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
John N. Brittain
... sense of isolation and powerlessness. From what we read in 1 and 2 Corinthians, this may very well have been a problem for what we could call the "Paul group." In his absence, members of some of the other cliques criticized Paul, his physical appearance, his lack of tact, and his speaking ability. Those who felt closest to Paul would have surely begun to feel ostracized and alone, and it hurt that they couldn't get these others to stop. A complaint frequently heard on university campuses, especially large ...
2302. The Way Things Are
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Sermon
John N. Brittain
... sophists had become, in William Barclay's colorful language, "a man with a clever mind and cunning tongue, a mental acrobat, a man who with littering and persuasive rhetoric could make the worse appear the better reason." This was popular entertainment. We are told that when a particularly famous sophist's appearance would be announced, the senate would empty and even people attending gladiatorial games in the coliseum would leave their seats to hear him speak. Listen to a description of some of them in ...
2303. Hidden in Plain Sight
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Sermon
John N. Brittain
... But soon he may do something which is contrary to all our expectations; and we realize that what we know about him is still superficial. Again we dig more deeply into his true being.1All visible things have a surface. Surface is that side of things which first appears to us. If we look at it, we know what things seem to be. Yet if we act according to what things and persons seem to be, we are disappointed. Our expectations are frustrated. And so we try to penetrate below the surfaces in order to learn what ...
2304. A Disconcerting Sight
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Sermon
John N. Brittain
... the apostle Paul. I understand why people don't like the idea of Christian growth. We would like it if Christians were like the Greek goddess, Athena, who sprang full-grown from the head of Zeus. Wouldn't it be super if Christians just appeared fully mature when they were confirmed or when they went forward at a revival? We could then, in good conscience, appoint the new convert to the role of Sunday School Superintendent. No fits and starts; no skinned knees; no appallingly embarrassing moments. Nowhere ...
2305. Will It Last?
1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
Sermon
John N. Brittain
... goes for a single athlete sometimes goes for the whole team. Finney went on: "Christians will have their faith renewed. While they are in their backslidden state they are blind to the state of sinners. Their hearts are hard as marble. The truths of the Bible appear like a dream. They admit it to be all true; their conscience and their judgment assent to it; but their faith does not see it standing out in bold relief, in all the burning realities of eternity." Listen to this phrase again: "The truths of the ...
2306. Pentecost ... Again!
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... that happens, it is Pentecost ... again. I found his words comforting because whether people come to church or not is not dependent upon my ability to entice them. It's not up to me to push the right buttons, to say the right words, and to create the right appearance. It is not about me getting the credit when they come or the guilt when they don't. No, my job is simply to proclaim the good news of what God has done in Christ through the power of his Spirit, just like Peter and those first disciples did ...
2307. Righteous!
Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... ourselves so seldom and, when we do, the feeling is so fleeting. "Righteous" is an important word in Saint Paul's vocabulary. It appears all over the place in his letter to the Romans. He always seems to be talking about "righteousness." Today's reading is taken ... old. He was a big boy now. He didn't want to let anyone know that he was this vulnerable. He didn't want to appear soft and girlish. That was the worst thing any boy in his family could admit. "Hey, Alex, I understand. I know how you feel. When ...
Sermon
Larry Lange
... to the governing authorities," because "the authorities that exist have been instituted by God!" (Romans 13:1). Billius knew there were Christians who held far less flattering views about the emperor. Finally, right from the very first verses of the chapter, it appeared as if chapter 14 specifically addressed the dispute in Billius' church that distressed him so. Billius was glad the church was still as full as it had been the first Sunday the presbyter began reading the apostle Paul's letter. Billius ...
2309. God’s Doing
Philippians 1:21-30
Sermon
Larry Lange
... the Lord" and began to "dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear" (Philippians 1:12-14). So he couldn't boldly go for the gospel where no one had gone before. Maybe the brothers and sisters of the church in Rome would. It appeared as though they were benefiting from his presence, his encouraging words. It was these brothers and sisters and the future of the church that made the apostle Paul reconsider only wishing he could die. "If I am to live in the flesh," then that's cool, because ...
2310. Legacies of Power
Ephesians 1:15-23
Sermon
Mary S. Lautensleger
... of a rich merchant who searched the Mediterranean world looking for the apostle Paul. In his travels, the merchant encounters Timothy, who arranges a visit with Paul, imprisoned at the time. Entering the jail cell, the merchant finds a rather old man who appears to be physically broken. Yet, the merchant is amazed at Paul's personal peace and serenity. They talk for hours, then the merchant leaves with Paul's blessing and prayer. Outside, the merchant inquires of Timothy, "What is the key to Paul's power ...
Children's Sermon
Marti Kramer Suddarth
... like, but Samuel was impressed. After seeing Eliab, Samuel thought that he must be the next king. But do you know what God said? In verse 7, God said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” Samuel looked at Eliab on the outside and was sure that he would be the next king, but God told Samuel that he was looking at our hearts ...
2312. Radiate Love
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... to be a Charlie Chaplain look-alike contest. He thought it would be fun to enter anonymously, which he did. He came in sixth! He was right in front of them, but they didn't know him. Angels can bring us the word of God through human beings who appear to be anything but angelic. Our task is to be open, and offer hospitality to those who come seeking. They may have a message for us. And we might change their lives. B. There's on old movie, 1940, starring Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogard and Ann Southern ...
