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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Eric Ritz
... read his Bible and prayed, the more it infuriated the drill sergeant. He began to wage a personal campaign against the young recruit. On every occasion he harassed him. On every occasion he made him do extra work, extra exercise, and made fun of him in front of the others. Every opportunity that arose, he took full advantage of it to make the young recruit''s life a literal hell. But not once did the recruit return that hostility. He always acted with kindness. He always acted with courtesy toward the drill ...
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Eric Ritz
... further insights on how we can face and overcome the reality of trouble. First, troubles are part of our growing up and maturing. In View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond tells about the birth of a giraffe: "The first thing to emerge are the baby giraffe''s front hooves and head. A few minutes later the plucky newborn calf is hurled forth, falls ten feet, and lands on its back. Within seconds, he rolls to an upright position with his legs tucked under his body. From this position he considers the world for the ...
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Eric Ritz
... message on evil and temptation, the contractor appeared at the church and took his place on the altar platform. The congregation reacted immediately. Everyone headed for the exit doors, with the preacher leading the way. However, one elderly and rather plump woman, fell near the front of the church in her rush to leave. Try as she might, she couldn''t get herself back on her feet. Now the contractor (dressed as the devil), really being a nice man, rushed over to help her back to her feet. The woman cried ...
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Eric Ritz
... old man would visit the bank and say to the banker, "Crops all dried up; sheep all dead; cattle all stolen." The banker knew exactly what to do. He would take the old man into the vault, seat him at a table, and place several bags of silver dollars in front of him for him to count. After a while the man would come out and say, "Crops fine; sheep all alive; cattle all back." Why the change? He had simply reviewed his resources and reminded himself of what he had to fall back on. This is what believers must ...
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Eric Ritz
... never make it," some shouted. "You''ll die of thirst. You will run out of food. That little boat will come apart in the first storm." After listening to the negativism for a brief time, this singular tourist walked up to the group and elbowed his way to the front of the gathered crowd. He called out to the intrepid sailor as the boat was pushing off from land: "You are incredible. You can make it. It will be the adventure of your life. Go in safety and great care. And God go with you." (1) Since I believe ...
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Eric Ritz
... the hand that came to deliver us. EMMANUAL means God with us. God did not remain in heaven, receiving a computer copy on the world''s sufferings and then issuing a memo to form a committee to work on our dilemmas. NO, God came to the front line trenches. God became one of the WOUNDED. His hands are nail-scarred. In Christ, God became the wounded healer. That is what makes Christmas so important. GOD, through JESUS CHRIST, sat where we sit and walked alongside us in the journey. Jesus Christ continues, even ...
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Eric Ritz
... did the same thing. The farmer repeated his routine by shouting out, "That''s two." Further down the road, the stupid horse repeated his bad behavior pattern. This time the farmer got down from the buggy, took his shotgun from the back of the buggy, walked to the front and shot the horse. Well, his dear bride began to cry and told her husband that he did not have to shoot the horse. The farmer looked his bride in the face and said, "That''s one." This is not the idea and principle that Paul is teaching ...
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Eric Ritz
... mother took him to. Two men were having a quarrel--he didn't remember what it was about --but one of them stood up and pounded on the desk and said, "I don''t care what the rest of you do, all I want is my rights." Sitting in the front row was a dear old Scottish man, somewhat hard of hearing, who cupped his hand behind his ear, leaned forward, and said, "Aye, brother, what''s that you say? What do you want?" The fellow said, "Well, I just said that all I want is my rights, that''s all ...
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Eric Ritz
... of Tarsus won all the marbles--The Pulitzer, The Congressional Medal of Honor, The Most Valuable Player, The Heisman, The Gold Medal.... The Nobel of Ancient Jewry. Had they had newspapers or magazines in his day, his picture would have been on the front page and the headline would have read RELIGIOUS ZEALOT OF THE DECADE. His name was dropped by everyone who was anyone. (2) Then all of a sudden, along comes Jesus Christ''s teaching and hearing testimonies that all these credentials were worthless and void ...
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Eric Ritz
... phones, and the memorabilia of his athletic achievements. Junior executives stood at attention with notepads in hand, waiting for orders from the top gun. A secretary, who looked as if she would be more adept at an office cocktail party than at a word processor, sat demurely in front of the desk. The rhetoric of the ad played on the human quest for power. "Power is everything," the copy read. "You''ve worked hard to get it. It''s been a long way up the ladder of success and power. So why not look the part ...
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Eric Ritz
... come; he says "when." He already presupposes that every human being, including the Christian, will experience trials, troubles and temptations in life. The biblical perspective on trouble is that it is an ever-present reality. James wants it to be known up-front that faith in Christ does not promise deliverance from trouble. As we look at this reality in verse twelve, we are assured that we can survive it--and even become stronger and more sensitive to the troubles of others. As believers, we understand ...
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Eric Ritz
... contractor appeared at the church and took his place on the altar platform. This makeshift devil looked so convincing, the congregation reacted immediately. Everyone headed for the exit doors, with the preacher leading the way. However, one elderly and rather plump woman tripped near the front of the church in her rush to leave. Try as she might, she couldn't get herself back on her feet. Now the contractor, who was actually a nice man, rushed over to help her up, but the woman cried out, "Don''t you touch ...
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Eric Ritz
... , not on the battlefield. One morning at a prestigious church in Virginia, a black gentleman came to worship. It was Communion Sunday and the church used a common cup. The invitation was given and the black man, along with others, started to the front. Panic came over many members raised in the tradition of segregation/slavery. Suddenly, one of the laymen came forward and stood beside the black man--and the service went forward without further interruption. That man was Robert E. Lee. He provided great ...
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Eric Ritz
... until we put its wisdom into action for our Christian walk and witness. It is not complete until we say NO to the tempter and YES to God. It is not compete until we strive for a church where the rich and the poor receive an equal reception at the front door. It is not complete until we use our tongues as an instrument of the Kingdom of God, rather than as an assassin''s bullet. It is not complete until we patiently wait for God''s timing, rather than our own. It is not complete until we lift others by ...
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Eric Ritz
... to offer a personal word of testimony that you will never know of the power of this verse until some event or circumstance happens in your life for which there is no reasonable explanation--and the night and darkness feel like an eternity has passed in front of you. As we examined in verse two, a good shepherd has to provide the green pastures, the still waters, the right paths to follow in order to care and provide for the sheep. Often times the connecting link (like a modern highway) between the green ...
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Eric Ritz
... about. However, we often get so fearful of the shadow that we never take the next step to realize that it is only a mirage. Donald Grey Barnhouse was driving his children to the funeral of their mother. A semi-tractor trailer truck crossed in front of them at an intersection, momentarily casting a shadow on the car, and Barnhouse asked his children, "Would you rather be struck by the semi or the shadow?" "The shadow, of course," they replied. "That''s what has happened to us," said Barnhouse. "Mother''s ...
2292. The Lamb Wins
Revelation 5:1-14
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Eric Ritz
... glory divine. The highest act of worship is when we tell God that HE alone is worthy of the three things humans most seek, which are glory, honor, and power. When we worship, we ascribe to God Almighty GLORY, HONOR, and POWER. Simply put, we tell God in front of the world that HE alone is worthy of all. A praising saint is a victorious saint. The Bible clearly tells us that when history closes here on earth (and it will) only the praise and worship will continue into eternity. In Psalms 22:3, we read that ...
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Eric Ritz
... and I watched the couple leave the hospital. They walked slowly, carrying a small bundle; but it seemed to us a heavy burden, a weight on their shoulders, lifted along the sterile, clean, antiseptic corridors. You could hear them dragging, clanking it down the front steps of the hospital, moving slowly but deliberately into a cold gray March morning. "It will be too much for them," said the observing physician. "You ought to have talked them out of it. You should have helped them understand." But I noticed ...
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Eric Ritz
... New Life Missions or Spiritual Retreats? Didn''t anybody tell the preacher just because we changed the calendar, we didn''t change the circumstances that existed on December 31?" Greek mythology has the image of "Time" being likened to a person, with long hair in the front and bald in the back. The picture is of one you must catch coming towards you because once it has passed nothing is left to grab hold of. The January, 1992, edition of the Daily Bread Devotional guide says, "The month of January is named ...
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Eric Ritz
... and broke ground, burying the old dirt under the new. At the end of the emotional service, Mrs. Clem asked the children of the congregation to release balloons which were addressed to friends and loved ones who were not there to celebrate the new building. Standing in front of the future church and looking into the sky, Mrs. Clem said in a shaky voice, "send them a message . . . all the way to heaven." Of all the people on the pages of sacred scriptures who knew what it was to face the harshness of life--it ...
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Eric Ritz
... Lick, Indiana, is a resort community that attracts thousands of tourists each year. French Lick is also the hometown of Boston Celtics great Larry Bird. Main Street in French Lick bears the name Larry Bird Boulevard. One day, a couple was taking pictures of each other in front of the Larry Bird sign when Larry ran past. They never saw him, and he may even be in one of their pictures. But they were so captivated by the sign they missed the real thing. (3) Some of the most important dreams and longings for ...
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Eric Ritz
... old man would visit the bank and say to the banker, "Crops all dried up; sheep all dead; cattle all stolen." The banker knew exactly what to do. He would take the old man into the vault, seat him at a table, and place several bags of silver dollars in front of him for him to count. After a while the man would come out and say, "Crops fine; sheep all alive; cattle all back." Why the change? He had simply reviewed his resources and reminded himself of what he had to fall back on. This is what believers must ...
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Eric Ritz
... the secular media of television, magazines, and newspapers are not always very positive in their coverage and images they portray about the religious dimension of life in America, I was surprised to see that the January 6, 1992 issue of Newsweek magazine featured a front cover in gold, no less, with the headline, "Talking To God: An Intimate Look at the Way We Pray." The article featured a Gallup poll which attempted to get a pulse on the prayer life of America. The poll shared these fascinating results: A ...
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Eric Ritz
... , I come speaking on behalf of the church of Jesus Christ. This is my training. A six-year-old boy, home from his first day at church, was asked what he thought of the service. "It was OK," he replied, "but I think it was unfair that the preacher up front did all the work, and then a bunch of other people came around and took away all the money." Amen to that small lad's insight. I know that church budgets are not an easy thing to talk about, so let me tell the following story. Once a northern salesman ...
Sermon
Mike Jackson
... my way to the bathroom. After answering nature’s call, I had to navigate myself back to our queen size bed with the pencil posts on each corner. Completely disoriented by the darkness, and knowing the dangers of oncoming pencil posts, I put my hands out in front of me to stop any danger before it happened. The deep thud shook the bed and woke Cheryl from a heavy sleep. She cried out, “What was that?” “That, dear, was the sound of the bedpost making contact with my forehead.” You see, the one thing ...
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