Some would suggest that Jesus was “seeker sensitive” in that He worked His miracles in order to attract large crowds to which He could share the gospel. But in several passages it is plain this is not His motive: Mark 5:43; 7:36; 8:26, 30; and Luke 4:9-12 (and these are by no means exhaustive). Clearly, Christ did not intend these miraculous works for public exploitation. There is little to indicate Christ worked miracles in order to draw a crowd. He was opposed to selling the gospel by appealing to their love for the sensational. (See Jn. 2:23-25)… He sharply rebuked the five thousand for seeking Him for merely physical satisfaction. Jesus did not teach us to draw people to Him by appealing to their senses. Instead He claimed full responsibility for drawing all to Himself by way of the cross (Jn. 12:32); therefore, exalting Christ, "and Him crucified," is to be the primary object in worship, as well as evangelism. (See Rev. 5:8.)

Bill Izard

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Salad	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	(large) crushed pineapple
1	cn	(large) jellied cranberry sauce
2	pk	Cherry Jello (or one cherry and one orange Jello)
1	lg	Apple; peeled, diced
3		Stalks celery; diced
3		Handsful of pecans; chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Drain pineapple well. Use 1 cup of the juice, heat and dissolve Jello in
it. Mash the cranberry sauce, heat and mix with Jello. Add the well-drained
pineapple, apple, celery and pecans. Mix welland pour into a ring mold.
Decorate with spiced crabapples and serve with mayonnaise. Serves 10.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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