Thesis: Too often Christians think of Bible in a personal way, looking at every verse to give application to living life. But Jesus said all scripture was and is about him.
1. JONAH GOES AWOL * Received God's grace, but didn't want it poured out on others * Wanted his own plan for self and others * Worried more about his name, nation and politics than Christ * Didn't embrace Christ's work, but his own
2. JONAH GETS EATEN * Believers experience distress, dispair and hopelessness * Don't look at circumstances, but look to God (Christ) * God is always at work in trials * Jesus is the Great Deliverer
3. JONAH GAZES ON FORGIVENESS * God has a steadfast plan of forgiveness for his people * God delights in repentance
4. JONAH GRUMPY ABOUT GRACIOUSNESS * God relented from judgment, Jonah angry about it * Christians miss joy of Gospel due to personal preferences not coming about * Jonah pleads for death rather than exulting God's mercy * We ask God to favor us, but not others
CONCLUSION: Jonah isn't a story about Jonah overcoming a fish eating him; it's about the grace, mercy and forgiveness available to anyone who places their trust and faith in Christ.
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