Dictionary: Face
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, profile, features, expression, facial expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, guise, cast, aspect, impression, grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout, moue, side, flank, vertical, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation, dial, display, (outward) appearance, nature, image, front, show, act, false front, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, charade, pose, illusion, smokescreen, veneer, camouflage, respect, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, estimation, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, recognition, prestige, standing, status, dignity, glory, kudos, cachet, effrontery, audacity, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to), accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to, be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with, beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden, brave, face up to, meet head-on, dare, defy, oppose, resist, withstand, cover, clad, skin, overlay, dress, pave, put a facing on, laminate, inlay, plate, coat, line
Antonyms: dodge, fear, back, give way, back down, dodge, avoid, throw in the towel, withdraw, cave in, retreat, succumb to, lay down one's arms, throw in the sponge, defer, submit, escape, bashfulness, shun, evade, elude
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1126. Being Good
Matthew 5:17-20
Sermon
Will Willimon
... . Grace assaults the legalist. The peculiar brand of contemporary arrogance is that of the antinomian. I am the only one who knows what's right for me. My opinion is the measure of all things. The rules are made up as we go along to suit the situation. Don't bother me with your judgments, I’m doing the best I can. What right has Jesus or anyone else to tell me what I should do? Such antinomianism arises not out of an appreciation for the limits of the Law but rather out of a lack of appreciation for any ...
1127. Faith Power
Mark 5:21-43
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... considered highly unclean. But Jesus does not scold her but praises her, noting that her faith has made her well, and declaring her healed. As this story concludes, Jesus continues on his way to Jairus’s home, while people surrounding him tell him not to bother, that the child is dead. Yet Jesus encourages Jairus not to fear but to believe. As people surrounding the household continue to scoff and laugh at Jesus’ determination to go in to the child, he locks them outside and allows only a few disciples ...
Sermon
Dean Feldmeyer
... Philip and Antipas were all Roman citizens and Roman law did allow it. So she filed the appropriate papers and off she went to join Antipas in Galilee. (The historian, Josephus, allows that she also had another husband before Philip from which she never bothered to get divorced but, again, that does not concern us here.) What concerns us, here, is that she married her husband’s brother while her husband was still alive and, according to Jewish law, in those days, that was considered incest. Enter, John ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... I won’t want for anything,” an antiquated phrase that means “There’s nothing God will deny me!” or “I’ll always have everything I need.” The man was instantly relieved. Language or the misunderstanding of this language had mystified him and bothered him all of his life and kept him from trusting God. Misreadings and mishearings are equally as dangerous. Many people mishear song lyrics for example the running joke about Elton John’s song, “Tiny Dancer.” Some have thought the lyrics said ...
1130. Joy on an Elephant
Philippians 4:4-7
Sermon
Mary Austin
... firm, and finally had to ask for help. Admitting failure is tremendously hard. Pretending there’s nothing wrong is exhausting. Being a whirlwind grows tiring, after a while. Finally, years later, she went to see an eye specialist. This doctor didn’t bother testing her eyes. Instead, the doctor asked questions like: “Why are you fighting this so hard?” And “Do you love your job?” And “When you were little, what did you want to be?” The doctor suggested, gently, that she try something else ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... only disciples left after Good Friday. Everyone else was hiding. But even these women were disciples of a dead master. Jesus was dead. ''We weren't standing all that close," said the other disciples, ''but from what we could see, yes, he was dead." It bothered the women that the disciples, Jesus' best friends, had not even given him a decent burial. Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the same Council who had condemned Jesus to death, was the only person who came forward to offer cemetery space for Jesus. So ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... census count in Numbers (I wonder who had to proof read that?) Not romance - but has passionate scenes in Song of songs. Contains poetry, letters and even hard to understand sections. Mark Twain said: "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me. It is the parts that I do understand." It's our story, inspired by God and written by folks just like us, people struggling to be faithful in everyday life. B. It's our story. It's the Church's Book. Tells WHY and WHO not necessarily ...
