27 Feb, 2008
Will this fill you up?
Restaurant Owner Claims Record With 134-Pound Burger
SOUTHGATE, Mich. — A Detroit area restaurant owner believes he broke the Guiness World Record for "largest hamburger commercially available."
After 12 hours of preparation and baking, the 134-pound burger emerged at Mallie's Sports Bar and Grill on Saturday.
The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report the "Absolutely Ridiculous Burger" made with beef, bacon and cheese was delivered on a 50-pound bun. It sells for $350. Orders require 24 hours notice.
Flipping the burger required three men using two steel sheets.
Owner Steve Mallie tells The News he wanted to show he has the biggest and best burgers.
Mallie's unofficial record outweighs the 123-pound burger made last year by Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, of Clearfield, Pa. Authenticating Mallie's claim could take a few weeks.
photo & story courtesy foxnews.com, 2/24/08
Proverbs 23:19-21
19 Hear, my son, and be wise,
and direct your heart in the way.
20 Be not among drunkards
or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and slumber will clothe them with rags.
Ephesians 5:17-18
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, (ESV)
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about overeating? Is anything in excess a problem?
It's a problem that can have serious consequences. It leads us down a path of more problems, including poverty, or finding ourselves in great need.
Anything in excess that gives us a "high" is only temporary and leads to more actions that are out of control. It might be drinking, eating, sleeping, or (you fill in the ________).
What does Paul say is the better way to live?
Paul makes it clear that we are to be under the control of God's Holy Spirit rather than alcohol or anything else (food) that is only a temporary "high". Being "full" of the Holy Spirit brings self-control and lasting joy to our lives!
We need the Holy Spirit, not the whole cow!
- Thank God for His Spirit at work within you. Confess any way in which you have been "filling up" with anything that produces a temporary "high", whether that be food, alcohol, or something else in excess. Thank Him for His forgiveness and ask His Spirit to fill you and control you every minute of every day.
- Pray this week for God to show you anything in your life that could be described as gluttony and let His Spirit change this habit in your life.
- Memorize Ephesians 5:18 as a reminder for you to live a life full of God's Spirit.
- The next time you eat a burger, thank God's Spirit for working to bring about self-control in your life.
How can we connect today's story and God's Story scripture and our story to others?
- Use today's crazy record-setting burger story to talk to your friends about what gives us fulfillment in life. Be ready to listen and share your own story of your attempts to fill your life with things that don't last. Let Jesus lead you to sense the right moment to share how His presence in your life fills you and will last forever.
- Use this DAILYBIDE as a resource for your next small group or youth group meeting. Have some fun by making your own version of your biggest burger....remember to share!
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