Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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Sermon
King Duncan
... came to the faith after seeing how his wife, Brenda, handled heartbreaks with such grace and peace. A few years ago, Brenda's parents were killed when a tornado struck their home. Then, Brenda's baby boy, Zachary, suffered permanent brain damage when he was accidentally dropped. Kurt was so impressed by his wife's faith that he, too, gave his life to Jesus. Now he takes every chance he can get to tell others about his faith. He even printed his own football trading cards, featuring the story of the day he ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... they crucified my Lord?" Two young boys in Kenya were out working in the fields cutting grass. As they swung their long knives through the tall stalks, one young boy stumbled into the other's path. He suffered a deep cut to his heel. The two boys dropped their knives and headed immediately for the mission hospital. They didn't even stop to tell their parents where they were. As the mission doctor labored over the injured boy, the boy's mother burst through the front door. "How did you know where to find ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... ON FIRE, Cleaver tells about his conversion. He speaks of a vision: "I saw all my former heroes paraded before my eyes--Fidel Castro, Mao Tse-tung, Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, passing in review--each one appearing for a moment of time, and then dropping out of sight, like fallen heroes. Finally, at the end of the procession, in dazzling, shimmering light, the image of Jesus Christ appeared." Our theme for today is "As the World Turns." And the world has turned for many people though the years--including ...
1254. Love Of Life
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... a valuable lesson about the winning spirit. (7) Do you know who's waiting at the finish line for you? The same one who has sustained you all your life--the one who wants to be your friend in everything you do. Don't ever think of dropping out of the race. Embrace life. This is God's will for you. Embrace life. 1. PARABLES, ETC. Volume 21, Number I March, 2001. 2. Tom Dalzell. FLAPPERS 2 RAPPERS (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1996), p. 48. 3. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. Source: INTERNET, 5 ...
1255. Schadenfreude
Luke 15:11-32
Sermon
Rev. Dr. S. Ronald Parks
... . Immediately following surprise is a mixture of satisfaction and disappointment. The winner leaps from her seat in jubilation and pride at the acclaim her work has received. The losers (or non-winners, for those who require PC terminology) experience that elevator-drop feeling in the pit of their stomachs and do some of the best acting of their careers in the two seconds that follow the announcement. The third expression and underlying emotion is much more difficult to detect, and somewhat unsettling to ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... lost? The African-American spiritual declares forthrightly, "Everybody talkin' about heaven ain't going there." This is basically what Jesus is saying. "Not everyone who says to Me, "廊ord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven." Jesus is talking about spiritual name-dropping. As Eugene H. Peterson reminds us, "It gives the impression of intimacy with our Lord, but it is only the flimsiest of relationships. Using the name will get us nowhere if we are unrelated to the person we name." (3) It is dangerous ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... who was supposed to catch a pass but he took his eyes off of the ball for just a second--perhaps to see if he was going to be tackled or to see if he had a first down--and because he took his eyes off of the ball, he dropped an easy catch. If you are trying to catch a football, watch the football until you have it in your hands. Our Scripture Lesson is about Simon Peter. Simon Peter was a man who sometimes took his eye off of the ball. For example, one time he tried to walk ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... in his teeth while he crossed a bridge over a river. Looking down into the river he saw his own reflection and thought it was another dog with a bone that was larger than his. He leaned over and snapped at the dog that he saw in the river and dropped the bone he was carrying in his teeth into the river below. I was reminded of this fable by the story in our lesson from the Bible today. Jesus told a parable about a man who owed a king an enormous debt which he could not pay. The king forgave ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Wall Street Journal, Susan Faludi recounted the toll just one downsizing exacted from 63,000 employees when Safeway supermarkets decided to get lean and mean. Faludi recounts suicides, attempted suicides, divorces, broken families, whole towns devastated economically, children who had to drop out of college, and thousands of people left without jobs, or the hope of finding another one. On the other hand, the few executives at the top of the company shared a personal gain of $800 million after four years. (3 ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... writes, "in view of all the energy expended on their behalf, that my fish would at least be grateful. Not so. Every time my shadow loomed above the tank they dove for cover into the nearest shell. They showed me one emotion only: fear. Although I opened the lid and dropped in food on a regular schedule, three times a day, they responded to each visit as a sure sign of my designs to torture them. I could not convince them of my true concern. To my fish I was deity. I was too large for them, my actions too ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... motioned with great, sweeping gestures, and the choir thundered into the line--the curtains swelled slightly from the sound--"AND THE ANGEL LIT THE CANDLE!" And into the silence which followed came a clear, boy-soprano voice floating piercingly from stage right: "And the angel dropped the candle into the john!" (1) This is the last Sunday in Epiphany. It is also the last sermon in our series, An Upbeat Word for a Downbeat World. The major emphasis in this season of the church year is that into this world of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . The mighty sea billows before them. Pharoah's armies are gaining fast--but the Lord has made a promise. Thus the sea divides and the children of Israel march uncertainly but safely on. Now they are in the wilderness. Will famine destroy them? No, the heavens drop with manna. Will thirst scorch them? No, the rock follows them with its living stream. The Amalekites attack them, but they will not be driven back. They come to the river Jordan. The priests go forth first and walk on dry land and all the people ...
1263. Beginning Again
Ephesians 2:1-10
Sermon
King Duncan
... lessons is that we cannot change the past." Louisa Tarkington spoke for many people when she wrote: I wish there were some wonderful place called the Land of Beginning Again, Where all of our past mistakes and heartaches, And all of our poor selfish grief, Could be dropped like a shabby old coat at the door And never be put on again. (2) Regret is a crippling emotion because it leaves us chained to the past. Regret provides the ammunition for the twin demons of shame and guilt. It erodes our self-esteem. It ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... but discipleship will cost you everything." (4) The disciples are beginning to see that they had expected one thing and they were getting something else. Has that happened to you? You expected to retire early, but the pass two years you've watched your 401k plan drop precipitously. You expected a life time of marital bliss--now the reality has sunk in that it isn't going to happen. You had such high hopes for your child, only to see that young person drift aimlessly in and out of trouble. You thought things ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... a man riding slowly through the crowd on a bicycle, precariously balancing a basket of oranges on the handlebars. He was bumped accidentally by a porter who was so bent over, carrying a heavy burden, that he had not seen him. The burden dropped, the oranges were scattered, and a bitter altercation broke out between the cyclist and the porter. Angry words, threats, hostilities were shouted. A crowd gathered to watch what was certain to become a bloody fight. The enraged cyclist moved toward the porter with ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... the phone actually did discover money. The researchers then hired a young woman to walk by the phone at the exact moment that the subjects were hanging it up. When the young woman walked by with her arms full of books, she pretended to stumble and drop them on the ground. Astonishingly, the researchers observed that the people who found money in the coin return were four times as likely to stop and help the woman pick up her books than were the people who found no money in the coin return. They concluded ...
1267. Christ The King
Revelation 1:1-3
Sermon
King Duncan
... to awaken the scientists if there was any change in the remaining animal's temperature. About 2:00 a.m. the temperature of the last surviving horse decreased by a half-degree, and the orderly awakened Ruh and Pasteur. By morning, the horse's temperature had dropped two more degrees. By night the fever was gone entirely and this last horse was able to stand, eat, and drink. Then Dr. Ruh drew blood from the veins of this animal that had developed the disease but survived it. The scientists were driven quickly ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... , a friend whom she had been promising to take to lunch asked if they could make it that Friday. So, hopping into the car, this woman taped her to-do list to the dashboard and went and picked her friend up. As her friend settled into the car her face dropped. "Thanks a lot!" she sulked. Then the woman glanced at the to-do list and saw the first item: "Take out the turkey." (3) It is a great stretch of faith to believe that God could really care about turkeys like us, but that is the reason we worry, we ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... what would possibly be their last letters home. Just before dawn the next day, Major Halt gave the order to move out. The skies were clear as they loaded their gear into the Humvees and advanced toward the border. Soon, however, they felt the first drops of rain that were the beginning of a downpour. The rain was falling so hard and fast that they could barely see. This weather continued for days. Each morning they'd wake up totally drenched after another night with only camouflage netting for cover. It ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... was concerned that the boy might get hurt, so he called a time-out. He was just about to stop the match when the judo master intervened. "No," his teacher insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, the boy's opponent made a critical mistake. He dropped his guard for a split second. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him to the ground. The boy won the match and the tournament, and was the new champion. On the way home, the boy and the judo master reviewed every move in every match. Then ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . I won't give up, shut up, let up, or slow up until I've preached up, paid up, prayed up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Jesus Christ. I'm a disciple of Jesus. And I must go "˜til He comes, give "˜til I drop, and preach "˜til all know. And when Jesus comes to get His own, He'll have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear because I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ." (4) What about you? Are you still chasing "preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, popularity?" Are ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... , taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death--even death on a cross." See him as he kneels in the Garden of Gethsemane. Sweat falls from his forehead like great drops of blood as he prays, "Not my will but thine be done." Have you ever prayed that prayer with that kind of intensity? "Lord God, help me to be centered in your will. Help me be the husband or wife or single person or Mom or Dad or teenager ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... in the second week of August of 1945. However, there were still soldiers in 150 POW camps in Asia. And so for a month after the war was officially over 1,066 American B-29s regularly flew over these POW camps. Flying slowly at 165 mph, these planes dropped tons of food and medicine by parachute to starving men below. Unfortunately, sometimes the food packages came apart in air and cans of food fell with full force. The last Marine killed in Asia in World War II was killed by "friendly fire," by a can of ...
1274. "Head" Lines
Ephesians 1:1-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... to have more than one meaning. Sometimes the unintentional meaning is hilarious. For example: "Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge" -- That's strong tape! Here's another: "Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half" -- That seems like drastic punishment to me, just for dropping out of high school. Here's another: "Miners Refuse to Work After Death" -- You have to watch those mining companies. They'll make you work on and on and on... "Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead" -- Well, if they weren't before, they ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... , vandalism and other small crimes were noted and swiftly dealt with. When the police attended to the "little things," they sent a message that the community cared about setting higher standards for itself. Major crimes like theft, assault, and drug-dealing dropped dramatically once the minor crimes were under control. (3) Many of us believe that God has abandoned our world. We see a few "broken windows," like rising crime rates and brutal dictatorships, and we start to question whether we'll ever ...
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