So what are the essentials of evangelism? We can sum them up in four words: God, man, Christ, and response. God is our holy Creator and righteous Judge. He created us to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever (Gen. 2:7, 16-17; 18:25; Matt. 25:31-33). But mankind has rebelled against God by sinning against His holy character and law (Gen. 3:1-7). We’ve all participated in this sinful rebellion, both in Adam as our representative head and in our own individual actions (1 Kings 8:46; Rom. 3:23; 5:12,19; Eph. 2:1-3). As a result, we have alienated ourselves from God and have exposed ourselves to His righteous wrath, which will banish us eternally to hell if we are not forgiven (Eph. 2:12; John 3:36; Rom. 1:18; Matt. 13:50). But God sent Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, to die the death that we deserved for our sins – the righteous for the unrighteous – so that God might both punish our sin in Christ and forgive it in us (John 1:14; Rom. 3:21-26; 5;6-8; Eph. 2:4-6). The only saving response to this Good News is repentance and belief (Matt. 3:2; 4:17; Mark 1:15; Luke 3:7-9; John 20:31). We must repent of our sins (turn from them and to God) and believe in Jesus Christ for forgiveness of our sins and reconciliation to God (Mark Dever and Paul Alexander).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Chicago	Cookies, Holiday	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Butter
1 1/2	c	Packed brown sugar
1		Egg
1 1/2	c	Flour
1	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Chopped pecans

INSTRUCTIONS

Preparation time: 25 minutes Baking time: 10 to 12 minutes
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, sugar and egg. Stir in flour,
vanilla and pecans. Mix well by hand. Shape into balls about the size of
walnuts, place on cookie sheets and flatten to about 1/8 inch.
2. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until brown. Remove from oven and allow to
cool completely and harden.
Winner Jean McGree of Flossmoor "bores everyone," she says, with this
family tale of Christmas praline cookies: "Since the time Mom had been a
little girl, each November Grandma would surround her back yard pecan tree
with sheets to catch the falling nuts. But most of the nuts had to be
knocked from the branches with her long-handled broom. Then she would spend
hours stooped over those sheets, picking up the pecans and sorting the good
ones from the black and hollow shells.
"When her daughter married and moved away, the nuts were carefully picked
over, packaged and shipped 'up North.' Free time in the first week of
December was always marked for shelling the pecans. Sore hands and stiff
backs were repaid with secret nibbling and promises of praline cookies for
Christmas.
"Soon, I'll start looking for a package from Great-Grandma in South
Carolina. Then, as we crack the pecans, I can retell the 'pecan story' to
Michael and Ann, who know that Santa always looks for pralines on Christmas
Eve." from the Chicago Tribune annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest
December 4, 1986
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #340
From: Linda Place <placel@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:32:57 +0000

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