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 Good morning. Today's reading can be found on page 929 of the church Bibles.

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 Jonah chapter 4, starting at verse 1.

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 But to Jonah, this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.

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 He prayed to the Lord,

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 Isn't this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home?

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 This is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish.

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 I knew that you were a gracious and compassionate God,

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 slow to anger and abounding in love,

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 a God who relents from sending calamity.

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 Now, Lord, take away my life.

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 For it is better for me to die than to live.

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 But the Lord replied,

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 Is it right for you to be angry?

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 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city.

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 There he made himself a shelter,

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 sat in its shade,

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 and waited to see what would happen to the city.

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 Then the Lord God provided a leafy plant

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 and made it grow up over Jonah

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 to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort.

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 And Jonah was very happy about the plant.

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 But at dawn the next day,

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 God provided a worm,

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 which chewed the plant so that it withered.

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 When the sun rose,

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 God provided a scorching east wind,

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 and the sun blazed on Jonah's head

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 so that he grew faint.

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 He wanted to die.

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 And said,

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 It would be better for me to die than to live.

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 But God said to Jonah,

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 Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?

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 It is, he said,

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 and I'm so angry I wish I were dead.

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 But the Lord said,

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 You have been concerned about this plant,

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 though you did not tend to it or make it grow.

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 It sprang up overnight and died overnight.

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 And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh,

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 in which there are more than 120,000 people

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 who cannot tell their right hand from their left,

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 and also many animals?

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 This is the word of the Lord.

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 Good morning, church.

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 Like I said earlier, my name is Nathan.

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 I'm the trainee pastor here at West Kilburn.

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 And I mean this when I say this.

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 It is my great joy and privilege

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 to get to preach God's word to you today.

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 Let me start by saying this.

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 In the book of Acts,

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 we are shown a people that are commended

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 for the fact that they keep on looking at

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 what Paul is saying,

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 and then looking at God's word

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 to check that what he is saying is true and scriptural.

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 And so in that spirit,

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 can I encourage you,

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 keep Jonah open in front of you,

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 continue to check back in on it.

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 I will continue to refer to it.

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 But as we have our Bibles open at Jonah 4,

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 and as you might realize,

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 we're back in Jonah,

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 we did take a three-week break.

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 If all you can remember about Jonah 1 to 3

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 is the fact that there's some fish involved,

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 you're probably not on your own.

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 So we're going to do a little bit of a recap

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 first before we dive in to Jonah.

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 Here's a little recap.

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 So to start with,

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 Andrew took us through Jonah 1.

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 The wickedness of Nineveh,

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 this city,

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 has come before the Lord.

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 And so he calls on Jonah,

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 go to the great city of Nineveh

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 and preach against it,

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 says God.

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 But Jonah goes in exactly the opposite direction.

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 He flees away as far as he can go

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 from Nineveh.

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 And then a storm comes.

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 He knows it's because he has disobeyed God.

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 And by his own admission,

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 the only way to stop that storm

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 is to throw him overboard.

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 The men are hesitant,

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 and the men on the boat

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 didn't actually believe in Jonah's God.

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 But by the end of the chapter 1,

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 even they feared the Lord.

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 In the last verse,

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 he is thrown overboard,

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 and it says,

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 the Lord provided a huge fish

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 to swallow Jonah.

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 Steve then walked us

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 through Jonah 2 and Jonah 3.

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 In Jonah 2,

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 while in the belly of this fish,

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 he is pleading with the Lord,

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 Lord, help me,

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 save me from this.

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 I will proclaim your message,

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 what you told me to do,

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 if you would just help me here.

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 And so he is spat out of the fish

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 on a shore near Nineveh,

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 and he is on his way again.

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 God again charges him,

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 proclaim the message,

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 and in Jonah 3,

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 he proclaims that message.

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 He speaks five words

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 in the original language of Hebrew.

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 There are eight translated into English,

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 and these are the words.

