Dictionary: Rest
Synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, pause, have/take a break, unbend, repose, laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, take time off, slack off, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, sit back, sit down, stand down, lounge, luxuriate, loll, slump, flop, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, nap, catnap, doze, have/take a siesta, drowse, sleep, lie, be laid, recline, be, be placed, be positioned, support, prop (up), steady, balance, lean, lay, set, sit, stand, position, place, put, be based on, be grounded in, be founded on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, hang on, pivot on, be contingent on, revolve around, centre on, relaxation, leisure, ease, inactivity, respite, time off, time out, breathing space, break, interval, interlude, intermission, base, holder, stay, prop, brace, rack, hook, frame, shelf, bracket, trestle, tripod, plinth, pedestal, foundation, bed, foot, substructure, a standstill, a halt, a stop, remainder, residue, remaining part/number/quantity, part/number/quantity (that is) left over, others, those left, remains, remnant, remnants, rump, surplus, difference, extra, excess, superfluity, overflow, overspill, additional people/material/things, extra people/material/things, remain, continue to be, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being
Antonyms: work, motion, movement, struggle, rage, go mad, have a fit, see red, hit the roof, toil, be active, labor, effort, agony, activity, do, blow one's stack, blow a gasket, do one's nut, go ape, go wild, lose it, drive, action, move
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626. Ash Wednesday
Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2
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George Bass
... to Ash Wednesday in The Book Of Common Prayer, might be used in tandem with Psalm 51, as appointed by other liturgical churches. Psalm 51 raises the cry of the penitent during Lent: "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving kindness." The baptismal foundation of what might be called an "existential Easter" emerges in verse 8: "Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure; wash me and I shall be clean indeed." It also anticipates the resurrection and the new life in Jesus Christ: Make me hear of ...
627. Proper 8
Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56
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George Bass
... our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen." The contemporary collect in The Book Of Common prayer complements the readings for this Sunday very well: "Almighty God, you have built your church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives ...
628. Proper 10
Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37
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George Bass
... what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha replied, "I pray you, let me inherit a double share of your spirit." Colossians 1:1-14 (E, L, C); 1:14-20 (RC) - "A Model Church." 1. The "model" church/congregation is built upon the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ; it is faithful to the Lord in its worship and liturgy, knowing that he alone is the Lord of the Church. 2. The "model" church/congregation demonstrates its "love for the saints," that is, for the believers and members of the whole ...
629. Proper 16
Luke 13:22-30, Isaiah 28:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Hebrews 12:1-13
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George Bass
... reminds us that the suffering and agonizing death of Christ on the cross is built into the every-Sunday celebration of Jesus' resurrection. The "little Easter" content of every Sunday is unitive, combining the death, resurrection, and ascension of our Lord as the foundation for Sunday worship and weekly work - our liturgy and our mission - in the world. When one plays down the cross of Christ and emphasizes the resurrection by itself, the danger is that a theology of glory will result. Not a few well-known ...
630. Proper 22
2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10
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George Bass
... A.D.) Does religion play any part in the resolution of such problems? Aren't many of the problems today religious, as well as scientific, social, political, and economic? 4. The church must learn to pray once again, "Lord, increase our faith!" Without that foundation, the church will be unable to resolve internal problems, nor will it be relevant to speak to the needs of this world in a meaningful manner. "Increase our faith!" and enable us and the church to be faithful to Christ and speak words of life ...
631. Proper 27
Psalm 17:1-15, Psalm 9:1-20, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Zechariah 7:1-14, 1 Chronicles 29:10-20, Job 19:1-29, Luke 20:27-40
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George Bass
... I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then from my flesh I shall see God...." This, too, is a rudimentary conception of the resurrection, but it helps to lay the foundation for the Christian doctrine of the resurrection. 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 (L) King David invented a technique that many contemporary fund raisers use in the churches today; he called the people together and told them all that he had given for the building of the ...
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Wayne B. Keller
... sins." And I add, to do so because Christ has shown, does show, and will keep on showing compassion to us. Hymns "Come, You People, Rise and Sing" "The Lord's My Shepherd" "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" "Here, O Lord, Your Servants Gather" "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation" "Love Them Now"
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Thomas Slavens
... of Christianity is imperative. How can the Christian message be shared in a world of secular higher education? Many solutions are being attempted today. First are what may be called “around the edges” solutions. Among these would be Christian Foundations like those at the University of Illinois; Interfaith Schools like that at the University of Iowa; affiliated schools of religion next door, like that at the University of Oregon; denominational student centers; youth programs at churches next door ...
Drama
Dallas A. Brauninger
... of your exile. 1: You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, 2: not with perishable things like silver or gold, 3: but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. 1: He was destined before the foundation of the world, 2: but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake. 3: Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God. 1: Now that you ...
635. The Final Judgment
Matthew 25:31-46
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Dallas A. Brauninger
... separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, 2: 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 3: for I was hungry and you gave me food, 4: I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, 5: I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 6: I was naked and you gave me clothing, 7: I was sick and you took care ...
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Robert Allen
... that he would not be allowed to build the temple, but he refused to shake his fists at the heavens and demand that his dreams be fulfilled. Instead, he decided that he would give God a chance to make his dreams come true. David laid the foundation and prepared his people for the building of the temple which he would never see. Years later, when the magnificent temple stood complete, the people of Israel called it Solomon’s Temple. But, it was really David’s achievement. Solomon could never have done it ...
