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Running From God: It's Not About The Fish Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 15, 2007

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God places each of us in our Nineveh: work, school, where we live and like Jonah we cannot see the big picture so we ignore our calling and sail away from our Ninevah - and then the storms.

As you know, years ago when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had a business on the side cleaning Aquariums. I did ok, I was a young man struggling along with my business and one day I was at my aquarium wholesaler and I ran into a man who was in the same business, except he knew what he was ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can The Community Depend On Shipps Baptist Church?

Contributed by Mickey Bell on Jun 14, 2007

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If we were to close our church doors today, would the community even know we were gone?

Can the Community Depend on Shipps Baptist? Jonah 1:4-6 Not too long ago, I read a statement I have not been able to get off my mind ever since. You may recall it and then again maybe it didn’t sink in to your mind. Here’s the statement: If Shipps Baptist Church were to close its doors tonight, ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Man Vs. God Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 5, 2007

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Men have always struggled against God but God wants to win men to salvation and prepare them for eternal life.

Man Vs. God Jonah 1:1-3 INTRO.: The words of our text are typical of the story of the struggle which has always gone on between man and God. The book is the story of a man who thinks he knows more than God and will, in spite of everything, do things his own way and govern his own life. First ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hide And Seek. Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 14, 2007

based on 7 ratings

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This message is all about running outside of the will of God for our lives it looks at the symptoms to be found within the individual the consequnces that take place around us and the remedy to be administered.

Jonah Chapter 1: 1 17. Hide and seek Do you remember the children’s game hide and seek..... did you ever get such a good hiding place nobody ever caught you maybe you did? This opening chapter of Jonah is all about the Christian game of hide and seek - Jonah tries to get into such a good ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Run But You Can't Hide

Contributed by Laura Leblanc on Oct 8, 2007

based on 18 ratings

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This sermon is designed to help you understand that God is everywhere, and if he gives us a command, we should follow.

Text Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV) The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Ammitia Go to the great city of Ninevah and preach against it because its wickedness has come up before me. But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish went down to Joppa where he found a ship bound for that port. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3, Isaiah 43:1

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Jonah Off Your Boat

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2007

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this is a comparison between Jonah on board a ship and sin in ones life, and how you should deal with it

Intro: over the years I have preached many sermons out of the book of Jonah, about running from God’s call, etc. But today, I would like to look at the men on the ship instead of just Jonah, and preach, getting Jonah off the boat. Getting Jonah Off The Boat Jonah 1:1-17 Background: Jonah on board ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Obedience Is A Challenge To Our Faith Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 19, 2007

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Obedience to God is a challenge to our faith when God asks us to do ANYTHING. Obedience to God is a challenge to our faith especially when God asks us to do what we think to be impossible... Finally Obedience is a challenge to our faith when God asks us

Sermon Date: February 4, 2007 Sermon Text: Jonah 1:1-3 (NASB) 1 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 ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Yielding To God's Will Series

Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 1, 2007

based on 11 ratings

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This message deals with us as believers running away from God instead of yielding to His will.

JONAH SERIES “Yielding to God’s Will” Jonah 1:1-17 INTRODUCTION: This morning, I am going to start a series of messages from the book of Jonah. When you think about the book of Jonah, the first thing that usually enters your mind is the great fish or whale swallowing Jonah. But there is ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

When God Says Go Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 10, 2007

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Running from God is disastrous. Following God brings peace. Even when the storms come we find peace in the will of God.

A man’s car broke down on the side of the road. He flagged down a passing car. The driver stopped neither had jumper cables. She would need to push his car with her car with hers at a speed of 40 MPH. In this way they could push start his car. He looked in his rearview mirror to see what was ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

When The Inside Is Wrong, The Outside Will Be Wrong Series

Contributed by Chuck Sackett on Nov 15, 2007

based on 21 ratings

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1 of 4 in the series "Inside~Out: Developing the Heart of God" More sermons by Charles Sackett at http://www.madisonparksermons.com Audio also available at http://www.madisonparksermons.com

1 of 4 in the series "Inside~Out: Developing the Heart of God" More sermons by Charles Sackett at http://www.madisonparksermons.com Audio also available at http://www.madisonparksermons.com There is a story Fred Craddock tells about his first church, young preacher, upper east Tennessee near Oak ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Throw Jonah Overboard

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 19, 2006

based on 5 ratings

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A message about getting rid of that which is Jonah like in our lives.

Throw Jonah Overboard Text: Jonah 1:1-16 Jonah’s name is connected with the word "Dove", which signifies a messenger (pigeon/dove). His father’s name was Amittai, which means "My Truth". Put the two together and we find that Jonah, by name, was to be a messenger of the Truth! One of the greatest ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gods Will Easy Or Hard, It's Our Choice Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

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Doing Gods will

INTRO: Fidel Castro, leader - Communist party in Cuba 36 years. Man spent his whole life building something that’s on the verge of collapse. Someone asked him, “why don’t you just give up? Your system is a failure.” He says, “Why give up something you believe in?” Castro ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 30, 2004

based on 19 ratings

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We can learn some great life lessons from Jonah, this is the first of 4 messages I first preached in 1999. I do not remember who my sources for help were so I cannot give proper credit.

INTRODUCTION  Over the next four weeks I would like us to take some time to look at the Old Testament book of Jonah.  The Book of Jonah is one of the most ridiculed book by the liberal ‘scholars”.  The story of a fish swallowing a man sounds like a whopper of a fish ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You In A Storm That Isn't Your Fault?

Contributed by Rick Adams on Nov 4, 2001

based on 56 ratings

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What do we do when we find ourselves in the midst of a storm that really isn’t our fault?

This morning we could look at this passage and talk about: Running from God A merciful God (actual theme of the book) The significance of Jonah’s profession of God (v 9) God’s call on your life I don’t want to talk to you about that this morning Instead, I want to talk to you about the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Looking For The Perfect Church: Part One Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 11, 2003

based on 23 ratings

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If you are looking for the perfect church just close your eyes and pretend there is nothing else going on in the world. Jonah did and look where it got him.

January 12, 2003 Morning Service Text: Jonah 1:1-17 Subject: Running from God Title: Looking for the Perfect Church: Part One There are people out there who move from church to church to church hoping that someday they will find just the right one. It will be the one where everything is just ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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