One day in prayer, I cried out before the LORD, “Please stop the spread of sin within the Church.” He answered with this message: “Now you know why I say I wish the Church was either hot or cold.” (From Revelation 3:15-16.) I had wondered. He unfolded my understanding. What happens to yeast (leaven, i.e. [...]

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We frequently change the posts you see when you log on to Coffee Cup Friends. We hope you are blessed by the variety of subjects, the recipes, inspirational writings, and most of all, God’s Word. But, did you know we also frequently update our pages (Before His Throne - our prayer closet, Spiritual Growth, Our [...]

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1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/2 cup buttery cracker crumbs
1 (14 ounces) can beef broth
Combine beef, chili sauce and cracker crumbs in bowl and form into 5 or 6 patties. Brown patties in skillet and pour beef broth over patties.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover and simmer for about 40 [...]

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“I Can’t Express My Thoughts Properly.” God knows what we need even before we ask for it. When we have no idea how to pray, the Holy Spirit prays within us. Paul tells us that Jesus lives to “make intercession for us.” With the Father already knowing our thoughts, Jesus praying for us constantly, [...]

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A Great Way to Start Your Day!
1/2 cup dry instant coffee
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup nonfat dry milk solids
Hot water
Low-fat Cool Whip, optional
Chocolate sprinkles, optional
Stir dry ingredients together. Process in a blender until powdered. Store covered.
Use 2 Tbsp. of mixture for each cup of hot water. Top with cool whip and chocolate sprinkles if desired. [...]

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“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat”. Unknown

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“Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for building wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise [...]

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2 cups ice cubes or crushed ice
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 banana, sliced
1 8-oz. container low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/2 tsp coconut extract
Blend all ingredients until smooth.
Makes 2 servings.

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I have too many things on my mind… and, this keeps me from settling down to pray! Keith Miller (A Taste of New Wine) addresses this problem directly and in an easy to understand way.
“For a long time I had been disturbed about the problem of a wandering mind during my time of prayer. I [...]

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4 cups cooked, chopped chicken breasts
1 (14 oz.) can artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed and chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped, seeded red bell pepper
2/3 cup light mayonnaise
Optional: 1 small can sliced black olives and/or chopped green onion
Combine all ingredients with a little ground pepper in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve [...]

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