The issue is not the skill of the one proclaiming the message, the packaging of the message, or the technique used in proclaiming it. The issue is the condition of the hearer. Jesus illustrated that principle in the parable of the sower. The same message (the seed) is proclaimed by the same individual (the sower); the only variable is the condition of the four soils. What is essential for the messengers of the gospel is not cleverness but clarity. Only God can open the sin-blinded eyes of those who are “dead in [their] trespasses and sins” (Eph. 2:1; cf. v. 5; Matt. 8:22; Eph. 4:18).

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Brisket, Beef, Meats	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2	lb	Fresh Beef Brisket
1	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Garlic Powder
1		Bottle (12 oz) Beer
1/2	c	Diced Onion
1	ts	Pepper
1		Bottle (12 Oz) Chili Sauce
		Wild Rice Amadine
2		Med. Ripe Tomatoes, Sliced
		Parsley Sprigs

INSTRUCTIONS

GARNISHES
Place beef brisket, fat side down, in deep roasting pan.  Sprinkle brisket
with onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder.  Pour chili sauce over brisket.
Cover tightly and cook in slow oven (325 degrees F.) for 3 hours. Pour beer
over brisket.  Increase oven temperature to moderate (350 degrees F.) and
continue cooking, covered, 30 minutes.  Place brisket on large serving
platter and surround with Wild Rice Amadine.  Garnish with sliced tomatoes
and parsley.  Slice brisket very thin and serve with hot cooking liquid.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdjaxxx.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“Conviction of sin is God’s way of inviting you to restore fellowship with Him.”

Justification by faith is an answer to the greatest personal question ever asked by a human soul: 'How shall I be right with God? How do I stand in God’s sight? With what favor does he look upon me?' There are those, I admit, who never raise that question. There are those who are concerned with the question of their standing before men but never with the question of their standing before God. There are those who are interested in what 'people say' but not in the question of what God says. Such men, however, are not those who move the world. They are apt to go with the current. They are apt to do as others do. They are not the heroes who change the destinies of the race. The beginning of true nobility comes when a man ceases to be interested in the judgment of men and becomes interested in the judgment of God.

Gresham Machen