Running From God's Relentless Love

JONAH: the relentless love of God. A verse-by-verse study of Jonah _____________________________________________________________ Michael Moos | October 30, 2022 | Jonah 1:1-4 Introduction: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Three Inescapable Truth's About Running from God: I. It Can Happen To Any _________________________. (v1) Jonah 1:1 - "Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying..." II Kings 14:25 - "He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher." -- II. It Is A _________________________ Decision. (v2-3) Jonah 1:2-3 - "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me... But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord..." As we read this account - we see how Jonah chose to run from God. Jonah Made A Choice To - a) _____________ God's Word (v-1-2) b) _____________ Against God's Will. - (v1-3) c) _____________ From God's Presence. (v3) -- III. It Comes At A _________________________. (v3) Jonah 1:3 - "But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord." Psalm 16:11 - "Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Jonah 1:4 - "But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. -- Conclusion and Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 300 Country Club, Ln. Akron, IA, 51001 | akronfbc.com