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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Sermon
Schuyler Rhodes
... are the emperor’s and to God the things that are God’s.” For many, the popular interpretation of this passage is that it’s proof positive that good Christians should pay their taxes. How many of you have heard this? However, if you take a closer look at the context of the passage, we discover that Jesus is not saying that at all. Any good Jew of Jesus’ day knew that everything belongs to God — everything. “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it…”(Psalm 24:1). So Jesus, rather than ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... was sitting in a group and the Holy Spirit landed on them like tongues of fire on their heads. Then they spoke the gospel in all the languages of the world.' Two of the girls took this information in stride, but the third looked astonished, her eyes wide. I looked back at her, and finally she said, 'Gosh, Reverend Long, we must have been absent that Sunday.' [1] And because you are in Duke Chapel, and because you are probably American, mainline Protestants, I expect that, if you were honest, upon hearing of ...
2078. The Journey
Mark 8:27-36
Sermon
Will Willimon
... difficult schools in the world. Last year, two of our teachers were killed while on the job. ''And I can tell, just by looking at you, that none of you are interested in that. So go on to law school, or whatever successful thing you are planning ... tomb on Easter morning. But by the time they get there; they are greeted by a ''young man in white'' who tells them, ''You're looking for Jesus? Sorry. Just missed him. By this time in the morning, he is already all the way out in Galilee! Go!'' Welcome to life ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Apple Inc., was 17 years old, he read a quote that changed his life. It was worded like this: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” He says that after he read this quote, he began every morning by looking in the mirror and asking himself the question, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” In a 2005 speech, Jobs said, “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... having a relationship with God is the pathway to joy for us. It’s what we were made for. So, what’s standing in the way of us coming to God? That brings me to the final thing we get from Jesus’ stories today: God is looking for you. The question is, do you want to be found? Jesus uses the word “repent” two times in these verses. “. . . there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents . . .” That word—repents—literally means “to change one’s mind” or “to transform ...
Sermon
Will Willimon
... it would be nice if she could learn about Jesus.” “Don't do us any favors,” I thought to myself, this is the church, not free babysitting. “Are you new in town?” I would ask them. “No, we've been here for some time. But we haven't started looking for a church until now. Of course, we don't really feel the need for this sort of thing for ourselves. But with Susie starting school and ballet and all, we thought it would be good to bring her now.” That used to really get me. Statistics show that ...
2082. God So Loved
John 3:16-17
Sermon
Will Willimon
... off nobody. One of his cowhands rustled a cow. When they finally caught the cowhand, they dragged him before the old rancher. He looked down at the poor, frightened cowhand and said, “Hang 'em, it'll teach him a lesson.” Years went by. The old rancher finally ... the throne of God, he thought of all the mean things he had done in his life and he shook in his boots. God almighty looked down at the mean old rancher and said, “Forgive 'em, it’ll teach him a lesson.” It was out of love that he came among ...
Sermon
John Jamison
... candles, Luke said an angel appeared and told him Elizabeth was going to have a baby. Even though Zechariah was a priest, he had a hard time believing the news and told the angel that. Here is a word of advice… never argue with an angel. The angel looked at Zechariah and said something like, “Well, okay then. You want proof? From now until the baby is born you are not going to be able to speak. Not a word. How’s that for proof?” Zechariah tried to apologize but nothing came out. Nine months later ...
2084. Lose the Cape
Romans 13:11-14
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... anything for him to tell me that he loved me, but he never did. At the end of his life, I thought he might say it -- but he never did.” Can you imagine? There are people you come across every day who are starving for love and light. They may look like they have it all together. They may be smiling, but inside they are desperate for compassion and love. What are we going to do about it? Are you letting your light shine? Do you have on your “armor of light.” If not, why not? Folks who are not Christians ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... out of the labyrinth, there is a door to a tall tower in the center of the garden. Lucado said that if you were to look at their family pictures of the trip, you’d see four of their five family members standing on the top of the tower. Guess ... my coat that said “clergy,” but most of the time I forgot I was wearing it. A nurse called out, “Chaplain?” I turned around to look for the chaplain and then realized she was talking to me! She said, “You see that man in that room over there? His name is ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... that point, Will was ready to go home. Lots of things sound scary when they’re taken out of context. And if we don’t understand the context of a story from the Bible then we might misunderstand what Christ is telling us to do. So I want us to look at the passage that came just before this story in Luke 17: 20-37. In these verses, the Pharisees ask Jesus when the kingdom of God is coming. The kingdom of God, or the kingdom of heaven, was Jesus’ favorite topic. He talked about this concept more than any ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... Jesus train his disciples to recognize and avoid liars, even the ones who are hard to discern?His advice is simple. Don’t look away. Focus on the mission. Profess Jesus’ truth. Stay the course. Do not spend your time imagining what is to come. Do not ... of whitewater rafting: never let go of the raft. No matter what happens, no matter how rough it gets, no matter how inviting the shoreline looks or how easy it seems to jump off, never let go of the raft. Stay the course. The only way to survive is to stay ...
2088. Why the Cross?
Hebrews 2:17-18
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... that he could kill him. If God was adamant about a blood sacrifice, why not take care of it in the beginning? Now, let’s look at the life of Jesus. As Christians, we believe in the incarnation of God. In other words, we believe Jesus was God in the flesh ... We see this understanding of the cross in the very beginning of scripture in Genesis 3:15. When sin entered the world, take a look at what God says to the serpent when sin enters the world: “He will crush your head, and you wll strike his heel” ( ...