2313. Made Perfect In Weakness
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... Hollywood looks. Because a well chiseled body not only looks good, it makes us look strong. None of us wants to appear weak. Yet Paul espouses a completely different message. This is counter culture message. It goes against everything we've been taught. ... that young man? We struggle with our problems but we're unable to solve them. We don't ask for help because we don't want to appear weak. And yet the help of God, our Heavenly Father, is always there. When we say we are strong and can do it on our own, we ...
2314. Earth, Wind and Fire
Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27, 16:1-15
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... ) [1] When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. [2] And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. [3] Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. [4] All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. [5] Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem ...
2315. The Disease of Leprosy
Luke 17:11-19
Illustration
Erskine White
... years. It still stalks parts of Africa and Asia. But leprosy has largely disappeared from the Western world, so we tend to forget what a terrible and terrifying disease it really is. You can carry the disease for years before the symptoms appear, but leprosy first appears as nodules on your skin which grow larger and larger, until they force deep wrinkles all over your body. Then your lips, nose and ear lobes grow thicker, until your face begins to resemble an animal's. You get ulcerations everywhere, which ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . Today we read these words: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” In today’s lesson from the Gospel of Matthew we read how this prophecy is fulfilled. An angel appears to Joseph in a dream and says to him: “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name ...
2317. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... with being “disorderly” or even “irresponsible.” The rejected behavior upsets the ordered existence of the faithful as taught by Paul and his companions while they lived among the Thessalonian Christians. This “tradition” that Paul had taught by word and by deed appears to be based on Genesis truth where God says (3:17-19) “by the seat of your face, you shall eat bread.” Working, physical labor, was the example Paul and his followers had established. Working was the behavior that this faith ...
2318. Breaking Through in Little Ways
Matthew 11:2-12
Illustration
... , he talks about a seed that nobody can see growing. But it's in there. I mean, it's already in there. You aren't going to see it come to maturity all at once. Like the hymn says, "First the blade, then the ear, then the full corn shall appear." No, you may not see it. But neither are you going to be able to stop it. It's like that dandelion that finds a crack in the asphalt. Or creates a crack in the asphalt. Not only does it have presence, but there is an inevitability to its ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... know what happened to Mary and Joseph and the babe after Christ’s birth. After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell ... vicinity who were two years old or younger. Such was the cruelty of the king of Judea. After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... by so much affluence. Why do we need God? We can get all our daily needs met by mammon, at least that is how it appears to the casual mind. And it may be that growing up in a Christian culture may even work against us to a certain extent. ... our hearts, that is exactly what we are. Jesus called us white-washed tombs. “You are like whitewashed tombs,” he once said, “which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones . . .” (Matthew 23:15). He was speaking to the Pharisees, ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... come, the one who was God’s chosen One, the one who would baptize with the Spirit and fire, not just water, the long expected one called “The Messiah.” Not only did John the Baptist immediately embrace the person and pre-eminence of Jesus when he appeared. John also directed others to take the next step-up — to go from his teachings of repentance and water baptism and to follow Jesus, the “Lamb of God” who takes away the sins of the world and offers them the baptism of Spirit and fire. Without ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... people off than we will do to attract them to Christ. The only man who has ever lived who was without sin was Jesus of Nazareth, and yet, many of the religious people could not accept him as the Messiah, because he associated with sinners and did not appear very saintly. In fact, aside from his love and his miracles, he seemed very much like a real person. And that is who Jesus wants to share their faith: real people who have had their lives transformed by his power. Are you among that number? Have you had ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... brilliant. Emma started crying. And then she started laughing. She looked at her pastor and through her tears and laughter said, “He’s alive!!!” She gave him a hug and immediately ran inside and started opening curtains and blinds. (4) I am glad that rainbow appeared in the sky for Emma, but really all of creation testifies to the resurrection. The rhythms of winter and springtime. The beauty of a sunset and the certainty of sunrise. You don’t have to be a poet or a painter to recognize that it is ...
2324. You Are God's Temple
1 Corinthians 3:1-23
Sermon
King Duncan
... , “I don’t understand how could you think of that. You’re an idiot!” Forrest replies, “I may be an idiot, but at least I’m not stupid.” (1) How do you feel about yourself? Abraham Lincoln knew that he was homely in his appearance, but that did not keep him from becoming our greatest president. Forrest Gump understood his limitations, but that did not keep him from seeing things other people missed. How do you feel about yourself? A few years back, The Rev. Jesse Jackson energized many young ...
2325. Hear Him
Matthew 17:1-13
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... and magnificence drove the disciples to their knees and filled them with fear and awe before the power of the divine. But before God’s presence and glory overshadowed the mountain and overwhelmed Jesus’ disciples, Peter responded to the appearance of Moses and Elijah with what appears to be a quaint suggestion. Since Jesus and Israel’s two greatest dead prophets were pow-wowing on the mountaintop, shouldn’t he quickly put together some sort of shelters for them? Peter doesn’t skimp on facilities ...
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