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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Bulletin Aid
Carl Hoefler
... many wonderful things for his people. Pastor: When Israel was in Babylon, Isaiah told them they did not have to look back in history to celebrate God's activity, because he was going to do a new thing for them. People: We pray for a faith that never ceases to expect new things from God. Collect O God of all ages, whose mighty acts of deliverance are promises of the future, as well as memories from the past: Broaden our faith in your saving acts, that we may look eagerly for what is to come, just as surely ...
If nobody ever said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
A. P. Herbert
4. The Road Less Traveled
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Sermon
Fredrick R. Harm
... pray. How we need to thank God for those who taught us. But, please remember that if we do not keep up the practice of prayer, all the lessons we have had will soon drop from us. Is it any wonder Saint Paul exhorts us, "Pray without ceasing"? Earlier I suggested that prayer was perhaps the foundational quality in the Christian journey out of which the other important pursuits flow. Why do I say that? Perhaps it is because of a statement I read some time ago in a church bulletin. It comes from the preaching ...
5. The Priority of Love
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Teach the Text
Preben Vang
... (John 17:23; Col. 3:14–15; 1 John 4:17–19; Rev. 21:3–4; cf. Isa. 65:19–25). At that time gifts will cease to have purpose and will be abolished, along with all God’s adversaries (1:28; 2:6; 15:24, 26; 2 Thess. 2:8; 2 Tim. 1 ... :10; cf. 1 Cor. 6:13; Luke 13:7). tongues, they will be stilled. That Paul chooses a different verb for the “ceasing” of tongues is due to the word “tongues” being the object. It has no substantial consequence for meaning. Tongues will be made quiet (pausontai; ...
6. Waiting in Life's Waiting Rooms
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... room” for Christ’s return is like being on a smart phone while sitting in the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicle). You are in a worst place, but you are in any best place you want to be and can be joyful, thankful, and prayerful. To “pray without ceasing” is to the Christian the equivalent of being “online with God” all the time. And if you have your Bible with you, connected to God’s Home Page all the time. You say you cannot imagine being without your cell phone? Your spirit should also not be ...
7. Fire Wood
Luke 12:49-53
Sermon
John G. Lynn
... God's fire touched him could Isaiah say, "Here am I, Lord, here am I." Like the Lodgepole Pine, we all need the fire of God's Word in our lives, or we will grow cold. We will be ice-capped. Our job will cease. Our friendships will cease. Our marriages will cease. Our very lives will cease, because human nature is so prone to the freeze, so susceptible to an ice cap on the heart. God knows this. That's why he sends his lightning to strike into our lives lest we stop and regenerate no more. Did not God say ...
Drama
Thomas A. Renquist
... released. In November of 1956, the Suez Canal crisis leapt into the headlines. It was Dag Hammarskjold who engineered the cease-fire. Everyone knew the public Dag Hammarskjold. But it was only after his death that the world became aware of the ... . “For all your children and yourselves, Choose life, that all might live!” O Spirit, come to fill our heartsThat war and hate shall cease;Renew the earth and make us one,A Pentecost of peace! The Prayer of the Day: (said in unison) C: Lord, make us instruments ...
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... door. The other picture portrays Jesus as the Troublemaker, overturning the tables in the Temple. Both are correct, both are biblical, both pictures represent the ways in which God in Christ would view my actions in my journey of faith. God does not cease to be God and we do not cease being human. Only a God who cannot be molded and shaped by human beings can enter human history to mold and transform it. Dr. A. W. Tozer, in his book The Knowledge of The Holy, says, "Left to ourselves, we tend immediately to ...
Eulogy
Percy Bysshe Shelley
... sparkless ashes load an unlamented urn. XLI. He lives, he wakes – ’tis Death is dead, not he; Mourn not for Adonais. – Thou young Dawn, Turn all thy dew to splendour, for from thee The spirit thou lamentest is not gone; Ye caverns and ye forests, cease to moan! Cease, ye faint flowers and fountains, and thou Air Which like a mourning veil thy scarf hadst thrown O’er the abandoned Earth, now leave it bare Even to the joyous stars which smile on its despair! XLII. He is made one with Nature: there is ...
Eulogy
Alfred Lord Tennyson
... was not made to die; And thou hast made him: thou art just. Thou seemest human and divine, The highest, holiest manhood, thou. Our wills are ours, we know not how; Our wills are ours, to make them thine. Our little systems have their day; They have their day and cease to be: They are but broken lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than they. We have but faith: we cannot know; For knowledge is of things we see And yet we trust it comes from thee, A beam in darkness: let it grow. Let knowledge grow from ...
12. Many Parts, One Body
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Teach the Text
Preben Vang
... suffers. The unity of the body means that when one part of the body suffers, the whole body suffers and every part hurts, and when one part of the body is honored, the whole body is honored and every part rejoices. When this is not the case, the body has ceased to be a body and has become a collection of disjointed parts.[7] 12:27–30 Paul turns from the more abstract discussion to a direct discourse, opening with an emphatic “Now you[8] are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it ...
