When I speak of “means,” I have in view Bible-reading, private prayer, regular attendance on public worship, regular hearing of God’s Word, and regular reception of the Lord’s Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact, that no one who is careless about such things must ever expect to make much progress in sanctification. I can find no record of any eminent saint who ever neglected them. They are appointed channels through which the Holy Spirit conveys fresh supplies of grace to the soul, and strengthens the work which He has begun in the inward man. Let men call this legal doctrine if they please, but I will never shrink from declaring my belief that there are no “spiritual gains without pains”… Our God is a God who works by means, and He will never bless the soul of that man who pretends to be so high and spiritual that he can get on without them.

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Meats, Sauces	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	LIVE OIIL
1	ts	SUGAR
1/2	c	ETCHUP
1	ts	CHIL POWDER
1/4	c	VINEGAR
1		HEAVY DASH TOBASCO SAUCE
2	ts	SWEET RELISH

INSTRUCTIONS

PUT ALL THE INGREDIENTS IN BLENDER AND BLEND.POUR OVER A 3 LBS. CHUCK
STEAK AND COVER WITH A CHOPPED ONION,AND 3 CLOVES OF MINCED GARLIC.MARINATE
OVERNIGHT. BRUSH WITH MARINADE WHILE GRILLING.....
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A Message from our Provider:

“A family altar can alter a family.”

There must be a dread about the minister; one which works in such a way as to render him wholly dependent upon the Spirit of God to communicate the Word of God through him by means of his message. There must be a complete reliance on God and an utter destitute of self, or the pulpit is nothing more than an exercise in futility. If a preacher does not see this, then he is no preacher. If a preacher does not live this, he is not called to preach. Butterflies before preaching a sermon is not a warrant for understanding the weightiness of the task at hand. You can get butterflies before you speak at a bar-b-que. There must be a day-to-day cry from the closet of the preacher to the throne room of heaven, a besieging of heaven with a holy fervor that this man knows he is unable to bring any good to the people lest God is with him.

C. Matthew McMahon