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Lesson 7 - The Danger of Murmuring
SBS – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace

1. The Danger of Murmuring Adult Bible Lessons 2nd Quarter 2024 CPAD, Magazine: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of salvation, holiness and perseverance to reach heaven. Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon May 19, 2024 Lesson 7

2. “And do not murmur, as some of them also murmured and perished by the destroyer.” (1 Cor 10.10) GOLDEN TEXT 2

3. The practice of murmuring weakens spiritual life, ends the communion of the local church and prevents us from enjoying God's promises. PRACTICAL TRUTH 3

4. Second - Ex 16.11 The murmuring of the Israelites in the days of Moses Tuesday - Lc 15.2; Acts 6.1 Murmur in the days of Jesus and the apostles Wednesday - 1 Ts 5.12,13; Heb 13.17 We must avoid murmuring against leadership Fifth - Heb 4.16 We must come to God with confidence, not with murmuring Sixth - 1 Co 10.10 The practice of murmuring and spiritual death Saturday - Mt 12.25; cf. Luke 1:17-22 Murmur brings division and separation DAILY READING 4

5. BIBLE READING IN CLASS 5

6. BIBLE READING IN CLASS Exodus 16.1-7; 1 Corinthians 10.10,11 Exodus 16 1 - And, leaving Elim , all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month, after they came out of the land of Egypt. 2 - And all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness. 3 - And the children of Israel said unto them, O that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat-pots, when we ate bread until we were full! Because you have brought us out into this wilderness to starve this entire crowd. 6

7. 4 - Then the Lord said to Moses: Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you, and the people will go out and gather their daily portion each day, so that I may see whether they walk in my law or not. 5 - And it will happen, on the sixth day, that they will prepare what they gather; and it will be double what they harvest each day. 6 - Then Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, In the evening you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 - and tomorrow you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your murmurings against the Lord; for who are we that you should murmur against us? 7

8. 1 Corinthians 10 10 - And do not murmur, as some of them also murmured and perished by the destroyer. 11 - Now all this came to them as figures, and they are written for our warning, for whom the ends of the ages have come. 8

9. INTRODUCTION It is true that there are evil actions that come directly from the Enemy, but it is also true that there are those that are produced within us as works of the flesh. One of them is the sin of Murmuration . This sin is so dangerous in our journey that it can lead to our downfall. It does not happen instantly, as disbelief usually follows. Yes, unbelief and murmuring go together. Therefore, in this lesson, we will study the dangers of murmuring in light of the apostle's recommendation: “Do all things without grumbling” (Phil 2:14). 9

10. Keyword : Murmuration 10

11. 11 I – MURMURATION IN THE BIBLE

12. I – MURMURATION IN THE BIBLE 1. What is murmuring? The main words for murmuring in the Bible are the following: from Hebrew, the verb liyn , “to grumble”, “to complain” and “to murmur” (Nm 14.36); and the noun higgayown , “meditation”, “solemn music”, “thought”, “conspiracy” (Lm 3.62); from the Greek, the verb goggúzō , “to murmur”, “to grumble”, “to complain”, “to say something against in a low tone”, “of those who talk secretly” (John 7:32). According to these words, the murmurer's spirit is dominated by discontent, disagreement, anger, complaints and opposition. Not even God escapes him, as it is enough to remember what was done against Moses and Aaron (Ex 15.24; 17.3; Num 14.27; 16.41). 12

13. 2. The behavior of murmurers. According to the two testaments of the Bible, the evil of murmuring was among God's people, among the Israelites of Moses' day (Ex 16:11); in the days of Jesus Christ with the scribes and Pharisees (Luke 15:2); in the church in Jerusalem at the beginning (Acts 6:1). This evil reveals inconvenient behavior, a restless temperament, sarcastic hints. The behavior of the murmurers is so serious that it threatened the unity of the Church in Acts, if it were not for the care of the apostles (Acts 6.1-7). Therefore, we need to be very careful with this behavior, as the sin of murmuring, in addition to weakening our spiritual life, also negatively alters our emotional and physical health. 13

14. 14 People complain of hunger and again God sends quails - The Bible | Hebrews argue that they can no longer bear to eat manna (RECORD, 2022).

15. 15 Then the LORD sent venomous serpents against the people, whose bite burned like live coals, and many died of poison among the people of Israel. (Numbers 21:6)

16. 3. The murmuring believer. Anyone who says they are saved in Christ and has the Holy Ghost in their life cannot naturalize the practice of murmuring. It is not normal for a believer filled with the Holy Ghost to indulge in this sin. In this sense, indiscipline and neglect of the virtues of the Spirit are present (Gal 5.16). When a believer becomes a murmurer, he becomes an instrument of the Evil One against the work of Christ in the world, allowing the Devil to dominate him and use him in every way. Thus, it is not possible for the murmuring believer to be joyful, kind and pleasant through his attitude, since his soul is sick, as the body will only be bright if the eyes are good (Mt 6.22,23). 16

17. Murmuring means “mumbling” and “complaining” and the murmurer's spirit is dominated by discontent, disagreement, anger, complaints and opposition. SYNOPSIS I 17

18. 18 II – MURMURATION: IMPEDEDMENT OF THE FIRST GENERATION FROM THE PROMISED LAND

19. 19 II – MURMURATION: IMPEDEDMENT OF THE FIRST GENERATION FROM THE PROMISED LAND 1. Murmur against God's chosen leaders. God chose Moses and his brother, as his helper, to free the people of Israel from Pharaoh's slavery and lead them to the Promised Land (Ex 7.1,2). After experiencing great deliverance, these people began to systematically murmur against the leadership of Moses and Aaron, claiming that the Lawgiver was leading them to die in the middle of the desert (Ex 16.3). In these reports, we see that murmuring follows unbelief. There is an absence of faith and one has to choose what is bad: the practice of murmuring. Therefore, one can no longer expect attitudes of kindness, sincerity and truth from those who submerge themselves in murmuring, but rather impatience, ingratitude and disrespect for biblical leadership (1 Thess 5.12,13; Heb 13.17).

20. 20 2. Murmur against God. The Lord God responded to the people's murmurings, saying that he would bring down “bread from heaven” (Ex 16:4). However, the Lord made it clear that he contemplated their “murmurs”, but treated the people with pity and compassion (Ex 16.12). Now, the Lord God contemplates all our actions, he knows what we need and need. Therefore, when faced with a difficult circumstance, it is much better to turn to Him in a humble, gracious and loving way than to approach Him with ingratitude, complaints and murmuring ( Heb 4.16).

21. 21 3. Why is murmuring dangerous? The Word of God says, “who has hardened himself against him [God] and had peace?” (Job 9.4). In light of this text, we can say that murmuring constitutes an act of extreme impiety against God. It becomes dangerous because, in addition to revealing an absence of faith, it limits our ability to see God's actions in our lives and in the context in which we are. Therefore, murmuring blinds us before God. We no longer remember the great works of the Lord in our lives. It is not by chance that the apostle Paul brings together episodes of the Israelites' murmuring so that modern-day believers should be careful and not practice this sin in order not to be destroyed (1 Cor 10:10,11; Rom 15:4).

22. Murmuring prevented the first generation of Israelites from entering the Promised Land. SYNOPSIS II 22

23. 23 III – MURMURATION: A SIN THAT PREVENTS US FROM ENTERING HEAVENLY CANAAN

24. 24 III – MURMURATION: A SIN THAT PREVENTS US FROM ENTERING HEAVENLY CANAAN 1. The end of the murmuring Israelites. Examining the texts of Numbers 14.29 and 16.41-49, we realize that, because of murmuring, the Israelites of that generation did not enter the land of promise, they were killed and buried in the desert (Nm 14.29). Israel's pilgrimage through the desert serves as an example and warning on our journey so that we do not adopt their murmuring behavior. Due to this sin, the Israelites lost sight of divine purposes and did not achieve the fulfillment of the promise.

25. 25 2. The fate of the murmurers. In light of the accounts in the book of Numbers, the apostle Paul gives a serious warning to the people of the New Covenant: “And do not murmur, as some of them also murmured and perished by the destroyer” (1 Cor 10:10). This means that a believer who continues to practice murmuring is already spiritually dead, has lost communion with the Lord and no longer takes pleasure in spiritual things. Therefore, his destiny is death, which, in the light of the Old Testament, unfortunately, has a physical and spiritual character. Murmuring is a danger throughout our Christian journey.

26. 26 3. The evils of murmuring. There are many evils that murmuring can cause. For example, in the life of the local church, murmuring can bring spiritual discouragement, community strife, spiritual rebellion and ministerial divisions. This process ends the life of communion of the local church. Furthermore, our Lord said that the kingdom divided against itself is “devastated” and will not “stand” (Matt. 12:25; cf. Luke 1:17-22). There is also evil of a spiritual nature. For example, murmuring also results in lies and slander, therefore, the Holy Ghost does not inhabit a life that is dominated by these types of carnal works ( Eph 4:30; Gal 5:19-21). Therefore, we affirm that anyone who indulges in such a practice ends up attracting other sins into their lives, such as: idolatry, rebellion, adultery, blasphemies against God. As a result, he ends up providing service to the Enemy and parking himself in the middle of the celestial path.

27. Murmuring is a sin and can prevent us from entering heavenly Canaan. SYNOPSIS III 27

28. 28 CONCLUSION In this lesson, we saw how dangerous and destructive the practice of murmuring is for both spiritual life and community life in the local church throughout our Christian journey. We must therefore not ignore the warning in the Word of God regarding the sin of murmuring (Rm 15.4). Now, God's will is for us to participate in his promises. Therefore, let us avoid the evil of murmuring in our homes, churches and anywhere we interact with others.

29. 1. According to the lesson, what is the murmurer's spirit dominated by? The murmurer's spirit is dominated by discontent, disagreement, anger, complaints and opposition. 2. Why do we need to be cautious about murmuring behavior? We need to be very careful with this behavior, as the sin of murmuring, in addition to weakening our spiritual life, also negatively alters our emotional and physical health . 3. How did the Lord God respond to the Israelites’ murmuring? The Lord God responded to the people's murmurings, saying that he would bring down “bread from heaven” (Ex 16:4). However, the Lord made it clear that he contemplated their “murmurs”, but treated the people with pity and compassion (Ex 16.12 ). Reviewing the content 29

30. 4 . What do we notice when examining the texts in the book of Numbers? Examining the texts of Numbers 14.29 and 16.41-49, we realize that, because of murmuring, the Israelites of that generation did not enter the land of promise, they were killed and buried in the desert (Nm 14.29). 5. What does Paul bring to the Church in light of the example of the book of Numbers? In light of the accounts in the book of Numbers, the apostle Paul gives a serious warning to the people of the New Covenant (1 Cor 10:10). This means that a believer who continues to practice murmuring is already spiritually dead, has lost communion with the Lord and no longer takes pleasure in spiritual things. 30

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34. LESSONS: Lesson 1- The Beginning of the Walk Lesson 2 - The Choice between the Narrow Gate and the Wide Gate Lesson 3 - Heaven - the Christian's Destiny Lesson 4 - How to Conduct Yourself on a Walk Lesson 5 - The Enemies of the Christian Lesson 6 - Our Spiritual Weapons Lesson 7 - The Danger of Murmuring Lesson 8 - Confessing and Forsaking Sin Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation on the Path Lesson 10 - Developing a Consciousness of Holiness Lesson 11 - The Biblical Reality of Hell Lesson 12 - The Blessed Hope: The Mark of the Christian Lesson 13 – The Celestial City 34 SBS – Sunday Bible School Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon Renewed in Grace

35. 35 Thank you Celso Napoleon [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/renovadosnagraca Renewed in Grace