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  • Angry Over Vines

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 1, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 18,349 views

    This sermon examines our pre-occupation with things as opposed to the need to focus on God’s work of evangelism and missions.

    Have you ever found yourself getting angry over something that is foolish? These little episodes reveal something about the human personality. I read a story that reveals this truth. One dark rainy night a salesman had a flat tire on a lonely road. To his dismay he had no lug wrench. Seeing a ...read more

  • Fleeing Fugitive Faces Frightened Fellows Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Mar 6, 2008
     | 3,019 views

    Ceasing their prayers, the frightened sailors took up a time honored ritual of casting lots. When the lots fell to Jonah, he knew he had to confess. He ran from God-but he could not run now: it was time for the truth.

    JONAH 1:7 FLEEING FUGITIVE FACES FRIGHTENED FELLOWS I. FAILURE: A. Fates. B. Faith. C. Fanaticism. II. FINDINGS: A. Facts? B. Fortitude? C. Focus? III. FIXATION: A. Foreigner. B. Feelings. C. Forlornness. The scene before us in these first seven verses of Jonah, Chapter One ...read more

  • Simple Sailors Seek Solutions Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Mar 14, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,814 views

    Jonah had run out of "wiggle room." He had run, slept, hid and remnained out of sight long enough. Now he stood before seasoned sailors who, in kindness and sympathy demanded an explanation from him.

    JONAH 1:8 SIMPLE SAILORS SEEK SOLUTIONS I. SIMPLE-NESS: A. Superstitious. B. Sensible. C. Steady. II. SINCERITY: A. Seekers. B. Scrupulous. C. Sympathetic. III. SEASONED: A. Sagacity. B. Sensitivity. C. Saddened. The scene on the high Mediterranean Sea centuries ago was not one ...read more

  • The Cycle Of No Purpose Series

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,826 views

    Are you tired of having no purpose? Are you weary from wasting all of your energy on unproductive things? Are you ready for a change? Are you willing to trust God?

    THE CYCLE OF NO PURPOSE Jonah 1 Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men ...read more

  • Cowardly Confession Causes Consternation Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Apr 5, 2008
     | 2,597 views

    Jonah was a last forced to identify himself and in so doing made a confession about the God of the Hebrews. His confession in an audible voice aroused an Inner Voice which called him to return to the God he left in Israel.

    JONAH 1:9 COWARDLY CONFESSION CAUSES CONSTERNATION I. HIS CONFESSION: A. Citizenship. B. Concept. C. Contrast. II. HIS CERTAINTY: A. Creator. B. Created. C. Controller. III. HIS CONTRITION: A. Cowardice. B. Cause. C. Conversion. Jonah was out of running room. He had gone just ...read more

  • Help Us Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,790 views

    A call to wake up, get up, show up, and help.

    HELP US Jonah 1:6 * For years we have sung the hymn – “Send the Light”. The second verse begins with these words, “We have heard the Macedonian’s call today” and for years I didn’t know what that was or where it was found. Let me read Acts 16:9 for us. (READ) Come and HELP us. What a request. ...read more

  • A ‘whale' Of An Attitude

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,372 views

    The Fourth Series in the summer 2008 Series God is.

    (The sermon began with the Reader’s Theater piece ‘Who, Them?’ published by Carson-Dellosa Christian Publishing.) Our main text for this morning is Jonah 4 verses 9 through 12, let us hear the word of God this morning. ‘Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant ...read more

  • Easy Or Hard - Your Choice Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 8, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,886 views

    God cares only about our obedience, will we make it "easy or hard?"

    Easy or Hard – Your Choice Jonah 3:1-3 * When Deb and I were younger and living in Florida, there was a commercial on TV put out by a mechanic’s shop. As I recall, he would pitch his oil change service for a “low price” and would then hold up a burned valve or crankshaft (illustrating the coming ...read more

  • The Magnitude Of God's Call Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,040 views

    The gifts and callings of God are beyond our wildest capacity to understand.

    The Magnitude of God’s Call Jonah 3:3-5 * The New Testament tells us in Romans 11 that both the gifts and callings of God are irrevocable and/or without repentance. This literally means that God didn’t make a mistake, He doesn’t regret, and He is not saddened by the gifts and callings He has given ...read more

  • There Is Still Hope Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,553 views

    God is watching and willing to heal and forgive

    THERE IS STILL HOPE Jonah 3:10 * We live in a day of volatility. There is volatility in almost every segment of society. Wall Street has lost its mind, the Federal Reserve is unpredictable, the housing market is spiraling, and GM reported 11% decrease in sales. Add to that, THE most surprising ...read more

  • Three Essential C's To Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 15, 2007
     | 10,459 views

    This is a call to a deeper commitment to evangelism for the christian.

    Jonah 3:1-10. Three C’s to effective evangelism Today I want to look at three C’s which I believe are essential for effective evangelism. We live in an age where the Church is a buzz with evangelism tools you can buy endless books, go to conferences, start courses, join training programmes on ...read more

  • Setting Your Priorities Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    God, obedience, other people should be the order of priorities for the Christian.

    Setting Your Priorities Jonah 4:10, 11 INTRO.: God was teaching Jonah a lesson with the vine. He provided it for Jonah’s comfort then destroyed it. The lesson is brought home in the question which closes the book of Jonah. No answer is supplied in the text. God wants Jonah to think about it and ...read more

  • Yielding To God's Will Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 18,956 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

  • The Bucket List: 40 Days To Live?

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on Jan 23, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 14,134 views

    If you had 40 days to live what would you do with your life? God gives the Ninevites this opportunity and their response is something we can adopt for ourselves.

    THE BUCKET LIST! What would you do if you knew you had 40 days to live? This question is not totally without some foundation in our life because many of us have gone to the doctor’s office and received news that turned out to be life transforming. Some have been told they have cancer, others ...read more

  • Direct Dialog Demanded Details Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,441 views

    Once Jonah finished giving his testimony about the God of the Hebrews, the crew began asking more questions seeeking the "Why" of his leaving such a God as He described.

    JONAH 1:10 DIRECT DIALOG DEMANDED DETAILS I. DISCREDIT: A. Divine. B. Director. C. Doctrine. II. DWELLING: A. Darkness. B. Danger. C. Disbelief. III. DELIVERANCE: A. Discovery. B. Departing. C. Determination. What would be the response to Jonah when the sailors heard about ...read more