Sermons About Grumbling
Do You Want What Jesus Offers? (Exodus 17)
A History of Grumbling: - Exodus 15, Bitter Water - Exodus 16, no food-"operation manna" - Exodus 17, no water - Numbers 14, Giants in the land
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Grumbling Against the Gospel (Exodus 16)
1.) All of the redeemed live in the wilderness....."the not yet" season of the Kingdom 2.) Suffering is part of His work in the wilderness. 3.) You don't get to choose how you will suffer. A wise, sovereign God will choose. 4.) "Grumbling" is against God and His Gospel. 5.) "Grumbling" is a sin of the tongue that always escalates. 6.) "Grumbling" is infectious. 7.) "Grumbling" is a failure of faith.
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Tripping Tongues
Gossip, grumbling, and grenades are some of the tools that our tongues use to set fire to the world; however, in the waters of Holy Baptism, God's grace connects us to God, and our tongues may glorify His name.
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Patience in Suffering
Because people are often self-absorbed, the possibility of being taken advantage of financially is very probable. However, as believers in Jesus Christ, we are to not retaliate in anger when defrauded; but instead, be patient on the Lord...knowing that He sees all and knows all and that everyone will reap what they deserve--maybe in this life, but definately at the judgment seat of Christ. Above all, we ought to be in continual prayer for one another--in the good and bad times-- because prayer is the means of receiving God's transforming and healing power.
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Faith in the Wilderness (Exodus 15:22 - 18:27)
After seeing God's great power and glory, Israel falls into escalating grumbling as God brings them through the wilderness. Moses, however, retains his faith in "the LORD my banner". Without denying the very real and agonizing hardships we experience in life, we must resist the temptation to unbelief and grumbling and must remind ourselves of God's goodness and faithfulness. He will surely continue to sustain us through trials.
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Managing Contentment
In our expository sermon series taken from the book of James, one would think that considering the hopelessness of the situation, to "be outraged" or to "give up in despair" would be the next normal response. However, both giving in to the world and attacking the world are wrong. In today's message James spends the next six verses explaining to us how to manage contentment in a complex world.
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