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 Morning all. If you don't know me, I'm John Lau. I've been here a long time.

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 Over the last seven weeks, we have been studying the Old Testament Book of Jonah.

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! Do you have a chance to reveal those sermons? Did you miss any one of them?

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 Let me encourage you to go to our church website or our YouTube channel to hear or watch Jonah again.

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 As Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ, why do we spend two months reading a book from the Old Testament?

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 What does the Book of Jonah or his story have to do with Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of the Christian faith, as it says in Hebrews chapter 12?

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 The Book of Jonah set out to help us to understand who we are as God's creation,

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 especially about the situation and conditions that humans are in,

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 and who God, our day creator, is,

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 to understand his grace and compassion through the treatment and interaction between the characters of the Book,

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 the sailors, the Ninevites, Jonah, and God.

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 The Book of Jonah teaches that God's grace and compassion,

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 His love, extend beyond Israel to the other nations into the whole creation.

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 Grace is for everyone.

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 The Book of Jonah demonstrates God's grace and compassion through his unrelenting pursuits towards his prophet Jonah

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 to draw to attention the inconsistency of his claims of being a follower and worshiper of God.

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 And in turn, it's also written for us to reflect on our relationship with God.

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 Instead of accepting that they are calling to help others come to know the true God,

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 to know about his grace and compassion,

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 many believers like Jonah pick and choose who they share God's love with.

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 If someone has wronged or hurt them,

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 they will expect God to lay out retribution.

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 They are willing to step towards those people.

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 Many Christians consider people of certain ethnicity are more dangerous or barbaric.

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 They look at people holding different belief systems to them as enemy of God,

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 or people with certain practice in life as outcasts.

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 But in fact, they cause God more grief than those unbelievers.

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 To treat others with contempt is not acceptable to God.

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 To show conformity of action on the outside,

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 but harbor bitterness and curses in your heart,

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 is as wicked as those deliberately rebels against God.

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 Let's revisit how God pursued Jonah

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 through Jonah's interaction with the sailors, the Ninevites, and God.

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 And how Jesus used Jonah in his teaching.

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 So if you turn to me back to Jonah,

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 in chapter 1,

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 it tells us that after the word of the Lord come to Jonah,

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 sending him to go to Nineveh

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 and preach against his wickedness,

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 Jonah went away to the opposite direction

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 to flee.

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 In verse 4 of chapter 1,

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 it tells us that

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 the Lord sent a great wind on the sea,

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 and such a violent storm arose

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 that the ship threatened to be broken up.

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 The sailors each cried out to their own God

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 and was doing everything to save their life.

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 And the captains found Jonah

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 in deep sleep under deck.

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 What the captains say to Jonah

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 revealed something common

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 about how people treat their gods.

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 He tells Jonah to get up

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 and call on your God,

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 maybe take notice of us

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 so that we will not perish.

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 To many people,

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 their God is at a distance.

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 They only approach their God

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 when they want something.

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 They do not have an ongoing relationship

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 with their God.

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 Looking at Jonah,

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 even though he understands

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 his God is of heaven

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 who made the sea and dry land,

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 do you agree that

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 he tried to flee from God

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 so that he thinks like those sailors

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 and other people too?

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 He saw no difference to the unbeliever.

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 He does not understand

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 the uniqueness of the Lord

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 that he came to worship,

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 and he misses the heart of grace

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 and compassion of the Lord.

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 A typical case of familiarity

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 breeds contempt.

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 He came to worship or feed the Lord,

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 but in his heart of hearts,

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 there is another God

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 that takes the center place.

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 The sailors pray and ask the Lord

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 not to hold them accountable

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 for the killing of an innocent man.

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 For you, Lord,

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 have done all you please

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 just before they threw Jonah

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 into the sea.

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 They believe the divine being

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 always do as they please.

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 Isn't that what a lot of people

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 believe too?

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 Or maybe you also believe that.

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 We can see all through

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 the book of Jonah,

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 he did exactly that.

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 He did only what pleases him.

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 And what takes place

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 in Jonah's heart

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 is himself.

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 He, in fact,

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 is his own God.

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 Such as they want to save themselves,

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 the sailors were not willing

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 to sacrifice someone

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 to achieve their salvation,

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 especially an innocent man.

