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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76. The Fruit of One's Doing
Jeremiah 16:1--17:18
Sermon
Harry N. Huxhold
... according to their ways. Bearing Fruit On the other hand, it is equally true that God rewards those who draw strength and nourishment from what God offers in love and grace. As the tree that is planted by the water is able to “stay green ... and does not cease to bear fruit,” the faithful are able to give and yield blessings through the exercise of their faith. The blessing for the children of God who thrive on the love of God which has been revealed to them in our Lord Jesus Christ is that they know ...
77. Exchanging Our Eschatological Heritage
Luke 21:5-38
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William G. Carter
... coming to judge the world and give birth to a new creation. And so, people lose hope. As Hamilton puts it: This substitution of an image of nuclear holocaust for the coming of Christ is a parable of what happens to Christians when they cease to believe in their own eschatological heritage. The culture supplies its own images for the end when we default by ceasing to believe in biblical images of God's triumph at the end. The good news of the gospel is this: when all is said and done, God is going to win.
78. Hang in There!
Matthew 15:21-28
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... that this encounter was part of the Lord's growth and development - a learning experience for him. If "as the book of Hebrews says, our Lord learned obedience by the things he suffered, he also learned largeness of heart out of the life situations he faced. He did not cease increasing 'in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man' as a boy of twelve."(1) His growth continued as an adult. Jesus grew up a Jew, of course, and Jews did not think much of Gentiles (fuel for the fires of Hell, as a matter ...
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King Duncan
... the greatest adversary we face is our own fear. The fury of the storm ” the fear of the disciples ” and that brings us to the third element in this picture: THE FAITH THAT SAVES. Jesus rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. Then he asked his disciples, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" That's a question that many of us might ask ourselves from time to time when the winds are howling and the waves are beating on our boats. "Why am ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... on the Enterprise ride at the Minnesota State Fair. Riders boarded their little cars on the Enterprise to be spun around at high speed for about four minutes. Being dizzy and scared is apparently something for which people will pay money. The ride, however, ceased to operate properly and could not be stopped for about 20 minutes. When people were finally rescued from their thrill, all were sick and some were taken to the hospital. There is something exciting about certain areas that the Bible tells us to ...
81. A Holiday For Every Day
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Sermon
Dr. Chane M. Hutton
... thanking the Lord for the twelve years he had with his daughter and for the fact that she was with God. In the Bible, rejoicing and thanksgiving are connected. Secondly, to make Thanksgiving a holiday for every day WE MUST LEARN TO PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. Prayer and thanksgiving are also soul mates. Show me a prayerful person and I will show you a thankful person. I assure you that there is a crucial relationship between unceasing prayer and thanksgiving. There was a pastor who had a parrot. All the parrot ...
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Eric Ritz
... would say that it is "the difference between lighting and a lightening bug." We must not ask for tasks equal to our power but for power EQUAL TO THE TASKS THAT CHRIST ASSIGNS US. John Wesley's fear was not that the people called Methodists would cease to exist, but that they would have the "form of religion -without the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT. I am hoping and praying that churches all across the world will overcome the timidity, tentativeness, and misuse of religion so prevalent at this time. In World War ...
83. The Bread Of God
Exodus 16:1-36
Sermon
King Duncan
... "the word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." The gift of food is from Him; its power to nourish is from Him. And that is as true today as it ever was: "Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing." The manna ceased when the people came near cultivated fields and settled homes,because miracles end when means are possible. But the God of the miracle is the same as the God of the means. Alexander Raleigh wrote: "When I know that I have a Father in heaven-- Who watches over ...
84. Taking Time To Love
Matthew 22:34-40
Sermon
King Duncan
... , and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Nor can we escape the obligation to love, because when we cease loving, we cease being human. Ralph W. Sockman once noted that Toyohiko Kagawa, the Japanese Christian leader, distinguished three levels of love. The first of which is physical love, which holds people together in families. "Above this level is a plane which Kagawa calls psychic ...
Sermon
Darrick Acre
... hold true; He has come, is coming, and will come again; and His coming is a greater reality than the shadows. The sun may stop shining. You and I depend on the sun every day, don’t we? The minute the sun stops shining life on this planet ceases to exist. Thankfully, the sun’s shining is a certain reality. Jesus’ coming to us is even more so. The moon and stars may fall from the sky. You and I depend on the moon being there. Our whole world would become mess if the moon’s gravitational influence ...
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Eric Ritz
... Jesus. While we have intimacy with God, Jesus reminds us that God is incomprehensible. The Kerygma Bible Study on this petition, "hallowed be Thy name," shared this insight: "True prayer is that approach to our Creator in which God does not cease to be God and we do not cease to be human. Prayer lessens the distance between us, but it does not erase the distinctions. Intimacy does not become easy familiarity, nor does boldness become brashness. Prayer is a dialogue with the Holy One of Israel; it is not a ...
