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Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah; have we repented at the preaching of One (Jesus) who is much greater?
The Message of Jonah Judging Nineveh part 1 01/11/09 AM Text: Jonah 1:1-4:11 Introduction This morning we are going to begin a two part message that is essentially a case study of the righteous judgment of God. 1 Timothy 3:16 tells us that all scripture in profitable to us and there are many ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Did you read something new in God's Word this past week?
Are you Jonah or Philip? Today I’d like us to examine 2 people in the bible, one from OT and one from NT. Our key passages are found in: Jonah 1:3 and Acts 8:30. Ideally, we will all see a little bit of both of these men in ourselves. Stand with me as we honor God while reading His word. Let’s ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17, Acts 8:26-39
This sermon explores the lessons of purpose, procrastination and providence in the book of Jonah, emphasizing obedience to God's will and His grace in our disobedience. Key
Good morning, beloved family of faith, and welcome to this blessed gathering where we come together, not as mere spectators, but as active participants in the divine discourse of God’s word. It is indeed a joyous occasion every time we convene in His holy name, for it is in these moments that we ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17
Topics: Surrender, Purpose
The life of Jonah gives us many lessons that we can learn and apply to our own situations.
The Life of Jonah There are many stories in the Bible of people who were called by God and we can learn so much from their lives. It becomes very clear that when we obey God, the blessings of God are released on our lives. But when we go against the will and ways of God, things do not go ...read more
Denomination: Charismatic
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
Jonah is now ready to do the will of God. Are we ready?
INTRODUCTION Last week we left Jonah on the beach, probably dazed and confused from his taxi ride on the great fish. God got Jonah’s attention, now he was ready to listen to God. God had a plan to use Jonah, the reluctant prophet, in a mighty way. I believe that ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10
He was a deliberate, determined, disobedient deserter of duty, and yet he was an instrument of God for the salvation of many. That is the real wonder, and not the whale experience.
Jonah is one of the most famous books of the Old Testament. It is known of by masses of people who never read any of the Bible. Strange as it may seem it was the first book of the Bible to be translated into Chinese. The trouble with all the widespread knowledge about Jonah is that it is all ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3
The sign of Jonah - (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
SERMON OUTLINE: The Compliment (vs 27) The Crowd (vs 29a) The Conversation (vs 29b-32) SERMON BODY: Ill: • Photos of funny signs • (Photos available on request – gcurley@gcurley.info) Question: What is the purpose of a sign? Answer: Twofold: • A sign is to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 11:27-32
Denomination: Brethren
JONAH'S CALL
Jonah Ch 1 vs. 1 - 17 1. JONAH'S CALL v.1-3 I. THE COMING . . . OF THE CALL OF GOD. v 1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ...read more
Denomination: Holiness
JONAH'S DESCENT
JONAH 1:17-2:10 I. JONAH'S DESCENT 17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Ephesians 4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 ...read more
This is a message about Jonah fleeing from the call of God. It is a message about how we should obey God, not only in the things we like, but also in the hard things.
Jonah fleeing from the call of God Last week we began a series of messages on the book of Jonah, and for the next several weeks we will continue in this great book and here are the topics we will be dealing with: Fleeing from the call of God Fleeing from Presence of God Floatin: Dealing with storms ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
Life is full of choices. Dad, I’m not at all sure I can follow you any longer in your simple Christian faith, stated the clergyman‘s son...
Jonah On Board? Jonah 1:1-3NKJV A small girl was asked to pray over the family meal. It was her first time ever, trying to emulate how her parents prayed, this is how she prayed: "Thank you Lord, for this meal you have REPAIRED for us.” ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3, Galatians 4:21-27
Jonah’s story and what we learn from it.
1stBBC Questions to Jonah 1. Jonah, where are you going? Running away! Pro 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD. Are you away from Him now? Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Psa 22:28 For the kingdom ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Sermon series on the Book of Jonah. Some of my resources come from John Hamby’s sermons as well as Jerry Giffords
“Returning to God” “Jonah’s Prayer” Jonah 1:17-2:1-10 Jonah’s story is simple. Jonah, a child of God, ran from his Father. God pursued his child on the wings of a storm. The storm, of course, forced Jonah to reconsider the path he had chosen. This short book is his record of those difficult days. ...read more
This is the conclusion of our series in the Book of Jonah. This was a hard sermon that challenged our congregation to examine how we are like Jonah, and what we should do about it.
Jonah Concluded Text: Jonah 4:5 – 11 So we’re finishing up in Jonah today… I thought after last week I’d be done with it, but as I was re-reading it… just going over it one last time to see if the Lord would have me say any more on this book. I realized that I ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11
Denomination: Independent/Bible