Dictionary: Rest
Synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, pause, have/take a break, unbend, repose, laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, take time off, slack off, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, sit back, sit down, stand down, lounge, luxuriate, loll, slump, flop, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, nap, catnap, doze, have/take a siesta, drowse, sleep, lie, be laid, recline, be, be placed, be positioned, support, prop (up), steady, balance, lean, lay, set, sit, stand, position, place, put, be based on, be grounded in, be founded on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, hang on, pivot on, be contingent on, revolve around, centre on, relaxation, leisure, ease, inactivity, respite, time off, time out, breathing space, break, interval, interlude, intermission, base, holder, stay, prop, brace, rack, hook, frame, shelf, bracket, trestle, tripod, plinth, pedestal, foundation, bed, foot, substructure, a standstill, a halt, a stop, remainder, residue, remaining part/number/quantity, part/number/quantity (that is) left over, others, those left, remains, remnant, remnants, rump, surplus, difference, extra, excess, superfluity, overflow, overspill, additional people/material/things, extra people/material/things, remain, continue to be, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being
Antonyms: work, motion, movement, struggle, rage, go mad, have a fit, see red, hit the roof, toil, be active, labor, effort, agony, activity, do, blow one's stack, blow a gasket, do one's nut, go ape, go wild, lose it, drive, action, move
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Sermon
Frank Ramirez
... end our efforts need not be sufficient. God will make up the difference. He justifies us, thank heavens, because we always fall short. "Once again, in a little while I will shake the heavens and the sea and the land." Our God is a God of power, an active God who promises to reorder everything. The treasure belongs to God, even if his sovereignty is not recognized by others. "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of hosts." Don't forget it. Overlooked sometimes is the fact that it will take ...
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Wayne H. Keller
... does Jesus mean by sheep not of this sheep pen? Doubly emphasize that Jesus chooses to lay down his life for us! Stewardship Challenge What does our faith in Christ cost us, in time, money, energy; or is it basically a leisure-time activity? (One minute of silence before receiving the offering.) Response Replace the doxology occasionally with a response such as this: "Part of It," Richard Avery and Don Marsh, from The Second Avery and Marsh Songbook. (See Appendix I for address.) Charge to the Congregation ...
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Wayne H. Keller
... , ask again, with more energy) ARE YOU READY?e: Yes! Yes! Yes! We are ready! We are ready! We are ready for a God-event in our personal lives, and in the life of this congregation. Reveal to us, God, what you want us to learn; so we can be active evangels in your world. Hymn for the First Half of Epiphany: "From a Distant Home." Prayer of Praise Include the reality that when we pay attention to what God is doing in this world, we shall be as amazed as the people who were present when Jesus drove out the ...
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Wayne H. Keller
Theme: Jesus, the Bread of Life and the Disciples Expectations and Demands. Liturgical Color: Green. ADORATION Pastoral Invitation (Pastor and People) In the name of the risen, active Christ, welcome to the eleventh Sunday of Pentecost. As we begin worship, consider, silently, your expectations of yourself, others, God. Write them down. Do they focus on physical or spiritual bread? Pastor: Jesus said, "I am the bread of life." People: We receive your gift. Pastor: I offer my bread ...
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Wayne H. Keller
... loves; Jewish bread, not ceremonial, but the kind used in homes at mealtime, symbolizing our Old Testament roots. Dark brown, symbolizing Christ's presence in the nonwhite culture, the poor and oppressed everywhere. Not pre-cut; each will break off a piece, symbolizing our active partaking of the body of Christ, and our participating in the whole community of faith of which the loaf is a symbol. No nibbling allowed! 3. The wine. Not the sweet juice of the grape, which is bland, and which is easily swallowed ...
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Wayne H. Keller
... thought of healing as release from that which keeps you from being the kind of person God wants you to be? For example, if you are free of cancer, then cancer has no power over you. You are released from its ability to harm and restrict your activities. This also is true of other kinds of afflictions. If we allow God's healing Spirit to separate us from those forces which we allow to pollute us, then we are healed and made whole." (Slightly revised) (One minute of silence.) Following your prayer, ask the ...
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Wayne H. Keller
... actors in this celebration. We are here, not to wait for something to happen, but to create together what happens. God alone is the audience, though never a passive audience. God comforts and confronts us throughout all of worship. As active participants, then, I invite us to celebrate with praise and thanksgiving. How will you participate? (Wait for a response; if no response, offer some suggestions, including, if you are up to it, interrupting for clarification, disagreeing, affirming what happens.) Hymn ...
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Wayne H. Keller
... love for God and for God's world this coming week? Charge to the Congregation When we speak of believing in the Trinity, we need not hang our heads in shame. As we come to know another human being by seeing him/her in many different situations and activities, we come to know the person of God the same way. So, without apology, I say, I believe in God, the Triune God, Parent, Child, Spirit. How about you? Meditation "The Depth of All is Trinity The Vision of Order is Trinity. The Power of Being is Trinity ...
1259. Advent 1
1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31
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E. Carver McGriff
... realized I was called to ministry. What are you doing this year to create treasured memories? 4. Jesus will make himself known to me in his way if I'm open to his arrival. By including loving relationships, worship, acts of charity in my advent activities, I make this arrival a certainty. Ann Landers recently printed a letter from a woman who had lived outside the United States, in four different countries, for several years. Finally returned to the States, she said she was delighted to be home at last. But ...
1260. Advent 2
Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31
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E. Carver McGriff
... ourselves up as judges of those who report the experience differently than we. To be baptized by the Holy Spirit is to be ushered into the presence of the living Christ, or if you prefer, the sense of God's presence with a life-changing awareness of the activity of God in our lives. What is important is that the individual realize that God has acted in his or her life, and that a new joy and empowerment has been granted, but also, that a new set of expectations and requirements has come into play. SERMON ...
1261. Advent 4
Luke 1:26-38, Romans 16:1-27, 2 Samuel 7:1-17
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E. Carver McGriff
... believes in the face of opposition or temptation. I would guess, though, that the greatest test of one's faith comes in the ordinary situations of everyday life, rather than from threats or from organized opposition. I happen to know a lady who is very active in her church. Recently she took her two children to a store while she made some purchases. One item was a piece of jewelry, and when she returned home, she realized she had been substantially undercharged for the item. Her daughter asked Mom what she ...
1262. All Saints
Isaiah 25:1-12, Revelation 21:1-27, John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37
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E. Carver McGriff
... I can preach that message. First, let me use an analogy. My stepdaughter just graduated from high school. She had a wonderful four years there. She was on the cross country team, won the sportsmanship trophy on the swim team, had numerous wonderful friends, and was very active in her Presbyterian church. The other day she began to cry. Her mother asked what was wrong, and Sarah said she was sad because her happy days were over. In a few weeks it will be off to college. I smiled -- secretly -- because I know ...
Drama
Donald Neidigk
... her to help me!" I thought surely I would be in trouble. But I wasn't. Jesus hushed Martha's scolding and said I had chosen something better. How gentle he was, not really criticizing Martha but redirecting her, directing her away from all that frantic activity to the reassurance of his presence and his word. But that was Martha. Thankfully, Jesus still loved her, as he did me, and our brother Lazarus, though we were all very different. Did you know about the time Lazarus was very ill? Martha and I were ...
Drama
Donald Neidigk
... to say a word. Nor could I have imagined that I, silent Joseph, would soon be standing before the governor himself asking for the body of Jesus. The eve of Passover was upon us. Spies were constantly bringing new reports to the Sanhedrin about the activities and teaching of Jesus. A blind man had been healed. A dead man, Lazarus, whose home was just outside Jerusalem in Bethany, had been raised to life. Jesus, without consulting the Sanhedrin or any of the priests, had thrown out the animal sellers and ...
1265. Welcoming Christ
Romans 14:1--15:13
Sermon
Frank Luchsinger
... for dinner. The Davises were among the most respected families in Kerrville, Texas. A wealthy banker, Mr. Davis was an extreme conservative in politics. So, on one June evening, dinner began with an anxious Lyndon attempting small talk, discussing his travels and college activities. "But the atmosphere, which was cold to begin with, just got colder and colder as I talked. I realized there was nothing I could do or say that night that would be considered right. Carol's father hated everything about me." Numb ...
1266. Be Patient
James 5:7-12
Sermon
Frank Luchsinger
... and established enough to persevere. Sometimes it is hard to be patient as a parent. Count to ten, sit on the sofa with a child, and discuss what happened. What went wrong? Why was it dangerous? Give the child an alternative, go to another room, start a new activity and sometimes the best decision for a parent is simply to walk away. With a little thought, whatever it is may not seem to be that important. Sometimes it is hard to be patient as a parent ... but patience isn't always hard. And when patience is ...
Sermon
Frank Luchsinger
... all things, endures all things...." In the coming months we saw these two have the uncanny ability to find the best wine -- time to share music, time to share with family and friends, with God -- and sip it. They continued as they could to go about their ordinary activities, and when the hard times came, they shared those with us and with God also. And in so doing they found the best wine even in times of calamity and sadness. As it turned out we couldn't hold Rick for long. Liz and Rick were married for ...
Sermon
Frank Luchsinger
... , Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, and James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanean and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. In Acts Peter is the dominant leader of the church in the early chapters and while undoubtedly "the twelve" were active and faithful, only three of them are mentioned as leaders in the entire book. Unknown disciples, unknown apostles? Or what about Jesus' siblings? How many brothers did Jesus have? How many of them had the same name as one of his disciples? Jesus ...
Sermon
Glenn E. Ludwig
... he was doing. But it's a safe guess to say he was off somewhere grieving. He had been captured by this vision of a new kingdom Jesus talked about. He had seen the miracles of healing; he had witnessed changed hearts and lives; he had taken an active role in the shaping of the dream. And it had been killed on a cross. Despair? Yes! Grief? Certainly. Doubt? Probably. Perhaps he was out somewhere wandering the countryside trying to make sense of the tragedy at Golgotha which had jarred every fiber of his being ...
Sermon
Maurice A. Fetty
... in an apple, but who can count the apples in a single seed which grows into a tree to produce apples and seeds for years to come? We are advised to take the risk of sowing to the Spirit -- that is, seeing God as living and active, seeing God as merciful and compassionate, desiring that all people share in the riches of his grace both materially and spiritually. In his book, Wealth And Poverty, George Gilder says, "It is the idea of economic futility -- not capitalistic growth -- that gives license to the ...
Sermon
Maurice A. Fetty
... O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace." It was not passive euthanasia. It wasn't a matter of pulling the plug. It was active euthanasia, entered into with a sound mind. While I do not know the intensity of pain, the emptiness and loneliness, the sense of worthlessness which the Van Dusens suffered, and while I would not be quick to pass judgment, I would raise some questions and observations. It is ...
Sermon
Timothy J. Smith
... for Absalom's sake but rather for his own well being. David and his family had been through enough. The very thought of losing another child would be devastating. David spoke loudly enough for others to hear his command. Unlike his father David, Absalom took an active part in the battle. While Absalom was riding somehow his long, beautiful hair was caught in a low branch while the mule he was riding continued on. In spite of squirming around he could not free himself. "His head caught fast in the oak, and ...
1273. You Can Be Happy
1 Chronicles 13:1-14
Sermon
Michael B. Brown
... stuck a love note inside the sock. Sometimes she wraps it around a candy bar. She does not do it every time he travels, else it would not be a surprise. But she does do so frequently enough to keep the element of surprise alive and active in their relationship of love, and the relationship is immeasurably enhanced because she does the unexpected. Hide love notes where that special someone will find them. Send thank-you notes for no special reason. Send flowers when it's not even her birthday. Call your out ...
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Paul E. Robinson
... up to our celebration of Jesus' birth, which we call Christmas. Isaiah's ministry stretched over a period of 40 years, from 742 B.C. to 701 B.C. His father's name was Amoz, not to be confused with the prophet Amos who was active shortly before Isaiah's ministry began. Isaiah was married (8:3) and had two sons, both of whom were given strange, symbolic names. The first was Shearjashub, which means, "A remnant shall return," and the second was Mahershalalhashbaz, which means "The spoil speeds, the prey ...
1275. Easter 3
Revelation 5:1-14, Acts 9:1-19a, John 21:1-14
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John R. Brokhoff
... King of kings? v. 12. b. Worthy of our worship? vv. 13-14. 2. What is there to do in heaven? (5:11-14). Need: Many are curious about heaven: what it is like, who is there, and what people are doing there. Some have false ideas about activity in heaven: doing nothing forever, walking on streets of gold, playing harps. Those who do not care for praising and serving Christ on earth may not be interested in the heaven portrayed by John. Outline: John sees what people are doing in heaven a. What everyone does ...
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