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"The Second Time..." By Dr. E. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jun 8, 2004

based on 14 ratings

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Life can be disappointing. Things may not go as we expect. We’re not the only ones who have been disappointed. One of God’s greatest servants can vouch for that. Through Jonah we discover ourselves.

Introduction I. illus. Ever been disappointed? Was it with others? Yourself? Regardless it’s a pain hard to bear. Sometimes we find ourselves disappointed with God, sometimes by God. If we’d be honest, a lot of those times were disapointing because things didn’t turn out the way we wanted. A. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1

Denomination: Baptist

Ticking Time Bomb Series

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 9, 2005

based on 6 ratings

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This sermon addresses the issue of anger, primarily acceptable/unacceptable forms of it.

Ticking Time-bomb Jonah 3-4 Text: 4:4 "Have you any right to be angry?" (NIV) ANGER – who has not known its unleashed fury and witnessed the devastation left in its wake? Like a tornado with no predetermined path, it sucks into its violent vortex absolutely anyone or anything that creeps across ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Forty Days That Changed A Life 5.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jun 25, 2005

based on 7 ratings

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The principle in this is that God is the God of a second chance. God had every right to leave Jonah in the belly of that fish. But isn’t it wonderful God is the God of a second chance?

Forty days that changed a life 5. Jonah 3:1-10 06/26/05 We are continuing our study of forty days that changed a life. This time, we want to look at forty days that changed an entire city. This story comes from the book of Jonah and in the life of Jonah. Again as the rest of the stories we have ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Whale Of A Time

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 5, 2003

based on 4 ratings

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No one is too bad for the love of God

No one is too bad for the Love of God The word of the Lord came to Jonah. Jonah was a prophet who lived and prophesied in the reign of Jeraboam II - 2 Kings 14:25 . Jesus himself vouches for the authenticity of the story. cf. Matt.12 39-40 and Luke 11.29 and 30. Interestingly the name Jonah ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

Pleasure While They Perish

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Dec 9, 2003

based on 34 ratings

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The need to consider the plight of the unsaved

“Pleasure While They Perish” Jonah 4 Intro: Can I make a confession to you? I am not the most patient person in the world. There are some areas where I can be extremely patient. But there are some times I tend to have very little patience. For example, am I the only one who gets upset waiting ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Immeasurable Difference Between Our 'deservings' And Our 'receivings' Series

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 10, 2005

based on 10 ratings

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What is written in big letters all over the book of Jonah is God’s great grace and patience; His amazing mercy and kindness. How little we deserve it; in fact we don’t deserve it at all. As Richard Baxter put it: “What an astonishing thought it will be to

JONAH CHAPTER THREE INTRODUCTION During the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay, the work fell badly behind schedule because a number of workers had accidentally fallen from the scaffold to their deaths. The engineers and administrators couldn’t come up with a solution ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Are You Doing? Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 21, 2005

based on 3 ratings

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#3 of 4 on Jonah. This message contrasts the heartless obedience of Jonah with the heartfelt repentance of the people of Nineveh. I am endebted to Dan Baumgartner of Bethany Presbyterian for many thoughts.

Four questions God asks Every Believer Where Are You Going? Where Do You Come From? What Are You Doing? What Do You Care About? This morning we return again to the Old Testament story of Jonah… Jonah and the big fish. And again this morning, I would encourage you not to get bogged down by ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Beauty Of Grace Verses The Beast Of Sin Series

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 22, 2005

based on 13 ratings

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After all that’s happened so far – Jonah’s initial disobedience; God’s humbling of Jonah; Jonah’s going to Nineveh at the second time of asking; the Ninevites’ believing the message and being spared – surely you’d expect there to be a happy ending!

JONAH CHAPTER FOUR INTRODUCTION Most of us love happy endings! My girls when they were little loved Disney’s, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ In the closing scenes the beast lies dying from a wound inflicted during combat with Gaston his enemy. Belle the beauty finally confesses her love for the beast ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Mission's Moment Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Oct 2, 2005

based on 13 ratings

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The people of repented of their sin. This sermon looks at what true repentance really is.

A Mission’s Moment Text: Jonah 3:1-10 Introduction: One of the old cartoons that we use to watch as kids has now come back onto the TV. Surprisingly, my children enjoy it and watch it all the time. I’m referring to Popeye. You remember "Popeye the Sailor Man", don’t you? Every episode was based ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Second Chance God Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 11, 2002

based on 137 ratings

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Our God is a God of 2nd and 3rd and . . . chances.

First Baptist Church Jonah 3:1-10 July 21, 2002 As of last Friday, how are your investments doing? If you invest in the stock market you’ve lost money — lots of it. If you had $100,000, 2 years ago, you now have about $70,000. While our economy may be in a recession, while there may have been ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A God Of Grace Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 11, 2002

based on 64 ratings

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God is filled with grace even when we don’t deserve it.

First Baptist Church Like it or not. . . Grace Happens Jonah 4:1-11 August 4, 2002 Have you ever read the children’s book called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. It’s about a little boy whose day starts out bad and goes downhill from there. He gets gum ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel According To Jonah

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 21, 2002

based on 20 ratings

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Jonah was angry because God did not destroy Ninevah. In his protesting prayer, Jonah declared some wonderful truths about the goodness and compassion of God.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JONAH "And Jonah prayed to the Lord and said, ’Please Lord, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore, in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that Thou art a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:2

Denomination: Baptist

Repentance

Contributed by Billy Kryger on Jul 24, 2003

based on 40 ratings

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The message of repentance is missing from preaching today! This message uses the story of Jonah to illustrate repentance.

INTRODUCTION: · “Repentance” = “To change one’s ways because of contrition” · The Bible is a Book of repentance: o Used 46 times in the Old Testament o Used 65 times in the New Testament · There are three types of repentance in the Bible. All are in the text: o Repentance of saints—verse 3 o ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Praying In The Belly Of A Fish Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 10, 2002

based on 175 ratings

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Jonah’s prayer teaches to pray the Psalms in times of trouble. It also teaches us about God’s deliveramce.

Jonah 2 Praying in the Belly of a Fish Three ministers were talking about prayer in general and the appropriate and effective positions for prayer. As they were talking, a telephone repairman was working on the phone system in the background. One minister shared that he felt the key was in the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10, Jonah 4:2-6

Denomination: *other

The Nature Of Repentance Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 17, 2002

based on 334 ratings

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Repentance is the key to the Christian faith, but how do we know if we’ve done it? Jonah 3 teaches us what real repentance looks like

Jonah 3 The nature of repentance On the day of Pentecost, after the Spirit comes, the disciples are shaken by the sound of a rushing wind, tongues of fire appear on their heads, they head out on to the street praising God and speaking in tongues. Peter explains to the crowds what is happening. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: *other

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