God's supernatural power broke Jonah's heart and restored a once disobedient prophet back to a servant of the Most High. God can change any heart, if we only cry out to Him and repent.

God uses our triumphs and mistakes to help others come to know Him. Through Jonah's unfaithfulness, the pagan sailors accepted God and faithfully vowed to serve Him.

Gods will is perfect and doesn't depend on us. The lesson is to have faith that He has our best interest in mind regardless of how our situations look or how we" feel" at a particular time.

God sent Jonah to preach because the people were relentless and persistent in their sins, they were totally depraved, and they needed a Savior. God had not forgotten them, but provided them the opportunity to repent.

One thing that many of us are learning is that Jesus works in mysterious ways. He is predictably unpredictable and He often comes to us at unexpected times, in unexpected ways.

Today we are going to examine three characters in the Christmas story and see how even in times of fear, Jesus Christ can help us all live by faith!

Only the person who is built on the foundation of obedience to Gods Word stands secure during trials. Hearing, believing and doing the things Jesus taught is the only thing that counts.

Today we begin a four-week series entitled, “The Ultimate Hero” where we will learn more about Gods Ultimate Hero- Jesus Christ.

Our human insights are never enough. As we trust in Jesus and acknowledge Him, we find that He directs our path. Jesus is the only Guide we will ever need in our Ultimate Journey called life.

This Thursday is Thanksgiving. Lets be people who are thankful for all God has done for us through the sacrifice of Jesus. Let us remember that lost people matter to God, and they should matter to us!