13. Lent 4
Luke 15:11-32, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Isaiah 12:1-6, Joshua 5:1-12, Luke 15:1-7
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... . In preparation for the conquest of the land, all were circumcised as a renewal of the Abrahamic covenant. Also, the first Passover was kept in the Promised Land at Gilgal. It marked the end of the wilderness wanderings. On the day of the Passover, manna from heaven ceased and the people began to eat the fruit of the land. Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6 Rejoice in God's salvation. Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Because in Christ God reconciled to himself a believer is a new creation. A believer in Christ has ...
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... to get help from Assyria rather than to trust God for help. Nevertheless, he is given a sign of a woman who will bear a child to be named Emmanuel. By the time the child can tell the difference between good and evil, God promises that Ahaz' enemies will cease to exist. This passage is related to the Gospel for the Day in that Matthew quotes verse 14 as a promise fulfilled by the birth of Jesus. Lesson 2 (Romans 1:1-7). Paul introduces himself to the church at Rome as one called to proclaim the gospel. The ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... 5:1), and as such, you must "lead lives worthy of your calling" (Ephesians 4:1). "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them" (Ephesians 5:11), as I have done for you here. Brothers and sisters in America, "I have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of [God’s] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of ...
16. Lent 4
Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 · 1 Cor 1:18-31 · 2 Cor 5:17-21 · Isa 12:1-6 · Jos 5:9-12
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... . In preparation for the conquest of the land, all were circumcised as a renewal of the Abrahamic covenant. Also, the first Passover was kept in the Promised Land at Gilgal. It marked the end of the wilderness wanderings. On the day of the Passover, manna from heaven ceased and the people began to eat the fruit of the land. Isaiah 12:1-6 Rejoice in God's salvation 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Because in Christ God reconciled sinners to himself; a believer is a new creation. A believer in Christ has become a new ...
Sermon
Mark Ellingsen
... of faith (Luke 17:6). Come to think of it, our faith in itself is not what gives the courage to rebel against the evils of life. It is the love of God that provides such courage, a confidence like Lamentations says in a God whose steadfast love never ceases (3:25), who does not willingly afflict or grieve us (3:33). With a loving God like that, the next time life gets hard and leads you to question life’s meaning or the viability of seeking justice, Christians, you will not be able to stop yourself from ...
18. Bearing The Right Fruit
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Sermon
King Duncan
... is not in our head but our heart. We know that Jesus came into the world to save the least and the lowest. And we know that he calls us to be his people in the world today. But somehow that knowledge has not been translated into action. We have ceased caring: The Gallup survey shows us to be no better than the average person on the street when it comes to putting our faith into action. But there is hope. The Gallup Poll also indicated that among the population there is about 12 percent who, in the words of ...
19. Just Speak the Name
Philippians 2:1-11
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... button and a beautiful rendition of "The Lord''s Prayer" was heard by the hate-filled caller. The phone calls ceased after a little while. Mrs. Tilly knew that the ability to love her enemy did not reside in her name and power but in the name of Jesus. In ... a few moments, my words will cease, and you will come to the alter railing to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion. I will share the words of the Lord Jesus Christ ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... to happiness. Worry and do something about TV advertising that associates the good life with alcohol. There's truth in the slogan, "Worry is like a rocking chair." But we could change it. We could use our worries to get us somewhere. So, remember, worry ceases to be a weight when we wait on the Lord because then we turn our worries into concern. III. Now a third suggestion -- and this gets to the primary focus of our sermon. Stress that comes from fear is killing -- but stress that comes from commitment ...
21. How's the Old Complaint?
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Sermon
Mark Trotter
... us. We do not deserve it. Though we are unfaithful, God remains faithful. It is a covenant that God has made with all creation, through Noah, that God will always be faithful, and "seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease." That covenant is sealed, as you know, with a rainbow. That is part of that story. So after the storms, you will see the rainbow. The rainbow is a sign. It is there to tell us that God will always be dependable. The Old Testament lesson, which ...
22. The Gift of Newness
2 Corinthians 5:17-20
Sermon
James McCormick
... about becomes possible only when it is grounded in a new, life-changing experience of Christ as Savior and Lord. John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement. After he started the Methodist Societies, he once said that he did not fear that they would ever cease to exist. But he did fear that they would become only a dead sect, having the form of religion, but not the power of it. The reason he feared that was because that’s exactly how he started out. He was an Anglican clergyman, very high ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... or Methodist circuit rider was found dead upon the trail with muddy knees and dents in the ground where he had spent his last breaths kneeling in prayer, ushering his soul into God's presence with praise. The picture of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane never ceases to amaze. It is almost impossible to conceive. Here is Jesus, the son of God, who existed with God from all eternity. This very Son of God is so afraid of death that he prays. Not only does he pray, but he cries like we cry while praying ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, ‘The will of the Lord be done.'" (Acts 21:7-14) Now notice that this is a situation where several women tried to persuade ... man won. But nevertheless, that is what has happened. But look at the response in v.14, "So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, ‘The will of the Lord be done.'" If you are in a difficult marriage I want to ask you to do this. Don't ...
25. The Fred Factor
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Sermon
Scott Suskovic
... because every person on that team was working toward the larger goal, which was bigger than any one person of putting the Bible into the hands of the people around the world. I think this is getting close to the attitude that Paul suggests, "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances" (vv. 16-18). It's not about the money. It's not about the personal praise. What is it? It has to be that last part where Paul writes: "... for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." When ...
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