Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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1. Adopted
Ephesians 1:1-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... accept my forgiveness. But this is not all I have to say to you. I want to make you an offer‑‑I want you to become my adopted child. “You see, my Son who died was my only child, and I now want to share my life with you and leave my riches to you ... but you also will be set free from your imprisonment, and your sentence of death will be dismissed. At that point, you will become my adopted child and heir to all my riches. “I realize this is a risky offer for me to make to you‑‑you might be tempted to ...
2. Adopted! (New)
Ephesians 1:1-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." In 1981, Jimmy Gibson made a decision to follow Christ. That may not seem like a big deal ...
Sermon
Mark J. Molldrem
... joy there is in heaven! The first step has been accomplished. To paraphrase Peter's words, "Once we were no people, but now we are God's people; once we had not received mercy, but now we have received mercy; once we were orphaned in sin, but now we are adopted in love." And life begins in a new way all over again in the family. First there is the new name: child of God, Christian, the family's name, proudly to be spoken to the rest of the family and friends and world. Then, there are the tasks of daily ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... is something special because it means that you are chosen. God chose you and wants you so much that he was willing to pay a terrific price to get you out of trouble and back with him where you belong. Some children are adopted. Is there anyone here who is adopted? If there is you must feel wonderful and proud that your parents chose you and made you one of their family. Just think, they had a choice and they chose you for their very own. That is the way we should feel as children of God. We have been ...
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... a living a life of faith, then we are sealed and marked as God's Own. A child of the Kingdom. B. Remember: We are blessed, adopted and sealed. But you might ask WHY? Paul tells us why in verse 12. He says: "so that we, who were the first to set our ... Stewards then we, "who were the first to set our hope on Christ, ...live for the praise of his glory." Remember: We are blessed, adopted and sealed so that we can "live for the praise of his glory." Conclusion Rev. Robin Wood says: He'll never forget "Ole John." ...
6. Adopted! Thank God!
Ephesians 1:1-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... , then suddenly able to see? Do you understand what it means to be a child in an orphanage—unwanted, unloved—and then to be adopted by a loving parent? It may sound ironic, but the greatest barrier to our truly embracing a new life in Christ is that we ... . He was so proud as he laid his report on the altar . . .” (2) That young man would certainly understand the metaphor of adoption. He now had a new life. He had been pulled from darkness into the light. He had been brought from spiritual poverty to ...
7. Adopted Love
Romans 8:1-17
Children's Sermon
Tim Carpenter
... puppy dog. If it is a live puppy, explain to all of the children not to pet it yet, but just to look. Who here has a puppy? (response) When you got your puppy, was it living somewhere else, and you brought it home? (response) That's called adopting the puppy. When people adopt a puppy, what do they do with it? How do they take care of it? (response) Yes, they do all kinds of things to take care of it; they give it lots of love. They keep it in a nice warm spot, and they give it something to ...
8. The Adoption
John 1:1-18
Drama
Arley K. Fadness
... returns) Mom: No, no. Where did you get those ideas? Dorie: Well, Dylan overheard you say something about the spare room and the cost of whatever... Mom: (interrupts) Oh no, we’re going to adopt a child. You’re going to have a baby sister or a new baby brother, isn’t that exciting? Dylan: Adopt? Dorie: Adopt, we never thought of that. Wow! Wowee! Dad: And this child will have all the privileges and opportunities that you two kids have had. Freedom, education, love, and a future. How do you feel ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... generous amounts for your church and charities. May you remember to say “I love you” at least once a day to your spouse, your child, and your parents . . . (1) That last one leads into our message for the day. Our theme for today is “God’s Adopted Children.” Listen to these words from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the ...
10. Adopted Love
Illustration
Michael P. Green
... by God with the same unconditional love that this mother had for her daughter. In 1952 a probation officer in New York City tried to find an organization that would assist in the adoption of a twelve-year-old boy. Although the child had a religious background, none of the major denominations would assist in his adoption. Said the officer later, “His case had been reported to me because he had been truant. I tried for a year to find an agency that would care for this needy youngster. Neither Catholic ...
Teach the Text
Jeannine K. Brown
... emphasize the importance of the naming of Jesus as well as the conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit (1:20).3 1:25 And he gave him the name Jesus. By obeying the angel’s directive to name Mary’s child (1:20), Joseph becomes Jesus’ father via adoption (cf. Isa. 43:1; Luke 1:60–63).4The importance of the act of naming for the legal status of a child explains why Matthew accentuates the naming of Jesus, especially since he has raised the problem of Jesus being born from Mary but not from Joseph (1 ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... could have easily found us wanting and unworthy of Your Love, yet instead You called us to receive adoption and eternity. We give You our love and praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we have failed to be the responsible children ... You would have us be. By adoption You made us part of Your family, yet we have too often lived in ways hardly befitting the children of God. We have not ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... . Just as the word “redemption” does not occur in 2:1–10, although redemption is its theme, so now the words “adoption” and “inheritance” do not appear in this text, but those themes predominate. One of the deepest yearnings of the human soul is to belong. We instinctively draw circles that include ourselves and exclude others, giving us coveted membership in a group others wish they belonged to. There can be no “ ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... redeeming love of God. Leader: We are promised the witness of the Holy Spirit for all who will serve. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and merciful God, in Your infinite wisdom and love You have opened the way for us to become Your adopted children. We thank You, Lord, and ask You to help us always to walk in Your light. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have lived our lives as if we had forgotten You gave us the honor and privilege to be called Children ...
Bulletin Aid
James Wilson
... , we praise You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, so often we take for granted and never really comprehend the magnitude of the gift we received as we became Christians. Too often, Lord, we have acted as if it were nothing special to be adopted into Your Kingdom. Forgive us, Lord, and help us to regain the wonder and awe of being beloved members in the family of the Creator God of the Universe. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord" "Let There Be Light" "We've A Story ...
16. Adoption Papers
John 14:15-21
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
Call To Worship God will not leave us abandoned. God is our advocate. God calls us to worship today. Collect We call to mind the promises of Jesus and boldly make the claim that we are all adopted members of your family in love. Hallelujah. We praise you, God. Amen. Prayer Of Confession The tumult and the shouting dies. The captain and the kings depart. Still stands thine ancient sacrifice: A humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest ...
17. Adoption Papers
Ephesians 1:3-14
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
Call To Worship Come, God's people, found by one, who now are one in Christ. Collect Father, we take your name as our own, and joyfully claim our place in your family. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, listen to your people praying. Your faithfulness is evident all around us, in the green of the hill, in the rushing of the rivers, and in the life that surrounds us. The birds who eat the seeds we leave out, and the birds who plunder the fruit we thought we would save for ourselves, are both yours. The bears ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... embraced a new possibility and a new family of faith. Paul’s news about their complete and utter “adoption,” about their transformation into genuine “children of God,” was “good news” — a “gospel,” indeed. If first- ... when as a child you were feeling especially alone and lonely, right before bed you would imagine God hugging you. And that hug from your adoptive parent, the only Parent we all get to choose, gave such a sense of safety and security that sleep came quickly. That’s a hug we ...
Sermon
Harold Warlick
... writer of Ephesians, is what God did for the whole world, not just one nation, in Jesus. We were lying exposed in an open world, with all kinds of human obligations. Death was the lot to which we were born. We were not going to make it. But God adopted us, paid for us with God’s only child, and gave us all there is to have. Like the strangers to each other in section 108 in the Greensboro Coliseum years ago, we know a secret not everyone knows. Someone has tapped us on the shoulder and whispered, “God ...
Sermon
Steven E. Albertin
... of such end-of-life decisions, we don't have to make an idol out of this life. We can afford to let go. (Folks, if you haven't already done so, you need to make a living will or some other end-of-life directive.) Because God has already adopted us, because we are God's beloved sons and daughters, this is no ordinary suffering. This suffering and pain are the pangs of birth, the labor pains of a better life to come. Therefore, extraordinary efforts to hold on to life do not need to be taken. It is not ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... don't you? I am glad we have zoos where we can see animals, and I am glad there are people who are willing to adopt an animal and see that it is taken care of. When God created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, he gave them the ... they are God's creatures too. But animals are not nearly as important to God as people are. I wish some of us could look around and adopt some people. Oh, I don't mean we would take them home with us. But let's say there is some lonely boy or girl in your class who is always left out of ...
22. Romans 8:14-17
Romans 8:14-17
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... they receive the great gift this status promises. There is considerable debate about the nature of the next dichotomy Paul uses in verse 15 to distinguish the nature of this guiding Spirit. His contrast between a "spirit of slavery" and a "spirit of adoption" has most commonly been read as another Pauline comment against the old structures of the Law as it was practiced by first-century Pharisaic Judaism. This interpretation suggests that it was the arduous attempts to adhere strictly to every nuance of the ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... that you had been born. Your mother was not able to take care of you, but she loved you so much that she made sure you had the best parents that could be found. Six days later you were placed in our arms, and we cried tears of joy. We adopted you. Everything we have will be yours one day. It would be impossible for us to love you any more even if you had been born into our family. Do you understand?" That's the kind of conversation you would have with your daughter. Why? Because you would want her ...
Sermon
John N. Brittain
... an appropriate role for people of faith, up to a point. "But when the fullness of time had come," Paul wrote the Galatians, "God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!' So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God" (Galatians 4:4-7). The life, death, and ...
25. The Hiding Angel
1 John 2:28--3:10
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... a child of God. Every person is made in God's image; this means that something of the essence of God is in each person. But only as one responds in faith to God's offer through Jesus Christ does one become a child of God. Every Christian is an adopted child of God. Listen to scriptural verses declaring this truth: "But to all who received him (that is, Christ), who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God." (John 1:12) "For all who are led by the spirit of God are sons and daughters of ...
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