It is a serious (and all too common) thing for stubborn, self-willed people in church congregations to rob their pastors of the joy God intends faithful pastors to have. Failure to properly submit brings grief rather than joy to pastors, and consequently brings grief and displeasure to God, who sends them to minister over us. Grief (stenazontes) means an inner, unexpected groaning. It is a grief often known only to the pastor, his family, and to God. Because lack of submission is an expression of selfishness and self-will, unruly congregations are not likely to be aware of, or care about, the sorrow they cause their pastor and other leaders (Heb. 13:17).

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pt	Fresh strawberries
1/4	c	Amaretto liqueur
		Vanilla ice cream
		Slivered almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash and hull strawberries; drain. In a large bowl, marinate strawberries
in Amaretto liqueur overnight. Serve over ice cream and sprinkle with
slivered almonds.
Makes 4 servings. Posted to EAT-L Digest by Shawn Zehnder Lea
<[email protected]> on Sep 4, 1997

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