sermon #1 at new church: Philippians 2:12-30
2:14-15 Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
sermon #2&3 at new church: Jude
v16 These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favouritism to gain advantage.
sermon #4 at new church: Exodus 16-17
16:2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, [...]
16:7-9 "and in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you grumble against us?” And Moses said, “When the LORD gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD.” Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your grumbling.’ ”
Norman Hillyer writes*, "the splendidly onomatopoeic gongystai [...]" (p258)
now even in English "grumblers" or "grumbling", is a great word, but you do start to wonder if someone's trying to say something to me...
1 comment:
maybe there's a problem in the context you're preaching - and they've worked out you'd do a good job in helping people to not grumble???
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