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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Albert G. Butzer III
... . Earlier in my life,” he wrote, “it took a crazed driver in a car which almost ran over my children and me to awaken me once again to the wonder of life and the blessings of love.”5 As I sat in the cabin of our boat and pondered the brave and beautiful, life-in-the-face-of-death words such as these, my own problems seemed silly by comparison. So rather than complaining about a vacation that didn’t turn out the way that I had hoped, instead, I felt compelled to open my eyes to the beauty and wonders ...
102. David's Mighty Men
2 Samuel 23:8-39
Teach the Text
... ) invades a marriage or a family. This novel has powerful effects on those who read it, especially on men. Pieter’s aunt, the novel’s narrator, understands Pieter best: And if I write it down, people may know that he was two men, and that one was brave and gentle; and they may know, when they judge and condemn, that this one struggled with himself in darkness and alone, calling on his God and on the Lord Jesus Christ to have mercy on him. Therefore when the other Pieter van Vlaanderen did not entreat ...
103. The Power of Weakness
Mark 8:27-38 · Psalm 19
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Thomas C. Willadsen
... What does God know about losing a son?”[2] This is what we need to remember: that the God of the earth and stars loves us, passionately, personally, deeply — and that love changes us, makes us into creatures who are strong and brave enough to care for others, strong and brave enough to trust in a power and strength beyond ourselves. It gives us power and strength displayed in the vulnerability of Christ on the cross. It gives power and strength that allows us to put down our petty worries and pick up ...
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Douglas J. Deuel
... . His wife wrote these words of love and admiration to honor him. Silently I watched you sleep, the tears I've shed I'm sure you knew. You lived a life so good and true, I wished I were as good as you. Not once complaining, you were so brave and now I know that you are safe. You always thought of others first, never thinking of yourself. Your sister, brother and aunt you loved, whenever they came your eyes would light up. Your special friends you loved them too, they always meant so much to you. Randy and ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... been good for this outfit. We needed some spark. \nLOQUE: Rinnahel is not a spark; he is a forest fire! \nHOM: You must remember the good he has done. He completes his \nassignments quickly. \nLOQUE: He is an asset, surely. It is good we have a brave \nwarrior like Rinnahel. But he is one who questions what God does. \nHOM: I don't think so. He doesn't question God. He questions \nhis transfer to this division. He thinks his talents are being \nwasted. He has distinguished himself in several major battles ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... of you. You were truly a man. Yes, \nthey had chained me just opposite you, and I was screaming, too. \nAURANT: Did they hurt you? \nNEBUTH: Not physically, no. My torture was to watch your \ntorture. \nAURANT: I'm so ashamed. \nNEBUTH: You were very brave. \nAURANT: I was not. I would have told them anything they asked. \nI would have told them anything, but they never asked, did they? \nNEBUTH: They were not torturing you to get information. \nAURANT: Why, then? Why do they hurt us? \nNEBUTH: I don't ...
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Harry N. Huxhold
... as a waste of money. Jesus, however, replied, "Leave her alone. She bought it that she might keep it for the day of my burial." If in good grace Jesus accepted that gift as an act of love, angels must have been rejoicing as these two brave men anointed our Lord for his burial. An Irrelevant Act At the same time that we acknowledge how meaningful, how beautiful, and how confessional this act was from the Nicodemus and Joseph side of things, it was irrelevant to doing anything for Jesus or contributing to ...
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Harry N. Huxhold
... deaden our sensitivity to the possibility that death may not be the final word. There is a reason for that. What lies beneath this easy capitulation to death is not simply our fear that death is so final, but our deeper fear that it is a judgment. No matter how brave we may be, or even if we entertain death wishes, or we are convinced that death is natural to the creation, we have to face the fact that death cuts us off from everything. All of the fears that haunt us are related to the specter that death is ...
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... . He didn't have to find a room in the inn and pay for his meals, but he did. The apostle Paul did not have to risk life and limb to missionize parts of Asia Minor and other territories by starting new churches. He didn't have to brave insults, hardships, snakebites, shipwrecks, and virtual starvation, but he did. His love of Christ compelled him to do the implausible and achieve the impossible. Paul didn't have to go to jail, but he did. He didn't have to make such sacrifices for Christ, but he did. Martin ...
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... , challenging and slaying the prophets of Baal, Elijah the prophet is now on the run for his life from Queen Jezebel and King Ahab. Buoyant, strong, and confident, he has stood toe to toe with the powers that be, denouncing every evil. He has bravely articulated divine intentions, but now we find him fleeing for his life to Mount Horeb. See him now cowering in a cave hewn in the mountain's side, depressed and weary, afraid for his life. Elijah now realizes the magnitude and implications of the things ...
111. A Double Dose
2 Kings 2:1-18
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... of Europeans. Many of them lost their lives. Those who survived needed stamina and strength to sustain themselves through the harsh and brutal winters as well surmount the onslaught of an often faceless enemy. They needed a double dose of God's spirit to bravely preach the Word to the people of America. One Methodist circuit rider had ridden so long in inclement weather that he was frozen dead to his saddle as he entered a small town in northern Minnesota. But many of them survived and succeeded in ...
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James McLemore
... like Gomorrah, I will do to them what I did to Sodom and Gomorrah. I will wipe them off the face of the earth." America, oh America. You are beginning to look like Sodom, and you are beginning to act like Gomorrah. I know this is the land of the brave and the home of the free. I know that they sing of you, "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of Liberty, of thee I sing." I know that this country was founded on the principle, "In God We Trust." But every time God looks down on America, God sees ...