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 Repeatedly,

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 the sailors did their best

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 to save each other,

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 but in the end,

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 they have no choice

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 but to rely on the word

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 of the Lord

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 through his wayward prophet.

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 We will come back

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 to this sacrifice

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 of the innocent later.

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 After throwing Jonah overboard

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 and a raging sea

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 climbed down,

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 the sailors realized

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 that the Lord

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 has answered

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 this desperate plea

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 to save them.

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 The sailor

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 saw what genuine faith

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 and worship looks like.

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 In verse 16,

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 at this,

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 the men greatly

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 feared the Lord

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 and they offered

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 a sacrifice to the Lord

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 and made vows to him.

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 The God-appointed prophet,

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 the man who think

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 he is all right with God,

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 ran away

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 and tried to flee from God.

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 Where the pagan sailors

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 became a true believer,

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 understood that they have saved

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 by God's grace

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 and compassion

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 when they understand

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 that salvation

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 was only from the Lord.

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 They entered

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 into a confident relationship

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 with God

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 by vows.

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 What a contrast

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 between Jonah

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 and the sailors.

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 To Jonah,

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 the Lord

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 is only another mean

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 for him

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 to get what he wants.

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 This fact

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 about Jonah's heart

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 shows up more

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 in his interaction

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 with the Ninevites.

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 With the word

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 of the Lord

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 come to him

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 a second time

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 after the fish

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 vomited him

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 out on dry land.

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 In chapter 3 of Jonah,

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 it tells us that

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 the great city

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 of Nineveh

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 was so large

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 that it takes

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 three days

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 to go across it.

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 And Jonah

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 didn't even go

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 into the heart

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 of the city.

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 He only walked

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 one journey.

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 And he proclaimed

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 the dooming message,

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 40 more days

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 and Nineveh

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 will be overthrown.

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 He delivered

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 the Lord's message

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 with accuracy

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 but without

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 any compassion

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 or grace.

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 The fact that

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 he went out

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 of the city

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 and sat down

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 and waited to see

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 God's place

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 judgment on Nineveh

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 after the whole city

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 has already shown

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 signs of repentance,

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 so even more

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 about his heart.

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 Further on,

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 he became angry

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 at God

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 when God relented

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 and did not bring

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 the destruction

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 on the city.

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 He had threatened.

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 Jonah's reaction

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 reveals again

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 how far

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 his heart

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 is from the Lord.

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 He is so blinded

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 towards God's grace

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 and compassion

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 for all people.

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 The king of Nineveh

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 in chapter 3,

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 verse 9

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 was betting on

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 the possibility

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 that maybe God

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 will relent

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 and with compassion

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 turned from

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 his fearsome

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 anger

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 so that they

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 will not perish.

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 He is willing

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 to stop

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 and give up

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 all their evil

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 ways

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 and their violence

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 and physically

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 show signs

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 of remorse

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 to exchange

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 for God's mercy.

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 They are willing

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 to untrust

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 their life

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 into the mercy

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 of God

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 and respond

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 to God's correction.

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 Historically,

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 we know that

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 the change

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 by the Nineveh

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 was very short-lived.

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 We might even

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 question

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 the generiveness

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 of their repentance.

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 But their quick

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 response

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 to repent

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 in repentance

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 was praised

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 by Jesus

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 as we have

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 just read out.

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 Saying both

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 Matthew 12,

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 41

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 and Luke 11,

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 32

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 that the man

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 of Nineveh

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 will stand up

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 at the judgment

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 with this

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 generation.

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 and condemn it

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 for they repent

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 at the preaching

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 of Jonah

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 and now something

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 greater than Jonah

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 is here.

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 The speediness

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 of the Nineveh

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 in responding

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 to Jonah's message

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 is a great contrast

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 towards Jonah's

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 lowness

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 in coming to terms

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 of God's grace

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 and compassion

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 of the idols

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 of his own heart.

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 God uses sailors

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 to show Jonah

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 what it means

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 to truly fear

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 and worship him.

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 is to honor

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 the relationship

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 you have

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 with God.

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 Submit

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 and commit

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 to him.

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 God used

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 the Nineveh

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 to show

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 the slowest

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 of hearts

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 and the idols

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 in Jonah's heart.