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... board, from the electric lamp to lubricators for steam engines and intricate systems of refrigeration. We have built highways, byways, and bridges on American soil. We have fought America's wars and won her medals. Our sweat, blood, and brawn laid the economic foundation of America's capitalist system, and our mothers and grandmothers nursed white babies while our men bore the brunt of the overseer's lash while working from "can't see to can't see." While our gifts to America are vast and varied, one ...
Sermon
Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... visibility. But there are those men who may not say much, but they have presence. They have the confidence to be men. They don't utter many words, but when you need them in the crunch of battle they're there. When all hell breaks loose and the foundations are ripped asunder, they stand tall amid the storms and whirlwinds of life's tragedies and calamities, holding the rails of stability until order is restored. No, they don't say much, but they are truly there. One man tells the story of when he lost his ...
639. Soul Food
John 6:25-59
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Larry Goodpaster
... saps the energy and drains the spirit. It is food for the soul that is sick to death of the ugliness of evil that rears its head too often, in too many places, too close to home. It is food for the soul that is searching for a firm foundation upon which to stand and by which to live. It is the Living Bread, the very presence of Christ within us to encourage, to forgive, to offer hope, to restore life. In receiving Christ, by eating the Bread (both figuratively in faith and literally in the Eucharist) we ...
Sermon
Thomas Peterson
... happy is to be poor in spirit before someone greater than ourselves; to be good stewards of our inheritance; that to leave a goodly inheritance gives a profound satisfaction without which happiness is an illusion; that to maintain right relationships provides a foundation for happiness; that to practice mercy is to create conditions in which forgiveness and understanding may come to others and eventually come back to us; that to do justice is to serve the cause of peace, for happiness can flourish only when ...
641. When God’s “No” Means “Yes”
Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20
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Richard Hasler
... to underwrite the costs and the construction of the building itself. The year that it took to construct the new building seemed like it would never end. The rains came at the beginning of the year and hampered the laying of the foundation and getting the project under roof. The architect, general contractor and building committee often could not agree on basic points. The state government was slow in granting building permits. Suppliers did not send materials on time. One delay after another developed. We ...
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Randall S. Lehman
... give us the opportunity to serve each other — and to serve each other is our great purpose in life. True love is the expression of the spiritual, mental, and physical harmony which grows out of deep respect, one for the other. Love, the surest foundation of all, provides strength on which true marriage rests. Its bonds create harmony, its practice draws the smile of God. We have come to participate in a service which will nurture life. Marriage is the embodiment of the fundamental freedom of every human ...
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Robert Beringer
... anything bigger than ourselves. In many ways our contemporary society has lost the dimension of the holy and the sacred. Our lives lack depth, because we have smashed everything sacred in sight. Our society smashes sacred days like the Sabbath. As the very foundation of a stable social structure, and as a safeguard of personal freedom, God gave the human race some common sense rules, one of which said, "Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy." Holiness denotes difference, the principle being that we make ...
644. The Call To Victory
Revelation 7:9-17
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Sims Robert
... Adams today?” The old gentleman replied, “If you’re asking about this old house in which John Adams lives, I can tell you it is in pretty bad shape -- the windows are broken out, the roof is caving in, I can’t remember anything any more. The foundations are weak and tottery. Why most any wind that comes along makes this old house shake and tremble. I dare say that this house is in such ill condition that no doubt its tenant will soon be moving out. But, if you’re asking about John Adams himself ...
645. The Shepherd King
Ezekiel 34:1-31
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Sims Robert
... said, “Love one another as I have loved you (John 13:34).” In Matthew 25 we find a marvelous passage where the Shepherd King says to the sheep at his right hand, “Come, O blessed of my father, enter into the kingdom that has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me. And ...
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Theodore F. Schneider
... determined that Jerusalem would be the most imposing of all of his work, and to win the loyalty and support of his Jewish subjects, he would rebuild the temple as the grandest of all of Jerusalem's buildings. Building upon and extending beyond the foundations of Solomon and Zerubbabel, he nearly doubled the area of the temple mount, enclosing within the retaining walls an area of 35 acres! While it had taken Solomon's architects and artisans seven years and five months to complete the first temple, Herod's ...
647. Wounded Glory
John 20:24-31
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Erskine White
... religion comes tumbling down like a house of cards. The experience is shattering, and they cannot cope with their loss. Some people never recover the faith they were once so certain they had. People like this lose their faith because it was built on a foundation of sand (Matthew 7:26). They built their whole faith on the idea of blessings and prosperity, so they were totally unprepared for the harder side of life. Their Jesus was clean and pure and far removed from the trials and troubles of this world ...
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Erskine White
... Jesus said that we should do more than honor members of our own household, because we are also part of a larger family. He said that whoever does the will of God is sister and brother, mother and father to Him (Matthew 12:50). The family is the foundation and the basic unit of society. When the family is respected and parents are honored, the reward is a stable society: "Your days shall be long in the land." And when all people are respected as members of one human family, the whole world is blessed. "Honor ...
Eulogy
Louis M. Pratt
... , at the end of a long and useful life. Often we speak of how peacefully someone died. However, the death of a young person, like Doug, who died at the age of nineteen, strikes hard at our composure, and can even shake our faith to its foundations. The Scripture passages do not offer an easy answer to questions that often arise at these times, but I believe they offer the only answer that really has the power to sustain us and to aid us in dealing with our grief. Some people have misread Christianity ...
Drama
Thomas A. Renquist
... church leader, came to be regarded as the father of western monasticism. Nor is it difficult for us to see the influence of Athanasius even in our time. The Nicene Creed, with its forceful statements about the full divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is one of the foundations of our faith and worship life today. It is a statement of the church’s belief that our God is not a distant God, but that God took on human flesh and became one of us. It is a reminder to us that God is near, that God’s ...
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