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Synonyms: take action, take steps, take measures, take the initiative, move, make a move, react, do something, proceed, go ahead, behave, function, perform, operate, work, take effect, serve, be efficacious, play, play a part, take part, be an actor, be an actress, be one of the cast, appear, pretend, play-act, sham, fake, feign, put it on, bluff, pose, posture, masquerade, dissemble, dissimulate, deed, action, gesture, feat, exploit, performance, undertaking, maneuver, stunt, operation, venture, effort, enterprise, achievement, accomplishment, law, decree, statute, bill, Act of Parliament, edict, fiat, dictum, dictate, enactment, resolution, ruling, rule, judgement, canon, ordinance, proclamation, command, commandment, mandate, measure, stipulation, direction, requirement, division, section, subsection, portion, part, segment, component, bit, turn, routine, number, item, piece, sketch, skit, playlet, dance, song, pretense, false display, show, front, facade, charade, guise, affectation, appearance

Antonyms: do nothing

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1. Taking a Necessary Step

Acts 19:1-7

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... How often this is true for you and me! The Christ is born in us and we begin to experience signs that everything he says is true. It isn't that the baptist is vying for our full attention. Some person, organization, or idea is making a move to loosen the relationship with our Lord. A pastor, who is charismatic and demanding, may become our sole interpreter of the Christian faith. A sectarian group, emphasizing certain points of scripture to the detriment of others, may become our only home base. An idea of ...

2. A Career in The Kingdom

Matthew 21:23-32

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... them. Although this silenced Jesus' would-be accusers, Jesus himself took the matter one step further. He told them a story and then demanded that they explain it for him. Two sons were asked by their father to work the fields. One quickly said, "Yes," but didn't make a move and never stepped out to do the labor. The other was belligerent and immediately refused to be part of his father's livelihood; yet later he realized who he truly was and what he had become, and he then went out to the field to do the ...

3. The World Is Our Parish

John 3:16-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... 'll bear the toil, endure the pain, supported by thy word." Today it is time to move from self-indulgence to sacrificial service for the sake of the world. That would be a dramatic move for most of us. It is time to make a move today. It is time to make a move from "my country" to "world community." While the resurgence of patriotism is refreshing in America, it will take more than an American spirit to get us through the days ahead. We are a world community, influenced by a world economy, woven together in ...

4. Illusion Or Reality?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... a certain metanoia consistent with the Christian faith. The Illusion Of Comfort Sometimes it is best to be a little uncomfortable with ourselves and our world. As long as we are uncomfortable with certain inequities in our world there is at least a chance that we will make a move to do something about them. At all costs you and I, if we are to remain Christian, must keep alive a certain uncomfortable feeling within ourselves. A person who did that for me early in life was a boy named P.J. Crowley. I met P.J ...

5. God Made My Day

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

"God Made My Day" is one anonymous Christian's response to the infamous line of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry character who says,"Go ahead, make my day," as he holds a gun on a thug and dares him to make a move. The implication is that Harry Callahan's day would be made if he were given the opportunity by a false move by his antagonist to mete out his rough version of justice by wasting the guy, as the language in these movies goes. Over against this cynical view of life ...

6. Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... next to the window) suddenly woke up coughing and choking; the fluid congesting in his lungs; his hands groping for the button that would bring the night nurse running, but he couldn't find it. The other man could have helped him, but he didn't make a move, he just watched. The coughing racked the darkness—on and on—choked the man off and then stopped. The man quit breathing and died while the other man just continued to stare at the ceiling. The next morning the day nurse came in with water for their ...

7. A Faith that Does Not Quit

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... taken advantage of and abused by an unknown adversary. Still, she let none of this stop her. Time and time again she kept coming to the judge with her plea, “Grant me justice against my adversary.” At first the judge responded with silence. He didn’t make a move to help her. His heart was hard and harsh; he had no interest in helping anyone who would not benefit his career or fill his pockets. But the poor widow kept on coming and coming, pleading and pleading. She would not let the judge rest. And ...

8. Jealousy: Cancer of the Heart

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

9. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... calling to mind a broken relationship that may be largely our fault. So take seriously who the Lord brings to mind! This past week I contacted two people with whom I have broken relationships. I can’t make it right alone, but if I don’t make a move, nothing will happen. What Jesus calls for is radical and immediate action. Stop what you are doing or your offering is nothing but a fraud. In my fictional scenario it would mean getting out of line, going back to him in public, facing his anger, confessing ...

10. Metathesiophobia

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , in Jesus, and in a mission that summons their sense of care and compassion, vulnerability and vision. The Church has become a “wall flower” in the digital dance of 21st century culture. It does not know the steps and is afraid to make a move. It has become paralyzed and immobile and finds itself more and more on the sidelines. The Church in its culture shock has developed “metathesiophobia!” Yes, you heard that right. It’s another one of those “phobias.” But this “phobia” is a fear ...

11. A Call to Action

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . Has YOUR discipleship gotten to that level yet? As Jesus called his disciples, healed those in need, taught those who listened, he always asked for some active response. Matthew -- and before him Simon Peter and Andrew, James and John -- were asked to make a move in order to accept their new status as disciples. They got up. They left their established routines. They stepped out onto a new road. The Pharisees who quibbled over Jesus’ dining companions were also asked to actively engage. Jesus gave them ...

12. Who's Your Master?

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... all this work for you, he says, and you still haven’t taught me anything.” At this point Mr. Miyagi tells Daniel to stand in front of him and do the motion for wax on wax off. As he does this, much to Daniel’s surprise, Mr. Miyagi makes a move to hit Daniel, but his blow is deflected by the boy’s arms. Daniel begins to see that his work for Mr. Miyagi his obedience has prepared him for his first lesson in self-defense. (4) The actions Mr. Miyagi have prescribed for him have helped him to develop ...

