Church discipline is a powerful tool in evangelism. People notice when our lives are different, especially when there’s a whole community of people whose lives are different- not people whose lives are perfect, but whose lives are marked by genuinely trying to love God and love one another. When churches are seen as conforming to the world, it makes our evangelistic task all the more difficult. As Nigel Lee of English InterVarsity once said, we become so like the unbelievers they have no questions they want to ask us. May we so live that people are made constructively curious.

Mark Dever

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Casserole	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	White crabmeat; drained
1	cn	Shrimp; drained
1	cn	Mushroom pieces
1/2	c	Onion; chopped
1/2	c	Celery; chopped
1/2	c	Bell pepper; chopped
1/2	c	Miracle Whip salad dressing
1	tb	Worcestershire sauce
3/4	c	Cooked rice
1/2	c	Milk
1/8	ts	Salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all ingredients in the order listed. Pour into a greased casserole
and bake in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour. Serves 8.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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The Bible warns against these folks. Jude speaks of false teachers who are identified as “grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts” (Ju. 1:16). We’re familiar with Moses and the “grumblers” he had to deal with (Nu. 14:36; cf. Psm. 106:25; 1 Cor. 10:10). Some of these folks are so arrogant they have no problem complaining about the Lord, or worse, complaining directly to the Lord Himself (Dt. 1:27). God had to reprove Job, “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?” (Job 40:2). Despite the clear command in Philippians 2:14 to “do all things without grumbling or disputing,” these people who seem to know nothing about edification and encouragement, persist in their destructive behavior. Kent Hughes concluded, “[These] hostile, quick-to-see-the-worst, graceless [individuals] are as old as the church” (2 Corinthians, p. 38). Every church deals with them. Every leader deals with them.

Randy Smith