His Unrepentant Prophet. Jonah 1:11-17

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4 His Unrepentant Prophet Jonah 1:11-17

5 Jonah 1:11 So they said to him, What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us? For the sea was getting worse and worse.

6 What does this storm represent?

7 The Storm Represents 1. The mercy of God.

8 Jonah 1:10 Then the men were seized by a great fear and said to him, What is this you ve done? The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord s presence because he had told them.

9 Genesis 3:13 So the Lord God asked the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

10 The Storm Represents 1. The mercy of God. 2. The judgment of God.

11 Why did God send the storm?

12 Why did God send the storm? The unrepentant sin of Jonah.

13 What was the spiritual root of Jonah s rebellion?

14 Jonah 2:7-9 As my life was fading away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple. Those who cherish worthless idols abandon their faithful love, but as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the Lord.

15 What was the spiritual root of Jonah s rebellion? Idolatry

16 Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols. John Calvin

17 Problem: Our hearts are idol-making factories.

18 Matthew 22:37-38 He said to him, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command.

19 Observation: We think the solution to our idolatry is obedience.

20 2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death.

21 What is the difference between worldly sorrow and godly sorrow?

22 What is the difference between worldly sorrow and godly sorrow? Hotdogs.

23 Principle: Worldly sorrow is what happens when you hate the consequences of your sin. Godly sorrow is what happens when you hate your sin.

24 What was Jonah s solution?

25 Jonah 1:11-12 So they said to him, What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us? For the sea was getting worse and worse. He answered them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I m to blame for this great storm that is against you.

26 Jonah s Solution: Death

27 Jonah 1:13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn t because the sea was raging against them more and more.

28 What was God s solution?

29 Jonah 1:12-17 He answered them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I m to blame for this great storm that is against you. Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn t because the sea was raging against them more and more.

30 Jonah 1:12-17 So they called out to the Lord: Please, Lord, don t let us perish because of this man s life, and don t charge us with innocent blood! For you, Lord, have done just as you pleased. Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

31 Jonah 1:12-17 The men were seized by great fear of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. The Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

32 God s Solution: A fish

33 What is God s solution to your problem?

34 Matthew 12:38-40 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, Teacher, we want to see a sign from you. He answered them, An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

35 Matthew 12:38-40 For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

36 God s Solution: The Resurrected Jesus

37 The Picture of the Sailors

38 Jonah 1:11-16 So they said to him, What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us? For the sea was getting worse and worse. He answered them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I m to blame for this great storm that is against you.

39 Jonah 1:11-16 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn t because the sea was raging against them more and more. So they called out to the Lord: Please, Lord, don t let us perish because of this man s life, and don t charge us with innocent blood! For you, Lord, have done just as you pleased.

40 Jonah 1:11-16 Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. The men were seized by great fear of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

41 The Picture of the Sailors 1. The sailors first feared the storm, the power and wrath of God, and they don t like their options.

42 The Picture of the Sailors 1. The sailors first feared the storm, the power and wrath of God, and they don t like their options. 2. So they row; by self-effort, they seek to save themselves.

43 The Picture of the Sailors 3. They realize the hopelessness of rowing against God.

44 The Picture of the Sailors 3. They realize the hopelessness of rowing against God. 4. The sailors come to fear God Himself; and they draw near.

45 Application 1. Fear God.

46 Proverbs 8:13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

47 Application 1. Fear God. 2. Turn to Christ.

48 2 Corinthians 5:21 He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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