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Our God is a patient Teacher.- Yet His people so often are slow, stubborn pupils.- So God's school of providence runs throughout our lives, teaching us with our senses what our souls could not otherwise absorb.- -And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah,- Jonah 4-6 -NKJV-.-When Jonah got angry at God for sparing Nineveh, his temper ran so hot that he ignored God's questioning- -Is it right for you to be angry--- Like a sulking child, Jonah simply sat outside the great city, hoping against hope that the enemies of his countrymen would yet be destroyed, and his reputation as their prophet reinforced.- It's silliness to give God the silent treatment, don't you think- God's omniscience means our feelings cannot be hid from Him- the reality of who we really are and what we're really thinking is laid bare before Him -- always.- So, as Jonah sulked, God sent a plant, and then a worm, and then a wind more fierce than Jonah's anger. The great fish was long gone, but God's school of providence was back in session.- Would Jonah finally learn his lesson-- We hope to see you here this Sunday as we continue our study of Jonah with -God of Mercy- The School of Providence.-

Could this be one of the greatest revivals in history? When Jonah submits to God’s will and heads to Nineveh to preach repentance, there is a radical transformation in this great city. This week we will look at how the Lord uses frail man as an instrument of change.

“I fled Him, down the nights and down the days,” opens the famous poem “The Hound of Heaven” by English poet Francis Thompson. Thompson describes Jesus’ unceasing pursuit—despite his efforts to hide, or even run away, from God. The poet concludes “I am he whom Thou seekest!” The pursuing love of God is a central theme of the book of Jonah. The prophet received an assignment to tell the people of Nineveh (notorious enemies of Israel) about their need to turn to God, but instead “Jonah ran away from the Lord” (Jonah 1:3). He secured passage on a ship sailing in the opposite direction of Nineveh but the vessel was soon overcome by a violent storm. To save the ship’s crew, Jonah was thrown overboard before being swallowed by a large fish (1:15–17). In his own beautiful poem, Jonah recounted that despite his best efforts to run away from God, God pursued him. When Jonah was overcome by his situation and needed to be saved, he cried out to God in prayer and turned toward His love (vv. 2, 8). God answered and provided rescue not only for Jonah, but for his Assyrian enemies as well (v. 10). As described in both poems, there may be seasons of our lives when we try to run from God. Even then Jesus loves us and is at work to guide us back into restored relationship with Him (1 John 1:9).

#biblestudy #bible #jonah #jonahandthewhaleIn this episode, Joe and Sami go through the book of Jonah and highlight how God worked through every part of the story. When Jonah rebelled from God's plan, God still used Jonah to fulfill his purposes. This is a convicting story for us as we see Jonah praising God when He provides and cursing him when He brings trials. We also look at how Jonah looked down at the people God called him to go to. Jonah saw those people as untouchable and we wanted to ask ourselves... do we see people as untouchable? Sponsor A Classroom: https://upstreamint.org/product/SPONSOR-A-CLASSROOM/sponsor-a-classroom Website: https://upstreamint.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upstreaminternational/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upstreaminternational Podcast: https://upstreaminternational.buzzsprout.com/Chapters0:00 Teaser0:12 Intro1:30 We Dive Into Jonah12:37 God Still Answers20:05 Jonah Is Dramatic28:22 Jonah Says It Would Be Best To DIE?34:43 Blessed On The Surface41:19 God Can Still Use It!Support the show (http://upstreamint.org/)

Jonah is such a great Bible character. We are so like him! God invites us to help in some way and often we go in the opposite direction. When Jonah finally relents and obeys, he converts an entire city. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/support

When Jonah literally hits rock bottom, God rescues him and redirects his thoughts and actions.

When Jonah is called a second time to go to Nineveh by God he chooses to go. After delivering a very short 5 word sermon it would seem Nineveh destruction in 40 days is eminent. Yet in those 40 days God through His Word spoken by Jonah accomplishes the biggest miracle in the story of Jonah. God does not given up on his prophet, the Ninevites, or YOU! He is a God of second chances purchased and won through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ who specializes in transforming lives through the mercy, grace and steadfast love of God.

