Sermons on Jonah 1:16:

Our Identity Before A Merciful God Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Feb 21, 2020

Jonah professes to be a Hebrew who worships the Lord. However, because he cannot accept the unanticipated mercy of God Jonah behaves like cargo. We are cargo when we don't speak to God.

Message Jonah 1:4-17 Our Identity Before A Merciful God Last week we ended with Jonah in the town of Joppa paying the fare to sail for Tarshish. Jonah did this because he found the mercy which God was extending to the town of Nineveh too disturbing. A succinct visual summary of the actions of ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-17

Denomination: Baptist

Adrift Series

Contributed by Drew Mills on Jan 27, 2021

Have you ever made bad decisions? I think we all have. Parable of prodigal son Ever make bad decisions? What happens when a prophet of God WON’T speak God’s word? That’s what we are going to look at today in the book of Jonah.

“Adrift” ‘Ready to Soar’ series Jonah January 17, 2021 Bad decisions: , construction fails… Have you ever made bad decisions? I think we all have. Parable of prodigal son What happens when a prophet of God WON’T speak God’s word? That’s what we are going to look at today in the book of ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17, Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

18 The Mighty Calm Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Nov 19, 2020

This devotion is about the calm that came upon the sea after the sailors threw Jonah into the sea. This is the 18th of 31 devotions in a series called 'The Church Called Jonah.'

# 18 – The Mighty Calm Jonah 1:15-16 – “Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him.” “Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard…” We’ve already seen how ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:15-16, 1 Timothy 6:5, Romans 12:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

19 The Fishy Rescue Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Nov 28, 2020

This devotion is about how God rescued Jonah by sending a great fish to swallow him. This is the 19th of 31 devotions from a series called 'The Church Called Jonah.' In these devotions, which are based on the book of Jonah a comparison is made between Jonah and The Church-at-large.

# 19 – The Fishy Rescue Jonah 1:16 – “Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah We just saw how the sailors made a tough, never-before-done decision – to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:16, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 24:9-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Reluctant Missionary: Jonah Preaches To Nineveh

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 16, 2021

God's will will be done whether we are willing or not.

The Reluctant Missionary: Jonah Preaches to Nineveh Jonah 3:1-10 The story of Jonah and the whale is a favorite story at Vacation Bible School. Children are drawn with the fascination of the idea of being swallowed alive. It also addresses the natural fear children have of the unknown. A story ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 3:1-5, Jonah 4:1-11, Jonah 2:1-10, Jonah 1:1-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

At The Mercy Of The Sea Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Feb 27, 2019

Knowing Jonah was the reason for the storm the faced, the mariners continued to do all they could to spare Jonah from being thrown into the sea. Little did they know that God had a greater plan!

At the Mercy of the Sea Jonah 1: 11-16 As we continue to move through the book of Jonah, I want to remind us of the powerful theme presented – the sovereignty of God in pursuing men unto Himself. Jonah had been called of God to preach a message of repentance to the Ninevites, and he chose to flee ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:11-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Chance

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 15, 2019

Verse by verse study of Jonah 1:1-16

THE SECOND CHANCE IS REQUIRED Jonah 1:1-16 The Chance Intro: 1. I never did very well in school, I hated being called to the blackboard and having to work out some problem. Usually several people were up there on the blackboard working out a problem. One of the things that saved my hide was the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Book Of Jonah - The God Of The Second Chance

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 15, 2019

When we make the wrong choice God does not give up on us but brings us back to Him.

THE CHASE IS ON! Intro: 1. Ann and I like to watch shows that challenge the mind, like Cash Cab and The Chase. The Chase is a quiz show hosted by Brooke Burns, and features Mark Labbett (nicknamed "The Beast") as the "chaser". He chases people in order to crush their hopes of ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-16

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of Jonah

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 18, 2022

The story of Jonah is so exciting that some people believe it is no more than a fairy tale filled with exaggerations.

When it comes to exaggeration, we are reminded of the story of the little boy who was known for his problem with exaggeration. He came home from school one day and said, "Mom, I saw a dog as big as an elephant." The mother said, "Johnny, haven't I told you a billion times not ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-17

Denomination: Baptist

Attitudes In The Life Of Jonah

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022

Some people describe others by saying, “They have an attitude problem.” Listen, on any given day that could be said of any of us.

Illus: There used to be a song that some churches in the South liked to sing called, “I woke up this morning feeling fine! I woke up with heaven on my mind.” But I have a confession, sometimes I wake up and I am not feeling fine, and I certainly do not have heaven on my mind. Generally, when we ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide 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. Updated September, 2025

“You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide” Jonah 1:1-16 Pastor John Bright Jonah 1 “1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-16, Psalm 32:3-4, Romans 8:12-16, 1 Corinthians 1:27, Psalm 118:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Pictures Of Christ Series

Contributed by James Lyons on Aug 3, 2022

Part II in a series on the book of Jonah

As we begin looking toward our mission conference in a couple of months, I want to share some thoughts with you from the book of Jonah – a prophet who ran from God to avoid carrying a divine warning to the people of Nineveh. Jonah undoubtedly feared the bloodthirsty Ninevites, but in ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:7-17

Denomination: Baptist

Why Does Jonah Run From God, And Choose Death Over Life? (Jonah 1:1-16) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Aug 25, 2022

A reading of Jonah, that lets the book tell the story at its own pace.

Part of being a pastor or teacher in any church, is having this desire deep inside of you to teach through the book of Jonah. You can't help yourself. It preaches too well; it's too good of a story to ignore. Plus, every pastor knows the OT is hard and scary, but they also know they are ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-16

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 2 - Severe Grace Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 23, 2019

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

Grace Community Church, Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com watch this message at: https://youtu.be/io3o8Y4SH2M Standing in line at the grocery store will usually provide me with some headline updates on the stars of Hollywood. I don’t follow most of these people and rarely entertain myself ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-17

Denomination: Brethren