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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John E. Harnish
... , reviving their courage, revolutionizing their witness—for the sake of the name of Jesus Christ. Frances Havergal was born in Worcestershire, England in 1836. She only lived to be 43, a fairly unremarkable life, but she wrote many poems and hymns which became popular, even though, as one critic says, her poetry has a "lack of concentration and a tendency toward meaningless repetition of phrase." Unlikely as it seemed, they became some of the best-loved hymns of the church. One of her hymns could be the ...
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John E. Harnish
... /11 when life seems so fragile, in a world where all too often the value of a person's life is measured by what they make rather than who they are, people are looking for meaning, purpose for living. If you need more evidence, just look at the popularity of Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Life. My guess is that it says more about what we are seeking than what we have found. Retired Chaplain of the Senate, Lloyd John Olgivie, says: Everywhere I go these days, I hear the same urgent appeal. People want their ...
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King Duncan
... your faith sacrificial? Is it costing you something? Here’s the second: Do you spend most of your efforts looking out for number 1 yourself? Many people do. In fact, that’s what our society tells us to do. Whitney Houston, in a song that was hugely popular a few years ago, particularly with many school choirs, told us that to love one’s self is “the greatest love of all.” Of course, Americans have a long history of fascination with self. Some of you read a poem in school by Walt Whitman that was ...
1704. A Man for All Seasons
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
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Donald Charles Lacy
... sooner or later a learning experience. Stretching out to others and making the necessary adjustments should be — in time — a highly positive experience. Our spiritual muscles are always in need of growth! One direction is not being promoted or recommended and that is what is popularly known as "going with the flow." There are times that we must stand our ground. This is especially true as we come into contact with those who are not interested in the church or may even be an enemy. If we are going with ...
1705. Gift of Positive Thinking
2 Corinthians 1:18-22
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Donald Charles Lacy
For generations the "power of positive thinking" has been touted throughout our land. It is among the most popular and utilized thoughts and themes we have ever known. Cutting across all strata of social and economic patterns it is generally a principle espoused. While the influence generated is obvious, secular and less than desirable ways of life have utilized it. It is frequently taken from a Christian basis and ...
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Donald Charles Lacy
... , until we note the preacher seems to be in first place and worshiping God in second place or lower. Christ is intended to be proclaimed, not the best and most likable preacher in a nearby city. Is that a bit of a stretch? My experience says popular preachers are to be on guard. The proclamation of our Savior and Lord is the one and only top priority. The really big battles pastors face are almost always internal. The wars are sometimes fierce, as we labor to keep ourselves out of the limelight. The ...
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Maurice A. Fetty
... , until we note the preacher seems to be in first place and worshiping God in second place or lower. Christ is intended to be proclaimed, not the best and most likable preacher in a nearby city. Is that a bit of a stretch? My experience says popular preachers are to be on guard. The proclamation of our Savior and Lord is the one and only top priority. The really big battles pastors face are almost always internal. The wars are sometimes fierce, as we labor to keep ourselves out of the limelight. The ...
1708. No-fault Religion
2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13), 14-17
Sermon
Maurice A. Fetty
... at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Tillich soon attracted national attention and ascended to became one of the world's leading Protestant theologians. Although his personal moral conduct often left much to be desired, he was a very popular lecturer and preacher. Whenever he preached in James Chapel at Union Seminary, the place would be packed not only with seminarians, but also with students and faculty from Columbia and Barnard across the street. Tillich liked to preach about reconciliation ...
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Richard Gribble
... toward the common goals of economic success and the construction of a better society that will benefit not only the privileged but all citizens. If we conduct our lives as peacemakers and lovers of serenity we will live righteous lives. As the lyrics of a popular Christian hymn state, "Peace is flowing like a river, flowing out of you and me." In a world rampant with violence, hatred, and discontent, we need to be peacemakers in attitude, word, and action. Faith must be the shield that wards off the blows ...
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Richard Gribble
... , ‘If you choose, you can make me clean.' Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I do choose. Be made clean!' Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean" (Mark 1:40-42). We all recall the popular story (Luke 17:11-19) of the ten lepers who came to Jesus and were cured, yet only one, a Samaritan, returned to give thanks. Jesus also welcomed foreigners, even those who were despised by Hebrew society. Recall how amazed were both the Samaritan woman and ...
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Lee Ann Dunlap
... -help books or flashy seminars in posh resorts. We buy lottery tickets with hopes of striking it rich. We consult the so-called experts. We buy videos and listen to audiocassettes from nearly any charismatic person who will promise to make us wealthier, sexier, or more popular at work. We sacrifice our family ties on behalf of the job and labor long hours to please the company, so that we can have health and pension benefits once we've worked ourselves sick and tired. All of this is in hopes of attaining a ...
1712. Where Is Love?
Hebrews 9:1-28
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Lee Ann Dunlap
... well-meaning teachers and philosophers offering easy answers and easy solutions. Biblical scholars and historians have suggested that this easier alternate route to Easy Street was a kind of amalgamated heresy based on the pagan, gnostic (knowledge-based), and popular Jewish beliefs of their time and place. It might best be described as a kind of universalist "whatever works" religion like some of the New Age stuff floating around in today's religious neighborhood. As best these scholars can conjecture ...
