2. Jonah
2 overriding concepts:

3. Jonah
2 overriding concepts:
God uses FLAWED people to do His work!

4. 2 overriding concepts: Jonah God uses FLAWED people to do His work!
God’s work of salvation is UNSTOPPABLE!

5. Jonah
WHAT has God ever asked you to do that is simple, easy, unintimidating, out of the spotlight, not fearful?

6. jonah
Jonah 1:1
The Word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Ammittai…

7. jonah 1:1 ‘The Word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Ammittai…’
Who is Jonah?

8. jonah 1:1 ‘The Word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Ammittai…’
Who is Jonah?
II Kings 14:23-26

9. jonah 1:1 ‘The Word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Ammittai…’
Who is Jonah?
II Kings 14:23-26
A Prophet

10. jonah 1:1 ‘The Word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Ammittai…’
Who is Jonah?
II Kings 14:23-27
A Prophet
One of the few who prophesied something GOOD to happen in Israel

11. Jonah
HOW do you think Jonah was viewed by the people of Israel?

12. Jonah
“To know Jonah is to love him”
Lloyd Ogilive

13. Jonah “To know Jonah is to love him”
“The reason we love him is because he is so much like us in our response to God’s guidance of our lives”
Lloyd Ogilive

14. jonah
Jonah 1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.

15. jonah
1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.
God calls—
Arise…………Go………Call out……..

16. Jonah WHERE is Jonah to go? Nineveh, that great city…
Nineveh is the most influential/powerful city on earth
The largest city on earth at the time

17. jonah WHAT is Jonah to do?
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.
Sin city
Go to Los Vegas and preach against gambling in the middle of the city

18. jonah
WHY is this so unique?

19. Jonah WHY is this so unique?
Prophets often spoke out ‘against’ surrounding empires or authorities in their day

20. Jonah WHY is this so unique?
Prophets often spoke out ‘against’ surrounding empires or authorities in their day
BUT to be SENT to one was normally not in the job description!

21. jonah
WHAT is God doing here for Jonah?

22. jonah WHAT is God doing here for Jonah?
God is providing Jonah with the INFORMATION needed to face the task

23. jonah WHAT is God doing here for Jonah?
God is providing Jonah with the INFORMATION needed to face the task
God is clearly stating the ISSUE to be faced
It is NOT an issue between Jonah and Nineveh
It is an ISSUE between God and Nineveh
Jonah is simply the instrument God wants to use

24. Jonah
IF you are Jonah, WHAT’S your response?

25. jonah
IF you did not know the rest of the story, how do you think it would read if it were a novel?

26. jonah
Jonah 1:3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

27. jonah
1:3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

28. jonah
1:3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

29. jonah
WHAT is Jonah doing?

30. jonah
WHAT is Jonah doing?
DITCHING God!!!

31. jonah
WHAT is Jonah doing?
DITCHING God!!!
DISOBEYING God!!!

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33. jonah
Are you aware of ANY character in the Bible that God used that was not seriously flawed by sin?

34. jonah
WHAT is the heart of the problem with Jonah’s response?

35. jonah WHAT is the heart of the problem with Jonah’s response?
WHO does Jonah have an ISSUE with now?
Nineveh?
God?

36. jonah WHAT is the heart of the problem with Jonah’s response?
WHO does Jonah have an ISSUE with now?
Nineveh?
God?
BUT who would Jonah say he has an issue with?

37. jonah
“When we sin, that something which we choose to believe in is not ‘no god,’ but ‘ourselves as god.”
C K Chesterton

38. jonah
“When we sin, that something which we choose to believe in is not ‘no god,’ but ‘ourselves as god.”
“The ROOT of every human problem is our desire to be our own god and to carry out justice in the way we ourselves are sure is best”

39. jonah
“In all of human history there has been only ONE who concluded –at every point and in every way- that God’s way is always best and God’s call is always right. Because of Him, every human problem will someday come to an end.”
Tullian Tchividjian

40. jonah
“In all of human history there has been only ONE who concluded –at every point and in every way- that God’s way is always best and God’s call is always right. Because of Him, every human problem will someday come to an end.”
“In the meantime, we’ll never see the end of our own misery if we do not recognize Jesus, this ONE who perfectly submitted to God’s way and God’s call.”
Tullian Tchividjian

41. jonah
WHAT would happen if every human being concluded that God’s way was the right way and God’s call was the right call?

42. jonah
WHAT would happen if every human being concluded that God’s way was the right way and God’s call was the right call?
ANSWER: every human problem would end!

43. Jonah
“Remember who I am, and be content with my authority; for I have ready at hand all the resources; when anything stands in your way, rely on My power, and execute what I commanded you.”
John Calvin