Sermons on Jonah 1:1-17:17:

Mad About A Christmas Tree Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 28, 2003

A sermon on Jonah 4 about how petty we can become when we focus on other things rather than the mission of the church

Notes for Sermon 7/27/2003 Jonah 4:5-11 Introduction: The lady who got mad about the Christmas tree. WBTU: A. Read Jonah 4:5-11. B. How stupid and ridiculous to get mad about a vine. C. How stupid and ridiculous to get mad at God for Jonah’s mission was a success. D. Jonah’s mission. No, it ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:5-11, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Outreach

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Jun 27, 2023

God said unto Jonah, Arise, go, and Preach. The great commission starts with those three words. Going is an important aspect of the great commission.

OUTREACH TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 Jonah 3:2-4-5, Rom 15:20-21 God said unto Jonah, Arise, go, and Preach. The great commission starts with those three words. Going is an important aspect of the great commission, you don't sit at a place and be waiting for sinners to come to you. You go ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pleading For The Perishing Cities

Contributed by Meshak Dayanand on Jan 19, 2021

Jesus is looking for people to stand in the gap, who will go for him, let us pray for the Lord of the harvest, that the harvest is ready and plenty but the labourers are few

Luke 19:41-44 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.  For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41-44, Genesis 18:22-33, Ezekiel 22:30, Matthew 9:36-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Reluctant Missionary Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 22, 2025

Because God sends us to those we’d rather avoid, we must choose compassion over comfort.

God’s Reluctant Missionary Jonah 1-4 Rev. Brian Bill September 20-21, 2025 A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales when her teacher stated, “It’s scientifically impossible for a whale to swallow a person.” The girl replied, “But Jonah was swallowed by a whale.” Annoyed, the teacher ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A New Beginning

Contributed by Michael Hand on May 17, 2002

Purpose a "new beginning" for the Lord as we look at two areas in the Bible to help us improve our Christian walk using Saul and Jonah as examples.

A New Beginning Let’s talk about “new beginnings” this morning! The kind of “new beginnings” that really mean something. Starting fresh again...with a new awakening in your Christian walk. And why not! ...we’re still in the very first few weeks of an entire new year. To help show you ...and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Micah The Minor Prophet Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 26, 2009

We have looked at the works of Jonah, Amos, and Hosea b. We now come to the works of Micah, the last prophet of the eighth century B.C.

SERMON Minor Prophets Micah "STUDIES IN THE MINOR PROPHETS" Micah - Judgment Now, Blessings Later (1:1-2:13) INTRODUCTION 1. The eighth century (800-700 B.C.) was filled with prophetic activity... a. Starting with Jonah, who prophesied to the city of Nineveh (790 B.C.) ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

2 The First Rebellion Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Jul 27, 2020

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

Scripture: Jonah 1:3, Ephesians 4:11, Psalm 139:7-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Can… So You Can Series

Contributed by John Bright on Jun 22, 2023

A four-part series on Jonah. A good reminder that you can run… but you can’t hide from God! Teaching sheet at the end of the text.

“God Can… So You Can” Jonah 3:1-10 Pastor John Bright Jonah 3 “1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Jeremiah 29:11, 1 John 4:4

Denomination: Methodist

You Can Run But You Can't Hide

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 21, 2025

God’s relentless grace confronts our flight, disciplines our disobedience, and rescues us through Christ, the greater Jonah, who saves completely.

Most of us don’t rebel against God with clenched fists and raised voices. We do it quietly. We do it politely. We do it while staying religious. We don’t usually shout, “No, Lord!” We just say nothing. We delay. We reroute. We keep moving—just not in the direction God pointed. If obedience were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:40-41, Romans 6:23

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Joel 1-3 (My Message Was Written During Covid)

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Mar 28, 2025

The Minor (small book) prophets are Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi and Joel. Hosea is 12 chapters

Hundreds of billions of locusts are swarming through parts of East Africa and South Asia in the worst infestation for a quarter of a century, threatening crops and livelihoods. https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-51618188 The Devastation of Locusts 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel, ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

You Can't Run From God

Contributed by Jonathan Newlon on Apr 19, 2022

Many people have tried to run from God. Even in the Bible, different folks tried to escape God's will or His presence. In this sermon, we take a look at Jonah and how he tried to escape God's will. As we learn through looking at Jonah and others, you can't run from God.

Introduction I recently had an encounter with a man who wanted to run away from all his troubles. He was in jail for drug use and didn’t get along with his parents because of how he acted when he was intoxicated. He told me, “Jon, when I get out of jail, I’m going to go to Atlanta and get a fresh ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:23-24, Psalm 139:7-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Camp Fire On A Wooden Ship

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Feb 4, 2019

What does God's mercy look like? And what does true worship look like? The book of Jonah gives us insights into these questions.

Camp Fire on a Wooden Ship Jonah 1-4 Frederick Faber has penned these immortal words: “There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, ?Like the wideness of the sea; ?There’s a kindness in His Justice ?Which is more than liberty. There is welcome for the sinner?And more graces for the good;?There is mercy with ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

God Is Forgiving Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 19, 2023

In Jonah 3:1-4:11, we learn that God's forgiveness extends to all, even to those we expect would reject God.

Introduction I am currently preaching a series of sermons that I am calling, “Glory: The Character of God.” In this five-week-long series, I am exploring God’s self-revelation of himself to Moses in Exodus 34:6-7. God revealed several of his attributes to Moses in Exodus 34:6–7, which reads as ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sermon # 1- Go And Make Disciples Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Aug 20, 2024

This series is a sequel to the series of devotions that were shared with me by spiritual friend Michael Collins and is also found on Sermon Central entitled “The Church Called Jonah.” I hope that these sermons will encourage the church at large.

This is a series that I will be sharing based on the life of Jonah, and the lessons that the church can learn through this book. These messages are the sequel to the series of devotions that were shared with me by spiritual friend Michael Collins and is also found on Sermon Central entitled “The ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2, Matthew 28:19-20, Psalm 15:1, Psalm 15:4, James 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, Mark 12:30-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Dare To Be Different In 2026.

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 22, 2026

What does it take to change and live for Jesus, what does it take to move from belief in the Messiah to a follower of the Messiah, of Jesus Christ? This is an update on a previous seron, A bit more relevant for 2026.

As we are starting into 2026, today I want to ask a simple question, well a couple. What does it take to change and live for Jesus, what does it take to move from belief in the Messiah to a follower of the Messiah, of Jesus Christ? It takes transformation and it starts in your head. Do you dare to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-9, John 3:3

Denomination: Salvation Army