Name: Fruited Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients: 2 lb Fresh Sweet Potatoes; peeled and sliced thick; 1 lb Can Sliced Peaches in Syrup; 1 lb Can Apricots in Syrup; 1 c Miniature Marshmallows; 1/4 c Brown sugar; firmly packed; 2 tb Butter

The properties of God's decrees: 1. They are eternal. God makes no decrees in time, but they were all from eternity. If the divine decrees were not eternal, God would not be most perfect and unchangeable, but, like weak man, should take new counsels, and would be unable to tell everything that were to come to pass (Eph. 1:4). 2. They are most wise. God cannot properly deliberate or take counsel, as men do; for He sees all things together and at once. Nothing is determined that could have been better determined (Rom. 11:33). 3. They are free. [They depend] on no other, but all flowing from the mere pleasure of His own will. He has made no decrees suspended on any condition without Himself (Rom. 11:34). 4. They are unchangeable. God's decrees are constant; and He by no means alters His purpose, as men do (Psm. 33:1). 5. They are most holy and pure (1 Jn. 1:5). 6. They are effectual. Whatsoever God decrees comes to pass infallibly (Isa. 46.10).

Thomas Boston

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			10	To 12

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Fresh Sweet Potatoes; peeled and sliced thick
1	lb	Can Sliced Peaches in Syrup
1	lb	Can Apricots in Syrup
1	c	Miniature Marshmallows
1/4	c	Brown sugar; firmly packed
2	tb	Butter

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook the sliced sweet potatoes in lightly salted boiling water for about 15
minutes, until just tender. Drain and set aside.
Drain peaches and apricots, making sure to reserve 1 cup of syrup from each
fruit.
In a 3-quart casserole dish, begin with a layer of sweet potato slices,
then peaches, then apricots. Sprinkle a few marshmallows between each
layer. Repeat layers until all the fruits and vegetables have been placed
in the casserole dish.
Blend the brown sugar with the reserved fruit syrups and pour over the
layers of sweet potatoes. Top the casserole with the remaining marshmallows
and dot the top with butter.
Bake in a pre-heated 325-F degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the
top is golden brown. Serve warm from the oven.
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While the will is the ultimate determiner of all choices, it is influenced in its choices by the strongest forces brought to bear upon it. These compelling forces come from a variety of sources. It may be the subtle suggestions of Satan and his world system (Eph. 2:2) or the evil enticements of our own sinful nature (Jas. 1:14). It may be the urgent voice of conscience, the earnest reasoning of a loving friend, or the quiet prompting of the Holy Spirit. But from whatever source these compelling forces come, they reach our wills through either our reason or our emotions.

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