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. Sparkle
Luke 4:31-37
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... Adonai echad. Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. In an undertone: Barukh sheim k'vod malkhuto l'olam va'ed. Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever. V'ahav'ta eit Adonai Elohekha b'khol l'vav'kha uv'khol naf'sh'kha ... shar'tam l'ot al yadekha v'hayu l'totafot bein einekha. And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. Ukh'tav'tam al m'zuzot beitekha uvish'arekha. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house ...
1277. Heart of a Pelican
Matthew 17:24-27, Exodus 30:11-16
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... know who I am. I know what perks I have. But I’m going to wait like everyone else, and do the regular line. I can be part of this community of waiters …even though I know…I have a special status. Let’s zoom in a bit on a more personal example ... and Lord. We bear the DNA of God’s salvation gift in that blood covenant coursing through our veins. And our greatest gifts will be those that feed others with that same blood of Jesus. To offer a hand in love is the ultimate sacrifice. It means, we must ...
1278. Proper 24
Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176
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William E. Keeney
... 6. How to Pray. (vv. 3-8) What does the parable tell us about the nature of our praying? A. Describe Need. Explore what is our real need from God's perspective. B. Imbibe the Spirit's Strength. Let the Holy Spirit direct our will and enable us to be patient in waiting to understand God's response. C. Let God Prescribe. Do not seek to impose our will on God. Let God impose his superior will on ours. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. The Power of Prayer. Prayer orients our lives to the basic forces of the universe ...
1279. The Fruitful Vine
John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31
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William E. Keeney
... and resurrection of Jesus. He enlarged upon it to tell him all the good news about Jesus. That led the Ethiopian to ask to be baptized, which Philip proceeded to do. The Ethiopian went on his way rejoicing. The Second Lesson. (1 John 4:7-21) John asserts that ... the way his love is given for us. That gratitude is also more than a sentiment. It is a desire and a willingness to be like Christ, to have him control our life. We then become his emissaries, reaching out to others with concern for their welfare, as ...
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Robert S. Crilley
... found favor in my sight.' Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your ways, so that I may know you and find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people" (Exodus 33:13). All of this clever repartee about favored status and being on a first name basis is meant, of course, to conjure up the time the two of them first met, some 40 years earlier, on this very same mountain. But the desire here, it seems to me, is deeper than a nostalgic stroll down memory lane. Back at the burning ...
1281. That Heavenly Call
Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38
Drama
Karren Boehr
... Okay, I'm Mary Sachar ... and I'm a virgin. You happy? ANGEL: Perfectly. Mary, I have come to tell you that you are going to be the bearer of God's Son. MARY: (Collapses behind desk in chair) This is absurd! You are obviously a very sick man. I can't ... sound? Pregnant women have been using that excuse for years. Mary, I'm a reasonable man. Try me. MARY: (Softly) Joseph, I knew telling you would be the most difficult thing I've ever had to do in my life, and the thought of losing you is almost more than I can ...
Sermon
R. Curtis Fussell
... twelve or fewer items, as you have. But if you are expecting to find a cheater who will get in that express line just to get quicker service, you're a prime candidate for an episode of anger. In fact, this is the first stage of anger: you expect to be made angry. You are looking for something bad to happen; you are looking for the negative. Now then, you approach the express line. And there in front of you is a guy with more than twelve items. It's obvious he has more than twelve items; his basket is full ...
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William E. Keeney
... Lead to Joy. Some would emphasize the dread of the fire that burns the dead branches. The joy in Christ and the glorification of God does not come from the motive of fear. Joy comes from the awareness of approval of God in Christ. It comes from awareness of being in fellowship and under the care of a loving God. It comes from the awareness that our life is empowered and directed by the very source and meaning of life itself. It comes not so much because of what we do, but who we are as persons connected to ...
1284. The Pageant
Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7
Drama
Jerry Eckert
... semi-circle and waits quietly as the reader goes on.) Joseph's second strange difficulty was that he had to go up to Bethlehem to be enrolled for a new tax from Caesar Augustus. That meant a long trip from Nazareth. It wasn't an unknown trip, for Joseph had gone ... had to take care of herself for so long. For such a young person, it was a very lonely existence over those years. Ron, who will be our Mary? (As a person is chosen and a costume put on her, the reader goes on.) Life took on a new meaning for Mary ...
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George Johnson
... in the finals. I'd like to share four lessons I have learned from my reading and re-reading of this text in the context of the whole gospel. 1. We are accountable. It does make a difference how we live, how we respond to God's call. There will be a separation. Some will hear the words "Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Enter." Others will hear the words "Depart from me." Jesus dares to draw a line between people. He sees black and white clearly. We tend to see various shades of gray. Nobody is a one ...
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... strange to some, but the truth is the black preacher is a shaman of sorts, a cosmic conjurer, a medicine medium who provides regular doses of a prescriptive cure for the congregation's ailments. The medicinal aspects of black preaching as an art form can be observed in what is said and how it is said. The "whoop" so characteristic of black preaching may well have begun as a ritual ceremony to petition the healing and magical powers of the Holy Ghost. (A close affinity exists between the Buddhist and African ...
Sermon
Walter Kimbrough
... as a moral example for all of us, so that while we might never do what she has done, by God’s grace we will be compelled to do more. Our role as priest will, out of necessity, carry us to the pits of human degradation so that our brothers and sisters ... who live there and accept their plight as a way of life might know the love of Christ. How comfortable it must be with membership in a large and popular congregation. But, the church of Jesus Christ only becomes alive and meaningful when the people have ...
