Jonah - Breesport Baptist Church

06 Check Yourself Jonah 4:5-11

May 29, 2022 • Pastor Doug Forman • Jonah 4:5–11, Job 23:12–14, Psalm 139:24, 2 Kings 18:30–35

The book of Jonah has surprised us in so many ways as we've walked through its pages over the last five weeks. This final week is no different as the book doesn't resolve itself in a satisfying way. That's because God means for us to see ourselves in the runaway, turned reluctant, turned angry prophet. So, the question isn't what does Jonah do next? It's what will you do next? Will you labor out of love? Will you love where you labor? And will you be thankful for that which you labor for in the great mission of God?

05 - Jonah - A Mission Forsaken: The (Un)questioned Goodness of God Jonah 4:1-4

May 22, 2022 • Pastor Doug Forman • Jonah 4:1–4, Romans 5:1–5, John 3:16

The book of Jonah has surprised us over and over again. As we step into the final act of this great drama, it does so once again. This time we will see the runaway prophet turned reluctant preacher give himself over to anger at God because God dared to act in a manner consistent with who He has declared Himself to be. The question for us is this - have you ever found yourself angry with God or questioning His goodness, faithfulness, power, or love of God when life took an unexpected or painful turn? Many have. The unquestioned goodness of God is often one of the first things to be called into question when life takes an unexpected turn.

04 Jonah - A Mission Forsaken: Salvation belongs to the Lord Jonah 3:1-10

May 15, 2022 • Pastor Doug Forman • Jonah 3, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Ephesians 4:28

We live in a Genesis three world that is by nature bent away from God. That single reality puts the Christ-follower in an almost constant state of tension with regard to the question, "How are we to live in the world?" Jonah was sent as God's ambassador to a hostile culture that he hated which begs the questions, how are we to relate to the prevailing culture around us? What is our role in the world? And, perhaps most importantly, what have we been saved FOR? This week, as we arrive in Nineveh with the runaway prophet, we will seek to answer those questions.

03 Sacred Trials Jonah 1:17-2:10

May 8, 2022 • Pastor Doug Forman • Jonah 1:17—2:10

The book of James says that life is full of trials of various colors. The book of Jonah chapter 2 certainly gives us one of the most colorful trials in the whole of Scripture. One of the things that Jonah's experience makes clear to the rest of us is that God means for every trial to be holy ground, in that, it is meant to be the place where we experience the loving faithfulness of our sovereign God. Has that been your experience in the trials that you've faced or have you tried to keep running when God wants you to stop and turn to Him?

02 The Faithfulness of God Jonah:1:4-6

May 1, 2022 • Pastor Doug Forman • Jonah 1:4–16

Unbelievers always live their lives running from God until He stops them in their tracks and brings them to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. I wish, for Christians, that was the end of our running. The fact is that most Christians have moments or even seasons where they choose to run from God. Jonah makes it clear, however, that our faithful heavenly Father will not let His people run forever. In our text this week, God takes rather dramatic action to stop his runaway prophet from taking another step of rebellion and to begin the process of turning him around.

01 The Foolishness of Fleeing from God

April 24, 2022 • Pastor Doug Forman • Jonah 1:1–3, Matthew 28:18–20, Acts 1:8, Psalm 139:7–10

The nation of Israel was given a mission by God to be a light to the nations. The Church of Jesus Christ has been given a mission to be a light to the nations. Jonah represents all of those who have forsaken that grand calling and instead chosen rebellion, bitterness, or reluctant half-hearted obedience. This morning we will begin our verse by verse journey through the book of Jonah, and Lord willing, be confronted by the foolishness of trying to run from a God who is quite literally everywhere all the time and instead trade missional hesitation for enthusiastic missional engagement.