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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... is so vitally important. A man was charged with being drunk and setting a bed on fire. When he went before the judge he said, "Your honor, I am guilty of being drunk, but that bed was on fire when I got in it." The world was already in trouble when the church got in it, and it still is. Without the church’s mission - its message about the Master - the world does not stand a chance, for we are bound and determined to destroy ourselves and each other. Jesus Christ always has been, is today, and always will ...
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Thomas A. Pilgrim
... , and then winding my way down the steps to the basement fellowship hall, and placing the cross on the stage for the children’s program. It was not too heavy, but, heavy enough. And, I said to someone I met on the steps, "If bearing the cross was this much trouble for Jesus, I don’t know why he did it." But we do know why he did it. Centuries ago, on the island of Formosa, there was a ruler named Goho. He was a forward-thinking man who convinced the savage tribes under his rule to stop human sacrifices ...
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Various Authors
... days. They asked themselves the meaning of all that had happened, and found no answer. Suddenly a Stranger joined in their walk and their talk. He came so quietly that he seemed no intrusion to their private pain. He asked them why they were so troubled, then went on to explain the Scriptures with which they had been wrestling so helplessly. When they arrived at their destination, the Stranger acted as if he were going on. But when the two men invited him to stay, he quickly accepted their invitation. As ...
2404. Managing Our Memories
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
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Leonard W. Mann
... this," and when you go out into the living of your tomorrows, whatever they bring, whatever happens, whatever comes, then remember me. In the complicated maze of possible roads you may take, remembering, make choice of what is right. In the fierce struggles with trouble and pain, remembering, be strong. And, he is saying, I am the Christ triumphant, and you are mine; remember the victories I promise you; rejoice and be glad. In the Sacrament of Holy Communion, you understand, Christ is asking us to use one ...
2405. Come, Learn Your Worth
2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2
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Various Authors
... , in half-a-dozen different colors. He called it "rainbow treatment." While I smarted under the vigor of his criticism, I cherished that professor. I knew he cared enough about me to demand my best. The communion service reminds me that God cares about me. My sins trouble him. He doesn’t wink at them, nor does he pat me patronizingly and say, "They don’t really matter." Nothing so much diminishes a person - child, spouse or friend - as to be told, "I don’t care what you do." I learn something of my ...
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Various Authors
... probably without equal in Christian literature. But they are letters, and as with all letters, in some ways the most interesting parts are the personal touches. Often Paul had to write with disappointment of the many fair-weather friends who deserted him in time of trouble. Often Paul had to warn against enemies who were out to burn him and other Christians. But other times Paul could write of those persons who did him great kindnesses. One of these is Onesiphorus. This is what Paul, in chains in a Roman ...
Children's Sermon
Object: A clothesline, two children to act like poles and all of the children's shoes that can be tied or hung on the clothes line. Lesson: Not that there is another gospel, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. Good morning, boys and girls. I need some volunteers today who look like poles. Is there anyone here who thinks that they would make a good pole? (Let them answer.) I need two poles to hold up a clothesline on which ...
Children's Sermon
... a Christian and tell others that they met a person who reminds them of Jesus. They will say that when they see or hear you do the things or say the things that Jesus teaches us. If you love people who hate you, or forgive people who have caused you trouble, or if you share the things that God has given you, they will know that you "have Jesus on you," like wearing some special kind of clothes. Maybe the next time you put on a choir robe or any special clothes, you will think about the way you put on ...
Children's Sermon
... we live bad. It really is as simple as this, Jesus told his disciples that we will always have the same kind of life that we work at having. Some people think that they can cheat and get something for nothing. Some people think that they can steal or cause trouble and not have anything go wrong with them. But that isn't true. If you tell lies, then your life will be a lie. Nothing is true for you when you have to hide or keep telling lies because of the one lie that you told a long time ago ...
Children's Sermon
... it! This writer remembered how people knew God before Jesus came. People knew God as someone whom they were afraid of because of his terrible power. They used to think about the way that God would punish them for the things they did and how he caused them great trouble. That's the way the people of the Old Testament thought about their God. He was a God who was great, but he was also to be feared. Now the writer of Hebrews says Jesus really made a difference. People came to know God a lot better, and they ...
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Joe Pennel
... pretty churches in your honor, Stained glass, organs, the works, And when the people moved away from the riff raff, The church followed them Straight out into the suburbs. Looking at all we've done for you, Jesus, Why can't you leave us alone? We've got enough troubles now. Why do you keep pricking our conscience? What do you want for Christmas, our hearts? Because of his doubts, John the Baptizer introduced us to the One who is to come. And like him, we will have to respond on the basis of what we hear and ...
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... McGurk's Barroom in Belfast sixteen years ago; and for the pro-British loyalists, the Birmingham pub bombings by the I.R.A. that killed twenty-one people fourteen years ago. The bombing at Enniskillen will soon fade into just another line in this list of troubles. However, Mr. Wilson was not interested in trying to fit his daughter into the long list of political atrocities. "Marie's last words were about life," he said, slowly lilting her name, "MAH-re," in Irish "It would be no way for me to remember her ...
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... of St. Mary's. Take the cross back to the church where it belongs." Her secure kingdom, like Herod's, had been threatened; and, she responded not with homage, but with rejection. The message of Jesus often brings peace, but it also brings trouble. Even in our contemporary society, Christ's message of love, justice, and peace invades our kingdoms of selfishness, pride, power, injustice, and provincialism. The Herods continue to stalk the world and try to discover ways to silence the message. In our modern ...