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 Forty more days,

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 and Nineveh will be overthrown.

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 It's quite an unimpressive sermon,

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 but God is speaking,

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 and God is working through it.

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 The entirety of Nineveh

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 comes to repent,

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 to believe in who God is,

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 and turn away from their wickedness.

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 The king even sends a decree,

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 and now the entirety of Nineveh

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 is repenting

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 and mournful for their sin.

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 And Steve preached to us

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 about the joy

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 of a repentant heart,

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 and that's the end

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 of Jonah 3,

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 the repentant people of Nineveh.

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 So, God's word

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 has gone out to his people.

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 The people have repented,

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 and we see

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 one of the biggest revivals

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 ever recorded,

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 which is 120 people

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 turning away from their wickedness

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 and to God.

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 So all this awe-inspiring stuff happens,

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 and then comes Jonah 4.

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 The prophet has done his job.

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 He's proclaimed the message,

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 and now God seems to take aim

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 at his heart.

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 He wants to teach Jonah something

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 of who he is

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 and what he's all about,

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 and I think that should really speak

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 to us today.

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 And that's where we're going to dive in

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 to Jonah 4.

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 But before we dive in,

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 let me pray for us

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 as we start.

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 Lord, we thank you

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 for bringing us here together.

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 We thank you for your grace

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 and the grace shown

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 in the story of Jonah.

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 Lord, may you please edify us

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 with these words,

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 the words of your scripture.

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 And Lord, please speak.

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 Your servants are listening.

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 In Jesus' name I pray.

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 Amen.

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 Okay.

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 Here's a big idea

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 of this big passage

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 of Jonah 4.

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 God is gracious

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 and merciful

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 and we are so often not.

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 God is gracious

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 and merciful

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 and we are so often not.

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 That's the great big idea

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 of the passage,

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 but we're going to look at that

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 in about three different stages.

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 First is going to be

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 the stage of grief.

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 This is the anger

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 that Jonah has

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 for the grace

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 that God has shown

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 to Nineveh.

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 The second is

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 the grace

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 that is God's character

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 in this passage

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 that he is a gracious

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 and compassionate God.

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 Then lastly,

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 the gift.

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 Out of that flow,

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 out of that grace

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 flows a gift

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 that God gives us

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 and that's what

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 we're going to look at.

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 But let me start

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 by saying this.

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 If you know me at all,

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 you will know

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 that I like some

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 pretty rubbish films.

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 Right?

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 I studied media

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 at A-levels

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 and I can assess a film

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 and tell you

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 that the cinematography

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 is good

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 or this, that, and the other.

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 I could probably tell you

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 what a good film is.

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 I just don't like them.

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 They seem a bit pretentious

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 and the story

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 is never that gripping

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 and I'm just not a fan.

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 I like some quite rubbish films.

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 One of those films

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 is Safe Haven.

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 If you've watched it,

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 you'll know

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 that I love this.

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 Any given moment

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 you ask me

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 what film do you want to watch, Nathan,

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 this is it

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 and it drives my family nuts.

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 But

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 what's beautiful

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 about this film to me

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 is that it's just

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 basically a romantic drama.

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 The plot line is

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 this woman is leaving

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 a bad relationship

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 in the city

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 and escaping

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 to this small old town

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 and she finds

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 the love of her life.

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 If that sounds familiar,

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 that's because it is.

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 It's basically the plot line

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 of every romantic film

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 or hallmark film.

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 But

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 it's just better

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 and I love it.

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 Here's the thing

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 about this film.

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 It starts and ends

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 with some quite dramatic

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 and intense scenes.

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 And I couldn't really

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 tell you much

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 about those scenes

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 because I just skip over them.

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 I don't really want to

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 come here for the intense stuff

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 and the intense drama.

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 I'm here for the nice

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 sleepy old town

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 that's chilled out

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 and a romantic film.

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 So I watched the middle.

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 It's complete bliss.

