Dictionary: Face
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, profile, features, expression, facial expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, guise, cast, aspect, impression, grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout, moue, side, flank, vertical, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation, dial, display, (outward) appearance, nature, image, front, show, act, false front, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, charade, pose, illusion, smokescreen, veneer, camouflage, respect, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, estimation, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, recognition, prestige, standing, status, dignity, glory, kudos, cachet, effrontery, audacity, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to), accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to, be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with, beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden, brave, face up to, meet head-on, dare, defy, oppose, resist, withstand, cover, clad, skin, overlay, dress, pave, put a facing on, laminate, inlay, plate, coat, line
Antonyms: dodge, fear, back, give way, back down, dodge, avoid, throw in the towel, withdraw, cave in, retreat, succumb to, lay down one's arms, throw in the sponge, defer, submit, escape, bashfulness, shun, evade, elude
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1551. Be Not Troubled
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Audrey Mieir
Be not troubled with thoughts of the morrow, Of duties you surely must do. On the Lord cast your burden of sorrow; It matters to Him about you! Be not weary when trials are given, But trust Him to carry you through. He will make all a pathway to heaven; It matters to Him about you! Then be patient until His appearing, 'Tis dawn almost now on your view; For the mists of this dark age are clearing. In love He is planning for you!
1552. Home Again
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Warren Wiersbe
A miserable looking woman recognized F.B. Meyer of the train and ventured to share her burden with him. For years she had cared for a crippled daughter who brought great joy to her life. She made tea for her each morning, then left for work, knowing that in the evening the daughter would be there when she arrived home. But the daughter had died, and the ...
1553. A Song in the Night
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... openly in despair. To comfort her, Gerhardt reminded her of Scripture promises about God's provision and keeping. Then, going out to the garden to be alone, he too broke down and wept. He felt he had come to his darkest hour. Soon afterward, Gerhardt felt the burden lifted and sensed anew the Lord's presence. Taking his pen, he wrote a hymn that has brought comfort to many. "Give to the winds thy fears; hope, and be undismayed; God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy head. Through ...
1554. Tragic Flaws of Pharisees Laws
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J. Stowell
... to be invented for new situations. Accountability to God is replaced by accountability to men. It reduces a person's ability to personally discern. It creates a judgmental spirit. The Pharisees confused personal preferences with divine law. It produces inconsistencies. It created a false standard of righteousness. It became a burden to the Jews. It was strictly external. It was rejected by Christ.
1555. The Whole World
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Richard A. Hasler
... the entrance of that building is a gigantic statue of Atlas, a beautifully proportioned man who, with all his muscles straining, is holding the world upon his shoulders. There he is, the most powerfully built man in the world, and he can barely stand up under this burden. 'Now that's one way to live,' I would point out to my companion, 'trying to carry the world on your shoulders. But now come across the street with me.' "On the other side of Fifth Avenue is Saint Patrick's Cathedral, and there behind the ...
1556. Fully Loaded
Philippians 1:20
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... that area, or not to defend himself and be killed. When his body was later found in a stream, it was evident that he had chosen the latter. Nearby lay his rifle--all 10 chambers still loaded. He had made the supreme sacrifice, motivated by his burden for lost souls and his unswerving devotion to his Savior. With the apostle Paul, he wanted Christ to be magnified in his body, "whether by life or by death." Writing on Philippians 1:20 in The Bible Knowledge Commentary, Robert P. Lightner said, "Paul's concern ...
1557. A Life of Despair
Mt 5:1-12; 22:36-40; Deut 30:11-20
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Brett Blair
... reads: "Healthy in body and mind, I end my life before pitiless old age which has taken from me my pleasures and joys one after another; and which has been stripping me of my physical and mental powers, can paralyse my energy and break my will, making me a burden to myself and to others. For some years I had promised myself not to live beyond 70; and I fixed the exact year for my departure from life. I prepared the method for the execution of our resolution, it was a hypodermic of cyanide acid. I die with ...
1558. A Lifelong Career
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Steve Farrar
... to a world. To put the matter shortly, a woman is generally shut up in a house with a human being at the time when he asks all the questions that there are, and some that there aren't...Our race has thought it worthwhile to cast this burden on women in order to keep common-sense in the world....But when people begin to talk about this domestic duty as not merely difficult but trivial and dreary, I simply give up the question. For I cannot with the utmost energy of imagination conceive what they mean ...
1559. Mountain-Moving Jesus
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Staff
... move a small ant hill. Yet I’ll tell you, Lord, I’m grateful for the joy of knowing Thee, and for all the mountain moving down through life You’ve done for me. When I needed some help you lifted me from the depths of great despair. And when burdens, pain and sorrow have been more than I can bear, you have always been my courage to restore life’s troubled sea, and to move these little mountains that have looked so big to me. Many times when I’ve had problems and when bills I’ve had to pay ...
1560. Unfinished Business
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The great evangelist George Whitefield was relating the difficulties of the gospel ministry to some friends. He said that he was weary of the burdens and was glad that his work would soon be over and that he would depart this earthly scene to be with Christ. The others admitted having similar feelings--all except one, a Mr. Tennant. Noting this, Whitefield tapped him on the knee and said, "Well, Brother Tennant, you are the ...
1561. Carried Any Donkeys Lately?
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Source Unknown
... shifts and we see the boy walking and the old man carrying the donkey. No matter what you do, someone will always criticize it. We smile, but this story makes a good point: We can't please everybody, and if we try we end up carrying a heavy burden. Well-meaning Christians may offer us advice, and much of it is valuable. But when we try to do everything other believers want us to do, we can easily become frustrated and confused . That's why we need to remember that the One we must please above all others ...
