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Lucky that I… Thank my lucky stars… It can be easy to think that when we narrowly miss a car accident, or when we pull a rare baseball card, or just so happen to wear a jacket that we left a $20 bill in last winter we are lucky. And sometimes it can be easy just to say “Oh that was lucky!” But Biblical…

New Church. New People. Lady comes into my office. Told me off. “There’s the door. Use it” Lynyrd Skynyrd- Three Steps Toward The Door. I was cutting a rug Down at place called The Jug With a girl named Linda Lou When in walked a man With a gun in his hand And he was looking for you know who He said,…

Zur Ruhe zu kommen. Doch Jahwe hatte einen großen Fisch kommen lassen, der Jona verschlang. Drei Tage und drei Nächte lang war Jona im Bauch des Fisches. Von dort aus betete er zu Jahwe, seinem Gott: „In meiner Not rief ich zu Jahwe, und er hörte auf mich. Aus dem Bauch des Todes schrie ich um Hilfe,…

The story of Jonah serves as a powerful reminder of God's relentless pursuit of us, even when we run from His calling. This narrative challenges us to examine our own hearts: Are we running from God's will? Are we reluctant to extend mercy to those we deem unworthy? The revival in Nineveh reminds us of God's boundless grace and the transformative power of repentance. Are we willing to be instruments of God's mercy, even to those we consider our enemies?

You Can Run But You Can’t Hide Rev Thomas A. West, Sr September 08, 2024 Jonah 1:3-17 There are many people who has been called of God to do something and have obeyed. There are many people who have been called of God to do something, and ran from Him, instead of doing His will. Jonah was one who ran…

Jonah gives us an example of both a prayer that makes room in his heart, and a prayer that shuts out room in his heart. We can learn from Jonah the ways in which our own hearts either make room for prayer, or shut out room for prayer.

Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. And he said: “I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,…

You will NEVER find yourself in a place or a predicament that is beyond the Lord's presence and purpose.

The God of the Bible is the One who runs towards us, while we attempt to run from Him.

I. Background to Jonah II. God’s Command III. Jonah’s Response IV. God’s Grace A. In the Storm B. In the Fish 1. God’s Rescue Let’s look at now verses 17-verse 7 of chapter 2. Jonah’s life went from bad to worse. Much worse. First let’s look at some of the phrases that Jonah used to describe his predicament.…

Zur Ruhe zu kommen. Doch Jahwe hatte einen großen Fisch kommen lassen, der Jona verschlang. Drei Tage und drei Nächte lang war Jona im Bauch des Fisches. Von dort aus betete er zu Jahwe, seinem Gott: „In meiner Not rief ich zu Jahwe, und er hörte auf mich. Aus dem Bauch des Todes schrie ich um Hilfe,…

Text The book of Jonah is a masterclass in irony. We saw this several times in chapter one, most glaringly in Jonah seeking to outrun God in a ship on the sea, and then later confessing that The Lord is the the maker of the sea and the dry land. And here in this song that Jonah sings in the belly of…

I. Background to Jonah II. God’s Command III. Jonah’s Response IV. God’s Grace Last week, we began our look into the grace of God in Jonah’s life, the grace that doesn’t allow sin to win. God’s grace that pursues us to the highest peaks and lowest valleys. God’s grace that far exceeds all our sin. As…

Zur Ruhe zu kommen. Doch Jahwe hatte einen großen Fisch kommen lassen, der Jona verschlang. Drei Tage und drei Nächte lang war Jona im Bauch des Fisches. Von dort aus betete er zu Jahwe, seinem Gott: „In meiner Not rief ich zu Jahwe, und er hörte auf mich. Aus dem Bauch des Todes schrie ich um Hilfe,…

Text Dr. Chute - “Brian, whenever God has called for me to go somewhere and I have listened and gone in faith, I have never regretted it.” From Georgia to Alabama to Michigan to California. He told me this when I was a senior in college and considering the merits of moving from California to Kentucky…

(S1) — Familiar phrase ‘Hitting Rock Bottom' — We may visualize someone drowning in substance abuse… Story—Park Bench/Book Store/GCH Philosopher/psychologist William James in 1902 Concept called “misery threshold,” which is akin to a physical pain threshold. Each person has a threshold for the misery…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Good afternoon. It's a joy to see you here today, as we gather to continue our journey through the book of Jonah in our sermon series, "Chasing Mercy: Unveiling God's Relentless Pursuit." As we step into Jonah 2 , we're venturing into uncharted waters, both literally and spiritually. This chapter is…

Good afternoon. It's truly a blessing to gather together in fellowship today as we embark on a meaningful journey through the pages of God's Word. Today, we begin a new series on the book of Jonah. I have titled the series, “Chasing Mercy: Responding to God’s Call.” Today we are going to begin by looking…

What is prayer? Communication with God, primarily offered in the second-person voice (addressing God directly). May include petition, entreaty, supplication, thanksgiving, praise, hymns, and lament. Prayer is not exclusive to Christianity, however, The biblical examples of prayer portray Yahweh as a…

Jonah shows us 3 phases of rebellion The hissy fit The sleeper The hopeless YHWH is now Jonah’s God Jonah 2:1–2 (ESV) Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord , out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you…

Sin breeds chaos We are often confused within the chaos of our sin The sailors look to Jonah for answers Jonah 1:11 (ESV) Then they said to him, “ What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us? ” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. Jonah provides the answer Jonah 1:12 (ESV) He said…

Intro Open up your bibles to Matthew, chapter 8. Jesus continues His ministry of mighty acts as He heals and cleanses and delivers people. And all of these acts, all of these stories, they have one common theme. They have one point that Matthew wants us to understand: Jesus of Nazareth has great power…

God wants all people to be saved The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. We are called to warn the world of their impending doom We don’t get to decide who He saves Jonah is…

Jonah and the Great Commission, Part 2: Salvation Belongs to the Lord God responds to repentance Repentance Restores Restored = Revival As we saw last week, Jonah, after being called to preach to the people of Nineveh, tried to avoid the job and instead went in the other direction. Jonah didn't want…