Sermons on Jonah 3:10-4:25:

The Preaching Prophet Series

Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 13, 2006

WHEN PREACHERS PREACH GOD’S WORD, IT WILL BRING A RESULT. THE PROPHET JONAH LEARNED THIS THE HARD WAY, AND I HOPE WE ALL CAN LEARN IT THE EASY WAY.

THE PREACHING PROPHET TEXT- JONAH CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCTION I’ve learned a great deal about preaching the last 5 years. Now don’t think that I mean that haven’t got a lot more to learn, because I know I do. I have found out the need for a solid scriptural sermon. I need to support all the points ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Not Me Lord!!! Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Feb 16, 2006

God is calling you...do you obey or run. Journey with Jonah and discover God’s call, discipline, forgiveness and mercy.

Jonah – A Study in Stubbornness Jonah 1:1-17 Not Me Lord Jonah 1:1-2 (NLT) The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: [2] "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh! Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are." Background • Nineveh – Assyria’s most ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Time To Pray Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Feb 21, 2006

Sometimes God allows our backs to be against the wall to bring out the commitment and devotion He desires in our lives.

Jonah – A Study in Stubbornness Jonah 2:1-10 February 26, 2006 Time to Pray Jonah 2:1 (NLT) Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. Time to Reconnect • Jonah had run from God and deliberately disobeyed • Jonah could run no further • Jonah’s life had been spared by God’s ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The God Of Second Chances Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Feb 28, 2006

Can God still use you in spite of your past failures? This message examines Jonah’s usefulness in spite of his past, God’s mercy in light of Nineveh’s repentance and the influence of obedience.

Jonah 3:1 (NLT) Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: Not Disqualified • Jonah was invited to participate in God’s work – Even though he had run – Even though he had been disobedient • Serving God is not based on our past achievements or failures – Based on God’s grace – Our ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Dare You Be Merciful!!! Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 7, 2006

Jonah knew God’s grace, but he didn’t want God to be merciful. Jonah complains in anger, but God responds with another lesson in grace.

Jonah 4:1 (NLT) This change of plans upset Jonah, and he became very angry. Unrighteous Anger • Jonah did not want to see the Gentiles spared – He did not want to share God’s message – The Israelites were God’s people, there was no room for anyone else • Jonah had forsaken God’s call for His ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Adventure: "Sail Into The Unknown!" Series

Contributed by Jim Black on Aug 3, 2006

Christians are called to sail into the unknown, making disciples, like Jonah...but sometimes we try to go our own way and create all kinds of problems.

Can anybody finish this sentence… “In 1492, Columbus sailed the _______ “? • That’s how I’ve always remembered the story of Columbus… now here’s a great adventurer! In a day when nobody believed that the Earth was round, Columbus had this crazy idea that to get to India he would sail off in the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Preacher On The Run Series

Contributed by Peter Bines on Aug 25, 2005

God demonstrates in His dealings with Jonah how great is His grace and patience toward us, and how His sovereignty is over all things.

JONAH CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Here’s an old joke! Three athletes are about to be executed. One is a short dark haired hockey player; one is a bald headed tennis player, and the third is a tall blond haired soccer player. The guard brings the dark haired hockey player forward and the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Prayer In A Humble Place Series

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 6, 2005

Here Jonah finds himself in a humble place where through prayer he gets back on track with God. His experience in the great fish shows us how sin sinks the soul; how hope is found in the depths and how grace lifts us up, resulting in a re-born compassion

JONAH CHAPTER TWO INTRODUCTION In the late winter of 1891, the whale-ship ’Star of the East’ was in the area of the Falkland Islands when it sighted a whale. Two boats were sent out with harpoons to catch and kill the creature. But the whale’s lashing tail overturned one of the boats spilling the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 10, 2005

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

The Beauty Of Grace Verses The Beast Of Sin Series

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 22, 2005

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

Forty Days That Changed A Life 5.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jun 25, 2005

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

Training A Witness

Contributed by Sam Martin on Dec 22, 2006

Jonah a seasoned Evangelist still needed to ge trained in some area.

Training A Witness Text: Jonah 1:1-4-4:11 I. Jonah’s Rebellion a. A Divine Call 1:1 (The Word of the Lord) b. A Direct Commission 1:2(Arise and go) c. A Deliberate Choice 1:3 (Jonah didn’t go) II. Jonah’s Running a. The Fleeing - Why not stay? b. The Fare – The cost was great! 1. Running from ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Preacher Who Sorrowed When Sinners Were Saved

Contributed by David Moore on Apr 10, 2008

This is an overview of the book of Jonah in which the emphasis is on the futility of escaping God’s will, and the compassion that God has for all mankind.

The Preacher Who Sorrowed When Sinners Were Saved Aim: To show through Jonah the compassion of God for all men, Jew & Gentile, young & old. Text: Jonah 3:5-4:1 Introduction: This morning we are encounter to a man whom most people are familiar with. Even the unsaved can largely recount the story ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Independent Jonah And The Rescue From Doom Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 15, 2008

God mercifully rescues Jonah in a specatular way showing his control over all things.

Last week we started a sermon series on the life of the prophet Jonah. Independent Jonah, as we’re calling him for his I-know-what’s-best attitude, shares some similarities with the Indiana Jones character from the Steven Spielberg movies. Both got into their share of tight spots and both managed ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

What A Way To Learn Your Lesson

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 15, 2008

You cannot do the wrong thing the wrong way and expect it to turn out right!

Intro. In chapter one of the book of Jonah, God gave Jonah an ORDER. Go to Nineveh, a city founded by Nimrod, and a very wicked place. It was the Metropolis of the Assyrian Empire. It compassed 60 miles and had a wall a hundred feet high, so broad that three chariots could go abreast on it. It ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist