JONAH, THE RESULT OF MISSIONS (3 OF 4)
by Steve Jones
Jonah, the Result of Missions (3 of 4)
Series: Jonah
Steve Jones
Jonah 3
INTRODUCTION: In the 1967 movie ''Cool Hand Luke'' the captain of the prison says to the rebellious prisoner, Luke, ''What we've got here is a failure to communicate.''
That line seems appropriate as we shift our attention this morning to the third chapter of Jonah. Jonah 3:1-2 ''Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 'Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.''' Sound familiar? It's essentially the same message that came to Jonah in chapter one, only in chapter one, there was a ''failure to communicate.''
The news is full of the phrase ''reset'' these days. We want to hit the reset button with the government. We want to hit the reset button with the press. We want to hit the reset button with the country. In Jonah chapter 3, God hits the reset button with a prophet.
If you're new to us today we're in a sermon series based upon the Old Testament prophetic book of Jonah. The theme of the entire series is the priority of missions. When we say ''missions'' we're talking about the charge that God has given all Christians to spread the ''Good News'' locally, nationally and internationally.
Matthew 28:19-20 ''Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.''
In Jonah chapter 1 we saw the ''call to missions.'' The call to missions comes from the word of God, it comes from circumstances and it comes from concerned people. However, it was also in chapter one where we saw the ''failure to communicate.'' Jonah resisted God's call to go to Nineveh and proclaim God's message. Instead he chartered a boat for Tarshish, the opposite direction from Nineveh. God caused a great storm to arise on the Mediterranean Sea. Jonah was cast overboard into the raging storm and then swallowed by a giant fish. He spent three d ...
Series: Jonah
Steve Jones
Jonah 3
INTRODUCTION: In the 1967 movie ''Cool Hand Luke'' the captain of the prison says to the rebellious prisoner, Luke, ''What we've got here is a failure to communicate.''
That line seems appropriate as we shift our attention this morning to the third chapter of Jonah. Jonah 3:1-2 ''Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 'Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.''' Sound familiar? It's essentially the same message that came to Jonah in chapter one, only in chapter one, there was a ''failure to communicate.''
The news is full of the phrase ''reset'' these days. We want to hit the reset button with the government. We want to hit the reset button with the press. We want to hit the reset button with the country. In Jonah chapter 3, God hits the reset button with a prophet.
If you're new to us today we're in a sermon series based upon the Old Testament prophetic book of Jonah. The theme of the entire series is the priority of missions. When we say ''missions'' we're talking about the charge that God has given all Christians to spread the ''Good News'' locally, nationally and internationally.
Matthew 28:19-20 ''Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.''
In Jonah chapter 1 we saw the ''call to missions.'' The call to missions comes from the word of God, it comes from circumstances and it comes from concerned people. However, it was also in chapter one where we saw the ''failure to communicate.'' Jonah resisted God's call to go to Nineveh and proclaim God's message. Instead he chartered a boat for Tarshish, the opposite direction from Nineveh. God caused a great storm to arise on the Mediterranean Sea. Jonah was cast overboard into the raging storm and then swallowed by a giant fish. He spent three d ...
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