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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1326. I Need
Luke 10:38-42
Sermon
Dave Zuchelli
... is mixed, and freshen up the drinks and hors d’oeuvres. There have even been times when I’ve said, “Hold that thought until I get back.” I’m guessing Martha didn’t feel comfortable saying that to Jesus. Most people don’t ask me to pause my sermon while they take a potty break or check on their child in the nursery. So, there she is. She either makes the preparations, or dinner will be late. She decides to be the good hostess and make the preparations. Somewhere along the way, Martha realizes ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . (1) On the surface, our Bible passage for today is about death and the afterlife. But in reality, it is about the limits we place on God. Our lesson begins like this, “Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection . . .” Let’s pause here for a moment. Make a mental note of that bit of information: the Sadducees, say there is no resurrection. Now let’s continue: “Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses ...
1328. Time to Listen
Matthew 17:1-9
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... a popular show from those days called Studio One. One day, the Studio One drama involved a story about a group of airplane passengers flying 30,000 feet over the mountains of Tibet. Three men were in the airplane cabin talking. Then there was an awkward pause. One of the actors had forgotten his lines. This is live TV, remember? You can’t stop the scene and re-film it. The other actors froze, unable to move forward with the scene. The audience kept watching. The cameras kept rolling. Somebody had to do ...
1329. What, Then, Would You Be?
2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10
Sermon
Dr. Ronald Love
... . It is the story of Jesus Christ and his message of forgiveness, healing, equality, and genuinely caring about others. Sometimes people will patiently listen to us and other times we may just to have to sit on their clothes to get them to pause long enough to listen; but, in either case with determination and sincerity we share the gospel message. Paul wrote to the church in Corinth specifically referring to himself as an ambassador. The Corinthian Christians were under the domain of the Roman Empire so ...
1330. Pontifex
Hebrews 10:16-25
Sermon
Dr. Ronald Love
... him. He had not scrutinized the character of the men who represented him, wrongly trusting his business partners to file his personal income tax returns. Ashamed, afraid, and anxious, Owens grabbed his jacket and rushed into the kitchen to kiss Ruth, his wife, good-bye. Not even pausing to explain where he was going, and in a rush that can only be caused by panic, he took the stairs out of the house three and four at a time, as he yelled over his shoulder that he would be back tomorrow. Half an hour later ...
Sermon
John Jamison
... this one. I have to be honest and admit that sometimes, when I remember this one, I look around at what we sometimes do and I wonder. I look at our buildings, our sanctuaries, the things that might be seen as our robes and fancy hats, and I have to pause. I remind myself that if we are using these things to communicate Jesus’ message in the best way for people to hear today we’re probably okay. But if we ever begin to feel proud of these things, or that we deserve these things, I think we may be in ...
1332. Brace Yourself!
Matthew 5:21-37
Sermon
John Jamison
... must give her a certificate of divorce.” They listened. “But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” Okay…we need to pause here a minute. Was Jesus actually saying that the only grounds for a divorce are sexual infidelity? What about abandonment? What about addiction? What about abuse? What about physical cruelty, or mental cruelty? Was Jesus really saying the man or woman ...
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... little word that encourages clarity and better communication. In an article for American Scientist magazine, Enfield writes, “. . . Huh? does not stand for universal confusion. It stands for universal cooperation. It shows that there is a global need, and willingness, to pause a conversation and sort out a communication problem as it occurs.” (1) I’ll feel a little better next time someone says, “Huh?” to me because it gives me an opportunity to clear up any misunderstanding. A few months back ...
Sermon
April Yamasaki
... the kinds of prayers that people ask for, the prayers that we might want to offer for ourselves or for people we know. So let’s take a moment to pray for the needs that we’re aware of in our own lives and the lives of those around us. (pause for prayer) Scripture tells us that when we don’t know how to pray, God’s Spirit prays on our behalf: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for ...
Sermon
King Duncan & Angela Akers
... to this person as a surrogate father figure. The anger that he felt overwhelmed him. At length he talked it over with a highly respected pastor friend. After he poured out all the sordid details of what his so-called friend had done to him, he paused, waiting for his pastor friend to say, “R. T., you are right to feel so angry. What happened to you was awful.” But he didn’t. After listening to all the details, his friend said simply, “You must totally forgive him.” Pastor Kendall was dumbfounded ...
1336. Welcoming Jesus
Matthew 10:40-42
Sermon
William G. Carter
... the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy.”16 To be hospitable is to create that space, to make room for strangers. It is an intentional act of welcome, not merely a concept we think about but an act that we do. Pause for a minute and remember the last time when somebody was hospitable to you. What happened? How did it feel? A good friend noted many years ago, “Churches can learn a lot about hospitality if they pay attention to good restaurants.” A thriving restaurant is always ...
1337. The Great Gretsky
Matthew 6:25-34
Illustration
Maxie Dunnam
... Gretsky was already a multimillionaire, had already broken most of the sports records, and would go down in history as one of the greatest players of all time. Then the interviewer asked, “Well, Wayne, what can you possibly have to look forward to?” After a brief pause, Gretsky answered, "Tonight's game!" Despite his accomplishments, he was ready to move on and do what was needed in the moment. That’s the secret of living life to its hilt -- to be able to concentrate on the task at hand, the immediate ...
1338. The Contestant
Matthew 14:22-33
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... most humorous stories in scripture sometimes. Like the story of Jonah (in which if you read it out loud, you can’t miss the gut-wrenching humor in that tale), the story in our scripture for today as told by Matthew has a definite funny bone in it! Let’s pause for a moment. Close your eyes. Listen to the story, and I want you to envision what is happening in your mind as though you were watching a motion picture: Jesus has just fed a lot of people on a hillside. It’s getting late. He wants time to ...
Sermon
Ronald Love
... a finger, he doesn’t give you shame, He sits with you. I think that’s why he’s called the Savior of the world.” To date her most popular album, which was released in September 2018, is Look Up Child. During her performance of songs from that album, she paused and said to the inmates, “The one thing that you can always do is look up. You can look up and see the sky. You can look up and see the kindness of God, and his extravagant love for each one of you.” In the song she sings when your ...
Sermon
Steve Molin
... 2 This morning, before I close, I am going to ask you to do a dramatic thing. I would like you to close your eyes and think of someone who has offended you, wounded you, or betrayed you. Picture that person, or that institution that has hurt you so. (pause) And here is the dramatic thing: I am going to ask you to determine right now that today, or tomorrow, you will contact that person and offer your forgiveness, even if they never asked for it - even if they are clueless to their offense. You reach out to ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... go To right the unrightable wrong To love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest to follow that star No matter how hopeless, no matter how far To fight for the right without question or pause To be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest That my heart will lie peaceful and calm When I'm laid to my rest And the world will be better for this That one man ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... out our needs and concerns before Him. That’s the importance of prayer. We come before God with our needs and concerns. God already knows those concerns before we enunciate them, but it is still important that we bring them to Him. Then it’s important that we pause and wait for a few moments to see if God has something to say to us. Remember, God has concerns, too. They may be concerns about how we are living our lives. It may be about someone in our family who needs our attention. It may be about ...
Sermon
John B. Jamison
... always held out hope, they had never been blessed with children. He said that it had been a disappointment, especially to his wife, but now that they were as old as they were they just accepted it and were thankful for what they did have. The three visitors paused. Then one asked the old man where his wife was. He said, “She’s in the tent.” I think he kind of smiled as he said it, knowing full well that she was probably standing just inside the flap listening to everything they had been saying. The ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... , somehow that kind of brilliant, white light signals to us a God moment so intense that our minds have difficulty making sense of it. Kind of like the earth gleaming brightly within that vast blackness of space. These are “mountaintop moments,” times when reality pauses and God breaks through with such energy, power, and unexpected glory as to convince us, despite all sensibility, that God is real. That what we think we know can’t even touch the vastness of the mind of God. If you think about it, we ...
1345. Praying the Lectionary: Lent 1
Mark 1:9-15 · 1 Peter 3:18-22 · Genesis 9:8-17 · Psalm 25:1-10
Bulletin Aid
Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson
... for your sake and the sake of your realm. God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer. P: Divine healer: today we remember all among us who are ill in body, mind or soul, especially those whom we name before now either out loud, or in the silence of our hearts, (PAUSE.) God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer. P: All of these things and whatever is wholesome and proper, we ask in the name of our blessed Holy Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ALL: Amen.
1346. Praying the Lectionary: Lent 2
Mark 8:31-38 · Romans 4:13-25 · Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 · Psalm 22:23-31
Bulletin Aid
Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson
... our crosses, and follow you. God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer. (Additional prayers may be offered here, ending with: God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer.) P: Great physician: We pray for all among us who suffer from illnesses of the mind, body or soul; especially today we remember: (PAUSE.) God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer. P: In the name of Jesus our cross-bearing servant, Savior and Lord, we offer these prayers to you and commend our lives and all that is ours into your care. ALL: Amen.
1347. Praying the Lectionary: Lent 3
John 2:13-22 · 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 · Exodus 20:1-17 · Psalm 19
Bulletin Aid
Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson
... root in us all. God of grace: C: Have mercy on us. P: Christ our great physician: We remember all among us who are ill in body, mind or spirit, especially those whom we name either out loud or in the silence of our hearts be- fore you now: (PAUSE.) God of grace: C: Have mercy on us. P: Bless the whole body of Christ on earth; inspire, correct, defend and nurture all Christians. Enable all Christians to worship you in spirit and in truth. We commend all of these our prayers and whatever else may be in accord ...
1348. Praying the Lectionary: Lent 4
John 3:14-21 · Ephesians 2:1-10 · Numbers 21:4-9 · Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Bulletin Aid
Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson
... offered here, ending with: God of grace: C: Have mercy on us.) P: Christ our healer: Today we pray for all among us who are ill in body, mind, or spirit, whom we name either aloud or in the silence of our hearts before you now: (PAUSE.) God of grace: C: Have mercy on us. P: Heavenly king: Today we pray for Elizabeth our Queen, our Prime Minister and Members of Parliament, our Premier and Members of the Legislative Assembly, (or other appropriate government leaders and titles for other nations may be added ...
1349. Praying the Lectionary: Lent 5
John 12:20-33 · Hebrews 5:5-10 · Jeremiah 31:31-34 · Psalm 51:1-12
Bulletin Aid
Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson
... : You care for and comfort all who are sick, lonely, depressed, suffering, persecuted, poor, unemployed or underemployed, widowed and orphaned, the dying, and those grieving loved ones. Today we remember such persons among us, and name them either out loud or in the silence of our hearts before you now: (PAUSE.) God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer. P: We pray these prayers in the name of our glorified and crucified Lord and Savior Jesus, whose power draws all people to himself. ALL: Amen.
1350. Praying the Lectionary: Palm/Passion Sunday
Mark 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39 · Philippians 2:5-11 · Isaiah 50:4-9a · Psalm 31:9-16
Bulletin Aid
Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson
... God of grace: C: Have mercy on us.) P: Christ our great physician: Today we remember all among us who are suffering from illness and disease of body, mind or soul, especially those whom we name aloud or in the silence of our hearts before you now: (PAUSE.) God of grace: C: Have mercy on us. P: Lord of the church: The world is beset by changes, turmoil, unrest and other marks of sin and evil. In the midst of all this, grant your whole church vision, courage, understanding, and compassion to faithfully preach ...
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