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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676. Fiscal Fitness
Proverbs 3:9-10
Sermon
James Merritt
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." Jane Wagner, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe"[1] You would expect that the richest man who ever lived would have something to say about money, and, in Solomon's case, you would be right. He has plenty to say. There is a wealth of wisdom about wealth in Proverbs. With money, there is not only much to earn, but there is much to learn. In fact, the entire Bible has much to say about money. Howard Dayton, the ...
Sermon
James Merritt
Disney World. It is the most popular tourist attraction on the planet. The four theme parks, The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney MGM, and Animal Kingdom individually rank among the top ten theme parks in all of the world. In 1998, forty-two million people went through the turnstiles at Disney World alone. It sits on forty-three square miles of some of the most prime property in the entire state of Florida. It is twice the size of Manhattan Island. Originally, it took seven years to plan, and four and one-half ...
Sermon
James Merritt
In 1947, fifty years ago, the imminent Harvard sociologist and historian, Karle Zimmerman, wrote a book entitled, Family and Civilization, in which he compared the disintegration of various cultures as the family life declined in those cultures. He discovered eight specific patterns of domestic behavior that signaled the downward spiral of each culture. Marriage loses its sacredness...is frequently broken by divorce. Traditional meaning of the marriage ceremony is lost. Feminist movements abound. Increased ...
Sermon
James Merritt
Robert Wells wrote a book entitled: Is A Blue Whale The Biggest Thing There Is? It is a children's book to help little ones see just how big the universe really is. The largest animal on earth is the blue whale. Just the flippers on its tail are bigger than most animals on earth. But a blue whale isn't anywhere near as big as a mountain. If you could put one hundred blue whales inside of a huge jar, you could put millions of those whale jars inside a Hallowed-Out Mount Everest. But Mount Everest isn't ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
The most radical words in the Apostles Creed are the first four- “I believe in God.” But you might respond, “Wait a minute, brother Bill. I thought that all cultures, past and present, have believed in some kind of god. So, what’s so radical about that?” Well, that’s true. But in those first four words of the Creed, we are saying much more than just that we believe God exists. We are declaring that he is the central truth around which our lives revolve. He is our Sovereign, our supreme commander. Notice ...
Sermon
John E. Harnish
I found it….the quotation I used in Steeple Notes about the faith that sings. It comes from a 1949 sermon preached by James T. Cleland, Professor of Preaching at Duke. The sermon is entitled "A Religion That Sings." "There are times and occasions when a religious person has to shout hallelujah or stand the risk of an inner explosion." He reminds us that the birth narratives of Jesus are filled with the songs of angels and shepherds, Mary and Elizabeth, Zachariah and Simeon. Like a Rogers and Hammerstein ...
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John E. Harnish
When I read this passage, I always see Nellie Forbush. Remember her? She is the "cock-eyed optimist" from Rogers and Hammerstein's classic musical "South Pacific." She sings the exuberant song of Advent: "I'm stuck like a dope with a thing called hope And I can't get it out of my heart! Not this heart." Can't you just see her eager response to the call of the Old Testament Prophet Zechariah: "Rejoice greatly, daughters of Zion Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of ...
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Lee Ann Dunlap
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands — one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands — one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. How many of us memorized these words as part of our morning classroom ritual in elementary school? Probably most folks gathered here. Some of us still recite ...
684. Romans 14:1-12
Romans 14:1--15:13
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
The construction of this week’s epistle text is a literary form called “ring composition.” Paul’s first discussion (vv.1-3) and his final argument (vv.10-12) employ the same language (“weak/strong,” “despise/judge”) to make similar points. The central section of this unit (vv.4-9) provides the theological “meat” between these sandwiching statements. The apostle reminds the church that all disciples, whether “weak” or “strong,” ultimately answer to God, the final judge over all. Perhaps one of Paul’s most ...
685. I Am Not the Messiah
John 1:6-9, 19-28
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
Call To Worship Rejoice always, and again I say, Rejoice! (based on 1 Thessalonians 5:16) Collect O magnify the Lord with me, for he has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. The Lord has done great things! Amen. (based on Luke 1:47, 52-53) Prayer Of Confession Gracious Lord Jesus, all things point to you — the season, the songs, and John the Baptist, crying in the wilderness to prepare a way for you. ...
686. A New Name, The Right Name
Psalm 103:8-12, Hosea 2:14-20
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
Call To Worship O that we should look past our idols, our distractions, and see God as God! Collect We have pruned our vineyards down to bare branches. Call us to new life. We claim that covenant you made for us with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground. We renounce the bow, the sword, and war in our land, as you have willed, so that all might lie down in safety. May we bear fruit for the kingdom, that your glory should be known now, in us, through us, despite us. ...
687. “No’s” That Mean “Yes”!
Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14, Mark 10:17-31
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
Call To Worship One: The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. All: Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. One: There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard; All: yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. (Based Psalm 19:1-4) Collect Lord of history, in times of calm, in times of crisis, your law does not change. God of time, though we cannot help but be filled with ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." When we were children we were taught this little rhyme as a way to remember one of the most momentous events in modern history. Columbus was a trailblazer who dared to believe that it was possible to reach the East Indies by sailing west across a vast uncharted ocean. By its very nature the voyage was dangerous and the sailors who braved the challenge were filled with fear. People are instinctively afraid of what they do not know. Yet, even with the odds stacked ...
