Sinner on the Run

Jonah, son of Amattai was a prophet from Gath-Hepher, a town in Galilee about 2 miles northeast of Nazareth.

Jonah’s name means Dove

Jonah 1:1–6 NIV

The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”

God gave Jonah a clear command

There was no doubt that he was talking to Jonah

Disobedience is Costly

Disobedience is Uncomfortable

God sends a storm to come get Jonah

The theme of God coming for his called is ever present

Your life will always seem uncomfortable until you accept your call

Doesn’t have to be a call to preach

God call pepole to do many various tasks

1 Corinthians 12 talks all about the various gifts that we are called to but it’s summed up in

1 Corinthians 12:4–6 NIV

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

Disobedience Effects Other