Jonah 3:5-10

Jonah preaches the word of God to the Ninevites they hear and they repent. The message reaches the greatest and the least - even the king. The King issues a decree expanding their fast. The text shows us what repentance looks like. They received a believable message from a reliable source and so they repent. True repentance plus sound doctrine will result in godly living. Pastor Brian also mentions what happens to Nineveh following the close of the book of Jonah. 

Jonah 3:1-5

In this sermon, Pastor Brian Morris examines what we can learn about preaching from Jonah. Jonah preaches a sermon that leads to mass repentance from the people of Nineveh, yet it seems that Jonah does not preach to himself first. What Jonah does right is that he simply preaches the word, and the word does the work. In all of this though we see that Jonah's message is not all that different from ours today. We also have a message to preach of repent or perish, as we see Jesus preach in Luke 13:5. We get the joy of preaching Christ and him crucified for the salvation of sinners.

Sermon Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10

Jonah cries out to God from the belly of the fish. Though he has sought to flee from the Lord's presence in chapter 1, here in chapter two he longs to be in the presence of God again.

From this text Pastor Brian points out that God desires more than just lip service from us, that Salvation belong to God, and that there is nowhere that God's children can go where God's cannot hear you.

Sermon text: Jonah 1:7-17

Jonah 1:1-6.

Sermon Text: Psalm 90

Moses authors the first Psalm of book 4, and the final Psalm we look at for 2024. In this Psalm, Moses praises God for his eternality. He also observes and comments on man's mortality. After reflecting on these two things he remarks that we can gain wisdom from numbering our days.

Psalm 88 is known by many as the darkest of Psalms. It is a lament that is full of sorrow and seemingly lacking of praise. Though the Psalmist is close to death he still comes to the Lord day and night in prayer. From this Psalm, we see an example of a man desperately praying to God without ceasing. This Psalm helps us learn how to come to God in suffering. One day the Lord Jesus will wipe away every tear, but until then we may suffer. Suffering is hard, but it is not meaningless. God knows and sees your suffering and he is working in that for you good, and for his glory.

Psalm 87 like Psalm 84 is a Psalm that focuses on the city of God. Part of this finds its fulfillment in the physical city of Jerusalem, as this psalm would have been sung at the temple during feasts. However, as we read through this Psalm we see that it draws out eyes toward eternity. In the City of God we see a description of many different nations and they are described as being born there. Jesus tells Nicodemus, and us, that if one wishes to enter the Kingdom of God then he must be born again. And this Psalm foreshadows the idea that Jesus taught.

Sermon text: Psalm 86

In Psalm 86 David asks the Lord for help and protection from his enemies. In this Psalm, he reflects on Exodus 34:6-7. He repeats that God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. In this Psalm David teaches us how to pray. He primarily asks God for grace and he celebrates God for who he is.

Dr. Jim Ptak preaches on Psalm 85.