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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. Honor Graduate

Exodus 20:12

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James Merritt

... you know, are in Latin and they are used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree is earned. There are typically three types of Latin honors in order of increasing level of honor. They are: Cum Laude (with honor), Magna Cum Laude (with great honor) and Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor). One of my goals when I went to college was to be an honor graduate. I didn't want to get an ordinary degree. I wanted a degree that signified I had graduated with a distinction of being ...

2. Arise, O Church of God, Arise!

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... thy Lord in matchless grace. Christ most holy, served the lowly. Thus he taught us, He who sought us, Loved and bought us. 4. Exult, O Church of God, and bless The Lamb, the Lord our Righteousness. His the kingdom, His the power! To Him all laud and glory be Through time and through eternity. Heav'n rejoices, Lift your voices. Come before Him, Pray, implore Him. Praise, adore Him! The words of our Bible text here this morning are among the most familiar that Jesus ever spoke. But that's the problem. How ...

3. To Thank Is To ...

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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... to recognize God as the giver in a culture which praises the "self-made woman" and "self-made man" as national achievements, who cheer people who make their first million before they are thirty, who laud people who achieve mastery, as though mastery were ever a solo job; who laud people who dominate others and carry out that domination internationally through the ruthless exertion of our national and industrial powers on others, regardless of the price we make them pay for our exploitation; in a country ...

4. Go Hard or Go Home!

Luke 12:35-48

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King Duncan

... his talent in the ground had even the one talent taken from him (Matthew 25:14-30). In another parable, there is even an unscrupulous servant who found out he was being fired and used his master’s money to buy friends. To his disciples’ surprise, Jesus lauded the man’s ingenuity (Luke 16:1-18). At least he didn’t sit around whining that life had been unfair to him. He took charge of his situation and Jesus praised him. There is a rather amusing scene in the Book of Exodus. The children of Israel ...

5. Little Ones

Luke 18:15-17, Matthew 19:13-15

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Lori Wagner

... world we see children, innocent of the ways of the world, walking through it with blind trust, and a simple dependence upon those who care for them. And it is this innocence that is protected, guarded, lauded, praised in every single tale despite the evils that would threaten them. The goodness of children is lauded as opposed to the evils of an adult world. In the scriptures today, we see Jesus as the “hero” of children. He first threatens anyone who would harm a child: “If anyone causes one of these ...

6. House of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18

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Lori Wagner

... your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen. May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say, Amen. Image Exegesis: Prayer, Relationship, and a New Way The Way of Jesus pervaded His disciples ...

7. Are you a G.O.A.T.?

Matthew 25:31-46

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Lori Wagner

... forward through to the next generation. Only those with a sheepish kind of humility are noted by God to be worthy of the kind of obedience necessary to be an example to the future people of God. While not all shepherds in scripture have been lauded by God as being “good” shepherds, still one role of the shepherd is to be able to discern between those who are “sheep” and those who sport “goatish” personalities. But why? Why does God so deftly distinguish between sheep and goats? Why does Jesus so ...

8. I'm Going Fishing

John 21:1-19 · Acts 9:1-20

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Lori Wagner

... . We are by nature a competitive species. While we value fairness, everyone wants to feel they have been specially chosen. Whether an adopted child, a fiancé, a job candidate, or an award winner, being “chosen” comes with a feeling of value. One feels cherished, appreciated, lauded, seen. Who wouldn’t want that! So, it was a matter of pride for the Jewish people since the dawn of the covenant that they had been especially chosen by God. When God said, “you will be my people, and I will be your God ...

9. The Best Seat in the House

Luke 14:1, 7-14

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Lori Wagner

... narcissism in the guise of assertiveness. Let me say that again. We live in a culture that lauds narcissism in the guise of assertiveness. Don’t misunderstand. To be assertive can be a very good thing, especially when one needs to be heard. Sometimes, it’s a grave mistake to keep silent when things need to be said. But we can draw a fine line between healthy self- ...

10. Point Of Origin

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Harold Warlick

... long as the machine produces the goods. As long as the machine functions well it gets rewarded with merit raises and job security in the business world and good grades in the educational institution. We don't hand out bonuses or cum laude honors based on "feelings." When the machine becomes older or weaker and falls behind in production or starts making poor grades, we try to repair it. Retraining efforts, continuing education courses, tutoring centers, counseling agencies, and quotas abound. We even have ...

11. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 15:18--16:4

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Maurice A. Fetty

... . For example, my father and his generation were great admirers of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the F.B.I. But recent books and articles have uncovered a variety of behaviors and improprieties which would have greatly offended my dad. John F. Kennedy lauded Thomas Jefferson when, at an assemblage of artists, actors, authors and musicians in the East Room of the White House, he remarked that there probably had never been such a gathering of talent in the East Room, except possibly when Thomas Jefferson dined ...

12. Wisdom for the Living of These Days

Proverbs 2:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... one wise in character. When Gary Hart was seeking the Democratic nomination for president, he had an affair with Donna Rice, an affair that caused him to drop out of the race. Barbara Walters, on ABC television, revealed that Donna had graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina. Nor is wisdom the same as scientific technology, which produces today’s miracle machines. It is said that the Devil has a Ph.D.! German Nazi Joseph Mengele, accused of killing 400,000 at Auschwitz had both Ph ...

13. OK, God You Win!

Job 42:1-6

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John R. Brokhoff

... . We are urged to love ourselves and to be good to ourselves because “we are worth it.” This emphasis is the result of our secular and humanistic society. When God goes out of our lives, we must find something that assures us of our value. So, we laud human nature. We boast about how wonderful it is to be a human being. When God enters our lives, we see the contrast between God and ourselves. When Peter confronted Jesus at the Sea of Galilee, he fell down before Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord ...