Sermon
Rolf E. Aaseng
... old model, adding some new parts or repairing or replacing what is defective. What we are when Christ comes to us is entirely beyond repair. Paul wrote that we were dead through the trespasses and sins in which we once lived (Ephesians 2:1). So Jesus told Nicodemus: we must be born anew. One might say this creation of a new life takes place at two times or in two ways. When we believe, we are born anew. Our old nature, dead in sin, is sloughed off and we are given a new nature in Christ. Yet on earth this ...
Sermon
William Luoma
... on earth. You have called us to trust and love you with our hearts and our souls, our minds and our strength. Today as we recall the welcome your Son received as a king in Jerusalem, and the opposition to him several days later; we pray that we will not be the kind of followers who praise him one day and forsake him the next. Keep us faithful to our calling as his disciples. In Jesus' name. Amen Hymn"O Worship the King" or "The Son of God Goes Forth to War" First Lesson: Zechariah 9:9-1OIn these verses, the ...
Sermon
Dr. John Thompson Peters
... 's "Do violence to no man." Rather, we hear Him saying, "If you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?" "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 5:44, 45, 47) These contrasts between the message preached by John and the true "word" of God as revealed in our Lord Jesus Christ begin to make real the depth of commitment which His true disciples are required to ...
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... the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8) II: Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart ... (Psalm 24:3-4) I: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9) II: Too long have I had dwelling among those who hate peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war! (Psalm 120:6-7) I: Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom ...
Sermon
Robert Noblett
... faced with reminders of thousands of people in our land who can’t take for granted what many of us often do take for granted - the ability to walk or see or hear or think or motion. But then we don’t have to look to the nation to be reminded of these matters. In our congregations we have many handicapped people. Three members of the congregation I serve are legally blind and at least one of my people has the use of only one eye. What’s more, we have many who are dependent upon walkers and wheelchairs ...
Sermon
Joseph M. Freeman
... commitment. The Lord we know initially, we need to come to know better. To make a commitment to Christ and then to be distracted by so many duties, tasks, and responsibilities that one doesn't tend to nurture that commitment further is to put one' ... streets for the needed oil. By the time they have sufficient oil, though, the bridegroom has arrived, has received those thoughtful enough to be genuinely prepared, and shuts the door on time, as we have known it all our lives. They plead for him to reconsider, ...
Sermon
James W. Robinson
... Christianity, however, we have a God who sent His Son to become like us so that He could share our sorrows and burdens, be one with us in our suffering, and show us the way to overcome our weaknesses through complete trust in Him."4 The preaching ... crush of Red Chinese army forces, he fell to his knees in a safe haven and sang with other refugees: Rock of Ages, Truth Divine Be Thy Strength Forever Mine.6 IV. Jesus speaks to the persecuted and the betrayed of the reliability of the Holy Spirit. He assures us ...
1295. Service
Mark 10:35-45
Sermon
Warren Thomas Smith
... the institutional church; I love it. I believe in the church. I readily accept the statement, "The Church is of God, and will be preserved to the end of time ..." At the same time, I see - as do you - the imperfections in the church, and these ... or women have - And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again.5 Wolsey’s parting advice to young Cromwell may be good advice to all: "I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels." A dying Cardinal then made his last confession: ...
Sermon
Mark Ellingsen
... and what impact this vision can have on us today if we take one last look at our lesson, at its final verse (v.25). We have noted how the text says that the wolf and the lamb shall eat together, that the serpent shall not destroy, that there will be no pain and destruction any more. When Martin Luther lectured on this very verse in 1529, he wrote words that apply directly to our situation. Here is how he put it: Through his Gospel God can make the supreme tyrants of the world subject to a simple man and ...
1297. The Children of Promise
Jeremiah 30:1--31:40
Sermon
Harry N. Huxhold
... up. Sometimes those times come when it appears as though there is nothing to cheer about. We think of how difficult it is to keep a stiff upper lip, let alone rejoice when the family has suffered the loss of a dear one. We know how hard it is to be cheerful when we have had a bad report from the doctor on the outcome of our checkup. We cannot deny our feelings of grief or pain at those times. However, what the prophet could say in the worst of times and what our observance of Christmastide holds out to us ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... a revival. She just didn't see the point of the snakes. Dan couldn't figure out what the snakes were supposed to have to do with his religious faith, which was and is in fine shape, he thinks. (1) I can assure each of you that I will not be tossing any snakes in your direction this morning. Whether we agree or not with the revival preacher's tactics, it certainly got people's attention. There are times in our lives when we need someone to get our attention. Sometimes we get stuck in a rut and the only way ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... I want to share again, but to share from the living Bible, because the metaphor becomes so clear. For we know that when this tent we live in now is taken down, when we die and leave these bodies, we will have wonderful new bodies in heaven. Homes that will be ours forever more, made for us by God himself, and not by human hands. How weary we grow of our present bodies, that is why we look forward eagerly to the day when we shall have heavenly bodies which we shall put on like new clothes. This is what God ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... I want to share again, but to share from the living Bible, because the metaphor becomes so clear. For we know that when this tent we live in now is taken down, when we die and leave these bodies, we will have wonderful new bodies in heaven. Homes that will be ours forever more, made for us by God himself, and not by human hands. How weary we grow of our present bodies, that is why we look forward eagerly to the day when we shall have heavenly bodies which we shall put on like new clothes. This is what God ...
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