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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1851. The Adoration of the Shepherds
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Illustration
King Duncan
... the manger where the babe is lying are the shepherds, with their sheep scattered around them. They could not leave the sheep in the field, they had to bring them along. Arching above the manger the artist has painted a ladder which suggests, in the shadows it casts, the form of a cross. Rembrandt was too great a painter just to put a cross in, with no justification in terms of the picture itself, but the ladder subtly suggests it. And on the beam against which the ladder rests is a rooster, the symbol of ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... of guidance and hope. Ephesians 1 reminds us that God has a plan: "to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth" (v.10). God's plan brings all humanity, all creation, under the gravitational pull of Christ's love and grace. Instead of casting about wildly for an anchoring hold, or pretending that living in a moral free fall is the best we can do, we can grasp at the grace we are freely offered, " ... so that we ... might live for the praise of [God's] glory" (v.12). The pleasures of ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... and purpose for your life. 3. TEAMS Humble yourself in the realization that you can't do it alone or "go it" alone. Admit your weakness in wanting to go through life solo, and rely on God's strength as well as network with others. 4. LEANS Cast your anxieties on God. Believe in God's care, trusting in God's love. 5. BEAMS Constantly beam in on God's word for strength, steadfastness and confidence. Firmness in faithfulness, both individually and as a community, is a byproduct of marinating one's life in the ...
1854. Make Disciples
Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... is, what a disciple of Christ is empowered to do. Jesus didn't give his disciples simple, safe tasks when he commissioned them into his ministry. His raw recruits, still smelling of fish and suspicion, were called to: cure the sick raise the dead cleanse the lepers cast out demons. How would any of you like to be handed that as a list of "things to do" by your pastor? How many of you would volunteer for discipleship if you realized those were the expectations? (Be sure in presenting this material to your ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... do is turn on the headlights. Headlights point forward. They illumine what lies ahead. Too many churches and individuals have their dome lights turned on instead of their headlights. Dome lights don't shine on anything but the interior. The light they cast makes what is outside or in front even darker and harder to see. I am writing this sermon at the UnitedMethodistChurch's quadrennial General Conference. The dome lights here are almost blinding. Turning on the taillights won't help either. Taillights give ...
1856. Say What?
Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... where an abundance of water produces lushness of greenery and richness of color. The greatest growth in Jesus' life took place in a garden, not on the mountain, in the Garden of Gethsemane, not on the Mount of Transfiguration. 3. There is nothing to cast a shadow on the mountaintops. Shadows without, shadows within. Shadows are evidence that the light that shines in and through you is falling on something. Shadow is the homage that darkness pays to light, that hell pays to heaven, that actions pay to dreams ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... The very nature of an "emergency" room suggests that when you walk in its doors, there is clearly something wrong. The E.R. physician's job is far more straightforward than that of an internist or an oncologist. E.R. doctors sew it up, put it in a cast, send it upstairs for surgery, give it a pill or send it to the morgue. Once out of the E.R., the patient is someone else's responsibility, someone else's worry. Although emergency room physicians may someday save your life, you will never know them like you ...
1858. Surprise, It's Christmas! - Sermon Starter
Luke 1:26-38
Illustration
Brett Blair
... words: "The need is great here. We have no one to work the northern province of Gabon in the central Congo. And it is my prayer as I write this article that God will lay His hand on one - one on whom, already, the Master's eyes have been cast - that he or she shall be called to this place to help us." Professor Albert Schweitzer closed the magazine and wrote in his diary: "My search is over." He gave himself to the Congo. That little article, hidden in a periodical intended for someone else, was placed by ...
1859. Mary's Suffering
Luke 2:22-40
Illustration
James Cox
... present. The Boy Jesus pauses in his work, and as he stretches himself the shadow of the cross is formed on the wall. The other picture is a popular engraving which depicts the Infant Jesus running with outstretched arms to his mother, the shadow of the cross being cast on the ground by his form as he runs. Both pictures are fanciful in form, but their underlying message is true. If we read the Gospels just as they stand, it is clear that the death of Jesus Christ was really in view almost from the outset ...
1860. An Old Tradition
Luke 2:22-40
Illustration
... : Down with the Rosemary, and so Down with the Baies, and mistletoe; Down with the Holly, Ivie, all Wherewith ye drest the Christmas Hall. To leave them up longer was to invite bad luck. The plants were burned and their ashes along with the ashes of the Yule log, were cast upon the fields, giving the earth new powers to promote growth in the spring.
1861. We Need a Revolution!
Illustration
King Duncan
... fellow who decided to make only resolutions this year he could keep. He resolved to gain weight, to stop exercising, to read less and watch more TV, to procrastinate more, to quit giving money and time to charity, to not date any member of the cast of Baywatch, and to never make New Year's resolutions again. Maybe he's onto something. Why torture ourselves when we never keep those resolutions more than a week anyway? What we need, of course, is not another resolution, but a revolution. We need a turning ...
1862. Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... potential apostles has been pared down to two by human guidelines, Peter turns the choice of the new candidate over to God. In verse 24 the eleven now return to the prayerful attitude stated in verse 14, and turn the decision over to God. The lots cast in verse 26 were used to exclude human will, allowing God's hand to select the apostle. Prayer had maintained the spindly beginnings of this community and now through prayer the apostles trust God to continue building up this new-born body of Christ. Relating ...
