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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1776. Living in Gratitude
Philippians 4:4-8
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... a terrible storm, winds blowing, trees bending, and debris flying through the air. The sky was dark, the sight was stark, and there was not a person in sight. There was, however, a bird perched on a limb on one of those bended trees. Observers got the impression that the bird was singing. To which painting would you award the prize of peace? The judges chose the bird. Peace is not the absence of conflict. Peace is consolation of the heart. Paul wrote this from a Roman prison where he was sentenced to die ...
Sermon
J. Howard Olds
... is the body of Christ. The world calls the Church an institution. Not all of us feel a need for an institution. Others call the Church a great society. Not all of us are into societies. St. Paul called the Church the body of Christ and gave us a lasting impression of its diversity and unity in the text we want to consider today, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13: "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though the parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we are all ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... was interviewed on television, and the subject of his son’s athletic talent was raised. Son John was a successful player on his dad’s team. Coach McKay was asked to comment on the pride that he felt over his son’s accomplishments on the field. His answer was most impressive: “Yes, I’m pleased that John had a good season last year. He does a fine job, and I’m proud of him. But I would be just as proud if he had never played the game at all.’ Dr. Dobson goes to on to say this: “Coach McKay was ...
1779. "A" Priorities
Luke 10:38-42
Illustration
David E. Leininger
... C priorities, and then he notes that too many people spend too much of their time on the C priorities! And then he asks, "Why do you think that is?" The answer is that the C priorities are, first, much easier to accomplish, and, second, give you the impression that you are actually getting something done. In other words you can keep busy with the C priorities all day and never get to the more important things. The lesson from Mary and Martha is "Don't let the good (the C priorities) get in the way of the ...
1780. What Is Coming?
Luke 12:13-21
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Joachim Jeremias
... (Ps. 14.1). He does not take God into account, and fails to see the sword of Damocles, the threat of death, hanging over his head. Here it is necessary to avoid a too obvious conclusion. We are not to think that Jesus intended to impress upon his audience the ancient maxim, 'Death comes suddenly upon man'. Rather do all the appeals and parables of warning taken together show that Jesus is not thinking of the inevitable death of the individual as the impending danger, but of the approaching eschatological ...
1781. People Get Ready! - Sermon Starter
Luke 12:22-48
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Brett Blair
Curtis Mayfield passed away in 1999. At the height of the Civil Rights struggle Mayfield, the lead singer of The Impressions, wrote his most memorable lyrics. Listen to the Chorus: People get ready There's a train, a comin' You don't need no baggage You just get on board All you need is faith To hear the diesels hummin' Don't need no ticket, You just thank the Lord In ...
1782. Hard Sayings
Luke 12:49-53
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Hubert Beck
... , that issue from the lips of our Lord. We know, of course, how to "tame them down" to make them palatable and to assure ourselves that we are in sync with them. So we often do not give too much attention to them lest they "mess around" with our pious impressions and pre-suppositions.
Sermon
King Duncan
... United States known for its religious fervor. But it has not always been so. According to author and historian Jack Neely, at the turn of the 19th century, Tennesseans were a largely heathen people. Traveling evangelists and missionaries made little impression on either the cotton growers on the west end of the state or the hillbillies on the eastern end. Then, on December 16th, 1811, a massive earthquake rolled across the southern United States. The ground cracked and shifted, houses collapsed, mountains ...
Sermon
Lee Griess
... , we are set free. Don Webb, the former President Emeritus of Centenary College, was born in Wales and served in the British navy before coming to America to begin his ministry. In the British navy he was named captain of the H.M.S. Switha. As captain, he wanted to impress the crew with how wise and brave he was. And the first assignment was to check the anchors that held the buoys in place and the only way to do that was to send a diver down to the ocean bottom in one of those big suits with the iron ...
Sermon
Lee Griess
... up the pillow would have been beneath them. So rather than do it, they all pretended they did not see the misplaced pillow until finally the Prince of Wales, who was a groomsman, picked it up and returned it to the bench. Now, that example may not impress us much here in America where we pride ourselves on the equality of every person, but in a class-conscious society like Great Britain, that was an extraordinary act. However, it is not one that can even begin to parallel what Jesus did that night in the ...
Sermon
Mark Ellingsen
... got your foundation rooted in him. Of course, there are still forces which try to pull you away and take away your peace and joy. It is still very possible to be pulled away from this insight, and instead focus on all the impressive activities, like the growing megachurches and the wealth accumulated by or promised to their members, which are said to be happening within certain Prosperity Gospel circles. Contemporary American social trends want to lure you away from where you are planted, providing instead ...
1787. Testing, Testing
Matthew 22:34-46
Sermon
Chris Ewing
... doesn't ... what we want our life to count for. Sometimes the question gets asked more directly. An Islamic family moves in down the street, and their children ask your children what they believe. You become friends with a Buddhist coworker, and find yourself deeply impressed with the quality of his or her life, and wondering if that is available in your own tradition. The local Jehovah's Witness buttonholes you and you wish you could put into words what it is you believe. Moments like that test us — not ...
1788. I Love a Parade
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Sermon
Schuyler Rhodes
... the veterans and the fire trucks and the mayor riding in a convertible he borrowed from the local dealership. The Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H, and on it went. The fife and drum corps and the local National Guard unit was also present, usually with some impressive military hardware to display. Every year we sat at the curb, waving, yelling, drinking grape soda, and getting sick on cotton candy. It wasn't until years later that I learned about the subtext of the parade. It wasn't until I was well into young ...