14. Shepherds And Bathrobes

Luke 2:8-20

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Thomas Long

... in its very ordinariness the truth of the angel's promise, "Unto you is born this day a Savior." There is the kid from down the street, wearing a tinfoil crown and carrying a cigar box of frankincense. There is our daughter, adjusting her wire halo as she lauds, "My soul magnifies the Lord." And there we are, too, staffs in hand, stumbling over each other to get near the newborn King, our unsteady voices searching for the correct pitch as we sing anew, "O, come, let us adore Him, O, come, let us adore Him ...

15. Obedience Is An Ugly Word!

Acts 5:17-42

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Barbara Brokhoff

... or pain for ourselves or our loved ones, why expect that those who are dear and near to us will never die, why would we expect no burglars would ever steal our property, why would we expect to have no insoluble problems? We can't expect everyone to laud and love and accept and understand us. We can't expect affirmation for all our actions, even when they were motivated by love and obedience. It didn't happen to those early disciples, and it won't happen to us. But wait! An advocate for these men came ...

16. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

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Larry Powell

... the way it usually turns out. THOU ART THE POTTER, I AM THE CLAY Leonardo da Vinci began work on his famous painting, "The Last Supper," in 1495. At its completion almost four years later, it was hailed as a masterpiece and its creator was lauded as a genius. However, I have lately learned two fascinating things about Leonardo: (1) Art was only one of the many things he had mastered. He was a sculptor, musician, poet, architect, chemist, engineer, and inventor. He is said to have developed working designs ...

17. And You Thought God Didn't Care!

Exodus 3:1-22

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... generation of Israelities, and God would continually manifest himself in new and glorious ways to his people. For the Christian, the interpretation wonderfully describes Jesus Christ, the great "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." No wonder so many songs are written to laud "The Name" - "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" "Tell Me His Name Again" "Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know" "At the Name of Jesus" "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds in a Believer's Ear" "Take the Name of Jesus With You" "Forth ...

18. Born to Play Second Fiddle

Luke 1:57-66

Sermon

George Bass

... loving kindness come through the inspiration of the love of God; they are not merely formulated in human hearts and minds. The very call of God to all his people to love each other and serve one another in his name reminds us that all glory, laud, and honor that might accrue to us in Christian service belongs to him, not to us. The truly great servants of God always reject personal acclaim and renounce self-righteousness in all of its forms. All Christian service glorifies the risen and reigning Lord; you ...

19. The Strength of Poverty

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Hubert Beck

... from such poverty and to make possible a freedom for them so that they, like us, can choose for or against the poverty that is strength. So let neither the title of the sermon nor the sermon itself suggest that we are glorying in the ghetto and lauding those who have no means of livelihood. With that clearly in mind, we must address ourselves to the question, "What kind of poverty is the source of strength?" We are taught by word and example the importance of ownership through the whole of our life. The ...

20. The Unemployed Embalmers

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... sad and somewhat gruesome mission of preparing that body for permanent burial. They hurried along in a black cloud of sorrow, gripped by fear and questions and concern Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of James, and Johanna, the wife of Cleophas. And how we have lauded them for their part in the Gospel narrative. Again and again, we have said: "There they were, those stalwart women, loving to the end, compassionate and sacrificial to the end, faithful to the ..." Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Let’s not get ...

21. The Hard-to-Believe Promise

John 14:5-14

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Louis H. Valbracht

... most, of our prayers do not come under this category. What we speak of comes under the heading of things difficult to believe, because we are speaking of the power and the efficacy of prayer. Prayer, oh, yes, that’s something that we talk about, laud, praise, in Sunday school; and then, the rest of the time, regard with a high level of skepticism and neglect. Perhaps the little girl is more truthful than we would like to believe, when she asked her mother why they always said their prayers just before ...

22. Your Image of Tomorrow

Matthew 3:1-12

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Leonard Mann

"Among those who are born of women ..." If you are thinking of the human race, this is a rather inclusive statement; I can’t think of very many people it leaves out! And this is a statement of Jesus as he offers a summa cum laude of highest praise to one of his associates in the dissemination of truth and light. He says, "Among those who are born of women, there has not arisen a greater prophet than John the Baptizer" (Matthew 11:11; Luke 7:28). What was it that was so great about John - ...

23. Pilgrim Living in a Vagabond World

Matthew 7:13-14

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Leonard Mann

... , wishing to be modern and non-authoritarian, replied, "If you can cheat and live with yourself, I suppose that’s all right." The boy didn’t cheat, and neither did he do very well; the grade card he took home wasn’t exactly of the summa cum laude quality. Upon returning to school, he approached his teacher again, saying, "I think hereafter it will be easier to cheat and live with myself than not to cheat and try to live with my grandmother." That boy had a problem; he needed help; he was lost in ...

24. The Old and the New

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

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Jon L. Joyce

... sure, most of us would include in a list of Christian virtues, but the last one is the puzzler, foreign to everything we believe and think in our day. The last is "meekness" - meekness! Look! Have you ever heard anyone in our day who is congratulated or lauded or applauded or admired because of his meekness? We seldom have the chance. In fact, there is something repugnant to us about the whole idea of meekness. Use the word "meek" and we immediately conjure up a vision of a kind of Mr. Milquetoast. Think of ...

25. Song of an Evangelist

Psalm 103:1-22

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... Interestingly enough, the psalmist does not address the people directly. Instead, he makes them eavesdroppers to a conversation with his inner self. For in his exuberance - as if he is speaking to an unseen companion - he bids his soul bow its knees, as it were, to laud the Almighty for his many and life-changing mercies. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name! (Psalm 103:1) Admittedly, things have not always gone well for the poet. As with those in whose presence he ...

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