We Love God!

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

Thom Rainer did a study a number of years ago asking formerly unchurched people the open-ended question, “What factors led you to choose this church?” A lot of surveys had been done asking the unchurched what they would like in a church. But this study asked the formerly unchurched why they actually were now in a church. The results were surprising: 11 percent said worship style led them to their church, 25 percent said children’s/youth ministry, and 37 percent said they sensed God’s presence at their church. For 41 percent, someone from the church had witnessed to them, and 49 percent mentioned friendliness as the reason for choosing their church. Can you guess the top two responses? Doctrine and preaching – 88 percent said the doctrine led them to their church, and 90 percent said the preaching led them there, in particular, a pastor who preached with certitude and conviction… When it comes to reaching outsiders, bold, deep, biblical preaching is not the problem. It’s part of the solution.

Kevin DeYoung

We Love God!

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

Caramel Nut Bars

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Tasteofhome	36	servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Quick-cooking oats
1	c	Packed brown sugar
1	c	All-purpose flour
3/4	c	Butter or margarine; melted
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Alt
14	oz	Caramels
1/3	c	Milk
1	c	Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2	c	Walnuts; chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the fist 6 ingredients; sprinkle 1 cup into a greased 13x9x2"
pan (do not press). Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min. In the top of a
double boiler over boiling water, cook and stir caramels and milk
until caramels are melted. Pour over crust. Top with chocolate chips
and nuts. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture. Bake at 350 degrees
for 10 min. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate to set the caramel.
Submitted to RecipeLu List by Ruth <pookypook@aol.com> by PookyPook
<PookyPook@aol.com> on Jan 24, 1998.
Recipe by: TASTE OF HOME - FEB/MARCH 1996
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Famous last words: I did it my way”