1133. New Creations
2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 14-17
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... sat in the same place, third pew on the right, just past the first pillar. Generations of members of Trinity Church had grown accustomed to seeing her sit in that pew. Few knew her name, however. She didn't mingle much and didn't seem like she wanted to be bothered much by small talk. So the folks just called her, "The Lady in Blue." That's because she almost always wore a blue dress to church. "The Lady in Blue" and her place in the pew had become a part of the fabric of life at Trinity. And then one ...
1134. When Good People Pray
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Sermon
King Duncan
... Christian baptism. We can have new life in Christ Jesus, William P. Barker tells about a machinist with the Ford motor company in Detroit who had, over a period of years, “borrowed” various parts and tools from the company which he had not bothered to return. While this practice was not condoned, it was more or less accepted by management at Ford, and nothing was done about it. The machinist, however, experienced a Christian conversion. He was baptized and became a devout believer. Even more importantly ...
1135. Big Boys Do Cry
Joel 2:1-2,12-17
Sermon
King Duncan
... would start praying at one end of the wailing wall and make their way to where the Holy of Holies used to be. The guide told them that an unusual phenomenon would occur. When the people would begin to pray at the wailing wall their confession of sins would not bother them too much, but the closer they got to the Holy of Holies, the more aware of their sins they became . . . and they would weep. The closer to God we are, the more conscious we are of our sins. That’s the truth of the matter and if we do ...
Sermon
Mary Austin
... t meant for a few individuals in their faith lives, but for the whole community. But in real life, the engineers wanted the poets to think like engineers. The cooks wanted everyone to sit down and eat together, and the math wizards couldn’t be bothered with food. The extroverts thought the introverts should just speak up and say what’s on their minds, and the introverts wished the extroverts would just shut up. Into the midst of these bitter feelings and flying words, Paul sends this letter, trying to ...
Sermon
Derl G. Keefer
... were still manning the boats, but because of the size and number they had to be augmented with professionals hired by the membership. Most of the life-saving members didn’t want the responsibility of going out to sea to rescue people. “Why bother?” was their motto. A luxury cruiser was wrecked not far from the station and the crews went out and brought back the half-drowned people. The problem was they were wet, dirty, messy, and created a horrible disaster inside the clubhouse. Their messiness ...
1138. Fool's Gold
Luke 6:17-26
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... both jars, but the one jar has a small crack in the side and bottom, so that all of the water in the jar gradually spills out as she walks the long way home. One day, frustrated, the second jar apologizes profusely to the woman, saying, you should not bother with me. I am futile to you. I cannot hold water. Everyday you fill me up, and I spill the water out before you even get home. The woman answered, “You are far from futile. Look around you. On every side of the path, you see beautiful flowers that ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... infamous “Hanoi Zoo” for 101 days before being liberated. Col. Certain tells of a time when he and his fellow prisoners were holding a morning worship service in the Hanoi prison camp. One of the guards approached the group and asked why they would bother worshiping a God who wasn’t going to rescue them. How would you answer that question? Do you think Paul and Silas only worshipped God because they expected that God would rescue them? Were they praying for rescue? Were they praying for strength? Or ...
Sermon
Schuyler Rhodes
... ?” This person has been with me for many years and she just shook her head, kissed me on the forehead, and said, “Let me know when you want to talk.” I didn’t really have to say anything. My spouse of 25 years knew instantly that something was bothering me. My grumpy demeanor and my actions had given me away. Actions, as we are told, speak louder than words. This is such a well-worn axiom that it could be relegated to the level of a cliché. It is, however, a true statement, and one that is brought ...