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 But

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 I mention all of that

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 to say

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 that I think

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 that's what

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 Jonah 4 is like

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 for us.

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 It's the start

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 and the end

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 of that film to me.

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 It's the bit

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 that's kind of overlooked.

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 It's the bit

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 we're least familiar with

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 in the story

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 of Jonah.

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 I got to university

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 I think

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 before I even found out

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 really

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 and I'd grown up

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 in the church

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 but that was the first time

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 I really found out

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 that Jonah 4 even existed

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 as a chapter.

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 Partially because

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 maybe it's just because

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 I focused on the exciting bit

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 when the prophet

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 is in the mouth of a fish

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 or maybe I didn't get taught it.

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 Who knows?

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 But I think it's overlooked

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 but there is so much

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 that we need to see in this

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 and that can speak to us.

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 So why don't we start

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 with the grief?

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 Let's start with grief.

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 I mean Jonah is really angry

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 and you don't have to wait

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 to see that.

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 That's right in verse 1.

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 It says,

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 but to Jonah

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 this seemed very wrong

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 and he became angry.

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 I mean the word there

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 for anger

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 is a sort of hot

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 raging anger.

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 By verse 3

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 he already wants to die.

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 He is furious

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 with what God has done

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 with forgiving

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 the Ninevites.

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 But why?

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 He's preached the message

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 and they've repented

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 and God has forgiven them.

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 So why is Jonah

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 angry?

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 Well a few clues

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 for what might be

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 making him angry here.

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 First is the wickedness

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 of the Ninevites.

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 The wickedness

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 of the Ninevites

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 is quite well known.

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 If there was a mode

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 of torture

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 at that point in time

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 the Ninevites

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 were probably involved

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 in doing it.

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 They treated their captors

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 and prisoners terribly

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 and historical accounts

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 are quite gripping

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 but really horrific.

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 They also engaged

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 in things like

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 child sacrifice.

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 I mean the book

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 of Jonah starts

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 by Jonah being told

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 to go to Nineveh

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 because his wickedness

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 has come up

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 before the Lord.

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 They are a wicked people

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 make no mistake

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 about that.

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 God knows about it

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 and yet he sends Jonah

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 and those are the people

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 that are forgiven.

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 And so Jonah's annoyed.

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 Those are the people

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 that could possibly

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 be forgiven.

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 That might be one reason.

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 The other side

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 of his anger

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 seems to be predicated

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 on this prevailing opinion

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 that the Israelites

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 that Yahweh

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 the God of Israel

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 while he had authority

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 over the entire world

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 his grace

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 his favor

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 his mercy

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 was only meant

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 to extend

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 to Israel

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 his chosen people.

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 So put those two together

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 and Jonah has this

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 expected favoritism

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 of the Israelites

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 combined with the wickedness

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 of the Ninevites

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 and he is angry.

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 He has made up his mind

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 this is very wrong.

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 And of all the possible

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 reasons for his anger

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 they all boil down

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 to this general thinking

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 from Jonah.

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 Jonah believes

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 that Nineveh

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 deserves judgment

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 and yet they have had

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 and received grace

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 and mercy from God.

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 Jonah believes

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 that Nineveh

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 deserves judgment

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 yet received grace

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 and mercy.

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 We see that here

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 don't we?

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 Just look with me

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 at verse two

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 I'm going to read

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 these verses out again.

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 It says

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 isn't this what I said Lord

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 when I was still at home?

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 That is what I tried

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 to forestall

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 by fleeing to Tarshish.

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 I knew that you are

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 a gracious

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 and compassionate God

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 slow to anger

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 and abounding in love

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 a God who relents

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 from sending calamity.

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 Now Lord

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 take my life

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 for it is better

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 for me to die

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 than to live.

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 He doesn't hide

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 his cards does he?

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 The reasons

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 for Jonah

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 not wanting

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 to be in Nineveh

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 the main reason

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 is not that

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 he was afraid

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 of what the Ninevites

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 might do to him

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 these wicked people.

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 It was not because

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 it was a long journey

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 they just didn't want

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 to go on.

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 It's not because

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 he thought they might

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 reject the message

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 that the prophet

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 had to proclaim.

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 No

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 the main reason

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 wasn't any of those things.

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 The main reason

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 is because Jonah

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 knows God's heart.

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 He knows his character.

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 He knew that God

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 would show the people

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 grace and mercy

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 if they would repent.

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 And he didn't want that.

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 He wanted to see

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 them judged.

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 He was afraid

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 that God would be

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 exactly who he says

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 he is.

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 Gracious,

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 compassionate,

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 slow to anger,

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 abounding in love

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 and for Jonah

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 maybe the worst one

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 relenting

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 from sending calamity.

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 See Jonah is saying

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 what is the quiet bit

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 in his heart

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 out loud.

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 Jonah is screaming

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 in all of this

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 enough God.

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 This is why

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 I didn't want

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 to come here.

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 I knew you were gracious.

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 I knew

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 that you would make

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 some way for them

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 to turn back

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 and I don't want that.

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 They deserve judgment.

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 They are wicked.

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 God,

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 you're wrong

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 to offer them mercy.

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 They don't deserve it,

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 says Jonah.

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 And just as he wishes

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 his life away,

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 God comes to him

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 with a question

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 on which this passage

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 turns.

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 Is it right

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 for you

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 to be angry?

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 Is it right

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 for you to be angry,

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 Jonah?

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 Is it right

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 for you to be angry

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 that I called

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 120,000 people

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 to me

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 and they repented

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 and put their faith

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 in me?

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 Is it right

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 for you to be angry

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 at my grace

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 for these people?

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 Is it right

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 for you to be angry

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 at who I am,

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 gracious

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 and compassionate?

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 I think we all

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 may know

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 what the ideal response

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 here is from Jonah

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 but we don't see one.

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 Jonah doesn't say anything.

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 All we know

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 is that by verse 5

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 he is sat down

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 and is looking

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 at the city.

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 By all accounts

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 he is hoping

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 that they are destroyed,

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 judged for what

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 they are doing,

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 that their repentance

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 was futile

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 and actually

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 they are still

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 going to be judged.

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 That is the way

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 he comes into it.

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 God is about

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 to use an object lesson

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 to help Jonah out.

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 God is using

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 the leafy plant

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 that grows.

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 Look at me

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 at verse 6.

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 Then the Lord

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 God provided

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 a leafy plant

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 and made it grow up

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 over Jonah

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 to give shade

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 for his head

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 to ease his discomfort

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 and Jonah was very

00:13:55.159 --> 00:13:56.019
 happy about the plant.

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 But at dawn

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 the next day

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 God provided a worm

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 which chewed the plant

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 and so that it withered.

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 When the sun rose

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 God provided

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 a scorching east wind

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 and the sun blazed

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 on Jonah's head

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 so that he grew faint.

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 He wanted to die

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 and said

00:14:10.719 --> 00:14:11.319
 it would be better

00:14:11.319 --> 00:14:12.639
 for me to die

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 than to live.

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 This time

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 it's a plant

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 and yet again

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 he is furious.

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 Angry to the point

00:14:21.799 --> 00:14:22.220
 of death

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 and here comes

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 God again

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 it's the same question

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 but just this time

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 it's about the plant

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 says

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 is it right

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 for you to be angry

00:14:29.779 --> 00:14:30.740
 about the plant?

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 Before we even

00:14:33.580 --> 00:14:34.460
 get to his answer

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 to this

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 it shows us

00:14:35.980 --> 00:14:36.440
 his heart.

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 Do you see

00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:39.180
 his heart,

00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:39.899
 his priorities,

00:14:40.080 --> 00:14:41.279
 his values here?

