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Notes for sermon: 1. Jonah’s Accusation vs. God, vs. 1-3 But - points back to Jonah 3:10 — a contrast. Unfortunate chapter break in that verse 1 continues the action of Chapter 3. “greatly displeased” - Jonah viewed these preceding events as being gravely unjust, even evil in his perception of what has…

Introduction Sometimes these sayings sum up why the world is the way it is: I took an IQ test and the results were negative Most uncommon thing in the world is common sense Despite how frustrating people can be most of us want to live well and make good decisions Most people want wisdom and understanding…

Last week we looked at the descendants of Noah and his sons. We read last week that all the families of the sons of Noah were listed by their lands and their languages. We saw the families of Japheth, Ham, and Shem listed by sons, grandsons, and further on. I explained that the lists were given in order…

It was February of this year that we began this journey through the scriptures. We have been looking at the consistency and flow of the scriptures book by book in OVERVIEW. As we look over the Word of God we are seeking to discover several key things: who God is ( revelation ) what God wants from us…

Alright, let’s look at the story and see what’s going on... Background: Jesus and Peter have just walked on the water They land at Gennesaret and the men brought all their sick to Him and heals all those who touched his cloak And then the Pharisees come to Jesus with a concern... They come to Jesus complaining…

The First Discipline Being the Parent your Children Need Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Is that a promise or a principle. One of the truest statements I’ve ever heard that is satirical to a degree but very true most of the time in practice is…

Secular - A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, “Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn’t do.” The mother exclaimed, “But that’s terrible! I’m going to have a talk with your teacher about this … by the way, what was it that you didn’t do?”The little girl…

2023 Christ’s Birthday Observance The God Who Gives Which should encourage us to give as well. What are the ways you can give of yourself, your resources, your hospitality, your story of salvation, and you worship to God? The God Who Gives Favor #1 Mary’s Amazing Surrender to God’s Plans The God Who…

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness,…

Why does Christianity continue to grow? What are the values that drive its culture-spanning history? How does it transform cultures and people into better versions of themselves, rather than forcing the one culture on everyone? The values of inclusion and diversity, which lie at the heart of Christianity, account for all these questions. But then why does the church struggle so much with the modern Western values of inclusion and diversity? Where did they come from? How are they different? Join us as we grapple with these questions in the hope that we can understand how, as modern, Western Christians, we can embrace the values of Christianity while reaching out to a broken world.

What is “Sovereignty?” Last week we answered this question, “What is ‘sovereignty’?” and we said that... Sovereignty is God’s right to do what He want s with what is His. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? We then took the time to answer the…

Three Christian theologians predicted Jesus would return in the year 500. One prediction was based on the dimensions of…wait for it…Noah’s ark. Pope Sylvester II predicted the end of the world on the first day of January of the year 1000. In 1533, a mathematician calculated Judgment Day would begin at…

Introduction We just finished a section dealing with true humility. We now are looking at a section that teaches us how to have this humility. We see in this text this morning that James tells us to not speak evil or degradingly towards fellow believers. If we do we become the judge against them and…

THE APOCALYPTIC GOD IN DANIEL The book of Daniel shows us new dimensions of the Old Testament view of God. Especially the description of the apocalyptic God, which is important in Daniel but seldom discussed. As we continue to walk through the world of/within the text of Daniel, we’ll build on our earlier…

Review The book of Jonah is one of the most complex writings in all of Scripture! To talk about Jonah is to talk about the Whole of the Hebrew Bible. In other words, Jonah is a microcosm of the entire Hebrew Scriptures. Last week we looked at how the word ka-tos (greek) and tanin (hebrew) in the oldest…

There is a Christian satirical website called The Babylon Bee . It is called this because the Bible calls the fallen world system we live in “Babylon” and like a bee, they feel called to use the truth to sting both the church and the world from their spiritual slumber. This week two of their Twits were…