Jonah 4 When a food critic comes to a restaurant, absolutely loves the food the chef has prepared, and writes a rave review, this is a delight to the chef. When a writer’s novel is published and is a best seller, this is deeply gratifying to the author. When a football player is chosen to…
Jonah 2:1-10 As you probably know, I have great admiration for the music and lyrics of Jason Gray. I showed a video of one of his songs last week as part of the sermon. Jason Gray had an abusive stepfather and a difficult childhood. This caused him to develop a stutter and his story is…
Jonah 1:1-17 God told Jonah to take his message to the people of Nineveh and Jonah refused. Jonah more than refused. God wanted the people of Nineveh to hear good news and Jonah was determined it would not happen through him. He packed a few things and left to get as far away from Nineveh…
Jonah 1:1-3 If you read the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary on Jonah or the IVP Bible Dictionary, you will find a story about a British sailor named James Bartley who was working on a whaling ship in the late 19th century off the coast of, depending on your political sensibilities, the Falkland or Malvinas Islands….