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Consider carefully the following evidence that the redemption accomplished through Christ’s resurrection determined the day for Christian worship: 1. Jesus Christ arose on the first day of the week (Matt. 28:1). He entered into his rest from labor, not on Saturday (the seventh day), but on Sunday (the first day of the week). As Jesus entered into his rest on the first day, so he encourages us to begin the week by resting in the confidence that He will provide for all our needs for seven days with only six days of labor. 2. Jesus Christ appeared to His assembled disciples on the first day of the week, as well as to Mary and to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (John 20:10; Luke 24:13). By these appearances on the first day of the week, the resurrected Lord set a pattern for meeting with His disciples. They began expecting to meet with Him on the day of his resurrection, which is the first day of the week. 3. Jesus appeared to the assembled disciples one week later on the first day of the week, with doubting Thomas present this time (John 20:26). Already a new pattern of assembly for worship was emerging. God’s new covenant people were making it a habit to assemble together on the first day of the week, the day of Christ’s resurrection. Jesus honored these assemblies by appearing to the disciples at this time, and encouraged their faith in Him as the resurrected Lord. 4. The resurrected Christ poured out his Spirit on the assembled disciples exactly fifty days after the Sabbath of the Jewish Passover, which was the first day of the week (Acts 2:1; cf. Lev. 23:15–16). The word Pentecost means 'fifty,' referring to the fifty days after the Sabbath of the Passover. Forty-nine days would span seven Jewish Sabbaths or Saturdays, and the fiftieth day would then fall on a Sunday, the first day of the week. So it would appear that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit came on the first day of the week, when God’s new covenant people were assembled for worship. So the pattern would be established more firmly. Both the resurrection of Christ and the outpouring of the Spirit occurred on the first day of the week. 5. As Paul spread the gospel of Christ among Jews and Gentiles throughout the world, the first day of the week was used as the time for Christians to assemble for worship. In Greece, Paul and Luke assembled with the people of God to break bread and to hear the preaching of God’s word on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). This was the day that the people of the new covenant assembled to hear God’s word. 6. Paul wrote to the Christians in Corinth to establish the pattern for their presenting of offerings for the service of the Lord. He ordered the Christians in Corinth to follow the pattern that had already been set with the churches in Galatia (1 Cor. 16:1). On the first day of every week they were to consecrate their offerings to the Lord (1 Cor. 16:2). This schedule for honoring the Lord had become the pattern for God’s people throughout the churches. The churches were not to present their offerings any time they wished. Rather, on the first day of each week, all the Corinthian Christians were to follow the pattern that had already been set among the Galatian churches. The first day of the week was the designated time for the presentation of offerings to the Lord.

O. Palmer Robertson

We Love God!

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

Steamed Chocolate And Almond Pudding With Malted Choccy B

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	Maltese	Cooks, Home, Ideal	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	oz	Butter
4	oz	Sugar
2		Beaten eggs
6	oz	Self raising flour
1	oz	Ground almonds
2	oz	Dark chocolate, melted and
		mixed to
		a cream with 1tbsp
		water
		Vanilla essence
2		Maltesers
1		Vanilla pod, split
1/2		Bay leaf
5		Floz milk, the same of
		double
		cream
1		Egg and 1 egg yolk
2	oz	Caster sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the beaten  eggs.
Now fold in the flour. If the mixture is too thick, add a  little milk
to loosen it to a dropping consistency. Divide the  mixture into two
bowls. Add the vanilla essence and ground almonds to  one and the
chocolate to the other.  Put the mixture into your pudding basin
alternately and at each place  where the two mixtures meet, pop in a
malteser. Continue until all  the mixture and maltesers are used up.
Cover with greased greaseproof paper or foil and secure with an
elastic band around the rim. With some aluminium foil, fold up a  piece
long enough to place under the bowl and over the top. Put the  foil in
the steamer and put the bowl on top of it so the foil sits  underneath
and in the middle of the bowl. This will help you pull the  bowl out
when the pudding is cooked. Steam for 11/2 hours. Turn the  pudding out
and serve with the ice cream.  Vanilla and bay ice cream: Heat the milk
and cream to scalding point  with the vanilla pod and bay leaf. split
the pod and scatter the  seeds into the cream. Leave to infuse for
about 10 minutes. Beat the  egg and egg yolk with the sugar. Remove the
pod and bay leaf and pour  the cream over the eggs. Return to the heat
and gently stir until  thickened. DO NOT BOIL.  It should be of coating
consistency. Strain to remove any bits of  solid egg and then cool.
When cool, transfer to your ice cream maker,  or, freezer in a plastic
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 763 Calories From Fat: 572 Total Fat: 65.6g Cholesterol: 314.3mg Sodium: 74.8mg Potassium: 160.1mg Carbohydrates: 41.5g Fiber: 1.6g Sugar: 28.9g Protein: 7.9g