June 23 2015

Got up this morning and made a cake for Bible school tonight both cake and frosting is home made. the recipes for  the cake is beside  it and the recipe for frosting  is underneath the frosted cake.  I hope  you all in enjoy theses.

Old Fashioned Butter Cake

(from Reeni Cinnamon Girl blog)

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and flour two 8 inch x 2 inch baking pans and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Add butter, milk, and vanilla. With a hand mixer, beat for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.

Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more.

Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven.

Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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PREP
5 mins
COOK
10 mins
READY IN
15 mins Directions
In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, milk, butter and vanilla. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Using an electric mixer, beat icing for 3 minutes, or until mixture cools and thickens to spreading consistency. Spread onto completely cooled cake.

Psalm 51

1.  What characteristic of God made David feel He would be gracious to him? vs.1a -lovingkindness

2.  What characteristic of God made David feel he could ask Him to blot out his transgression? vs. 1b - tender mercies

3.  What did David need God to wash and cleanse him from? vs. 2 -  sin

This  is the same with us today.

4.  David knew he had transgressed God's law and his sin was ever before him. (vs.3) ... Who was the only person David had truly sinned against? vs. 4a - God

5.  What did David say God was just in doing concerning his sin? vs. 4b - Judging 

6.  David said he was brought forth in iniquity and sin was in him from conception. (vs.5) ... Where does God desire truth from in us? vs. 6a - inward parts

7.  Where will God make us to know wisdom? vs. 6b -hidden part

8.  David needed God to purify him with hyssop and wash him from his sin.  How white would he be when the Lord cleansed him? vs. 7 -snow

9.  What did David need the Lord to make him be able to hear again? vs. 8 - Name 2 things - 1) joy 
 2)gladness

10.  David wanted the Lord to hide His face from his sins.  What did he ask the Lord to "blot out"? vs. 9  -iniquities

11.  What did David ask the Lord to create in him? vs. 10 -clean heart

12.  What did David ask the Lord to renew in him? vs. 10 -right spirit 

13.  What 2 things did David never want to lose? vs. 11 - Name 2 - 1)God's presence
2)He's  holy spirit

14.  What did David ask the Lord to restore in him? vs. 12a - joy of thy salvation

15.  What did David ask the Lord to sustain him with? vs. 12b -thy free spirit.

16.  Once the Lord did these things for David, what did David say he would do for the Lord? vs. 13a - teach transgressors thy ways

17.  What would happen to sinners that David shared with after his restoration? vs. 13b -  be converted unto thee

18.  When God delivered David from his guilt of bloodshed, what would his tongue sing joyfully about? vs. 14 - aloud of thy righteousness

19.  Why did David want the Lord to open his lips? vs. 15 -  my mouth shall shew forth thy praise

20.  David would make sacrifices and give the Lord a burnt offering if that was what the Lord delighted in. (vs.16) .. Instead, what kind of sacrifices would God want and not despise? vs. 17 -  a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart

21.  What did David pray God would do for Zion and Jerusalem? vs. 18 - build thou the walls of Jerusalem

22.  Once David offered a broken heart to the Lord for the sin he had committed, what would God again delight in from him? vs. 19 - the sacrifices of righteousness

                            Applications:

1.  Read about David's sins and how the Lord confronted him through the prophet Nathan.  Summarize what you learn in these accounts:

• 2 Samuel 11:1-27 -David wanted what was not  his  to have.  we today are the same  here iit was a woman but  it can  be money fame  even a pat ones back saying look what  he  or she has done.  Then  when  she  became  with child  he tried to  hide the facted that it was his and wanted  the  husband to  think that it was heis.  But  then  when  the husband  refused to  go  into  his  house because  he cared for  the  men  that were still fighting int the battle.  Then david had  him killed just  one little  sin  can  cost  you more  then  you think.  Just look at  David he only looked and then it  went  all the way to murder.
• 2 Samuel 12:1-13 -God know everything  that we do  or  say  or even think.  Just as David  thought  that  he  had gotten  away  with what  he had done.  We sometimes think the samething but  then Nathen comes and tell David  ust what he did and what was going to happen to him and his family.  We think that  our  sins only  hurt us  but  that is not aways the trueth.  We never know  whi is watching  our lives  at any giving  moment.

2.  David fell upon God's grace and compassion (mercy) when He prayed to him about his sin and failure.  How are we encouraged to do the same thing when we need God's help?

• Hebrews 4:16 - God  is  will ti forgive  us  when  we sin but  then we need to remeber that we need  to  really be sorry for what  we did or said  and not  just  use lips service  just  because  the preacher  or teacher  tels  us that  we need to do this.  I think a lot of times it is just  that way we  think oh I said  or  thought  or did this sin I need  to asked for giveness and then  we say for give me God for this and keep  on going.  That is not  how  we are supost  to do it.

3.  David said his sin was 'ever before him'.  He knew that God was blameless in judging him for what he had done.  Acknowledging our sin is agreeing with God on His standards and this is how we receive His forgiveness.  Comment on the following Scripture:

• 1 John 1:9 -If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  This  verse pretty much says it all.

4.  David asked the Lord to give him a clean heart, a willing spirit, and to restore to him the joy of his salvation.  Once he was revived in that way, he wanted to be on God's mission again - teaching sinners God's ways and seeing them converted to Him.  How does this compare to how Jesus commissioned Peter again after his failure and denial of Him?  Comment on the following verses:

• Luke 22:31-34 -
• John 21:14-17 -

5.  Summarize this lesson and post a prayer if you would like.