Why do we desire the spread of the gospel throughout the world? Not out of a sinful imperialism or triumphalism, whether for ourselves or the church or even 'Christianity.' Nor just because evangelism is part of our Christian obedience (though it is). Nor primarily to make other people happy (though it does). But especially because the glory of God and of His Christ is at stake. God is King, has inaugurated His saving reign through Christ, and has a right to rule in the lives of His creatures. Our ambition, then, is to seek first His kingdom, to cherish the passionate desire that His name should receive from men the honor which is due to it.

John Stott

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Sichuan	Poultry	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Duckling
2	ts	Salt
4		Spring onions
4	sl	Ginger root
4		Star anise*
1	ts	Cloves*
2		Sticks cinnamon*
1	tb	Sichuan peppercorns
4	tb	Sherry
4	tb	Soy sauce
1		Lettuce heart

INSTRUCTIONS

* or 2-3 tsp Five Spice powder
Clean duck well, trim wing tips, split down back, rub salt on,
marinate in large bowl with spring onions cut into short lengths,
ginger root, spices, wine, soy sauce 4 hours or more. Remove, place
in deep dish inside large steamer, steam vigorously 3-4 hours,
Remove, drain, cool 4-6 hours. Heat deep-fryer until smoking, deepfry
skin side down first 5 minutes until brown, turn over, fry 4-5 mins.
more, drain. Chop into small bite-size pieces, serve on lettuce
leaves or use lettuce leaf like a pancake with hoisin or plum sauce,
spring onions &/or shredded cucumbers.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“That man is truly happy who can say of all his substances, be it little or be it much, ‘The Lord gave it to me’. #Charles Spurgeon.”

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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