Faith Race:Taking Off Complaint & Putting On Thanks!
Mike Fritscher

Faith Race! Hebrews 12:1-4

Moses: A Hero of the Faith Race! Hebrews 11:23-29

Children of Israel: An Example of Unbelief: Hebrews 3:12-19

Their Story: Numbers 14:1-10

“All the sons of Israel Grumbled Against Moses and Aaron!”

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles us and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us!

By Faith: Take off Complaint/Grumbling

Grumbling: “A Discontented, Critical Spirit that Gives Bad Reports”

1. Complaint/Grumbling Identifies The Faithless, At Least in the Moment!

2. Complaint/Grumbling Is Ungodly Behavior!

Jude 1:14-16

Children of Israel and Their Complaints!

• Over Food: Nu mbers 11:1-6

• Over Over Leadership: Numbers 12:1-10

• When Manna Was Just Not enough! Exodus 16:2

3. Grumbling Has Consequences:

• It’s Destructive:

1 Corinthians 10:10 Nor Grumble as some of them dead and were destroyed by the Destroyer.

• It Hinders Progress: Numbers 14:20

• It Causes You to Miss All That God is Doing!

• It’s Contagious! Numbers 14:36

• It Effects Everyone Around You!

Take Off The Complaint and Putting On Thankfulness!

2 Corinthians 4:13-18

1. Fix Your Eyes On Jesus!
2. Keep Your Eyes Off the Temporal!
3. Know What Trials Produce in God’s Hand!

Put On Thanks! 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19