Whenever happy confidence in the sovereign power of God for our own lives and the lives of others grows weak, legalism creeps in. We inevitably try to compensate for loss of dynamic faith by increased moral resolve and the addition of man-made regulations. But wherever joyful confidence in the power of God is waning, the flesh is waxing. Which means that the morality we had hoped would save ourselves and the regulations we hoped would purify our church fall victim to the massive power of the flesh and become its instruments of self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Chicken, Chinese	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Orange juice
3	tb	Chinese plum sauce*
1	ts	Dijon mustard
2	tb	Grated fresh gingerroot
2	ts	Rice vinegar
1/4	ts	Crushed red pepper flakes
4		Skinless, boneless chicken
		Breast halves
1	ts	Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Stir together the orange juice, plum sauce, mustard, ginger, vinegar and
red pepper flakes.  Put the chicken into a glass pan and add the marinade.
Turn to coat the chicken.  Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour, or
overnight. 2. Remove the chicken fro the marinade and discard the marinade.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. When hot, add
the chicken.  Cook about 4-5 minites per side, or until the chicken is no
longer pink when cut into the center. * The Chinese plum sauce can be found
in the Asian food section of major
supermarkets.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“To ignore God is the height of selfishness”

To say that God is jealous certainly does not mean that He is suspicious because of some insecurity in His heart. This kind of jealousy is the result of ignorance and mistrust. Such is surely not true of our all-knowing God. Nor does it mean He is wrongfully envious of the success of others. Jealousy that is sinful is most often the product of anxiety and bitterness and fear. But surely none of this could be true of our all-powerful Creator – God. Sinful jealousy is the sort that longs to possess and control what does not properly belong to oneself; it is demanding and cares little for the supposed object of its love.

Sam Storms