Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.

It's not that we MUST pray, it's that we get an invitation to know God our Father and King

It's not that we have to go to church, it's that you and I get a church, which is a gift from God, and that's good news, because we need a church.

We don’t HAVE to give and be generous with what God has given us, we GET to give and be generous with what God has given us. At LCC giving is not central, the gospel is central, and then we see generosity flow from hearts that are set on the gospel.

Sometimes reading the Bible can feel like standing in front of Mt. Everest, wondering how on earth you will get to the top. It doesn’t have to be that way. While it is a large book and it can seem quite daunting, God in his grace has given us guides to help find our way through his word, in order that we might know him more.

God in his compassionate mercy extends grace to Jonah a second time. First time was through a fish, this time through a plant. This was to teach Jonah his heart to extend his covenant love to pagans and gentiles. He is revealing the redemptive narrative of the whole Bible to Jonah.

The gospel is that Yahweh is, “a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and relenting from disaster.” (4:2) This gospel is good news not just for other people, it is for us. The gospel is not just for salvation but also sanctification. In Episode 1 Jonah fled from God’s mission, his motives for doing so are revealed after Nineveh turns (4:2). Being on mission always reveals our heart. Our hearts need to encounter Yahweh again.

The gospel is Gods ‘Spirit Empowered Working Word’ that saves even the most unlikely of people. Repentance is always and ultimately a work of God (2 Tim. 2:25).

God is endlessly patient with his people as they are endlessly stubborn, to proclaim a message that is endlessly good.

No matter how far down we go – God’s grace is waiting for us. Jonah went down to Joppa (1:3a), down to the ship (1:3b), down to the bowl of the ship (1:5b), where he laid down (1:5b) and is swallowed by a fish and taken down to the depths of the sea. Yet it is at Jonah’s lowest point he finds God.