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When we like Jonah disobey the call God has issued upon us we harm ourselves and all those around us.
We have a call like Jonah to a world like Nineveh - How will you answer?
We like the sailers often try to appease God on our own terms - Will you finally submit?
Real Historical Account
The Charge
God’s Word to Jonah
Jonah seasoned prophet
Jonah = dove
great city - large + numerous people
It is estimated that Nineveh’s population was over 1,000,000.
The last verse of the book of Jonah tells us that infants alone numbered 120,000.
Call out…
evil before him… Sodom… Babylon
Israel punished by Assyrians to come
Look at God’s care for this people… God’s care for you !!
God’s Word to Us
If the word of the LORD came to you how would you respond?
Jonah = type of christ
We have a better preacher then Jonah…
Like Jonah we too have a charge to go and tell a people like Nineveh.
Truly the missionary challenge of reaching the multitudes has assumed gigantic proportions in our day.
The world population is exploding.
It has already passed the 5,000,000,000 mark.
Every year about 85,000,000 people are added to the total.
Every hour about 10,000 people are added.
Two-thirds of these will never have enough to eat, one-third will grow up in communist lands and be indoctrinated with atheism, three-fifths will never learn to read, and two-thirds will never hear the gospel.
This is the charge we have been given not from Jonah but from Jesus !!
but the choice is ours, as it was Jonah’s …
The Choice
Jonah chose Disobedience
Jonah got up all right …
Jonah flees… Jesus weeps
Jonah is disobedient… Jesus obedient to the point of death
Slides of Travel / Travail …
Tarshish - furthest he could go
“Paid the fare”
Presence of the LORD...
Who was Jonah kidding !!
Cain marked = Jonah marked also
Jonah went Downward
Down is the only direction away for God
down on self
down on others
down on luck
down in despair
down to the grave
down to hell
The Chaos
V4
The Lord Pursued
Sovereign power of our God
even the winds and waves obey him = Matt 8.27 “27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?””
Psalm 77:13–18 “13 Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is great like our God?
14 You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
15 You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph.
Selah 16 When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; your arrows flashed on every side.
18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.”
hurled = same word later
Heb 12.6 “6 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.””
V5
The Sailors Prayed
Seasoned Sailors feared !
prayer to false gods brings only false hopes
they knew this was no ordinary storm
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The Prophet Paused
Where was the MAN of GOD in all this ?
DOWN...
The captains words of irony
arise / call to god = the very gos he is running from
Jonah’s lack of concern for gentiles is stagering
they knew death was certain without help
What a text for a sleeping church!
Today’s world is being torn apart by drugs, drink, immorality, apostasy, and the menace of nuclear war—and the church sleeps.
False religions and wicked philosophies are making giant strides—and the church sleeps.
Abortion, pornography, syndicated crime, sodomy, and dreadful diseases threaten mankind—and the church sleeps.
Friends, family, neighbors, and workmates grope in spiritual darkness—and the church sleeps.
Two-thirds of the world’s people will never hear the gospel—and the church sleeps.
What a crime!
A soldier caught sleeping on duty in a time of war faces a court martial and possibly death because his sleep placed other men in peril.
God can send a storm on one’s income; He can hurl a wind on one’s health; He can crush one’s grades, scholarships, and dreams in school.
When we rebel, He can do whatever it takes to get us to return to Him or to take us out of this present life in our disobedience.
Disobedience to God inevitably leads to frightful storms of life for ourselves and others.
The Confrontation
Pray for opportunities to share the gospel clearly, coarsely and humbly
Be clear on the gospel and its significance
Go on the offensive on Mondays
Actively and regularly invite people to come to church with you
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A Casting
Notice Jonah has not prayed yet !!
Sailors call it EVIL
Sovereignty of God
Pro 16.33 “33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.”
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A Confession
Confession and Repentance are not always the same thing
He answered their questions
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