13. The Best Places to Live

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of New York City? The fact is the only thing that can make something the best is our own mind, our own heart, our own determination. What do you do if you are an avid skier/snowboarder happily living in Denver and suddenly your job or family make a move to the flatlands of Kansas an absolute necessity? You could mope and moan and miss the mountains. Or, you could take up cross-country skiing and start traversing those snowy frozen winter plains and get on with your life. In today's text Jeremiah sounds a ...

14. As You Sent Me, Then I Send Them

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

... ), and the world’s smartest man. He was so smart that every move the current president makes, he has to call the world’s smartest man and every president for the last twenty years has called him. In fact, every leader of every country calls him before they make a move. He is the world’s smartest man. Suddenly the door to the cockpit flies open and pilot tells the other three, “I have bad news and I have worse news. The bad news is that the plane is going down. I can’t do anything to prevent it ...

15. Joy Songs, Trumpet Blasts, And Hallelujah Shouts!

Joshua 5:13--6:27

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... new and different. God's strategies and methodologies will effect positive results. Some things God gives us the ability to do. Other things require absolute dependence on God and knowing how to tarry, pray, and wait for instructions from God before making a move. God employed a different strategy for victory for the Israelites, and the effectiveness of such would depend on their trust in God and reliance on the clergy to lead them in battle. Second, God's miraculous methods were possible because the ...

16. Zombie Zone or Beulah Land?

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... same “zombies” still walk among us today. “Idol worship” has never gone away. There are millions of “zombies” living among us, those who let their idols live through them and animate all that they do. They are the dead-at-heart who cannot make a move unless it is directed by a manmade god. These idols are such brain-eating, soul-sucking invaders as . . . 1) the idol of money — the conviction that cold, hard cash should be the only motivation behind every action taken, every decision made. 2 ...

17. Possibly Our Best Year! (A Sermon for New Year's)

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... a time when the peoples of the world would look to God's people for guidance and inspiration. Isaiah understood the power of vision. If he could help his people see what they could be, if he could get them to buy into this victorious vision and make a move towards its realization, God would bless his people in a wondrous way. Here again is a great secret of life. People who arrive are those who know where they are going. General George Patton once told about a Chinese national young man who enlisted in the ...

18. The Clues Are There

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

Michael L. Sherer

... rising of many’ about which Simeon speaks? Luke spells it out later on, most dramatically in a parable about an obscenely wealthy man who lives in a walled mansion. In the street outside his gate lies a starving beggar. Will the overfed rich man make a move to help feed the beggar? Not on your life. Luke uses the parable to illustrate what for him is a key truth about social standing. Theologians call it the principle of ‘reversal.’ The tables are turned and everything is reversed in the parable of ...

19. All Dressed Up

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... in came a big tough-looking man, a knife in one hand and a revolver in the other. "Hand over your money," he ordered. All the three women clerks could put together was fifty-five dollars. This enraged him. "Lie down on the floor, and if you make a move, I'll kill you." Then he heard the woman in the dressing room. He pushed and manhandled her, taking her money. He threatened her and cut her slightly with his knife. Then the woman reacted. Pulling herself to full height, she said in a strong, authoritative ...

20. Where Are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Some lowly human creature says, "I know how to solve this problem." And God kicks into high gear to use that effort, however feeble, to God's glory and to humanity's good. I don't know why this is true that God often waits for us to make a move, except to confirm St. Paul's words that God is reconciling the world to Himself and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation ... We talked about this last week, but it cannot be over-emphasized. Christianity is not a Lone Ranger faith. It is a partnership ...

21. Keeper of the Keys

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... kingdom. Make no mistake. Peter is appointed by Jesus as a keeper of the keys because of his loyalty to God, his humility in his position, his understanding of Jesus’ ministry and mission, and his immovable devotion to Jesus’ mission. Jesus knows that Peter won’t make a move without consulting him first. He will put God first, and if in doubt, he will act upon God’s guidance in the Holy Spirit’s teaching. We see evidence of this in Peter’s dream of the unclean animals. By no means does Peter’s ...

22. The Achilles' Heel of the Church

James 5:13-20

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Harold Warlick

... When people think they know it all, err from the truth, and try to impose their will and their way on us, we don't call them on the telephone anymore. When people wander away from the truth, we tend to wait on them to "come to themselves" before making a move toward them. If they never "come to their senses," we just leave them alone in the name of "tolerance." Then, if they come around on their own, we run down the road like some silly clown, with our robes flying in the breeze, ready to throw them a party ...

23. Moving At The Speed Of Light

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

At the end of Matthew's gospel, Jesus instructs his disciples: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age" (Matthew 28:16-20). Once again, the Light is on the move. How does light move? Differently, depending on its courier. One can imagine a party of ...

24. We're On the Move Now!

Sermon

Ronald Love

The Seven-Day Adventist denomination celebrated their 150-year anniversary in May 1994. Yet, they looked upon it as a failure, for their denomination was founded upon the principle of the immediate return of Jesus. Lisa Beardsley-Hardy, the denomination’s director of education, said, “It’s almost an embarrassment to be celebrating 150 years.” Michael Ryan, a vice-president, said, “In one kind of way it really is a sad event.” Paul expected the immediate return of Jesus, and this influenced much of his ...

25. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Unknown Apostles

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

How many people are helpful to us in a given stretch of time? How many are helpful to you in a given stretch of time? Folks whose names you may not know who go out of their way to help you out. A while back a mother was driving home, and an eruption of discontent came from the back seat -- two little boys who could not get along. She pulled off to the side of the road and stopped. Sensing there might be a mechanical failure, a police cruiser with two officers pulled up next to her inquiring if she needed ...

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