Perhaps his total number of devoted followers at the end of His earthly ministry numbered little more than the five hundred brethren to whom Jesus appeared after the resurrection (I Cor. 15:6), and only about 120 tarried in Jerusalem to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:15). Though this number is not small considering that His active ministry extended only over a period of three years, yet if at this point one were to measure the effectiveness of his evangelism by the number of his converts, Jesus doubtless would not be considered among the most productive mass evangelists of the church.

Robert Coleman

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Crockpot, Lowfat, Soup, Weight watc	8	servings

INGREDIENTS

6	c	Potatoes; peeled and cubed
5	c	Water
2	c	Chopped onion
1/2	c	Chopped celery
1/2	c	Thinly sliced carrots
1/4	c	Butter or margarine
4	ts	Chicken bouillon granules
2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Pepper
12	oz	Evaporated skim milk; * was reg evap. milk
3	tb	Chopped fresh parsley
		Snipped chives; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large slow cooker, combine the first nine ingredients. Cover and cook
on high for 7 hours or until the vegetables are tender. Add milk and
parsley; mix well. Cover and cook 30-60 minutes longer or until heated
through. Garnish with chives if desired.
NOTES per magazine using "evaporated milk" : Diabetic Exchanges: 1 cup
serving: 1 1/2 starch, 1 1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.
Per MasterCook substituting evaporated skim milk:
250 cals., 6g fat (22%CFF), 4g fiber= 5 points
Recipe by: Quick Cooking--Premiere Issue '98
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Ellen C. <ellen@brakes.elekta.com> on Apriay,, l
13, 199, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus is faithful. Who can you trust so fully?”

When our inequity had come to its full height, and it was clear beyond all mistaking that retribution in the form of punishment and death must be looked for, the hour arrived in which God had determined to make known from then onwards His loving-kindness and His power. How surpassing is the love and tenderness of God! In that hour, instead of hating us and rejecting us and remembering our wickedness against us, He showed how long-suffering He is. He bore with us, and in pity He took our sins upon Himself. He gave His own Son as a ransom for us – the holy for the wicked, the sinless for sinners, the just for unjust, the incorrupt for the corrupt, the immortal for the mortal. For was there, indeed, anything except His righteousness that could have availed to cover our sins? In whom could we, in our lawlessness and ungodliness, have been made holy, but in the Son of God alone? O sweet exchange! O unsearchable working! O benefits unhoped for! – that the wickedness of multitudes should thus be hidden in the One holy, and the holiness of One should sanctify the countless wicked!

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