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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1276. Easter 4
Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 13:13-52, Acts 9:32-43, John 10:22-42
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John R. Brokhoff
... 1. If you were in heaven now (7:9-17). Need: People are curious about heaven. Where is Jesus now and what is he doing? John in this Lesson has a vision of Jesus, the Lamb of God. If you were in heaven now, you would see Jesus and his activity. Because of the resurrection, Jesus is alive and working in heaven. People need to know that Jesus is not dead but alive, that he did not stop his work when he left earth but is busy serving even now. Sermon: What Jesus is doing in heaven, according to the text ...
1277. Proper 11
Amos 8:1-14, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:21-28
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John R. Brokhoff
... a sharing of Christ's suffering. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 1. Martha and Mary: one wise, one foolish. Need: The church today has too many Marthas and too few Marys. We would rather be busy about church activities -- suppers, programs, projects, building concerns, teas, bazaars, parties -- than about spiritual concerns: prayer, worship, solitude, meditation, Bible study, reflection. As a result, we are a do-good society instead of a redemptive community. We skip on the surface without the ...
1278. Proper 12
Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85:1-13
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John R. Brokhoff
... , happy, and free of fear, worry, and guilt. That is life as it ought to be, the kind of life God means for us to enjoy. But how many readers of the book will then have the new life? He learns how life ought to be and what qualities and activities comprise the good life. How does he get it? When will the real life begin? There is no easy way to get real life. Christians get this life by living in Christ. Life is a by-product of a one-to-one relationship with Christ. Our text gives us the ...
1279. Proper 17
Hebrews 13:1-25, Jeremiah 2:1-3:5, Luke 14:1-14
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John R. Brokhoff
... was shocked. The people of God are guilty of two sins: forsaking God and turning from a fountain of living water for stale water of cisterns that can hold no water indefinitely. Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Apply love to the various areas and activities of life. Now comes the putting of faith into action through brotherly love. We have a cloud of witnesses supporting us in our race of faith, received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and we worship with reverence and awe. On the basis of what preceded ...
1280. Proper 19
Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10, Jeremiah 4:5-31, 1 Timothy 1:12-20
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John R. Brokhoff
... central symbol of the church. We may not accept some teachings and we may doubt some miracles, but they do not matter as long as we accept Jesus as our Savior. 3. Example (v. 16). "If he can do it, I can do it, too!" If anyone like Paul, who actively sought to destroy the church, cursed Jesus' name, and put to death believers in Christ -- if anyone like that can be forgiven, then there is hope for me, says a sinner. Paul is our "example" of what God can do with the worst of people and make the most of ...
1281. Proper 7
1 Ki 19:1-18 · Lk 8:26-39 · Gal 3:23-29
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John R. Brokhoff
... situation a. A healed person vs. a herd of pigs v. 35. b. Acceptance of Jesus vs. rejection of Jesus v. 37. 4. Go home and tell! (8:39). Need: Some will go to the ends of the earth to win converts while members of their families are not active church members. We may teach in the church school but do not teach our children at home. We may visit the sick and needy while we neglect the hurting ones in the family. Our need is to minister first to our families before helping others. Outline: Family, our first ...
1282. Trinity Sunday
Romans 5:1-11, Proverbs 8:1-36, John 16:5-16
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John R. Brokhoff
... , to make all the millions of stars, all of the plants, fish, animals, and humanity was a work only God could do, especially if he did it all in six days. When he finished, he was tired and needed to rest on the seventh day. Work is an honorable activity. To create or to be creative requires work. Jesus told us to work while it is day before the night comes when no man can work. Honest work brings rewards of satisfaction, pride, and joy in a work accomplished. 3. When (vv. 27, 28, 29). In three verses the ...
Eulogy
Barbara G. Schmitz
... my journeys and my resting places and are acquainted with all my ways. Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, but you, O Lord, knew it altogether. You see, the Spirit knows us, inside and out. Both our outward actions and our inward thoughts, our times of activity, and our times of rest, both our ways and our words. "Even there your right hand will lead me and your right hand hold me fast." We are upheld in the Spirit's love and embrace. Neither can darkness separate us from the Spirit. Not the darkness of ...
