Sermons on Jonah

Jonah resents Nineveh's mercy but mourns his withered shade plant. Jesus loves His enemies unto death, and His grace frees forgiven people to forgive.

Jonah enters Nineveh and gives only five words of judgement, yet the city repents, showing that God's saving power does not depend on eloquence.

Jonah thanks God from the fish yet never confesses his rebellion, exposing a self-righteous blindness that God’s mercy still refuses to abandon.

Jonah claims to fear God while fleeing His command, but pagan sailors pray and show mercy. Jesus' life and death produce the reverence Jonah lacks.

A great fish saves rebellious Jonah from drowning. Inside the pit, God exposes false worship and turns His prophet back to Himself.

God sends a violent storm to stop Jonah fleeing. His grace confronts a stubborn prophet and leads frightened sailors to worship Him.

Jonah flees rather than warn hated Nineveh, but God uses a reluctant messenger to show that His grace reaches enemies and finds fullness in Jesus.

Jonah sails away from God, but a storm sent by God overturns his escape and brings frightened sailors to trust the Creator of sea and land.

Jonah values a vine above Nineveh’s people, but God’s compassion exposes comfort that resents grace and calls His people to care for outsiders.

Nineveh’s king leaves his throne for sackcloth as the city turns from violence, showing that God’s grace can reach people others would dismiss.

From choking waters, Jonah calls to the God who judges his disobedience yet hears prayer, while his three days in the fish point to Jesus.

God’s storm exposes Jonah’s rebellion and endangers the innocent sailors, showing how hidden sin harms others while God calls Jonah towards repentance.

Jonah fled towards Tarshish because he knew God might spare brutal Nineveh, exposing how personal fairness can resist grace for bitter enemies.