This Sunday we start that journey – a new sermon series on the book of Jonah. Most people, even those who have never read the Bible, have some idea that the story of Jonah relates to a great fish, or maybe a great whale. Indeed, a great fish plays a small role in the story, ... Read more
Reading: Jonah 1:17-2:10 When you are on the road, watch out for the speedbumps. Sloooow …. dooooown …. Watch what you’re doing! We are on a journey to Nineveh with Jonah, but this week we encounter a speedbump. That is what I think of poetry that has been woven into a narrative. Just like traffic ... Read more
A five-word message was all it took. Revival broke out in the great city of Nineveh. Can you imagine that? What must it have been like? Is such a thing possible? On July 8, 1741, during the Great Awakening revival in North America, the pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards began to preach a message in ... Read more
Read Jonah Chapter 4 ESV Jesus said, “I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” If there is great rejoicing over one sinner repenting, how much more is the rejoicing when great multitudes turn from their evil way and receive grace and mercy from God! Last week ... Read more
