Monday, February 24, 2014

Complaining and Murmuring

Our meeting Sunday before last, was on the subject of Complaining and Murmuring.  We had 2 visitors join our group, which we're always happy about!  Please keep promoting our group to your friends as we're always accepting new girls who are interested in joining a discipleship group!




Finally, before I get into the meeting notes, please take the time to watch this 4 minute video with your girls that Sarah and Grace Mally (founder of Bright Lights) put together on the validity of Scripture in response to the recent debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye, in which Mr. Nye questioned the authenticity and reliability of Scripture, likening it to messages being passed on in a game of Telephone.

(For those of you not familiar with this game, one person whispers a message into another person's ear, that person does the same to the next person in the circle, and so on, until the message gets to the last person and they have to say it outloud...usually by this point the message has gotten very confused and mixed up compared to the original message.  It's a fun game to play at a party, sure to get a lot of laughs...but is in no way representative of how God's Word has been passed down to us.)

Our girls need to have a ready answer when someone asks them, "How do you know the Bible is true?"...

Click on link below to watch video:

Set 5 Meeting 2 Complaining and Murmuring

Illustrations and Stories

     Joseph 

      Israelites in the Wilderness

     Paul and Silas in Prison

     Personal testimonies

   Sword Drill

Job 5:17     Matt. 5:10-12     1 Cor. 10:10     2 Cor. 4:16-18    

Phil. 2: 14-15     Jas. 1: 2-4     Heb. 12:11     1 Pet. 4:13   Jude 16

Main Concepts


Whenever we complain, we are actually complaining against the Lord.  Complaining demonstrates that we are not fully trusting God.

         Most people are so used to complaining that they do not even realize they are doing it.  In a normal home, various forms of grumbling are usually heard every few minutes.  How often do you murmur or speak words of discontentment?

    The Lord’s command is not simply that we do not complain, but that we actually rejoice in suffering!  See upcoming “problems” as exciting opportunities to purpose to give thanks in everything…then we can wait in expectation to see God’s plans unfold.

   Additional material

Why might God allow suffering in our lives, why is it necessary, and how does He desire us to respond?
     
Establish the habit of giving thanks to God for every problem, big or little…be willing to give thanks first and understand why later.

Make a list of the many rewards and benefits which Scripture explains will result from suffering.

   Before You Meet Prince Charming

Craft

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