Revealing Christ

This completes the series of sermons on the book of Jonah.

Most of us use Gods Word fit our judgement of others while ignoring our own need for mercy. What is the value of a human soul? Of a child? Of a ...cow? The most bizarre ending to any book of the Bible, I am sure!

This is the 4th message in a series of sermons on the book of Jonah. What was the sin of Nineveh? Violence was at the top of the list. Are we any better? Is a harsh message of true repentance legitimate for us to preach today? Are we 'lukewarm' and don't even know it?

This is the 3rd part in a series of sermons on the book of Jonah. Here we see that true love warns others, even our enemies, of their impending judgement by God. No one ever had more success in winning souls than Jonah, not before and not even to this day has anyone ever won an entire city of 120,000. How did he do it? He had help from the most unlikely source!

This is the second part in a series of sermons on the book of Jonah. The words of Jonah echo the words of the Psalmist and the words of Christ. The darkness that Christ went through on the cross can be more clearly understood by studying Jonah. "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" Matthew 12:40

Of all the prophets Jesus could compare Himself to, why did He choose Jonah? I can assure you that the story of Jonah was just as unbelievable then as it is now. How is it possible that a disobedient Prophet could be similar to Christ? This is the first part in a series of sermons from the book of Jonah that reveals the heart of Christ in many ways.

Can you buy Jesus? Mark 10. Did Jesus buy you? Matthew 13. The plank in our own eye is blocking us from seeing the Kingdom of Christ. Matthew 7. We will never succeed in Christ's Kingdom using our own carnal means.

Jesus said "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; AS I have loved you". What's new about that? Can you be a follower of Jesus and not actually 'follow' Him. Does He really expect us to 'obey' His 'commandments'?

The only thing man can do that pleases God is reflect the attributes of Christ. It seems that we have forgotten what His attributes are. When Jesus said "You should do as I have done..." what had He just done? Something you most likely won't.

So often we miss the whole point. It's not about collecting 'blessings'. Don't mistake God's silence as a sign of His approval on our bad behavior. The purpose of God isn't to give us land and goats- but to make us more like Christ. It's only the attributes of Christ that impress God, nothing else.

We must be constantly vigilant to set our worldly kingdom desires aside and be willing to submit our will to Christs will.