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 What has God

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 shown you

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 over the last

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 seven weeks?

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 What is the lesson

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 that you have been

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 taking on your heart?

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 looking at Jonah's heart,

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 it got me thinking

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 about his prayer,

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 especially

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 with this hindsight

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 of what happened

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 in the interaction

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 between God

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 and Jonah

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 in chapter 4.

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 Going back

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 through this

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 just a short

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 four chapters

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 of Jonah,

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 I would say

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 the sinister side

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 of me

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 do wonder

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 about the state

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 of mind

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 of Jonah

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 when he say

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 those prayers

00:11:12.039 --> 00:11:12.860
 in chapter 2.

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 I do not think

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 Jonah's prayer

00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:16.980
 in chapter 2

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 is a confession

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 and repentance prayer.

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 It sounds more like

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 he was glad

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 that even though

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 it was dark

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 and fishy,

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 disgusting,

00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:26.779
 smelly,

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 at least

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 he's not

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 in the lake of fire.

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 As he sat around

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 in the dark

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 in the belly

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 of the fish,

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 he was still alive,

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 maybe even

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 gaining some strength.

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 I wonder

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 in chapter 2

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 his prayer

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 is it just

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 a thanks

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 thinking that

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 God somehow

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 is still alright

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 with me.

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 God had kept me

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 to race again

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 in the resurrection

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 that last day

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 because that's

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 what the Jews

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 believe.

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 That's what Martha

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 tell Jesus

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 when Jesus

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 told her

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 that Lazarus

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 will rise again

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 in John 11.

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 I'm thinking

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 that because

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 just as Jonah

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 thinks that

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 he's still alright

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 with God,

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 maybe he's thinking

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 that him

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 offering himself

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 as a sacrifice

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 to save the sailor

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 have,

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 even now

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 he's running

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 away from God

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 and he's less guilty

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 because of

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 selfish act.

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 As he cries,

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 salvation comes

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 of the Lord!

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 I'm ready to stay

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 here until the last

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 day!

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 And God

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 commanded the fish

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 to back him out.

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 It's like God

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 said,

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 rightio,

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 go to the great

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 city,

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 to Nineveh

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 and proclaim

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 the message

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 I gave you

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 and make good

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 on your vow

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 to serve me.

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 Jonah's anger

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 towards God

00:12:42.720 --> 00:12:43.740
 for relenting

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 from destruction

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 and his

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 tension

00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:47.720
 sped about

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 the plans

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 show me

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 that he still

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 has many,

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 many

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 things to God

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 and that's

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 why I do not

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 think his

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 prayer in the

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 belly of fish

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 is a sign

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 of repentance.

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 Last week,

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 look at the

00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:02.159
 compassion of God

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 from chapter 4.

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 God's compassion

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 manifests

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 by his

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 concern about

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 Jonah

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 by providing

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 a plan

00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:11.399
 to ease

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 his discomfort

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 and sending

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 him to the

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 great city

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 with 120,000

00:13:18.199 --> 00:13:19.219
 Ninevites

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 who cannot

00:13:20.119 --> 00:13:21.059
 tell the right

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 from the left.

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 I can't tell

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 my left.

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 But he said

00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:25.539
 right from the left.

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 God voluntarily

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 attached himself

00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:29.459
 with Jonah

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 and Ninevites.

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 He patiently

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 guided,

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 provided

00:13:35.719 --> 00:13:36.579
 for his

00:13:36.579 --> 00:13:37.500
 wayward prophet

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 to lead him

00:13:38.679 --> 00:13:39.299
 to repentance.

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 for someone

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 who has

00:13:42.979 --> 00:13:43.699
 all the right

00:13:43.699 --> 00:13:44.299
 to be angry

00:13:44.299 --> 00:13:44.879
 with Jonah,

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 God gently

00:13:46.259 --> 00:13:47.439
 asks with

00:13:47.439 --> 00:13:48.659
 great restraint,

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 is it right

00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:50.699
 for you to be

00:13:50.699 --> 00:13:51.019
 angry?

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 Is it right

00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:53.419
 for you to be

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 angry about

00:13:53.959 --> 00:13:54.459
 the plant?

00:13:55.620 --> 00:13:56.240
 To provoke

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 Jonah into

00:13:57.079 --> 00:13:57.559
 a deeper

00:13:57.559 --> 00:13:58.539
 self-reflection.

