Sentences with phrase «in lording it over»

I take immense satisfaction in lording it over the land from the hand - built fortress, and get incredibly depressed when the game decides enough is enough and sends the suicide shrubs to demolish my hard work.

Not exact matches

It raised $ 4.4 billion in funding from SoftBank Group and SoftBank Vision Fund over the course of several months; bought the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building for $ 850 million to serve as its new headquarters; is adding a second headquarters at the new Salesforce Tower in San Francisco; led a $ 32 million funding round in New York startup The Wing; and has bought several other startups, most recently spending $ 200 million on Meetup.

It becomes important in adolescence when a flood of hormones changes the reward centers in the brain and causes lording it over others to suddenly become much more pleasurable.

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi could face proceedings in the State Administrative Tribunal after a report tabled in parliament alleged that she failed to declare travel and gifts up to 45 times over seven years.

Lord said there had been «confusion» over the Motherboard report, which he said related to an incident in July.

Despite the controversy over the breach, Lord praised the security team at Yahoo, who are known internally as «the Paranoids,» adding he joined the company in 2015 because of their reputation.

In fact, according to a refreshing recent Quartz article by Oxford University professor William MacAskill and his partner, PhD philosophy student Amanda MacAskill, lots of common «mistakes» language snobs like to lord over the common man aren't even mistakes at all, including these:

Rothschild sued the Daily Mail over a report in the paper that he arranged for Lord Mandelson, the former EU trade commissioner, to meet with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska in order to gain assurances that EU aluminum tariffs would not rise.

So in late January, in a big vote of confidence, Richard Baker — the Bay's American billionaire owner — added authority over the fusty New York City — based retailer Lord & Taylor to Brooks's portfolio, expecting a similar turnaround there.

Some of these public servants are right in saying, «Let's do it right this time» because, remember, the rush job under Obamacare gave us what we're having to deal with today, which is the devastating system that is again lorded over us,» Palin said.

Over the past month, WeWork, which was recently valued at $ 20 billion and operates in 19 countries, bought Lord & Taylor's iconic Manhattan storefront (for $ 850 million) and a coding academy.

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.

You can say that you don't believe in Jesus Christ, you can say you don't believe he's God, it doesn't change the fact that he exist and is lord over all; just take a deep breath and look at all that surrounds you.

God is just another God in the line of Mormon Gods... you too can be God over your own planet... most believe that God lords over this Universe... not Mormons... the believe they will be God over their OWN PLANET!

I do not think our God to be so egotistical that He just puts rules in place that are there purely to lord it over us that He is God... they are there to protect us.

Just as in the Lord's day, the «religious» were against Him because they feared the power He had over their «charges» and they didn't want to give up that power — plain and simple.

Then it's time to ask Our Dear LORD to forgive us our sins and to begin telling Him this over and over again about how sorry how you are for what we have done to offend HIM, until we breath our last, so if you are with a loved one, please remind them to do this, tell their GOD their Love for Him, because they will be with Him in the near future.

Mat 24:45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

As someone born in the early 50s, that read Lord of the Rings in my teens, I found that the Dark Tower series took LOTR place as a series I could read over and over and each time I find some Christian themes but also beautifully written passages that I simply want to stop and re-read again.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

Authoritarian pastoring («You need to follow what I say because you're under my authority as your pastor») hides its «lording over» character in scriptural underpinnings.

In I Corinthians 15, it is clear that it was the fact of Jesus» resurrection that enabled Paul to declare confidently that the risen Lord will, at his coming, complete the victory over every rule and authority and power (I Cor.15: 24).

Our soul (personality and will) are being renewed as we grow in the Lord and over come the flesh.

But, The Lord was so compelling, gripping in His unrest over myself, and my wife.

That coupled with what I observed in a lot of Christian believers, being ordinary people, sinners like I am, yet having faith in God and His redemptive Grace, I accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and personal Savior in a moment of clarity over a prayer.

I often wonder if churches attract bullies or if people who get into a position of power in churches find it's easy to use their position to lord it over others and even bully them.

Those who held it as an article of faith that on the «Day of the Lord» Israel, being God's people, would triumph over all their enemies, were living in a fool's paradise.

The underlying concern here has vexed theologians for centuries: How can evil happen in a world that is lorded over by a good and all - powerful God?

I'm confused it says they will be gossips conceited unholy haters of good without love self love people in the end times to stay away not even to receive them not even pray for them is that blasphemy then it says they hold firm to a godliness but deny its power but I thought blasphemy they don't hold firm to any godliness but are not drawn by the spirit at all to wan na ask forgiveness even it says god is just and will forgive why I wish he would forgive all things his children suffer over that can't change need to also it says if u can say Jesus is lord the holy spirit is with u right or u couldn't even say those words please someone help I've been suffering

``... Borders soft with refugees Streets a» swimming with amputees It's a Bible or a bullet they put over your heart It's getting harder and harder to tell them apart Days are nights and the nights are long Beating hearts blossom into walking bombs And those still looking in the clear blue sky for a sign Get missiles from so high they might as well be divine Now the wolves are howling at our door Singing bout vengeance like it's the joy of the Lord Bringing justice to the enemies not the other way round They're guilty when killed and they're killed where they're found If what's loosed on earth will be loosed up on high It's a Hell of a Heaven we must go to when we die...»

By ignoring the Sunday morning wake - up call for church and turning over in bed, we are turning our back on Our Lord Jesus Christ, and His gift to us of His Body and Blood.

They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.

