Scott Palmer - On the Run - The 2nd Chance - Part 1
On the Run
The 2nd Chance- Part 1
August 11, 2024
Jonah 1:1-3
Why Jonah is historically true
a. Jonah is an ______________________.
“He restored Israel’s border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through his servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.” II Kings 14:25 (CSB)
b. Jesus ______________________________.
“For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish[a] three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.” Matthew 12:40 (CSB)
1. GOD’S ___________________ TO JONAH.
“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.” vs. 2 (CSB)
What to do when you don’t want to obey?
_______________________
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding” Proverbs 3:5 (CSB)
2. Jonah’s ____________________________.
“Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence.”.’ vs. 3 (CSB)
Two types of disobedience
- ____________________ disobedience
“But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish…” vs. 3a (NIV)
- The ______________ of disobedience
“A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God. In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful.” I Corinthians 4:1-2 (CSB)