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Christian prayer is NOT: 1. To give God information – Matt. 6:8. 2. Telling God what to do – Rom. 11:34. 3. Asking God to engineer a situation to the end we desire. 4. Something we do to please or appease God – Jn. 19:30. 5. A meritorious performance God expects of us; a duty or obligation of obedience. 6. An exercise to make us better, stronger, or more “spiritual.” 7. For therapeutic psychological adjustment, “good feelings.” 8. Self-instruction to gain a knowledge of God’s will. 9. Soliciting more “blessings” or “benefits” from God. 10. An evasion of the problems and anxieties of contemporary existence. 11. Superstitious, mystical or magical trance. 12. A spiritual “power-tool” to employ the “power of prayer.” 13. A discipline or devotional exercise that will lead us to godliness. 14. Demanding our rights before God. 15. Persistence and shameless haranguing until we get what we want. 16. A mechanical ritual or rote formulas. 17. An external religious action, pretentious and ostentatious – Matt. 6:5, 6. 18. Verbosity of meaningless repetition – Matt. 6:7. 19. A religious activity executed “on command” – litanies, rosaries, etc. 20. Prescribed by place, time or procedure.

James Fowler

Preaching usually represents one-way communication. When pastors are taught how to preach but do not learn other forms of communication, they are severely handicapped. When they express stress and tension in the congregation, they revert to the form of communication they know best, and that is preaching. Not listening, mind you, but preaching. We [as pastors] have learned well how to speak our opinions, but we have not learned how to hear or respond equally well to the opinions and positions of others. Often, once we stake out a position within a conflict scenario, we are immovable.

H.B. London

We Love God!

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

Brown Sugar-balsamic Glazed Oranges

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Sami		2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Navel oranges, about 1
		pound
2	T	Brown sugar
1	T	Balsamic vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

Source: Cooking Light, Nov/Dec 97  Peel oranges and cut each crosswise
into 1/4" thick slices. Divide  oranges evenly between 2 plates.
Combine brown sugar and vinegar and  drizzle mixture over oranges.
Cover and marinate in refrigerator 2  hours.  Nutrition Information:
Calories 111 (1% from fat); Fat 0.1g (sat 0g,  mono 0g, poly 0g);
Protein 1.7g; Carb 28.3g; Fiber 7.3g; Chol 0mg;  Iron 0.4mg; Sodium
5mg; Calc 74mg. Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n307  by BunnyMama@aol.com
on Dec 4, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 641 Calories From Fat: 262 Total Fat: 29.9g Cholesterol: 331.5mg Sodium: 602.7mg Potassium: 205.7mg Carbohydrates: 88g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 14.5g Protein: 8.3g