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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Wayne Brouwer
... she went on. There was one that had meant the most to her, ever since the words tumbled out. It was this verse: So together we stand at life’s crossroads And view what we think is the end. But God has a much bigger vision And he tells us it’s only ... his face, she was there to wash his soul. He met her in Oslo, Norway, during the Nobel prize ceremonies one year. He was standing among the crowd of guests that filled the doors and hallways of the auditorium. Then she passed by. She stopped for a moment and ...
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Dean Feldmeyer
... from one another (not divided though), yet completely united in will and essence.” The article goes on to ask and answer the “How so?” question. How, can this be so? It offers two illustrations to illustrate how: Our eyes are two distinct “persons”, in that they stand distinctly on their own, right? But they are one in will and essence as they produce a single image when we use them to see with. Or ― and, being a musician, I really like this one ― “Think of a C-chord. The C, E, and G notes ...
1953. Basta, basta!
John 16:12-15
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Lori Wagner
... the church in our communities and beyond. The more we pay attention to the teaching and guidance of the Spirit, the more “Christ” the world will see in us! We take it step by step, declaring “basta” when things feel “too much,” but then continuing to stand in awe of God’s amazing glory, immersing ourselves in God’s presence in prayer and scripture, and allowing the Spirit to take our hands and guide us toward our future – and the call that God has for us! In a sense, when it comes to God ...
1954. God Is Like...a Friend
2 Corinthians 5:16-20
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Kenneth L. Gibble
... poor, smart-dumb, male-female don’t apply or don’t matter. That’s a little hard to conjure up when it comes to a relationship with God. It’s one thing to think about the mercy of God or the judgment of God. You take off your shoes and stand as you would before a smoking mountain or a raging ocean. But the friendship of God? That would seem to be a whole different ball game. Yet there are places in the Bible where the friendship of God is specifically mentioned. In the book of Exodus, these words are ...
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Douglas J. Deuel
... these symbols no longer reflect deeper spiritual values. For example, our money has this phrase printed on it: "In God We Trust." But how much of our domestic or our foreign policy reflects that principle? We have churches on every corner, but how many of them stand empty on the Sabbath? The scriptures record, "When the circumcising of all the nation was done, they remained in their places in the camp till they were healed" (Joshua 5:8). It is intriguing to think of Israel, on the brink of a crucial battle ...
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Douglas J. Deuel
... just attacked Paul and Silas because of their faith. They had been beaten and their clothes had been ripped. Who would possibly risk bringing these two into his home? Such an act could have jeopardized his health, the well-being of his family, and his standing within the community. Do you know the story of Jimmy Allen? Jimmy Allen was a prominent Southern Baptist minister. At one time, he was even the president of the Southern Baptist Convention. During a span of nearly ten years, he lost a daughter-in-law ...
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Barbara Brokhoff
... servants and horses and chariots, ready to grace the prophet with his impressive presence (leper though he was), but -- surprise -- the prophet doesn't even bother coming to the door! Elisha didn't come out to greet him, or have him sign the visitor's register, or stand and tell him his name, or how honored he was by his visit. Elisha sent a servant out with a message -- a simple, almost insulting message: "Go wash -- dip seven times in Jordan, and you will be cured." And did that ever upset Naaman! He was ...
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J. Will Ormond
... and soldiers alike that one who possesses power always uses it for his own advantage. Why be a king if you cannot prove it by spectacular demonstrations of force and might? For Jesus these mocking words must bring back the echo of an earlier time when he is standing on the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and hears the voice of the Tempter: "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here" (Luke 4:9). He resists such a temptation then, and resists it yet again. But the criminal evidently sees in ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... is something about the way he speaks -- it's -- well, it's authoritative. Do you know what I mean? JOASH: I understand the meaning. Now, tell me: why did he not teach standing? This is very interesting. PETER: I couldn't say, really. I guess I never thought much about it except maybe he has the authority, so why does he need to stand and preach? He is just as effective sitting. JOASH: Very unorthodox. PETER: But very effective. JOASH: Oh, is that so? PETER: Yes, sir. It is. JOASH: And then you caught an ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... going to get hurt. JANE: But the power of God? SOLDIER: It will fry us like hamburger! HEINRICH: I'm melting! I'm melting! INDY: Stand up, man. You're not melting. JANE: He's not melting. HEINRICH: I'm not melting. INDY: Of course not. HEINRICH: Then this isn't ... God. INDY: He is all-powerful. HEINRICH: I know that now. SOLDIER: I'm getting out of here. (EXITS) JANE: Me, too. I can't stand to hear it. (EXITS WITH OTHERS) INDY: And what about you? Will you leave too? HEINRICH: No. I won't leave you. I want to ...
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Harry N. Huxhold
... the same bind. On those terms they are once again trying to save themselves. What Jesus sees is just the opposite. To put it in the most crass way -- you know how often we have to say, "Don't just stand there. Do something!" However, in essence what Jesus says in the Gospel is, "Don't do anything. Just stand there!" That is what it means to deny ourselves rightly. The basic sin in the world is that the greatest inclination to evil is that we want to exalt ourselves rather than to let God exalt us. This is ...
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Ron Lavin
... the synagogues. They were the highly respected presidents of the board of elders. Jairus came seeking help from Jesus for his little girl. What is going on in this story? Three reversals; three unexpected twists. The first unexpected twist comes when a man of some standing in the community comes begging Jesus for help. If we could have been there and heard these words for the first time, we would experience the twist or reversal. If we had been there, our response to this man in authority might be: "Where ...
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Ron Lavin
... of our life, and eventually says, "You are mine; you belong to me." Unless this demon is cast out, division sets in. Lust is a demon too. Starting naturally as a sexual desire, it can take over the mind of a person, gaining control, making everything stand behind it in importance and ruining many a life. Martin Luther said: "You can't keep the birds of temptation from flying over your head; but you can keep them from building a nest in your head." He was talking about sexual temptations which can become ...
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George W. Hoyer
... than that, the representative of all human beings. In the Genesis account Adam was the first person, and at first the only person, the totality of all humankind. Then Adam and Eve were everybody in the world. When scriptures call Jesus the Second Adam, he stands for everybody in the world. He stands for all of us as representative. He died for all of us. He was raised from the dead as the first fruits of all of us who are dying and of all those who have died. He will raise up all the dead and give eternal ...
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George W. Hoyer
... Forgiven Christians "do truly, by definition, step out again into that dawn of their own beginning ... God has really remade them in his own image. They are now, each one of them, a new experiment as they were when they were really only five years old. They stand in the white light at the worthy beginning of a new life. The accumulations of time [of previous sinning] can no longer terrify. They may be grey and gouty; but they are only five minutes old."1 That is what we are. Phillips translates Paul: "Don't ...
1966. The Taught Can
Mark 8:31--9:1
Sermon
George W. Hoyer
... the crowd. It was he, Jesus. He is the truth, clear evidence that God loves his creation and, though he detests the world's evil, stands ready to take it. God was in Christ taking it, taking the awful results of evil into his own being. Then, in giving his life ... did more? So Abraham, the father of the faithful, seems to have done better than we of little faith? When he saw the three men standing by his tent pitched by the oak of Mamre, he ran to them and begged them to stay with him and rest. He had Sarah ...
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George W. Hoyer
... around us, "Come up higher, higher than you are, higher, perhaps, than you think you deserve to be, higher than me." It's not easy being last. It's even more difficult to stand aside for others to go before you, and to welcome those whose servants you are to be. Think of a long line at the checkout counter at your grocery store. As you stand, last in line, you see a frail grandmother type carrying a basket with only two items, ready to take her place in line behind you, your cart filled with a dozen or more ...
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William G. Carter
... . One hopes we can hear the difference. For, in a world like this, human institutions like the Temple crumble apart stone by stone. It seems an inevitable part of this age. But Jesus claims this worn-out world is passing away. In a world like this, there are people who stand up to tell the truth, who speak good news, and who point to what God is doing. As a result, they are abused, beaten down, and betrayed by those close at hand. That's how it is in this age; but this old world is passing away. In a world ...
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Richard Patt
... state. Immediately others in the group objected, sounding as though they feared for the couple's well-being. These were the questions they asked: How can you give up the familiarity of this town? How do you know you'll ever feel at home in the new place? Can you stand to be away from your friends? Will you find a house there as nice as the one you live in now? Will you adjust to new doctors and dentists and will such people even be accessible to you in that remote area? As one listening to all of this, it ...
Sermon
Robert A. Hausman
... public reading of this law. What was read was probably a form of what we know today as the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses. As such, it contained not only the law, but also the stories of Israel's redemption. A wooden platform was built for Ezra to stand on, and the people gathered in the square before the Water Gate to hear him. When he opened the book to read, all the people stood out of reverence (v. 5). "Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, 'Amen, Amen,' lifting up ...
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Robert A. Hausman
... a sense of the holy. We like to say that we tame nature. We use it, we control it, we even abuse it, rather than stand in awe of it. Sacred groves are seen as so many board feet of lumber, mountains are viewed as deposits of minerals or tourist attractions, ... of whether we hold anything sacred. The texts for today assume that it is still possible for us to acknowledge God's holiness and stand in awe. The first lesson is from the call of Isaiah in chapter six: "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the ...
Sermon
Richard A. Wing
... season. The question we must ask is how far down a different path we will let this little town take us. Several angles of vision stand before us as we think of the road to and the road from Bethlehem. The road to Bethlehem is hurried; the road from Bethlehem ... to say, a little gift is on the way!" Three men were running through an airport in San Diego and knocked down the small apple stand that was being run by a boy in tattered clothes. Two men kept running to meet the plane and the third had the good sense ...
Sermon
Tony Everett
... and sad times. The mournful lyrics are often cries of hopelessness, helplessness, and insignificance in the overall scheme of things. Perhaps you are familiar with titles like these: "Every Time I Make My Mark, Somebody Paints The Wall"; "Here's A Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares"; "I'm Standing In The Middle Of The River And Dying Of Thirst"; "Why Don't Your Dog Bite Nobody But Me?"; "There's A Light At The End Of The Tunnel; Lord, I Hope It Ain't No Train." God tells us in today's text that there is indeed ...
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... and crossbearers, where are you? Wisdom cries out! Let us stop her crying by being more inquisitive, courageous, caring, and committed. Let us stop her crying by being prophetic rather than profitic. Let us pray, teach, and reach more to those in need. Let us stand boldly, undauntedly, for love, truth, and justice throughout the land. Let us cease her crying so she may find her place in every heart and every home, in every mind and in every dome where the spirit of knowledge, truth and God exists. How long ...
1975. A Tale Of Two Cities
Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... this serious and awesome responsibility. He would not be intimidated by the power of the priests and their ruling cohorts. He would stand before them and speak the truth that God had given him, well or ill. Amaziah, a chief priest at Bethel who administered ... of God. We today need to retrieve such moral authority in doing God's will and work as both priest and prophet by standing on and speaking the truth. We must claim our authority and vouchsafe our right to speak that truth whenever and wherever God's ...
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