Jonah 3:1-10

Remember God’s Patience

God grants many chances speaks of His love for us and his patience

Jonah had another opportunity

Nineveh had an opportunity

Application

How many chances has he given you before and after you were saved?

Humble Yourself Before God

Jonah and the King’s Reactions compared v6 and Ch1

Focal Point: God rarely acts in a way we would expect

Illus The fish, Thief on the cross, Paul coming in weakness to proclaim

The fish

The Samaritan woman at the well

Paul coming in weakness to proclaim to the world

Kaleb Illustration

Application: God uses us weak vessels for His good purpose

The temptation

The sin of pride - We save people

The sin of pride- we cannot be used to save people

Remember who you are

You are Valued by Him-

You are designed to Leverage your life for His glory-

Cry Out to God for Awakening

That great city

can mean a large and important metropolis

Actually means it is important and set apart. God intends to do something there.

Only God guides people to Himself

He uses the proclamation of His gospel by His people to do it

Acts- The gospel spreads by its proclamation

Nineveh- The message proclaimed , God works in a mighty way.

Are you a Paul or a Jonah?

Remember God’s Patience with you

Remember God in His mercy has given you the opportunity to be used by Him

Humble Yourself before Him

Cry out to Him for Awakening

Cry out for Him to move in this city

Greenville-

Application

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?

God’s Word works

God

Benediction

Col 3:16-17