Sermons on Jonah 4:1-8:

Doh! I Knew You Were Like That! Series

Contributed by Tim Hbc on Aug 7, 2008

What happens when Nineveh doesn’t fall? What happens when God does something I don’t like? What happens when my theology doesn’t sit comfortably with God’s Word? What happens when he shows me that my priorities may be religious, but they’re not his?

Introduction Many have been rejoicing that former Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic has at last been arrested and brought to trial. Accused of terrible war crimes, of genocide at Srebrenitsa, of more. If convicted of these crimes, is prison a strong enough sentence for this man? Many long for ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

He Has Made Me Mad Series

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Aug 21, 2008

Exposition of Jonah 4

Have you ever noticed how the same people that make you so glad can sometimes make you so mad? The same bride and groom who can’t stop smiling and laughing every minute of the honeymoon can later be heard 3 houses down yelling, “You make me so mad!” The same baby you once doted over hits the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

When The Worm Turns Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Aug 7, 2009

God’s concern is people. And He uses you and me to reach them. Do you share His passion for people. Or are you more wrapped up in your own concerns. Too busy fighting unimportant, trivia. Consumed by your own well-being, your own desires, your own co

I think that one of the most incredible, humble, genuine Christians who ever lived is a lady called Cornelia Johanna Arnolda ten Boom, better known as Corrie ten Boom. During the second world war Corrie and her family (her father, and brothers and sisters) were heavily involved in the Dutch ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Patron Saint Of The Disgruntled Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on May 25, 2009

God sees behind our facade and does what He knows is right.

Patron saint of the disgruntled Jonah 4 Here we have a prophet but he’s more than just a prophet. Jonah has the gift of an evangelist. He preaches and people get right with God. We don’t know too much about his ministry prior to Ninevah and we know nothing about what ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Education Of A Prophet (Pp) Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 9, 2008

God had a lesson for Jonah to learn, did he learn it?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • As we left Jonah in chapter 3, we see that Jonah had a successful revival meeting in Nineveh. • Jonah’s message was preached and the people heard and were convicted that they needed to heed the message to the point of repentance. • A happy ending to the story right? It ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life Is Too Short To Be Little (Angry)

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

A sermon focusing on the anger of Jonah. Anger is one of the chief emotions that men have to battle.

Jonah 4:1-4 KJV But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. [2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Let It Go" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 20, 2011

The last part of the book of Jonah is all about attitude. God used Jonah to help save the Ninevites. Now Jonah is mad because he disliked the Ninevites. No matter how bad we may feel about our enemies we need to see them saved as WE ALL were once enemies

Our final lesson on Jonah is all about attitude. Jonah 3:10 “When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.” This is why Jonah fled in the first place. He did not want God to spare ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-9

Are You Having A Spiritual Temper Tantrum Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 26, 2012

God chooses who gets His grace.

Are You Having A Spiritual Temper Tantrum? Text: Jonah 4:1-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: At the beginning of a new year, a high school principal decided to post his teachers’ new year’s resolutions on the bulletin board. As the teachers gathered around the bulletin board, a great ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Vine, A Place To Grow

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 29, 2011

This is a message for Junior age campers at an evening vespers service, dealing with Jonah chapter 4 as Jonah waits for God to destroy the wicked city of Nineveh

Jonah chapter 4: The vine-a place to grow Intro: In our last lesson from Chapter 3 of Jonah, we saw Jonah obediently follow God’s call to go to Nineveh and to preach against all the evil that was going on there. Naturally, we remember that it took a storm and a great fish to get Jonah ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A God Of Grace Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 11, 2002

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

Jonah - A Case Study In Anger And Suicide

Contributed by Bruce Morrison on Oct 27, 2003

The Book of Jonah is the story of a man whose greatest struggles were not with a big fish or a pagan city - they were battles within his own heart.

We are first introduced to Jonah the prophet in the Book of Second Kings. "In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. 24 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-3, 2 Kings 14:23-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Temper Tantrum Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Dec 6, 2010

A study of chapter 4 verses 1 through 11

Jonah 4: 1 – 11 Temper Tantrum 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. 2 So he prayed to the LORD, and said, “Ah, LORD, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Angry At God

Contributed by Paul Sterrett on Apr 1, 2013

What are the danger signs that we have become angry or embittered towards God?

ANGRY AT GOD Jonah 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION I would direct your attention this morning to the OT Book of Jonah as we consider the life of a man who was ANGRY AT GOD. It may seem odd to you for us to be dealing with the topic of being angry with God on the Sunday of Thanksgiving Weekend—after ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jonah Pouts - God Teaches Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on May 16, 2008

Because of Jonah’s rebellion and disobedience to God’s will, Jonah couldn’t see what God was asking him to see. Are you looking for what God wants you to look for or is your vision blurred by selfish disobedience?

(adapted from a message by Stuart Jones) TEXT: JONAH 4:1-11 TITLE: “JONAH POUTS – GOD TEACHES” OPEN: A. A five-year-old boy was having a difficult time being good. He didn’t want to do anything his mother asked him to do, he was defiant toward her authority, and he ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

O Lord, Just Kill Me!

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 22, 2019

God's mercy and our anger can often be in conflict. Such conflict can lead to discouragement that in turn can lead to despair. The child of God must guard his/her heart to avoid falling into deep gloom leading to thoughts of suicide.

“[God’s mercy toward Nineveh] displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the LORD and said, ‘O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-3

Denomination: Baptist