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Steven E. Albertin
... those first century Jews, we don't want to face the truth, let alone tell the truth. Like those first century Jews, we are proud of our heritage. We are Americans. This is the cradle of democracy. This is the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are free. We are enslaved to no one. We are citizens of the world's one remaining superpower. But the truth of the matter is that we, like those first century Jews, are slaves. We are enslaved and cannot free ourselves. When you think about it, it really ...
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Harold H. Lentz
... or influence can strengthen our resolve to resist whatever temptations assail us to live for ourselves alone, strengthening our resolve to live instead as one of God's concerned people. Christ's touch can change a personality. It can make us meet life bravely, freeing us from fear of unacceptance, anxiety about what tomorrow might bring, and even fear of death. Through him we can become fearless, happy individuals who meet life's challenges with courage and a smile. The Need For Faith · Having heard about ...
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Harold H. Lentz
... about it to the point of the Sabbath's becoming a thing of torture instead of peace and joy was wrong. Legalism is wrong because it considers the act to be above the development of the person, above the consideration of the individual. Jesus was doing a brave thing in healing the man in that place. Seated at the front of the synagogue were members of the Sanhedrin. It was their duty to see that no one who spoke in that place, and especially Jesus, would deceive the people with false doctrine. Jesus knew ...
Sermon
Gerald Whetstone
... and a 15-pound iron head. Across the Valley of Elah he taunts the Israelites, encamped on the other side. "Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. I defy the ranks of Israel! Give me a man so that we may fight together!" A Chippewa brave crosses the frozen lake on his pony. War feathers, braids and blanket, tail and mane all iced by the north wind. To the edge of the Sioux encampment he rides. "It's a good day to die! Only the earth lasts forever!" He throws his spear into the camp and ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... clubs make you go through a special test called an initiation to prove that you are good enough to be a member. What kinds of tests do you suppose a person would have to pass? (Let them answer.) That's right. Sometimes a person would have to do a very brave thing to prove that he is good enough for the club. Sometimes a person would have to do a silly thing, like wear funny clothes or sing a silly song. A long time ago, two men would sign their names in blood -- and that would mean that they were blood ...
118. Citizenship
Philippians 3:1-11
Drama
Pamela Urfer
... church. CHRIS: Oh, it is! It is! So, you're from Canada. You must be glad to finally be in God's country. TERRY: I beg your pardon? God's country? CHRIS: Yes. You know, America. The land of the free and the home of the brave. A truly Christian nation. TERRY: Are you talking about the United States? CHRIS: Yes. God has a special relationship with this country. But you already knew that, I'm sure. TERRY: A special relationship? What kind of relationship? CHRIS: (Genuinely shocked) You don't know? You mean ...
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Robert F. Scott
... are fools to the last degree. "I'll go to the feast," quo our Goodly Fere, "Though I go to the gallows tree." "Ye ha' seen me heal the lame and the blind, And wake the dead," says he, "Ye shall see one thing to master all: 'Tis how a brave man dies on the tree." A son of God was the Goodly Fere That bade us his brothers be. I ha' seen him cow a thousand men. I ha' seen him upon the tree. He cried no cry when they drave the nails And the blood gushed hot and free ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... it is? (Let them answer.) That's right. This is an Indian headband. Would someone like to try it on? (Put it on one of the children.) If you had been a young Indian boy who lived a long time ago, you would have had to do all kinds of brave things to prove that you were a real man. If you passed all the tests, you became a full-fledged member of the Indian tribe. What do you suppose Indian boys had to do to prove themselves, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) Yes, they had to go into the ...
Sermon
Robert S. Crilley
... are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Revelation 7:14b). Not, mind you, the ones who came, as if John is leading his congregations in a moment of remembrance for all those brave souls gone on before. Nor even, the ones who will come, as if the prophet has somehow taken a peek at the roll soon to be called up yonder. Quite the contrary. In the Greek, the phrase is in the present tense. And thus, a better rendering might be ...
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Mark Radecke
... do not embrace this vision as the only one for Twentieth century Christians. Other Christians take the exact opposite approach. They uncritically embrace the values and ways of the world. To them, it is God and the church who must adapt to this brave new world humankind has created, if God and the church have any intention of remaining relevant. This group sees religion as something like insurance or Social Security: a good thing to have, but nothing to go overboard about. While we may admire the openness ...
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Robert G. McCreight
... feel like the javelin competitor who won the coin toss and elected to receive. Some people go through much of their lives in resentment because they are undeservedly living outside the circle, and they don't like it one bit. These people (like all of us if we are brave enough to admit it) have made an implicit bargain with God that if I am honest and caring and a good citizen and a good neighbor and a hard worker, then I deserve a pretty fair measure of good things coming my way. Most of the time we can ...
124. Screaming For A Reason Why
Matthew 26:36-46; 27:45-46 · Job 3:1-26
Sermon
Wallace H. Kirby
... will." We do it because that is what we have been taught, and too often taught by the church. We develop the habit of declaring it to be God's will because we have thought that's the way to endure disaster, tragedy, suffering, sorrow. It's a kind of brave fatalism to say, "God's will is being done." I have had trouble with this concept all my life. I still have trouble with it whenever I hear someone trying to comfort a grief-stricken person by saying, "It was God's will." I was a teenager during the Second ...
125. "Friend, Why Are You Here?"
1 Corinthians 10:14-22
Sermon
Alex Gondola
... and said, "Yes." Soon the two children were being wheeled into a hospital room, the sister looking pale and frail, the brother looking robust and healthy, but very nervous. A nurse inserted a needle into the little boy's arm, and the blood began to flow, and his brave smile began to fade more and more. Finally, near the end of the transfusion, he asked the doctor, "When do I die?" Only then did the doctor realize why the little boy had hesitated. He had thought that when he had been asked to give his blood ...
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