Name: Easy Spicy Meat Loaf
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb Ground beef; 1/2 lb Ground pork; 1 md Green bell pepper; 1 md Onion; 1 sm Can jalapeno peppers; 1 sm Pack Monterey Jack cheese; 1 sm Can spicy tomato sauce; 1 pk Meat loaf mix

The biblical evidence : Matthew 1:18-25 1. Joseph and Mary were betrothed (1:18, 20, 24), a relationship regarded as the legal equivalent of marriage. In other words, betrothal could be broken only by a formal divorce. This is why Joseph is referred to as her “husband” (v. 19). 2. Although betrothed, the relationship had not yet been consummated sexually (see vv. 18, 25; also Luke 1:34). 3. Mary’s pregnancy is attributed to the Holy Spirit: a. Verse 20 – “of the Holy Spirit.” b. Verse 16 – “and to Jacob was born Joseph the husband of Mary, by/of whom [feminine] was born Jesus.” Matthew clearly excludes Joseph. c. Note that the repeated active verb (“was the father of” or “begot”) gives way to a divine passive in v. 16 (i.e., God is the active agent in the conception and birth of Jesus). 4. Joseph is instructed to take Mary into his house and to name the child (vv. 20-21) thereby establishing for Joseph legal paternity of the child. Hence the community came to believe that Joseph was Jesus’ father (Lk. 2:48; Mt. 13:55). Luke 1:26-38 1. Mary is explicitly identified as a “virgin” (parthenos, v. 27), a fact she confirms in v. 34. 2. Verse 35 clearly attributes the conception to the work of the Holy Spirit. 3. The terms translated “come upon” and “overshadow” (v. 35) are not euphemisms for sexual relations. They are simply figurative expressions for divine intervention by which God will supercede the natural order of things. 4. For the term “overshadow,” see Ex. 40:35; Psm. 91:4; 140:7; Mt. 17:5; Mk. 9:7; Lk. 9:34 (cf. also Gen. 1:2). The emphasis is on the powerful creative presence of the Spirit in bringing to pass the conception of the man Jesus.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Meats, Pork, Hamburger, Beef	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Ground beef
1/2	lb	Ground pork
1	md	Green bell pepper
1	md	Onion
1	sm	Can jalapeno peppers
1	sm	Pack Monterey Jack cheese
1	sm	Can spicy tomato sauce
1	pk	Meat loaf mix

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large bowl,combine ground beef and pork.Cut up the pepper and onion in
small chunks.Add to the meat mixture.Mix the meat loaf mix as directed on
package.Add to mixture and mix well.Place 1/2 of the mixture into a 9 x 12"
roasting pan.Open can of jalapeno peppers and clean out seeds.Place 3 good
size peppers on top of the mix in the pan.Cover with thin slices of
Monterey Jack cheese.Cover with remaining meat loaf mix.Place in oven @ 350
degrees for 1 1/2 hours.Fifteen (15) minutes before done,pour tomato sauce
over top.Serve with mashed potatoes,gravy and a green salad and hot
homemade bread.

A Message from our Provider:

“Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now. #A.W. Tozer”