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Synonyms: humiliation, mortification, chagrin, ignominy, loss of face, shamefacedness, embarrassment, indignity, abashment, discomfort, discomfiture, discomposure, guilt, remorse, contrition, compunction, disgrace, dishonour, discredit, degradation, disrepute, ill-repute, infamy, scandal, odium, opprobrium, obloquy, condemnation, contempt, pity, misfortune, crying shame, cause for regret, source of regret, sad thing, unfortunate thing, discredit to, disgrace to, stain on, blemish on, blot on, blot on the escutcheon of, slur on, reproach to, bad reflection on, bring into disrepute, degrade, debase, defame, stigmatize, taint, sully, tarnish, besmirch, stain, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, give a bad name to, put in a bad light, humiliate, mortify, make someone feel ashamed, embarrass, abash, chasten, humble, put someone in their place, take down a peg or two, cut down to size, show up

Antonyms: honor, pride, respect, glory, praise, dignity, honor, esteem, glorification, laud, compliment, regard, credit, elevate, acclaim, pleasure, favor, kudos, recognition, flatter, admiration, greatness, happiness, self-confidence, reverence

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1. A Trip to God's Woodshed

Hebrews 12: 5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... a saved person or a lost person, you may get away from your sin, but you'll not get away with your sin. Please understand that discipline is not a sign that God does not love you, it is a sign that He does. "For whom the Lord loves, He chastens." (v.6) I heard one time about a family of wayward members of a church, who at one time were very active in their church. But they had fallen away and lost interest. They were true backsliders. That is, they were saved, but they had just gotten away from the ...

2. House-Building Time

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... newborn child. So our celebration is somewhat restrained. We bless God for the gift of a son, even as we remain soberly aware that this birth will be difficult for Mary. She will stand before the Cross and know that the Son of David will suffer, be chastened, for the house of Israel. And a final clarification: this house of David, and of David’s line, will last forever. The throne "shall be established forever." The house of King David will never end. In Mary’s day, though, it must have seemed to be at ...

3. Up and Running

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... from us; always they are there. Therefore the agenda? Admit they are present and then consign them to our internal jails and throw away the key. And there is help with that assignment: "... and the angels waited on him." On us, they also wait. Calling, chastening, and now commissioning: "Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news' " (Mark 1:14-15). To ...

4. Questions Without Answers

Job 42:1-6

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... he will stand upon the earth." There are also some assuring statements: "Happy is the man whom God reproves; therefore, despise not the chastening of the Almighty ... (Job 5:17) You shall know that your tent is safe" (Job 5:24). And there are also statements ... and there, a little setback now and then may not be difficult. We can take it and attribute it in noble spirit to the chastening of God. But when it rains and pours and the floodtide of adversity reaches our chin level, is that a scream we hear? God’ ...

5. A Miracle Story

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . On his copy of Bruckner’s score, another Austrian composer and conductor, some would say one of the greatest conductors who ever lived, the great Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), crossed out "for chorus, solos, and orchestra, organ ad libitum" and wrote these words: "for the tongues of angels, heaven‑blest, chastened hearts, and souls purified in the fire!" On this “Baptism of our Lord” Sunday, will you live the story of Jesus with “the tongues of angels” in your ears, with “heaven-blest ...

6. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... general terms of “someone” experiencing pain, but it is clear that he has Job specifically in mind. Elihu’s description of the person in pain in verses 19–22 closely resembles Job’s physical ailments in 3:24; 16:8; 19:20; and 30:17. By chastening people with pain, God gives them an opportunity to repent rather than to proceed into death (see the sidebar). Elihu suggests that Job should not reject his pain as an unwelcome intruder but should value it as God’s agent of conviction that can lead to ...

7. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Heb. khtm) ordinarily means “seal/close up” (NASB “seals their instruction”). Most translators take the form from the similar verb khtt, “terrify,” with a third-person masculine plural pronominal suffix (-am) added as the object. Rebuttal: God Chastens with Pain 33:19 Or . . . chastened on a bed of pain. Elihu’s second rejection of Job’s claim that God is silent seeks to turn Job’s own suffering into an illustration of divine communication and instruction. God employs the constant “pain ...

8. The Heralding Of Advent

Drama

Karren Boehr

... : (Same actions as 2ND HERALD) "For surely our griefs he himself bore, and our sorrows he carried; yet we ourselves esteemed him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was pierced through for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon him, and by his scouring we are healed." 2ND HERALD: (Takes the taper candle and lights it from the center candle which is already it. Lights first, second, third, and fourth candles) Today the candle of Justice ...

9. Easter Sunday

Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 118:1-29

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... race and nationality. Forgive any exclusive attitude that may prevent our communicating the good news of the resurrection of our dying, rising living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Declaration of God's Forgiveness Hear the Good News! The Lord's love endures forever. The Lord chastens us but does not surrender us to death. He is our deliverer. Friends, believe the Good News. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Like Mary Magdalene, go to tell the family of Jesus that he is risen and ascends to his God ...

10. Proper 27

Luke 20:27-40, Psalm 145:1-21, Psalm 98:1-9

Sermon Aid

B. David Hostetter

... could give witness to the faith we have been given. Hear our prayers through our crucified but living Advocate, at your right hand, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Declaration of God's Forgiveness Hear the Good News! The Lord's love endures forever. The Lord chastens us but does not surrender us to death. God is our deliverer. Friends, believe the Good News. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation May the Lord direct your hearts toward God's love and the steadfastness of Christ! Prayer of the Day God of ...

11. Ash Wednesday

Mt 6:1-6, 16-21 · 2 Cor 5:20 - 6:10 · Joel 2:1-2, 12-19 · Ps 51 · Ps 103

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... with the Lord but had since strayed. Joel foresees impending doom on the horizon and interprets it as a sign of God's wrath. Yet, the Lord's heart is not flinty, impervious to the repentant cries of his people. Yes, even God can turn and repent of his ordained chastening (v. 14). Isn't that what Lent is about? God has turned his face toward us in Jesus Christ, that we might turn to him in repentance and faith. If God were only a God of wrath, we would turn away in despair or cower at his feet in fear ...

12. Proper 23

Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... that God is vindictive and hurtful. That's the wrong way to fear God. Job mistakenly held that Yahweh was cruel and unfair. There is a right way to fear the Lord; to hold him in respect and honor. If we want only to disobey God, we should fear his chastening presence, but if we honor him we have no reason to be in dread of God's presence. Epistle: Hebrews 4:12-16 1. Sermon Title: Logo-surgery. Sermon Angle: The text compares the word of God to a two-edged sword, which is sharp enough to lay the inner ...

13. The Faith of the Cannanite Woman

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... proved to be the inspiration for William Bathhurst as he wrote the words of his great hymn: O for a faith that will not shrink tho pressed by many a foe, that will not tremble on the brink of any earthly woe that will not murmur nor complain beneath the chastening rod but in the hour of grief or pain will lean upon its God. Amen.

14. A Habit of Happy Heirs

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... modern Christians have occasion to be thankful. But most of all and above everything and everyone, Christians should come to this thanksgiving season thankful to God for God himself. As Joyce Kilmer put it: Thank God for the bitter and ceaseless strife, And the sting of His chastening rod!Thank God for the stress and the pain of life, And Oh, thank God for God!21 As you come to this season, may your turkey or chicken or pork chop be browned just right; may your pumpkin pie be the kind that mother used to ...

15. Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... surroundings, then, is a vital factor in making them strong and sturdy. How similar this is to the experience of the Christian who graciously accepts the hardships God allows to come into his life. In Hebrews 12:11 we read that such chastening produces "the peaceable fruit of righteousness." (KJV) For those not rooted in Christ, suffering can be decimating. As Christians we claim glory out of suffering. Second, we claim victory out of defeat. Before claiming victory we must surrender to Christ. How strange ...

