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Title: Jonah (1)
Series: Jonah
Author: Brian Mills
Text: Jonah 1:1-16
Today we will start a new collection of Sermons that will only last 4 weeks.
I want us to look into one of the most popular stories yet one of the most questioned books in the bible.
The story of Jonah.
It is the Story of God's calling and God's grace and Jonah is the illustration.
Jonah is definitely not the hero
?He disobeys
?He does an average job in his task when he does obey
?He debates God.
Jonah is the illustration; God is the hero!!!
Now this is one of the most popular kids' stories on the planet.... Yet, if it was a movie no way would it be a kid story.
It is always one of the most debated... no way you can live in the belly of a fish for 3 days... HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH?
What if he did not hold his breath. Was he alive or dead in the belly of that fish....
We will unpack that - knowing it is debated by many theologians.
I will share what I think.
I am excited to take a deeper look into this book!!!
Let's 1st answer: WHO IS JONAH?
Jonah was a prophet of the nation of Israel in the Northern Kingdome (SHOW MAP)
God has used Jonah recently in 2 Kings 14 with King Jeroboam II.
Jonah was feeling good until God handed him another assignment.
An assignment that he hated; would cost him his influence in his current community.
Let's start in Chapter 1...
Jonah 1:1 [NIV] The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:
2 Kings 14:25 lets us know his dad was from Gath-Hepher which was a city that would be found in the region of Galilee -
Same region JESUS was born and did a lot of ministry.
Yet, we must PAUSE to make sure we don't miss who is calling Jonah.
The word of the Lord came to Jonah.
God is calling JONAH
?This was not man's wishes
?This was not a kings want
?This was not a personal desire
This story is about God's calling and how we respon ...
Series: Jonah
Author: Brian Mills
Text: Jonah 1:1-16
Today we will start a new collection of Sermons that will only last 4 weeks.
I want us to look into one of the most popular stories yet one of the most questioned books in the bible.
The story of Jonah.
It is the Story of God's calling and God's grace and Jonah is the illustration.
Jonah is definitely not the hero
?He disobeys
?He does an average job in his task when he does obey
?He debates God.
Jonah is the illustration; God is the hero!!!
Now this is one of the most popular kids' stories on the planet.... Yet, if it was a movie no way would it be a kid story.
It is always one of the most debated... no way you can live in the belly of a fish for 3 days... HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH?
What if he did not hold his breath. Was he alive or dead in the belly of that fish....
We will unpack that - knowing it is debated by many theologians.
I will share what I think.
I am excited to take a deeper look into this book!!!
Let's 1st answer: WHO IS JONAH?
Jonah was a prophet of the nation of Israel in the Northern Kingdome (SHOW MAP)
God has used Jonah recently in 2 Kings 14 with King Jeroboam II.
Jonah was feeling good until God handed him another assignment.
An assignment that he hated; would cost him his influence in his current community.
Let's start in Chapter 1...
Jonah 1:1 [NIV] The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:
2 Kings 14:25 lets us know his dad was from Gath-Hepher which was a city that would be found in the region of Galilee -
Same region JESUS was born and did a lot of ministry.
Yet, we must PAUSE to make sure we don't miss who is calling Jonah.
The word of the Lord came to Jonah.
God is calling JONAH
?This was not man's wishes
?This was not a kings want
?This was not a personal desire
This story is about God's calling and how we respon ...
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