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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601. Ultimate Freedom
Galatians 6:11-18
Sermon
King Duncan
... there to establish a new French colony. But this colonization drive was a dismal failure. A former prisoner wrote that the men fought two things: the climate and each other. The heat, the insects and the confinement cells were all very uncomfortable, but the most hellish aspect of these islands was that once a man was sent there, he was to stay there the rest of his life if he had a sentence of eight years or more. So when the men served out their sentences, they were still, in a sense, imprisoned. Devil ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... , Richard M. Nixon. Here is how it went: MIKE WALLACE: "There ™s been so much talk in recent years of style and charisma. No one suggests that either you or your opponent, Hubert Humphrey, has a good deal of it. Have you given no thought to this aspect of campaigning and of leading?" NIXON: "Well, when style and charisma connote the idea of contriving, of public relations, I don ™t buy it at all. As I look back on the history of this country, some of our great leaders would not have been perhaps great ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... in to the prince, played by the pauper, and dropped upon one knee. Tom, the pauper prince, sat still and contemplated him soberly for a moment. Then he said, "Rise, lad. Who art thou? What wouldst thou have?" The boy rose and stood at graceful ease, but with an aspect of concern in his face. He said, "Of a surety thou must remember me, my lord. I am thy whipping boy." "My whipping boy?" Tom asked. "The same, your Grace. I am Humphrey ” Humphrey Marlow." All this means nothing to Tom in his new role, so he ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... about your life? Do you believe you are where God means for you to be and you're doing what God means for you to do? E. Stanley Jones truly believed that "Jesus is Lord," and lived his life accordingly. His positive faith affected every aspect of his life, including his health. He led retreats into his late seventies. He could outwalk someone half his age. Dr. Jones believed that positive attitudes enhance physical healing. He certainly proved this when he suffered a crippling stroke at age eighty-nine. It ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... She explained that at the beginning of their marriage she and her husband had no relationship with God, and never went to church or read the Bible. Then she told of how the two of them had met Jesus and how He had changed their lives. Every aspect of their lives became transformed. All their values changed. They had a new sense of joy and forgiveness. Their lives took on new meaning and became wonderful for them. So when they were expecting their third child they decided not to give the child a meaningless ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... says the whole armor. A little piece here and there won't be enough on the front lines. Let me tell you about a man named Ron. Ron enjoys serving on the volunteer fire department in his community. He says that one of the most important aspects of surviving as a firefighter is the protective gear. It is so important that many firefighters like to get into the habit of constantly reminding one another to wear all the gear properly. You wouldn't believe the number of times these seemingly pointless reminders ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... trucks were to go to Portland, but quit listening before the state was given. The result: eight trucks were sent 3,000 miles out of the way to Portland, Oregon, instead of to Portland, Maine. (3) Listening really is serious business. And that is true in every aspect of life: at work, with friends, and in our families. Bishop Woodie White tells about one time when he was reading the newspaper while his daughter sat on the floor beside him. All of a sudden, out of the blue, she screamed at him, "Daddy, you ...
608. The Cry Of Freedom
Matthew 22:15-22
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... . Iran is fanatically religious. Religion doesn't provide the answer. Here in our country, religion is not answering our dilemmas. We are being overwhelmed by secular humanism that has not merely isolated itself within secular circles but has pervaded theology, education and other aspects of life. Religion is not the answer, particularly when you set aside certain facets and cling to them as if they were the whole truth. (3) Only faith in Christ can save us and free us for God. Loren Eiseley, in his book ...
Sermon
Stan Meade
... of childhood. "If people really believed in hell," suggests theologian Martin Marty, "they wouldn't be watching basketball or even the TV preachers. They'd be out rescuing people." (1) The biblical descriptions of everlasting punishment are very sobering, but there is another aspect about this passage that is even more sobering the goats had no idea they were making Jesus so mad. What a frightening thing that is to think about. What had they done? The answer is, nothing! That was the problem. They had done ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... day after the crash. A commercial airline pilot sighted the boy standing on a rock and waving feebly for help. For 15 days the boy had been without food and his emaciated and weakened condition showed that starvation would shortly have overtaken him. One of the tragic aspects of this accident was that there was no need for the boy to be hungry, for near the plane was a survival kit containing 24 day's rations. It had been thrown clear when the plane crashed but the lad was unaware of what it contained. Many ...
611. One Giant Leap
John 1:1-18, Isaiah 51:17--52:12
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
... for the Son of God? He became fully human, just like us except for sin, says the writer of the letter to the Hebrews. The leap from heaven to earth. The leap across the gulf between realities. This is the giant leap of Christmas morning. AND HERE'S A SECOND ASPECT OF THAT LEAP: IT WAS A LEAP OVER CONTRADICTIONS. The Apostle Paul put it this way, in his letter to the Corinthian church. He said that all God's "NO!'s" turned to "YES!'s" in Christ. Isn't that a powerful picture? Every "NO!" on the lips of God ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... he was there he witnessed to a man about Christ and then asked the man if he would become a Christian. The man gave this response: “I like what you have said. If I ever see a real Christian I will become one." Billy Graham said, “The most tragic aspect about the man's response was that he was looking at me when he said it." (5) Dr. Graham was being modest. But it is true that how we conduct ourselves communicates how seriously we take the Lordship of Christ over our lives. In the 1950s, Charles Swindoll ...
613. Right Choices
Matthew 13:24-30
Sermon
King Duncan
... causes some good people to lose control of their lives? Even more important, how can we help these people and even help ourselves when we are drawn toward similar self-destructive patterns? Journalist Bob Garfield specializes in reporting on the quirky and unique aspects of human nature. When Garfield traveled through Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1992, he thought that he'd hit the mother lode of quirkiness. He met people from all walks of life who were trying to find healing or wholeness through such things ...
