget said firmly. "We live our lives under the canopy of God's forgiving love. Our God of grace will walk with you no matter what path you choose. And remember, 'God works all things ...
583. Let Us Make A Name For Ourselves
Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41
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Richard A. Jensen
... an adult to put his arms around me and say ... 'You're a grown-up; you can start acting differently now.' " Burt Reynolds had made a great name for himself. Without the love and support of his father and his friends, however, he could sustain neither his status nor his health. "When I fell from my pedestal nobody remembered me," he confessed. "No one called me with offers of work. No one stopped by to see me." He had made a name for himself which attracted all kinds of people into his life. When his name ...
584. Easter Power
John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31
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Harry N. Huxhold
... Easter Christ, the Risen Christ, is that power is now available to us that enables us to be assured that as certainly as Jesus rose from the death of the crucifixion for sins, we, too, shall rise again. In the meantime we have been placed on special status. Jesus said to the disciples, "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." As God's reconciliation of the world was achieved through our Lord Jesus Christ, so now God sends us into the world as the practitioners of this reconciliation. Begin where we will ...
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Zan W. Holmes
... . However, Hannah had no children because God had "closed her womb." This was indeed a situation of great odds against Hannah because in her day a woman's primary role was to bear children. It was the means by which a woman's status and worth were measured. Therefore, barrenness was a mark of disgrace. The odds against Hannah were compounded by the fact that Peninnah made Hannah's life miserable by ridiculing and taunting her because of the differences in their families. Likewise, the well-intentioned ...
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William G. Carter
... put us on your right and on your left. But keep it quiet. Don't make it too obvious. Others may become offended that we asked first." By telling us this story, Mark knows what you and I know: we are prone to the same desire for privilege and protected status. We want a Jesus who will give us what we want, a Lord who can shower a little power on us, a Savior who can make us better than we are. A number of years ago, a small book appeared for ministers. Titled The Penguin Principles, it attempted to help ...
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William G. Carter
... act of God. Or one day we wake up to discover we have become content to live without any dreams. And so the good news comes in the request, "Teacher, let me see again." In effect Bartimaeus said, "Lord, let me toss aside all my vain attempts for security and status, and follow you, come what may." That's what it means to see through the eyes of faith. When Bartimaeus regained his sight, when he was free to go wherever his eyes led him, he chose to follow Jesus on his journey to Jerusalem. Of all the places ...
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Richard Patt
... could we provide more of a sheltering spirit or speak a more healing word than to remind someone of the love of God in the cross of Jesus Christ? With this singular message on the lips of its members, the church does indeed rise above mere country club status and reveals itself as the glorious household of faith. As the old hymn puts it, "If you cannot speak like angels, if you cannot preach like Paul, you can tell the love of Jesus, you can say he died for all." God bless your ministry -- your ministry of ...
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Maurice A. Fetty
... it. John Huss dreamed a dream of a responsible Christian life guided by the scriptures. Traditionalists burned him at the stake. Martin Luther was awakened to a new reality of God's grace -- an awakening not shared by contemporaries profiting from the status quo. Consequently, he was hunted for years for revealing an exciting and preferable future. A kingdom was coming and the powers of evil could not prevail against it. Hundreds of thousands more could be named -- dreamers and seers who envisioned a better ...
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Robert A. Hausman
... is that it is difficult to find our place in the hope, to identify ourselves properly in the text. The text is spoken to exiles, to the outcast, to those who are oppressed and helpless. We, however, are the insiders, at home, representing the status quo, powerful, and hardly oppressed. To better understand the text, I suggest that we back up to the oracle preceding our text, an oracle which comes from the time of Zephaniah. Zephaniah prophesied during the early years of the reign of King Josiah (640 ...
591. Homecoming
Jeremiah 30:1--31:40
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Robert A. Hausman
... the people. That covenant, or foundational promise, is reiterated at the beginning of chapter 31. "At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people" (Jeremiah 31:3). This return to covenantal status means a return to the joyous days of old. It is signaled by the repetition of the word "again." "Again I will rebuild you ... Again you shall ... go forth in the dance of the merrymakers ... Again you shall plant vineyards ... and shall enjoy the fruit ...
