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Two Fish Tales

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Jan 25, 2003

based on 54 ratings

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Are we disobedient to God or do we follow him without question?

As you can tell, our scripture readings today have a theme. You may have to think a bit, but it does help if you read the sermon title and also were listening during the children’s moments. Both our stories relate to fish: one to a big fish story and one to fishermen at their nets. There has ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20, Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Doing The Ds

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jan 25, 2003

based on 36 ratings

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Epiphany 3: For a world whose time is short - the only answer is to share the Good News - Jesus has ’done the Ds!’

Kicking and scratching and clawing – that’s how Jonah went to the big city of Nineveh. God had commanded him to go. “Tell the people that judgment is coming,” said God. The only thing between the Ninevites and judgment was this reluctant prophet. Now Nineveh was a powerful city, but it was also a ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Just Do It!

Contributed by Nicholas Connolly on Jan 27, 2003

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The obedience of Jonah, Peter, James and John is a model for our own obedience to the Lord

“Just do it! Just do it”! So goes the Nike sneaker company. Speaking of sneakers and being sneaky, that company wants one thing: “Just do it” -buy their shoes. They take a phrase that usually goes with giving into temptation. When you are on a diet and faced with a lovely array of deserts such ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20, Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Hope For The Hopeless

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 29, 2003

based on 67 ratings

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Jesus said he would make us fishers of men, yet we are like Jonah who was called to preach to the people of Ninevah -- we run away as fast as we can!

Jonah 3:1-10 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-- a visit required three days. On the first day, Jonah ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Radical Mercy

Contributed by Eric Hickman on Feb 1, 2003

based on 111 ratings

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God’s Mercy is greater than our sin

Jonah 3:1-10 1. Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2. "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." 3. Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city--a visit required three days. 4. On the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Church Of God

A Testimonial From Jonah: The Unwilling Missionary

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Feb 2, 2003

based on 37 ratings

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A first person narrative sermon in which the person of Jonah encourages his hearers to share God’s saving message with an attitude of compassion.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, Today we consider what our Lord says to us through the prophet Jonah. Dear friends in Jesus, the Messiah, Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you concerning my work as a missionary and evangelist. My name is Jonah, the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Salmo Del Profeta Prodigo

Contributed by Nestor Menjivar on Jun 2, 2002

based on 120 ratings

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La oracion de Jonas se parece a los Salmos pero es diferente y demuestra su falta de arepentimiento.

Salmo del profeta prodigo - Jonás 2 I. Introducción A. Reviso del capitulo 1. B. Leída del capitulo 2. II. La forma del capitulo 2 - se parece a los salmos. A. Comienza con la introducción. Jonás oro desde el vientre del pez (vs. 1). B. Sigue el cuerpo del Salmo (vs. 2-9). 1. Estos ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Runaway Prophet Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 10, 2002

based on 172 ratings

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God has a call on our lives. We need to stop running and obey that call.

Jonah 1 The Runaway Prophet Jonah was a prophet of the most-high God. It was his job to listen to the word of God and then communicate it to the people. It is by God’s word through Jonah that Jeroboam II extended the boundaries of Israel in 2 Kings 14:25. Much of what he would communicate would ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: *other

Praying In The Belly Of A Fish Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 10, 2002

based on 175 ratings

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Jonah’s prayer teaches to pray the Psalms in times of trouble. It also teaches us about God’s deliveramce.

Jonah 2 Praying in the Belly of a Fish Three ministers were talking about prayer in general and the appropriate and effective positions for prayer. As they were talking, a telephone repairman was working on the phone system in the background. One minister shared that he felt the key was in the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10, Jonah 4:2-6

Denomination: *other

The Nature Of Repentance Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 17, 2002

based on 334 ratings

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Repentance is the key to the Christian faith, but how do we know if we’ve done it? Jonah 3 teaches us what real repentance looks like

Jonah 3 The nature of repentance On the day of Pentecost, after the Spirit comes, the disciples are shaken by the sound of a rushing wind, tongues of fire appear on their heads, they head out on to the street praising God and speaking in tongues. Peter explains to the crowds what is happening. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: *other

Sleeping Saints

Contributed by James May on Jul 3, 2002

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The Saints of the Lord must wake up and obey the call of God or He may just allow us to spend time in the "belly of the whale" until we do!

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"I Ran Away But I Couldn't Stay" Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 26, 2003

based on 54 ratings

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That fish gets all the attention, but this book contains a message about the character of God. In these few pages we find a story that reveals to us the power and compassion of God...and along the way, like Jonah, we learn that obedience isn’t optional.

Jonah—A Sermon Series by Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Outline of Jonah: Ch 1, The Prodigal Prophet Ch 2, The Praying Prophet Ch 3, The Preaching Prophet Ch 4, The Pouting Prophet Message #1, “I ran away but I couldn’t stay” -chapter 1:1-3 ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Congregational

The Prodigal Prophet Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 28, 2003

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We can be so obsessed with what was going on inside that fish that we can miss seeing the drama inside Jonah.

Jonah, the Prodigal Prophet, ch 1:4-17 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts We last saw Jonah boarding a ship headed for Tarshish. He pays his fare, gets his one-way ticket, and settles down in the hold--thinking he has made it impossible for God’s will to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-17

Denomination: Congregational

Jonah, The Preaching Prophet Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 19, 2003

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Like it or not, Jonah helped bring about one of the largest mass conversions in history. He’s hoping the city will reject his message of doom, which he likely enjoyed delivering!

Jonah, “the Preaching Prophet” -chapter 3 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Evangelism is a program originated by God. In the light of human depravity and inability to lift ourselves from our sinful condition, God takes the initiative, opening our blind ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Congregational

The Psalm Of Jonah Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 19, 2003

based on 135 ratings

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There is still a storm brewing in chapter 2...in Jonah’s heart. The great fish was Jonah’s means of deliverance, and we see here his prayer of thanksgiving for rescue from a watery grave.

The Psalm of Jonah, ch 2:1-10 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts There is still a storm brewing in chapter 2...in Jonah’s heart. The great fish was Jonah’s means of deliverance, and we see here his prayer of thanksgiving for rescue from a watery grave. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Congregational

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