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  • Kerry Bauman avatar

    Not For Prophet Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,838 views

    There is no way to prevent the unrelenting love of God from achieving its purpose

    Not for Prophet Text: Jonah 1:1-16 Introduction: (The week of August 18 to September 2, 2005) This has been a difficult week for most of us as we have contemplated the devastation that has taken place in the south because of Hurricane Katrina. We are told that as many as 10,000 people may have ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Keith Walker avatar

    The Risk Of Running From God Series

    Contributed by Keith Walker on May 18, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 9,741 views

    First of five messages on Jonah. God’s directive was clear and Jonah’s defiance was careless resulting in calamity.

    INTRODUCTION There was a trial in Chicago years ago. The famous lawyer, Clarence Darrow, was making his closing arguments and said of one man’s damaging testimony, “Why, a person could as easily believe this man’s testimony as he could believe that the whale swallowed Jonah.” Well, there were some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    The Prodigal Prophet Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 28, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,804 views

    We can be so obsessed with what was going on inside that fish that we can miss seeing the drama inside Jonah.

    Jonah, the Prodigal Prophet, ch 1:4-17 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts We last saw Jonah boarding a ship headed for Tarshish. He pays his fare, gets his one-way ticket, and settles down in the hold--thinking he has made it impossible for God’s will to ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Kevin Keeling avatar

    Don't Run From God

    Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,706 views

    Don’t to run from God

    Don’t want to run from God Jonah 1:1 -17 Five Things You Can Deduct I. You are forfeiting the Presence of God A. The greatest experience for man. B. We were made to walk with God. II. You are foregoing the Peace of God. John 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brandon Robards avatar

    Running, Rebelling, Ignoring...bad Decisions--How Do We Handle Them?

    Contributed by Brandon Robards on Aug 5, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,110 views

    Dealing with friends and family that make bad decisions.

    Running, Rebelling, Ignoring…Bad Decisions, How Do We Handle Them? Jonah 1:1-17 Jonah was given an order. God gave him a message and told Jonah to deliver it to Ninevah. It was cut and dry. No gray area here, just a direct message from God to travel to Ninevah and preach against the wickedness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Baldwin avatar

    Jonah's Guilt Series

    Contributed by Robert Baldwin on Aug 25, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,167 views

    Jonah’s guilt is revealed to the sailors. your sins will find you out.

    Jonah’s Guilt Jonah 1:8-10 Jonah is saying, “I am a Hebrew” yet he did not act like a Hebrew. He said, “I fear Jehovah.” And yet he is fleeing in rebellion against Jehovah. Many say they fear God but live their lives as if they do not believe he exists. He professes that he believes God has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    How Much Is The Fare To Tarshish? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 22,275 views

    Jonah refused to go to Tarshish because emotionally he felt unwelcome and theologically he thought he could escape God’s oversight. He paid hidden costs, in vain: the loss of a vessel, the loss of joy, human wreckage, reckoning with eternity.

    When I travel, I don’t want to spend too much money on the travel itself. I’d rather spend my money on whatever there is to buy where I’m going. I don’t want to hand much over to the airline or the railroad. I want to travel cheap. But I sometimes miss an important fact – that when I try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    God's Pursuing Love Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,435 views

    Whoever and wherever you are, God’s love is pursuing you.

    Big Idea: Whoever and wherever you are, God’s love is PURSUING you. Max Lucado: “You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are.” Philip Yancey: “There is nothing we can do to make God love us more. There is nothing we can do to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Getting Jonah Off Your Boat

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 174 ratings
     | 26,660 views

    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • DAN SANTIAGO avatar

    Risks Of Running From God

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 11, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 27,921 views

    People of God should be aware of the risks when we resist the will of God.

    The Risks of Running from God Jonah 1:1-16 ILLUSTRATION Once an atheist asked a Christian lady if she believed the Bible was true. “Yes,” said the lady. “Then.” Said the atheist, “tell me how a whale swallowed Jonah, as a whale’s stomach is no bigger than a man’s head.” “I don’t know,” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Hal Seed avatar

    Jonah 1: Responding To God’s Greatness Series

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,152 views

    The book of Jonah is about responding to God’s greatness and grace. Throughout the book, the wind, waves, fish, sailors, and Ninevites all respond rightly to God. Only Jonah disobeys. This is the introductory sermon to a four-part series. It answers the

    [This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Perryman avatar

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

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,134 views

    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mickey Bell avatar

    Can The Community Depend On Shipps Baptist Church?

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Jun 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,141 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    Yielding To God's Will Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 18,894 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    When God Says Go Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,431 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist