The concept of 'name' has to do with person, character, nature, essence, who someone is. Therefore, we are not to take God, in the fullness of who He is, and treat Him in a vain way, or an empty, irreverent, impious, insincere, phony, fraudulent manner. Not taking the Lord’s name in vain, then, is not limited to cursing or something like that, but it means to treat God with irreverence, superficiality, insincerity, or phoniness, or to bring to God empty worship, hypocritical worship or honor. Someone has said frankly that God’s name is taken in vain more often in the church than outside of it, where people come and offer empty worship with their needless repetition, empty praise-words, singing without thought of God, praying with indifference, hearing the Word and never applying it – all of this is empty worship, phony, hypocritical. Such worship is damnable, condemned in the Word of God.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Breadmaker, Mixes, Kids, Breads, Snacks	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		-JOY QUIRK (HFTC65A)
1	tb	Dry yeast
5	c	Bread mix; up to six lukewarm water
2		Eggs; beaten
1		Egg; beaten
2	tb	Coarse salt
1/2	c	Butter; melted

INSTRUCTIONS

TOPPING
Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.  In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in
lukewarm water.  Blend in 2 eggs and butter. Add 5 cups bread mix. Stir
well.  Add additional bread mix to make a soft, but not too sticky dough.
Knead about 5 minutes until dough is smooth. Roll pieces of dough into
ropes about 1/2 inch in diameter and 18 to 24 inches long. Form into
pretzel shapes.  For pretzel sticks, cut dough into 5 to 6 inch lengths.
Place on prepared baking sheets. Preheat oven to 425.
Brush tops of pretzels with beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake
immediately 12 to 15 minutes, until brown and crisp. Makes 12 to 15 large
pretzels.
Variation For a chewier pretzel, drop pretzel-shaped dough into a pan of
boiling water.  When dough floats to the top of the water, remove it.
Preheat oven to 400. Brush with egg and sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake
about 30 minutes.
All of these recipes I have posted using my bread mix can be adjusted to
use with the bread machine, some using the dough setting. I have had
excellent results. Will try to post more over the weekend as I get time.
Also have a lot of other "mix" recipes if anyone is interested.
Formatted by Elaine Radis BGMB90B; JUNE, 1993
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“You can spurn God’s love for only so long”

I am convinced that prayerlessness: 1. Is a sin against God (1 Sam. 12:23). 2. Is direct disobedience to the command of Christ (“watch and pray,” Mt. 26:41). 3. Is direct disobedience to the Word of God (“pray without ceasing,” 1 Thes. 5:17). 4. Makes me vulnerable to temptation (“watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation,” Mt. 26:41). 5. Expresses independence – no need for God. 6. Gives place to the Enemy and makes me vulnerable to his schemes (Eph. 6:10-20; Dan. 10). 7. Results in powerlessness. 8. Limits (and defines) my relationship with God. 9. Hinders me from knowing His will, His priorities, His direction. 10. Forces me to operate in the realm of the natural (what I can do) versus the supernatural (what He can do). 11. Leaves me weak, harried, and hassled. 12. Is rooted in pride, self-sufficiency, laziness, and lack of discipline. 13. Reveals a lack of real burden and compassion for others.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss