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  • How Can You Tell Who Is Ready To Receive God

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 6, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,422 views

    A look at how we frequently judge the inward readiness by the outward appearance and why that doesn't work.

    HOW CAN YOU TELL WHO IS READY TO RECEIVE GOD? Outward appearance is a poor indicator of inward readiness. - Jonah 3:5-10. - Focusing on outward appearance hurts our witnessing because we don’t want to be mocked. - There are many who appear to be far away from God because they are in fact very ...read more

  • Why Christians Need Ongoing Repentance Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 13, 2013
     | 4,751 views

    A look at some of the reasons why Christians need ongoing repentance and what that looks like in practice.

    A SMILE ON GOD'S FACE: God delights in repentance. - Jonah 3:10. - Many have an exclusive view of God as the mean headmaster or the zealous judge, but one of the things that the Bible makes clear is that God loves seeing the prodigal return home. God loves repentance. - Here God has every ...read more

  • God’s Grace Toward People You Can’t Stand

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 18, 2013
     | 3,652 views

    We want God's grace given to us but we're not as happy when God's grace is extended to the person who hurt us. This message looks at Jonah's anger and what God expects of us toward those who've hurt us.

    WHAT GOD BELIEVES: We want God’s actions to line up with our pre-existing beliefs. - We want God to work within the confines of our pre-existing beliefs and values. We don’t want to have to go through the hard work of changing what we think and believe. - We want to love God and be a ...read more

  • Why God Is Concerned About The People We Don’t Care About

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 12, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,741 views

    A look at the source of God's empathy for the people we don't care about as well as some guidance on how we can become more like God in this area.

    LOOKING AT PEOPLE WE DON'T LIKE: I can roll my eyes at them. - Most of us find it pretty easy to roll our eyes at people we don’t care for. - We dismiss them. We find them not worth our time. - Some of these people are those we struggle with personally. - Others are simply part of a ...read more

  • What Should I Do When God's Leading Makes Me Uncomfortable? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 30, 2013
     | 6,255 views

    A look at moments when where God is pointing us is not where we want to go.

    WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN GOD'S LEADING MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE? There are times we’re fine with the Lord and then He pushes us in a direction we don’t like. - Jonah 1:3. - Our walk with God seems fine. Everything is going ok. We’ve been fine with what He’s asked of us in the ...read more

  • When God Sends A "Great Storm" Into Your Life Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 11, 2013
     | 6,105 views

    A look at why God sends storms our way.

    WHY WOULD GOD DELIBERATELY SEND A "GREAT STORM" INTO YOUR LIFE? The two most likely reasons are pruning or discipline. - Jonah 1:4; John 15:1-8. WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF OUR DISOBEDIENCE? The two biggest are a bad witness for God and bad results for us. WHY WON'T GOD LET US WALK AWAY? Because ...read more

  • Moving Beyond Prayer As 911 Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,670 views

    A look at how we too often only pray in emergencies and some steps toward a deeper prayer life.

    [Skit: Say that you’re going to demonstrate the way that we often pray. Say, “Dear God. . .” and have someone respond over the sound system, “911. What’s your emergency?”] EVERYONE BELIEVES IN PRAYER SOMETIMES: Everyone prays in an emergency. - Jonah 1:5. - ...read more

  • Going Overboard About Our Possessions Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 18, 2013
     | 3,901 views

    The main idea shared here is "don't go overboard about things you'd throw overboard." The message looks at how often only a life-threatening situation can cause us to let loose of our possessions.

    MAN OVERBOARD: Don’t go overboard about things you’d throw overboard. - Jonah 1:5. - This trip was undertaken for financial reasons. They didn’t just set sail because they wanted to see the ocean for a while. They did it because there was money to be made. They didn’t ...read more

  • Be A Messenger Of God

    Contributed by Carl Palatino on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,605 views

    We as God’s missionaries He wants us to go where God is neglected and our part as His mouthpiece is to introduce Him as God.

    “Be a messenger of God” Jonah 1:2 He said, "Go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it; I am aware of how wicked its people are." Introduction: The Assyrian history, as far as it has yet been discovered, is very bare of events in regard to this period. We have as yet the names of ...read more

  • The Great Fish, A Place To Think

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 29, 2011
     | 5,284 views

    This is a youth lesson used in Junior age camp as the evening vespers hour message for children. Taken from the prayer in Jonah chapter 2

    Jonah chapter 2 : The Great Fish – a place to think Intro: The other day, I walked through the door of the Multi Purpose Building to get into my office and saw the decorations Ronnie had put in the hall and on the windows for this week of camp. The fish theme was obvious. And the fish ...read more

  • Life On The Run From God!

    Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Jun 3, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,267 views

    Jonah ran from the calling of God on his life. We often do the same when God's us to be on Mission with Him.

    Life On The Run From God! Reading: Jonah 1v1-10 As you read the books of 1st and 2nd Kings,…you find that the nation of Israel was in a mess. In fact,…they were in a desperate crisis. King after king over Israel,…except Hezekiah and Josiah,…were corrupt and did not serve the ...read more

  • He Called My Name

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,778 views

    You can say, "Yes" to God’s call for your life, or you can say, "No."

    Jonah 1:1-4-Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship ...read more

  • The Downfall Of Disobedience Series

    Contributed by Elvis Burrows on May 22, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,256 views

    THIS SERMON ADDRESSES THE PITFALLS OF DISOBEDIENCE AND HOW GOD DEALS WITH HIS CHILDREN WHEN THEY STRAY FROM THE FAITH. PEACHED TO ENCOURAGE AND SENSITIZE BELIEVERS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO WHEN THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS

    WHEN CHRISTIANS SINK PREACHED ON SUNDAY AUGUST 7, 2005 SALUTATION EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS ETC. TITANIC STORY – THINGS PEOPLE DO TO SURVIVE (DRESS) TRANSITION INTO THE TEXT BRIEF BACKGROUND TO THE TEXT – FROM CHAPTER 1. REFER TO CH. 1:2 – GOD BECAME CONCERN - CALLED – COMMISSIONED JONAH – ...read more

  • The Scent Of The Unholy And Our Responsibility! Series

    Contributed by Victor Ramlall on May 22, 2013
     | 4,692 views

    Unlike mankind God cannot ignore sin and He will ultimately move against it in whatever form and wherever He finds it whether in the world, the church or our personal lives.

    Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to ...read more

  • Why Would God Stoop To Reveal His Will Through Dice Tossed By Pagan Sailors Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 27, 2013
     | 3,631 views

    God reveals Jonah's guilt through dice tossed by pagan sailors. It's so undignified. Why would God stoop to reveal His will in such a way?

    REALLY, GOD? Why would God stoop to reveal His will through dice tossed by pagan sailors? - Jonah 1:7. - When you think about this situation, it just all seems so undignified. We’ve got these sailors (whom we can safely presume were not having Sunday School on the ship) rolling dice and ...read more