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Jonah: When Your Emotions Are Out of Control
Ever wanted a do-over? We all want second chances but sometimes struggle to offer them. What if that reluctance is hindering our own fresh start? Discover how one man found his second chance in the most unexpected way in our series, Jonah.
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NewLife Community
160 28th St NE, Owatonna, MN 55060, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
When Your Emotions Are Out of Control
It’s possible to do the will of God without the heart of God.
• Because of Adam’s sin, God sent Adam out of the Garden to the east.(Genesis 3:24)
• Cain left the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. (Genesis 4:16)
• When Abram and Lot parted, Lot chose to go east to Sodom. (Genesis 13:11-13)
• With their backs toward the temple of the Lord, men faced east and worshiped the sun. (Ezekiel 8:16)
• Cain left the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. (Genesis 4:16)
• When Abram and Lot parted, Lot chose to go east to Sodom. (Genesis 13:11-13)
• With their backs toward the temple of the Lord, men faced east and worshiped the sun. (Ezekiel 8:16)
It’s possible to claim God, yet live with your back to Him.
wayisma: rejoice greatly; exceedingly overjoyed
Jonah’s Root Issues
• Erratic mood swings ranging from courageous obedience to extreme dissatisfaction and anger, suggesting underlying frustration and the need to control
• Entitlement tendencies focusing on his own views of justice and expecting God and others to operate within his parameters
• Depressive symptoms manifesting through feelings of burnout, sadness, anger, and hopelessness
• Erratic mood swings ranging from courageous obedience to extreme dissatisfaction and anger, suggesting underlying frustration and the need to control
• Entitlement tendencies focusing on his own views of justice and expecting God and others to operate within his parameters
• Depressive symptoms manifesting through feelings of burnout, sadness, anger, and hopelessness
Talk It Over
• Read Jonah 4:9-11. Where might you be tempted to choose your own will in your life, and how could you trust God instead?
• Have you experienced a time when you chose to skip God’s lessons and go straight for His blessings? What opportunities do we miss when we ignore God’s lessons?
• Where might God be giving you another chance? What choice will you make in response?
• Have you experienced a time when you chose to skip God’s lessons and go straight for His blessings? What opportunities do we miss when we ignore God’s lessons?
• Where might God be giving you another chance? What choice will you make in response?
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