Sermons on Jonah 4:6:

A God Of Second Chances

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 27, 2022

The account of Jonah provides a picture of the love, forgiveness, and compassion of God. This overview of Jonah reveals the second chance the Lord is longing to extend to all people through His one and only Son, Jesus Christ.

Our sermon for this morning is entitled “A God of Second Chances.” In “Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie,” there is a scene where Jonah is sitting in the belly of a whale, and some angels appear out of nowhere and begin explaining to Jonah how God wanted to give him a second chance to be obedient; and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3, Jonah 1:4, Jonah 1:17, Jonah 2:1-2, Jonah 2:10, Jonah 3:1-6, Jonah 3:10, Jonah 4:1-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Eagle's Wing Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 7, 2022

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can.

[This the second sermon that is based on Reinhold Niebuhr's prayer/poem "The Serenity Prayer." This sermon is about asking God to grant us the courage to change the things that we can.] Once upon a time, a caterpillar crawled inside a hare’s house when the hare was away and set ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15, Isaiah 40:25-31, Jonah 1:2, Jonah 1:12, Jonah 1:17, Romans 8:28-31, Jonah 2:2, Jonah 3:4, Jonah 4:2, Jonah 4:6-11, Jonah 3:9-10, Isaiah 40:31, 1 Samuel 17:46, Numbers 14:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Jonah's Real Lesson

Contributed by James Lyons on Aug 24, 2022

Part VII in a series on the book of Jonah

Our mission conference begins three weeks from Wednesday! In anticipation of it, we’ve been learning lessons from the book of Jonah – the world’s most reluctant missionary who tried to escape from warning a savage nation to repent, because he actually wanted God to judge them! So he ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

Who Was God Trying To Catch?

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Sep 10, 2019

Many times when we read the story of Jonah, our focus is on the significance of the great fish. But should that be our focus? This message looks at the message of Jonah that we often miss.

Tonight, we’re going to have an opportunity to get into a story that’s very familiar to all of us. But I want to look at it from the vantage point of “Who was God trying to catch?” The Holy Spirit speaks to each one of us and He speaks to us individually with words specifically to us. But there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10, 2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11, 1 Timothy 2:4, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 2:19-20, Psalm 106:23, Jonah 1:1-17, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 6 - Uncommon Grace Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 30, 2019

The incredible story of Jonah and the depth of God's grace

(c) 2019 Grace Community Church, Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com Watch this sermon at https://youtu.be/8Rgdf3m2fzU A young boy was pulling a large hay wagon down the road when it overturned in front of a farmer's house. The farmer came out and saw the young boy crying and said, ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11, Luke 15:7, Colossians 3:12-13, Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Brethren

Jonah: The Pouting Prophet Series

Contributed by David Nolte on Oct 24, 2018

Jonah is mad becxause God spared Nineveh

“Jonah: The Pouting Prophet” Jonah 4:1-11 David P. Nolte A man of petulant disposition demanded two eggs for breakfast one morning. His wife meekly asked, “How would you like them cooked?” He testily replied, “Fry one sunny-side-up and scramble the other!” In due time the eggs were ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man's Justice Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Mar 6, 2016

One thing evident about the story of Jonah is that his assignment to Nineveh was not so much about what Nineveh needed to learn as what Jonah needed to learn; so it is with us.

Jonah 4:3-11 Man’s Justice 11/23/14 D. Marion Clark Introduction Parents, have you ever heard a version of this statement? “My life is so terrible, I wish I were dead!” God had to deal with such an attitude from his prophet Jonah. Text We saw Jonah’s initial reaction ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:3-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Lessons Of The Eagle

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 16, 2023

COME LET US REASON TOGETHER ABOUT THE EAGLE. God and nature provide us with some wonder lessons about the eagle. Lord, teach us and stretch our faith.

THE LESSON OF THE EAGLE… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com PERPETUAL BABYHOOD…I AM AFRAID OF THE WORLD… I LOVE THIS COMFORTABLE NEST. I LOVE THIS NEST… LOVING THE COMFORT ZONE MORE THAN LOVING OBEDIENCE CAN KILL THE ANOINTING OF GOD. WE MUST IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF WHY DO WE ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:11, Proverbs 4:23, Jonah 4:6-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Priority Of Persons Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 9, 2021

The lesson that Jonah needed to learn to bring him to his senses, and the lesson all of us must be conscious of is that persons are ends in them selves and not means. The state and the church exist for the welfare of persons.

A little boy who had shown a fit of temper was scolded by his mother and sent to his room. He was told to pray that his temper might be reformed. His mother followed him and listened at the door to see if he would. This is what she heard: "O, Lord, please take away my bad temper, and while ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:6-11

Why Yonah Ran (Jonah 4:1-11) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Sep 24, 2022

Finally, we learn why Yonah ran from the Word of Yahweh, and first chose death over life. Should God give people a chance to repent? Is it wrong, for God to show mercy? And if God did the right thing, who will be Yonah?

Let's start today by simply rereading Jonah 3. We need to get sucked back into our story, and there's no easier way to do it, than to just read it (NRSV updated): 3 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2 “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Part 33: What The World Needs From Christians Today Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 15, 2025

1. The world needs our assistance. 2. The world needs our awakening. 3. The world needs our answer.

Great Prayers of the Old Testament Part 33: What the World Needs from Christians Today Jonah 1:1-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared October 15, 2025) BACKGROUND: *Today we will study the story of the Prophet Jonah. And it may surprise you but Jonah's story has some crucial lessons for ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17, Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Angry With God? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 30, 2021

When we want to yell curses at God, perhaps we first should ask if our peril has somehow been brought on by our own stupid decision somewhere.

Wednesday of the 27th Week in Course Have you ever been angry with God? I don’t mean you feel inconvenienced by something that happens–a fender-bender, a sudden rain shower that leaves you without an umbrella, an extra-long work day–no, I mean really upsetting things. A sudden death of a good ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11, Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Catholic