1141. Good Luck?
Psalm 23:1-6
Sermon
Will Willimon
... really an ''accident?'' So one of the reasons why luck has become so popular, all evidence to the contrary, is ''It was just bad luck,'' absolves us of responsibility for our lives. If it's all up to good or bad luck, the fates, well, why bother? Roll the dice and take your chances. Which makes all the more notable the biblical view that there is no such thing as luck, chance, random happenstance. What there is, is God--moving, caring, hearing, acting sometimes evidently, most often behind the scenes of our ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... God's ways often make the world a surprising, sometimes confusing place in which to live. Jesus takes a little story and rams it into our self-satisfied, smug assumption that we have figured it all out. And if we don't like hearing such stories, we best not bother with Jesus. He won't be a plank in my platform. Here is a story of how God's grace is so surprising, so beyond our comprehension or appropriation as to be downright -- exasperating. It's either a story about a generous God or a grumbling humanity ...
1143. Brush It Off
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... happens, whatever someone does to you, whatever you run into that feels bad or distasteful, don’t take it personally, don’t let it get your goat. Just let it “roll off of your back.” Don’t take it personally is the key phrase here. Whenever something bothers us to the point that it throws us off balance or activates our defenses, it means that we’ve allowed that word or deed to affect us emotionally and personally. We’ve taken it to heart. So let’s think about this for a moment. If someone ...
1144. John and Frank
Matthew 11:2-11
Sermon
John Jamison
... while so many others live like Pharisees and Sadducees and don’t suffer. I understand that living a faithful life means doing what we can for others, but there are times when I just get angry at how things work out. I remember people like Frank and it just bothers me. Maybe that’s why Jesus said that piece that we left off a while ago. After he told John’s disciples what to tell him about, he then said, “Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” Many people skip that line, like we ...
1145. Lose the Cape
Romans 13:11-14
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... and love. What are we going to do about it? Are you letting your light shine? Do you have on your “armor of light.” If not, why not? Folks who are not Christians are watching us, wondering if our message has any credibility. If not, why should they bother with our faith? They don’t expect us to be perfect, but they do expect to see some evidence that the light of Christ is real. How can they know unless we let it shine? When Mister Rogers was a little boy and would see scary news on television ...
1146. Listen
Mark 9:2-9
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
Object: a pair of ear plugs like you use for blocking out noise Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever heard a really loud sound that bothered you? For instance, you might be sleeping, but you wake up because the alarm clock goes off. Or you're trying to read or watch television, but your brother or sister is being so loud that you can't hear anything else. Well, I've brought something today that will ...
1147. Righteous, Dude!
Matthew 5:13-20
Sermon
John Jamison
... been me. The Pharisees and Sadducees were ripping up their notes and making plans to start the journey back to Jerusalem. Just like those who had come before, this Jesus started out strong but ended up toeing the line. There would be no need to bother the Romans about this one. However, just as those leaving were getting out of earshot, they heard Jesus say, “For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... world. There may have been a day when they had been fine-tuned, blowing their trumpet for the gospel, but years of focusing on their power and agenda instead of on God has caused them to burnout. They would rather be left alone than be bothered with the mission of making disciples. Some cynic said, “If it was up to some Christians, churches would have lightning rods on their steeples instead of crosses -- both in memory of that time when lightning struck the early church and as protection against it ever ...
1149. The Mountain
Matthew 17:1-9
Sermon
John Jamison
... opposition, and partly because Jesus knew it wasn’t going to be much longer before he would not be able to teach them further. One time he took them up to Caesarea Philippi, a resort area for the Romans and a place the Jewish opposition would never bother him. And now they were making their way up the side of that mountain Northeast of Bethsaida. It was still Jewish land, but the odds were that no one was going to climb that far up to give them any problems. They would find some quiet time there ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... away. That surprised them and spurred them on. John was the first one there. He skidded to a stop and bent down to look in. What he saw really surprised him. The tomb really WAS empty. True to character, Peter barged right on past John. He didn't even bother to bend down and look. But for John, that glance into the empty tomb was the biggest surprise of his life. It set him on his heels. Until that moment, the stone which had sealed the tomb had also sealed all hope. It had sealed their fate and buried ...
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