Dictionary: Rest
Synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, pause, have/take a break, unbend, repose, laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, take time off, slack off, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, sit back, sit down, stand down, lounge, luxuriate, loll, slump, flop, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, nap, catnap, doze, have/take a siesta, drowse, sleep, lie, be laid, recline, be, be placed, be positioned, support, prop (up), steady, balance, lean, lay, set, sit, stand, position, place, put, be based on, be grounded in, be founded on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, hang on, pivot on, be contingent on, revolve around, centre on, relaxation, leisure, ease, inactivity, respite, time off, time out, breathing space, break, interval, interlude, intermission, base, holder, stay, prop, brace, rack, hook, frame, shelf, bracket, trestle, tripod, plinth, pedestal, foundation, bed, foot, substructure, a standstill, a halt, a stop, remainder, residue, remaining part/number/quantity, part/number/quantity (that is) left over, others, those left, remains, remnant, remnants, rump, surplus, difference, extra, excess, superfluity, overflow, overspill, additional people/material/things, extra people/material/things, remain, continue to be, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being
Antonyms: work, motion, movement, struggle, rage, go mad, have a fit, see red, hit the roof, toil, be active, labor, effort, agony, activity, do, blow one's stack, blow a gasket, do one's nut, go ape, go wild, lose it, drive, action, move
Showing 1951 to 1975 of 5000 results
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Maurice A. Fetty
... , pulleys, belts, levers, buttons and flashing lights. But when the builder was asked what the machine actually did, what sort of work it accomplished, he replied, saying, "Oh nothing. It just sits there and spins and spins within itself." So too with many ... when they may be only full of hot air! But a jet plane church for the jet age can fool no one. Because it is designed for work and service it must have huge intake and exhaust or it will fall. We are, I believe, being challenged by God to be a jet church ...
1952. A Double Dose
2 Kings 2:1-18
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... strength to do battle against the enemy. Perhaps if they had just gotten a second portion, a double dose of the Spirit, they could have vanquished the thing they were facing! We all need strength to be the people of God and to do God's will and work. We all need a double dosage of the Holy Spirit as a minimum daily requirement. We all need the wonderful outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our lives so that we might become living testimonies to the triumphant spirit of Christ! Just as the adversaries of God ...
1953. Knowing All Things
John 14:26
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John R. Steward
... very important to Henry Ford. Steinmetz was truly a genius in the area of electrical engineering. It was Charlie Steinmetz who had built the first generators in the Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan. One afternoon those generators stopped running. The regular mechanics worked at solving the problem but simply failed. Every hour that the plant was not operating meant a financial loss for the Ford Motor Company. They decided that the only one who could solve their problem was Charlie Steinmetz. He was brought ...
1954. Why Be Good?
Luke 6:37-42
Sermon
Charles H. Bayer
... want a plain cross or one with a little man?" Or we view the cross as some sort of amulet to thrust in the face of vampires, or believe that as long as it is in our pockets or around our necks we are safe, or we imagine its blood works magic or commands divine attention. Some people carry a rabbit's foot; some a cross. As long as we are endowed with human natures -- and may we always be -- the cross will testify to our bigotry, silliness or superstition. And each of us will consider it virtuous to use the ...
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Glenn E. Ludwig
... for the tree, begs for mercy. "Let it alone, sir. Let me try again with it. I'll plant some manure, and dig around it. I'll work with it. Give it another year." And the owner agrees. Now, as you hear that story, who is the God-figure? Is it the owner, the ... that barren tree, I am glad that I know a gardener who will not only go to bat for me with the owner, but who will work with me in this next year I am given to see that I bear some fruit. And without making the obvious seem ridiculously simple, that is ...
1956. The Hands And Arms Of Grace
Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:11-32
Sermon
Glenn E. Ludwig
... How about this one ... (bad person)? Or ... (come here)? Or ... (come here now!)? I think there is a symbol present in the story of our gospel for today that is worth pondering for a few moments. The story is all too familiar. There was this son who got tired of working in his father's pizza shop, so he went to his dad and asked him for his part of the inheritance now, so he could go out on his own. The father agreed and the son was off. He immediately bought himself a Porsche 944, picked up Donna Rice, and ...
Sermon
Glenn E. Ludwig
... explain that God forgives me over and over and over again for the same thing that I know darn well I shouldn't do, but just can't help myself? God surely must love us because he puts us in this vineyard of his, and gives us the freedom to work at it, and even gives us the freedom to harm his messengers and each other by acts of hatred and violence. And yet, God sent his son in love -- for you and me. What a perfectly illogical, irrational, profound thing to do! So, what is our response? Take that parable ...
Sermon
Stephen M. Crotts
... the maiden in Solomon's song begs her suitor, "Do not gaze at me" (1:5-6). Her complexion is ruined by the sun and hard work. This is interpreted as sinful man, ruined by the world, fearful of the Holy God's stare. But in 5:11, the maiden's fears are ... . If you are a teenager wrestling with your passions -- this book is for you. If you are married, trying to make it work -- this book is for you. If you are divorced -- victimized by abuse, or victimizing others with your general human cussedness -- this book ...
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Harold H. Lentz
... place their trust in him. The scripture passage closes with a description of the effect the miracle had on the throng of people who filled the house. It says, "They were all amazed, and glorified God." Do we do the same, glorifying God for all his mighty works and for all the blessings he lavishes upon us? SERMON MATERIAL Bringing Others To Christ · The paralytic was fortunate to have such good friends. They were willing to go to all ends in order to see that their friend might be healed. Not only did they ...
1960. No Apology
Acts 4:1-22
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Paul W. Kummer
... !" Salvation: I wonder how many people in the world feel like Annas and company when this religious prisoner started preaching at them. Maybe like a scared Nebuchadnezzar. Or a convicted Agrippa preached to by another prisoner named Paul. Or just like the cubicle partner you work next to or the neighbor down the street when they hear that Jesus is the only way to heaven. "Oh, c'mon, don't be so closed-minded. You're showing your rigidity. You don't actually believe that, do you? You're being other-godphobic ...
1961. "But Some Doubted"
Matthew 28:16-20
Sermon
Sandra Hefter Herrma
... load of life stand straight and tall; those paralyzed by uncertainty roll up their mats and walk; those bound by self-pity decide to get well. That kind of power is very hard to come by. Some try to find it in a bottle, or sex, or fantasy games, or working 70 hours a week. Some try to find it in a gun, or by slapping others around, or constantly pushing at the limits of what others will tolerate. Some try to find it by acting crazy, and some try to find it by being perfect all the time. But none ...
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Paul E. Robinson
... told he could cut up 10 cords of wood a day with it. Excited and eager to get started he took it home and got to work. After several days, however, the man was really discouraged. The best he could do was half a cord a day, and even doing that was an ... cords of wood a day with this [expletive deleted] thing. The best I can do is half a cord and even at that it's incredibly hard work. I want my money back!" "Well, Frank, let's just take a look." With that he adjusted the proper switches and gave a yank on the ...
1963. Pieces And Parts
1 Corinthians 12:14-21
Children's Sermon
Teresa L. Major
... need all the parts to be a complete body. Paul said the church was like the body of Christ, and it needed all its parts to be a whole body. Our bodies need all their parts to work correctly and the church needs all its parts to work smoothly. What if the church only had preachers? What if the church only had people who could work in the nursery or who could only serve in the kitchen? What if the church only had people who could meet others at the door or who could sing in the choir? Do you see the problem ...
Sermon
Robert S. Crilley
... adolescent girl, barely old enough to have a child at all -- let alone this child! Like some recurring punch line that's always popping up when we least expect it, we are repeatedly invited to share in the delight, and at times sheer folly, of a God who works through the most unlikely people in ways that we, or even they themselves, could not ever predict. And maybe that's the point. After all, if we could calculate it in advance, derive it from the plot, or deduce it from the facts at hand -- it wouldn't ...
1965. Sowers Of The Seed
Psalm 119:1-176, Romans 8:1-17, Genesis 25:19-34, Matthew 13:1-23
Sermon Aid
William E. Keeney
... have had the inheritance, he sold it to Jacob for a mess of stew when he was famished after a hunt. The Second Lesson (Romans 8:1-11) Paul asserts that those who live by the spirit and not by the flesh continue to be made alive by the work of the Spirit within them. The passage contrasts the spirit and the flesh in a somewhat similar way to the first reading where Jacob and Esau are contrasted. The passage also relates to the parable in that the fruitful life is produced by the action of the Spirit. Gospel ...
1966. Thistles Among The Wheat
Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 139:1-24, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Romans 8:12-25
Sermon Aid
William E. Keeney
... or oppose the kingdom. Instead it is to woo them by the attractive power of the kingdom and to warn them of the death to which they are tending when they refuse the invitation. 3. Confidence in the outcome of history. The parable manifests a confidence about the working of God's kingdom in history. If the seed is sown, we can be confident that it will germinate without our having to force it. It will produce fruit and the harvest will come. We are not the servants who are to try to sort out the ambiguities ...
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John A. Stroman
... . Peace is an integral part of our commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is the Christian's responsibility to work for peace. Peace is possible if we work as hard for peace as we have for war. We have paid a high price for the waging of war. I wonder ... Spirit, let us walk also by the Spirit" (Galatians 5:25). In God's peace is our peace. It begins with us. The work for peace begins with the first person we meet. Regardless whether that person is black or white, rich or poor, homeless or affluent ...
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Thomas Long
... in the power of the Spirit and at the foot of the burning bush, then no matter how homespun and halting the liturgy may be, that energizing truth cannot be hid. If, on the other hand, the worship leader is convinced that the only spirit at work is the human spirit and the only things moving in the sanctuary are the offering plates, then no matter how lofty the liturgy, poetic the prayers or polished the sermon, the fearful emptiness of the moment cannot be concealed. I was recently a part of a congregation ...
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Robert G. McCreight
... . It was God who sent a savior into the world. It was God who sent the Holy Spirit to create a community of people whose lives were focused on the transforming power of the resurrection of Jesus, and they became the Christian Church. God was at work throughout the ages to make certain things happen. I suppose you can embrace a faith that believes that God controls the big things that happen, like saving an entire neighborhood from being burned up in a wildcat fire, and not pay much attention to the little ...
Sermon
Marc Kolden
... 2,000 years ago in the breaking of the bread and the pouring of the wine. Christians have had an unfortunate tendency to understand the eucharist in somewhat mechanical ways. There are exact rules for how it is to be done; detailed theories of how it works; specific rituals to be gone through; and disciplines of preparation, reverence and adoration for us who receive. On top of that, we have sometimes thought of eucharistic grace as a "thing" that we get when we receive the bread -- as if we were basically ...
Sermon
David Belgum
... and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father in heaven.-- Matthew 5 There is something to be said for being a good role model. No need to hide ... cheery little story. A boy, age fourteen, sent a thousand dollars to President Clinton to help with the deficit. That "good work" may well have caused a great many wealthy people to withhold their complaints about helping out with higher taxes for the ...
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John N. Brittain
... It is striking in this gospel story that not everyone is overjoyed by this woman's release from her long-time bondage. The synagogue leader's objection is based on a distorted understanding of keeping the Sabbath day holy. But I wonder if there wasn't more at work. He may have known, or suspected, what spirit was binding this woman and felt that it was appropriate for her to be stooped over, to be prevented from living a full life. She had it coming because of who she was or where she was from or something ...
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John N. Brittain
... some demands of us and it may be uncomfortable, but if we can be in touch with God, it will be worth it. As it turns out, she really knew all she needed to know to respond to Jesus: "I know the Messiah is coming." I know that God is working in a special way to make it possible for us to experience more fully God's presence, to be in a special relationship with God. Maybe that's why this woman went through so many bad relationships with men, because she was looking for intimacy. Maybe there were other dark ...
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Alex Gondola
... we put the parapet over here." Another architect responds, "No, I say it belongs over there!" "Yeah? Well, what do you know? I've worked here longer" "So what! I've got more talent in my little finger than you've got in your whole body!" Then the ... trying to bring all things back together. It's a centripetal force, a force that heads to the center. The kind of force that was at work when, as a child, you put some water in a bucket and attached a rope to the handle and swung the bucket on the rope around ...
Bulletin Aid
Derl G. Keefer
... different. Maybe you can put your race car away for the winter and not pay much attention to it until next spring, but you can't do that with a marriage relationship. After the honeymoon is over, there will be the temptation to become completely involved in your work and in home maintenance, and all those other things that make sharing loving moments with each other seem like a luxury. If you find yourselves saying things like, "I love you so much and won't it be great when we can spend time with each other ...
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