Intro To Jonah Pt 2

7/31/2016

Points of Interest
Introduction to Jonah
I. Call to Worship: Psalm 89:1
II. Offering passage: I Chron. 29:9-14
III. Scripture references:

Eph. 2:4,5 - ‘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)
2 Kings 14:25 – “He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.”
Ps. 139:7-10 - “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.”
Jonah 4:2 – “He prayed to the LORD and said, “Please LORD, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.”
Phil 1:6 - “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”

IV. Quotes:

Lloyd John Ogilvie - ‘and the reason we love him (Jonah) is because he is so much like us in our response to God’s guidance’

V. Cross-references:

POints of Interest