As we come to the book of Jonah, it is easy for us to stand by and say: “Shame, shame on Jonah for having behaved as badly as he did.” Here the Lord had given him a task to do and he went in the opposite direction and refused to do it! Jonah teaches us to consider the Great Commission (cf. Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 1:8) we ourselves have received. Are we obeying this command? Too often we have believed the lie which tells us either we don’t have the ability to speak to others about Jesus or we don’t have anything to say to them. Nothing could be further from the truth for a person who has received salvation from sin and the wrath of God only by the mercy and grace of God!
This week we are studying from
Jonah
Paul Briggs sermon notes are available for
download.
Subscribe to the podcast