Our Worship and Student Ministry Director, Nathan, starts off our new series on the story of Jonah!
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Jonah 1:1-3: “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…”
Running Has A Price
Jonah 1:4-5: “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.”
Jonah 1:9-10: “He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)”
There are three ships we find ourselves at some point running in…
1.The Ship of Salvation
2.The Ship of Obedience
3.The Ship of Purpose
God Pursues His People
Jonah 1:15-16: “Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.”
God does not need you in order to make an impact; but he does want us to be a part of creating change.
Jonah 2:1-2: “From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.”
Jonah 2:7-9: “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord,and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’”
TRUTH: God is a God of Second Chances
Questions to Ask Yourself…
1.What am I running from?
2.Why am I running?
3.Will I change?