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Abuses of fasting: 1. Any attempt to earn God’s blessing through fasting is clearly in contradiction to the scriptural teaching that Jesus’ death and resurrection is the ground for every spiritual blessing. Fasting is the humble response that puts us in a place to receive the life and victory Jesus has won for us. 2. One should never view fasting as a substitute for repentance and obedience. To do so turns fasting into a form of penance (cf. Isaiah 59:1-22). 3. To use [fasting as a means] to impress others. This is clearly what Jesus forbids in Matthew 6:18. The question is not so much whether others know about our fast but rather why we want them to know about it. The Scriptures make reference to corporate fasts, and thus fasting is not always a private matter. 4. [When we use fasting] to belittle the kind gifts of God. While on the one hand we can fall in love with the gift of food and not the Giver, on the other hand we can fail to enjoy the food with the taste buds that He provided and glory in our will power.

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

Banana Layer Cake

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Eggs		Desserts, Fruits	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Shortening
2 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1 1/4	c	Sugar
1/2	ts	Baking soda
2		Eggs
3/4	ts	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla
1 1/2	c	Mashed ripe bananas (4 to
2 1/2	c	Sifted cake flour

INSTRUCTIONS

5    )
Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition; stir in vanilla. Add sifted
ingredients alternately with bananas; blend until smooth after each
addition.  Pour into 2 well-greased 9-inch layer cake pans. Bake in 375
degree oven for 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes, then remove from pans.
Variations:
Banana Nut Cake:  Fold 1/2 cup chopped nuts into cake batter. Banana Spice
Cake: Sift 1/8 teaspoon cloves, 1-1/4 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon
nutmeg with dry ingredients.
To Frost:  Spread bottom layer with frosting, cream pie filling, or whipped
cream.  Dip banana slices in lemon juice to prevent discoloration. Place
slices upright around outer edge of cake.
Recipe By     :
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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