1284. Proper 14
Psalm 50:1-23, Luke 12:35-48
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B. David Hostetter
... , we are forgiven. Exhortation Be ready, because the son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him. Prayer of the Day Keep us alert, Good Spirit, dressed for action and looking for the coming of the Son of Man. We will serve you actively in the days of your absence and with greater joy when we are fully aware of your presence with us. Amen. Prayer of Thanksgiving Jesus, Master, we rejoice in the appreciation you show for the simplest services we render. You have set us a perfect example of ...
1285. Easter 4
John 10:22-42
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Dennis Koch
... , namely, the identity of Jesus. The famous "punch-line" about the unity of Jesus and the Father should be read, not through the Greek philosophical categories of the later creeds, which suggest ontological identity, but in a rabbinic-style assertion of God's redemptive activity in history in general and in Jesus' ministry in particular. Liturgical Color White Suggested Hymns O God Of Jacob The King Of Love My Shepherd Is The Lord's My Shepherd I Know That My Redeemer Lives Easter 4 Lord, we are able to ...
1286. Proper 5
Luke 7:11-17
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Dennis Koch
... ' role as prophet and connecting him to old Testament prophetic tradition. Here as there, however, the point is not merely to raise or reinforce the status of the one in that position, but to show the presence and power of God at work in him and his activity. The response of the people (v. 16), after all, is to glorify God. Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns Jesus Sinners Will Receive Oh, For A Thousand Tongues To Sing Even As We Live Each Day Oh, Sing, My Soul, Your Maker's Praise From God Can Nothing ...
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Dennis Koch
... to the first; and the Spirit appears dependent upon the Christ's temporally and soteriologically prior role. Yet the clear message of the passage is that God does not abandon the revelation begun in the Christ, but relentlessly "sees it through" via the activity of the Spirit. Liturgical Color White Suggested Hymns Creator Spirit, Heavenly Dove All Glory Be To God On High Come, Thou Almighty King Eternal God, Before Your Throne God The Father Be Our Stay God, Whose Almighty Word Prayer for Holy Trinity ...
Sermon
R. Robert Cueni
... do it. They sincerely believed Jesus was to return and usher in the Kingdom of God. It was the Jewish festival of Pentecost, so named because it fell 50 days after Passover. Jerusalem was crowded with tourists and religious pilgrims. With all the activity in the city, the followers of Jesus were probably even more frightened than usual. After all, if not openly persecuted by the holiday crowd, they certainly would be ridiculed. Then something happened which changed their lives and our lives. As we read the ...
Sermon
Steve Burt
... action moves us away from our true selves. Or how about this, the roadblock that devalues one's true calling. "Not a bad drawing, kid. But art is a hobby, not a job." Or substitute music. "Nice tune you wrote, sweetie. But music is a leisure activity, not a calling." Whatever the roadblocks, whether they're placed there by others or by ourselves, we need to recognize there's an authentic person inside each of us whom God calls us to be. Michelangelo, when asked how he envisioned the beautiful sculpture he'd ...
1290. Salt And Light
Matthew 5:13-16
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Mark Radecke
... and many others, have been praying for Aaron. I can only report that I felt that I was led by God to look into that part of his body.'" Light, penetrating light set on a lampstand, illumining all in the household. The Spirit of the living God is active in our lives and through our lives, to make us salt and light. The Spirit animates the church which is the body of Christ to pursue the mission Jesus entrusted to his disciples: to let their light shine before others, the earth, the world -- those within and ...
Sermon
Thomas Long
... down a great chain of believing all the way to us. And we wager everything. Clint Tidwell is the pastor of a church in a small Southern town, and one of his blessings -- and one of his curses -- is that the 80-year-old owner and still-active editor of the local newspaper is a member of his congregation. The blessing part is that this old journalist believes Tidwell to be one of the finest preachers around, and, wishing the whole town to benefit from this homiletical wisdom, he publishes a summary of Tidwell ...
Sermon
Thomas Long
... in flashier terms: The Spirit gives ecstasy; the Spirit evokes speaking in unknown tongues; the Spirit prompts dramatic and miraculous healings. Indeed, the Holy Spirit of God does perform such deeds, but these are all derivative of the one, primary activity of the Spirit -- reminding the children of God about everything that Jesus taught and commanded (John 14:26), whispering the gospel lyrics into the ears of the forgetful faithful. When Jimmy Carter was running for President of the United States ...
1293. When Jesus Arrives Late
John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37
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Thomas Long
... the message "Code Blue," a signal that a patient has suddenly gone into cardiac arrest, all normal time ceases. Physicians and nurses abruptly interrupt their customary duties and rush with emergency equipment to the afflicted patient. Routines are halted; all other activities must wait. Death has sounded the alarm and pushed the stem on the stop watch, and all must urgently obey death's timetable. But not Jesus. He gets the "Code Blue" on Lazarus, receives the word that the old clockwatching slavedriver ...
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Marc Kolden
... followers to newness of life. This is what Pentecost is: the giving of the Spirit, the giving of new life, from the Father through the Son. The Holy Spirit is what makes it possible for people to go when they are sent. The Spirit is God's active, personal presence that accompanies those who are sent. And the Spirit brings the content and the power for the task for which Christ's followers are sent. Jesus says, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Go and forgive sins." That's what being gathered is all about: that the ...
Sermon
Marc Kolden
... place. And this means that we Christians, when we are called to be disciples and to make disciples, are not called out of the world but more deeply back into it, because the world belongs to God and is the place of God's ongoing creating and redeeming activity. Believing in the God who is deep in the flesh of Jesus Christ reveals to us a God who has always been creating and preserving and rescuing flesh and blood. When the Bible speaks of Christ Jesus "emptying himself" (Philippians 2:6-8) this is right in ...
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Thomas A. Pilgrim
... One Sunday I heard some parents coming into Sunday school. One mother said, "We were talking about what state we live in, and my youngest said we live in a state of confusion." Many of us do these days. Many of us are caught up in a whirlwind of constant activity. I heard about one Methodist preacher who was so busy he wore his suits out from the inside. Living in such times we need something to hold us steady. We need the hand of God because of everything going on around us. We need the hand of God to hold ...
Sermon
R. Curtis Fussell
... And Superman doesn't need an airplane either; please fasten your seat belt."2 You see pride when a parent or grandparent talks endlessly about what Johnny has done as though he were a wonder child and you should marvel at his presence and activities. We live in an age when parents are attentive to their children, constantly praising them, in part to encourage their self-esteem. In fact, this encouragement can lead children to be overachievers, or cause them to think of themselves as better than anyone else ...
Sermon
William B. Kincaid, III
... and the vast majority of people who get married believe their marriage will last. Divorce is an equally awesome decision. When a marriage ends, there is almost always one person who is willing to do whatever it takes to save the marriage, and often both people are actively involved in an effort to revive and sustain their marriage. By now, most every family has been touched in some way by divorce, but some still think of it as an easy way out for someone who has grown tired of a relationship. Those who have ...
1299. The Rock Of Faith
Matthew 16:13-20
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Roger G. Talbott
... who began their ministries in the 1950s and early '60s felt that ministers were more respected members of the community three or four decades ago than they are now. 1 Communities that used to set aside all day Sunday and Wednesday evenings for church activities now schedule youth sports programs on Sunday morning. Two generations ago, most people went to church or they knew the name of the church they were staying away from. Does that prove that Christianity is a house of cards? No, it only proves that ...
1300. Advent 3
James 5:7-12, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:1-19
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Russell F. Anderson
... , who plants the precious seed and patiently waits for the rain to raise it to life, and the prophets who uttered the word of the Lord and patiently anticipated its coming to pass. Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 Troubling reports concerning the activities of Jesus cause the imprisoned John the Baptist to have second thoughts about his designation of Jesus as the promised Messiah. Apparently, Jesus is not fulfilling the messianic role in the manner that John expected. John believed in fearlessly facing the truth ...
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