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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Sermon
King Duncan
... , the female Emperor penguin gestates only one egg per year. They do not build a nest for that egg, but rather incubate it in the folds of their skin. For some reason, the Emperor penguin lays its single egg during the coldest time of the year, when temperatures drop to as low as ‑80 degrees F and in winds that reach velocities of up to 112 miles per hour. Once the female produces the egg, she gives this egg to the male to protect and preserve until she returns from gathering food in the warmer waters of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . Many already had doubts about their own role in the war which made it even harder. Bishop William Willimon once told of hearing a man, a US pilot in Vietnam, tell of his experience in that terrible conflict. He told of bearing down on a Vietnamese village to drop his bombs. As he pushed through the clouds, he caught a glimpse of a church. The man said: “It must have been Sunday because I could see a crowd of people entering the church in the village. It was only a glimpse, but I could see it clearly ...
1678. Spiritual Awareness
Matthew 13:9
Illustration
Staff
... . But the Cherokee said, "No. My ears are no different than yours. It simply depends on what you are listening to. Here let me show you." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of change-a few quarters, some nickels, and pennies. And he dropped it on the concrete. Several people around them stopped and turned toward the fallen coins. "You see what I mean?" he said as he began picking up his coins. "It all depends on what you are listening for." Not only must Christians have "ears to hear," but ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... , you will need to make sure they can picture it.] The glass dropper would hover over whatever wound was being treated, a scraped knee, a sliced toe, a de-slivered finger-tip, while the howling child (that’s you) waited for that first bright red drop of medicine to hit home. Parents took comfort in the fact that the more it stung the more germs must be getting killed. Kids took comfort in very little — except for the fact that both iodine and merthiolate left impressive blood-red stains on the wound ...
1680. Familiar Things
John 6:25-59, Matthew 26:17-30, Luke 22:7-38
Illustration
Alex Gondola
... hitting it with that long stick?" he might ask. "He's not trying to punish the ball," you explain. "He's trying to drive it. He wants to put the little white ball in the tiny hole way over there, about 500 yards away." "Why not just walk over and drop the ball in by hand? It would be a whole lot easier. Trying to hit such a small ball with such a long stick seems like a waste of time." "Well," you respond, "that's part of the challenge. Nobody wants to put the ball in the hole the easy ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... intended by God to be extraordinary, but if you know the old story, sin took away his supernatural strength and made him just one of the boys. Years ago there was a full page magazine ad that depicted a Roman gladiator in big trouble. Somehow, he had dropped his sword and an enraged lion seeing its opportunity is in mid-dash lunge, jaws wide, ready to kill this gladiator. The crowd in the coliseum is on its feet, watching in horror as the panic stricken gladiator tries to flee. The caption at the bottom of ...
1682. Where Does God Start?
1 Chronicles 29:1-9
Sermon
James Merritt
... stories about giving and how God sees giving in the gospel of Luke. It's the story of a widow, dirt poor, living on welfare, fixed income; but she gave an offering that impressed all of heaven. "Just then Jesus looked up and saw the rich people dropping offerings in the collection plate. Then he saw a poor widow put in two pennies. He said, ‘The plain truth is that this widow has given by far the largest offering today. All these others made offerings that they will never miss; she gave extravagantly what ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... flee temptation. 2 Tim. 2:22 says, "Flee also youthful lusts." 1 Cor. 6:18 says, "Flee sexual immorality." Now fleeing temptation may mean you have to do different things in different situations. It may mean you will have to get on the bus Gus, make a new plan Stan, drop off the key Lee, and get yourself free. Many times you are going to find the best way to escape temptation is the King's highway, two legs and a hard run. Prov. 16:17 says, "The highway of the upright is to depart from evil." As you walk ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... them because they are my sons. When you pray, you must have the same confidence that a child has in his father that he will hear and answer your prayer. That is how I know I can IM with the I AM, because the moment I say, "Heavenly Father" God drops everything He is doing, looks at me and says, "Son speak you have my undivided attention." That is where connecting with God really begins confidence in God's power. II. I Must Be Committed To God's Purpose Now John goes on to explain the type of confidence we ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... you here to serve. God has uniquely gifted you to be part of the family. The gifts and talents you possess were given to you to share with others. So become a partner with Cross Pointe and fill out the enrollment form that is attached to this booklet and drop it in the offering. You are needed, and you can make a difference. if you would like to serve contact Lance Sperring who heads up our lay ministry involvement and he will be glad to help you find your place of ministry. If you are not careful, you will ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... five shekels of silver." (II Kings 6:24-25, NASB) Think about that. Things were so bad that the only thing to eat was donkey-head burgers and they were selling for $50 a piece and the only thing you could put on the burger was dove-droppings. Can you imagine going down to the local restaurant, sitting down and saying to the waiter, "Give me a donkey-head burger, but hold the dove manure." Things were that bad. In fact, they were even worse, because the people were beginning to practice cannibalism. "And the ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... they would never make it to their destination to be eaten by the human beings. They would be eaten by the catfish. Guess what? When the tank arrived at its destination, those codfish were as fresh and tasty as if they had just come out of the ocean. Sometimes God drops the catfish of trouble into the tank of your life. It is put there to challenge you and strengthen you. To keep you fresh, growing, and most of all to force you to put your trust in the One who says to you, whenever you are in trouble, you ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... to your wife and say, "You heard the man, we are going to Victoria's Secret as soon as church is over." That is not what that verse means. What Paul meant was radical to the max. When Paul wrote these words, husbands all over the church must have dropped their jaws in amazement. In the Greek culture of that day, the husband had no obligations to the wife. He was free to come and to go as he pleased. The idea that a husband had any type of responsibility in the home would have been a revolutionary concept ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... More than 10,000 studies have concluded that kids do best when they are raised by loving, affectionate, attentive, committed mothers and fathers. They are less likely to be on illegal drugs, less likely to be retained in a grade and less like to drop out of school, less likely to commit suicide, less likely to be in poverty, less likely to become juvenile delinquents, and for the girls less likely to become teenage mothers. They are healthier both emotionally and physically than those that are not blessed ...
