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. The Hard Sell
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Sermon
Donald Charles Lacy
... want us and plead with you and me to come into the most blessed fold of all. There is nothing academic or even philosophical about all of this. It is more a matter of, “Do you or don’t you?” — so much depends upon our answers. To avoid and evade over a period of time, perhaps years, is to say, “No.” Are there regrets in this experience? You bet there are! We must be realistic. Our Lord commands us to do that which is against our natural tendencies. After all, why shouldn’t we show off our good ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... a Name, Dec. 21, 1980) But it helps us none unless we respond. So let’s be very specific, name our common bondage and claim our deliverance. Many of us are still in bondage to sin. Now, that’s not easy to admit and we are very adept at evading the truth about ourselves. Very much like the husband who said to his wife after she had suggested that he lose a few pounds: “I am not overweight. It’s just that according to the chart I should be six inches taller.” The Scripture is very specific: “You ...
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... who see no need are not about to be freed. Self-righteousness blocks us from the grace of God. Brennan Manning in that powerful book Ruthless Trust says “The great weakness of the North American Church is our refusal to accept our brokenness. We hide it, we evade it, we gloss over it, we look for the cosmetic kit and put on our virtuous face to make ourselves admirable to the public. We have not found power over our weakness because we cannot admit we have a weakness. When we have no need, we experience ...
104. A Guide for Growth
Philippians 1:1-11
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... to Christianity which repulsed most of us, and yet keep a sense of responsibility and the moral demands that are part and parcel of the gospel. This means that we must deal with the fact of sin in our lives, and God’s call to righteousness. To seek to evade fact of sin, or to water it down, is contrary to the gospel. Winston Churchill is one of my favorite people. I think that the reason I admire him so much is to speak——but his directness. In an interchange with Lady Astor one evening at a party ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... Swan has written a choral drama entitled The Circle Beyond Fear, in which he presents the case of Cain, who slew his brother Abel, as the case of every man. The chorus announces our frantic situation “In the Circle of Fear” when we begin running, hiding, evading God. The cloud of our defiance Blots out the face of God; We wander in our wilderness, Naked, unhoused, unshod. In the circle of his fear, ‘Neath the sun’s unblinking eye Cain will fly and fly and fly In a hopeless, helpless circle Where God ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... that almost scares us. What I want to make as clear as possible, and nail down firmly with in our minds as well as I can is the fact that all of us are priests——that is, all of us are ministers to one another. Now, I am not evading the fact that I’m the pastor in charge of this congregation——that’s the language of the Methodist Discipline, and I know how the Methodist Church defines my responsibility. I’m simply reminding you of the seed from which we have grown and the earth from which this ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... life. Christianity does not offer us escape from problems; it offers us a way to solve our problems. Christianity does not offer us an easy peace; it offers us a triumphant warfare. Christianity does not offer us a life in which troubles are escaped and evaded; it offers us a life in which troubles are faced and conquered.” (Barclay, The Daily Study Bible The Gospel of John, Vol. 2, page 252) What is required that the world may believe? Christians who “stand by the door” — near enough to God to hear ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... keep me in their ditch with them.” Mr. Scruggs had a second thought about how he was living. He would not permit another person to keep him in the ditch of rudeness. Second thoughts are important. One of our most common problems is that we evade self-examination. We are comfortable with the routines of our lives, our patterns of relating, our circle of friends. We even protect our prejudices, never exposing them to any more light of truth than was ours when our prejudices were formed. So our attitudes and ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... we keep repressing. Some those feelings are positive; some are negative, but it doesn’t matter whether they are positive or negative, the fact that we deny our feelings by repressing them creates stress that we’re often unconscious of but cannot evade in terms of the devastation upon our life. So, is the beginning, acknowledge stress, be familiar with its causes, and try to stay in touch with that which is bringing stress to your life. II. ADMIT LIMITATIONS Now a second suggestion. Admit limitations ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... quietness of the desert. He needed to be alone to be sure of himself. But not only did he need to be sure of himself, he needed to be sure of God. To take the time to face ourselves and to face God is essential for all, but evaded by most. We often symbolize being alone with ourselves and with God, as spending time in the desert. Whether we experience the desert as a geographical fact is not important. That we experience it as the reality of being alone with ourselves and God - questing, clarifying, testing ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... , “Payday Someday.” The title alone is gripping and captures the truth. God has established a law of identical harvest: Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap (Vs. 7). And Cod is not mocked the laws by which He governs the universe cannot be evaded. We cannot hoodwink God. His judgment is as inevitable as His love is redemptive. Paul does not describe the process, but he is clear about the fact: he who sows to the flesh will reap corruption…he who sows to the Spirit will reap everlasting life ...
112. Deciding To Excel In Everything
II Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-12
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... pray it may be God’s vision for us at this particular moment. When it comes to service, why not the best? On June 2, 1995, U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O’Grady was shot down over Bosnia. For the next six days he managed to evade capture subsisting on a diet of leaves, insects, and grass. In a miraculous recovery, Marines arrived with a helicopter and rescued him. Captain Scott O’Grady talking about that experience later said, “In those six days my priorities in life were slapped into line and I now ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... is the highest aim. We cannot picture life going on without us, therefore we must find some way to live forever says Krauthammer. It’s perfectly human to desire this, still it is at heart a selfish goal. The lawyer suspects that Jesus has some special insight on how to evade the finality of death and so he asks, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Now it is perfectly natural for us to want to go to heaven. No healthy person wants to die. But, if this is the sum total of our faith, we are a long ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... rowing the sea of life when the winds are against us. Let me register some suggestions that help me — and hopefully, will help you – when the winds are against us. One, realizes everybody hurts. Now I’m not being trite, nor would I seek to evade the depth of suffering so many know. But I think it is important, for perspectives sake to begin at this point, Everybody hurts. Where did the myth come from anyway? — the myth that if we were just Christian enough, or disciplined enough, or spiritual enough ...
115. Will It Last?
1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
Sermon
John N. Brittain
... well be many such concerns that I as an individual or we as a church have simply not considered, but once they are brought to our attention, once we grow beyond spiritual infancy, once our consciences are trained, we can no longer evade addressing. The chapel at one institution I served seated about 550, but we regularly packed it with 700 (once almost 800) people for special events, particularly musical ones. One Christmas season an elderly woman collapsed; the ambulance was summoned, but the paramedics ...
116. That First Longing
John 4:5-42
Illustration
Robert Bachelder
... something we grasped at, in that first moment of longing, which just fades away in reality. I think everyone knows what I mean. The wife may be a good wife, and the hotels and scenery may have been excellent, and chemistry may be a very interesting job, but something has evaded us." (quoted in The Joyful Christian)
117. We All Need This Boat
Matthew 14:22-36
Illustration
David E. Leininger
... it?" I asked. "'My day began with my assisting a couple evict their aging father from his house so they could take everything he has while he's in the nursing home. All legal. Not particularly moral, but legal. Then, by lunchtime I was helping a client evade his workers' insurance payments. It's legal! This afternoon, I have been enabling a woman to ruin her husband's life forever with the sweetest divorce you ever saw. That's my day." What could I say? "Which," he continued, "helps explain why I'm in your ...
118. Flesh and Spirit
Romans 8:12-17
Sermon
Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe
... it. This is what we have always feared — The moment of surrender, the helpless moment When there is nothing to do but to let go ... "Into Thy Hands" — into another's hand No matter whose; the enemy's hand, death's hand, God's ... The one moment not to be evaded Which says, "You must," the moment not of choice When we must choose to do the thing we must And will to let our own will go. Let go. It is no use now clinging to the controls. Let someone else take over. Take, then, take ... There, that is done ...
119. The Dirty Baseball Era
Illustration
Staff
... , but first of all he spiked our first baseman on the foot. Our man retaliated by trying to trip him. He got away, but at second Heinie Reitz tried to block him off while Hughie (Jennings)...covered the bag to take the throw and tag him. The runner evaded Reitz and jumped feet first at Jennings to drive him away from the bag. Jennings dodged the flying spikes and threw himself bodily at the runner, knocking him flat. "In the meantime, the batter hit our catcher over the hands so he couldn't throw, and our ...
120. Nothing Happens Standing Still
Illustration
Paul Borthwick
... try something!" Failing to try because of a desire to be secure results in inaction and failure to lead. John Henry Jowett, a great English preacher, likewise pointed out the temptation of self-preservation and its result in faithless lives: It is possible to evade a multitude of sorrows through the cultivation of an insignificant life. Indeed, if a man's ambition is to avoid the troubles of life, the recipe is simple: shed your ambitions in every direction, cut the wings of every soaring purpose, and seek ...
121. Punny Headlines
Humor Illustration
... Wins Top Honors In Dog Show Girl Becomes Methodist After Delicate Operation University's Food Service Feeds Thousands, Grosses Millions Utah Girl Does Well In Dog Shows Grandmother Of Eight Makes Hole In One Ike Says Nixon Can't Stand Pat Two Convicts Evade Noose; Jury Hung Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus To 66 Gorillas Vow To Kill Khomeini Sewer Input Sought Short Police Officer Loses Sex Appeal Retired Priest May Marry Springsteen Morality Rates Lower Than Normal At Mobil Park Ends Spraying Dutch For ...
122. Washed Clean
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... . They say, "Time heals all wounds," and, in this case, that is certainly true. Time also brings perspective. Gerald Ford's instinct to forgive and move on was absolutely correct, just as he was right to offer clemency to Vietnam-era draft evaders and deserters. Polls show that the majority of Americans agree. In 2001, President Ford was given the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for making that incredibly difficult, and costly, decision. In his acceptance speech, he said he was "profoundly grateful ...
123. Christmas 2
Psalm 147:12-20, Jeremiah 31:7-14, John 1:(1-9), 10-18, Ephesians 1:3-14
Bulletin Aid
Julia Ross Strope
... and golds of the holidays. These lectionary Bible texts for today challenge the preacher to notice the difference between the poetry of hope thousands of years ago and the reality of the global village — Via Creativa! Spiritually and psychologically, many people evade the noise of the malls, the expense of gift-giving, and the scratchy music using the images Christianity has loved and found helpful on the human journey; they make time for solitude or small group intimate sharing. Church holiday planners ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... at the scene. More than a dozen firefighters were called in. They spread out an airbag under the tree as a police psychologist was sent up in a ladder‑bucket to negotiate with the man. After a two‑hour stand‑off, he agreed to come down. However his attempt to evade paying the cab fare is likely to cost him far more than the fare itself. The fire brigade was planning to send him a $4,300 bill for the rescue operation. It’s not often that you see a grown man up in a tree. It’s kind of a ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... some people want the privileges of citizenship without its attendant responsibilities. At least the pain is universal. According to an item in the Associated Press a while back, tax authorities in a city in southern India found a new way to handle tax evaders: they sent teams of drummers to stand outside the homes or shops of those who refused to pay and to pound noisily on their drums until the obligations were met. Tax officials in that city have been successful in recovering nearly a million dollars ...
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