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Salvation Belongs to the Lord

Series: Jonah: God's Sovereign Mercy
Text: Jonah 3

One: Sovereignty but responsibility

  • God is sovereign; Salvation belongs to the Lord!
  • Man is responsible…
    • To believe the gospel
    • To share the gospel

Two: Not overthrown but overthrown

  • When we are in sin. we face being overthrown in God's judgment.
  • When we are in Christ. we are being overthrown in God's sanctification.

Conclusions:

  • As you read Jonah, think of Jesus.
  • Salvation belongs to the Lord; trust him for it.
  • Urge others to repent and believe.
  • Keep growing. Be overthrown for good.

Salvation belongs to the Lord! ~ Joah 2:9

SermonDavid McClurgJonah
The Merciless Prophet

Series: Jonah: God's Sovereign Mercy
Text: Jonah 4
Theme: The Merciless Prophet

One: Successful but angry.

  • What do you want?
  • We must embrace God's will.

Two: Loved but hateful.

  • We must not celebrate God's love while neglecting to share God's love.
  • We must remember our rescue.

Three: Confronted but responsive?

  • God patiently confronts our pride.
  • We must allow God's Word to change us.
SermonDavid McClurgJonah
The Mercy of Repentance

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

SermonDavid McClurgJonah
Punished but Penitent

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

SermonDavid McClurgJonah
Obeying God's Command

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

SermonDavid McClurgJonah
A Familiar Story of Mercy and Salvation

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

SermonDavid McClurgJonah