Sermon
Stan Purdum
... , however, his arm struck a familiar object. It was the iron horse's head of the hitching post in front of his own home. After an hour and a half of wandering around, he had ended up right back where he had started. As the story goes, Cowper was so impressed by this turn of events that he climbed the stairs to his flat, lit the lamp, and knelt to ask God to forgive him for what he had planned to do. Then he wrote the words to the hymn, which begins, "God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to ...
1790. A Way of Seeing
Genesis 21:8-21
Sermon
Stan Purdum
... eyes, Hagar missed all of that. The last church I served included some farmers in the congregation. In 1988, that part of Ohio suffered a drought, and those farmers watched their fields dry up and their crops die. That was their livelihood, of course, but I was impressed that they did not stop attending church and they continued to put money in the offering plate. A cynic might look at that fact and say, "Well, the farmers don't want to offend God and cause him to withhold more rain." But I looked at the ...
1791. Hearts on Fire
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Sermon
Timothy J. Smith
... and must change their ways. As a result, prophets were not always popular. Jeremiah was a case in point. Jeremiah criticized just about everyone including the king and the priests. At the gates of the temple, Jeremiah said that if the priests thought God was impressed by their words, they were wrong. He condemned the rich for exploiting the poor and the poor for deserving no better. The people grew tired of his messages of doom and gloom. When he predicted that the Babylonians were about to attack and the ...
Sermon
John N. Brittain
... is an example of Stoicism, not Christian patience. What then is Christian patience? Whatever patience is, it is clearly not optional for a Christian. The apostle Paul repeatedly commanded Christians to demonstrate patience with each other. So much so that we get the impression that it is a critical test of genuine Christian discipleship. Some years ago I was aware of a person in a position of considerable importance within a major Christian denomination. He was, on the one hand, admired as a "go to" kind of ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... exercise that seeks to clarify a mystery that defies explanation. Unfortunately, that often results in doctrinal formulas that are simply "imposed" upon us. We are told that this is what we "gotta" believe, if we want to be a Christian. Sometimes I get the impression that when we teach the Trinity to our young people, what we are essentially telling them is "Shut up and believe it!" The Trinity is really something altogether quite different. We miss the point of the doctrine of Trinity and what it is to ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... not going well. It is difficult to think and talk about God when your life is slowly or abruptly slipping into the pits. All "the bright and shiny people" (who R.E.M. sang about and e e cummings wrote about) who come to church seem to give the impression that suffering, hurt, and pain have no place in church or in the heart of God. We seem to avoid the "God question" when suffering is its worst. You know the classic question that seems unanswerable in the face of human suffering: How can you believe in God ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... is continually lived out in the course of the Christian life. Repeatedly in our freedom, we willingly choose to let go of one thing in order to take hold of another. Usually an organization wants to put its best foot forward and wants to make a positive impression on any visitors. It wants to create a healthy image. But why not try something different at your morning service? Why not drag out all the dirty underwear? Why not start out by exposing for all to see all that we did wrong this past week, our ...
Drama
Larry Lange
... , he dramatically lifts a silver light saber out of the box. As Accompanist continues to play, Harry leaps into several dramatic poses. During his last leap, he thrusts the light saber into Margaret's newspaper.) Margaret: (sarcastically, looking over newspaper) Very impressive, Harry. What is it? Harry: (grandly, to congregation) It's the armor of light! Margaret: (returns to reading paper) Did it come with batteries, Harry? Harry: (looks in the end of the tube, then in the box, finds some instructions ...
Sermon
Larry Lange
... a profound humility. This kept before him his plebian origins and inspired him to embark on a worldwide quest to improve health care for millions of people who had none. The member of the church in Rome who had cornered Billius was not impressed by his philanthropy. "Is it true, Mr. Gaitius, that meat sacrificed to idols is served at Macrosoft corporate headquarters and at all official Macrosoft functions?" Billius admitted that this was the case, but reminded his brother in the faith that almost all meat ...
1798. God’s Doing
Philippians 1:21-30
Sermon
Larry Lange
... had to go to the church the next day and the meeting following to approve the plans for the new addition — no matter how bad she felt. So they went. During the meeting, Don was looking at the summary of plans for the new church building and was impressed that this little church in the country with the ugly orange chairs and ugly orange carpet had such big plans and so little reason to believe they could be accomplished. They had, after all, no product or service to sell, no R and D department staffed with ...
1799. Just a Crazy Story
Philippians 2:1-11
Sermon
Larry Lange
... 't pull the wool over my eyes, Zachary," said God. After he rubbed the sleepers out of his eyes, Zack found himself looking at the same Morgan Freeman guy who was in the movie. He had the mop and the bucket on wheels and everything. "And I was impressed that you were so quick to hope that I was with you when you heard my voice. I like that. Hope is important. And finally, Zachary, you have some very orthodox beliefs about me despite the fact that ostensibly, you want to have nothing to do with me." "Right ...
1800. The World According to Paul
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Sermon
Mary S. Lautensleger
... crucified (Acts 17). Some Jews did believe, but most of the new converts were Greek, including influential women. The Thessalonians' eagerness to move from idolatry to faith in the one true God is a courageous social and religious step to take. Paul is impressed by their willingness to change. Paul's letter to the Thessalonians is in many ways a tribute to friendship. The letter is warm, full of fond memories and uplifting words. It is spontaneous and full of emotion. Paul promises to remember his new ...
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