1863. Mark 9:38-50
Mark 9:38-50
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... individual disciples had been trying to one-up each other, so now the "chosen" community of the twelve try to distinguish themselves collectively as better than the rest of those who invoke Jesus' name. Aghast that a man outside their group would dare to cast out demons in the name of Jesus, they resolve to stop him. The disciples want the lines of Christian community to be sharply drawn, with cut-glass clarity about those who are in versus those who are out. Jesus smashes this sharp, self-defined smugness ...
1864. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... of fishing, his established way of living and making a living, is the only true assessment of the situation. Having defended his reputation before Jesus in verse 5, you can almost hear Simon muttering disgustedly under his breath as he "humors" Jesus by casting out his nets anyway. The fact that despite their doubts Simon and the others do act creates the turning point in this story. Jesus' appearance in their lives, his presence in their midst, suddenly creates a totally new atmosphere. The previous night ...
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... . Jesus' appearance before these men might well fill them with anxiety and guilt. Instead of carrying on the Lord's work, they are concerned only with their own livelihoods. Hence Jesus' command in verse 6 holds added significance. Jesus instructs the disciples to "cast the net to the right side of the boat" - i.e., try something different. The size of the catch reveals Jesus' identity. Simon Peter's reaction to this revelation appears completely bizarre: he puts on clothes and jumps into the sea. Two ...
1866. John 17:20-26
John 17:20-26
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... to depart. Why does Paul get so disturbed by this noisy follower? Before his identity was fully revealed, when his time had not yet come, Jesus dealt similarly with the unclean spirits who prematurely proclaimed him Son of God. Jesus ordered them to be silent and cast them out. But for Paul the time of proclamation is here and now. True, the source of the announcement may be questionable. But the truth of this spirit-possessed slave girl's words was indisputable. Or was it? Paul R. Trebilco ("Paul and Silas ...
1867. Luke 16:1-13
Luke 16:1-13
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... our traditional moral expectations. The problem remains that after painting the steward with the brush of questionable ethics and untrustworthy behavior, this story concludes with words of praise for the master's fiscal manager. The parable starts traditionally enough. It is cast in the middle of a series of parables and stories Jesus tells his disciples, narratives that occur here in Luke but not in the other Gospels. Interestingly, this rarely heard story follows on the heels of one of the most beloved ...
1868. Matthew 5:13-20
Matthew 5:13-20
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... is clearly made imperative. The light Jesus suggests is first described as the "light of the world" - an image that elsewhere is ascribed to Jesus himself (John 8:12). But while Jesus' candlepower stands on its own, the illumination his disciples cast is framed in strictly corporate terms. While salt must be scattered about to enhance its effectiveness, the light of discipleship must be gathered together into a "city built on a hill" in order to light the way. Within the communal, cooperative life ...
1869. 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... is transformed into exaltation in the divine hand. That this is an eschatological exaltation is revealed by 1 Peter's phrase "in due time." To make it through to this "due time," the apostolic writer offers a series of suggestions. First, he counsels, "cast all your anxiety on him" (v.7) a posture that further demonstrates a believer's humility before God and utter trust in the conviction that "he cares for you." 1 Peter then calls his audience to "discipline" themselves. This disciplined or "clear-headed ...
1870. Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)
Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... kingdom" (v.35), so too his commissioned disciples are to "proclaim the good news, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near'" (v.7). All the healing abilities Jesus possessed are to become part of his disciples' repertoire. They, too, are to "cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons." Both the power to preach and the power to heal, the two definitive signs of the approaching kingdom, are given to Jesus' disciples. Their commission invests them fully with Jesus' own authority.
1871. Luke 11:1-13
Luke 11:1-13
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... to these disciples. The man pounding on his friend's door in the middle of the night is certainly not going through any of the traditional formalities of protocol. His need is real, and his need is urgent therefore, all standard proprieties are cast aside. In the harsh land and the harsh times in which Jesus lived, the requirement of hospitality was taken very seriously. Unexpected midnight visitors who perhaps had traveled late in order to escape the desert heat must be cared for correctly. The rudely ...
1872. Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... as Abraham's in the event of this miraculous fertility, the NRSV has adopted a translation that is probably grammatically correct, even if it is rather disappointedly one-sided in its focus. Based on the vocabulary the author uses here (katabolen spermatos, to cast or lay down seed), it seems his focus remains firmly upon Abraham and both his physical and faithful contributions to the miraculous conception of Isaac. Verses 13-16 stand as this epistle writer's own commentary on the faith of "all of these ...
1873. Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... potential apostles has been pared down to two by human guidelines, Peter turns the choice of the new candidate over to God. In verse 24 the eleven now return to the prayerful attitude stated in verse 14, and turn the decision over to God. The lots cast in verse 26 were used to exclude human will, allowing God's hand to select the apostle. Prayer had maintained the spindly beginnings of this community and now through prayer the apostles trust God to continue building up this new-born body of Christ. Relating ...
1874. Mark 9:38-50
Mark 9:38-50
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... individual disciples had been trying to one-up each other, so now the "chosen" community of the twelve try to distinguish themselves collectively as better than the rest of those who invoke Jesus' name. Aghast that a man outside their group would dare to cast out demons in the name of Jesus, they resolve to stop him. The disciples want the lines of Christian community to be sharply drawn, with cut-glass clarity about those who are in versus those who are out. Jesus smashes this sharp, self-defined smugness ...
1875. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... of fishing, his established way of living and making a living, is the only true assessment of the situation. Having defended his reputation before Jesus in verse 5, you can almost hear Simon muttering disgustedly under his breath as he "humors" Jesus by casting out his nets anyway. The fact that despite their doubts Simon and the others do act creates the turning point in this story. Jesus' appearance in their lives, his presence in their midst, suddenly creates a totally new atmosphere. The previous night ...
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