"The Journey of Jonah" "Some bible stories are easy to remember and the account of what happened to Jonah is one of them. While we appreciate the plain lessons taught in this Old Testament book, let’s realize the treasure of God’s word in the many layers and depths of things we find in the journey of Jonah. It was not a simple or easy path that Jonah took to complete the will of God and we can learn from what has been revealed to us.""• Lesson #1: Sometimes God calls us to do _________________ things (Jonah 1:1-2; 1 Cor.9:16; Matt.5:38-41, 26:38-39. 27:27-30)""• Lesson #2: Acting on ___________ is usually not wise (Jonah1:3; Nahum 3:1-4; Prov. 16:32; 1 Peter 1:13)""• Lesson # 3: Others are influenced by our ______________________ to God (Jonah1:4-5; Ps. 139:7-10; Jonah 1:8-10; 2 Kings 14:25; Romans 16:17; Phil.3:16-17)""• Lesson # 4: It can take _______ to lead to true repentance""(Jonah 1:15,17; Ps.18:6, 42:7, 31:22; Jonah 2:8-9)""• Lesson # 5: We may often choose the __________ way to do what God has asked of us (Jonah 2:10, 3:1-3; 1 Pet.5:6; James 4:7)""• Lesson # 6: True _____________ is easy to recognize (Jonah 3:5-8; 2 Sam.12:7, 13; 2 Cor. 7:10)""• Lesson # 7: Doing things the right way but with the wrong ________ is not what God wants""(Jonah 4; Matt.23:5-7, 23-24; John 3:16-17)"