Jonah 4:1-10 If you had never heard the story of Jonah, you may assume that the story would end at the conclusion of chapter 3. Jonah had finally gone to Nineveh, God’s word had been shared, the people had repented, and God had relented of the disaster that had been forewarned. But this Sunday, […]
Jonah 3:1-10 In Jonah 3 we witness the largest repentance recorded in Scripture. The most evil in the city turned upside down by the grace of God! As we admire God’s power to save in Jonah 3, we will also learn from Jonah and the King of Nineveh how a heart compelled by the gospel […]
Jonah 2:1-10 In this second chapter of Jonah, we see that Jonah’s voluntary dive into the Mediterranean involved weeds “wrapping around” his head (v. 5) and metaphorical bars “closing upon” him (v. 6) as he sunk toward certain death. He survived that near-death experience not because of some cleverly crafted escape plan, but because “salvation […]
Jonah 1:7-17 “Relentless.” Does that seem like a good word to describe God? “Relentless” means “persistent, not giving up.” In the late 1800’s, Francis Thompson wrote one of the better-known poems in the English language, “The Hound of Heaven.” In that poem he describes trying to run away from God, only to find that, like […]
Jonah 1:1-6 Speaking of the book of Jonah, G. Campbell Morgan once wrote, “Men have been looking so hard at the great fish that they have failed to see the great God.” As we begin our five week journey through this little book of the Bible on Sunday, let’s commit together to read and apply […]
Jonah: An Unwilling Prophet & An Unwavering God The story of Jonah is one many of us are quite familiar with. Jonah was told to go to the people of Ninevah and tell them of God’s coming judgment. But Jonah tried to resist God’s will by making his own plans. He would have rather seen the Ninevites […]
