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  • James Wilson avatar

    Runaway Prophet

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 197 ratings
     | 7,237 views

    Jonah could run, but he couldn't hide.

    Runaway Prophet Jonah 1:1-9 The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, [2] "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me." [3] But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    A Reluctant Prophet

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 27, 2000
    based on 87 ratings
     | 8,432 views

    The story of Jonah and how it parallels our reluctance to reach the lost.

    I can still the scene from Titanic where the orchestra is brought out on deck to play music while the ship is sinking. Drinks and food are passed out in the dining room to maintain a sense of normalcy. People were eating, drinking and dancing as the ship was going down. It reminds me of what ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Scott Gleason avatar

    What Happens When We Run Series

    Contributed by Scott Gleason on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 10,713 views

    As believers we need to realize the dangerous position in which we put ourselves when we decide to reject God’s will and run from His plan.

    What Happens When We Run – Rejecting God’s Will Text: Jonah 1 (Sunday AM) Date: January 9, 2000 I. Introduction Attention: I had neatly folded my clothes, at least as neatly as an eight year old could have, and I had placed them in a little bag. I headed to the kitchen to get some food and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jose R. Hernandez avatar

    Stop Running

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Oct 19, 2000
    based on 129 ratings
     | 14,069 views

    We can run but we can't hide.

    Stop Running As I prayed this week asking the Lord to give me the message for today, He brought me to the book of Jonah. Many people find this particular piece of scripture hard to believe, but we should not, for we know that nothing is impossible for our God. Today we are going to examine what ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    The Prodigal Prophet

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 4,091 views

    God calls us not to do what we want, but what He knows will build His kingdom. The question is, will we do it or run like Jonah?

    First Baptist Church The Prodigal Prophet Jonah 1:1 - 16 July 7, 2002 When I am told to do something I don’t want to do, you know what I do . . . I rebel. I do everything but what I’m supposed to do. I see that all the time with Joshua and Zachary — Joshua go to the bathroom, Joshua get your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    The Prodigal Prophet Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 28, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,782 views

    We can be so obsessed with what was going on inside that fish that we can miss seeing the drama inside Jonah.

    Jonah, the Prodigal Prophet, ch 1:4-17 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts We last saw Jonah boarding a ship headed for Tarshish. He pays his fare, gets his one-way ticket, and settles down in the hold--thinking he has made it impossible for God’s will to ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,683 views

    We can learn some great life lessons from Jonah, this is the first of 4 messages I first preached in 1999. I do not remember who my sources for help were so I cannot give proper credit.

    INTRODUCTION  Over the next four weeks I would like us to take some time to look at the Old Testament book of Jonah.  The Book of Jonah is one of the most ridiculed book by the liberal ‘scholars”.  The story of a fish swallowing a man sounds like a whopper of a fish ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Second Of Four Things That Will Change Your Life...obedience 2 Series

    Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 16, 2009
     | 4,473 views

    Disobedience to God, always takes you where you don’t want to be!

    Four Things that will Change Your Life…2b…Obedience… We began talking last week of the second thing that will change your life…obedience. First, there was faith, and we learned that we must have faith to please God. Second, we must be obedient to Him and His Word. Let’s spend a little more time ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    How Much Is The Fare To Tarshish? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 22,177 views

    Jonah refused to go to Tarshish because emotionally he felt unwelcome and theologically he thought he could escape God’s oversight. He paid hidden costs, in vain: the loss of a vessel, the loss of joy, human wreckage, reckoning with eternity.

    When I travel, I don’t want to spend too much money on the travel itself. I’d rather spend my money on whatever there is to buy where I’m going. I don’t want to hand much over to the airline or the railroad. I want to travel cheap. But I sometimes miss an important fact – that when I try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Jonah's Defiance Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 23, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 10,992 views

    A sermon on Jonah 1 about defiance against the will of God

    Jonah’s Defiance Jonah 1 Introduction: My son and I were bass fishing in a boat on the Kanawha River in West Virginia, when I hooked a really big bass. My line got snarled on my casting reel, and I didn’t have a lot of extra line to let out. When the big bass hit the end of the free line, he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Test Of Will Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 10, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,416 views

    Jonah exibits free will when he runs from God. God will not make you do anything, but he will encourage you.

    A Test of Will For the past couple of weeks we have been taking some of the Bible stories that we normally think of as children’s stories. We looking are at them from an adult point of view. Today we are picking up with Jonah. What do we know about Jonah from this scripture? From all we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    A Sailor's Tale Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 20, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,955 views

    This is the story of Jonah told from the perspective of a sailor on the boat he sailed on.

    September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, honest it really is www.talklikeapirateday.com.  And seeing I was preaching on Jonah it seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up.  This is the first sermon that I’ve preached in the first person and I wore a pirates costume. Arrr mattes, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Tim Richards avatar

    Jonah Running From God Series

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 26,456 views

    Sermon 1 of 4 in a series on Jonah and God

    Introduction: 1. I will admit that I’ve been looking forward to preaching this series of messages from the book of Jonah since I first came up with the idea in my sermon thinking last year. 2. Jonah is one of those books in the Bible that never fails to fascinate people. Perhaps it’s the idea of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed McNeely avatar

    Fisher Or Fishbait Series

    Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,550 views

    We are either fishers of men or fishbait. God has called us for a purpose. We either fulfill that purpose his way or he will have his way with us. God can be convincing whether we like it or not.

    Fishers of Men or Fish Bait Jonah 1, Matthew 12:39-41, Hebrews 11:36-38 Basically there are two things that Jesus wants us to do once we have accepted him as our Christ—once we have been born of the Spirit: First, Love one another as he has loved us… and Second, as we go about in this world we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Keith Walker avatar

    The Risk Of Running From God Series

    Contributed by Keith Walker on May 18, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 9,724 views

    First of five messages on Jonah. God’s directive was clear and Jonah’s defiance was careless resulting in calamity.

    INTRODUCTION There was a trial in Chicago years ago. The famous lawyer, Clarence Darrow, was making his closing arguments and said of one man’s damaging testimony, “Why, a person could as easily believe this man’s testimony as he could believe that the whale swallowed Jonah.” Well, there were some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist