Name: Dirt
Ingredients: 2 pk Cream cheese; 8 ounces each; 2 lg INSTANT vanilla pudding; 6 ounces each; 1 lg Cool Whip(TM); 14-16 ounces each; 1 pk Chocolate sandwich cookies; 20 ounces; 2 c Powdered sugar; 3 c Milk; 2 ts Vanilla extract

Joy is not just the spin-off of obedience to God, but part of obedience. It seems as though people are willing to let joy be a byproduct of our relationship to God, but not an essential part of it. People are uncomfortable saying that we are duty-bound to pursue joy. They say things like, 'Don't pursue joy, pursue obedience.' But Christian Hedonism responds, 'That's like saying, ';Don't eat apples; eat fruit.'' Because joy is an act of obedience. We are commanded to rejoice in God. If obedience is doing what God commands, then joy is not merely the spin-off of obedience, it is obedience. The Bible tells us over and over to pursue our joy (Psm. 32:11; 37:4; 67:4; Lk. 10:20; Phil. 4:4).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cheesecakes, Chocolate	24	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	pk	Cream cheese; 8 ounces each
2	lg	INSTANT vanilla pudding; 6 ounces each
1	lg	Cool Whip(TM); 14-16 ounces each
1	pk	Chocolate sandwich cookies; 20 ounces
2	c	Powdered sugar
3	c	Milk
2	ts	Vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Combine cream cheese with powdered sugar.
2.  Combine instant pudding mix with milk (do not use pudding that needs to
be cooked!)
3.  Combine the cream cheese mixture with the pudding.
4.  Fold in cool whip and vanilla extract.
5.  In a food processor, crush cookies until they are fine crumbs.
ASSEMBLY
Using a new 10" flower pot, alternately layer the cookie crumbs with the
cream filling, beginning and ending with the cookie crumbs.  Pack the
bottom of the pot well with the first layer of crumbs to eliminate leakage
of the cream filling.  Refrigerate 1-2 hours.
When ready to serve, arrange fresh flowers in center of pot (wrap stems
with plastic to avoid any "real" dirt from getting into the dessert.  Use a
new gardening shovel to serve.
If serving to kids,  use new small sand shovels and decorate with "Gummy
worms" crawling out of the dirt !

A Message from our Provider:

“Life: your chance to spurn God’s love Eternity: living with the consequences”