Joey Jesus came to set us free and wants us to live an abundant life if you are struggling with sin and feel tempted to sin just tell God you are weak our biggest stumbling block mine included was my pride i did nt want to admit i couldnt do it in my own strength and yet that is where the victory is knowing that we cant and knowing that in him we can.When we know that we then become overcomers in Christ thats who we are.We do nt have to fight the sin we just accept that Christ has overcome our sins on our behalf thats how i dealt with my sin and when i am tempted i say Lord you know i am weak but i am trusting in your strength to help through your holy spirit and he does.This is one of my favoriote verses may you be set free in Jesus name.Sin shall not have dominion over you brentnz

And the Lord said unto them, «Go and divide thyselves into groups that art mutually antagonistic and based on race, and then vainly compete with one another over which of your groups is the most righteous in my sight.»

For Burton, it looks like living in «constant relationship» with Christ and learning to allow «the Lord to have full reign over our lives for his glory.»

They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord» (James 5:13,14).

No wonder Holloway emphasises that it is in the celebration of Mass, in this «terrible power over the Body and the Blood of The Lord» that the priest knows «why he is alone, and he knows he is never lonely».

I declare over you that the Lord is your inheritance and bless you with all He has to give and provide you in this very moment!

While I understand we are to «work heartily as to the Lord» (Colossians 3:17, 23), I believe this is in regard to whatever we are doing — working for an employer, praying over a child, or serving on an Elder bard — we are do it with a heart of directly serving the Lord Jesus Himself.

In Luke, Gabriel predicts that «he will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever...» Jesus does not inherit a throne on earth.

Darryl like you i also know that without him i can do nothing i am weak but in him we are overcomers its a good place to be dependent on him he can use us when we are in that place i believe God has plans for you that is why the enemy is playing mind games i had a season of that he does nt bother me now as i fire scripture back at him.Like greater is the lord in me than he that is in the world.Sin shall not have dominion over me.In my weakness i am strong in Christ.Weakness is not an excuse to give in or give up its our opportunity to trust God and walk in his strength and power.You are a mighty man of God you tell the devil to flee in Jesus name and he will.

I have friends who have been pastors for over 50 years, they both came to the Lord in a Billy Graham crusade in New Zealand

Personally i think those specific prayers are a distraction most of the times we pray these prayers because its what we think we need and often thats not the case.The better way is to just trust the holy spirit let him lead i think we miss the awesomeness of doing it Gods way its easy not difficult.The struggle is difficult when we are walking by the flesh and trying to do it our way.When i got to the point where i said to the God i am not going to do it my way anymore and i submit to you because know whats best for me.Change me and when i feel the wrong desires or temptation to walk by the flesh i just say Lord you know i am weak and i can not live a christian life without you help me.As soon as i do that it is effortless theres no struggle thats how we should grow.I am excited with what God is doing in my life he has opened his word i am seeing the fruit of his life impacting mine and i am changing day by day.I am walking by faith and not slipping back into my old desires i know what it means to be an overcomer sin does not have dominion over me anymore.In myself i can not boast because it is the power of God at work in my life and i give all the praise back to God.brentnz

Such sin drags us back to the Upper Room, to dull disciples among whom we now sit, to the grief of our Lord over our tearing apart the seamless robe of unifying love in which he would wrap us.

Reading Jeremiah 31 against the backdrop of the beauty of her life and the sense of imminent and premature loss, I realized that I had been in the company of one who was «radiant over the goodness of the Lord.»

In the fellowship the presence of the Lord no longer meant a sudden flash of recognition, utterly convincing but soon over.

(Exodus 3:13 - 14) In consonance with this traditional attitude, the Jews, from reverential motives, substituted adonai, meaning «lord,» for the sacred name in their reading of the Scriptures; as a consequence, in the thirteenth century Christian Hebraists mistakenly used the consonants of the name jhwh with the Hebrew vowels of adonai, thus getting Jehovah; but behind this later mystification lay in primitive times the recognized unwillingness of any god to surrender possession of his secret name, lest the possessor thereby gain control over hiIn consonance with this traditional attitude, the Jews, from reverential motives, substituted adonai, meaning «lord,» for the sacred name in their reading of the Scriptures; as a consequence, in the thirteenth century Christian Hebraists mistakenly used the consonants of the name jhwh with the Hebrew vowels of adonai, thus getting Jehovah; but behind this later mystification lay in primitive times the recognized unwillingness of any god to surrender possession of his secret name, lest the possessor thereby gain control over hiin their reading of the Scriptures; as a consequence, in the thirteenth century Christian Hebraists mistakenly used the consonants of the name jhwh with the Hebrew vowels of adonai, thus getting Jehovah; but behind this later mystification lay in primitive times the recognized unwillingness of any god to surrender possession of his secret name, lest the possessor thereby gain control over hiin the thirteenth century Christian Hebraists mistakenly used the consonants of the name jhwh with the Hebrew vowels of adonai, thus getting Jehovah; but behind this later mystification lay in primitive times the recognized unwillingness of any god to surrender possession of his secret name, lest the possessor thereby gain control over hiin primitive times the recognized unwillingness of any god to surrender possession of his secret name, lest the possessor thereby gain control over him.

Hey dog, in ten or twenty generations no one will even know you ever existed, but at the name of Jesus every knee will bend and every tongue will say «Jesus is lord» People have loved Jesus for over two thousand years and his sheep (Including me) know his voice and follow him.

Blessed are you, O Lord, who nourish me from my youth and who give food to all flesh, fill our hearts with joy and gladness, that having always what is sufficient for us, we may use what is over for every good work, in Christ Jesus our Lord, through whom glory, honor and worship be to you for ever.

The stories are endless, and we share them with each other over tomato soup in the crypt at the end of the night, everyone touched by seeing how the Lord worked that evening.