Sermon
Graham M. Bingham
... is the lesson of the story. We begin by looking at THE SISTERS IN THE HOME. Although Mary and Martha were sisters, they were very different in personality and temperament. Ever since Luke first penned this story, Mary and Martha have been symbols of two aspects of the Christian life. Mary represents the disciple who is a WORSHIPER. She is receptive, meditative and devotional. When we first encounter Mary in the story she is "sitting at the feet of Jesus" (Verse 39). In the Middle East to "sit at the feet ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... If there is something special about this church in your heart and life, you need to share it with others. If a group of people in this church has ever rallied around you in a time of need, you need tell that good news. If you are excited about some aspect of our church's ministry, you need to broadcast it. It is not that people today are not responsive to the church's message. People are confused about what that message is. And they don't know unless we care enough to tell our story. Researchers say that 7 ...
616. Held Hostage
John 18:28-40
Sermon
King Duncan
... , Michigan there's a program called, appropriately enough, GRACE (Gang Retirement and Continued Education), that helps young men and women get out of gangs. They assist these young people in getting jobs or finishing their education. And one of the most important aspects of GRACE's program may be the removal of tattoos. Tattoo artists like Bill Pogue volunteer their time and services to remove old gang tattoos from former gang members. GRACE's founder, Alex Montaner says, "It's like they're reborn when ...
Sermon
Frank Lyman
... head of the family." (2) This capricious attitude left women in a vulnerable state. JESUS SEEMS TO BE SAYING THAT THERE IS NO REASON FOR DIVORCE--an answer that satisfied neither side. The novelist Reynolds Price finds this to be the most striking aspect of Mark's gospel. He writes, "Especially imposing is his absolute forbidding of divorce on any grounds." (3) Jesus' ultimate statement on marriage is: "Therefore what God has joined together, let no one put asunder." (Mark 10:9) Jesus doesn't consider the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... is going on. What he doesn't realize is that every second of his life from the day he was born has been telecast live to the entire planet. He is the star of The Truman Show, the most popular television show in the world, which broadcasts every aspect of his life around the clock. From the moment he wakes up until he goes to bed at night, the world eavesdrops on Truman's life through the aid of five thousand hidden cameras. Finally Truman comes to the life-changing realization that an unseen audience is ...
619. Schadenfreude
Luke 15:11-32
Sermon
Rev. Dr. S. Ronald Parks
... Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, we are treated to lavish production numbers weaving orchestra, performers and dancers into a montage of sight and sound that dazzles and entertains. The host and presenters lead us through a maze of nominations and awards from every aspect of the motion picture industry. While this is all very engaging, my favorite moments during the telecast are very fleeting and often overlooked. Let me describe them"”see if you can recall these images. The presenter for the best actress in ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... companion--before he can become real to us, as real as he was to young Samuel, we must open our minds and hearts. As Harry Emerson Fosdick once put it: "He who cannot let go, cannot hang on. . ." Fosdick pointed out that there are two aspects to every strong life: the active and the passive; fruitage and rootage, activity and receptivity, tension and relaxation, working hard and resting back. A believing heart is the first step we must take if we would know God. HERE IS THE SECOND--A LISTENING EAR. If ...
621. Choices
Mark 1:9-13
Sermon
King Duncan
... our choice of priorities, a choice of giving in to or resisting temptation. If we can't recall any "crossroads moments" in our lives, then we need to examine whether our faith has any impact on our daily lives. Our faith should make us uncomfortable with some aspects of our society. And the Lenten season is a perfect time to confront this question of choices, because this is the season in which we remember Jesus' sacrifice for us. It is a time to realign our lives with a Savior who made the ultimate choice ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... we still feel the steepness of our mountains? Would we still hear the waterfalls coming down our cliffs? Would we stop and say a prayer when we passed a (prayer) stone?" To the Sherpa people, their way of living kept them connected to the truly essential, spiritual aspects of life. The building of roads might make their lives easier, but it would cause them to lose the rich and sacred rhythms of life. (3) It may be that the very ease of modern life is the greatest barrier to our touching God. So many saints ...
623. About Christ
Colossians 1:13-20
Sermon
King Duncan
... and her pastor-husband were serving in the 1970s. Rick was a big, burly kind of guy who drove a cross-country truck, chewed tobacco, and hit home runs on the softball team. However, he rarely made it to church services or participated in the more spiritual aspects of church life. But some friends told Rick they needed his help putting on a play at church for Vacation Bible School. When they first asked him to get involved in the drama, Rick declined saying, "That's just not my bag." However, after some arm ...
624. He Was Afflicted
Isaiah 63:7-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... find it easier to be empathetic, accepting, caring--the way we should be all year long. Most of us are familiar with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. We all know Scrooge, who was so greedy and mean that he rejected Christmas and all the beautiful aspects of the holiday. You will recall that he refused to even help the poor people who were in workhouses all day, or those who were on the treadmill--an excruciatingly difficult form of physical labor. Because Scrooge had to pay taxes to help maintain these ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... green felt tip." (1) We are living in a time when many persons want to color reality with a green felt tip pen. It is almost heresy for an American to speak pessimistically about the problems of our society. Accentuate the positive. Ignore the gloomier aspects of the Gospel. Preach the empty tomb but not the crucified Christ. Concentrate on what is good about America. At all costs avoid becoming one of the nattering nabobs of negativism, as former Vice-President Spiro Agnew once termed them. Now I am not a ...
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