There is no salvation, no deliverance & no getting better until we realize that if God doesn’t save us, we will never be saved. That’s the advantage of being in the belly of a great fish. It clears the mind so you can think about what matters most.

Inside the large fish, Jonah is desperate ... desperate enough to pray a desperate prayer.

But those who know their God—know that He knows even when they don’t know—and instead of giving in or giving up—they give thanks.

How far will God let us go in sin? I don’t think anyone knows the full answer, but it appears that sometimes the answer is that God will let us go pretty far. He doesn’t always stop us quickly.

As I pondered this story, a thought hit me in a very powerful way: God is more gracious than I am. You know how I know that? Because he saves people I wouldn’t save if I were God. He blesses people I wouldn’t bless if I were God. He uses people in his service I wouldn’t use if I were God. Which is why I’m glad he’s God & I’m not.

These 2 verses have been rightly called the 3 Tenses of the Christian Life. They describe the past, the present, the future of those who have been converted.

Today I want to talk to you about 3 things—3 simple sentences that take 15 seconds to pray, sentences that yield a lot of power. So, let's look at Exodus 33 & the 3 things Moses asked of God—3 things we can ask as well.

For a person to be converted 2 things must happen first—something from God’s side & something from the human side. And God’s side must always come first.

A brief introduction to 1 Thessalonians.

You’ll never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. And when Jesus is you have, then & only then will you discover that Jesus is all you need. That’s the real message of the little book of Habakkuk.