Lessons From Jonah
Sermon: “I’m Like Jonah, How About You?"
Pastor Kim Wenzel
Chapter 1 – Jonah
runs away!
Chapter 2 – Jonah
repents
Chapter 3 – Jonah
preaches and Nineveh
repents
Chapter 4 --Jonah's displeasure rebuked
Jonah 4:1-11
1 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he
became very angry.
2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would
do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a
merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing
love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.
3 Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will
not happen.”
4 The Lord replied, “Is it right for
you to be angry about this?”
5 Then Jonah went out to the
east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what
would happen to the city.
6 And the Lord
God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad
leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort,
and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.
7 But God also arranged for a
worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so
that it withered away. 8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for
a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he
grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like
this!” he exclaimed.
9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is
it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”
“Yes,” Jonah
retorted, “even angry enough to die!”
10 Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry
about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and
died quickly.
11 But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living
in spiritual darkness,[a] not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I
feel sorry for such a great city?”
Today's Verse
Psalm 29:11
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
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