00:14:00.099 --> 00:14:01.219
 God relentlessly

00:14:01.219 --> 00:14:02.279
 pursued Jonah

00:14:02.279 --> 00:14:02.979
 to turn him

00:14:02.979 --> 00:14:03.579
 away from the

00:14:03.579 --> 00:14:04.519
 idol that will

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 eventually

00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:06.359
 destroy him

00:14:06.359 --> 00:14:07.199
 and turn him

00:14:07.199 --> 00:14:07.799
 back towards

00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:08.419
 God himself.

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 God used

00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:11.519
 a plant

00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:13.099
 to sprung up

00:14:13.099 --> 00:14:13.599
 overnight

00:14:13.599 --> 00:14:14.439
 and die

00:14:14.439 --> 00:14:14.899
 overnight

00:14:14.899 --> 00:14:16.059
 to show

00:14:16.059 --> 00:14:16.559
 to Jonah

00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:17.839
 the inconsistency

00:14:17.839 --> 00:14:18.659
 of his worship

00:14:18.659 --> 00:14:19.319
 towards him.

00:14:20.319 --> 00:14:21.219
 There was no

00:14:21.219 --> 00:14:21.719
 rebuke,

00:14:22.179 --> 00:14:23.059
 no harsh

00:14:23.059 --> 00:14:23.559
 words.

00:14:24.359 --> 00:14:24.759
 The way

00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:25.159
 that God

00:14:25.159 --> 00:14:25.839
 dealt with

00:14:25.839 --> 00:14:26.519
 Ninevites

00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:27.099
 and Jonah

00:14:27.099 --> 00:14:28.059
 truly support

00:14:28.059 --> 00:14:28.639
 Jonah's

00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:29.419
 understanding

00:14:29.419 --> 00:14:30.139
 about God

00:14:30.139 --> 00:14:31.059
 that he is

00:14:31.059 --> 00:14:31.819
 a generous,

00:14:32.099 --> 00:14:32.519
 gracious,

00:14:33.219 --> 00:14:34.240
 compassionate God,

00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:35.659
 slow to anger

00:14:35.659 --> 00:14:36.719
 and abandoning

00:14:36.719 --> 00:14:37.099
 enough.

00:14:37.100 --> 00:14:42.899
 God has all

00:14:42.899 --> 00:14:43.440
 the time

00:14:43.440 --> 00:14:44.100
 he has

00:14:44.100 --> 00:14:45.519
 and he'll

00:14:45.519 --> 00:14:46.320
 use all

00:14:46.320 --> 00:14:46.899
 the time

00:14:46.899 --> 00:14:47.480
 they need

00:14:47.480 --> 00:14:48.279
 to get

00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:49.899
 to repent

00:14:49.899 --> 00:14:50.460
 and turn

00:14:50.460 --> 00:14:50.840
 to him.

00:14:51.680 --> 00:14:52.300
 Let me say

00:14:52.300 --> 00:14:52.740
 that again.

00:14:53.120 --> 00:14:53.840
 God has all

00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:54.240
 the time

00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:54.759
 he has

00:14:54.759 --> 00:14:55.500
 and he'll

00:14:55.500 --> 00:14:56.220
 use all

00:14:56.220 --> 00:14:56.659
 the time

00:14:56.659 --> 00:14:57.019
 needed

00:14:57.019 --> 00:14:58.019
 to turn

00:14:58.019 --> 00:14:58.279
 us

00:14:58.279 --> 00:14:59.360
 and repent

00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:00.680
 back to him.

00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:02.839
 it's like

00:15:02.839 --> 00:15:03.419
 what Peter

00:15:03.419 --> 00:15:03.879
 teaches

00:15:03.879 --> 00:15:04.799
 in his

00:15:04.799 --> 00:15:05.599
 second letter

00:15:05.599 --> 00:15:06.379
 in chapter 3

00:15:06.379 --> 00:15:07.319
 verse 8 to 9.

00:15:09.359 --> 00:15:09.979
 Do not

00:15:09.979 --> 00:15:10.239
 forgive

00:15:10.239 --> 00:15:11.000
 anything,

00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:12.259
 dear friends.

