Grumbling or Grateful

GRUMBLING

OR

GRATEFUL?

(Matthew 20:1-16)

Introduction

The example of the

Israelites in the

DESERT.

God’s clear COMMANDS

(Jas. 5:9; 1 Cor. 10:10)

Definition of

“grumbling”

Do you know a

grumbler?

•Never SATISFIED

with what they have

•Always has an

EXCUSE

•Secretly believe

they can’t SUCCEED

The Parable of the

Grumbling Farm Workers

•HIRING workers

•PAYING the

workers

•The workers’

RESPONSES

Analyzing the

Problem

The real problem is

ENVY

Grumbling

is a

SYMPTOM

We overestimate what

we DESERVE

We underestimate the

GRACE of God

We are really ANGRY

at God

The Cure for Grumbling

THANK God for the

blessings you have

received

Don’t JUDGE your life in

comparison to the way

God has treated

OTHERS

Remember that God

rewards

FAITHFULNESS and is

concerned about

MOTIVE.