Name: Ensalada De Noche Buena
Ingredients: 3 md Beets; cooked, chopped; 3 Oranges; peeled, sectioned; 2 Jicamas; peeled, chopped; 3 Bananas; peeled, sliced; 3 sl Fresh pineapple; cut into cubes; 1/3 c Sugar; 4 tb Wine vinegar; Lettuce leaves; 1/2 c Chopped peanuts; Seeds from one pomegranate; 1 Stick Sugar cane; chopped

If I did not believe in the absolute sovereignty of God: 1. I would despair of my eternal destiny. I would have no assurance of salvation. Knowing the depravity of my soul, I would most certainly apostatize were it not for God’s sovereign preservation of me (cf. Rom. 8). 2. I would be terrified of all suffering, with no confidence that God can turn evil for good and bring me safely through (cf. Rom. 8:28 and relation to vv. 29-30). 3. I would become manipulative and pragmatic in evangelism, believing that conversion is altogether a matter of my will/skill vs. will/skill of unbeliever. 4. I would cease praying for God to convert and save the lost. If the ultimate causal factor in human conversion is the self-determined human will, not the divine will, it is futile and useless to ask God to work or touch or move upon the human will so as to assuredly bring them to faith. 5. I would despair of the political process and live in fear/anxiety/resentment of those elected officials who oppose the kingdom of God. See Daniel 2:21; 4:17,25,32; 5:18-31. 6. I would live in fear of nature: tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, wind and hail and rain (cf. Psm. 147-148). 7. I would despair of ever doing anything of a spiritual nature that God requires and commands of me. Phil. 2:12-13.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Taste1	6	servings

INGREDIENTS

3	md	Beets; cooked, chopped
3		Oranges; peeled, sectioned
2		Jicamas; peeled, chopped
3		Bananas; peeled, sliced
3	sl	Fresh pineapple; cut into cubes
1/3	c	Sugar
4	tb	Wine vinegar
		Lettuce leaves
1/2	c	Chopped peanuts
		Seeds from one pomegranate
1		Stick Sugar cane; chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

In a bowl mix the beets, oranges, jicamas, bananas, and pineapple together.
In another bowl mix the sugar and vinegar. Toss the fruit with the sugar
dressing, then chill throughly. Line 6 salad plates with the lettuce, fill
the center of each with the fruit, and garnish with peanuts, pomegranates
and sugar cane. This recipe yields 6 servings.
Recipe Source: TASTE with David Rosengarten From the TV FOOD NETWORK -
(Show # TS-1G23 broadcast 12-12-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
03-27-1998
Recipe by: David Rosengarten
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: Gateway to the supernatural”

The difficulty of the commands is merely a reflection of the greatness of the Gospel. Jesus' expectation is built on his anticipation of what God will do in the lives of His people! Jesus demands the humanly impossible precisely because His provisions are supernatural. The magnitude of Jesus' commands must mean, therefore, that they are tied to the grandest promise of all, namely, the promise that God himself will work in every circumstance to conform us to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:28-29).

Scott Hafemann