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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101. Tale of the Tares
Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 9:35-38
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Lori Wagner
... all your might on paying attention to the lesson, I guarantee, you won’t even notice anything your classmates are doing!” Sometimes, we can get so caught up with judging everyone around us, we can lose track of our own walk with Jesus. The best fruit we bear as the “bread of the world” is to concentrate on being the loving disciples Jesus called us to be. In love with God and in love with God’s world of imperfect but beautiful people. Some may never make that divine harvest. But that’s for Jesus ...
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Lori Wagner
... we seed, and the more people who proclaim God’s presence and glory! (Genesis 1:28). And yet, evil and sin can turn a fruitful land into a “salty waste” per Psalm 107:34. The message in Jesus’ parable is clear. A plant that doesn’t bear fruit refuses to give life. What does not reproduce creates no future. It is a narcissistic, self-serving, expanding eyesore, thwarting life and thwarting God. And yet, Jesus begs for one last chance to try to nurture it into a life-giving entity. Those who refuse ...
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Robert S. Crilley
... , Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites; the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is going to pass before you into the Jordan. So now select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. When the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan flowing from above shall be cut off; they shall stand in a single heap" (Joshua 3:10-13). Now, you need to realize that for most of ...
104. Lent 2
Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22
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Russell F. Anderson
... involves two things denying ourselves and following Christ (v. 34). 3. If we play it safe, we may gain the world but lose our souls (v. 36). 2. Sermon Title: What A Shame! Sermon Angle: Cross bearing is a shameful thing in the eyes of the world. Jesus warns that if we are ashamed of Jesus or his gospel in this life, he will be ashamed to claim us as his own when he comes into his kingdom (v. 38). Christianity seems so square, so simple and ...
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... are his only because God has entrusted them to him. In the Fourth Gospel Jesus says to Pilate, "You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above." And most importantly, you my friend - your whole life and being - belongs to God. You bear God’s image, just as the coin of the realm bore Caesar’s image. And God’s inscription is upon you - the cross of Christ traced on your brow in baptism just as it will be traced on Anna Loren and Zachary Aaron in their baptism today; a permanent ...
106. Chapter III
Exodus 20:1-21
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Frank H. Seilhamer
... a fall-guy. A third misuse of God’s name that this Commandment entails is the living of a style of life by those who bear his name that leads the world to discount us, and because of us, to discount God himself. To a greater extent than we may realize, ... will be that. And as they watch to see what we do, they evaluate not us only, but the one whose name we bear. And when they see us backing away from life and its conflicts and needs and opportunities, using our churches for fortresses against the world ...
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Robert Allen
... our lives. II. Prayer brings comfort. I like the old story of a minister who went camping up in the mountains. He was enjoying the hiking through the mountain trails until the day he found himself face to face with the biggest ... ugliest ... meanest ... grizzly bear he had ever seen. He saw no means of escape and the bear was coming toward him growling. The minister did the only thing he knew to do. He dropped to his knees, closed his eyes, and began to pray. The longer he prayed, the better he felt. The ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... The most meaningful station for me was the one that marks the place where Jesus stumbled and fell. Roman soldiers looked out on the crowd of pilgrims packed into that narrow street, saw a big strong black man, Simon of Cyrene, and “pressed him into service” – that of bearing the cross of Jesus on to the place of crucifixion. I spent some time in prayer at that place. The street was as busy as it must have been two thousand years. I was able to shut the crowd out of my awareness and spend some time in ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... There is a second lesson here demonstrated by Simon being in the wrong place at the right time – sometimes we are compelled to bear a burden not our own. That is what happened to Simon. He didn’t know who Jesus was or what Jesus’ cross was all ... we haven’t chosen – a load we feel we don’t deserve? At the same time, is there anything more beautiful than the person who bears willingly the burden that was not his or her choice? I have come to believe that this is one of the things that makes the ...
110. Easter 5
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17
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John R. Brokhoff
... There are symptoms of being detached: no church connection, no prayer life, no worship, no good works. Outline: Consider the facts – a. To be detached from Christ is not good. 1. The branch withers and dies v. 6. 2. The branch bears no fruit v. 4. b. To be attached to Christ is good. 1. You bear fruit v. 5. 2. Your prayers are answered v. 7. 3. You glorify God v. 8. 3. Three kinds of Christians (15:1-8). Need: In every church there are generally three kinds of Christians. They are not necessarily the good ...
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Leonard Sweet
... year’s fashion trend is crucial. If you don’t like fruitcake . . . and the metaphor of being a fruitcake for the world isn’t appetizing to you . . .then I’ve got another one. [Now bring out a fruit-basket]. Think of a fruit basket. We are to bear fruit for a hungry world in 2010. And the fruit, the #1 fruit that needs to fill up this basket, is love . . . Let’s let our fruit basket be a love basket: loving others, and letting others love. Let’s make 2010 a “clothe yourselves with love, which ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... . Kettering once said, “If you fiddle today, you can’t expect to give a concert in Carnegie Hall tomorrow.” This is what Jesus was talking about in our scripture lesson: “Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the Kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father.” Jesus might have well have said, “As you don’t pick a bunch of grapes from a thorn ...
113. Pastor, I'm Saying Grace
Luke 11:1-13
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Robert Allen
... do. He dropped to his knees, closed his eyes, and began to pray. The longer he prayed, the better he felt. The bear had not attacked. So, the minister opened his eyes to see where the bear was and the bear was kneeling right in front of him. The minister was overjoyed and said, "O, Brother Bear, this is wonderful. It is a comfort to my soul to know that we are praying to the same Lord." The bear opened his eyes, looked at the preacher, and said, "Brother, your comfort is going to be short-lived because I'm ...
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King Duncan
... away furry white marauders. And while noise may help, authorities agree that the most effective deterrent against prowling bears is light. Each year more than a dozen fire trucks, ambulances and police cruisers are positioned around the ... thought you were concerned about your child going out on Halloween night. We have it made. At least we don’t have to worry about polar bears. But, since tomorrow is Halloween, some of us may be thinking about what kind of costume to wear, or at least what kind of mask ...
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King Duncan
... . If it shakes the tree until you fall out, it’s a grizzly.” The wife decided that the motel room would work quite nicely. (2) I suspect that many of you think her reaction was quite reasonable. Even though bear attacks don’t happen very often, just the thought is quite scary. She might miss some of the thrill of being closer to nature, but we can understand her reaction. Fear is quite debilitating. Fear keeps us from living our lives openly and joyfully. It keeps us running when our ...
Understanding Series
Arthur G. Patzia
... NovT 17 (1975), pp. 219–24. See also G. V. Smith, “Paul’s Use of Psalm 68:18 in Ephesians 4:8,” JETS 18 (1975), pp. 181–89. 4:9 For further explanation of these theories, see Abbott, pp. 114–16; Barth, Eph. 4–6, pp. 433–34; Beare, pp. 688–89; Mitton, pp. 146–49; Stott, God’s New Society, pp. 156–59. On the theory of Christ’s descent at Pentecost, cf. G. B. Caird, “The Descent of Christ in Ephesians 4, 7–11,” in Studia Evangelica, vol. 2, ed., F. L. Cross (Berlin: Akademie ...
117. The Armor of God
Ephesians 6:10-20
Understanding Series
Arthur G. Patzia
... :14 Having discussed the benefits and the need for preparedness, the apostle finally describes the individual pieces of the believer’s armor. Again, there is no attempt to be complete, since a number of items are omitted (cf. disc. on 6:11; also Beare, who quotes Polybius’ account of the armor carried by the Roman spearman, p. 740). But this does not mean that the believer is inadequately equipped, since the author believes that the six items he lists are the essential ones: The belt, breastplate, shoes ...
Understanding Series
Donald A. Hagner
... Again we get a few bits of tantalizing information, which are followed by a word of greeting and a final benediction. 13:22 The author first adds a note to his readers, whom he again (cf. 3:1, 12; 10:19) addresses as brothers, to urge them to bear with (or “listen willingly to”) what he has written. He now describes his epistle as my word of exhortation, a phrase that is widely accepted as a good characterization of the work as a whole. As we have seen, Hebrews is essentially a series of exhortations, a ...
Understanding Series
Elizabeth Achtemeier
... day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light. 19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. 20 Will not the day of ... his enemies outside of Israel, but also against those within it. Though Israel has previously escaped God’s wrath, like a man fleeing from a bear or a lion (cf. Hos. 13:8), and though it now feels secure, like a man inside his own house, there death will strike, like ...
Understanding Series
John E. Hartley
... under his blessing. That is, Ishmael should become the official heir of this covenant. Abraham spoke as though he wanted to protect God from the embarrassment of failing to keep his word. 17:19–20 God rejected Abraham’s proposal and affirmed that Sarah was going to bear a son. To make the promise more tangible, God told Abraham to name the boy Isaac, meaning “he laughs.” God thus made an ironic play on Abraham’s response and his son’s name. Every time he heard his son’s name, Abraham would be ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... is a set of instructions for the outreach of the church in the later part of the first century. Nothing is said about the completion of the missionary journey because it is still under way and will be completed only when the Son of Man returns (cf. Beare, p. 252). Additional Notes 10:2 Apostles: See D. Muller’s article “Apostle,” in NIDNTT, vol. 1. pp. 126–35; also Rengstorf in TDNT, vol. 1, pp. 407–45; S. Freyne, The Twelve: Disciples and Apostles. 10:4 Judas Iscariot: Kepler (in HDB rev. pp. 535 ...
122. The Fall of Man
Genesis 3:1-24
Understanding Series
John E. Hartley
... to support his family. God put the man in the garden to till and keep it (2:15), referred to working the soil (3:17–19), and sent the man from the garden with the task of tilling the ground (3:23). The woman complements the man by bearing children. The nature of her punishment (3:16) and the name Eve, “the mother of all living” (3:20), confirm this role. Her role is crucial, for it guarantees the continuance of the human family on earth (3:16). These differences, rather than elevating one gender over ...
123. Why Am I Afraid?
Romans 8:14-17
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King Duncan
... the story of a couple who were vacationing in Yosemite National Park. The wife expressed her concern about going camping because of bears and said she would feel more comfortable in a motel. The husband said that he’d like to camp. To calm her concerns he ... that night. (1) Some of you can sympathize with that woman’s fear. When described like that ranger described an encounter with a bear, maybe all of us can sympathize with her fear. Fear is one of the most common characteristics of what it means to be ...
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King Duncan
... the soil?’ “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’” Now let me ask you the question again in light of this text. As a ... sin you can commit? The answer is: the worst sin you can commit is to do nothing. Doing nothing, or in this case, not bearing fruit, is the quickest way to disqualify you from the kingdom of God. You remember the story of the two men who were talking ...
125. Even the Animals
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Editor James S. Hewett
... stopped tumbling, he found that he had a broken leg. Escape was impossible and so the man, who had never been particularly religious (in fact he was hunting on Sunday morning), prayed: "God if you will make this bear a Christian I will be happy with whatever lot you give me for the rest of my life." The bear was no more than three feet away from the man when it stopped dead in its tracks, looked up to the heavens quizzically, and then fell to its knees and prayed in a loud voice: "Lord bless this food ...
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