Series: Jonah: God's Sovereign Mercy
Text: Jonah 3
Theme: The Mercy of Repentance

One: Wicked…

• A description of their actions
• The condition of their hearts

…but receptive

• Faith = a turning to God
• Repentance = a turning from sin
• Marks of true repentance:
  • A sorrow over sin
  • An appeal for mercy
  • A rejection of sin

Two: Undeserving but forgiven

• Sinners deserve judgment.
• Christ suffered God's judgment so sinners can be forgiven.

Salvation belongs to the Lord! ~ Jonah 2:9

Series: Jonah: God's Sovereign Mercy
Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10
Theme: Jonah's progression from rebellion, to repentance, to restoration.

One: Historic but prophetic

• Jonah and Jesus were buried for 3 days
• Jonah and Jesus were raised the third days
• Jonah and Jesus proclaimed repentance
• [Remember, Jonah but Jesus]

Two: Punished but penitent

• God keeps us from the ruin of sin by a severe mercy
• In repentance, we desire God's presence

Three: Disobedient but delivered

• Sinners run from God, but he seeks and saves.
• God appoints the means and accomplishes the end of our salvation.

Salvation belongs to the Lord! ~ Jonah 2:9

Series: Jonah: God's Sovereign Mercy
Text: Jonah 1
Theme: Obeying God's Command

One: Commissioned but AWOL

• "Arise, go" vs. "rose to flee"
• What do I think of God's commands?

Two: Great but godless

• The gospel is better than any human standard of greatness.
• God is merciful to arrogant sinners.

Three: Hiding but seen

• We foolishly think we can hide from God.
• God sees and knows everything.

Salvation belongs to the Lord! ~ Jonah 2:9

Series: Jonah
Text: Jonah
Theme: A familiar story of mercy and salvation

Historical Context

• 2 Kings 14:25 - Jeroboam II; Northern tribes of Israel.
• c.750 BC; Israel falls to Assyria in 722 BC.

A Theme of Sovereign Mercy

Jonah, but Jesus

• The Old Testament begins a story that is completed in Christ.
• Jonah – buried for 3 days in the belly of the fish and brought up alive – is a vivid illustration of the death and resurrection of the Messiah.

A Prophecy in Story

• Of the universal scope of God's redeeming love
• Of the Jewish aversion to Gentile inclusion

Salvation belongs to the Lord! ~ Jonah 2:9