Going Deeper1. Do you have a “Call Hierarchy” with your friends and family? Any fun tips or stories? Blocked Caller Unidentified Caller Convenient Caller Double Call Single Call 2. Using your same “Call Hierarchy”, where does God fit? 3. Can you identify with “The Jonah Journey” in your own life? Please describe. 4. What’s a time that you said “Okay” to God and experienced the “warmth and weight of heaven?” 5. Who is God calling you to right now--either to invite them to join you for the One Campaign’s “40-Days of Listening—or to something else entirely? 6. Have you heard the joy-filled “Yeeeaahhh!” from your Father in heaven over you? Teaching NotesAnd the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” (Jonah 2:10-3:2) Where does God fit for you? Blocked Caller? Unidentified Caller? Convenient Caller? Double Call? Single Call? “The Jonah Journey” (Chapters 1-3) NORMALCY INTERRUPTION ESCAPE CRISIS DARKNESS AWAKENING RELEASE Three Key Questions: “Will I receive God’s call as an interruption or opportunity?” “In darkness, will I let my heart harden or awaken?” Through it all, do I believe that God loves me no matter what? Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. (Jonah 3:3) Obeying is simply saying to God: “OKAY.” Okay is the sound of surrender. In release, you will experience the warmth and weight of heaven Warmth The affection of the Father The release of all your striving Lightness, freedom Weight Gravitas Conviction A new determination A new authority Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.” When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. Jonah 3:3-10 Prevenience: “the priority of grace.” “We are always coming in on something that is already going on.” -Eugene Peterson, Under The Unpredictable Plant When God calls you to someone, trust that He’s calling them too. Who is He calling you to? One Campaign: 40 Days Bible Listening When we say to God “Okay” God says… “YEAAAAH!”“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, ‘Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.’” Romans 10:9-11Sunday Set List WFC Online/WFC LenexaThere's Nothing That Our God Can't Do- Passion feat./Kristian StanfillWay Maker- Bethel Music feat./Leeland MooringIt Is Well- Bethel Music feat./Kristine DiMarcoGraves Into Gardens- Elevation Worship feat./Brandon LakeWFC SpeedwayRaise A Hallelujah- Bethel MusicIt Is So- Elevation WorshipOceans- Hillsong UnitedGraves Into Gardens- Elevation Worship feat./Brandon LakeBe sure to follow our Spotify Worship Playlist, updated weekly with the upcoming Sunday’s set!

Jonah is one of the strangest prophets. Even though God called him to be his messenger, Jonah never seemed to be on the same page with the Lord.When God wanted Jonah to go and preach repentance to the people of Nineveh, he fled in the opposite direction. When Jonah finally does go to Nineveh and the people shockingly repent, Jonah is angry, both with the situation and with God himself.“And [Jonah] 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…’ And the LORD said, ‘Do you do well to be angry?’” (Jonah 4:2-4)This lesson considers the need for God’s servants to truly know God and to share in his compassion for the lost.(December 13, 2020 — Sunday AM Sermon)

When Jonah is in the belly of the whale, he calls out to God and cries out for salvation.

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.6 When Jonah's warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:“By the decree of the king and his nobles:Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destructionhe had threatened.

Dana, Tom, and special guest, Christine Duncan (aka mom), discuss the Nora Ephron, Tom Hanks, and Meg Ryan classic, Sleepless in Seattle. After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. For more on the episode, go to: https://tj3duncan.wixsite.com/tj3duncan/post/sleepless-in-seattle-1993 For the entire list of movies, go to: https://tj3duncan.wixsite.com/tj3duncan/post/greatest-movie-of-all-time-list --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Prophet who obeys When Jonah obeys God’s command to preach the message to Nineveh, we get a glimpse of what happens when one man decides to obey God. How does God make you into a change agent, one who changes your city, one who changes this world? Through simple obedience. When God calls, we obey. God’s call on our lives will cost us our time, resources, our comfort and we may need to make sacrifices and even take risks. But when we decide to obey God because of who He is, then we experience a great God at work. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/yourdailybible)

God who pursues When Jonah runs from God out of disobedience, God pursues him. The reason God pursues Jonah is not to pay him back for his disobedience but to bring Jonah back to Him. God, the creator and sustainer of all things, uses nature to intervene in Jonah’s life. He uses a great storm to create fear among the sailors who decide to throw Jonah into the sea in order to calm the storm. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/yourdailybible)

In part 2 of Doran Morford’s 3 part study of the book of Jonah, the third chapter is explored. This time, Jonah listens to God and does what he commands. When Jonah tells the people of Nineveh that their city will be destroyed, they repent, which is exactly what God wanted. Doran helps us to understand why exactly God did this.

This part of the series continues a look into Jonah chapter 3. When Jonah finally yielded to delivering the word of the LORD, the people of Ninevah instantly believed. The present-moment word to the Church, is that We must expect the exact same response right now, in our age! (* The original Youtube video from which this was extracted can be viewed here.)

Dear Manna Family, The Bible is a record of the extreme measures that God took throughout history in order to reconcile the human race to Himself. This world-wide Covid-19 pandemic is certainly an extreme event that God is using to draw people to Himself. Today we want to look at the book of Jonah which may be one of the greatest illustrations of John 3:16 that is recorded in the Old Testament. This book demonstrates that the God of the Bible loves the whole world, even the enemies of God’s own people. God called Jonah to pronounce judgement on Israel’s enemies, the Assyrian Empire. Miraculously, the entire capital city of Nineveh, about 500,000 people, repented, and God graciously held back His judgment for another 150 years. Instead of being thrilled, Jonah became bitter because God showed mercy toward the people that he hated. Jonah 3:10 When God saw their deeds that they turned away from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it. 4:1 But it greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry. Vs 2 And he prayed to the LORD and said, “Please LORD, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity. Vs 3 “Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.” When God called Jonah to go to Nineveh Jonah tried to run away from God. Jonah is an illustration of the proverb, “you can run, but you can’t hide.” God sent a storm and a great fish after Jonah in order to get His disobedient prophet to Nineveh. Jonah was not afraid that Nineveh would reject God, he was afraid that God would accept Nineveh, which is exactly what happened. When Jonah preached, Nineveh repented, God forgave them, and Jonah became angry because God showed mercy to Israel’s enemies. Jonah really thought that God should love who he loved and hate who he hated. He forgot that God’s purpose in blessing Israel was so that they would be a blessing to others by telling them about their gracious God. We often forget how much God loves people, even the ones we don’t love. God loves people enough to do extreme things to bring them to Himself; things like allowing a global pandemic. People are now reconsidering their lives, and some are more open to discuss spiritual realities. Some people may only come to Christ and go to heaven……….because of this virus. Let’s ask God to help us see people like He sees them, and love them like He loves them. We have been saved so that we can tell others how to be saved as well. After all, God loves them just like He loves us. Remember, God designed us to “do life together!” Love and prayers, Brad ••• Subscribe to listen each week as the Manna class learns and grows together through their in-depth study of God's Word. This comprehensive, expository series is taught by Brad Hannink, a gifted communicator of the Bread of Life. Manna is a Bible study life group that meets at Valley Baptist Church, located at 4800 Fruitvale Ave. in Bakersfield, California. Manna believes in doing life together. If you’re in need of prayer, email us your request at mannabiblepodcast@gmail.com and our class will be happy to add it to our prayer list. Members of Manna get together each week to pray for those on the prayer list. For more information, visit mannapodcast.com. ©2018, 2019, & 2020 - Brad Hannink - All Rights Reserved

WHEN PRAYERS COLLIDE--JONAH 2-1-10 AND 4-1-4--I. JONAH'S GRATEFUL PRAYER -2-1-10--A. Jonah's Distress -vv2-6a--1. Thrown overboard -v3--2. Banished from God's presence -v4--3. Entangled in the weeds -v5--4. Descended --went down-- into Sheol -v6a--B. Jonah's Deliverance -vv6b-7--1. By God -v6b--2. By the fish-3. By prayer -v7--C. Jonah's Devotion -vv8-9--1. Loyalty-2. Worship--II. JONAH'S ANGRY PRAYER -4-1-4--A. Jonah's Predicament -v1--1. Ninevites had gotten rid of their ra-ah-2. God had gotten rid of his ra-ah-3. Jonah holding ra-ah-B. Jonah's Explanation -v2--1. When Jonah first prayed-2. What Jonah first prayed-3. Why Jonah first prayed-C. Jonah's Request -v3-

Jonah 1 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish.         Psalm 139:7-12 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.   “Jonah’s runaway posture is our posture, every time we sin. It’s not that we stop believing [in God]...it’s just that what we believe has shifted. When we sin, that something which we choose to believe in is not no God, but ourselves as God.”   Tullian, Surprised by Grace, 33   Jonah 1 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. 4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. 5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.6 The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”   7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.” They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?” 9 He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” 10 This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.) 11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?” 12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.” 13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.” 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 16 At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.   17 Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.   Jonah 2 2 1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. 4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’ 5 The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. 6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit. 7 “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. 8 “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. 9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’” 10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.   Jonah 3 3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”   3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.   6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:   “By the decree of the king and his nobles:   Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”   10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.   Jonah 4 4 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. 3 Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4 But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?” 5 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.6 Then the Lord God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. 7 But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. 8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.” 9 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.” 10 But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. 11 And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”

Have you ever felt like you were being swallowed up by worry, depression, guilt, or other negative feelings? When Jonah found himself literally swallowed up, he turned to God for help. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren will give you seven lessons you can learn from Jonah chapter 2, and how you can find hope and freedom during a situation that feels hopeless.

Have you ever felt like you were being swallowed up by worry, depression, guilt, or other negative feelings? When Jonah found himself literally swallowed up, he turned to God for help. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren will give you seven lessons you can learn from Jonah chapter 2, and how you can find hope and freedom during a situation that feels hopeless.

Jonah is one of several books in the Bible that would not be accepted to be made a Hollywood movie; the main reason being that there is no happy ending. When Jonah comes to an end we are left with an unresolved issue, does Jonah learn his lesson? The book ends with God portraying His compassion to the Assyrians, but Jonah still in the depths of his self-pity and depression. Just as 2 Samuel ends with the purchasing of the Temple site, not the death of David; and Acts ends with the Gospel having reached Rome not the death of Paul. Jonah likewise ends in such a way as to draw attention to the true central character of the book God and His grace. The book of Jonah could have ended at the end of chapter 3, but instead we are pushed on to look at God’s dealings with His sinful servant, and how God seeks to correct him and sanctify him. We will look at Jonah’s anger at God’s mercy, and God’s mercy on Jonah’s anger. Source

When Jonah literally hits rock bottom, God rescues him and redirects his thoughts and actions. God can hear your prayer, save you, and create space for you to listen to and obey him, even when you are at your lowest point.

SCRIPTURE: Jonah 4:1-11 Few Old Testament stories are as famous as “Jonah and the Whale”...but few stories are also so frequently misunderstood! Instead of being primarily a story about whether or not we can run from God (or if a man can survive inside the belly of a fish), the story of Jonah actually challenges us to face the ways we all willfully misread God’s character. When Jonah refuses to warn the neighboring Ninevites about God’s wrath, he reveals a racist, bitter, and fearful heart unfit for a prophet, and even after 3 days inside a sea monster, Jonah still misses God’s bigger point: God’s heart wasn’t for the destruction of Jonah’s enemies...it was for their repentance. As the often-overlooked final chapter of Jonah reveals, even this story of divine judgment is, at its core, really a call to replace our own self-righteousness with a humble and selfless love that better reflects the character of a kind, compassionate,and ultimately gracious God. DISCUSSION/REFLECTION QUESTIONS:What is your history with the story of Jonah? Have you heard it before? What were the lessons you learned from this story?How are you like Jonah? How are you like the Ninevites?Identify someone (or a group of someones) you have trouble seeing as a child/children of God. Commit to pray for them this week. Be brave, and tell someone about this commitment so you have accountability. Jonah is angry at God because of God’s...compassion. Are there any characteristics of God that you have a hard time accepting/appreciating? Read Jonah 4 as a group. Talk through the vine/worm scenario. What is God trying to help Jonah (and us!) understand?

Jonah 3:3-71 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.” 10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, He relented and did not bring on them the destruction He had threatened.

When Jonah finally gets his act together, his obedience produces incredible results. As is often the case, obeying God can lead to some of the most significant moments in our life.

Jesus is greater than Jonah...He is our PRINCE OF PEACE. When Jonah hit the water, the storm stopped immediately. When Jesus died on the cross, the storm of the worlds sin was satisfied for all who look to Him in faith. "I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity." -Jonah 4:2

When Jonah looked at Nineveh, he saw a city without hope. It appeared to have zero potential. There’s no way it’d amount to anything. But, when given a chance, when in the life-giving light of God, Nineveh exceeded even the wildest hopes and dreams. Everyone, from the least to the greatest, even the leader of the city, turned around. Jonah only expected a turn over. God brought about a turn around.

In a wrestling match there are many winning or scoring opportunities. The major ones are Takedown, Escape, Reversal & Near fall. - In our lives at times we wrestle with God to fulfill the desire of our hearts. - God wrestles with us to fulfill His plan in our lives. - But the truth is "God always wins the wrestling match"----more---- When God wrestles with us , it is to change us. We can't change God. - When Jacob wrestled with God, God changed Jacob - When Jonah wrestled with God, Jonah had to repent - When the Kings wrestled with God, they were all perished, God didn't change. - We can never alter God's will concerning our future, instead we have to align our plans to match with God's will. - We can never change God's priorities in our lives, instead we have to re-prioritize our priorities according to God's Listen to the sermon to know what is going on in your life now and how God is going to win the match ultimately.

When Jonah finally brings God's message to Nineveh, the response is nothing short of miraculous. What does this story tell us about how people actually change? This message is based on Jonah 3 and was recorded on February 10, 2019.

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. This is our FIRST Patron-Movie pick!  Host Drew's dad picked one of his favorite romantic-comedies for the guys to check out.  We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every other Wednesday we'll bring you a new movie with all the feels you can handle.  We'll laugh, we'll cry and possibly restrain the frustrations to curse the heavens.  But what you can count on is three guys sharing their love of cinema with you.  Please leave us a review and share your "reel" feelings.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReelFeelsPodcast Email:  reelfeelspodcast@gmail.com Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ReelFeelsPodFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ReelFeelsPodcast/

When Jonah flees the presence of the Lord, we see that there is more to this story than just a man and a great big fish. We even find that Jonah is a prophet who actually lived out the prophesy of the Gospel.

When Jonah chose to rebel against God and go his own way, he soon realized it was impossible to run from the presence of the Lord. Yet, it was through the gracious discipline of God on the prophet that he came to realize the sovereign grace of the Lord. While in the belly of the great fish, Jonah had time to reflect, and he came to the conclusion that God was in charge, not him. God alone holds the power of life and death, of salvation and judgment.

When Jonah proclaims the Word of the Lord, the people hear and heed his call to repentance. When God speaks, we listen and the world will repent.

I During the time when God works practically, He expresses His disposition and all that He is. He can do work that's impossible to man. This is where His almightiness lies. He does the work by Himself. This is where His practicalness shows. Bear this on your mind: God's substance is almighty and practical; each reinforces the other. All He does expresses His disposition and what He is. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. II God is almighty and is also practical. His words are with His omnipotence. He is with authority, all that He says comes true. Even before the final result is seen, His almightiness is revealed when He speaks. Bear this on your mind: God's substance is almighty and practical; each reinforces the other. All He does expresses His disposition and what He is. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. III Let's recall what happened in the Age of Law. When God told Jonah to go to Nineveh, His being practical was thus shown. When Jonah refused, he was eaten by a big fish. There he lived for three days, but he survived and did not die. What God did to him shows God's almightiness. God always shows in His work His substance and all that He is. IV There are two sides of His essence: His almightiness and His practicalness. They can be seen in every step of His work, and in everything that He does. This is one way of knowing God. Bear this on your mind: God's substance is almighty and practical; each reinforces the other. All He does expresses His disposition and what He is. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. His righteousness and His majesty. His righteousness and His majesty. from “How to Understand God's Almightiness and Practicality” in Records of Christ's Talks With Leaders and Workers of the Church Recommendation: A Cappella "Praise the New Life"

I During the time when God works practically, He expresses His disposition and all that He is. He can do work that’s impossible to man. This is where His almightiness lies. He does the work by Himself. This is where His practicalness shows. Bear this on your mind: God’s substance is almighty and practical; each reinforces the other. All He does expresses His disposition and what He is. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. II God is almighty and is also practical. His words are with His omnipotence. He is with authority, all that He says comes true. Even before the final result is seen, His almightiness is revealed when He speaks. Bear this on your mind: God’s substance is almighty and practical; each reinforces the other. All He does expresses His disposition and what He is. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. III Let’s recall what happened in the Age of Law. When God told Jonah to go to Nineveh, His being practical was thus shown. When Jonah refused, he was eaten by a big fish. There he lived for three days, but he survived and did not die. What God did to him shows God’s almightiness. God always shows in His work His substance and all that He is. IV There are two sides of His essence: His almightiness and His practicalness. They can be seen in every step of His work, and in everything that He does. This is one way of knowing God. Bear this on your mind: God’s substance is almighty and practical; each reinforces the other. All He does expresses His disposition and what He is. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. His being contains His omnipotence, His righteousness and His majesty. His righteousness and His majesty. His righteousness and His majesty. from “How to Understand God’s Almightiness and Practicality” in Records of Christ’s Talks With Leaders and Workers of the Church Recommendation: A Cappella "Praise the New Life"

