Jonah the Reluctant Disciple Please see www.mympumc.net for the audio and video portion of this message presented on July 9, 2017

1. JonahThe Reluctant Prophet

2. JonahThe Great Awakening

3. God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to
teach us lessons that we could learn no other way.
CS Lewis

4. From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 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.

5. 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. I said, ‘I have been banished from
your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’

6. The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded
me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. To the roots of
the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in
forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the
pit.

7. “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD,
and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. Those who
cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.
But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you.

8. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say,
‘Salvation comes from the LORD.’
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah
onto dry land.
Jonah 2

9. Jonah is a reluctant Disciple
but God is relentless Father.

10. Facing a Storm of Self-Confidence
Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have
someone to forgive. – CS Lewis

11. A Whale of a Wake-Up
Suffering is when your life conditions don’t match the model of the
world you believe in and you feel powerless to change it.

12. A whole new REALITY emerges
Jonah’s salvation, just like Nineveh’s, is a gift from God.

13. In the Belly of a Whale
Who’s ultimately in charge? (Question of Authority)
What is God’s purpose? (Question of Clarity)

14. In the Belly of a Whale
Am I a Follower or a Fan? (Question of Commitment)

15. I am thanking you right now.