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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Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... 4:25): as far away from Jezebel as he can get. Having reached Beersheba he heads alone, without his servant (cf. 18:43ff.), for the desert. He seeks a lonely place in which to die, an isolated man (or so he feels) under an isolated broom tree; he has had ... to mention Gen. 21:8) is already clear that he brings life from God rather than death from Jezebel. For angels attending NT prophets in the desert, cf. Matt. 4:1–11. 19:9 He went into a cave: The cave is, of course, not a good place for someone to sit who ...
127. The Call of Elisha
1 Kings 19:19-21
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... 4:25): as far away from Jezebel as he can get. Having reached Beersheba he heads alone, without his servant (cf. 18:43ff.), for the desert. He seeks a lonely place in which to die, an isolated man (or so he feels) under an isolated broom tree; he has had ... to mention Gen. 21:8) is already clear that he brings life from God rather than death from Jezebel. For angels attending NT prophets in the desert, cf. Matt. 4:1–11. 19:9 He went into a cave: The cave is, of course, not a good place for someone to sit who ...
Understanding Series
John Goldingay
... achievements of Cyrus. The coming events are the completion of those achievements in Babylon’s fall, and the restoration and renewal of the Judean community. Here a way in the desert (v. 19) succeeds the old way through the sea. The desert is not merely the literal desert that separates Babylon from Jerusalem, but the equivalent to that desert through which Israel had wandered long ago, in which they had experienced Yahweh’s miraculous provision of water. So it will be again (vv. 19–20). These are not ...
129. Jacob's Well
John 4:1-26, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42
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Lori Wagner
... of you to meet him at the well. Jesus IS the living water and the gift of God to all of us. He is the path in the wilderness that flows and waters your life and mine: “I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour My Spirit upon your offspring and My blessing upon your descendants. And they shall spring up among the grass like willows or poplars by the watercourses --Isaiah 43 I invite all ...
130. God's GPS
Genesis 28:10-22
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Lori Wagner
... that could be held up. At the top was a cross piece, bound with leather strings. You could use it to determine wind direction, sun direction, and to lead others, so they could follow. Moses used one much like this when he led the Israelites through the desert. He would hold up that positioning staff, and the others would follow him through the mountains into the next valley. He could tell direction by the shadow of the sun, and the weather by the feel of the wind. Shepherds, who would need to look out for ...
131. The Wild Within
Luke 4:1-13, Mark 1:9-13, Matthew 4:1-11
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... and we come out reborn: 40 days of rains and floods in which Noah sailed the deep 40 days for Moses in Midian 40 days of Moses on Sinai 40 days of Joshua’s spying and preparing to enter the promised land 40 years of Israel wandering the desert in a wilderness walk 40 days for the Ninevites to repent 40 days for Elijah to recover from his fear of persecution 40 days that Goliath taunted Saul and his army 40 days of Jesus’ post resurrection appearances 40 days that Jesus spent in his wilderness place And ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... a few days and go off to distant town. Look for the town shoemaker. Knock on his door and stay with him for some time. The holy hermit was puzzled by God’s command, but left the next morning as he was directed. He walked all day across the desert sands. By nightfall he had come to the village and, inquiring with the local people, found the home of the shoemaker. He knocked on the door and a smiling man and his wife opened the portal and welcomed him. “Are you the town shoemaker?” Anthony asked. “Yes ...
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Will Willimon
... Show me a church which builds a "Single Life Building." It was after Easter, five weeks after Easter, to be exact. Philip is sleeping and awakens suddenly to find an angel standing before him. "Get up!" says the angel, "and go out into the middle of the desert at noon." And out in the desert he meets a man. Is it a man? He is a eunuch, a chamberlain in the court of the Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. He is returning from a visit to the temple in Jerusalem and he is reading an Isaiah scroll. And he has ...
