Sermon Tone Analysis

Reminder: The Repentant Servant Returns to the Work

God is a God of Second Chances

The Revival (reminder of last week)

Preaching Was an Act of OBEDIENCE on the Part of Jonah

His Presence, Power and Potential were **not** what brought about the change in Nineveh

The LIVING WORD OF GOD and the Holy Spirit Brought Revival in the Most Unlikely of Places...

This was not a Story of Man’s Triumph, It is a Story of God’s Triumph over the Sin of his Servant and the Sin of a Nation

The Resentful Servant

He Forgot about Forgiveness

He was Sour about Second Chances for OTHERS

Both the Old and New Testaments bear witness to a forgiving God.

Consider Abraham Who lied to others about his relationship to Sarah…

What about Jacob who Lied about his birthright...

Meditate on the forgiveness of Moses, who murdered a man (Exodus 2:11-15);

Let’s Discuss David, who committed adultery and had a man murdered (2 Samuel 11:14-17);

Remember Rahab, who was a prostitute in Jericho (Joshua 2); and

Ponder Peter, who denied even knowing Jesus after spending three years with Him (Matthew 26:69-75, Mark 14:66-72, Luke 22:55-62, John 18:15-17 and 25-27).

Each of these—and dozens of other men and women like them in Scripture—stand as monuments of God's grace (Hebrews 11).

Zacchaeus the tax collector, for example, was considered a sinner by his neighbors (Luke 19:1–10).

When Zacchaeus shows he has changed and is making amends by giving possessions to the poor, Christ responds by saying, "Today salvation has come to this house."

When the criminal dying on the cross next to Jesus asks for Him to remember him, Christ responds by saying He will see him in paradise (Luke 23:32–43).

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6-11 - Life Lessons for Jonah

Leafy Plant - Sign of God’s Provision

Worm - Sign of Sin of Man (eats what is good and destroys God’s Intended Purpose) - True of Nineveh AND Jonah!

Hot East Wind & Sun - Sign of God’s Judgment (nothing can withstand the heat of His Wrath and Punishment) which unchecked by Repentance Results in DEATH

Reminder that Jonah’s simple sadness over the loss of the plant is MISPLACED COMPASSION - God had MUCH BIGGER PLANS -

The Repentance of a CITY who through Sin and Wickedness had Denied God’s Plan and Provision, and like the Worm had devoured everything around it, was facing the Heat of God’s Judgment, but GOD WHO IS RICH IN MERCY and COMPASSION and Slow to Anger, filled with unfailing love was eager to turn back from their Destruction...

Challenge:

Who is YOUR NINEVEH?

Where do YOU RUN when God Calls You to Preach to them?

What in your life is the object of MISPLACED COMPASSION?

Make sure you are not missing the Signs God is Giving to You in order to Help you be More Concerned with the Father’s Business than your own!