Throughout this incredible book, God has been sovereignly working to open Jonah’s eyes. He appointed a storm, a fish, a plant and a scorching wind. He’s been working throughout to help Jonah see the futility of a life that settles for comfort and the desperate need to share in his heart of compassion.

As we look out at the brokenness across our city remember God has done a work of dramatic transformation before and he can do it again

and let's step in with his Word on our hearts and on our lips, resting in Gods sovereignty to save, daring too pray that he’d pour out his Spirit and transform this place.

Jonah finds himself in a place where he needs salvation from the judgment of death. This is the ultimate need of every human and yet so many around us don’t seem to know it or recognise it. Jonah Chapter 2 is laid out to demonstrate Jonah being judged by God with death, saved by the mercy of God and “re-born” by God into a new life - a transformation we should long for in every person around us.

Obedience to the mission of God is hard, but it always leads to joy. We engage in the mission with Jesus, God's obedient missionary, holding fast to him, drawing on his strength and falling on him when we fail.

God desires to save sinners & send saved sinners to save more sinners.

That’s the message of Jonah and in fact its the message of the whole bible. Its the message of God for us to receive for ourselves and it’s an invitation from God for us to take others.

At Easter we celebrate that Jesus died for us and rose again for us, but the gospel accounts don't end there - Christ also ascended in bodily form to the right hand of God the Father. Surprisingly, Jesus said that "it is better" that He departs from earth and goes to Heaven. Listen as we unpack why it is good news for each of us that Jesus Christ is now ascended, and the impact & application of this in the commission He has given us.

As Jesus stands before the women at his resurrection, he shows us that life in him isn't constrained by death, it brings peace beyond the grave and is more powerful than the sin that held him to the cross 3 days earlier.

An impossible story of life from death.

What does the complete church look like? It finds its completion in Christ.

God's command for submission is not about stealing your joy, it is a path towards joy and we're in good company we do submit, for our example is Christ.

Now that we've put off sin, we hear the call to put on Christ. In this part of the letter we see the new clothes given to God's people - righteous clothes that make the right kind of impression in a sinful world.