1562. In Good Standing
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Staff
... ." She went away, and came back the next day to ask if it would not do just as well to put that money in the treasury of the Lord. "No," she was told, "God doesn't want any stolen money. The only thing is to make restitution." She carried that burden for several days, but finally went into the country, saw that son, made a full confession and offered him a five-pound note. He said he didn't want the money, but she finally persuaded him to take it, and came back with a joy and peace that made her ...
1563. The Supreme Blessing
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Martin Luther
... to us for the sake of His Son, will forgive and eternally save us, and will protect us in this life against the tyranny of the Devil and the world. To someone who properly appreciates this blessing, everything else is a trifle. Though he is poor, sick, despised, and burdened with adversities, he sees that he keeps more than he has lost. If he has no money and goods, he knows nevertheless that he has a gracious God; if his body is sick, he knows that he is called to eternal life. His heart has this constant ...
1564. Care, Dare, Share, & Prayer
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S. Briscoe
... : it takes courage to witness courage if the person is a stranger to you, and even more if the person is a close friend or relative. Share: If you want to make a lasting impression, share yourself with the person. Get involved in his interests, get your shoulder under his burden, be genuinely glad when he has a success. Prayer: Don't discount the effectiveness of prayer in the preparation of people's hearts for the Good News.
Sermon
King Duncan
... to save her from the life she was living. He did, and Tia Ana turned her life over to the Lord and began serving Him. Ana desperately wanted to have a child, but she knew that would never happen. Again, she sought the Lord and laid her burden before Him. “Lord,” she said, “if You will just give me a child, I will raise that child to serve You faithfully.” Through the support and encouragement of her church, she began to minister to the people on the streets, in particular the children of prostitutes ...
1566. Rules for Teachers
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Staff
... or other good books. Women teachers who marry or engage in unseemly conduct will be dismissed. Every teacher should lay aside from each pay a goodly sum of his earnings for his benefit during his declining years so that he will not become a burden on society. Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will give good reason to suspect his worth, intention, integrity, and honesty. The teacher who performs his labor faithfully and without ...
1567. A Steep Climb
Humor Illustration
Even when fear is not physically destructive, it adds a great burden to our lives. Panting and perspiring, two men on a tandem bicycle at last reached the top of a steep hill. "That was a stiff climb," said the first man. "It certainly was," replied the second man. "And if I hadn't kept the brake on, we would have slid down backward."
1568. The Mean Old Man
Humor Illustration
... gatepost. The knock somehow revived the old mountaineer, who sat up yelling at everyone in sight. The man lived for over a year and was as mean as ever. Then he got sick and did die. Once more the body was put in the coffin and the pallbearers lifted their burden. As they shuffled by, the long-suffering widow lifted her head and advised the pallbeares, "Watch out for that gatepost!"
1569. Let God Do the Worrying
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J. Ellsworth Kalas
... door, and yesterday, no doubt due to your worry, a big stone, save for the dear angels, would have fallen and crushed us like a mouse in a trap. If you don't stop worrying, I'm afraid the earth will swallow us. Pray and let God worry. Cast your burden on the Lord."
1570. Someday God Will Come
Mark 13:24-37
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King Duncan
... 't know when. But of even more relevance to each of us, there will come a time when God will come for us personally. Maybe you would like to know when that time will be. Most of us, I suspect, would rather not know. It would be too heavy a burden to bear. We would prefer to leave such things to God.
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... report on her wedding night to her groom with the news that she is already expecting a divinely begotten child is, “Here I am, the servant of the Lord, let it be.” Mary welcomed the angel’s message as a gift not a challenge, not a burden, not a death sentence (which it totally could have been). But a divine gift. Mary didn’t just acknowledge her receipt of this gift. She offered her whole being as the receptacle for this gift: “Here I am, the servant of the Lord.” Mary’s “unexpected gift ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . Are there any of us who want to have someone tell us to “act responsibly.” Do you teenagers want to hear it from your parents? Do any of us want to hear it from our spouse, or even from our pastor? Responsibility is a heavy burden for many of us. WHAT WE REALLY LONG FOR AT TIMES IS ESCAPE. Many of us want to flee from our responsibilities. Just look at the numbers: how many alcoholics and drug addicts are chemically snared while seeking escape? How many extramarital affairs and other destructive ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... surely would have. Nor he was he riding on a mighty elephant, as Alexander the Great might have. Instead, he was riding on a humble donkey. The man the people of Jerusalem expected to lead them to victory over their enemies was riding a lowly beast of burden. What kind of Messiah was this, they wondered to themselves? Where was his armor? Where was the pomp and grandeur that was expected out of a leader? Think if one of our candidates for president came to town this election year, not in a limousine with ...
1574. A Table Like No Others
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Sermon
King Duncan
... and, in broken English, said sternly, “Take it, girl! It was meant for you. Do you hear me?” The young woman raised her head and nodded and then she took the bread and ate it. Tony Campolo writes, “I knew that at that moment some kind of heavy burden was lifted from her heart and mind. Since then, I have always known that a church that could offer Communion to hurting people was a special gift from God.” (1) Jesus didn’t even turn Judas away from the table. If there’s room for Judas, friend ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... You must be willing to hand over to God even the smallest of sins, for they are seeds of deep destruction if they are not eliminated from our hearts. Envy, anger, greed, lust, sloth, pride, gluttony, or any other sin turn them over to God and feel a burden lifted from your soul. Dr. Jacob Chamberlain, an early missionary to India, tells of preaching to a group of people who had come to bathe in the “sacred stream” of the Ganges. Among them was a man who had crawled many agonizing miles on his knees and ...
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