This talk is part of an all age family service re-telling of the story of Jonah. In this talk, Rachel reveals to us God's mercy which is extended to all, and challenges us to extend His mercy, to our community.
Jonah is a great story with so many insights into our heart attitudes, Gods compassion and His relentlessness to forgive those who repent.
The Lord is a God of boundless compassion not just for ‘us’ (the people of God) but for everyone. Jonah is the object of God’s compassion throughout the book but so also are the pagan sailors and the Ninevites.
At the end is the question – “Should I not pity Ninevah?” this leaves us with the question – Do we have hearts of compassion for others, like God does?
Jonah at times seems way more concerned with the plant that perished (4:10) than with concern for the Ninevites. This incredible compassionate character of God is contrasted with Jonah’s
compassion, yet rather than leave Jonah to his whims, God even extends compassion to him, using him as a vessel to see his compassion enacted in the world, just like we should today.
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