Sermons on Jonah 1:1-12:

Jonah - Merciful God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 4, 2013

God is a God of second chances. He creates those second chances. God's mercy changes lives.

Read Jonah 1:1-3, 3:1-5, 4:1-3 God is eager to forgive. He is glad that people are given second chances. • If there's one thing that is true about man, it is this - we have a great capacity to mess up, to err and sin. • But even more infinite than our ability to sin is God's desire ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Were So Much Like Jonah

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Feb 7, 2013

You will experience trials, tribulations, disappointments and hardships that could have been avoided. • The Bible reminds us in Pro. 13:15b, • “…the way of the unfaithful is hard.”

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Jonah 1:1-17 “Where so much like Jonah” We are studying the doctrines/Bible/wed/Sun/nights • There are 30/out of all • Doctrine/grace/hardest doctrine/Bible to accept. • It’s not that grace is hard to understand. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Background To The Book Of Jonah

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 28, 2010

Background material about the book of Jonah which shows God's willingness to respond to our repentance.

Intro: 1. Lutzer, “When you repent, God hears you! Remember the parable Jesus told in which the man, who was hired at 5:30 p.m., was paid as much as those who showed up at 9 in the morning? God is generous! I’ve seen God take people who repented after many wasted years and use them ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Storm, Sleep, And Sacrifice

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2010

New Year's Day 1989: Jonah, running from his responsibility, fell asleep. It might have been the sleep of a rationalized conscience; or depression. But a greater than Jonah is here, Christ, who can heal both conscience and soul.

It's not easy to stay out of the storms, no matter what escape you plan. It's just not easy to keep from getting rained on and buffeted around when the storm is coming, no matter what means you use to take shelter. This week, on the afternoon of the sudden squall, I had gone home to attend to my ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Children's Stories? Jonah And The Whale

Contributed by Todd Wagner on May 1, 2013

This book is about God's great love for everyone and about man's stubborn refusal to participate with God in loving others.

Well, we have been looking at children's stories. Stories we've just kind of always known. In fact, what we do with our 0- to 4-year-olds here is we have a curriculum called Bible Biggies where we tell them all the big stories of the Scripture so they can be aware of those stories. Way too often, ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Scent Of The Unholy And Our Responsibility! Series

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on May 22, 2013

Unlike mankind God cannot ignore sin and He will ultimately move against it in whatever form and wherever He finds it whether in the world, the church or our personal lives.

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Sovereignty Of Yhwh Series

Contributed by Leonard Cook on Feb 19, 2013

The Sovereignty of YHWH in this worlds, the fist installment from Jonah, please see resources for background information on Jonah.

The Sovereignty of YHWH (Jonah 1:1-17) YHWH Sent a Prophet (1:1-3) 11 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." 3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Holiness

Project 7

Contributed by Bret Bone on Mar 18, 2013

While sitting and praying in my office this past week about a man the world only knows as Jesus. My mind began to wonder who the non-church goer really thinks that Jesus is...or why He even came and lived on earth. For those of us here today that ar

Video... Welcome to our Church Slide #1 Welcome... Prayer While sitting and praying in my office this past week about a man the world only knows as Jesus. My mind began to wonder who the non-church goer really thinks that Jesus is...or why He even came and lived on earth. For those of us here ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Battle Of Disobedience

Contributed by Anonymous Contributor on Apr 22, 2011

Discusses the spiritual battles within depth, with Christian insight and scriptures.

Disobedience is one of the things that seem to hold us down. And when I think about it I wonder what God says about obedience. 1 Samuel 15:22 reads: ‘But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Evil Diversion

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 16, 2011

Beloved, life is like a journey in three parts. There is the beginning, the course of the journey and the end. God has a divine purpose for us as a church. Apart from that collective purpose, God also has a divine purpose for us individually. What I mean

Our Father in heaven, we thank you because you are El-Shaddai, You are the Jehovah- Jireh, the Jehovah-Shamah, and Jehovah Shalom who has all powers in His hands. Thank You for being our provider, shelter and rock. We thank you for the promotion, provision and breakthroughs you have given us. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Don't Give Up Hope" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 14, 2011

It is never to late to turn back to God. This is a three part series on Jonah.

I love the story of Jonah. Maybe because so many times in my life I have also been like Jonah. Have you ever felt like God was calling you to do something and you didn’t do it? If so you are not alone. I am going to give an outline today of the study for the next few days. But I believe the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

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

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 27, 2013

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

Scripture: Jonah 1:7

Denomination: Baptist

How Can Prayer Be A Witnessing Tool? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 29, 2013

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

Scripture: Jonah 1:6

Denomination: Baptist

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

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 2, 2013

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

Scripture: Jonah 1:10

Denomination: Baptist

When We Act Like Stubbornness Is A Spiritual Gift Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 13, 2013

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

Scripture: Jonah 1:12

Denomination: Baptist