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... what or who might be around the next curve. We creep along the roads of life without a clear vision of what has happened, what is happening, or what will happen next. Trying to find our way through social problems, political problems, economic difficulties, family troubles, and personal anxieties is more like threading through fog than flying down an open road. Often we have to follow the road even when we are most uncertain of where it leads. Likewise, matters of faith and belief are more like a fog than a ...
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Gary W. Houston
... who have not seen and yet believed." You and I have not seen Jesus Christ with our physical eyes, but his presence is ever near us. And we can see his wounds everywhere we look in the world. One learns to see better in time. If you are having trouble seeing with your spiritual eyes today - then I challenge you to spend some time with the other disciples. Do not stay away. We are called to love one another. And as we love one another we will uplift each other’s faith in God. We will encounter Jesus Christ ...
2416. Advent 3
Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:1-10, James 5:7-12, Matthew 11:1-19
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... on Romans 15:4 which he preached in Union Seminary chapel, said, "There was a tugboat that for fifty years sat moored to her dock in the River Thames. She had been set there by an act of Parliament under Queen Victoria to be a ready help in time of trouble, if any ships should get into difficulty with the Tower Bridge, which had just recently been built. Now, no ship ever had, and it was unlikely that any ship ever would, but for fifty years she sat there - captain and a crew of six, 27 tons of coal in her ...
2417. Christmas 1
Psalm 111:1-10, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23
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... when Jesus was born, and that the plan he had put into action would succeed, no matter what forces were arrayed against him. It can be argued that the seeming paradox of Jesus' escape and the death of the boys in Bethlehem is a sign of the kind of trouble that his presence arouses in the world. It is also an indication of the manner in which God will use the death of other innocent persons to accomplish his purposes in the world, just as his plan calls for the sacrifice of the innocent one, his Son, to die ...
2418. Epiphany 3
Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Psalm 27:1-14, Isaiah 9:1-7
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... and make music to the Lord." The Psalm Prayer Gracious Father, protector of those who hope in you: You heard the cry of your Son and kept him safe in your shelter in the day of evil. Grant that your servants who seek you face in times of trouble may see your goodness in the land of the living, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. THE READINGS Isaiah 9:1b-4 This is, of course, in part, the Old Testament reading for the first service of Christmas. On that occasion, the passage, as the church interprets ...
2419. Palm · Passion Sunday
Isaiah 50:1-11, Psalm 31:1-24, Matthew 27:11-26, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56, Matthew 21:1-11
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... of the story. The plea of the psalmist is appropriate for the Passion of our Lord because he, like Jesus, was in desperate straights and had only God for his refuge. He calls on God for help and cries out: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble.... my strength fails me ... and my bones are consumed. I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors, a dismay to those of my acquaintance.... I am forgotten like a dead man.... For I have heard the whisperings of the crowd; fear is all ...
2420. Easter 3
Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:42-47, Isaiah 43:1-13, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35
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... take refuge in you ... 'You are my Lord, my good above all other' " - in life and in death. The psalmist is concerned about other people and their theological and religious pursuits, acknowledging that those "who run after other gods" will find themselves in deep trouble; they will find themselves outside the aegis of God's grace. In the spirit of Easter, he continues, steadfast in the true faith: My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; my body also shall rest in hope. For you will not abandon ...
2421. Easter 4
Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21
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... "to serve tables," and the amazing ministry of Stephen, seems to complement the first prayer more than it does the Gospel for the Day. The portion of Acts 7 that is attached to Acts 6 tells of the part of Stephen's speech that got him into trouble with the authorities and caused him to be stoned. His miracles were apparently accepted by most of the people as acts of God, but his proclamation of the good news in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was too much for the religious leaders to swallow ...
2422. Proper 5 & Pentecost 3
Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 4:1-25, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Genesis 22:1-19, Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 50:1-23, Hosea 5:1-15
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... and the psalm commands: "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and make good your vows to the Most High." A promise concludes the portions of this psalm used by the several liturgical churches in their worship: "Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you (he has, in Jesus Christ!), and you shall honor me" - by your obedience and keeping of the covenant, the psalm suggests. The Psalm Prayer (LBW) Heavenly Father, because Jesus your servant became obedient unto death, his sacrifice was greater ...
2423. Proper 7 & Pentecost 5
Jeremiah 20:7-18, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 91:1-16, Genesis 28:10-22
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... gospel" is in Jeremiah's lament: "If I say, 'I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,' there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones." That sort of evangelical zeal always got the apostles into serious trouble wherever they went; Paul, in particular, experienced the wrath of people who were so hard-hearted that they refused to receive the good news about Jesus Christ. God began to recruit the "noble army of martyrs" in the days of the Old Testament prophets, and that any ...
2424. Proper 11 & Pentecost 11
Isaiah 44:6-23, Psalm 103:1-22, Psalm 86:1-17, Exodus 3:1-22, Romans 8:18-27, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43
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... Moses out of Midian - so he spoke to him from the middle of a burning bush, telling him that he knew the state of the Israelites in Egypt and that something had to be done about it. Moses was the man God had chosen to gain their release. 2. A troubling question. "Who am I to go to Pharaoh and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?" Was Moses simply afraid for his life, if he returned to Egypt, despite the fact that the Pharaoh who was ruling when he killed the Egyptian was dead? Or could it have been ...
2425. Proper 12 & Pentecost 10
1 Kings 3:1-15, Exodus 3:1-22, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:28-39, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52
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... 52, which might detract from the main thrust of the gospel. He would not, however, allow anyone to misinterpret the deletion, because he has shown, again and again in his writings, the importance of redaction in the exegetical/hermeneutical process.) The first parable may trouble some readers because the man who has discovered the treasure in the field is ready to cheat the owner(s), if necessary, in order to obtain it for himself. Of course, what Jesus is getting at is that the treasure - the kingdom of ...
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