00:15:12.719 --> 00:15:13.279
 With the Lord

00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:14.139
 a day is like

00:15:14.139 --> 00:15:15.120
 a thousand years

00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:16.319
 and a thousand years

00:15:16.319 --> 00:15:17.199
 is like a day.

00:15:17.899 --> 00:15:18.299
 The Lord

00:15:18.299 --> 00:15:19.059
 is not slow

00:15:19.059 --> 00:15:19.679
 in keeping

00:15:19.679 --> 00:15:20.459
 his promise

00:15:20.459 --> 00:15:21.219
 as some

00:15:21.219 --> 00:15:22.359
 are slowest.

00:15:22.939 --> 00:15:23.419
 Instead

00:15:23.419 --> 00:15:24.539
 he's patient

00:15:24.539 --> 00:15:25.059
 with you

00:15:25.059 --> 00:15:26.000
 not wanting

00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:27.039
 anyone to perish

00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:28.000
 but everyone

00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:29.000
 to come to repentance.

00:15:29.000 --> 00:15:31.500
 if God's

00:15:31.500 --> 00:15:31.899
 grace

00:15:31.899 --> 00:15:32.960
 and compassion

00:15:32.960 --> 00:15:34.139
 can change

00:15:34.139 --> 00:15:34.740
 someone like

00:15:34.740 --> 00:15:35.059
 Jonah

00:15:35.059 --> 00:15:36.240
 who also

00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:37.059
 changed you

00:15:37.059 --> 00:15:38.120
 and bring you

00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:39.179
 into a new life

00:15:39.179 --> 00:15:40.240
 alive under

00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:40.720
 our Lord

00:15:40.720 --> 00:15:41.500
 Jesus Christ.

00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:44.279
 In Jesus'

00:15:44.460 --> 00:15:44.759
 time

00:15:44.759 --> 00:15:45.940
 both

00:15:45.940 --> 00:15:46.740
 Luke

00:15:46.740 --> 00:15:47.320
 told us

00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:47.960
 that Jesus

00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:48.620
 referred to

00:15:48.620 --> 00:15:48.919
 Jonah

00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:49.500
 in his

00:15:49.500 --> 00:15:49.919
 teaching

00:15:49.919 --> 00:15:51.200
 especially

00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:51.820
 when

00:15:51.820 --> 00:15:52.519
 the religious

00:15:52.519 --> 00:15:53.299
 leader

00:15:53.299 --> 00:15:54.559
 come to

00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:55.139
 see him.

00:15:56.480 --> 00:15:56.740
 Matthew

00:15:56.740 --> 00:15:58.200
 12

00:15:58.200 --> 00:15:59.580
 verse 38

00:15:59.580 --> 00:16:00.340
 which have

00:16:00.340 --> 00:16:00.740
 read out

00:16:00.740 --> 00:16:01.040
 for us

00:16:01.040 --> 00:16:01.420
 before.

00:16:02.160 --> 00:16:02.700
 Then some

00:16:02.700 --> 00:16:03.520
 of the Pharisees

00:16:03.520 --> 00:16:04.000
 and teachers

00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:04.480
 of the Lord

00:16:04.480 --> 00:16:05.200
 said to him

00:16:05.200 --> 00:16:07.379
 we want

00:16:07.379 --> 00:16:07.700
 to see

00:16:07.700 --> 00:16:08.080
 a sign

00:16:08.080 --> 00:16:08.640
 from you.

00:16:09.860 --> 00:16:10.520
 He answered

00:16:10.520 --> 00:16:11.360
 a wicked

00:16:11.360 --> 00:16:12.320
 and dangerous

00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:13.120
 generation

00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:14.120
 asked for

00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:14.660
 a sign

00:16:14.660 --> 00:16:15.500
 but none

00:16:15.500 --> 00:16:15.879
 will be

00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:16.460
 given it

00:16:16.460 --> 00:16:17.040
 except the

00:16:17.040 --> 00:16:17.540
 signs of

00:16:17.540 --> 00:16:17.960
 the prophet

00:16:17.960 --> 00:16:18.379
 Jonah.

