All Sermons in Jonah

(Audio and Text) Title: Introduction to Jonah Today we begin a new journey as a congregation.  After 7 1/2 years in the Gospel of Matthew, we are starting a new main book of study with the O.T. Minor Prophetic Book of Jonah. Now, I can promise you we will NOT be in the book of…

(Audio and Text) Title:  From God’s Presence Last week I jokingly promised that we would NOT be spending 7 years in the book of Jonah, and then I’m sure some of you looked at the fact that we are only covering one verse today and thought, “He’s going to try break some record here, and…

(Audio and Text) Title:  Sleeping in the Storm But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo…

(Audio and Text) Title:  Intellectual Belief Man, oh man, do we have a word from the Lord today!  In the first three sermons I have told you that Jonah can be a very surprising mirror into the issues and shortcomings of our own relationship with God and today I think that will ring true more…

(Audio and Text) Title:  Look Closer Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be…

(Audio and Text) Title:  One Solution. One. From Jonah’s statement in verse 12 we can infer at least three things: II.  Despite Jonah’s Honorable Response, the Sailors are Even MORE Honorable “Nevertheless” The men have heard what has to be done to save their lives, but they are not willing to play that card just…

(Audio and Text) Title:  The Missing Ingredient 15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows. The sailors finally resort to the last option, and do what feels totally…

(Audio and Text) Title:  Three Telling Observations Story of Being in California with Mary, Jodie, and Jenny Beck in 2004 and us deciding NOT to drive 2 hours NORTH of San Simeon (because our route was south) to see the Winchester House. Now they are showing promos for the TV show and every time it…

(Audio and Text) Title:  7 Beautiful Steps Today, we will look at the second and third reactions of the sailors after they threw Jonah into the sea.  We, of course remember that the first reaction is Fear.  The FEAR led to the sacrifice and vows. Matthew Henry: As an evidence of their fear of him,…

(Audio and Text) Title:  A Whale of a Tale? What is the nature of this “great fish?” To attempt to answer this question, let us consider two approaches: Commentary Study:  A Three-Fold Approach: Notes from Dave Guzik:  (Decent Exegete, common language speaker) The LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah: Some question if…

(Audio and Text) Title:  From the Belly of Sheol Today I would like to begin with not one, but TWO great jokes that Mike Wilson told me at lunch this past week:   1.  What did the Calvinist Dog say to his master? 2.  How many Calvinists does it take to change a lightbulb? “Then…

(Audio and Text) Title: ARSIC V3:  Acknowledgement -The Soldiers technically threw Jonah overboard, but Jonah understood that the Lord made that the ONLY path forward -“Your Billows” and “Your Waves” Jonah demonstrates his undertanding that Nature is not just some benign, impartial power, but it is one of many tools created by God, and used…