SF394 -PUT ON YOUR RUNNING SHOES (Jonah 1 1-3)

@PAGE NUMBER = SF394

@TITLE = PUT ON YOUR RUNNING SHOES

@LEVEL ONE = Jonah 1:1‑3

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL TWO = The Man

@LEVEL THREE = Prophet

@LEVEL FOUR = Jonah the son of Amittai  (1:1; 2 Kings 14:25)

@LEVEL THREE = Positive Points

@LEVEL FOUR = Kind of man God wanted to use.

@LEVEL FOUR = Kind of man God could speak to.

@LEVEL FOUR = Kind of man that could hear God speak.

@LEVEL TWO = The Mission

@LEVEL THREE = The Great City

@LEVEL THREE = Great in Antiquity

@LEVEL FOUR = Founded by Nimrod (Gen. 10:8‑10)

@LEVEL FOUR = Mentioned in writings from 2100 B.C.

@LEVEL THREE = Great in Enormity 

@LEVEL FOUR = The city and suburbs took three days to walk.Approximately 600,000 residents.

@LEVEL THREE = Great in Iniquity

@LEVEL FOUR = Israel's historic enemy.

@LEVEL FOUR = Cruel, they were known to bury their enemies alive, skin them alive, as well as impale them on sharp poles under the hot sun.

@LEVEL TWO = The Message

@LEVEL THREE = The theme of the book is to show God's sovereignty.

@LEVEL THREE = Two prophetic purposes:

@LEVEL FOUR = To show in type the course of Israel.

@LEVEL FOUR = To show the mystery of the Lord's death and resurrection.

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2

@LEVEL ONE = 1A. JONAH RUNNING FROM GOD (Chapter 1)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Jonah's Sin (vv.3‑5a)

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Intent of his sin.

@LEVEL FOUR = "ran away from the Lord..." = To escape God's presence and command.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Extent of his sin.

@LEVEL FOUR = "headed for Tarshish..." = Far as he could go west, opposite from Nineveh.

@LEVEL FOUR = "He went down..." = Anytime we disobey God we go in a downward direction.

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Cause of his sin.

@LEVEL THREE = Wrong attitude about:

@LEVEL FOUR = God's will, difficult, and dangerous.

@LEVEL FOUR = Witnessing; optional

@LEVEL FOUR = Prayer; emergency only

@LEVEL FOUR = Lost; wanted them to perish ‑ unconcerned, (vv.5, 6)

@LEVEL THREE = "Everyone has a Nineveh and a Tarshish"

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Jonah's Sentence (vv.11‑15)

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Die to self. (v.12)

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Depend on the Lord.

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Jonah's Salvation (vv.16‑17)

@LEVEL FOUR = "Whale house for a jailhouse" 

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2

@LEVEL ONE = 2A. JONAH RUNNING TO GOD (2:1‑10)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. When Jonah Prayed

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. When calamity came. (v.1)

@SCRIPTURE = Job 42:5‑6 (NIV)  My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. 6 Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."

@SCRIPTURE = Hebrews 12:5‑6 (NIV)  ..."My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Jonah knew who had brought the calamity

@SCRIPTURE = Psa 119:67 (NIV)  Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. What Jonah Prayed  (vv.8,9)

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Denounced idols  (v.8)

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Declared his faith.  (v.9)

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. How will you respond to God's Discipline?

@SCRIPTURE = (Hebrews 12:7‑11)

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Despise it, as Jonah did for three days.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Refuse to confess it.

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Faint and give up.

@LEVEL THREE = 4C. Or you can submit, confess, and trust the Lord and receive forgiveness.

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 4

@LEVEL ONE = 3A. JONAH RUNNING WITH GOD  (3:1‑10)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Jonah's Commission

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Source  (v.1)

@SCRIPTURE = "the word of the Lord..."

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Significance

@SCRIPTURE = "a second time.."

@LEVEL THREE = God in His grace gives a second chance to...

@LEVEL FOUR = Jonah

@LEVEL FOUR = Nineveh

@LEVEL FOUR = You

@LEVEL FOUR = God is not obligated to give a second chance.

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Symbolism  (v.3)

@LEVEL FOUR = God's sovereignty over His people.

@SCRIPTURE = "Jonah obeyed..."

@LEVEL FOUR = God's salvation for all people.

@SCRIPTURE = "a very important city‑"

@LEVEL THREE = 4C. Statement  (v.4)

@LEVEL FOUR =  Judgement

@SCRIPTURE = "overturned" = Same word used to describe God's judgement of Sodom.

@LEVEL FOUR =  Justice

@SCRIPTURE = Jeremiah 18:7‑8 (NIV)  If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, 8 and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.

@LEVEL ONE = 2B. Nineveh's Conversion  (vv.8b‑10)

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 5

@LEVEL ONE = 4A. JONAH RUNNING AHEAD OF GOD  (4:1‑11)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Jonah Was Displeased With God

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Displeased with who God was  (v.2)

@SCRIPTURE = "gracious" = to show grace

@SCRIPTURE = "compassionate" = describes a mother's love.

@SCRIPTURE = "slow to anger" = patient

@SCRIPTURE = "abounding in love" = describes God's behavior in the covenant relationship.

@SCRIPTURE = "relenting..." = God desires to forgive.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. What God did  (vv.3,4)

@LEVEL FOUR = He spared Nineveh.

@LEVEL FOUR = He spared Jonah.      

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Jonah Became Discouraged With Life  (vv.5‑9)

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Personal Pronouns

@LEVEL FOUR = "The smallest package in the world is a man wrapped up in himself."

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Pity Party

@LEVEL FOUR = Self‑centered statements.

@LEVEL FOUR = Self‑serving deeds.

@LEVEL FOUR = Self‑destructive attitude.

@LEVEL FOUR = Devil after the Dove 

@ILL TITLE = Pity Party For Three

@POEM TEXT = I had a little party, this afternoon at three.

@POEM TEXT = Twas very small, Three guest in all;

@POEM TEXT = I, myself, and me.

@POEM TEXT = Myself ate up the sandwiches,

@POEM TEXT = And I drank up the tea.

@POEM TEXT = Twas I also that ate up the pie,

@POEM TEXT = And passed the cake to me.

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 6

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Jonah Was Disciplined By God  (vv.10,11)

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. God Confronts Jonah's sin.  (v.10)

@LEVEL FOUR = Priority on personal physical comfort.

@LEVEL FOUR = Complete disregard of spiritual needs.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. God Calls Jonah to repent.  (v.11)

@LEVEL FOUR = Points out the magnitude of the need.

@LEVEL FOUR = Leaves Jonah to determine his response to the need.

@LEVEL ONE = APPLICATION

@LEVEL TWO = How Are You Running?

@LEVEL THREE = From God

@LEVEL THREE = Ahead of God

@LEVEL THREE = To God

@LEVEL THREE = With God!