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 There's two times

00:14:42.720 --> 00:14:43.639
 throughout this passage

00:14:43.639 --> 00:14:44.680
 that he has been angry

00:14:44.680 --> 00:14:45.680
 to the point of death.

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 Once over the repentance

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 of Nineveh

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 and once

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 over a plant

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 that gave him comfort

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 for a few hours.

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 So he has more compassion

00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:54.360
 for a plant

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 that he knew

00:14:55.019 --> 00:14:56.399
 for all of 24 hours

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 than for the 120,000 people

00:14:58.980 --> 00:15:00.100
 that would be lost

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 without God's grace

00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:02.039
 in Nineveh.

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 Do you see

00:15:03.839 --> 00:15:04.559
 his heart,

00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:05.860
 his priorities,

00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:07.339
 what he values

00:15:07.339 --> 00:15:09.039
 above everything else?

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 So what he values

00:15:10.600 --> 00:15:11.779
 is his comfort

00:15:11.779 --> 00:15:12.679
 and a plant

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 far more

00:15:13.259 --> 00:15:13.939
 than the lives

00:15:13.939 --> 00:15:14.779
 of people.

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 So the only time

00:15:17.519 --> 00:15:18.419
 he's actually been happy

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 at all

00:15:19.120 --> 00:15:20.980
 in this entire book

00:15:20.980 --> 00:15:22.019
 is in verse 6

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 when a plant comes

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 to give him comfort.

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 In verse 2

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 as he rounds

00:15:26.819 --> 00:15:27.220
 at God

00:15:27.220 --> 00:15:28.399
 about his character

00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:29.899
 what we see

00:15:29.899 --> 00:15:31.339
 is six different

00:15:31.339 --> 00:15:31.699
 references

00:15:31.699 --> 00:15:32.500
 in those couple

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 of sentences

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 to himself.

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 I, me

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 or my

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 are used.

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 His priority

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 is himself

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 and his comfort

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 and values

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 and he values

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 that far above

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 and beyond

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 the life

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 of the people

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 of Nineveh.

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 See here

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 it's really easy

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 for us to think

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 and just detach

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 ourselves from it.

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 To think we are

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 so far from being

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 like Jonah

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 yeah friends

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 we're far more

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 geared up to be

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 like him

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 than we think.

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 Maybe you're not

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 thinking our value

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 a plant

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 over 120,000 people.

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 See one of

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 Jonah's major issues

00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:05.320
 here is that

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 he has misplaced

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 his priorities.

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 His priorities

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 are not in order.

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 He's constantly

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 prioritizing his own

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 comfort and values

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 above the lives

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 of others

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 and that is

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 exactly the opposite

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 of the way

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 God sees it.

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 We're going to see

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 that as we continue

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 in this passage.

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 But maybe it will

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 help you to know

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 how this plays out

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 in my life

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 in how I

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 misplace priorities.

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 About a week

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 or two

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 well about two

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 weeks ago

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 me and Daisy

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 had a week off.

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 Knowing we had

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 a few busy weeks

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 ahead and a few

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 busy weeks behind us

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 we really were

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 looking forward

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 to this time off.

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 We're getting away

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 from London

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 getting to relax

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 and see some friends

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 and go away

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 and see some family.

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 But for various reasons

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 you can ask me

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 about after the sermon

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 we had to cancel

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 all that holiday.

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 We couldn't go away

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 and it was quite annoying.

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 You try and make

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 the best of it

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 we were still in London

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 we had a good time

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 but it felt

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 slightly disappointing.

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 And then at the end

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 of that week

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 my holidays are

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 drawing to a close

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 and it feels like

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 a bit of a shambles.

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 We wake up on Monday

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 and the washing machine

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 is completely closed.

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 It's completely broke.

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 It's gone.

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 And I,

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 and that was like

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 the camel that

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 broke the straw.

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 The back,

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 I didn't get that

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 analogy right.

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 You know what I'm saying.

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 But that was the thing

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 that sent me over the edge.

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 Right?

