Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
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A NATIONAL PRAYER OF REPENTANCE
Joe Wright is the pastor of Central Christian Church in Wichita, KS. On January 23, 1996, He was asked to be the guest chaplain for the Kansas State House in Topeka. He prayed a prayer of repentance that was written by Bob Russell, pastor of Southeast Christian
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 28, 2001
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Illus.:The Hitchhiker
Roger Simms, hitchhiking his way home, would never forget the date—May 7. His heavy suitcase made Roger tired. He was anxious to take off his army uniform once and for all. Flashing the hitchhiking sigh to the oncoming car, he lost hope when he saw it was a black, sleek,
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
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ILL. One of the most incredible stories of forgiveness I’ve ever heard came out of Tulsa, OK, a couple of years ago. Tom McGee was a young man who went out for a night of partying & revelry. He got drunk & ran head-on into a car driven by a young man by the name of Ted Morris. He killed Ted
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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Let me begin by telling you a story about a little girl that pretty well sums what I’m talking about here. A little girl was reading on an airplane when the man beside her noticed her storybook, entitled, "Jonah and the Whale." The man asked if the little girl believed the story. So, after saying
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In the chapel, in Moby Dick, Fahter MAPPLE said: “And here, shipmates, is true and faithful repentance; not clamorous for pardon, but grateful for punishment. And how pleasing to God was this conduct in Jonah, is shown in the eventual deliverance of him from the sea and the whale. Shipmates, I do
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 4, 2007
This particular section is filled with objects lessons for Jonah because he has a immature spirit - he has got the backbone - but he fails in his heart responses towards God and others the lessons come in the shape of a vine, the worm and the scorching wind
CH Spurgeon wrote “ Jonah
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2001
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A little girl was observed by her pastor standing outside the preschool Sunday School classroom between Sunday School and worship, waiting for her parents to come and pick her up for "big church." The pastor noticed that she clutched a big storybook under her arms with the obvious title, "Jonah and
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 3, 2008
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The teacher asked, "Can someone tell me the lesson we have learned from the book of Jonah?" A little boy raised his hand and said, "I know what I have learned
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MacDonald states, "We can be thankful that Scripture deals openly with failure. The defects of the saints are not edited out. The dark sides of people who made a difference in their generations are there for all to see: King David’s
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 4, 2007
1. We need to work in partnership with God. 1-3
Jonah wasn’t always working together with God, he was a reluctant prophet who was singing from a different hymn sheet to God. After all God had said go to Nineveh – Jonah headed in the opposite direction for Tarshish.
Jonah actions remind me of
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 14, 2007
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Do you remember the children’s game hide and seek..... did you ever get such a good hiding place nobody ever caught you maybe you did?
This opening chapter of Jonah is all about the Christian game of hide and seek from the will of God - Jonah tries to get into such a good hiding place that
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Baptist
Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jan 15, 2003
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Being shocked by electricity can be very dangerous. Just ask professional golf legend Lee Trevino. He was struck by lightning while sitting under a tree during a tournament several years ago. He said, “It bolted my arms and legs out stiff, jerked me off the ground”. He went on to explain that he
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Vineyard
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A STORY OF REVENGE
The other day, a soldier was in my office. He had been exposed to radiation poisoning while deployed in Afghanistan and was brought home to prepare for death. But he told me his story and said he wasn't prepared to die and meet God on Judgment Day. This soldier said that his
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Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 19, 2011
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HOLY SPIRIT: THE FORGOTTEN GOD
ALL the ruthless Ninevites from the commoner to the King of Assyria repented and God did not send destruction. But why did these ruthless people listen to Jonah who was just one man? I have been struggling with this very question and asked God to help me speak to you
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Some of the other great lessons of the book of Jonah are:
• "God’s judgments, even when declared in prophecy, can be averted by genuine repentance." This is a "crucial theological truth relating human repentance to escaping from anticipated judgment" (New Layman’s Bible Commentary).
o "Jeremiah
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 14, 2007
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September 2007 in Hampshire Rosemary Edwards left home without leaving any word or taking her things and has been missing all week. It was as a result of a her losing her job and her dads word which came to her explaining she would no longer be able to continue horse riding as a result the
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
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Part of a song by Anointed-
if you say you’re sorry for all the stuff you do
Know that he is ready with a second chance for you
Praise the Lord He’s the God of Second Chances
You’ll be floored how His love in life enhances
You can be restored from your darkest
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 28, 2001
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Like a Beethoven concerto, the word of God is simple enough to be enjoyed by a child, and at the same time, deep enough to reward a lifetime of dedicated study. A three-year old can grasp the story of Jonah and the whale, and a Ph.D. in theology can spend a lifetime trying to fathom how God could
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