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
... and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their center and become popular." -Tacitus, The Annals, Great Books, Book 15, p. 168 Two thousand years later, this mischievous superstition is still breaking out! Hallelujah! Christ is risen! Collect Lord, we have died with you. Let us be raised with you! No matter what the world may say ...
1714. Matthew 20:1-16
Matthew 20:1-16
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... -first century even as it did in the first century: to put food on the family table. The “daily wage” Jesus’ landowner agree to pay is the Roman denarius. Despite the primarily Jewish nature of Jesus’ (and Matthew’s) audience, the strength and popularity of Roman coinage made it the most desired recompense. In Tacitus, Annales 1.17, there is recorded an early first century rebellion by Roman soldiers who insist that they receive denarius as their fair daily wage. If the common vineyard workers in ...
1715. Losing Authority
Mt 21:23-32
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King Duncan
... -word answer . . . YES. The generals looked at each other, somewhat stupefied. Finally one of them submits a second request to the computer: YES WHAT? Instantly the computer responded: YES, SIR. The Pharisees, like these generals, were accustomed to people saying "Yes, sir" to them. They were the religious authorities. Jesus' popularity threatened their authority, so they chose to threaten his with trick questions.
1716. We Didn't Even Have a Horse
Matthew 22:1-14
Illustration
King Duncan
Huey Long was a very colorful Louisiana politician who had hopes of running for the presidency in 1936. He began as an unschooled farm boy and ended up in the governor's mansion, one of the most popular politicians in the history of the state. Long was born in the central part of Louisiana, and when he first campaigned for governor, he was given some advice about the voters in the New Orleans area. "South Louisiana is different from the northern part of the state," he was told. " ...
1717. The Blessing Complex
Philippians 3:1-11
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Leonard Sweet
... loud it is deafening, and still the person with an “inferiority complex” will feel inferior. You’ve heard of the “superiority complex?” This is someone who looks at life through the spectacles of superiority. The Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung popularized the term “complex,” and taught us that “complexes” are not subject to reason. Jung named a bunch of them, and we’ve come up with a lot more: the “Mother” complex, the “Narcissus” complex, the “Casanova” complex (which looks ...
1718. Don’t Turn Down a Sure Chance
Matthew 22:1-14
Illustration
Bill Bouknight
One of the most popular places in Memphis is Tom Lee Park, a beautiful open space alongside the mighty Mississippi. If you have lingered there long enough to read the plaque, you know that the park was named for an African-American man named Tom Lee. One day in 1925, a steamer with lots of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... way. “Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? Mary, did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?” (1) The song’s been around now for nearly two decades. Listen for it on the radio. The most popular version is sung by Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd. Mary, did you know . . . ? How could Mary know what was happening to her when the angel Gabriel came to her long ago? Only Luke tells this story. The Gospel of Luke is often called the Gospel of womanhood because ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... beans which she produced so abundantly. All the squirrels, rabbits, and other animals came and ate their meals at Bean Plant's house. Bean Plant was proud; she found importance in what she produced. Marigold, the middle sister, was also very popular. She produced nothing of value, but she attracted a lot of attention, nonetheless. The reason was that Marigold was radiantly beautiful. The gold, yellow, and orange blossoms which she produced brought her many suitors. They were all tall, dark, and handsome ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... discipleship. Jesus commands us to be evangelists, to go forth and spread his message. When we think of evangelization the image of the street-corner preacher comes to mind. Sermons of hellfire and brimstone and selling the faith door-to-door are other popular images. Evangelization is practiced in these ways, but there are less overt and more common ways in which we bring others closer to God, which is the essential ministry of the evangelist. Evangelization is practiced in the active life of the minister ...
Sermon
Richard Gribble
... with the rich and powerful, those who mattered in Israel, but he chose in a special way to be brother to those society had abandoned. Similarly, it is very easy for us today to mingle with people society has deemed acceptable. The beautiful, powerful, and popular in the world become our community. Jesus' break with convention suggests that we must do likewise and seek in some overt, even preferential manner to meet the needs and address the concerns of those who live on the margins of society. Jesus' second ...
Sermon
George Reed
... size is larger in schools with high proportions of ethnic minority children than it is where white children are the majority, then the church has a bias for the minority students. This kind of bias will not sit well with some people and we may not be very popular with them. It may cost us social standing, political office, or even a promotion at work, but we stand in the line of John the Baptist and the other prophets who faced the evils within the system and called for them to change. As Christians we must ...
1724. Paying Caesar
Matthew 22:15-22
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David G. Hagopian
... the poll tax be paid to him? If Christ were to have affirmed payment of the poll tax to Caesar, he would no doubt have pleased the Herodians but would have made Himself an even greater enemy of the Pharisees and an enemy of the people who shared popular resentment to the poll tax as an unlawful imposition by a heathen government. If, by contrast, Christ were to have denied that the poll tax be paid, he would have made Himself out to be an enemy of Rome and possibly, subject Himself to the charge of sedition ...
Sermon
Mary S. Lautensleger
... olive oil on Saul's head, as was the custom, to show that God has chosen Saul, and will give him the gifts and graces he needs to be an effective king. At first Saul does everything right. He exudes bravery, leads his people into battle, and wins wars. Popularity soon goes to his head, though, and he becomes proud and obstinate. He refuses to obey either Samuel or God. The time comes when God says to Samuel, "Saul is no longer fit to be king, and I have chosen his successor. Go to Bethlehem of Judea and ...
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