Join us this week as we begin a new study in the letter of 1 Peter. As Christians, Peter calls us to two primary attitudes, two characteristics that should define everyone who believe in Jesus Christ: holy hope and steadfast suffering. Watch this first message in a series that will inspire hope and encourage you no matter what kind of obstacles you face as together we turn our eyes toward Jesus and the living hope He gives.

In our last look at Jonah we finally see the 'why' behind all of Jonah's actions. Why run? Why hide? Now, in his own words, Jonah tells God exactly why he left in the first place and why he now would rather die than live. In answer, God has a lesson for Jonah which is important for us all. Listen this week as we finish our series in Jonah.

This week as we continue our study in the book of Jonah, we see what happens when the word of God comes to Nineveh. Jonah is called again to go, and as he obeys the word of the Lord, the city of Nineveh has a chance to respond. And when Nineveh responds to the word of God, how will God respond to Nineveh? Join us this week in Jonah 3.

Have you ever been out of your depth? Have you been brought to a place where a cry for help was the only option? This week as we continue to study Jonah we see Jonah's prayer of thanks after God has saved him. As we look at Jonah's prayer, we not only see how we might pray better, but how God's character and his works help us to pray in any situation. Listen this week to a sermon on Jonah's prayer from Jonah 2:2-9.

As we at SBBC wrap up a time of focus on missions, listen as we take a look at what Jonah has to say on the subject. The book of Jonah tells us that God has always had a mind for all nations to know Him. The message of Jonah to Israel was a reminder to remain faithful in reflecting God's character and reporting His goodness. To us it is a reminder of the greater redemption we have in Jesus Christ and the mission we have to glorify God in the preaching of the gospel.

During this period of focus on Missions (first three weeks of May), hear from the head of our missions board Rob Jensen. From Ephesians 2 we read that in Christ the dividing walls between men and women are broken down. This world is divided, and only in Christ can we truly be one new people, united by bonds stronger than any this world attempts to fabricate.

As we dive back into the story of Jonah, we see that there is a complicated between sin, suffering and the sovereignty of God. This week as we look at the story in the first chapter of Jonah we are asking "whose storm is it?" Suffering in this life bears the mark of sin, and as Christians we need to remember that our path, like many in the Bible goes through suffering and into glory. Jonah doesn't seem to get the message, will you?

This Easter join us as we look at the resurrection of Jesus. Thomas, one of Jesus' disciples, didn't believe when the others told him that Jesus had been raised from the dead. But when Thomas came face to face with Jesus he recognised not only that Jesus had been raised from the dead, but what this meant. When he saw Jesus alive, he said, "My Lord and my God!"

Why did the people who welcomed him as a king condemn Him as a criminal? A look at this text from Luke 19 shows why it is so important to know just who Jesus is and why He came.

Jonah’s call begins as many other prophets, “the word of the LORD came to Jonah.” Jonah’s response, however, is one of a kind. As Jonah runs away from God’s call, he also runs from God Himself. Jonah is a reminder to us not only to listen and obey when God calls, but reminds us who have believed in Jesus Christ that we have been given a message—A message about a greater prophet than Jonah, who brought a greater word than Jonah, a word of eternal deliverance, of invitation into a real and lasting relationship with the God and Creator of all things.