1690. A Blast from the Past
Deuteronomy 6:20-25
Sermon
James Merritt
... Interstate 285 at about 65 miles an hour in a Volkswagen. I knocked something to the floor and reached down to pick it up; when I looked back up I was about 150 yards away from stalled traffic in both lanes on I-285. I was right next to a drop-off of about 300 ft. but I had no choice. Reacting quickly, I pulled over to the lane next to the guardrail, and as I was about to go over the guardrail, pulled the car back to the left and amazingly the traffic had opened back up. The only problem ...
1691. Total Recall
Deuteronomy 6:20-25
Sermon
James Merritt
... Interstate 285 at about 65 miles an hour in a Volkswagen. I knocked something to the floor and reached down to pick it up; when I looked back up I was about 150 yards away from stalled traffic in both lanes on I-285. I was right next to a drop-off of about 300 ft. but I had no choice. Reacting quickly, I pulled over to the lane next to the guardrail, and as I was about to go over the guardrail, pulled the car back to the left and amazingly the traffic had opened back up. The only problem ...
1692. We Are At War
Ephesians 6:10-20
Sermon
James Merritt
... about ten feet below the water line to just above the water line. Theoretically, a torpedo hitting the armor belt would not penetrate into the hull and cause flooding. Likewise, armor-plating would be placed along the upper surface of the ship to repel bombs dropped from airplanes. Well God has given us armor guaranteed to repulse the most powerful missiles, the strongest bombs, and the mightiest torpedoes that Satan can fire at us. No wonder James said in Jas. 4:7, "Resist the devil and he will flee from ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." These people we read about in the Old Testament were meant to give us encouragement and to be our examples. For example: You may be thinking of dropping out of the race; you may be thinking about quitting altogether. Maybe you have lost your family, or your health, or your job. Well, Job stands up and says, "I've been there. I know what it is to lose everything. But God is faithful—hang ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... far too long. A murderous storm blew in on the climbers and they found themselves in a fight for their lives. That full-blown blizzard sent the chill factor plummeting 100 degrees below zero. They were enveloped in darkness and blowing snow. Visibility dropped to less than 20 ft. Their oxygen was depleted and the batteries on their lights were fading. For two hours they staggered blindly through the snow, hoping to stumble on the camp. Hyperthermia and exhaustion were taking a terrible toll, and some of ...
1695. A New Hope
Jeremiah 18:1-10
Sermon
James Merritt
... that all the time we were trying to get it out of that vase?" He said very sheepishly, "Yes Ma'am." She said, "Why didn't you let your hand open so it would have come out easily?" He said, "Mother, if I had opened my hand, I would have dropped my penny." Too many people are just like that - holding on to the dark side; holding on to that impurity and that sin in their life when God is simply trying to make out of them a beautiful, valuable vase. He can't do it, because they refuse to yield ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... university. Second, he is a very fine Christian young man with extremely high values. Thirdly, he goes to a very wonderful godly Christian university. Fourth, I know his Dad and Mom probably better than I know anybody in the world, and his Mother especially expects me to drop everything I'm doing when I get E-mail from him and answer it immediately. Fifth, he's my son Jonathan. A week ago I got some E-mail out of the blue from Jonathan, and it said, "Dear Dad: I am researching a theological question, and ...
1697. One Year to Live
Jeremiah 28:10-17
Sermon
James Merritt
... started back towards the other side. The enemy soldiers took aim and started to shoot, but because he was dragging their own soldier behind him, they couldn't fire. Peter Apples dragged this soldier all the way across "No Man's Land" back behind his own lines and dropped him at the feet of his commanding officer. The officer looked at him in amazement and said, "Where in the world did you get him?" Apples said, "I got him over there in that ditch and there are plenty of them over there and all of you could ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... -33, NASB) First of all, He had to correct them in their thinking that Moses gave the manna, because he didn't God did. Then He pointed out the more important truth that the manna was for the body, but the bread of life is for the soul. Then Jesus dropped the bombshell. "Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst." (John 6:35, NASB) There are two kinds of bread that people can eat. There is physical bread that perishes, that ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... sin; not so we can go out and continue to sin. Psalm 130:4 says, "But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you." (Psalm 130:4, NLT) III. Be Compassionate In How You See The Soul Of Others Go back to that moment, when the rocks were dropped, feet shuffled away and no one is left, but Jesus and this woman. He stands up, looks her in the eye and says, "Straightening up, Jesus said to her, 'Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?' She said, 'No one, Lord.' And Jesus said, 'I do not condemn ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... they have a relationship with God really does. I have to be honest with you, I have seen people all of my ministry who filled out a card, even got baptized, came for a while and then were never heard from again. I call them "Alka-Seltzer Christians", you drop them in some water, they fizzle for a little while and then they disappear. The truth is if you want to have a personal relationship with God you can. Once you establish that personal relationship with God, you can know that you have it. II. I Can Know ...
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