Fellow anti-diet dietitian Jonah Soolman discusses how being an athletic kid and being restricted from sugar led to a troubled relationship with food, how he learned to trust his body to guide his eating and exercise choices, why food insecurity can lead to a "clean-plate club" mentality, why it's essential for health professionals to adopt the principles of Health at Every Size and intuitive eating, and lots more! Jonah Soolman is a registered dietitian specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, and cardiometabolic conditions using a HAES perspective. He and his wife, Joanne, co-own Soolman Nutrition and Wellness LLC, a private practice where they offer individualized nutrition counseling, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. Most commonly, Jonah works with people who have tried numerous diets and are sick of seeing their weight temporarily drop only to inevitably rebound. Fed up with failing diets and being at war with food and their bodies, they come to Jonah because he offers the antithesis. By taking the focus off of weight and rules, he helps them to form a new and more peaceful relationship with food based on satisfaction, flexibility, and health. When Jonah is not working, he enjoys getting outside and moving his body. In addition to time spent playing NCAA tennis, his proudest athletic achievements include riding his bicycle from Seattle to Boston for charity, running up Mount Washington on four separate occasions, and rebounding from multiple back surgeries to finish the Newport Marathon. Find him online at soolmannutrition.com. To learn more about Food Psych and our guest, visit christyharrison.com/foodpsych Join Christy's intuitive eating online course at christyharrison.com/course How healthy is your relationship with food? Take the quiz and get free resources at christyharrison.com/quiz!

When Jonah finally became obedient, it led to the greatest revival or awakening in history. Nineveh was a very large and important city and it took seriously God's warning to repent and put its faith in God. All true revival does the same.

In this episode of Flashback Flicks we review the PENULTIMATE MOVIE IN OUR FEBRUARY MEG-ATHON! The 1993 romantic drama Sleepless in Seattle Synopsis: After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. In this review we discuss production history of "Sleepless in Seattle", we building upon our PREVIOUS headcanon, and we discuss our confusions with 1993 technology. So call in to your local radio station, tell them about your sleeping trouble, then get ready to listen to our review of Sleepless in Seattle. Favorite Quotes Sam Baldwin: Didn't you see Fatal Attraction? Jonah Baldwin: You wouldn't let me! Sam Baldwin: Well I saw it and it scared the shit out of me! It scared the s*** out of every man in America! Co-Worker: It's easier to be killed by a terrorist than it is to find a husband over the age of 40! Annie: That statistic is not true! Becky: That's right it's not true, but it feels true. Annie Reed: Now that was when people KNEW how to be in love. They knew it! Time, distance... nothing could separate them because they knew. It was right. It was real. It was... Becky: A movie! That's your problem! You don't want to be in love. You want to be in love in a movie. Tell us what you thought about the movie on Twitter : https://twitter.com/flashbackflicks

July 26th 2015 - Pastor Josh Guajardo - Jonah 2:1-10 - When Jonah is swallowed by a big fish, he knows God is fully in control. He is grateful for God saving him, but can't see it for the Ninevites.

In the third week of our series in Jonah, Pastor Alastair Sterne looks at Jonah 1:17-2:10. When Jonah can descend no further from God, he finally prays. But while his prayer looks good on the surface, it is rife with problems. Jonah's prayer forces us to consider how we pray, and why God still answers our prayers even when our hearts and words are a mess.

When Jonah cried out to God from inside the great fish, God gave him a second chance. But the deal didn't change: He was called by God to be a missionary to Ninevah… the most reluctant missionary ever!

When Jonah finds himself in the belly of the fish, he recognizes that he has been rescued by God. He prays from the belly and promises grateful thanksgiving and worship. How do we respond to the storms of life?

When Jonah finally gave thanks, his nightmare was over, and God released him from the belly of the fish!!

When Jonah preached at Nineveh, the people turned from their wicked ways and the city had a reviva. However, 150 years later, Nahum found a city that had again turned from God and had grown worse than they had ever been. Yet God is slow to anger but eventually He chooses judgement. Join Dr. Estep as he brings us the message, "Nineveh the Sequel."