The Reliance of God's Grace

Secular:

cut needs to be cleaned

Personal:

have you been hurt

have you found the healing process painful

have you hurt someone else

often greatest hurt comes out of someone’s anger

but God can use our anger to bring great healing

Biblical:

Jonah has been on a journey of struggles, lessons, and calling.

Through Jonah’s prophetic ministry, the people of Nineveh have repented and called on God’s grace to spare them.

This change of heart doesn’t make Jonah happy or honored to be used by God.

He becomes angry

Subject:

How can God use our anger to refine us?

Textual:

Jonah 4:1-11

Subject: How can God use our anger to refine us?

2 kinds of anger (from Dr. Gary Chapman)

Definative anger (inspired by a wrong-against you or somone else)

Distorted anger (inspired by not getting our way)

What kind of anger did Jonah have?

How can God use our anger to refine us?

God can use our anger to refine us by listening patiently (1-3)

God listens to our confessions

God listens to our confusions

God listens to our conclusions

God can use our anger to refine us by revealing graciously (4-9)

God reveals Jonah’s priorities

God reveals Jonah’s perspectives

God can use our anger to refine us by connecting personally (10-11)

God connects to our life

God connects to all life

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