Out Of Options

April 18, 2010

Jonah 1:1-17

1. Runaway.

• God called Jonah to go one way, but he chose to go another. Jonah 1:1-3
• God did not give up on Jonah or on the people of Nineveh. Jonah 1:2 & 4
• Sometimes it takes storms in our lives to move us to a place where we will respond to God. Jonah 1:17

2. There are no atheists in foxholes.

• The sailors knew that there was a “god” responsible for their plight. Jonah 1:6
• God revealed that the problem was Jonah. Jonah 1:7
• Why do we wait until all else fails to pray? Jonah 1:6

3. You cannot outrun God.

• This story is bigger than Jonah, he was important, but so were others.
• If God had allowed Jonah to remain in hiding, would Nineveh have been lost?
• Jonah was so weak he forced the crew to throw him overboard. Jonah 1:15
• God is faithful! Jonah 1:17