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
Showing 51 to 75 of 1070 results
Drama
Arley K. Fadness
... , mineral, anything wet! Bartender: How about this Handy Wipe? Heh, heh. Just kiddin', podner. What'll you have? Travis: (Groans) I'm dying. Bartender: Mortuary's across the street. Travis: (Starts rising, leans on bar) Hey -- I've been crossing this here desert fer three days now. Canteen went dry yesterday. 108 in the shade. Bartender: (Leaning on bar) Yeah, it's hot out there. Travis: (Feels bartender's face) Sure you're not one of them mirages? Bartender: (Laughs) Well, I might be and I might not be ...
Sermon
Michael Rogness
... teacher George Aus was extremely effective at the other end of the sound spectrum. He would be speaking along with his strident Brooklyn-bred tone, but when he wanted to make a point, he would pause, lean over the lectern, and drop his voice to a whisper. Anybody who had been looking out the window until then immediately leaned to the edge of his seat to catch what he was saying. One could hear a pin drop in the classroom. It was effective because it was a change. Changing speed is equally effective. Most ...
Sermon
Larry Powell
... nor have I since seen, a space with every single inch so totally stuffed with "stuff." It was amazing. An old fellow leaned back in a cane bottomed chair against the outside wall, picking his teeth. He watched us with interest as we peered ... later discovered from local merchants that the man hasn't sold anything in a long time. He just goes down every morning, opens the front door, leans back in his chair on the sidewalk, and about 4 p.m., locks up and goes home. He can't sell anything because he can't ...
Sermon
James Garrett
... in slumber’s spell And dreamed he could hear. That night when in the cattle stall Slept child and mother cheek by jowl A cripple turned his twisted limbs, And dreamed that he was whole. That night when o’er the newborn babe The tender Mary rose to lean A lothsome leper smiled in sleep, And dreamed that he was clean. That night when in a manger lay The Sanctified who came to save A man moved in the sleep of death, And dreamed there was no grave. -- Author unknown Not only “that night” but every night ...
Sermon
Steven Burt
... the church universal, as we celebrate the Eucharist, we find variations in emphasis from denomination to denomination and from local church to local church. Some churches, like the Roman Catholic and the Episcopal, lean more toward the importance of ritual. Others, including numerous Methodist churches, lean more toward fellowship and a shared experience, with small groups of people gathering together at the rail to take Communion by breaking the bread together. I suspect that church suppers -- both evening ...
Sermon
Joann Hary
... better for us. And then as I left there and was traveling up to the hospital and listening to the Christian radio station, Joni Earikson Tada came on. There I was, sitting outside the hospital glued to the radio as Joni was saying, "The weaker we feel, the harder we lean on Christ. If we never were hurting, how would we ever learn to trust and obey? We would think we could make it on our own and our relationship with God would fall by the wayside." And those of you who know who Joni is know that this belief ...
57. God’s Safety Net
Matthew 25:31-46
Sermon
D. Wayne Burkette
... we can take in fashioning God’s safety net is to work on an attitude which is sensitive and responsive to the people who hurt next door and across town. In this small personal world where the effect of our action is fairly direct, there are fat sheep and lean sheep, and there are sheep who try to horn in on the rights of others, and there are sheep who foul the water which others have to consume and trample the pasture upon which others must feed. We have a responsibility (an important word in Matthew’s ...
58. Christ the King
Ezekiel 34:1-31, Psalm 23:1-6
Bulletin Aid
... protect them, and to set up David (or "a" David) in that position. But the sheep themselves will have to undergo judgment, to separate the "fat" (i.e., those Israelites who have prospered at the expense of their own people while in exile) from the "lean" (i.e., their victims). Call to Worship Leader: With God as our shepherd, we shall not want! People: GOD PROVIDES RESTING PLACES FOR OUR BODIES! Leader: God gives us refreshment for our souls! People: GOD GIVES US RIGHTEOUS PATHS TO FOLLOW! THANKS BE TO GOD ...
Sermon
... branches gracefully and dependably protected us from the intense heat of the midday sun. A beautiful tree ... not, perhaps, a model tree or a flashy display tree ... but one of depth. You knew it would be there when you came by. You could depend upon it and could lean calmly and quietly upon it when you were weary. I wish you could have seen that tree. You would have enjoyed it, and you, too, would have known its quiet grace and protective care. But the tree is gone now, and yet it is not really gone. You ...
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... it is, what it can do, and who among them had the strongest faith. The first man pointed to a tree ahead which was leaning ever so slightly with the wind. He said, "I have the faith that God can send a wind and blow that tree down now." And ... the tree fell down! It was a marvelous feat, and he surprised even himself. The second man said, "You picked a tree that was already leaning. I’ll pick one that is strong and straight, and I’ll pray God that the wind will come and blow it down." He prayed long ...
61. TRY A TRUST WALK
Illustration
John H. Krahn
... healing. Some of you are not sure and continue to believe that you must handle your own problems! In some cases you may have some success, but there is a better way. Doing it your way is not the better way. And don’t be afraid of leaning. Lean on me," Jesus says. "There is no concern too insignificant for my attention. And when you pray, remember that my Father is there listening. Pray boldly, yes, asking the Father to meet your needs. Also pray trusting that his wisdom surpasses yours. He’s not going ...
Sermon
John R. Brokhoff
... space and when we get on the expressways there are so many cars that speed is cut to twenty miles per hour. The result is that we are rich materially but poor spiritually. As the Psalmist said, "He answered their requests and gave leanness to their souls." This leanness of spirit is shown by our lack of rest which Jesus mentions several times in our text. We are so restless that one out of every five Americans moves each year. Each year we spend eighty million dollars on sleeping pills because we are ...
63. Honoring Parents
Exodus 20:1-21, Matthew 15:1-20
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... out of the stands and onto the track. They crossed the finish line together. Later a reported asked his Dad why he did it. His reply was, "We started this together, and we are going to finish it together." If you have been fortunate enough to have had parents to lean on along the way, make sure they have someone to lean on too. You started life together; make sure that when their earthly portion ends, it is underwritten with your honor and love.
64. Concern
John 19:17-27
Sermon
Burton F. Blair
... us strength to make it through. But the hour is still noon on Friday. Having been pushed back from the cross by the soldiers, we see, off to the left of the cross, John and Mary standing together. John has his arm around Mary’s shoulders. Mary is leaning against John for strength, as she softly weeps. This is the community of concern. Here is the vision of the church. And Jesus said, "Woman, here is your son! John, here is your mother!" Thanks be to Jesus - from that hour on - none of us should ever have ...
Sermon
R. Blaine Detrick
... remembered: "That Jewish fellow. Down in the prison. He could help." He went to Pharaoh and told him about Joseph. Pharaoh summoned Joseph, who was quickly brought into his presence. Pharaoh told of his dreams. In one, there were seven fat cows and seven lean cows. And the lean cows came and ate the fat ones, and still remained skinny. The other dream was of seven full ears of corn and seven thin ears. The thin ears swallowed the fat ears, and still remained thin. Joseph’s answer was, "Yes, my God can ...
Sermon
... literally does become his service. A. The Bishop of our Church has told the story of a (Lutheran) wandering accidentally into a Quaker meeting. After sitting in silence for almost an hour, he leaned over and asked the man sitting next to him: "When does the service begin? The man sitting next to him leaned over and whispered to our (Lutheran) friend: 'When the worship is over.' " B. This congregation’s Two Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary is scheduled to be celebrated in the year AD 2108. May our faith ...
67. Plumb Line Prophecy
Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17
Sermon
Robert Leslie Holmes
... that you did not fill, hewn cisterns that you did not hew, vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant — and when you have eaten your fill, take care that you do not forget the Lord. — Deuteronomy 6:10-12 Even in the church we are leaning out of plumb. Our theology tends to be shallow and our sermons are often designed to be inoffensive. Oh, we don’t mind speaking out against issues, so long as we are reasonably certain that what we say will not offend the people of power in our congregations ...
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... angry. But Jonah would not hear any of it. He just went outside the city walls up on to a hill, made himself a little lean-to and sat down to watch what would happen. Maybe their repentance would not last long enough to make any difference. Maybe God would wipe ... to sit it out to see what would happen. When Jonah woke up the next day, he rubbed his eyes, looked out of his nice lean-to, and could not believe what he saw. That nice vine that God had provided yesterday...it was shriveled up and dead. You see, ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... people, no more, I say. Not the good and the bad, for 'tis well understood That the good are half-bad and the bad half-good No! the two kinds of people on earth I mean Are the people who lift and the people who lean." Are you one who lifts or one who leans? Evelyn Underhill once wrote: "The saints do not stand aside wrapped in delightful prayers, and feeling pure and agreeable to God. They go right down into the mess; and there, right down in the mess, they are able to radiate God because they possess Him ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... in his senior years? There was a reporter by the name of Gary Smith, a sportswriter, who went to find out the answer to that question. As they were visiting, Ali showed the sportswriter the barn next to his farmhouse. In the barn, on the floor leaning against the walls, were pictures and framed newspaper articles from his prime. It was strange that they were in a barn but maybe, there were just too many and spilled over into the storage of the barn. Photos of the champ punching and dancing, shadow boxing ...
71. A Date With Destiny
Hebrews 10:19-39
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
... into the seat beside him. She responded with the lines of Juliet, memorized from her years in the theatre. And almost without thinking, they recited the rest of the act together. When it was done, Madge Kendall took John Merrick's withered fingers in her own. She leaned over, and kissed his swollen, leathery cheek. And in a quiet voice of gentle love, she said: "Why, Mr. Merrick, you're not an Elephant Man at all...Oh, no! You are Romeo!" And Dr. Treves, who recorded all of this, says that from that moment ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... , a plant would die. Plants especially like to be around some sunshine. In fact, most plants like sunshine so much that they'll lean toward the sun as they grow. If the sun is shining on this side of a plant, the plant will grow in that direction ... shining on this other side of the plant, the plant will grow in that direction. Plants need the sunlight to survive, so they will always lean toward the sun. They will always grow in the direction of the light. We humans are a lot like plants, aren't we? There are ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... outcropping. Jack was going to leave the ball there and take the consequences, but Clint insisted that he hit it. Jack protested that if he leaned over the side of the 80-foot cliff and tried to hit his ball, he would surely fall to his death. Clint promised that he ... to the edge of the cliff. The two golf pros, along with Clint Eastwood, formed a human chain to hold onto Jack Lemmon as he leaned over the side of the cliff and hit his ball. It arced up and landed right on the green. (2) Now, that's trust. How ...
74. Trees
Jeremiah 16:1--17:18
Sermon
King Duncan
... one prayer, which I answered." "Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?" "He prayed," said the voice from above, "that all your prayers be answered." (5) Trees don't have identity crises. Some trees lean on one another for support. TREES ALSO DO NOT ENGAGE IN SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR. They don't numb their brains with alcohol or drugs. They don't drive their cars unwisely or abuse their bodies. And when they are confronted with evidence of their self ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... was served at meals, and not draw attention to himself. One day he was eating at a friend's house with his mother, and somehow he was accidentally overlooked. Nobody noticed, and for a time he was patient, but at last he could stand it no longer. Leaning across to his mother, he said in an audible whisper: "Mother, do little boys who starve to death go to heaven?" That little fellow was more patient than most of us. I read recently that only nine percent of adults are willing to wait more than five minutes ...
Showing results