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Is It Right For Me To Be Angry? Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 21, 2003

A sermon on anger based on Jonah 4:4

Notes for Jonah 4 Sermon for 7/20/2003 Introduction: In a biography of the life of Mikey Mantle there is a story told about a hunting trip that Mikey and Billy Martin took together in the off season in the early sixties. Mikey Mantle was known as much for his excesses as he was for his home run ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-4, Ephesians 4:26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Runaway Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 8, 2008

First of four message from the book of Jonah

God’s Runaway Jonah 1:1-17 Ever run away from home? I did more than once -- in my mind at least. I was maybe 5 or 6 at the time. And I played with the idea a lot. There was a problem, though -- when you live in Western Kansas like I did, you have a long way to go before you reach civilization, ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Being Called By God Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 24, 2008

A Wednesday night series of Messages from Jonah.

Being Called By God Jonah 1:1-3 * Of all the Old Testament Books, one of my favorites happens to be Jonah. There are many reasons why I like this book. One reason is that I love the honesty found in this book. God called Jonah to do a task that he didn’t really want to do so he (being a little ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Accomplishing God's Will Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 25, 2008

The fourth message in a series of messages from Jonah.

ACCOMPLISHING GOD’S WILL Jonah 1:7-15 * When to get to the end of this life, what is it that you hope will be your legacy? Is it your wish that people stand over you and say, “he was a good family man?” or “she was a good cook?” or “he was his own man?” or “she was a great business woman?” While ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:7-15

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Out Of The Storm Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 25, 2008

The fifth message in a series of messages from Jonah.

GETTING OUT OF THE STORM Jonah 1:15-17 * Throughout the course of my life I have been through several storms called hurricanes. Back when storms were rightly named female names, there was Betsy, Hilda, and Camille, just to name a few. More recently it was Georges and Katrina. In our area we are ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Brokenness Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 25, 2008

The is the 6th in a series of messages fron Jonah.

BROKENNESS Jonah 2:1-10 * In the year 2000 when I stepped away from ministry because of health issues, my first cousin gave to me a book by M. R. Dehaan of the Radio Bible Class entitled, “Broken Things.” Were I to have the financial resources, I would buy every person I know a copy of this book. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

What Will It Take?

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Jul 26, 2024

How much are we just like Jonah?

What will it take? Jonah 1:1-2 Intro: Jonah 1:10 Matt 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 1. Because of his Reasoning? 1:2 ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2

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

What Should I Do Now?

Contributed by Juan Lane on Jan 5, 2010

Some of us find ourselves in positions that are seperated from God and we ask two questions 1. How did I get here? and 2. What should I do now?

What Should I Do Now? How did I get here? Scripture Reference: Jonah 1:1-5 (KJV) 1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Where Displeasure Meets Grace—part I

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 2, 2002

Jonah’s displeasure with God’s actions was met by God’s grace. Part 1 of a 3-part sermon—3 negative aspects

WHERE DISPLEASURE MEETS GRACE Part I—Jonah 4:1-11 On a stifling hot day, a man fainted in the middle of a busy intersection. As traffic began to pile up in all directions, a woman rushed to help him. As she knelt down to loosen his collar, a man emerged from the crowd, pushed her aside, & said, ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Where Displeasure Meets Grace—part Ii

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 2, 2002

Jonah’s displeasure with God’s actions was met by God’s grace. Part 2 of a 3-part sermon—3 negative aspects.

WHERE DISPLEASURE MEETS GRACE-II—Jonah 4:1-11 A man walks into a doctor’s office. The man has a sausage coming out of his ear, a waffle out of his nose & a slice of bacon out of his other ear. He asks the doctor what’s wrong. The doctor replies, "You’re just not eating right." The man’s ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

For God So Loved The World Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Apr 27, 2006

What effect do self-centered people have on our world. This message looks at Jonah’s rebellion and his resulting self-pity.

Introduction: In 1945, Cliff Barrows made a proposal of marriage to his girlfriend Billie. Together they scraped together enough funds for a simple wedding and two tickets to a city with a resort hotel. On arrival, however, they found the hotel shut down. Stranded in an unfamiliar city with little ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Your Attitude Goes Against God Series

Contributed by Keith Walker on May 18, 2004

Jonah did not know the mind of God or feel the heart of God or accept the will of God. Therefore Jonah quarrels with God, quits on God and is quietened by God.

INTRODUCTION I like Charles Swindoll’s outline of the Book of Jonah. He says in chapter 1 Jonah is running away from God; in chapter 2 Jonah is running to God; in chapter 3 Jonah is running with God; and, in chapter 4 Jonah is running against God. I have preached a message on each of the first ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

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

The Night Of Self-Imposed Misery

Contributed by John Dobbs on Oct 4, 2023

One of the first stories we learn as children is the story of Jonah and the Big Fish. But the story about Jonah that we remember is seldom the whole story.

JONAH’S NIGHT OF SELF-IMPOSED MISERY But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:10-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