16. Mourning Turned To Joy

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the mourning in Babylon came because of sin and the refusal to acknowledge that sin against God and other people. The major sin was idolatry. They have burned incense to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hand (Jeremiah 1:16). Your wickedness will chasten you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God..." (Jeremiah 2:19). Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for ...

17. Improving Your Serve

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... century policy of Manifest Destiny. God had given America great natural resources and we Americans can believe that our mission was to bring civilization to benighted nations, even if it meant conquering them for their own good. Nowadays we are somewhat chastened and more realistic. We no longer regard ourselves as the civilizers of the world. Instead there are many voices suggesting that, rich though we are, we have no responsibility for sharing with the hungry nations of the world if that means lowering ...

18. Three Days To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Helen Keller

... which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, who would adopt the epicurean motto of 'Eat, drink, and be merry,' but most people would be chastened by the certainty of impending death. In stories, the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed. He becomes more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permanent spiritual ...

19. Expectations of a Vital Faith James K. Cobb

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon

... my life in God’s hands for time and eternity." The hymn writer has said it best. O for a faith that will not shrink, Though pressed by many a foe, That will not tremble on the brink Of poverty or woe; That will not murmur nor complain Beneath the chastening rod, But in the hour of grief or pain Can lean upon its God. Lord, give me such a faith as this, And then, whate’er may come, I taste e’en now the hallowed bliss Of an eternal home. Amen (William H. Bathurst, 1796-1877)

20. The Secret Story of Gabriel

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

... ways, says the Lord.’ (Isaiah 55:8) Come back tomorrow and if you don’t have a better idea than this, I’ll make sure that Peace and Goodwill Associates never works in heaven again!" The ancient manuscript says that Gabriel came back the next day a chastened and contrite angel. He came back more concerned with mystery than marketing. He was ready to try again. "You were right, God," he said. "I mimicked the world and missed Your Word. But now I’ve got a plan which is more faithful to Your ways. With ...

21. Salvation Through His Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... suffering, difficulties and even momentary reverses, but actually helps us to see such seeming obstacles as actual bench marks and stations along the way which help us to remain aware that we are traveling on the proper path. "Whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives." It all serves to heighten our appreciation of what he endured, and helps us to focus more reverently upon the true significance of Golgotha and what it means in terms of our eternal destiny." Through what ...

22. Salvation as Hope

Romans 13:8-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... , and - lacked the mind of Christ, he has built of wood, hay, and stubble, which the fire of judgment will destroy. While his guilt is thus made manifest, the forgiveness of sins in Christ still holds and he is saved. But he will be chastened and humble as he enters heaven. What about the fate of unbelievers? There are statements which seem to indicate that Paul believed in apokatastasis, the ultimate redemption of all men. "God has consigned all men to disobedience that he may have mercy upon all ...

23. Great Is Your Faith

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Brett Blair

24. No Huggies

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

... those who have left family and home to follow - have done? He blows up. He becomes angry in a way that he never becomes angry again. The disciples have scolded, rebuked, rejected the people; Jesus now rebukes and rejects the disciples. He tells his chastened disciples that children are not to be kept from the Kingdom, for the Kingdom in fact is theirs. It belongs to them - those miserable little urchins whom the disciples rejected - and not to the disciples themselves. Then, as if to illustrate in the most ...

25. What Is True And Who Can You Trust?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Otherwise we become like the widow who was talked into a shady real estate deal by a fly-by-night developer. After she calculated her losses at over $50,000 from her life savings, she contacted the Better Business Bureau to file a complaint. The Bureau representative chastened her a bit: "Well, it sounded fishy right from the start. Why didn't you come to us before you invested your money? Didn't you know about our services?" "Oh, I did," she answered. "But I was afraid that if I called you, you'd tell ...

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