2089. Smombies
Romans 5:12-19
Sermon
Dr. Ronald Love
... reported that one in three people are busy texting or working on their smartphone at dangerous intersections. I surmise that during Lent we are going have to decide if we are a smombie or spiritually awake. We are going to have to decide if we are going to be looking down or be looking up. We are going to have to decide if we are going to have a whole new level of attention. We are going to have to make a decision — which lane are we going to be walking in? Let us once again take our seat in the theater ...
2090. How Does Prayer Work?
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... I know someone who has the answer. His name is Jesus. Jesus knew how about the power of prayer and how it worked. Take a look at this verse from Luke: [Jesus] would withdraw to deserted places and pray (Luke 5:16 NSRV). In the gospel of Luke, we find ... this was not the first time he had done this for a guest! As I was pulling on the rope, there was this optical illusion. It looked like I was pulling the dock to me, but in reality I was pulling myself closer to the dock. This is what persistent prayer does. It ...
2091. Seeds
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Sermon
William G. Carter
... Are there some rocks here? Has it been paved over? And here are a couple of even tougher questions. Have I allowed the crows to snatch the seed away from me? Are there thorns of privilege and affluence wrapping themselves around my legs? It is a hundred times easier to look out there than it is to reflect in the mirror and ask, “Why isn’t the seed of God’s kingdom growing and flourishing in me?” It is a worthy question – but I don’t think it has a lot to do with the parable. This is the parable ...
2092. Pursued by Mercy
John 10:11-18 · Psalm 23
Sermon
Will Willimon
... even in the presence of an old friend about whom I thought I knew everything, there is a ripple upon still waters. Pursue me. Here we are, plodding through life, and, oh yes, whose that behind me? Oh, that's goodness and mercy. They're following me. Tagging along. Hmm. Looks to me as if they may be pursuing you. Follow or pursue? You make the call. "I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist ...
2093. What Time Is It?
Matthew 24:32-44
Sermon
Will Willimon
... not now, not with so many options. Not today. We mustn't prematurely close out the possibilities. Each time we take account of our lives, look back on where we have come, the roads taken and not taken, we know: Life is the sum of all the choices we make, or ... says, you and I can live anyway we want. We can put off life as if there were always a tomorrow. We can make it all look so secure and solid and eternal. Yet, for me, for you, for us all, there will be one day when there is no tomorrow. The invitation ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... appear, things got even worse. So the people send Moses to pray to God to take away the serpents. Upon praying, the Lord spoke to Moses, telling him to mold a serpent of bronze and to put it upon a pole. Whenever a serpent would bite someone, if they looked upon the bronze serpent, they would live. From then on, Moses lifted up the serpent on a shepherd’s pole, and led the people onward through the desert. John tells us that just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be ...
Teach the Text
C. Hassell Bullock
... s grace (13:5–6). We do not know the substantive ways in which the Lord took action in response to his audacious “look on me,” “answer me,” and “give light to my eyes” (13:3); but somewhere behind “I trust in your unfailing love; my ... feel disappointed with God is that they turn their backs on him completely. What we see in Psalm 13 is encouragement to continue to look to God, and permission to speak honestly with the Lord. It was this process that brought David to a point of joy and praise ...
Understanding Series
William Nelson
... this, the rock was cut out, but not by human hands (2:34). At the least, this highlights the difference between the human and the divine, but it also may be a veiled attack on idolatry. We are not told that the image is an idol, but it certainly looks like one. In the context, the pagan magicians have been exposed as frauds; perhaps the destruction of the statue is also pointing to the failure of idolatry. The Jews do not worship gods made by hands; God is their rock (Pss. 94:22; 95:1; 144:1–2). Something ...
Sermon
John B. Jamison
... else he could scrounge-up. And that is exactly who he was. And they all said, “You sent who?” The members of the Sanhedrin, and the Pharisees, and other people of power who went to the Jordan River expected to see someone who might look powerful enough to be a threat. Someone with a family background with the wealth and connections to cause trouble. Someone with the appearance that would stir people into forming behind him to attack those in control. Instead, they saw the same thing the people saw ...
2098. The Power of Weakness
Mark 8:27-38 · Psalm 19
Sermon
Thomas C. Willadsen
... Christ himself. And in just about every way, the Christ who is about to come, but is not yet here, is a lot easier to deal with! All we can do while we await Christ is to be ready. I saw a bumper sticker once that said, “Jesus is coming; look busy.” And that’s where the disciples were and where the rest of the people who thought of Jesus as a forerunner were. But Peter identified that Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah — the one they had been waiting for, had arrived. And it’s not what you’d ...
Sermon
Thomas C. Willadsen
... purpose, as though the gospel was a movie in which all the elements of the plot had come together for the conclusion. But look at the crowd. Look at the ones who told the blind man to be still, not to bother the savior. “Many sternly ordered him to be quiet ... a poem like this morning’s lesson from Psalm 34: I sought the Lord and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears Look to him, and be radiant; So your faces shall never be ashamed. Psalm 34:4-5 (NRSV) Psalm 34 also contains one of my favorite ...
2100. In the Mirror
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Sermon
Wayne Brouwer
... declare him worthless in the mind of the son! • So what happened next? I want to know! You want to know! We all want to know! But Jesus did not tell us. He dropped the father’s words on us like a blanket of love and then went quietly. He looked us in the eye until we grew uncomfortable. We do not know what to say, and Jesus will not say it for us. Seeing Ourselves For The First Time And that is where this parable, this unfinished story, becomes for us a mirror. Because we see ourselves for the first ...
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