1. GRUMBLING
OR
GRATEFUL?
(Matthew 20:1-16)

2. Introduction

3. The example of the
Israelites in the
DESERT.

4. God’s clear COMMANDS
(Jas. 5:9; 1 Cor. 10:10)

5. Definition of
“grumbling”

6. Do you know a
grumbler?
•Never SATISFIED
with what they have
•Always has an
EXCUSE
•Secretly believe
they can’t SUCCEED

7. The Parable of the
Grumbling Farm Workers
•HIRING workers
•PAYING the
workers
•The workers’
RESPONSES

8. Analyzing the
Problem

9. The real problem is
ENVY

10. Grumbling
is a
SYMPTOM

11. We overestimate what
we DESERVE

12. We underestimate the
GRACE of God

13. We are really ANGRY
at God

14. The Cure for Grumbling

15. THANK God for the
blessings you have
received

16. Don’t JUDGE your life in
comparison to the way
God has treated
OTHERS

17. Remember that God
rewards
FAITHFULNESS and is
concerned about
MOTIVE.