Welcome to episode 29 of Grasp the Bible.  In this episode, we begin our study of the Book of Jonah, covering chapter 1:1-7.  The series is called “God loves your enemies.”  Today, we discuss the patience of God and cover: 

• The background and important information about the book 
• God’s orders (vv. 1-2) 
• The objection (v. 3) 
• The furious storm (v. 4) 
• The fear (vv. 5-7) 

Key takeaways: 

• Many people in the world today ignore God and assume that He also ignores them. Many believe that God set the world into motion and allows it to continue along unnoticed. This text portrays God as one who notices, as a God who is active, and as a God who takes sin seriously. 
• God could use any means to reach lost people, but He chooses imperfect people for the mission. 
• As much as you may want to try, you can never flee from the presence of God.  There is nowhere you can go where He is not. 
• God cares enough about sinners to send a word of hope, love, and grace. 
• Disobedience always leads downward. 
• It is a sad commentary when those who are committed to the truth of God’s word have to be prodded by a lost world into spiritual activity. 

Quotable: 

God pities the undeserving...which is you and me. 

Application: 

• If God loves your enemies, what are you doing to reach them with the gospel? 
• You don’t have to be a “super Christian” for God to use you to fulfill His mission. 
• Trust God, and leave the consequences to Him. 

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