Welcome to the Little Town With a Big Heart!!
Bro. Jamie Leach, Pastor of Grace United Baptist Church, invites you to come join us for services if you don’t have a home church. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m., morning worship at 10:30 a.m., discipleship training at 5 p.m. and evening services at 6 p.m. Wednesday night’s fellowship meal is at 6 p.m., Bible study at 6:30 p.m. and children and youth ministry at 6:30 p.m.
School is back in full swing, and I’m praying for all the faculty, high school students, children, kids and bus drivers and each one involved with the school. Be safe.
Prayer Requests: Blake Tidwell family, Baby Leif Ming family, Jagger Brown, Lucille Simmons, David Cotton, Jenny Bond, Billy Chaney family, Brandy Chatham, Tracy Connelly, Cassie Ford Flora Overstreet, Peggy Parks, Kent Bishop, Zack Rowzee, Cathy McDonald, Scott Reed, Tommie Everett, Via Everett, Connie Smith, Carl Jones, Eileen McMullan, Bro. Gary Felton, Mike and Judy Linton, Jay Hancock (father of Missionary Danielle Hancock) Baby Roper, Joshua Black, Trey Wilbourn, Bill Breindger, Dylan Walker, Hope Parks, Alley Gressett, Norman Snowden, T. Q. McGee, Caleb Carr, Donis Gomillion, Barbara Blass, Annie Therrin, Mike Walton, Vickie Davidson, Marty Turner, Jason May family, Doyle Gibbs, Alana McMullan, Doyle McMullan, Cili Norman and Janie McMullan.
Shut-Ins: Royce and Sara Richardson, Jimmie Craig, Earline Everett, Bro. Ron Gilstrap and Stephanie Roland.
Birthday’s for the Week: Aug. 28 to Vicky Schellbach and Leanne Weir Cash; Aug. 30 to Joyce Moore, Billie Brand and Thomas Scarborough; Aug. 31 to Joey Acord, Tabitha Chaney and Tanya Johannsen; Sept. 1 to Gail Parnel, Mary Claire Overstreet, Cindy Cleveland, Gary Benton, Bennie Humphries, Mary Bufkin, Jennifer Williams, Kimberly Gilbert and Chiquita Bogan; Sept. 3 Dianne Nelson, Glenn Ferguson, a former Hickory resident, Carson Stewart, Conner Williams, Flora Overstreet and Millard (Bud) Henley. Happy Birthday to each one!
Anniversaries for the Week: Aug. 29 to Tony and Tina Grimes; Aug. 30 to Wayne and Cathy Griffith. Happy anniversary to each of you!
Recipe for the Week: Hillbilly Ribs
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 4 pounds country-style pork ribs, 1 (12-ounce) bottle chili sauce, 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, 1/4 cup brown sugar.
Directions: In a soup pot over medium-high heat, heat oil until hot; cook ribs 8 to 10 minutes or until brown on all sides. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Reduce heat to medium and drain off excess liquid. Pour sauce mixture over ribs, partially cover, and cook 1-1/2 hours or until ribs are cooked through and tender, turning occasionally.
Hillbilly Baked Beans: Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground chuck, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 11/2 cups barbecue sauce, 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained, 1 (15-1/2-ounce) can butter beans, drained, 1 (16-ounce) can pork and beans, not drained, 1/2 cup crumbled cooked bacon.
What to Do: In a 5-quart slow cooker, combine meat, onion, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, and water; mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients and cover. Cook on high 4 hours or on low 6 hours. Serve immediately.
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