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THE GOSPEL OF THE SECOND CHANCE

by Miles Seaborn

Scripture: JONAH 3:1-2


The Gospel of The Second Chance
Miles Seaborn
Jonah 3:1-2


Intro: Like Jonah, most of us are unwilling to see ourselves through God's eyes and face the fact of our sins.

ILL. William Saroyan said, ''Every man is a good man in a bad world, as he himself knows.''

ILL. Our former Attorney General Ramsey Clarke revealed his theology when he said one time, So- ciety, not the individual is responsible for evil in our midst. Poverty is the cause of crime.''

That causes me to Would at the rise of white collar crime!)

Jonah had to enroll in Fish College for three long, lonely days that seemed like an eternity before he would repent and cry out to God for forgiveness and have deliverance.

2:10: ''And the Lord commanded the fish and it

There he is, bleached./battered with his diploma in his hand that says, '' COPY FROM DIPLOMA''

Now let's review just a little:

Chapter 1: Resignation (I will not go to Nineveh), and Providence -God got his mind)

Chapter 2: Repentance (I called for help) and Pardon (Salvation comes from the Lord.)

Chapter 3: Revival - (The Ninevites believed God! Repentance.) ( i

Chapter 4: Rebellion (At God's forgiveness) and Pouting (at God's pity)

2nd Chance/2

Take Chapter 3 and write three words that tell us the story of Revival. 1. Verses 1-2 - Recommissioned 2. Verses 3-4 - Response 3. Verses 5-6 - Results

I. RECOMMISSIONED - Verses 1-2

1. Because of the Character of God

''A second time'' - Why? Because God is more concerned for than simply the work. God wanted to redeem Jonah for usefulness and service as well as save Nineveh. .It is us that want to back God into a corner.)

Question: Does God change? Answer: Romans 11:29

For God's gifts and his call are irrevocable for God does not withdraw His call and His Rifts.5

In Jonah's second

1) It was the same man

God could have used someone else! (Paul, Lest I become a castaway. If we keep on stubborn self-will, God will turn to others. (Isr ...

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