00:16:19.180 --> 00:16:19.759
 For as

00:16:19.759 --> 00:16:20.160
 Jonah

00:16:20.160 --> 00:16:21.259
 was three

00:16:21.259 --> 00:16:21.620
 days

00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:22.540
 and three

00:16:22.540 --> 00:16:22.840
 nights

00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:23.120
 in the

00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:23.340
 belly

00:16:23.340 --> 00:16:23.640
 of the

00:16:23.640 --> 00:16:23.820
 hill

00:16:23.820 --> 00:16:24.259
 fresh

00:16:24.259 --> 00:16:25.360
 so the

00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:25.660
 son of

00:16:25.660 --> 00:16:25.860
 man

00:16:25.860 --> 00:16:26.180
 will be

00:16:26.180 --> 00:16:26.759
 three days

00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:27.059
 and three

00:16:27.059 --> 00:16:27.399
 nights

00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:27.819
 in the

00:16:27.819 --> 00:16:28.120
 heart

00:16:28.120 --> 00:16:28.539
 of the

00:16:28.539 --> 00:16:28.799
 earth.

00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:30.179
 Again

00:16:30.179 --> 00:16:31.159
 in Luke

00:16:31.159 --> 00:16:31.720
 11

00:16:31.720 --> 00:16:32.419
 starting

00:16:32.419 --> 00:16:33.559
 verse 29

00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:34.220
 it reads

00:16:34.220 --> 00:16:35.159
 as the

00:16:35.159 --> 00:16:35.500
 crowds

00:16:35.500 --> 00:16:36.059
 increased

00:16:36.059 --> 00:16:37.279
 Jesus

00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:37.740
 said

00:16:37.740 --> 00:16:38.840
 this is

00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:39.240
 a wicked

00:16:39.240 --> 00:16:39.939
 generation

00:16:39.939 --> 00:16:40.679
 they

00:16:40.679 --> 00:16:41.059
 asked

00:16:41.059 --> 00:16:41.299
 for

00:16:41.299 --> 00:16:41.759
 signs

00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:42.179
 but

00:16:42.179 --> 00:16:42.399
 none

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 will

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 be

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 given

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 it

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 except

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 the

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 sign

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 of

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 Jonah

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 as

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 Jonah

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 was

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 a

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 sign

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 to

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 the

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 Nine

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 so

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 also

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 will

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 the

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 son

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 of

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 man

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 be

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 to

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 this

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 generation

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 Jesus

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 has

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 very

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 strong

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 word

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 for

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 the

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 religious

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 leader

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 because

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 they

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 think

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 they're

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 good

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 enough

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 to

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 be

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 accepted

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 by

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 God

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 but

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 they

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 could

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 not

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 recognize

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 who

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 Jesus

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 is

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 and

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 reject

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 the

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 one

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 only

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 true

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 son

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 of

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 God

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 when

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 they

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 question

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 Jesus

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 authority

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 and

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 demand

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 a

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 sign

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 from

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 him

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 none

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 will

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 be

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 given

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 it

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 except

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 the

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 sign

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 of

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 the

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 prophet

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 Jonah

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 Jesus

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 mentioned

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 two

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 things

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 in

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 these

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 two

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 passages

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 firstly

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 he

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 creates

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 the

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 experience

00:17:25.679 --> 00:17:26.439
 Jonah

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 has

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 in

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 the

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 belly

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 of

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 the

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 hills

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 fish

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 to

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 his

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 experience

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 of

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 the

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 three

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 days

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 and

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 three

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 nights

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 in

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 the

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 heart

00:17:33.679 --> 00:17:33.839
 of

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 the

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 earth

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 Jonah

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 will

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 not

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 to

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 be

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 thrown

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 into

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 the

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 depth

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 of

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 the

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 sea

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 to

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 save

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 the

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 sailor

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 even

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 the

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 pagan

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 sailors

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 would

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 not

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 accept

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 that

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 killing

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 the

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 innocent

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 man

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 is

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 forgivable

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 but

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 Jesus

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 who

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 is

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 innocent

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 without

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 sin

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 has

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 made

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 to

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 be

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 sin

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 offerings

00:17:55.400 --> 00:17:55.680
 for

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 us

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 so

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 that

00:17:57.059 --> 00:17:57.400
 in

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 him

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 we

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 might

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 become

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 the

00:17:59.400 --> 00:17:59.839
 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 when

