Jonah : Boundless Compassion 2
Jonah 1:17-2:10
Pr Chris Kam    |   8/9 Feb 2020
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Big Idea: God is not ___________________ with me yet!


Story of Salvation – Rebellion, Repentance, Redemption


1. REBELLION

# Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (Jonah 1:17)
 
Psalm 119:11 (NIV) I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.


2. REPENTANCE

a. Acknowledgment of our _________________ - Cry out for help

# 1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. (Jonah 2:1-2)

b. Acceptance of God’s _________________

# 3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. 

Heb 12:5-11 – 4 responses

i. Make _____________ of it (v.5)

ii. Lose heart and become _____________ (v.5)

iii. Resist it and invite greater discipline (v.8-9)

iv. Endure and _____________ in righteousness and peace (v.7, 11)




c. Affix our _________________ on God again

# 4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
# 7 “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. (Jonah 2:4,7)

(2 Chron 7:14)


d. Abiding in God’s _________________

# 8 “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. 9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ “(Jonah 2:8-9)


3. REDEMPTION

# And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. (Jonah 2:10)

Matthew 12:38–41; Gen 3:8-10

Philippians 1:6 … being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.


Application Questions
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1. What do you think Jonah was feeling and thinking of while in the belly of the big fish? Read through Jonah 2 and try to put yourself in his shoes. What was he praying about? 

2. Have you ever felt like Jonah – far from God, enmeshed in a situation beyond your control? How then was your life brought “up from the pit”?

3. In what ways has the book of Jonah changed the way you think about God in view of the big idea in the sermon: “God is not finished with me yet”?

4. In what ways is God speaking to you through this book in the area of IMPACT2020 involvement?