Repent or Perish

Nineveh Repents

Jonah 3:5-10 Jonah preaches the word of God to the Ninevites they hear and they repent. The message reaches the greatest and the least - even the king. The King issues a decree expanding their fast. The text shows us what repentance looks like. They received a believable message from a reliable source and so they repent. True repentance plus sound doctrine will result in godly living. Pastor Brian also mentions what happens to Nineveh following the close of the book of Jonah.

Repent or Perish

Jonah 3:1-5 In this sermon, Pastor Brian Morris examines what we can learn about preaching from Jonah. Jonah preaches a sermon that leads to mass repentance from the people of Nineveh, yet it seems that Jonah does not preach to himself first. What Jonah does right is that he simply preaches the word, and the word does the work. In all of this though we see that Jonah's message is not all that different from ours today. We also have a message to preach of repent or perish, as we see Jesus preach in Luke 13:5. We get the joy of preaching Christ and him crucified for the salvation of sinners.

The Song of Jonah

Sermon Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10 Jonah cries out to God from the belly of the fish. Though he has sought to flee from the Lord's presence in chapter 1, here in chapter two he longs to be in the presence of God again. From this text Pastor Brian points out that God desires more than just lip service from us, that Salvation belong to God, and that there is nowhere that God's children can go where God's cannot hear you.

The Sovereignty of God

Sermon text: Jonah 1:7-17 Jonah has headed in the opposite direction of Nineveh to Tarshish, though he still cannot escape God's presence. Ironically, Jonah has sought to escape the God of the land and the sea by ship. God has sent a storm to judge Jonah. This text shows us that God is sovereign over the lots, the sea, the salvation of sinners, and even animals. God's sovereignty encourages us in our mission to bring the gospel to lost sinners.

As The Dove Flies

Jonah 1:1-6. From our first sermon in our series through the book of Jonah. We see how Jonah, like his namesake the dove, flies away from God in a silly and senseless manner. The Lord calls him to preach against the evil of the Ninevites, yet Jonah seeks to flee from the Lord's presence. Jonah will find that even in the storm on the Mediterranean Sea, and even in the belly of the whale he will not escape The Lord. Obeying God's call is always worth it, disobedience is always foolish.