The church is the new covenant community – “This cup is the new covenant in my blood” (Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25) – we say when we take communion. The new covenant is the spiritual work of God to put His Spirit within us, write the law on our hearts, and cause us to walk in His statutes. It is a spiritually authentic community. Unlike the old covenant community it is defined by true spiritual life and faith. Having these things is what it means to belong to the Church. Therefore to give the sign of the covenant, baptism, to those who are merely children of the flesh and who give no evidence of new birth or the presence of the Spirit or the law written on their heart or of vital faith in Christ is to contradict the meaning of the new covenant community and to go backwards in redemptive history.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Essnce03	6	servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Picked cilantro leaves
1	c	Picked parsley leaves
6		Garlic cloves
3		Lemons; zested and juiced
1	tb	Salt
1/2	tb	Freshly-ground black pepper
1	c	Olive oil
2	lb	Large shrimp – (about 30); peeled, deveined

INSTRUCTIONS

Turn on the grill. In the work bowl of your food processor add all
your ingredients, except the oil and shrimp. Process until smooth.
With the machine running, slowly drizzle the oil through the feed
tube, until it is completely incorporated. Place your shrimp in a
large zip lock baggie. Pour the marinade over the shrimp, squeeze out
the excess air and seal. Place the baggie in your cooler. Allow to
marinate for 1 hour. Grill and serve. This recipe yields 6 servings.
Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD
NETWORK - (Show # EE-2192 broadcast 08-06-1996) Downloaded from their
Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com
09-26-1996
Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Times change, God doesn’t.”

Proverbs 1:7, 'The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction' (cf. 9:10). Do you see an interesting connection? Knowledge of the Lord's ways dispels fear, but the beginning of knowledge is fearing the Lord? Could it be the more we fear displeasing God and approach Him with reverential awe, the greater He will appropriate Himself in our lives? And the more we have of God, the less we will battle the short-lived, trivial fears of the world? Could it be that if we fear God there will be no one and nothing else left to fear? Wasn't this the teaching of Jesus? 'Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell' (Mt. 10:28).

Randy Smith