More Ways Than One
on October 4th, 2022
“And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship.” - Exodus 35:31 Picking up from where we left off yesterday, Jonah’s disobedience landed him in the mouth of a big fish. And because God’s plans always prevail, the fish takes him to Nineveh. Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor? Now, the Ninevites were stone-cold kil... Read More
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A God of Second Chances
on October 3rd, 2022
“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, ‘do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.’” - Matthew 18:21-22 As we continue to look at the story of Jonah, we must consider something very important. But before we talk about that, let’s look at what we do already know. We know Jona... Read More
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Do You Mean It?
on October 2nd, 2022
“But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.” - Jonah 2:9 Jonah disobeyed God. He ran from God. As we continue studying his story, we read that he is on a boat when a storm comes. Once the crew realizes that the storm appeared because Jonah is running from God, they throw him overboard where he ends up in th... Read More
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Sin Is Exhausting
on October 1st, 2022
“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 down and was fast asleep.” - Jonah 1:5 We know from reading Jonah’s story that he ran from God. When God called him to go preach to the city of Nineveh, Jonah said no and ran the com... Read More
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The Cost of Sin
on September 30th, 2022
“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 with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.” - Jonah 1:3 If you have read the story of Jonah, then you know he is the one who was swallowed by the whale. He was swallowed because of his disobedience to God. Go... Read More
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If It’s Good Enough For Jesus
on September 29th, 2022
“For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” - Matthew 12:40 I’ll never forget when I got upgraded on a flight several years ago before I became the pastor of Community Bible Church. I was in basketball shorts and a tank top, had long hair down to my shoulders, and had a flat ... Read More
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