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God’s Holy Spirit creates His people by His Word. We can create a people by other means, and this is the great temptation of churches. We can create a people around a certain ethnicity. We can create a people around a fully-graded choir program. We can find people who will get excited about a building project or a denominational identity. We can create a people around a series of care groups, where each feels loved and cared for. We can create a people around a community service project. We can create a people around social opportunities for young mothers or Caribbean cruises for singles. We can create a people around men’s groups. We can even create a people around the personality of a preacher. And God can surely use all of these things. But in the final analysis the people of God, the church of God, can only be created around the Word of God.

Mark Dever

I think of Peter after He denied the Lord. The Bible says, “He went out and wept bitterly” (Lk. 22:62). Psalm 38:18, “For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.” Jeremiah 31:18, “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, for You are the LORD my God.’” In the Beatitudes our Lord said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Mt. 5:4). In 2 Corinthians 7, Paul spoke of a “godly sorrow.” In the depths of your relationship with God have you ever experienced this? When we sin against God we should experience our most intense grief. In verse 3 of Psalm 6, David speaks of His soul being “greatly dismayed.”

Randy Smith

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Focaccio

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Breads, Barry	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	White Unbleached Plain Flour
4	tb	Olive Oil
1	ts	Salt
1/2	pt	Warm Water
1/2		Dry yeast Sachet
	pn	Sugar
		Rosemary or Sage

INSTRUCTIONS

Mash the yeast with a little of the water until it looks like mud. Add the
sugar and leave for 10 minutes until frothy.
Put the rest of the water, the flour, a little of the salt and the olive
oil into a large bowl. When the yeast is frothy, add that too. Knead
thoroughly for about 5 minutes. cover with a clean, damp tea towel or cling
film and leave it in the bowl in a warm place for about 30 minutes. It will
double in size.
Take the dough out, put on a board, cut it in half and spread so you have
two dinner plate-sized pieces. Sprinkle the rest of the salt over the top,
then add the rosemary or sage leaves, patting them into the dough.
Put the loaves into a hot oven, gas mark 7, 400F, 200C for about 20
minutes.
The bread will only rise marginally and will have a lovely pale golden top.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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