1. Curbing Our Complaining

2. “All” – Any or Every Thing

3. “Complaining” – An emotional response of displeasure about one’s circumstances or responsibilities

4. Understanding the Terms “Disputing” – Arguing, quarreling criticizing & debating

5. Understanding the Terms Complaining leads to Disputing (Phil 2:2; 4:2)

6. Complaining Denies that God is at work in us to do His good pleasure (Phil 2:12-13)

7. Complaining Disrupts the unity that God commands of us (Phil 1:27, 2:1-12)

8. Complaining Discredits us as we carry out our God-given mission (Phil 2:15-16a; Acts 16:16ff)

9. Complaining Discourages God’s workers in their work (Phil 2:16-17)

10. Complaining Dissolves our mutual joy in Christ (Phil 2:17-18)

11. Complaining Before Sinai God used His power to possess & protect Israel (Exo 5-14). – Lesson: We overlook that God uses His power to demonstrate His love for us.

12. Complaining Before Sinai About Food (Exo 16:2-3) – Lesson: We can make a life in sin sound better than it truly is (cf. Eccl 7:10). – God sent manna.

13. Complaining Before Sinai About Water About Water (Exo 17:1-3) – Lesson: We put God to the test as if He had imperfections (cf. Ecc 3:14). – God gave water from a rock.

14. Complaining After Sinai Consumed By Fire Consumed By Fire (Num 11:1). Destroyed By Plague Destroyed By Plague (Num 11:33). – Lesson: When we get what we ask for – we will find that it does not satisfy.

15. Complaining After Sinai Consumed By Earth/Fire Consumed By Earth/Fire (Num 16:1-40). Destroyed By Plague Destroyed By Plague (Num 16:41-50). – Lesson: God takes our complaining as a personal criticism of Him (1 Cor 10:10-11).

16. Curbing Complaining Be Thankful To God First Be Thankful To God First. Be More Positive Than Negative Be More Positive Than Negative. Turn Complaints Into Solutions Turn Complaints Into Solutions.

17. Curbing Complaining Memorize: lights in the world Memorize: Phil 2:14-15 – Do all things without complaining & disputing, 15 that you may become blameless & harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked & perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world

18. Psalm 95:11 Hebrews 3:7-4:10