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Excommunication…means to be delivered over to Satan (1 Tim. 1:18). How is this so? It’s so because being outside the church is being in Satan’s domain. The Bible indicates that Satan is the “god of this world,” whereas the church is the expression of God’s kingdom on earth and is ruled by Christ, not Satan. Those who are in the world (i.e., outside of Christ) are in Satan’s domain and under his authority. Those who are in the church are under Christ’s authority (2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; I John 5:19). Consequently, because Christ reigns supremely in the local church, it’s a dangerous thing for a believer not to be identified with one. When we function on our own, outside the church, we’re asking to be knocked around by Satan.

Wayne Mack

Augustine rightly said, 'Fear is the response of the human heart when its one thing is threatened.' God has blessed all of our lives with many good things. We are to enjoy them and acknowledge God in gratitude, but we dare not make these good things our 'one thing', for in doing so, they become idols in our hearts. Like Augustine said, when we foolishly make these good things our one thing, fear will result when they are threatened. As a matter of fact, fear, worry, and anxiety are a good indication that we have created idols and feel in danger of losing them. Therefore, Christ's goal is to pull our heart away from these false gods and place our heart on the true God. Do you remember how Jesus praised Mary over Martha? Why? Because she chose God as her one thing. 'But the Lord answered and said to her, ';Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things [and they were good things!]; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her ';' (Lk. 10:41-42). So when God is our one thing, we never need to fear because our one thing is never threatened nor will He ever be removed from our presence.

Randy Smith

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

Avocado Cake With Dates

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cake	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Nonstick cooking spray or
		butter
1 1/2	c	Cake flour
1 1/3	c	Granulated sugar
1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
1/2	t	Ground nutmeg
1/2	t	Ground allspice
1 1/2	t	Baking soda
1/2	t	Salt
1	c	Mashed avocados, about 1 1/2
		avocados
1/2	c	Thawed frozen nonfat egg
		substitute equivalent to
		eggs
1/3	c	Nonfat milk
1	c	Chopped dates
		Powdered sugar, optional
		Additional dates, slivered

INSTRUCTIONS

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From: christi@lexis-nexis.com (Christi Wilson)  Date: 26 Oct 1995
10:00:52 -0500 Spray a nonstick 9-inch-square  baking pan with nonstick
cooking spray or lightly brush with butter.  Sift together cake flour,
sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, baking  soda and salt in large bowl.
Blend together avocados, egg substitute  and nonfat milk in small bowl.
Stir into dry ingredients along with  dates until blended. Spread
evenly into prepared pan.  Bake at 325 degrees 30 to 35 minutes or
until wood pick inserted in  center comes out clean. Cool in pan.
Sprinkle lightly with powdered  sugar. Garnish top with a few slivers
of dates, if desired.  Per serving: 217 calories, 4 gm fat, no
cholesterol, 119 mg sodium.  REC.FOOD.RECIPES ARCHIVES  /CAKES  From
rec.food.cooking archives.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe  Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 307 Calories From Fat: 92 Total Fat: 10.6g Cholesterol: 36mg Sodium: 266.2mg Potassium: 245.4mg Carbohydrates: 52.8g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 35.7g Protein: 3g