Jonah: From Death to Life

Act 1 — Burning for Burning (Verse 1)

Act 2 — Better off fled or dead than living with forgiving (Verses 2-3)

Act 3 — Intermission: Suspense in a tent (Verse 5)

Act 4 — The Botany Lesson (Verses 6-9)

Act 5 — Jonah’s feelings and God’s questioning answer (Verses 10-11)

1. It's not me, it's you (v1-4)

2. It's not all about you (v5-11)

Intro: Great Turnarounds

1. Jonah Turns

2. Nineveh Turns

3. God Relents 

1. Overthrown expectations

2.Turned

God

Scriptures

3. Repentance and Faith

Jonah

Ninevah

The LORD

4. Have you been overthrown?

1. The God who is bigger 

a. Bigger than Jonah thinks

b. Bigger than the mariners think

c. Bigger than the disciples think (Mark 4:35-41)

2. The God who is better

1. What can we learn from Jonah about ourselves;

2. What can we learn from Jonah about God;

3. What can we learn from Jonah about the fish;

4. What are the impacts on our lives?

Introduction

The Lord's inescapable judgement

Unlikely Salvation

An Unpopular Salvation

Intro: The fish isn't the weird part

1. Performance review

Reflect: Ineffective Theology

2. S.O.S.

Reflect: Faith is outrageous

3. Jesus is a better prophet

Reflect: There's no other replacements