3. THE MORE WE SEE GOD’S HEART FOR THE CITY, THE MORE WE WILL HAVE A HEART FOR OUR CITY

5. When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.

6. Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. Now the Lord God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.

7. But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.”

8. And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?” Jonah 3:10-4:11 (ESV)

10. When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. Jonah 3:10-4:1 (ESV)

11. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” Jonah 4:2-3 (ESV)

12. And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” Jonah 4:4 (ESV)

13. Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. Jonah 4:5 (ESV)

14. Now the Lord God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. Jonah 4:6-7 (ESV)

15. When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” Jonah 4:8 (ESV)

16. But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.” Jonah 4:9 (ESV)

17. And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?” Jonah 4:10-11 (ESV)

19. 3 Things God did for the Plant That He also Does For Cities:

20. 1.God makes them

21. 3 Things God did for the Plant That He also Does For Cities: 1.God makes them 2.God grows them

22. 3 Things God did for the Plant That He also Does For Cities: 1.God makes them 2.God grows them 3.God uses them

23. “I turned the ignition, and encountered the influence of Charles F. Kettering, inventor of the electric self-starter… it was invented in Dayton. Consider thinking differently about drinking a can of pop. Open one and you’ve come across Ermal Fraze, who invented the pop tab right here. Grab one from your fridge and you’ll encounter Charles Kettering again. He was part of discovering Freon. Rewind the tape to when you purchased it at the checkout; there’s John H. Patterson and his cash register.

24. Not to mention the Wright Brothers’ finger prints everywhere you see a cloudy white stream crisscrossing through overhead. The connections… from NCR, to the Wright Brothers, Davis Motorcycle Co., the 1913 flood, Paul Laurence Dunbar, the “barn gang”, movie theater projectors, Joseph Desch (who was crucial in breaking the German Enigma code in WW2)… BOGGLE ME!” -Ben Riggs

25. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?” Jonah 4:11 (ESV)

27. THE MORE WE SEE GOD’S HEART FOR THE CITY, THE MORE WE WILL HAVE A HEART FOR OUR CITY

29. 3 Potential Attitudes Toward the City:

30. 1.I want to leave it

31. 3 Potential Attitudes Toward the City: 1.I want to leave it 2.I will loathe it

32. 3 Potential Attitudes Toward the City: 1.I want to leave it 2.I will loathe it 3.I choose to love it

33. THE MORE WE SEE GOD’S HEART FOR THE CITY, THE MORE WE WILL HAVE A HEART FOR OUR CITY

35. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Jeremiah 29:7 (ESV)