134. Tempted By Good
Matthew 4:1-11
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Don M. Aycock
... to carry our crosses for him, too. Do not put the Lord your God to the test. Do not try to force God into doing what you want rather than what he wills. This is an awesome rebuke of the powers of darkness. It still is. Jesus went into the desert after the high moment of his baptism. He found himself being pulled in a number of directions. He was tempted to use his powers to satisfy his need. He was tempted to take shortcuts to gratify his ambition. He was tempted to use his unique status with God to exploit ...
Sermon
Gerald Whetstone
... the Romans. On the eastern corner of Masada, facing distant and unseen Jerusalem, the Zealots had built a synagogue. One of the several scrolls archaeologists found there was that of the prophet Ezekiel. I marvel to think of those eyes scanning the vast Judean desert, listening to Ezekiel tell of being set in a valley, a valley full of bones. The bones were many and the bones were very dry. The Lord asked Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?" And Ezekiel, avoiding the obvious answer (which was surely "no"), said ...
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Timothy J. Smith
... only made sense for the people to regard God as also dwelling in a tent. By living in a tent, God was able to travel everywhere that the people did. Wherever the people wandered God could travel with them. The people no longer lived in tents out in the desert, instead they lived in houses in villages and towns. It just did not seem right for God to dwell in a tent when the people enjoyed all the comforts of living in houses. It was only appropriate for God to have a permanent dwelling place as well. It was ...
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Jerry Eckert
... of the pieces in thispuzzle," the voice came back. "Even if I try it, no one's going to believe me.They'll think I'm desert crazy. For instance, who will I sayis the God involved?" "I AM WHO I AM!" the voice said. "So I am who I am," I answered. " ... very uneasy. It couldjust be a coincidence that Aaron came out to meet you.You're right. Your conversation with God sounds like desert-crazy talk. Please come back before it is too late. We stillneed you. Your wife,ZipporahSent by my father's messenger Dear ...
138. Hate Evil
John 3:1-21
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Harry N. Huxhold
... from Mount Hor down to the Sea of Reeds to detour around Edom. The reason for the runaround was that the Edomites would not grant the Israelites a permit to pass through their land. Consequently, as the Israelites started their dreary march back into the desert, they started to moan and complain. They complained against both God and Moses for having brought them out of the security of their bondage in Egypt. Sometimes slavery and the lack of freedom can be far more safe and secure than freedom. So it was ...
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R. Sheldon MacKenzie
... so badly he needed help to carry his cross-beam. A stranger carried it, and two strangers were put to death with him. The gospel of Mark at this point has provided us with a poignant picture of Jesus;-- betrayed by a man he had called and trusted, -- deserted by all the rest of his disciples,-- falsely accused by his own people, and ridiculed by complete strangers. And now as it was in the Garden of Gethsemane, once again he was in darkness. The darkness this time is not the sort that follows sunset. It was ...
140. Advent 2
Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-20, Philippians 1:1-11
Sermon Aid
George Bass
... :1-6 (RC, E, L, C) As in the case of Jesus, Luke moves from the story of John the Baptist's birth and announced destiny as the one who will "prepare the way of the Lord," to the 30-, or 31-year-old man, who comes out of the desert and begins to preach and actually prepare the way for Jesus' advent (Luke does have one incident between Jesus' birth stories and the beginning of his ministry, of course - the incident in the temple, when he was 12 years old). In both cases, most of what happened between infancy ...
Eulogy
Joe Barone
... Ages, cleft for me," it says, tying Jesus forever to the living God. We know the story of how God gave the people water in the desert. They were thirsty, and they were angry with Moses and with God. That's natural, isn't it? When we face uncertainty - as they did - or ... and saving God, what a joy it is to know how much you love us. Out of that love you gave the people water in the desert and you sent your son to make us one with you. We thank you for the memories we have of *, but even more, we thank you ...
142. Step Ten - Perseverance
Lk 12:35-48 · 1 Cor 10:1-13 · Ps 15:1-5
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John A. Terry
... sexual immorality and idolatry. Many of the men became sexually involved with Moabite women and were drawn to the pagan altars by these women. It does not say having illicit sex killed them there and then. It did cause them to stay wandering in the desert the rest of their lives, no longer able to receive the promise. Even those whose sin was complaining were struck down (Numbers 14:29-30). If you think it is okay to grumble, remember that all those who grumbled against God in the wilderness were refused ...