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 Jesus

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 went

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 to

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 the

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 cross

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 he

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 repeats

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 the

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 suffering

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 of

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 Jonah

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 but

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 in

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 an

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 infinite

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 greater

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 degree

00:18:09.860 --> 00:18:11.339
 when

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 he

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 cries

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 out

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 on

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 the

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 cross

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 my

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 God

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 my

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 God

00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:14.680
 why

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 have

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 you

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 forsaken

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 me

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 for

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 he

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 went

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 into

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 the

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 death

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 of

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 the

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 death

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 and

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 separation

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 from

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 God

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 into

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 the

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 death

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 of

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 divine

00:18:23.780 --> 00:18:24.300
 judgment

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 to

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 save

00:18:25.300 --> 00:18:25.720
 Jonah

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 and

00:18:26.520 --> 00:18:26.860
 us

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 secondly

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 as

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 Jesus

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 was

00:18:31.180 --> 00:18:31.720
 assigned

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 as

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 Jonah

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 was

00:18:33.280 --> 00:18:33.720
 assigned

00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:33.940
 to

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 the

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 most

00:18:34.320 --> 00:18:34.600
 wicked

00:18:34.600 --> 00:18:34.960
 people

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 of

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 his

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 time

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 the

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 Ninevites

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 so

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 also

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 Jesus

00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:39.140
 the

00:18:39.140 --> 00:18:39.360
 son

00:18:39.360 --> 00:18:39.540
 of

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 man

00:18:39.820 --> 00:18:40.300
 is

00:18:40.300 --> 00:18:40.700
 assigned

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 to

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 this

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 generation

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 I love

00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:05.440
 this line

00:19:05.440 --> 00:19:05.660
 from

00:19:05.660 --> 00:19:06.040
 John's

00:19:06.040 --> 00:19:06.340
 preaching

00:19:06.340 --> 00:19:07.680
 this is

00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:08.180
 I'm just

00:19:08.180 --> 00:19:08.620
 quoting you

00:19:08.620 --> 00:19:08.920
 again

00:19:08.920 --> 00:19:09.480
 let me

00:19:09.480 --> 00:19:09.740
 say it

00:19:09.740 --> 00:19:09.920
 again

00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:10.519
 if God

00:19:10.519 --> 00:19:11.019
 can save

00:19:11.019 --> 00:19:11.279
 both

00:19:11.279 --> 00:19:11.800
 Ninevites

00:19:11.800 --> 00:19:12.000
 and

00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:12.320
 Jonah

00:19:12.320 --> 00:19:13.380
