“I am not the man I ought to be, I am not the man I wish to be, and I am not the man I hope to be, but by the grace of God, I am not the man I used to.

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“I am not the man I ought to be, I am not the man I wish to be, and I am not the man I hope to be, but by the grace of God, I am not the man I used to be.”

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO JONAH Gives Jonah a 2 nd chance (3:1-2) Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you…

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO JONAH Gives Jonah a 2 nd chance (3:1-2) God gives 2 nd chances to believers who… -commit apostasy (Peter) -give into depression (Elijah) -sleep with prostitutes (Samson) -abandon their ministries (Jonah; Mark) God gives us 2 nd 3 rd 4 th … 900 th chances (Abraham)

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH Nineveh believes in “god,” not “Yahweh” that a great god was angry & about to wipe them out

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH Nineveh believes Nineveh repents meaning: turn from something bad to something good to escape God’s punishment who? Varies (believers; unbelievers; both) from what? Varies (sinful behavior; wrong belief)

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH Nineveh believes Nineveh repents 1.Recognition of sin 2.Sorrow for sin 3.Commitment to stop sinning

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH 1.Spares Nineveh after repentance Ezekiel 33:11 “Say to them, 'As I live!' declares the Lord GOD, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways!...”

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH 1.Spares Nineveh after repentance 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH 1.Spares Nineveh after repentance

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH 1.Sends Jonah 2.Spares Nineveh after repentance

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH 1.Sends Jonah 2.Spares Nineveh after repentance

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE TO NINEVEH 1.Prepares the city for repentance 2.Sends Jonah 3.Spares Nineveh after repentance

Jonah 3: Repentant GOD’S LIMITLESS GRACE limitless in depth: can save even the worst sinner limitless in breadth: extended to everyone w/o exception Have you received it? Will you share it with the Ninevites in your life?