143. Proper 11
Exodus 3:1-22
Sermon
... wiping them out completely and, thereby, losing this huge store of slave labor. There seemed to be no burning desire on the part of the Hebrews to make a desperate break for freedom, and no desire at all to endure the hardship of trekking across the desert. There is reason to believe Moses understood this mind set and was well aware of the difficulties he would face - both from stubbornness and opposition of the people he was being sent to lead, as well as from the political and military power of the State ...
Sermon
Dean Lueking
... of God, or urgent ethical matters of right or wrong. The first temptation deals with fundamental existence, survival itself. The appeal is so plausible! After all, says the Enemy, you are the Son of God. Now let that sonship be manifested by turning these desert stones into bread. After all, as we often hear it said, good health is everything. Sacrifice that and everything else is a moot question. But Jesus meets that temptation with the scriptural word, "Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word ...
145. Advent 3
Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:1-10
Bulletin Aid
... praise God as long as we live! People: LET US PRAISE GOD AS LONG AS WE HAVE BREATH! (Based on Psalm 146) Collect God of glorious splendor, you have time and again led your people out of freedom-negating captivity, through life-threatening deserts, and into health-restoring safety. Prepare us to receive Jesus as your miraculous Way to salvation: that, seeing in him your wondrous works, we may become travelers on a holy journey toward wholeness and peace. Amen Prayer of Confession God of gracious sensitivity ...
Sermon
Robert G. Tuttle
... be received in our moment and passed on, or our civilization can collapse. The early Methodists came to life, completed their course, and left new life in their nation. We can come to life in Christ, complete our course, and leave new life in our nation. Remember the desert pools, the desert shrimp and their one moment. It is now or never. We are playing it "live." We are not on tape. We can’t do a re-take. This is it. We produce or we do not produce. If we are open and ready and willing, God brings the ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... haunted by that heart-shaped tattoo on his chest reading, "Rosie Forever." God's love, unlike that of humans, is never fickle. It is constant, unquenchable, and persistent. It is as though your name is tattooed on God's very hands. Even though I disappoint and desert him, that tattoo on his hand is indelible. He will never fail me or forsake me. What a comfort! What a joy! Most of our relationships are performance-based. If we perform well, we are appreciated. If we fail, we are no longer acceptable. But ...
Drama
G. Franklin Gray
... by the trial, defeated and lost following the crucifixion of Christ, Peter has returned to the Garden of Gethsemane where he spent his last hours with Jesus. He is praying. Peter God, look at me ... the rock. A follower of Jesus, a disciple who said, "I will never desert you, even if I die, I won’t." But when the test came, I was like all the others. Three times I could have stepped forward and said, "Yes, I am one of his followers." Every time I was afraid - and then ... the cock crowed. God, why couldn ...
Sermon
Thomas D. Peterson
... to see. We know that to stay as we are is to court a kind of death of the spirit which will lead to death of the whole person. Accept the call of Christ: receive from him a new thing. Behold, it springs forth as a fresh well in the desert of your soul. What then? What for a new thing? It may be doing an act; taking on a relationship; or adopting a new attitude. Nothing big and fancy, but strong and dependable, and profoundly human. Whatever it may be, if lifted up and assumed in the name and power ...
150. In Quest of Fire
2 Chronicles 36:15-23
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Larry Powell
... . It had been their training ground for forty long years, influenced their culture, and was ingrained upon their consciousness. They could deal with the desert. There was one desert phenomenon, however, regarded as a cruel mockery of their relationship: the mirage. From a distance, the desert traveler would see a cool oasis, encircled by palm trees, inviting the stumbling, thirsty pilgrim to "come and drink." Even as God was being thanked for his mercy, the vision slowly receded. Ever reaching for an oasis ...
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