Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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801. No Longer Strangers
Ephesians 2:1-10
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Maxie Dunnam
... point of our need, but you who feel like a stranger, and only you know that in your heart, will you pray this prayer after me: Lord Jesus Christ, I have not felt at home with you… I feel that I am still a stranger… my sin, my refusal to surrender myself to you is separating me from you… forgive me, Lord Jesus, for all my sins… forgive me for refusing your love… I accept you as my personal savior… I want to make you Lord of my life… I dedicate myself to you now. The entire congregation is still ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... who - or what - put the question, I don’t know when it was put. I don’t even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer yes to and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that, therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal. Bonhoeffer, one of the great theologians of this century, concluded his searching, reflective poem, “Who Am I?”, with a simple but profound affirmation: “Whoever I am, thou knowest, 0 God, I am thine!” Do you get it – a claim to be and do ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... . The Israelites were bewildered can you imagine their bewilderment. The Red Sea was stretching out before them, high mountain ranges were on either side and Pharaoh’s army was pressing in from behind. They seemed to have only one choice — to surrender to Pharaoh and a fate almost worse than death. How disillusioned about the whole affair they had become. Our scripture indicates that. Better to be in slavery, they concluded, than to endure the trying anxieties of freedom, the frustration and despair ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... she would have enjoyed having the money that she had earlier, before her conversion, to use for the people and causes that she cared about in her maturing Christian life. Of course, God took care of her, and she made a great witness I n terms of that total surrender of her wealth to the Lord. But she did miss the joy and fun of being a steward of wealth. So Jesus did not say wealth is evil’ he called us to keep our possessions in perspective. His big point is not whether you have money, but whether money ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... . III And that brings me to the final point. Confess, forgive, and submit. By confess I mean bring it out in the open; by forgive, I mean take the initiative in the forgiving process whether you’re to blame or not; and by submit, I mean surrender the entire matter, the experience, the relationship to Christ’s healing love and power. We know that resentment comes from being hurt, and the failure of the one who has hurt us to do anything about it to apologize, or ask our forgiveness, or to even sympathize ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... her physical appearance. Today there was something different about her, subtle but distinctly different. “How are you?” I asked. “I’m praying, and I want you to pray that Jesus will come soon and deliver me.” We did that together. It wasn’t a surrender to despair; it was a yielding to certain hope, It was her ultimate commitment. For over a year she had fought a courageous battle, and lived the strength of her faith. And now, she had moved to another level of commitment. She prayed confidently ...
807. God Can
Luke 7:11-17
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Larry Powell
... you tell me for the rest of my life, insofar as you'll make it clear to me what your wishes are. I'm weak and many times I'll probably renege on this. But Lord, you'll have to help me with that too." That was the moment of surrender. She got out of the way. Within six weeks, her condition improved until she was taking walks, working in the garden, making jelly, and eventually resumed her "normal life." Catherine Marshall's story may be summarized in these words: God can, if we will let him.
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Maxie Dunnam
... the different facets of our nature that struggle for dominance, conflict between the causes that vie for our allegiance, conflict between a false suggestion from our exterior world and a true intuition of the inner self, conflict between self—dominance and self— surrender. Through the continuous making of resolute decisions we pattern our life and we mold our character. William James was right in saying that the hell to be endured hereafter of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... to make, a commitment – for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer. I want her to make a commitment now – as I am willing to do – in spite of, if necessary.” Then he went on to make the clearest Christian witness I heard him make: “I’ve surrendered myself to the Lord and that includes my economic life. I’m trusting God and my happiness now is not dependent upon the success of this project. He was talking about a multi-million dollar project that is an up and down proposition, a source of ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... all, because he had a very important point to make. As he said to one of the reporters, “I am a born—again Christian, and this was a demonstration that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will always overcome the impossible! (Norman Neaves, “Do Not Surrender Your Hope!”) That’s it, isn’t it? The kind of faith demonstrated by the four friends of the paralytic never says, “We cannot,” or “Impossible.” Will you keep that in mind as we move into our stewardship program to raise $6 million for the ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... being. Notice how I said that. We can so give in to the sins (plural) of our life, that the sin (singular) of our life will dominate our total being. I mean by that that we can give in to the pull of sin here, the power of evil there, surrender ourselves to destructive habits, cease waging battle against that which we know is out of God’s will, until the course of our life is not Godward, but rather the opposite direction. The ultimate tragedy is that this can go to the extreme, as it did with the poor ...
812. Simon
Mark 15:21-32
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Maxie Dunnam
... thing when the unwanted happens to us. “I was in the wrong place at the right time.” Some of us feel that’s the story of our life — being in the wrong place at the right time. It’s a cynical word, expressing a sort of sneering surrender to fate. The word takes on a different meaning when we look at our scripture lesson today. I’m sure Simon’s immediate response to his awful situation —— being compelled to carry a heavy cross through crowded streets and up a steep hill — was a cynical ...
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J. Howard Olds
... with Mr. Barna. I think there is something else happening. When it comes right down to it, I think there is something in human nature that leaves us thinking we would rather be god than serve God. We would rather clone humans in our image than surrender ourselves to be shaped into the image of God. We had better be careful on the slippery slope of moral fortitude when we start playing with cloning human beings. When is repentance necessary? When we have missed the mark, that is when it is necessary. IV ...
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J. Howard Olds
... life. Our task is not to get God to fit in our box and on our schedule. The task of life is to embrace God's time and see it from God's perspective. The task in life is not to get God squeezed into our mold, but find ourselves surrendering to the direction and the call of the Almighty in His timeframe. In God's time, He makes all things beautiful. The Bible has two words for time in the New Testament. One is Chronos, from which we get the word chronology or calendar. Chronos time is drudgery time, time ...
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J. Howard Olds
... he knew more about ex-presidents than Jesus Christ. So, he bought a Bible and began reading it. It didn't happen all at once but in God's time David developed an authentic faith in Jesus Christ. Then one day on a personal retreat, says David, “I surrendered my life completely to the will of God. That day I discovered the most dramatic consolation I have ever known." He said, “I will never forget the sense of peace and consolation that settled in on my young life on that particular day." David is one of ...
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J. Howard Olds
... play there were Mary and Joseph, some wise men and a few shepherds along with Caleb being himself at the manger. I must say he is a child after my own heart. Christ came that we could be ourselves at Christmas. There is no need to pretend. Forget about fabrications; surrender all simulations. You are not an imposter. You are a child of God. You can call the Lord of the Universe Abba or Daddy. The best thing you could do tonight is remember who you are. You are not a slave, you are a child. God's love for ...
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J. Howard Olds
... that doesn’t love a wall that wants it down. I do not know what the walls may be in your life. But, I know that our fears need to be faced. I ask you today what hurts need to be forgiven? I ask you what prejudices need to be surrendered? I ask you today what changes need to be made down in the depths of your life so that the walls that separate us one from another can be removed? For something there is that doesn’t love a wall, that wants it down. In Christ there is no east ...
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J. Howard Olds
... color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Don’t count the dreamers out. I ask you today, where have all the dreamers gone? We live in an age of cynicism, pragmatism, and getting by. Have we traded creativity for cynicism? Have we surrendered our dreams in the struggle for survival? Would we rather get by than dream high? Would we rather grab what we can instead of extend the plan of liberty and justice for all? William Sloan Coffin said, “If we do not look for something above us, we ...
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J. Howard Olds
... always wound up where I needed to be. That is true in your life, too, my friends. When you get ready to pray to God, “Lord, whatever you want and where ever you want it, whenever you want to, that’s what I want, too.” When you are ready to surrender like that, you will be set free. I believe that with all my heart. There is a will of God and the will of God can be known. The desire to please God pleases God. God will never desert his own. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the ...
820. Household of Faith
II Timothy 1:3-7
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J. Howard Olds
... and give him a sandwich and something to drink. We'll be smart but we'll also be caring." Teach your children well. IV. WE CAN TRUST OUR FAMILIES TO THE LORD. One other thing you can do. You can trust your family to the Lord. Ultimately it is all surrender, my friends. That's where it is. When Samuel was born to Hannah, she offered this prayer. “My heart rejoices in the Lord. I prayed for this child and God has given me what I asked. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life, he will ...
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J. Howard Olds
... on the locker room bulletin board in big letters: THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS. Some disgruntled player added these words underneath “and those who don't will be doctors, lawyers, and CEO's." Have you sold your soul to the company store? Have you surrendered your life to some earthly game? Does some addiction control you? What is your price? Is there a price on your head today? Three fans at a sell-out football game wanted in the stadium so badly that they decided to bribe the gatekeeper. “Would ...
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J. Howard Olds
... ways of God. Be still and know the will of God. It is the will of God for Americans to unite. It is the will of God for Americans to help. It is the will of God for Americans to pray. It is the will of God for Americans to surrender selfish gain for the common good. It is the will of God that we become a community of liberty and justice for all. Following the advice of the prophet, Micah long ago, we will be wise to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God. God ...
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J. Howard Olds
... is not simply some personal faults and petty temptations. We are up against the “principalities and powers of darkness and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Henry Emerson Fosdick used to say, “Lo, a host of evil surrounds us." Indeed, it does. As we surrender to the dark art of war, let us not stoop to the low values of Saddam Hussein. May we Americans hold a higher view of human life than our enemy, and walk more humbly the road to victory. When it comes to Western values, with our ...
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J. Howard Olds
... before you pour it in concrete. Architects are expensive, but they are essential. Life is not a do-it-yourself project. Life is not self-advancement, self-appointment, self-seeking, self-righteousness, self-sufficiency, self-esteem. Self-help is not where it’s at. Life is about surrender to the One who thought of you in the first place. What a relief! It’s not all up to you. You don’t have to think it all up or work it all out. A person weary of life’s pressures once lamented, “Sometimes I wish ...
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J. Howard Olds
... , my heart can stand a cleansing. When sin has left its crimson stain, I need to know that God can clean me up again. Scores of people have been asking me about this huge retention basin added to the front of our campus. In jest I say, “We've surrendered to the Baptists. We are building the largest baptismal font in Brentwood. On some cold January day we are going to march all 5600 members through these waters of baptism." Well, no, we are not really going to do that. But the truth is we come to church ...
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