Jonah
God's Relentless Grace
Jonah 4:1-11
May 28, 2017 • Pastor Blair Allen • Jonah 4:1–11
We conclude our series in Jonah this Sunday by looking at Jonah 4. Chapter 4 opens by saying, “But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.” Why would Jonah be angry that God spared the city of Nineveh from destruction because of their repentance to God? We will be looking at what was going on in Jonah for him to be so angry, and at the corrosive power of bitterness in Jonah and in us.
Jonah 3:1-10
May 21, 2017 • Pastor Blair Allen • Jonah 3:1–10
In today's message, we look at what we can learn from Jonah as he called the people of Nineveh to repentance, and saw the entire city turn to God as a result. There are a number of examples we can learn from Jonah regarding how we share Jesus with others in our own sphere of influence.
Jonah 1:17-2:10
May 14, 2017 • Pastor Blair Allen • Jonah 1:17—2:10
This story of Jonah is known by chapter two. In this chapter, Jonah is swallowed by the fish and spends three days pondering God and God’s pursuit of him in this midst of Jonah's “fish belly crisis.” Jonah chapter two is a prayer that Jonah prays before the fish vomits him up on the beach to go where God initially called Jonah to go: Nineveh. What does Jonah's prayer teach us? Let's find out...
Jonah 1:1-16
May 7, 2017 • Pastor Blair Allen • Jonah 1:1–16
Jonah was a prophet whom God used to teach us through his life. Many of us have heard about Jonah and the whale, but there is so much more to this book beyond the whale that speaks directly to the fact that we are all “like Jonah.” Jonah was sent to the Assyrian capital, the city of Nineveh, a cruel people who brutalized Israel, and yet God called Jonah into Nineveh. Jonah's response: run the other way!! How many times do we run the other day when God calls us to difficult people and places?