Jonah was given a second chance to deliver the message, and Nineveh was given the opportunity to repent. If he hadn't gone, how would they have heard the good news of God's mercy?

Jonah prayed desperately from the belly of the fish, declaring his praise and faith in the Lord. What is God calling us to declare in faith?

Jonah ran from the Lord because he didn't want the assignment God gave him - do you have a Nineveh too? You can trust the love of God to turn you around, even if it means a storm.

Paul concludes his letter with one more push into the life-changing truth of grace over law. What really counts? A transformed life!

Our life in the Spirit is lived out in humility, knowing that what we plant is what we harvest. Are we planting to live in the Spirit?

Paul reminds us that anyone in Christ has crucified the flesh - nailed it to the cross! As we keep in step with the Holy Spirit, he produces good fruit in our lives.

The Apostle Paul makes one final push against the hypocrisy of those who teach that salvation includes keeping the law. What do you count on for salvation? Are you still running the race? And what are you using your freedom for?

In the parable of the seeds and soils, Jesus reminds us to spread the Seed of God's Word, and also to test the condition of the "soil" of our hearts to receive the Word, grow good roots and produce a crop.

Using the OT episode of Sarah and Hagar, Paul contrasts life under Law vs. life under Grace. We have to let grace lead us.

The Galatians were being lured back into religious rituals as a means to God's approval, but we are called to live in freedom in Christ.