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Jonah 3:10–4:11 Jonah is perplexed by the amazing grace of God. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors discuss sermon topics for the church season. Find […]
Message preached at Grace Family Church, Caymanas Estate, Jamaica, by Sean Taylor on July 5, 2026.
Redemption North Mountain Podcast features weekly sermons and biblical teaching from Redemption North Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona. Our mission is to help people follow Jesus in every area of life through Gospel-centered teaching, authentic community, and faithful discipleship. All of life is all for Jesus.
In today's message, we reflect on the Movement of Repentance.1. Repentance begins in the heart: the Ninevites believe God2. Repentance moves toward God: the Ninevites call to God3. Repentance affects the body: fasting & sackcloth4. Repentance changes behavior Jonah 3 Darryl Canty
Are you in a place where you don't think there's any hope for you? The city of Nineveh would disagree. Join Kelly as he looks at the book of Jonah and considers the compassion of God.www.instagram.com/thehishillpodcast/www.hishill.orgkelly@hishill.org
In Jonah 3:1–10, Pastor Dave Hentschel shows how the God of second chances sends His Word again, brings an entire city to repentance, and responds with extraordinary mercy. After Jonah's failure, God calls him back to the mission, and through one reluctant prophet's simple message, the people of Nineveh—from the king to the least—believe God, humble themselves, and turn from their violence. This passage reminds us that no sinner is beyond God's reach, no failure is greater than His grace, and no person in our lives should be written off as hopeless. Receive God's mercy, obey His call, and carry the good news of the God of second chances to others.
Jonah 3:1-10 This sermon by Associate Pastor Mike Godfrey was preached at First Baptist Church of Orange Park on July 5, 2026.
“This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: ‘Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!’ The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.” (Jonah 3:3–5 NLT) This month we’re celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. The story of our nation is a classic rags-to-riches tale. The upstart 13 colonies won their independence from England and grew into a global superpower. As we celebrate the past quarter-millennium, we must not take our nation’s future for granted. It would be hubris to assume that the United States will celebrate its 500th anniversary—or even its 251st. God has shed His grace on our nation, but He has made no promises about our longevity. The farther we stray from the Lord, His Word, and His will, the bleaker our long-term prospects look. Once upon a time, the city of Nineveh must have seemed too big and too powerful to fail. Yet Jonah’s God-given warning threatened its very existence. Jonah 3:3–5 explains it this way: “This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: ‘Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!’ The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow” (NLT). What would happen if our country were given a forty-day warning? Would we recognize the urgency and turn to God? The story of Nineveh in the book of Jonah offers a template to follow. When the king of Nineveh heard Jonah’s prophetic words, he stepped down from his throne, took off his royal robes, dressed himself in burlap, and sat on a heap of ashes. In other words, he humbled himself before the Lord. The people of Nineveh prayed earnestly, repenting of their wickedness and asking God to forgive them and show them mercy. When God saw their response to Jonah’s warning, how they turned from their evil ways, He withheld His judgment and destruction. What a stunning turnaround. The entire city turned to God en masse as one of the greatest revivals in human history unfolded. Their change of heart shows us that no one is beyond the reach of God. That principle applies not only on a national level but on a personal level as well. Think of the people in your life who seem far from God. Start praying for a Nineveh-like revival in their lives. Do it for forty days—and then for another forty days, if necessary. Do the work of revival and trust the results to God. Reflection question: What would doing the work of revival look like in your life? Experience the Harvest Crusade on July 11 when you watch online! — The audio production of the podcast "Greg Laurie: Daily Devotions" utilizes Generative AI technology. This allows us to deliver consistent, high-quality content while preserving Harvest's mission to "know God and make Him known." All devotional content is written and owned by Pastor Greg Laurie. Listen to the Greg Laurie Podcast Become a Harvest PartnerSupport the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in breadth. 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.6 The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, 8 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. 9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”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.Jonah, Abraham, David, and Peter all got second chances from God. Is there someone in your life — a parent, a friend, an old relationship — who might need a second chance from you? What's held you back from offering it?Jonah walked into a genuinely scary situation not on his own confidence but on God's word. In a culture like ours that prizes competence, credentials, and self-reliance, where is God asking you to do something you don't feel equipped for — and what would change if you trusted the strength wasn't meant to be yours to begin with?When you read the “wrath” passages of Scripture, do you tend to skim past them? What might you be missing about God's character by doing that?The sermon says God's word came to Jonah, and that a healthy relationship with God involves both speaking and listening. How has God spoken to you in the past — through Scripture, prayer, other people, circumstances? And honestly, are you actually listening for his voice these days, or mostly just talking at him?
