The Grove Church
Jonah - Part 1
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Jonah’s “Big Problem” is not a fish… it is God’s faithfulness to offer repentance and forgiveness to Jonah’s enemies.
Israel was to be a beacon of hope to the nations, so that people form every tribe and tongue might learn the saving truth about God.
Who is the target we want to influence?
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What are we influencing them for?
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What are we influencing them for?
The Book of Jonah previews the Great Commission, exhibiting God’s lovingkindness towards sinners.
Jesus is the perfect Jonah!
Jonah was a rebellious prophet that despised God’s grace and mercy to sinners. Jesus was the perfect prophet that brought God’s grace and mercy to sinners.
Jonah was a rebellious prophet that despised God’s grace and mercy to sinners. Jesus was the perfect prophet that brought God’s grace and mercy to sinners.
The word of the Lord came to Jonah
God still takes initiative in calling people into His mission, often interrupting our plans to redirect us toward His purposes.
God still takes initiative in calling people into His mission, often interrupting our plans to redirect us toward His purposes.
“Go to the great city of Nineveh”
What do you do when God’s calling doesn’t meet your criteria.
What do you do when God’s calling doesn’t meet your criteria.
Nineveh was the capital of Assyria, Israel’s cruel enemy, infamous for brutality. To an Israelite prophet, being sent there was shocking and offensive.
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God’s call often pushes us to uncomfortable places—to love those who oppose us, to go where we least want to go.
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God’s call often pushes us to uncomfortable places—to love those who oppose us, to go where we least want to go.
preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
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Our witness must hold truth and mercy together—naming sin but offering hope through repentance.
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Our witness must hold truth and mercy together—naming sin but offering hope through repentance.
God sees the injustice of nations today—violence, oppression, corruption—and He still calls His people to confront and proclaim His truth in the midst of it.
What or Who is your Nineveh?
Sin = running away from God
Grace = God’s love running toward you
Sin = running away from God
Grace = God’s love running toward you