The Pouting Prophet Jonah 3 :10-4:11 Fallen Condition Focus: We are excited about the mercy of God and what He has done for us personally. However, we often fall short of truly wanting the grace of God to be shed abroad and for people to experience conversion. Furthermore, we say that we want to be used by God
Sermon Notes for Against Non-Prophets Part 2 of 4 Of all the people and things mentioned in the book—the storm, the lots, the sailors, the fish, the Ninevites, the plant, the worm, and the east wind—only the prophet himself fails to obey God. All these were used to teach Jonah a lesson in compassion and
1Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a
Cleaning House and Real Business Luke 19:45-48 The business of men was being carried in the stead of kingdom business. Corrupt priests, instead of serving the people and facilitating good relations between the people and the Lord, made profits from sacred activities. Rituals designed for God’s glory and the good of His people had been
In-Your-Face Preaching (Acts 8:4-8) The preaching of Philip was not unto emotional highs and lows. He declared with in-your-face preaching the truth of God. He came with in-your-face preaching and its purpose: conversion. In-your-face preaching is not unkind but is unhindered by undue concern for feelings and positions because it is godward and God-honoring and
