JONAH AND THE WHALE

REBELLION OR REVIVAL

Jonah 1:1-3 (KJV) 1  Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2  Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 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.

Matthew 12:40-41 (KJV) 40  For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41  The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

LET ME TRY SOMETHING HERE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN I SAY:

JONAH AND THE _________?

JONAH WAS A RELUCTANT, REBELLIOUS, STUBBORN PROPHET.

THE BOOK OF JONAH HAS 4 CHAPTERS

48 VERSES TOTAL

3 OF THE 4 CHAPTERS DEALS WITH JONHA’S REBELLION

75% OF THE BOOK DEALS WITH A REBELLIOUS PREACHER

DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT THIS BOOK CONTAINS ONE OF THE GREATEST REVIVALS OF ALL TIME?

WE CANT TALK ABOUT THE REVIVAL FOR TALKING ABOUT JONAH’S STUBBURNESS

JONAH TOOK A MAJOR DETOUR WHEN GOD SAID “GO TO NINEVEH AND PREACH”

GOD’S WAY IS ALWAYS THE BEST WAY!

WE’VE ALL TRIED TO GO OUR OWN WAY AND FOUND OUT THAT GOD’S WAY IS BEST

GOD TOLD JONAH “GO”

JONAH SAID “NO”

MANY OF US HAVE ALSO FACED A “WHALE” OF A PROBLEM DUE TO DISOBEDIENCE

CAR WRECKS

JAIL TIME

FINANCIAL RUIN

HOSPITAL ETC…

SERVING GOD IS A BEAUTIFUL LIFE TO LIVE

WHEN YOU DISOBEY GOD YOU START OPENING UP THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT SHOULDN’T BE THERE

THE WORD “FISH” IS ONLY MENTIONED 3 TIMES IN THE BOOK OF JONAH

GOD OR LORD IS MENTIONED 38/48 VERSES

THIS ISNT A BOOK ABOUT A BIG FISH

THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT A BIG GOD!

75% OF THIS BOOK TALKS ABOUT A HARDHEADED, SELFWILLED PROPHET

HAD JONAH OBEYED GOD, WE COULD HAVE READ ABOUT NINEVEH’S GREAT REVIVAL

NINEVEH WAS VERY WICKED

CAN YOU IMAGINE “EVERYBODY” IN THE CITY REPENTING AND COMING TO GOD?

IMAGINE ALL OF BOYD COUNTY REPENTING

WOW! WHAT A REVIVAL

REVIVAL SO GREAT THAT JESUS MENTIONED IT IN MATTHEW 18 “NINEVEH REPENTED”

WHY CANT WE TALK ABOUT THIS REVIVAL?

INSTEAD WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT:

JONAH’S BACKSLIDING

JONAH’S REBELLION

JONAH’S DISOBEDIANCE

THE PROBLEM IN THE BOOK OF JONAH ISNT:

THE HEATHEN

NOT THE WICKEDNESS OF THE CITY

THE PROBLEM IS A REBELLIOUS PREACHER

NOTICE EVERYTHING THAT OBEYS GOD IN THE BOOK OF JONAH:

THE WIND OBEYS GOD

THE FISH OBEYS GOD

THE WORM OBEYS GOD

THE GOURD OBEYS GOD

THE TREE OBEYS GOD

EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING EXCEPT JONAH

HE’S RUNNING FROM ONE MESS TO ANOTHER.

Proverbs 13:15 (KJV) 15  ….. but the way of transgressors is hard.

YOU THINK ITS DIFFICULT TO LIVE FOR GOD?

LIVING WITHOUT GOD IS HARDER

THERE WILL BE TIMES OF DIFFICULTY

THERE WILL BE TIMES OF TESTING

BUT STAY IN HERE AND LIVE FOR GOD

Jonah 1:3 (KJV) 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.

HE FOUND A SHIP HEADED AWAY FROM THE WILL OF GOD

THE DEVIL WILL SEE TO IT THAT YOU “FIND” THAT SHIP TO TARSHISH

ALWAYS BE PEOPLE TRYING TO TAKE YOU AWAY FROM GODS WILL

HE “PAID THE FARE”

DISOBEDIANCE IS SO EXPENSIVE

A STORM AROSE WHILE JONAH IS ON THE BOAT ASLEEP

THEY STARTED THROWING STUFF OVERBOARD

BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ALLOW ON YOUR BOAT

THERE STORM MAY AFFECT YOU

YOU CAN LOSE A LOT OF STUFF RUNNING WITH THE WRONG CROWD.

MONITOR CLOSELY WHO YOU FELLOWSHIP

DID I MENTION THAT JONAH IS ASLEEP?

AMAZING HOW MESSED UP HUMANS CAN GET

SLEEPING RIGHT ON THE RAZORS EDGE OF ETERNITY AND THE JUDGMENT OF GOD

EVERYBODY ELSE IS CRYING, JONAH IS SLEEPING

BAD WHEN SINNERS CARE MORE THAN THE CHRISTIANS DO

BETTER TO BE WHERE YOU DON’T WONT TO BE AND BE IN GOD’S WILL

THAN TO BE WHERE YOU WONT TO BE OUTSIDE THE WILL OF GOD.

LOOK HOW STUBBORN JONAH WAS:

Jonah 1:15-17 (KJV) 15  So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16  Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. 17  Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

HE KNEW THE STORM WAS HIS FAULT, BUT DIDN’T REPENT

IF ITS ME, AS SOON AS THEY PICK ME UP TO THROW ME OVERBOARD, I’M SCREAMING “IM SORRY GOD”

BUT JONAH LET THEM THROW HIM OVERBOARD

A BIG FISH COMES AT HIM WITH MOUTH OPEN, STILL NO REPENTANCE

HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO BE IN THE BELLY OF A FISH UNTIL YOU PRAYED? (1 MINUTE)

V17 HE WAS THERE 3 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS (72 HRS)

I HAVE BEEN TO FLORIDA BUT, I CANT IMAGINE HOW BAD THIS WAS

Jonah 2:1-2 (KJV) 1  Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 2  And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

IF GOD CAN CHANGE THE HEART OF JONAH, HE CAN CHANGE OUR BACKSLIDERS

THIS SHOULD BE A BOOK ABOUT A GREAT REVIVAL

LOOK AT SAMSON:

THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM

WE SHOULD BE HEARING ABOUT ONE VICTORY AFTER ANOTHER

INSTEAD WE HAVE TO READ ABOUT:

EYES GOUGED OUT

CUT HAIR

MOCKED AND MADE FUN OF

TEXT: SAD WHEN 75% OF THE BOOK OF JONAH IS ABOUT TRYING TO GET A CHRISTIAN TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

I’M TIRED OF HAVING TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS ONE IS RUNNING ETC…

LETS TALK ABOUT A GREAT REVIVAL