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  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    Doing The Ds

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jan 25, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,115 views

    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

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Just Do It!

    Contributed by Nicholas Connolly on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,929 views

    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    Hope For The Hopeless

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 29, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,613 views

    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

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Radical Mercy

    Contributed by Eric Hickman on Feb 1, 2003
    based on 111 ratings
     | 14,675 views

    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

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Gregg Bitter avatar

    A Testimonial From Jonah: The Unwilling Missionary

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,899 views

    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

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Games People Play

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 208 ratings
     | 6,817 views

    The authentic Christian doesn't play lame games

    Games People Play Jonah 4:1-11 I hope you've enjoyed our study of Jonah these past few weeks as much as I have. I don't know about you, but I've related to Jonah's mistakes. When he tried to outrun God, I thought of times when I've been out of the Lord's will and resisted His Word. When He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Pouting Prophet

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 176 ratings
     | 5,314 views

    When Jonah didn't get his way, he became a pouting prophet.

    A Pouting Prophet Jonah 4:1-3 Last week we left Jonah right after the city of Nineveh repented and God relented. God used his brief message, (5 Hebrew words) to penetrate the hearts of the people of Nineveh. The people spread the message like wild fire. When the word reached the king, he didn't ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gospel Gossips

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 155 ratings
     | 6,510 views

    What happens when we gossip the gospel?

    Gospel Gossips Jonah 3:1-10 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, [2] "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you." [3] So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Wilson avatar

    How To Be A Winner, In Spite Of Yourself

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 147 ratings
     | 4,866 views

    Success is in God's hands.

    How to Be a Winner, in Spite of Yourself Jonah 3:1-10 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, [2] "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you." [3] So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Runaway Prophet

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 197 ratings
     | 7,102 views

    Jonah could run, but he couldn't hide.

    Runaway Prophet Jonah 1:1-9 The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, [2] "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me." [3] But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The God Of Another Chance

    Contributed by Rodney Mason on Nov 28, 2000
    based on 127 ratings
     | 4,365 views

    A sermon for when we have messed up.

    Jonah is in an all to familiar place of life, the place where we have failed to do what God has commanded. And God has to spank us to get us recentered in His will. So after the time of refocusing, God comes to Jonah again with His plan. There are 3 truths we find in this 2nd chance: 1. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Reluctant Prophet

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 27, 2000
    based on 87 ratings
     | 8,232 views

    The story of Jonah and how it parallels our reluctance to reach the lost.

    I can still the scene from Titanic where the orchestra is brought out on deck to play music while the ship is sinking. Drinks and food are passed out in the dining room to maintain a sense of normalcy. People were eating, drinking and dancing as the ship was going down. It reminds me of what ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Scott Gleason avatar

    What Happens When We Run Series

    Contributed by Scott Gleason on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 10,510 views

    As believers we need to realize the dangerous position in which we put ourselves when we decide to reject God’s will and run from His plan.

    What Happens When We Run – Rejecting God’s Will Text: Jonah 1 (Sunday AM) Date: January 9, 2000 I. Introduction Attention: I had neatly folded my clothes, at least as neatly as an eight year old could have, and I had placed them in a little bag. I headed to the kitchen to get some food and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Whale Of A Time

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 5, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,550 views

    No one is too bad for the love of God

    No one is too bad for the Love of God The word of the Lord came to Jonah. Jonah was a prophet who lived and prophesied in the reign of Jeraboam II - 2 Kings 14:25 . Jesus himself vouches for the authenticity of the story. cf. Matt.12 39-40 and Luke 11.29 and 30. Interestingly the name Jonah ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Pleasure While They Perish

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,328 views

    The need to consider the plight of the unsaved

    “Pleasure While They Perish” Jonah 4 Intro: Can I make a confession to you? I am not the most patient person in the world. There are some areas where I can be extremely patient. But there are some times I tend to have very little patience. For example, am I the only one who gets upset waiting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational