1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 large egg
1 cup milk
2 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 Chocolate Bar, broken into small pieces
1/8 cup mini marshmallows
1/8 cup walnuts (chunk, fine, or whole)
Combine dry ingredients and create a well. Mix milk, egg, and oil in separate bowl and pour in the well. Combine all ingredients. Batter will be lumpy. Add chocolate bar, marshmallows, and walnuts and mix well. Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. When top is bubbly and sides are dry, flip until brown.
**Base recipe taken from Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook**
Romans 5:8 " But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners."
Imagine, if you will, standing on one side of the Grand Canyon all by yourself. No one is with you; not even your family or closest friend. Your mission is to cross this canyon without touching any of the rocks in the revene (the part between the two edges) below. You cannot use anything to help you (no helicopters, logs to build bridges, etc.). How would you cross? You could run and jump, but would you make it? You could pretend that there was a bridge, but would it help? Discuss with your family how you would feel about crossing this great space and what you might think of to try to cross it.
God is perfect and our sins (knowing the right thing to do and then not doing it) create a Grand Canyon between us and God. There is no way to cross the canyon between us on our own. So the question remains, how can we cross this huge canyon? The answer is very simple. Jesus is our bridge. When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, we were still sinners. He willingly gave His life to save ours. (Rom 5:9) God gave His Son to the world so the world could cross the canyon. Discuss with your family what this means and why it is so important.
Things to think about and discuss this week:
- Can I cross the canyon?
- How can I make sure others know how to cross the canyon?
- Am I trying to cross the canyon by myself?
- How can I be sure that I can cross the revene that was created by my sin?