Jonah's entire rhetorically-savvy, apologetically-rich sermon that causes the repentance of 120,000 Ninevites is "Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" How was this possible effective? Zack discusses Spirit-inspired speaking and Spirit-inspired listening.
Does repentance require emotion? Zack reflects on this question and discusses how critical it is that we pursue a relationship with a Personal God.
At the end of Jonah chapter 3, God changes His mind. But does He really? Zack discusses the debate between the "classical view" and the open theist view and proposes a third alternative.
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This week we continue with our summer series “Disputing with God” with the story of the prophet Jonah in Nineveh as told in Jonah 3:1–4:11. While we have often read Jonah as a comedic parody of Israelite prophecy, this time we explore what happens if we take Jonah's concerns about God's mercy seriously. The Ninevites are, after all, the very people who will destroy the northern kingdom of Israel some 30 years after Jonah's prophecy, so God's compassion for them ultimately has disastrous consequences for Jonah and his people. This leads us to the question of the cost of compassion. What do we do when God has mercy on enemies who mean us harm? And how should we respond when God calls us to do the same? Like the book of Jonah itself, our conversation ends with an unresolved question. But what an urgent question it is.
The Book of Jonah #5 - Jonah 3:4-10 - If you REPENT, He will RELENT by City|U Lubbock
Share a commentConfession is trending again, but a lot of it feels like a clever way to stay private, stay vague, and still feel clean. We push back on that hard. Real confession is not anonymous therapy for a guilty conscience and it's not something you can outsource to a website, a phone call, or a paid stand-in. True confession is openly admitting our sin to Jesus Christ, because He alone is the mediator and the only source of lasting forgiveness and spiritual freedom.Then we go somewhere most people wouldn't expect for a masterclass on biblical repentance: the Book of Jonah. Nineveh hears a blunt warning, believes in God, and responds with a citywide turn that touches everything. We break down what repentance actually means, why true faith rests in God rather than the messenger, and how confession proves itself over time. The details are vivid: fasting, sackcloth, humility, and a public rejection of violence and wickedness. This is not religious talk. It's life change.We also talk about mercy and hope. If God's grace can break through in Nineveh, nobody is too far gone and nobody should be crossed off your prayer list. We connect that to the Welsh Revival and Evan Roberts' four practical commitments, including the kind of restitution that made workplaces overflow with returned stolen goods.If you want a clearer, more honest practice of Christian confession, biblical repentance, and public faith in Jesus Christ, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with the line that challenged you most. Learn more: https://www.wisdomonline.org/Support the show
Share a commentConfession is trending again, but a lot of it feels like a clever way to stay private, stay vague, and still feel clean. We push back on that hard. Real confession is not anonymous therapy for a guilty conscience and it's not something you can outsource to a website, a phone call, or a paid stand-in. True confession is openly admitting our sin to Jesus Christ, because He alone is the mediator and the only source of lasting forgiveness and spiritual freedom.Then we go somewhere most people wouldn't expect for a masterclass on biblical repentance: the Book of Jonah. Nineveh hears a blunt warning, believes in God, and responds with a citywide turn that touches everything. We break down what repentance actually means, why true faith rests in God rather than the messenger, and how confession proves itself over time. The details are vivid: fasting, sackcloth, humility, and a public rejection of violence and wickedness. This is not religious talk. It's life change.We also talk about mercy and hope. If God's grace can break through in Nineveh, nobody is too far gone and nobody should be crossed off your prayer list. We connect that to the Welsh Revival and Evan Roberts' four practical commitments, including the kind of restitution that made workplaces overflow with returned stolen goods.If you want a clearer, more honest practice of Christian confession, biblical repentance, and public faith in Jesus Christ, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with the line that challenged you most. Learn more: https://www.wisdomonline.org/Support the show
Share a commentA lot of Christian content promises quick fixes, but what if the real problem is our diet and what if the only lasting solution is a return to the words of God? We make the case that spiritual reformation and heart-level awakening come through the power of the gospel as Scripture is proclaimed plainly, the way Paul charged Timothy to “preach the word.” That means resisting the constant pull toward trendy topics, clever packaging, and sermons that merely use verses to decorate our opinions. Jonah chapter 3 becomes our map. Jonah doesn't just get rescued; he gets reenlisted, and the phrase “the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time” becomes a headline for grace. God gives him a sacred charge: deliver God's proclamation, not a curated message, not a softened warning, and not a ministry built around a sensational testimony. We talk about how easy it is to turn a “fish story” into a platform, and why God keeps redirecting attention back to the text. We also step into Nineveh: a massive, brutal city with idols, fear, and power, yet a city God is already preparing to hear. The details about Nineveh's fish-god worship make Jonah's strange journey feel like providence, not coincidence, and Jonah's simple message “Yet forty days…” shows how God can use straightforward preaching to produce real repentance. We close with a personal reminder of how Bible exposition creates awe of God, not awe of the communicator. If you want stronger faith, better discipleship, and a healthier church, start here: open the Bible and let it speak. Subscribe, share this with a friend who teaches or leads, and leave a review telling us what part challenged you most. Learn more: https://www.wisdomonline.org/Support the show
Share a commentA lot of Christian content promises quick fixes, but what if the real problem is our diet and what if the only lasting solution is a return to the words of God? We make the case that spiritual reformation and heart-level awakening come through the power of the gospel as Scripture is proclaimed plainly, the way Paul charged Timothy to “preach the word.” That means resisting the constant pull toward trendy topics, clever packaging, and sermons that merely use verses to decorate our opinions. Jonah chapter 3 becomes our map. Jonah doesn't just get rescued; he gets reenlisted, and the phrase “the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time” becomes a headline for grace. God gives him a sacred charge: deliver God's proclamation, not a curated message, not a softened warning, and not a ministry built around a sensational testimony. We talk about how easy it is to turn a “fish story” into a platform, and why God keeps redirecting attention back to the text. We also step into Nineveh: a massive, brutal city with idols, fear, and power, yet a city God is already preparing to hear. The details about Nineveh's fish-god worship make Jonah's strange journey feel like providence, not coincidence, and Jonah's simple message “Yet forty days…” shows how God can use straightforward preaching to produce real repentance. We close with a personal reminder of how Bible exposition creates awe of God, not awe of the communicator. If you want stronger faith, better discipleship, and a healthier church, start here: open the Bible and let it speak. Subscribe, share this with a friend who teaches or leads, and leave a review telling us what part challenged you most. Learn more: https://www.wisdomonline.org/Support the show
The Book of Jonah #4 - Jonah 3:1-3 The SECOND CHANCE God by City|U Lubbock
Antioch Community Church in Quincy, MA (Boston Area) Sermons
Join us this week as we dive into Jonah 3!
“Then the LORD spoke to Jonah a second time: ‘Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.’” (Jonah 3:1–2 NLT) Most believers have reasons not to evangelize. Some of these reasons might even seem compelling or legitimate. “I don’t want to make the friendship weird or awkward.” “I’m afraid I won’t be able to answer people’s questions.” “I don’t want to become a person that other people avoid.” The Old Testament prophet Jonah had some pretty compelling reasons not to evangelize. At least, he thought they were compelling. He’d been given an assignment that no prophet in his day would have been excited about. God had called him to preach His Word in Nineveh, which was one of the most wicked cities on earth. The Ninevites were the enemies of Israel. Other prophets had warned Israel that one day the Assyrians would overtake them, and Nineveh just happened to be the capital of Assyria. Jonah likely reasoned, “Wait a second! If I go and preach to them, they might repent. And if they repent, then God will spare them, and they will conquer us. But if I don’t preach to them, they won’t repent, and God will judge them. That will be one less enemy we have to deal with.” So, Jonah tried to go in the opposite direction. He went down to Joppa, boarded a ship, and set sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord. He would have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had remembered the words of David, “I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!” (Psalm 139:7 NLT). You probably know the rest of the story. God sent a great storm that threatened the lives of everyone aboard the vessel. Jonah admitted that he was the cause of the storm and was tossed overboard: “The LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights” (Jonah 1:17 NLT). Jonah repented, and the great fish—likely a whale—vomited him up on shore. “Then the LORD spoke to Jonah a second time: ‘Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you’” (Jonah 3:1–2 NLT). This time, Jonah did what God had called him to do. God helped him recognize what all believers need to understand: The work of evangelism is far more important and pressing than any discomfort we may experience or any objections we may have. We’ve been called to share the gospel, even with people we may not like. Nonbelievers aren’t the enemy; they’ve been taken captive by the god of this world to do what he wants them to do (see 2 Timothy 2:26). Until the end of our lives or until the Lord returns, our job is to reach them with the Good News of Christ. Let’s embrace the work God’s given us so that others may experience His forgiveness, salvation, and love. Reflection question: What seemingly compelling reasons might keep you from sharing the gospel? The Harvest Crusade is coming to Angel Stadium on July 11! Stay updated on all important event details. — The audio production of the podcast "Greg Laurie: Daily Devotions" utilizes Generative AI technology. This allows us to deliver consistent, high-quality content while preserving Harvest's mission to "know God and make Him known." All devotional content is written and owned by Pastor Greg Laurie. Listen to the Greg Laurie Podcast Become a Harvest PartnerSupport the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Message from Cam Potts on May 31, 2026
Series: Jonah: Into the Depths of God's Mercy — Preacher: Colby Garman
There is a blog post that accompanies this episode at PrMarlon.comConnect with me.0:14 Jonah Recap Begins2:44 Jonah's Second Call5:42 Jonah Goes to Nineveh14:38 Jonah's Stark Warning19:20 Nineveh Repents25:40 The King's Decree35:35 Grace for the Nations39:56 Nineveh Judges Israel42:34 Faith and Mercy45:40 The Voice of Jesus49:27 Prayer for WitnessIn this episode, the Pr. Marlon reviews Jonah chapter 3, including Jonah's earlier disobedience, God's second call, and Jonah's journey to Nineveh. The passage is explored as a story of obedience after failure, with attention to Nineveh as a large city under God's concern.The study focuses on Jonah's brief warning message and the surprising response of the Ninevites, who believe God, fast, and put on sackcloth, along with their king. It emphasizes that their repentance is attributed to God's work rather than Jonah's effectiveness.The conclusion reflects on God seeing Nineveh's turn from evil and relenting from disaster. Pr. Marlon connects this to themes of mercy, grace, repentance, and the call for believers to share the message of salvation.Sign up for my newsletter to receive fresh posts, encouragement, and Bible reflections straight to your inbox. Check out our church at Cloverdale.orgThe intro music Fleet of Happy Fingers by Ryan Bell
This chapter highlights God giving Jonah a second chance to preach his Word. This leads to the whole city repenting and God sparing Nineveh.
The Book of Jonah #3 - Jonah 1:17-2:10: Salvation comes from THE LORD! by City|U Lubbock
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