INTRODUCTION:
Can a rebel serve God? Can God use someone who decides not to listen to Him for His purpose? Can you be used of God? Are you a rebel?
On April 10th we will begin a new seven week sermon series in the Old Testament book of Jonah. We move from helpful Pauline leadership wisdom to a rich and true story. Through our study we will seek to learn what it means to be rebels used by God.
What is interesting about this book is that rather than focusing on the message of the prophet (as most prophetic books do), it focuses on the prophet himself. We approach this book not as fiction but as historical truth. Though the book lists no author we believe it to be written by Jonah himself possibly as a form of repentance from his rebellion and resent towards God in his forgiveness of Nineveh.
RESOURCES:
As you study along with us we recommend the following commentaries to aid in your study of the book of Jonah:
- The Message of Jonah by Rosemary Nixon BST (IVP, 2003).
- Word Biblical Commentary Hosea – Jonah Vol 31 by Douglas Stuart (Word, 1987).
- Obadiah, Jonah, Micah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by David W. Baker (IVP, 1988)
- Jonah: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture by R. Reed Lessing (Concordia Commentary 2007)
SERMON NOTES:
The following is a compilation of the weekly sermon notes associated to this sermon series. Click on each link to read the notes in our blog. (Note: following the link will send you to our News & Blog page where the notes reside)
Week 1: Jonah 1:1-6 “Running from God”
Week 2: Jonah 1:7-16 “Lots and Repentance”
Week 3: Jonah 2:2-9 “Jonah’s Prayer”
AUDIO CONTENT:
Audio content unavailable for this series.
