“The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)(John 10:10)

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Gal 6:2)

“For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.” (Mt 12:40-41)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 1. Take Responsibility1. Take Responsibility “Sin is crouching at the door.“Sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.” (GN 4:7)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 1. Take Responsibility1. Take Responsibility “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.” (JAS 2:10)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 1. Take Responsibility1. Take Responsibility “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (RO 6:23)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 2. Repent2. Repent “When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 2. Repent2. Repent ‘I have sinned’ he said ‘for I have betrayed innocent blood.’ ‘What is that to us?’ they replied.” ‘That’s your responsibility.’

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 2. Repent2. Repent So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.” (MT 27:3-5)(MT 27:3-5)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 2. Repent2. Repent Important Truth:Important Truth: Repentance breaks the power of guilt.

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 2. Repent2. Repent “But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord.” (JN 2:9)(JN 2:9)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 2. Repent2. Repent “You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,” (PS 30:11)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 3. Obey3. Obey “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.’

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 3. Obey3. Obey So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.” (JO 3:1-3)

3 Lessons from Jonah3 Lessons from Jonah 3. Obey3. Obey “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” (PR 1:7)

3 Lessons from Joseph3 Lessons from Joseph 1. Remember God’s Sovereignty1. Remember God’s Sovereignty “No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” (GN 39:9)

3 Lessons from Joseph3 Lessons from Joseph 2. Believe in God’s Purpose2. Believe in God’s Purpose “But Joseph said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” (GN 50:19-20)

3 Lessons from Joseph3 Lessons from Joseph 3. Trust in God’s Character3. Trust in God’s Character “Oh the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out!” (RO 11:33)