Sermon
David G. Rogne
... night, and how you managed never to risk your life," he says to himself. "(Go ahead), utter the words that for years have never ceased echoing through my nights ... 'O young woman, throw yourself into the water again so that I may have a second chance of saving ... Tolstoy said, "I beheld the misery, cold, hunger, humiliation of thousands of my fellow human beings ... I feel, and can never cease to feel, myself a partaker in a crime which is constantly being committed, so long as I have extra food while others ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... . Wilson go wrong? Where do we go wrong? When did we lose that child-like trust and turn into cynics? When did we lose that acceptance of life as grace and turn into dog-eat- dog achievers? When did we cease seeing life as a gift and decide we had to take it by storm? When did we cease believing that word of Jesus, “Unless you become as little children, you will not enter the Kingdom.” That’s the issue Paul was addressing in his word to the Corinthians: “What have you that you did not receive?” If ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... in his spiritual emergency team and they work like the devil, to keep the old man, the carnal man, the man who trusts in his own self alive. So it is an ongoing experience. It is an ongoing effort, a never-ending struggle—to deny ourselves, to cease trusting things and our own resources and to trust Christ completely. When we do that Satan falls. II. Now, a second word. Satan falls when a person stands firm against evil in whatever form evil may take. Look at Jesus’ instruction to his disciples in verse ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... us. The third suggestion for getting our life out of hock is an attitude and an action, a stance which will give us freedom a freedom from fear and compulsion, as well as other things that hold us in emotional hock. I put it this way: Cease living life as something you owe. I repeat, cease living life as something you owe. I like the story about the man who went down a serving table and got to the chicken. "Two pieces," he said to the lady who was serving. She put one piece on the plate. The man said, "Two ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... confidence in the presence of the Holy Spirit, and a language of certainty about the power of the gospel to transform. And overarching it all is a language of relationship that has its beginning, its substance, and its ending in love. The incarnation did not cease with Jesus when the word became flesh. The incarnation must go on and on with us. Many years ago Eldon Weishert wrote what some may label an irreverent poem. He titled it “Coffee at Howard Johnson’s.” I memorized it back then and remember it ...
92. Prayer
Psalm 42:1-11
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Maxie Dunnam
... take the spontaneity out of prayer. Many of us see prayer as a discipline, as a duty, something we must do. We’ve been taught that we ought to pray, and when we don’t, we feel guilty. We will take a giant step forward in our adventure when we cease seeing prayer as a duty and begin to look upon it as a privilege. As a privilege, the discipline of praying becomes a creative freedom, not a bondage of duty. Consider this testimony of Sir Wilfred Grenfell: “The privilege of prayer to me is one of the most ...
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
... on Psalm 46) Collect Lord, we know you are God, but it's hard to keep still, to wait even as we witness tumult and strife throughout the world - and in our own lives as well. Lord, we say we trust that you are the one who makes wars to cease, but we struggle with patience and endurance. Yet in all times we know you save your faithful people, from the fire or in the fire. As we gather to worship today we pray for vision, purpose, and strength. Lord we believe. Help our unbelief. These things we pray in your ...
94. Los Posadas
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... word. Yet did you notice? The most emphatic words in Paul's message to these Christians aren't words of caution but a call to exuberance. "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (verses 16-18). Wow! Let me read that again: "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." Notice how the apostle's directives are mobile words - words that take us ...
95. Jedi Christians
Matthew 14:22-36
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... first step of faith that gets out of the boat of belief into the water of following where Jesus is and where Jesus goes. The Jedi Prayer may sound slightly familiar. It comes from Colossians 1:9-12: For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow ...
96. Easter 7
Jn 17:1-11 · 1 Pet 4:12-14; 5:6-11 · Ps 68 · Acts 1:6-14
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... escape the implications of these events. Karl Barth suggests that what changes about Christ in the mystery of the Ascension is simply the place, the vantage point, from which he operates. He moves from a human place to a divine place without ceasing to be human, just as he did not cease to be divine in this human place. To concentrate on the direction of movement in a spatial sense is to miss the point. This movement places our humanity in the presence of divinity; it is a glorification not only of Christ ...
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James McCormick
... fertile fields, and her mines and commerce. It was not there. Not until I went into the churches and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the greatness of her power. America is great because she is good; and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great!” Do you believe that? I do. Abraham Lincoln believed it too. During the worst part of the Civil War, a person came to Lincoln and said, “I surely hope the Lord is on our side.” In his wisdom, Lincoln replied ...
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James Merritt
... he a humanized God. He was the God-man. He was the Son of God, but he was also the Son of man. He had an eternal Father and an earthly mother. When the Son of God became the Son of man, He did not cease to be God. But the word became flesh. He did not cease to be all that He was the eternal God, but He became something he had never been the perfect man. He gave full proof of his deity. He read men's minds, healed men's bodies, moved men's hearts, compelled men's wills ...
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James Merritt
... 't exist at the end of the rainbow. Prov. 23:4-5 says: "Do not overwork to be rich; because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle toward heaven." Billy ... is the truth but it's not the whole truth. When you seek to take part of the truth and make it all of the truth, it ceases to be true. The truth is we are under grace, and we're not under the law. But because we are under grace we are above the ...
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James Merritt
... night, who disturbs the sea, and its waves roar (The Lord of hosts is His name): If those ordinances depart from before Me, says the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before Me forever." If the sun quits rising and the moon quits shining, and the waves of the sea roll no more, only then will Israel cease to exist. But Israel still has one problem. The Lord is still rejected, which leads me to one last statement. III. How God Will Save Israel In The Future "Behold, the days ...
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