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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2301. The Problem with Busybodies
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
Sermon
King Duncan
... Her mother unwrapped a faded lace handkerchief, explaining that she had discovered something very personal belonging to Aunt Eliza, tucked in the back of a jewelry box. Inside the hanky lay a ruby engagement ring that Aunt Eliza had hidden for 50 years. Aunt ... knew what would happen: you let a cat in one time, give it a little milk and it stays forever.” A week later she went back to church, so hung over that she had to sit. This time she stayed for the sermon. The last song moved her deeply. She ran home ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... year and estimates that losses as a result of trying to curtail or contain this growth are about to reach $360 million annually. All because the kudzu vine is overwhelming its environment with its over-life. Our own over-living can be traced back to similar good intentions even as it can be tracked forward towards similarly disastrous results. We want our kids to have the best opportunities possible . . . so we overindulge. We want to make sure we are informed and responsible . . . so we over-process, over ...
2303. This Kiss
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... t look like something from the science lab hide a digital heart of sci-fi engineering. The must have toy from a couple Christmases back was the Furby. Here is one I stole from .......... [name the kid in your congregation you got it from; or have him/her ... our six year olds master them because Furby's are so complex that only a child can understand them! [Now give it back to the child] Thank you, Master .......... [name of child]. Of course electronic sophistication has not only rendered many of us hopelessly ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... They just can’t walk. But eventually this changes. The first hint that a baby is developing its muscles needed to walk is that it learns flopping. Like the fish on the deck of Simon Peter's boat in today's Gospel reading, a baby will flop about, arch its back, swing its legs from side to side. Everyone knows that if you're going to walk you've got to crawl first. But before you can crawl you've got to flop. Once a young baby finally masters rolling over and sitting up, there's always that day when excited ...
Drama
Russell N. Gallimore
... bluntly. "No! No!" There's no room here. You should have come earlier, or at least sent me word. You'll have to go elsewhere!" Plopping back down on my stool [sit on stool], I was prepared to continue my nap, when, much to my surprise, the young man spoke again: "But Sir ... couldn’t stop thanking me for my kindness. I told him he could settle up with me the next morning. I left and went back to my stool and soon forgot all about them as I dozed off into dreamland. Lost in the midst of dream castles in my ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... only for a special few certainly not for such cast-off dregs of society as a blind beggar by the roadside. Blind Bartimaeus won't be silenced. He refuses to listen to the no the crowd throws at him. He refuses to admit defeat. He refuses to slink back to his place in the dust by the road. Bartimaeus believes with all his heart that this Jesus is his one chance to gain what he desires most restoration to wholeness. With his eyesight returned, Bartimaeus knew he would no longer be forced to beg for food and ...
2307. Patience
James 5:7-12
Sermon
King Duncan
... many of us. So much to do. Presents to buy. Parties to attend. Family coming in. Increased traffic around shopping areas. Perhaps you’re feeling a squeeze on your finances. Maybe this is your first Christmas without someone you loved very much, and the grief has come back all over again. This can be a difficult time of the year and the feelings of stress can cause us to lash out at those around us. Or to ignore them. How badly many of us need patience, especially with those we love. There are some words ...
Sermon
James McCormick
... anything from the matches I won. All I know about golf I learned from the matches I lost.” I understand. As I look back over my life, it is absolutely clear to me that the greatest times of personal growth have been the times of greatest pain ... world was shaken! I didn’t sleep for a number of nights. I wasn’t sure what I believed or why. But that painful experience sent me back to my study to read and sort out. It sent me to my knees in prayer. And that experience helped me to build a solid foundation ...
Sermon
James McCormick
... us; and He never gives up on us. He continues to love us and to provide for us even when we turn our backs on Him. That tells us something important about the nature of God, doesn’t it? His faithfulness is not dependent upon our faithfulness. ... more conditional. I would make it clear that there are rewards for faithfulness and that there is punishment for unfaithfulness. I mean, you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. You show me that you deserve what I have to give. I tell you, I would run the world in ...
2310. A New Vision
Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon
King Duncan
... desk and ask if there are people there who have not been visited for a long time by anyone. You visit them.” “And say what?” the young man asked. “I don’t know,” Leo said, “Tell them anything that will give them hope.” Notice Leo’s strategy--we get back what we give. Leo did not see the student for months. In fact, he largely forgot about him. Then one day during the fall, he saw him coming from a bus with a group of seniors, some of whom were in wheel chairs. Joel had organized a trip to ...
2311. Which End Is Up?
Ephesians 3:1-13
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... not knowing which way to dig out. After tumbling end-over-end, round-and-round, you literally cannot tell “which end is up.” To start frantically digging “down” would be a disaster, worsening an already dire situation. One survivor remembers moving his head back and forth until he had hollowed out a breathing space. Rather than waste precious breath melting some snow, he spit in the hole, knowing that saliva should head downhill, which gave him an idea of which way is up. What his own senses could ...
2312. Epiphany 2
Psalm 40:1-17, Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42
Sermon Aid
Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... : he did not know Jesus, but John's ministry of baptism was wholly in preparation for Jesus' appearance. Next, vv. 32-33 look back to the baptism of Jesus and give John's testimony in confirmation of the descent of the dove on Jesus. John declares that ... future to the present. If we are true to God's calling, we too focus on the reality of God's work in Jesus Christ. So, we look back at God's past, then forward to the present, and on to God's future, and we see and confess that in Jesus Christ God has unified ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... is a story of a changed life. You may remember how the story ends. His disciples return and are surprised to find Jesus talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?” Then, leaving her water jar, the woman goes back to the town and says to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” And the Gospel of John tells us that the people came out of the town and made their way toward Jesus. John concludes this ...
2314. I Was There!
Matthew 26:14-16
Drama
Russell N. Gallimore
... of it!” What was I to do? Suddenly and angrily, I flung the coins [hurl hand-full of coins to the floor] at their feet and ran screaming into the night. Oh! The futility of that moment…the great urge to undo what was done…the desire to take back what was eternally given…the craving to alter an unalterable course of circumstances! Oh! The misery of it all! Out of sheer desperation, I went out and fashioned a noose [hold up rope noose] and put my head in it. I took my life! I betrayed Jesus, and he ...
2315. Never Read Any of His Books
John 20:1-18; Luke 24:36-49
Illustration
James W. Moore
... , he said: I'll never forget how my pastor handled that. He was so great. He came around the desk with tears in his eyes. He sat down across from me and said: "Now, Jim," that was the boy's name, "you listen to me. If your dad could come back to life for five minutes and be right here with us… and if he knew you were worried about that, what would he say to you?" "He would tell me to quit worrying about that," Jim said. "Well, all right," the minister said, "then you quit worrying about that right ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... a female moth!” Still another said that Socrates died from an overdose of “wedlock”! Asked to describe the famous painting of Whistler’s mother, one student explained: “It shows a nice little lady sitting in a chair, waiting for the repairman to bring back her TV set!” And then how about these interesting answers: “A horse divided against itself can’t stand”! “The death of Thomas Jefferson was a big turning point in his life!” But here is my favorite: A little girl was asked to define ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... tired and anxious and as she had slumped over, she had dropped a nickel. The man picked up the nickel and handed it to her. At that moment, it all came into focus for him: - the crying woman, - the ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff, - with three kids in the back, - one in a car seat, - and the gas pump reading $4.95. He asked her if she needed help. Was she okay? She said: “I don’t want my children to see me crying. The gas pump was blocking their view. She said she was driving to California. Her ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... house in the swamp, the boys dare Edward to go and tell the woman that they want to see her eye. Edward goes and brings back the old woman. She has scraggly hair and a patch over her left eye. Only two boys are still there. The others have run off, ... I dub thee, Sir John, Knight of the Round Table!” And then King Arthur lifts the young boy up and says to him: “Go back home, my son. Tell everyone that Camelot is possible. Run. Sir John, Run! Tell the world… it’s still possible. Run, Sir John, run! ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... 's Day and the Festival of the Christian Home so let me share with you something that's been making the rounds recently in anticipation of Mother's Day. It's called "Somebody Said" and it has these words: Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby… Somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "Normal," is history. Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct… Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping. Somebody said being a mother is boring ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... ’t you “sleep in” in the morning?” That sounded good to her, so she did stay in bed longer than usual. When she finally got up she put on an old worn-out blue robe that was frayed and faded but comfortable… and some old house-shoes that had no back to them… the kind that you have to slide your foot into them… and then slide your foot as you walk to keep them on. Then, she walked by a mirror and saw that her hair was a major disaster… so she stopped and put some of those big pink ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... to them numerous times. One of those Resurrection Appearances is found here in our text for today, Matthew 28. He met them back where it all started… in Galilee… and He gave them what we now call The Great Commission. He said: “Go, therefore, and ... it was dangerous. He really has only himself to blame. But, still here he is. I guess I must do what I can. So, when I get back to Samaria I’ll write a letter to the authorities. I will write letters to the editor. I will get a group together and we will ...
2322. Remember God
Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Sermon
James W. Moore
... so further… and I pulled up right in front of Mr. Tony’s house. As Mr. Tony started to get out of the car, he turned back and said, “Thanks a lot for the ride, Jim.” Now, you know what I wanted to say, don’t you? Most every fiber of my being ... feels so alone. Moses looks up into heaven and quietly, he says: “Are you with me, Lord? Are you with me?” And the answer comes back: “Of course I am, Moses. Of course I am.” This is the good news of our faith. When we have to face an uncertain future ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... in response to the complex of scandals called the Watergate Conspiracy. A few years after his resignation, Richard Nixon came back to Washington, D.C. to attend the funeral of Hubert Humphrey, the man Nixon had defeated in the Presidential ... regarding foreign policy. Now, I’m sure that there were some there that day who criticized President Carter for welcoming Nixon back so warmly… but somewhere in heaven God was smiling… because our God is loving and merciful, forgiving and compassionate… and He ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: One belonging to him, the other to the Lord. When the last scene of his life flashed before him he looked back at the footprints in the sand. Then, he noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life. That really bothered him and he questioned ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... his life down and making it boring just the opposite has happened. It drew him closer to God and as a result his life is happier and fuller and more exciting today than ever before! It’s opened up for him in some phenomenal ways! And all because, way back there, he decided to commit himself completely to God… and to the church. Let me ask you something. Have you done that? Have you made that decision to trust God and to put Him and the church at the top of your priority list? Have you decided to support ...
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