 if God

00:19:13.380 --> 00:19:13.940
 can cause

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 them to

00:19:14.380 --> 00:19:14.800
 change

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 there's

00:19:15.180 --> 00:19:15.820
 no man

00:19:15.820 --> 00:19:16.320
 or woman

00:19:16.320 --> 00:19:16.779
 too

00:19:16.779 --> 00:19:17.259
 sinful

00:19:17.259 --> 00:19:18.240
 that God's

00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:18.500
 grace

00:19:18.500 --> 00:19:19.259
 and compassion

00:19:19.259 --> 00:19:19.620
 cannot

00:19:19.620 --> 00:19:19.980
 touch

00:19:19.980 --> 00:19:20.779
 or save

00:19:20.779 --> 00:19:22.039
 and there's

00:19:22.039 --> 00:19:22.759
 no man

00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:23.300
 or woman

00:19:23.300 --> 00:19:24.259
 that's so

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 good

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 that do not

00:19:25.360 --> 00:19:25.860
 need God's

00:19:25.860 --> 00:19:26.240
 grace and

00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:26.640
 compassion

00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:28.720
 groan

00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:29.280
 if

00:19:29.280 --> 00:19:29.280


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 you

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 are

00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:30.060
 a

00:19:30.060 --> 00:19:30.320
 Christian

00:19:30.320 --> 00:19:31.280
 no

00:19:31.280 --> 00:19:31.560
 matter

00:19:31.560 --> 00:19:31.860
 how

00:19:31.860 --> 00:19:32.040
 you

00:19:32.040 --> 00:19:32.300
 only

00:19:32.300 --> 00:19:33.580
 recently

00:19:33.580 --> 00:19:34.180
 come to

00:19:34.180 --> 00:19:34.460
 submit

00:19:34.460 --> 00:19:34.640
 your

00:19:34.640 --> 00:19:34.860
 life

00:19:34.860 --> 00:19:35.020
 to

00:19:35.020 --> 00:19:35.340
 Jesus

00:19:35.340 --> 00:19:36.120
 or

00:19:36.120 --> 00:19:36.240
 you

00:19:36.240 --> 00:19:36.400
 have

00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:36.580
 been

00:19:36.580 --> 00:19:36.860
 one

00:19:36.860 --> 00:19:37.060
 for

00:19:37.060 --> 00:19:37.440
 almost

00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:37.640
 your

00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:37.820
 whole

00:19:37.820 --> 00:19:38.160
 life

00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:39.600
 when

00:19:39.600 --> 00:19:39.740
 you

00:19:39.740 --> 00:19:39.940
 hear

00:19:39.940 --> 00:19:40.160
 about

00:19:40.160 --> 00:19:40.300
 the

00:19:40.300 --> 00:19:40.540
 gospel

00:19:40.540 --> 00:19:40.800
 of

00:19:40.800 --> 00:19:41.060
 Jesus

00:19:41.060 --> 00:19:41.440
 every

00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:41.920
 Sunday

00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:42.480
 or

00:19:42.480 --> 00:19:42.680
 doing

00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:42.820
 your

00:19:42.820 --> 00:19:43.000
 own

00:19:43.000 --> 00:19:43.320
 reading

00:19:43.320 --> 00:19:43.480
 of

00:19:43.480 --> 00:19:43.800
 God's

00:19:43.800 --> 00:19:44.040
 word

00:19:44.040 --> 00:19:45.360
 has

00:19:45.360 --> 00:19:45.560
 it

00:19:45.560 --> 00:19:46.020
 driven

00:19:46.020 --> 00:19:46.500
 you

00:19:46.500 --> 00:19:47.140
 to

00:19:47.140 --> 00:19:47.660
 deeper

00:19:47.660 --> 00:19:48.320
 levels

00:19:48.320 --> 00:19:48.820
 of

00:19:48.820 --> 00:19:49.380
 humanity

00:19:49.380 --> 00:19:50.700
 grace

00:19:50.700 --> 00:19:51.960
 compassion

00:19:51.960 --> 00:19:52.720
 and

00:19:52.720 --> 00:19:53.259
 forgiveness

00:19:53.259 --> 00:19:53.820
 towards

00:19:53.820 --> 00:19:54.400
 others

00:19:54.400 --> 00:19:55.400
 especially

00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:56.060
 those who

00:19:56.060 --> 00:19:56.240
 have

00:19:56.240 --> 00:19:56.620
 groan

00:19:56.619 --> 00:20:06.619
 will hurt you. Is Jesus your true joy and treasure? Don't get caught up with earthly things that

00:20:06.619 --> 00:20:14.319
 spun up overnight and die overnight. Praise God when suffering and hardship comes into your life,

00:20:14.819 --> 00:20:23.299
 for they are God pursuing you, like how he pursued Jonah, to make you holy and helping you become

00:20:23.299 --> 00:20:31.200
 worthy of the calling you have received. Remember Jesus your Lord and the things they have done for

00:20:31.200 --> 00:20:39.240
 you to be right with your Creator, your Father in heaven. We are saved not because of what any

00:20:39.240 --> 00:20:45.480
 righteous things we have done, but purely because of the grace and compassion of our God, of his mercy.

00:20:47.180 --> 00:20:52.460
 If our gracious and compassionate God can change the Ninevites and Jonah,

00:20:53.299 --> 00:20:54.899
 he will save and change you too.

00:20:56.599 --> 00:21:02.599
 Come, let's sing for joy to the Lord. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation.

00:21:03.399 --> 00:21:09.000
 Let's come before him with thanksgiving and instill him with music and song, for the Lord is the great

00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:15.980
 God, the great kings above all gods. In his hands are the death of the earth, and the mountain peaks

00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:22.180
 belong to him. The sea is his, for he has made it, and his hands form the dry land.

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 Come, let's bow down in worship. Let's kneel before the Lord, our maker, for he is our God,

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 and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice,

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 do not harden your heart. Repent and believe the good news.