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    15 The First Death Wish Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Oct 30, 2020
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    This is the 15th of 31 devotions from a series called, 'The Church Called Jonah.' In these devotions, which are based on the book of Jonah, I make a comparison between The Church-at-large in the light of this present global pandemic.

    # 15 – The First Death Wish Jonah 1:12: “And he said to them, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.’” In our previous devotion we saw how the sailors asked Jonah what they should do to him so that the sea ...read more

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    14 The Decisive Question Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Oct 24, 2020
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    This is the 14th of 31 Devotions on the book of Jonah, where I make a comparison between the story of Jonah and The Church-at-large, in the light of the present global pandemic.

    # 14 – The Decisive Question Jonah 1:11: “Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous.” “What shall we do to you…” In our last devotion, we looked at the first question the sailors asked Jonah – “What have you done?” ...read more

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    13 The Terrifying Question Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Oct 16, 2020
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    This is the 13th of 31 Devotions from a series called, 'The Church Called Jonah,' where I make a comparison between Jonah and The Church-at-large.

    # 13 - The Terrifying Question Jonah 1:10 – “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.)” “This terrified them…” In our last devotion, we saw how Jonah introduced himself to the mariners as a Hebrew ...read more

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    12 The Man Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Oct 9, 2020
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    This is the 12th of 31 Devotions from a series called, 'The Church Called Jonah.' These devotions are based on the book of Jonah where I'm making a comparison between Jonah and The Church of today.

    Jonah 1:9 - So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” “So he said to them…” Since Jonah had been both awoken from sleep and had been identified as the man who was behind the tempest they were facing, and since he was asked ...read more

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    11 The Culprit Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Oct 1, 2020
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    This is the 11th of 31 Devotions in a series called 'The Church Called Jonah,' and is based on the book of Jonah.

    The Culprit Jonah 1:7-8: “So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, ‘Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?’” So they cast lots and the lot fell on ...read more

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    10 The Interrogation Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Sep 18, 2020
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    This is the 10th of 31 devotions in a series called, 'The Church Called Jonah.' These devotions are based on the book of Jonah.

    # 10 - The Interrogation Jonah 1:7 – “And they said to one another, ‘Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us.’” And they said to one another This was a team problem – not just a problem faced by one of the sailors; and for a team problem, there ...read more

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    9 The Awakening Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Sep 5, 2020
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    This is the 9th of 31 Devotions on the book of Jonah. Today's devotion is about Jonah being awoken by the Captain, to call on God for mercy and deliverance.

    The Awakening Jonah 1:6 – “So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” So the captain came to him, and said to him A Rude Awakening When the news of Jonah sleeping got to the ...read more

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    8 The Sleeper Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Sep 1, 2020
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    This is the 8th of 31 devotions in a series called, 'The Church Called Jonah.' These devotions are based on the book of Jonah. This devotion is entitled, 'The Sleeper.'

    The Sleeper Jonah 1:5 – “But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.” But Jonah We just read the part of the story where the sailors are struggling to keep the ship afloat and save their lives, by disposing of the cargo, so as to lighten the ...read more

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    7 The Disposing Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 27, 2020
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    This is the 7th of 31 Devotions in a series called 'The Church called Jonah.' These devotions are based on the book of Jonah and are meant to make a comparison between Jonah and The Church of today.

    The Disposing Jonah 1:5 – “every man cried out to his god and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load.” And threw the cargo… We just saw how the mariners, each cried out to his god to help them out of the terrible situation they were in. Now we see them going one ...read more

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    6 The Great Cry Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 24, 2020
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    This is the 6th of 31 Devotions in the series entitled, 'The Church called Jonah.' It's about the cry of the sailors during the storm

    # 6 – The Great Cry Jonah 1:5 – “every man cried out to his god.” We’ve just seen how the mariners, who obviously would have been tough men and who would have weathered many a storm, were so afraid because of the tempest. Now we’re going to look at how they went beyond just experiencing the ...read more

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    5 The Fearful Mariners Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 17, 2020
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    This is the 5th of 31 Sermons on the Series called, 'The Church Called Jonah,' where Jonah is compared with The Church of today

    # 5 - The Fearful Mariners Jonah 1:5 - “Then the mariners were afraid…” The Mariners… When the ship is about to be broken up, then the crew know that they are in real danger. They are not only in danger of losing their ship, but also in danger of losing their lives. They must have been ...read more

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    4 The Mighty Tempest Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 10, 2020
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    This is the 4th of 31 devotions on the book of Jonah, where I compare Jonah with The Global Church. This devotion is about the great tempest that God sent on the sea and a few learnings from that.

    # 4 - The Mighty Tempest Jonah 1:4 - “But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.” But the Lord sent out a Great Wind on the Sea Jonah had just boarded a ship to Tarshish and was doing a good job of ...read more

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    3 The Voyage Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 3, 2020
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    This is the 3rd of a series of 31 Devotions on the book of Jonah. In this devotion we look at the Rebellious Voyage Jonah undertook to flee from the presence of the Lord.

    The Church Called Jonah # 3 – The Voyage Jonah 1:3b - “He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” He went down to Joppa We’ve seen how Jonah made up his mind to ‘flee from the ...read more

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    2 The First Rebellion Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Jul 27, 2020
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    Having received the commission from God to go to Nineveh to preach against it, Jonah decided instead to rebel against God and flee to Tarshish instead.

    # 2 - The First Rebellion Jonah 1:3a - “But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord...” 1. BUT In verse 1, God clearly told Jonah to go and preach against Nineveh as it's wickedness had come up before God. Verse 2 begins with the word, ‘But.’ The verse could have begun ...read more

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    1 - The First Commission Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Jul 22, 2020
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    This is the 1st of 31 Sermons on the Book of Jonah, where I've compared The Church at large with Jonah

    Introduction We are all aware that the story of Jonah as recorded in the Bible is a true story of an account that took place in history and one that cannot be disputed. But what I’d like to do in these 31 devotions, is compare the story of Jonah as recorded in the book of Jonah, with The Church ...read more

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