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Ron Lavin
In one way, this is a strange text for a sermon. It gives us an interesting group of facts about the early church, but at first glance, it seems to have little or no relevance for today. A good sermon must not only be true, but must answer the question, "What difference does it make?" What difference does it make that Matthias was chosen to replace Judas so that the apostles would still number twelve? As far as we know, once chosen, Matthias was never heard from again. At least we have no historical record ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
The time is long overdue for Christians to think in terms of "We" rather than "I." The biblical focus is on the community. God's answer to the human predicament was to create a new community, to start a family. Individuals gain their identity by belonging to the community, and the community finds fulfillment in the individual. Among all the miracles contained in the books of the Second Testament, perhaps the most astounding is the emergence out of a scattered, disheartened, confused, and weak collection of ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
Postmodern culture has a moral atmosphere of zero. In a zero-morality culture, the church must pump up the atmosphere with the gravity of grace. One of the most basic skills astronauts must learn to master is how to function in an environment of zero gravity. While it may be a thrill to find your body suddenly capable of flying and free-floating anywhere in the cabin, an absence of gravity can also increase the difficulty of completing a host of tasks. For instance, just how do you get the toothpaste to ...
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Leonard Sweet
A child saved the day for Jesus. Could it be that our children save the day for us? Is it time for us to sit at the feet of our children? Meet a 5-year-old girl named Megan. Like many kids her age for generations before her, Megan was terrified of a monster that lived under her bed. What to do? But unlike any previous generation before her, Megan did something about the monster under her bed. She sat down at her computer and used a software package for children to tell her story about how scary the monster ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
It is at the point of our strengths rather than our weaknesses that we are most vulnerable. Our strengths can create even greater monsters than our weaknesses. In downtown Detroit, an entire side of the CadillacTower building bears the muscular image of Barry Sanders, the NFL's leading rusher and Detroit Lions running back #20. The only way you know who is responsible for this massive, looming work of people's art, this icon to a sports god, is by one symbol in the upper right-hand corner: a swoosh (Nike ...
694. Anywhere Goes
Romans 14:1-12
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
The culture says "Anything goes." The Body of Christ goes anywhere, to anything, to anyone, at anytime. There is an old story of a visiting admiral chatting on the deck of a U.S. Navy ship with some enlisted men. "What would you do if another sailor fell overboard?" A sailor promptly replied: "I would raise the alarm and toss him a life preserver, sir." The admiral asked a second question: "What would you do if it were an officer?" At this, the enlisted man paused and thought before answering: "Which one, ...
695. Mark 8:31-38
Mark 8:31-38
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
Mark's gospel begins by focusing on Jesus' power and authority. It is full of wonder-working displays of God's vital presence in the midst of Jesus' early "hometown" work in Galilee. This week's gospel text changes both the direction and the message of Mark's record. Jesus turns himself and his disciples away from Galilee and faces them towards Jerusalem. As the first leg of their travels takes them to Caesarea Philippi, Mark's portrayal of Jesus also shifts. Three different times on this trip (recorded in ...
696. Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
This week's Epistle text is quite different in flavor and savor from the rest of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. In fact the whole unit from 4:17-5:20 is often thought to be a post-Pauline insertion into the text. The first three chapters of Ephesians concern themselves with wide-angled lofty theological surmisings on the cosmic nature of Christ. As chapter 4 begins, Paul shifts his theological gaze to the now perpetually incarnated body of Christ - the Church. Because of the universality of Christ's ...
697. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
Paul spends considerable time in 1 Corinthians on the topic of food. Chapters 8-11 all look at the use and abuse of such a humble human necessity when it provides a symbolic means of dining with the divine. This week's epistle text lies midway through his discussion. In chapter 10 Paul begins by reaching back into Hebrew history to show how the fickle tendencies of the human spirit can undo the exquisite acts of love and deliverance God may perform. Paul spends the first four verses citing some of the most ...
698. Mark 8:31-38
Mark 8:31-38
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
Mark's gospel begins by focusing on Jesus' power and authority. It is full of wonder-working displays of God's vital presence in the midst of Jesus' early "hometown" work in Galilee. This week's gospel text changes both the direction and the message of Mark's record. Jesus turns himself and his disciples away from Galilee and faces them towards Jerusalem. As the first leg of their travels takes them to Caesarea Philippi, Mark's portrayal of Jesus also shifts. Three different times on this trip (recorded in ...
699. Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
This week's Epistle text is quite different in flavor and savor from the rest of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. In fact the whole unit from 4:17-5:20 is often thought to be a post-Pauline insertion into the text. The first three chapters of Ephesians concern themselves with wide-angled lofty theological surmisings on the cosmic nature of Christ. As chapter 4 begins, Paul shifts his theological gaze to the now perpetually incarnated body of Christ - the Church. Because of the universality of Christ's ...
700. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
Paul spends considerable time in 1 Corinthians on the topic of food. Chapters 8-11 all look at the use and abuse of such a humble human necessity when it provides a symbolic means of dining with the divine. This week's epistle text lies midway through his discussion. In chapter 10 Paul begins by reaching back into Hebrew history to show how the fickle tendencies of the human spirit can undo the exquisite acts of love and deliverance God may perform. Paul spends the first four verses citing some of the most ...
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