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  • When We Act Like Stubbornness Is A Spiritual Gift Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 13, 2013
     | 4,247 views

    A look at the dangers of stubbornness.

    WHEN WE DON'T LIKE WHERE GOD IS LEADING: Jonah would rather die than change. - Jonah 1:12. A CROSS PROBLEM: Too many Christians are more defined by crossed arms than by the cross of Christ. - Too many of us confuse stubbornness with conviction. - What’s the difference? Conviction has to ...read more

  • How To Respond To Newly-Delivered People Who Still Are A Mess Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 30, 2013
     | 3,772 views

    How do we respond to those who are new Christians and who still "smell" of their former sinful lives?

    “WHAT'S THAT SMELL?”: People just spiritually delivered by God usually don’t “smell good.” - Jonah 2:10. - Jonah didn’t smell good. - People coming out of sinful lives don’t usually “smell good.” - There’s lingering sin. There are ...read more

  • Why Does God Give Second Chances? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 30, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,212 views

    A look at four reasons that God grants second chances.

    WHY DOES GOD GIVE SECOND CHANCES? He is a God of justice and love. - Jonah 3:1. - There are other options than second chances: a. He could offer no second chance. - The first offense could be sufficient to end our chances. - He doesn’t want to do that, though, because He loves us and ...read more

  • What Should I Do When God's Leading Makes Me Uncomfortable? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 30, 2013
     | 6,309 views

    A look at moments when where God is pointing us is not where we want to go.

    WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN GOD'S LEADING MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE? There are times we’re fine with the Lord and then He pushes us in a direction we don’t like. - Jonah 1:3. - Our walk with God seems fine. Everything is going ok. We’ve been fine with what He’s asked of us in the ...read more

  • When God Sends A "Great Storm" Into Your Life Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 11, 2013
     | 6,133 views

    A look at why God sends storms our way.

    WHY WOULD GOD DELIBERATELY SEND A "GREAT STORM" INTO YOUR LIFE? The two most likely reasons are pruning or discipline. - Jonah 1:4; John 15:1-8. WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF OUR DISOBEDIENCE? The two biggest are a bad witness for God and bad results for us. WHY WON'T GOD LET US WALK AWAY? Because ...read more

  • Moving Beyond Prayer As 911 Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,717 views

    A look at how we too often only pray in emergencies and some steps toward a deeper prayer life.

    [Skit: Say that you’re going to demonstrate the way that we often pray. Say, “Dear God. . .” and have someone respond over the sound system, “911. What’s your emergency?”] EVERYONE BELIEVES IN PRAYER SOMETIMES: Everyone prays in an emergency. - Jonah 1:5. - ...read more

  • Going Overboard About Our Possessions Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 18, 2013
     | 3,929 views

    The main idea shared here is "don't go overboard about things you'd throw overboard." The message looks at how often only a life-threatening situation can cause us to let loose of our possessions.

    MAN OVERBOARD: Don’t go overboard about things you’d throw overboard. - Jonah 1:5. - This trip was undertaken for financial reasons. They didn’t just set sail because they wanted to see the ocean for a while. They did it because there was money to be made. They didn’t ...read more

  • The Parts Of Our Lives That Are Off-Limits To God Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 2, 2013
     | 5,117 views

    A look at how we only let God into certain parts of our lives when He needs to be "Lord of all" in our lives.

    WHY WEREN'T THE SAILORS BOTHERED EARLIER? Because they believed in small, provincial gods. - Jonah 1:7, 10. - One of the unusual things about this verse is that it tells in verse 10 that Jonah had told them previously that he was running away from God. You would think that when the storm arose ...read more

  • Why Would God Stoop To Reveal His Will Through Dice Tossed By Pagan Sailors Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 27, 2013
     | 3,675 views

    God reveals Jonah's guilt through dice tossed by pagan sailors. It's so undignified. Why would God stoop to reveal His will in such a way?

    REALLY, GOD? Why would God stoop to reveal His will through dice tossed by pagan sailors? - Jonah 1:7. - When you think about this situation, it just all seems so undignified. We’ve got these sailors (whom we can safely presume were not having Sunday School on the ship) rolling dice and ...read more

  • How Can Prayer Be A Witnessing Tool? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 29, 2013
     | 3,838 views

    Everyone believes in prayer in a crisis and that's an opportunity for us to point them to God.

    AN OPEN DOOR: Everyone believes in prayer in a crisis. - Jonah 1:6 – “The captain went to him and said, ‘How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god!’” - In the section, notice two things: a. It’s the captain that asks Jonah to pray. - Now, there’s ...read more

  • Recommissioned By A Merciful God Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 6, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,779 views

    In God’s economy failure is never a defining outcome because God never gives up on anybody – therefore we should always expect the miracle of transformation to take place.

    Message Jonah 3:1-10 Recommissioned By A Merciful God. Do you remember the first time you tried to ride a bike? It’s such a tranquil and joyful occasion isn’t it. But that is only after a lot of other things have happened. Eventually your bike riding efforts look like this. But usually ...read more

  • A Grace Extinguisher And A Merciful God Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 14, 2020
     | 4,168 views

    In his anger Jonah seeks to extinguish the grace and compassion which God has shown to Nineveh. As we go through life we need to be aware of those times when we have also extinguished the grace of God and found ourselves in a place where God is asking, “Do you have a right to be angry?”

    Message Jonah 4:1-4 A Grace Extinguisher And A Merciful God Let’s get a summary of Jonah’s evangelism crusade to Nineveh. Jonah proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” The Ninevites believed God. The king proclaimed, “ Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up ...read more

  • 1. Living In Rebellion Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Nov 29, 2020
     | 2,502 views

    One of the unfortunate things about the book of Jonah is: most people know only about the great fish, but they know nothing of the great God.

    One of the unfortunate things about the book of Jonah is: most people know only about the great fish, but they know nothing of the great God. Jonah is for real! He was the son of a Amittai. 2 Kings 14:25. A prophet who prophesied in the time of Jeroboam II. Our main concern should not be whether a ...read more

  • 2. The Futility Of Running From God Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Nov 29, 2020
     | 2,962 views

    We cannot run away from God. We all try sometimes. We all try to make our own choices do our own thing. We never seem to learn the futility of it all.

    I. A Deliberate Choice 1. The Ship 2. Life is made up of choices. Hebrews 11:24-25 3. Jonah made a deliberate choice to rebel against God. a. Tarshish was the farthest point that he could flee. As much as 1,600 – 2,000 miles b. Jonah refused to surrender his will to God’s will. 4. The idea was, “I ...read more

  • What Happened After This?

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jan 23, 2021
     | 1,290 views

    What does doing things we know that God wants and our attitude about it work together. With proper Attitude and Doing Gods work we can be happy in our Christ Centered Life.

    Sermon Title: What happened after this? Scripture Text: Jonah 4: 1-3 Have you ever met people that just seemed like nothing ever made them happy. They complained about everything. They just seemed to be so unhappy that, you down deep, felt sorry for the way they were. Have you ever wondered ...read more