COMPLAINING – Chantilly Sermon

Zion Smith

– – – – – – – – Philippians 2:14-16A (CSB) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

14 Do everything without grumbling and arguing, 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world, 16 by holding firm to the word of life.  (Note: Any way to highlight the bolded part of this scripture?)

–        Don’t deflect this issue. Tackle the problem on a personal level.

–        Complaining is a PEST.

– – – – – – – – – – Matthew 5:43-46 (CSB) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

43 “You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, … 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?” –

–        We are called to love our enemies, not complain about them.

– – – – – – – – – – Luke 23:34A (CSB) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

“Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”–

–        Proverbs 21:9: “Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.”

–        Proverbs 25:24: “Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.”

–        Proverbs 21:19: “Better to live in a wilderness than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.”

–        Proverbs 27:15-16: “An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike; the one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand.”

–        God wants to hear your struggles.

– – – – – – – – – – 1 Peter 5:7 (CSB) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

“casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.”

– – – – – – – – Philippians 2:14-16A (CSB) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

14 Do everything without grumbling and arguing, 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world, 16 by holding firm to the word of life. (Note: Any way to highlight the bolded part of this scripture?)