He preached to the people of nineveh, they repented, and god saved the city from destruction. Jonah on the ship 1 of 4 jerry vines sermon outlines. And whoever doubts it does not know what a saint is or what a man is. His name was jonah son of amittai from gathhepher near. Interestingly, marks gospel is likely sourced by the sermons by. Pastor charles preaching series on the book of jonah visit our church website. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Grace in the book of jonah sermon by wade allen, jonah 1. As we studied chapter 1 last week we saw that jonah responded to gods leading with disobedience.
The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Many critics however want to lower the book of jonah to an allegory, a parable or a legend because of the miracles described in it especially the appearing of the great fish devouring jonah. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. The book of jonah, like the story of good samaritan, is designed to remind us who we are. How to respond when god gives you a second chance jonah 2. Jonah is the book of the bible we want to look at tonight. Nineveh was a wicked city and the wickedness of the people had piled up so high that, spiritually speaking, it literally reached gods throne. It is one thing not to know the will of god and to miss it. It is so hard trying to please so many people and such a strain feeling responsible for so many. The book of jonah is different from the other minor prophets, for it is the personal experience of the prophet himself.
Like jonah, we need to respond to gods mercy in grateful obedience. Outline of the book of jonah one popular outline of jonah, which could be used in a sermon series, is. It is used some 62 times in the old testament to describe the. In that prayer he finally got things right with god. We know how god wanted to send jonah to nineveh, but jonah ran from god, got swallowed by a big fish, and then finally went anyway. Sermons from jonah were just like jonah jonah 1 how god pursues prodigals, part 1 jonah 1. A man by the name of jonah was called by god to go and preach in a pagan city. The book of jonah is listed among the minor prophets, but jonah is nowhere in this book called a prophet. The book of jonah the story not so much about a big fish, but the story about a big god. Before we dive into the book, let me provide the historical setting of jonah. Perhaps we could reflect upon a few of these matters.
Jonah is a great book for young preachers looking to preach a minor prophet. In a church with a sunday school of only 65 people, she taught a class of junior high boys. Prepare your messages on gods word in jonah with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. Jonah sermon lessons from the life of jonah proposition. So, if you have your bible with you and i hope you do go ahead and start looking for the book of jonah. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. This sermon deals with how the message of repentance can change hearts.
Jonah 1 jonah running from god a sermon by jeremy myers. Though the book contains no direct prophecy, the experience of jonah is itself a reflection of the message of god. He tried to find his way to the coast so he could catch a boat and make his way back secretly to his. From ideas on sermon topics to how to develop church growth to insight on ministry life, preaching helps pastors develop every area of life and work in ministry. During the awful, bloody days of world war i, there was a british soldier who became so distraught with the war, the suffering and the death that he deserted. Sermon jonah 4 angry jonah and our compassionate god. Our sermon ideas on jonah will help you preach a powerful message on the difficult commission of god. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Running from god chapter 1 running to god chapter 2 running with god chapter 3 running ahead of god chapter 4. This website is dedicated to sharing gods truth with the men of god who minister to others. In teaching to change lives, howard hendricks tells about an 83year old michigan woman he met at a sunday school convention in chicago.
Obviously the lord jesus christ considered jonah a real person, and he accepted the record of the book of jonah as true. Jonah jerry vines jonah 1 your most important enterprise as a christian is to find and to follow the will of god. Sermons on jonah first presbyterian church, jackson, mississippi. In this sermon we will study the book of jonah and glean some general lessons from the book. Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point, only to be swallowed by a great fish and dumped back at this starting point 2. We call this book one of the minor prophets, yet it contains only one prophecy. First, we should note that this marvelous narrative has suffered the brunt of the critics barbs for a long while. And when he came into their midst and began to say, yet forty days, and nineveh shall be destroyed jonah 3. I can see the spirit of jonah adding, hallelujah, to it, god, put them all in the eternal fires of hell. I want to remind you that this whale of a tale called the book of jonah is not about a great big fish, a great big city or a grumpy old prophet. Last week i told you that this book will serve as a mirror for us regarding how we respond to the will of god in our lives. That is the point of the book of jonah in the old testament.
Like jonah, we are often more concerned with our own comfort than with loving god and our neighbors as we should. Jonah is the only minor prophet where miracles play an important role. With this message we begin a fivepart series on the book of jonah called outrageous grace. He does not just have lovehe is love it is never too late to turn to god. A couple of the key themes we find in this book are gods sovereignty the fact that he is in control. Read the latest on the anchor project and how you can be support our work. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike. The story is presented much like that of elijah and elisha. Anchor is a gospel book that explains the good news in a simple and persuasive manner. As we get started in the message this morning, i want to invite you to go ahead and start turning to the first chapter of the book of jonah.
Summary of the book, so god tells the prophet jonah to go to nineveh to. The book of jonah was written roughly 3000 years ago by the prophet jonah. Several things can be said about jonah that cannot be said about any of the other minor prophets. To make a man a saint, grace is absolutely necessary. Not too long after the ministry of elijah and elisha, another prophet came onto the scene in the northern kingdom of israel during the rule of jeroboam ii 2 kings 14. If we in the church hope to impact our world for good, we must declare the lifechanging gospel of jesus christ. Like jonah, we are sometimes called to stand up for, or even preach, the gospel in uncomfortable circumstances. The bible is a book that shows some submitting to god while others are seen as rebelling against god. There are over 1,100 written sermons and sermon outlines on this site.
The prophetic significance of this book not only lies in the short message in nineveh but also in the entire history of jonah described in his book. However, the opening words of the book, now the word of yahweh came to jonah son of amittai 1. The word rebel has the idea of resisting or rising up against authority. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. Another story from the bible that many people know of is the story of jonah and the great fish. The opening chapter of jonah is set in the midst of an intense storm, a really intense storm.
Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Jonah is the only minor prophet whose major activity takes. We know how god wanted to send jonah to nineveh, but jonah ran from god, got swallowed by a. Though nineveh was a wicked city, god gave the inhabitants opportunity to be spared. Jonah reminds christians of the extent to which god goes in pursuing us in our. Jonah found out how much god can do with one person. The book of jonah, or more accurately, the story of jonah is so well known that we can sometimes skip over it and ignore what the true message of the book of jonah is. Though jonah was a rebellious servant, god forgave him, used him, and tenderly sought to help him overcome his anger. The book of jonah is more than just a delightful story for children. God has expectations, and because he has those expectations, we have choices to make.
In this sermon on jonah we can see that there are many other great lessons in the book of jonah, but lets consider these that we have studied. Weve gone through the story in years past, but in connection with the book, i want to reiterate it one more time to you. Jonah sermon sermon outline by kevin cauley on the life of jonah and those lessons from it that are profitable for us today date written. This is the sermon introduction video for the series jonah. Preach on topics including obedience, running from the call of god, and gods propensity to forgive the unforgivable. So the book of jonah is a story about missions, but not in the way that most of us think. Free access to sermons on jonah, church sermons, illustrations on jonah, and. For as jonah was a sign unto the ninevites, so shall also the son of man be to this generation. Encouragement the lord asked jonah to go to nineveh and cry against it.