BIG IDEA: REPENTANCE is the ULTIMATE SAVING TRANSACTION of the HUMAN SOUL. Reading: Jonah 3:1-3 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth.” Devotional: God called Jonah a second time with the exact same message. The a

BIG IDEA: Our own spiritual blind spots can stall out God’s mission for our lives. Reading: Old Testament Reading: Jonah 1:17; 2:10 Jonah 1:17 “And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” ‭‭ Jonah‬ ‭2:10 “And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.” New Testament Reference: Matthew 12:39-41 “But he answered them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a si

BIG IDEA: Our own spiritual blind spots can stall out God’s mission for our lives. Reading: John 21:15-19 “When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to hi

BIG IDEA: Our own spiritual blind spots can stall out God’s mission for our lives. Reading: Matthew 18:21-35 “Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owe

BIG IDEA: Our own spiritual blind spots can stall out God’s mission for our lives. Reading: Romans 12:1-2 “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice… Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…” Jonah 2:8-9 “Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salva

BIG IDEA: Our own spiritual blind spots can stall out God’s mission for our lives. Reading: Ephesians 2:4-5 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you have been saved.” Jonah 2:1-7 “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I

BIG IDEA: Our own spiritual blind spots can stall out God’s mission for our lives. Reading: Luke 9:61-62 “Yet another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.’ Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’” Jonah 1:1-3 “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up

BIG IDEA: You could be in the right place with the right people doing all the right things and still be WRONG with God. Reading: Jonah 2:2-7 “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your breakers and your waves passed over me. T

BIG IDEA: You could be in the right place with the right people doing all the right things and still be WRONG with God. Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were

BIG IDEA: You could be in the right place with the right people doing all the right things and still be WRONG with God. Reading: Romans 10:9-15 “because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no di

BIG IDEA: You could be in the right place with the right people doing all the right things and still be WRONG with God. Reading: Jonah 1:8-16 “Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” Then the men were exceedingly afraid and sa

BIG IDEA: You could be in the right place with the right people doing all the right things and still be WRONG with God. Reading: Jonah 2:1-10 “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your breakers and your waves passed over me.

BIG IDEA: You could be in the right place with the right people doing all the right things and still be WRONG with God. Reading: Jonah 1:1-17 “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it,

BIG IDEA: The only thing harder than following God’s Will is wishing that you had. Reading: Jonah 4:1-4; Matthew 12:40-41 Jonah 4:1-4 “But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. Therefore now, O

BIG IDEA: The only thing harder than following God’s Will is wishing that you had. Reading: Jonah 3:1-5; Luke 9:23-26 Jonah 3:1-5 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day

BIG IDEA: The only thing harder than following God’s Will is wishing that you had. Reading: Matthew 25:14-30; 1 Peter 4:10-11 Matthew 25:14-30 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he wh

BIG IDEA: The only thing harder than following God’s Will is wishing that you had. Reading: Jonah 1:11-17; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Jonah 1:11-17 “Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to ge

BIG IDEA: The only thing harder than following God’s Will is wishing that you had. Reading: Jonah 1:4-10; Proverbs 3:5-6 Jonah 1:4-10 “But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain

BIG IDEA: The only thing harder than following God’s Will is wishing that you had. Reading: Jonah 1:1-3; Psalm 139:7-12 Jonah 1:1-3 “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go wit