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Robert A. Hausman
... a growing gap between rich and poor, an increasingly bitter division between races and genders, and an ongoing assault against the ecosystems which sustain us. In our nationalism we confuse God and country; in our moralism we confuse class and economic status with righteousness; in our faith we confuse feel-good religion with the coming of the kingdom of God; in our materialism we confuse conspicuous consumption with the good life. Against this monstrous falsehood the word of God moves relentlessly, tearing ...
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Tony Everett
... to learn from past experiences of God's loving relationships, we become like the woman in the following story. She had heard about a job opening in her firm that would mean a significant promotion for her. This would result in more money and increased status among her peers. It was the opportunity of a lifetime. She applied, but she did not get the position. Instead, another woman, who had been with the firm far less time than she, was promoted. When she complained to the Director of Human Resources, the ...
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... As one of the most dreaded infirmities in ancient times, it often created social ostracism and contempt. Lepers were colonized or quarantined in certain areas of a city or town. Taboos against prolonged contact with lepers were very strong. That Naaman enjoyed his status as a great warrior is perhaps unusual for lepers, since they were often isolated from other segments of the community. Thus we can surmise that Naaman, like other lepers of his time, was desperately in search of a cure for his malady. After ...
595. Proper 13
Luke 11:1-13, Hosea 11:1-11, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 107:1-43
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William E. Keeney
... in some eternal security based on the acceptance of some set of beliefs rather than in continued growth in attitudes and activities that accord with the life of Christ. The Christian lives with some awareness that nothing in this world gives us the status of absolute security. We rest in trust that in the changes and vicissitudes of life, God upholds and sustains us. Even in the midst of dangers, persecution, illness, and whatever else we face, God is seeking our ultimate welfare. We are foolish if ...
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William E. Keeney
... their lives and in the world. 3. The Slavery Paradox. To have the lord or master as servant seems to be a contradiction in terms. We are called at the same time to be slaves and to be free in Christ. It is an upside-down way of seeing our status in life. Still, it is strange that being a slave to Christ's teachings and example is true freedom. It is true freedom exactly because it is not forced upon us but freely chosen by the help of the Holy Spirit. It is true freedom because by being a slave ...
597. Proper 17
Psalm 81:1-16, Hebrews 13:1-25, Jeremiah 2:1-3:5, Luke 14:1-14
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William E. Keeney
... that will give them connections. It is usually a church that is characterized by people who are a step or two up from the social and economic class from which the person is coming. They hope that the identity with the church will give them enhanced social status or economic opportunities. That reason for joining the church is the same kind of seeking a higher place as at a wedding feast. It is a form of prostituting Christianity. It is using it for benefits that it was not intended to give. It tends to make ...
Sermon
Glenn E. Ludwig
... kill you." Now we are not told just what it was that bothered Herod. Perhaps it was that he thought Jesus might expose him, as had John the Baptist, and we all know what happened to his head as a result. Or, perhaps he sensed that Jesus would disrupt the status quo and rock the proverbial boat. And we all know that politicians hate rocking boats. In any case, his intent was not clear. All we do know is that he is after Jesus. And Jesus' response? "Go and tell that fox for me," Jesus said, "I must be on my ...
599. Easter Joy
John 15:1-17
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Harry N. Huxhold
... understood in the light of the faith that recognizes how our Lord grants us his Spirit so that we might live in the trust and hope of the mercy and love of God as our Father. You Are Appointed With all that Jesus shared with the disciples about our privileged status with God he also stated a definite goal for us. He said, "You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am ...
600. God Remembers
1 Samuel 1:1-20
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John A. Stroman
... . While they were worshiping at Shiloh, Hannah rose early in the morning and prayed to the Lord. In her distress and bitterness, Hannah took the initiative to bring her case to God. She assumed that the God of Israel might care for those who are hurting and are without status and power. So in her prayer she cried out and said to the Lord: O Lord of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant, and remember me, and not forget your servant, but give to your servant a male child, then I will set ...
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