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Major Posts from the Minor Prophets: Hosea: God is God of 2nd chances — It’s never too late. Joel: God is God of unstoppable Grace — It’s never too much Amos: God is God of Restoration — It’s never lost Obadiah: God is Your God — It’s never not for you Jonah: God is Your Salvation — It’s never not available…

Hatred cannot remain where compassion rules. Text: Jonah 1-4 Purpose Statement : General – Stop turning a blind eye to certain people and truly see yourself and others like God does, all equally wretched and lost without His mercy and compassion. Specific – This week approach 4 people you would least…

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. A Tale of Two Cities - Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › A_Tale_of_Two_Cities The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long…

The Consequences of Disobedience When we make our bed we have to lie in it. For a child of God that is on the run from God, there will be discipline from God. A child of God that is disobedient to God is fair game for whatever means necessary that God sees fit to use to bring His wayward child back in…

As the 5th of the minor prophets, this book contains: four short chapters, 48 verses total, one each: colossal fish, reluctant prophet, and compassionate God, but lots of undeserving people. That is a lot of material for these few verses to cover. The content style of the book better resembles the narrative…

17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord , out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I…

Valuable Lessons In our series we are looking at overviews of the minor prophets. Today we get to probably the best known of the prophets. There are valuable lessons to learn from the book. And out of the ordinary I want to address the value of the book to start. It’s a value to preachers - don’t run…

In Jonah chapter one, God called his prophet to preach to the Ninevites. Assyrians were barbaric people whom Jonah did not want God to have compassion on. So instead of doing his duty, Jonah attempts to flee from the presence of God to Tarshish. He hops aboard a boat and sails the Mediterranean only…

Our book today is not a letter rather it is a narrative (A Story)... When we study or even read something the genre that we are reading helps to dictate how we approach the understanding of what we are reading... Letters are more personal and offer insight or instruction Epistles are giving instruction…

Hearing God’s Call: Jonah The Prophet Who Argues With God With Jonah, we get not just God’s word, but a conversation. Jeremiah also connects with God this way. BOTH were rather reluctant prophets. What is the role of a prophet? Jonah’s First Call and Failure An Ear for God: 1 Now the word of the Lord…

A Lifetime of Failure…Until Great Success When he was 7 years old, his family was forced out of their home because of a legal technicality. He had to work to help support them. At age 9, while still a backward, shy little boy, his mother died. At 22, he lost his job as a store clerk. He wanted to go…

1 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. 2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord ? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing…

The balance of ones eternal destiny is placed in a dangerous state when one sees and hears the Word of God, the Truth and turns a deaf ear to it and rejects it all because it does not fit their ideal or the objectives they hold dear. Jesus soon would stand before Pilate as Jesus shares of His Kingdom…

Stephen talks on the whole story of Jonah. He looks at Jonah’s lack of compassion for Ninevah compares it to God’s compassion for Ninevah.

The story of Jonah is so full of startling imagery that it has become a favourite kid's Bible story. But was it written just to be a children's story? If not, what is the vibrant plot and setting intended to convey? Join Steve as he unpacks the incredible relevance of Jonah to 21st century Gold Coast.

God calls. Jonah flees. But the story doesn't end there, does it? What can we learn about God from his behaviour in the account of Jonah? Join Steve to find how amazing and (in some ways) scary the true God is.

Did you know that God loves you? He not only has a plan to get your attention, he has contingencies just in case the first one fails. He loves you that much.

You can run, but the Lord intends to follow.

Fill your prayers with God's greatness rather than your discontentment.