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 I'm annoyed.

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 The toaster is

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 completely gone.

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 And I realise

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 that all of this

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 is a bit of a

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 first world problem.

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 He didn't get his holiday.

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 I know.

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 But I'm ticked off.

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 I'm really annoyed.

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 I take myself off

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 to a different room.

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 I'm doing some

00:17:35.200 --> 00:17:36.300
 household chores

00:17:36.300 --> 00:17:37.420
 trying to just pray

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 that this day gets better.

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 My nice,

00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:41.140
 relaxing weekend

00:17:41.140 --> 00:17:42.100
 or week

00:17:42.100 --> 00:17:43.700
 is off in shambles.

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 And I just felt

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 this little thought

00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:46.700
 perk in my head.

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 He goes,

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 that's a lot like Jonah,

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 isn't it, Nathan?

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 Now,

00:17:50.740 --> 00:17:51.120
 I've been prepping

00:17:51.120 --> 00:17:51.580
 this sermon

00:17:51.580 --> 00:17:52.519
 for a while

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 and so this was

00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:53.620
 in the back

00:17:53.620 --> 00:17:54.300
 of my head.

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 Annoyed

00:17:54.980 --> 00:17:56.160
 and sad

00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:57.140
 at my relaxing

00:17:57.140 --> 00:17:57.920
 and my comfort

00:17:57.920 --> 00:17:58.740
 being disrupted.

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 In that moment,

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 I felt like

00:18:00.580 --> 00:18:01.480
 God was convicting me.

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 Holding up a mirror

00:18:02.519 --> 00:18:04.400
 from Jonah 4.

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 And it's not

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 that it was wrong

00:18:07.500 --> 00:18:08.440
 for me to be annoyed.

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 Those are some

00:18:09.099 --> 00:18:09.680
 annoying things

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 and if you're

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 annoyed about them,

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 that is okay.

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 But I just felt

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 God convict me

00:18:14.319 --> 00:18:14.599
 and said,

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 when was the last time

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 you were this

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 passionately prayerful,

00:18:17.240 --> 00:18:18.319
 this passionately annoyed

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 or this passionately angry

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 at the fact

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 that so many

00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:21.879
 around you

00:18:21.879 --> 00:18:22.980
 do not know Jesus yet?

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 Your priorities

00:18:24.779 --> 00:18:26.079
 are your comfort

00:18:26.079 --> 00:18:27.720
 and the weekend

00:18:27.720 --> 00:18:28.279
 of relaxation

00:18:28.279 --> 00:18:29.480
 that you got taken away

00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:31.099
 rather than

00:18:31.099 --> 00:18:32.039
 the people

00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:32.940
 around you.

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 And it's one instance

00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:36.440
 and one example

00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:37.400
 of where our priorities

00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:38.319
 are shaped the wrong way

00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:38.839
 but I bet

00:18:38.839 --> 00:18:39.819
 I'm not the only one

00:18:39.819 --> 00:18:40.839
 where our priorities

00:18:40.839 --> 00:18:41.920
 are not always right.

00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:43.380
 They're the wrong way route.

00:18:44.059 --> 00:18:44.860
 See, we are far closer

00:18:44.860 --> 00:18:45.440
 to Jonah

00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:46.559
 in having our priorities

00:18:46.559 --> 00:18:47.240
 wrong than we would

00:18:47.240 --> 00:18:47.860
 like to admit.

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 So here's my question

00:18:49.640 --> 00:18:50.180
 for you.

00:18:51.140 --> 00:18:51.860
 Are your priorities

00:18:51.860 --> 00:18:53.539
 in line with God

00:18:53.539 --> 00:18:54.599
 and does your life

00:18:54.599 --> 00:18:55.279
 show that?

00:18:56.319 --> 00:18:57.519
 Are your life decisions

00:18:57.519 --> 00:18:58.140
 the big decisions

00:18:58.140 --> 00:18:58.900
 you make in life

00:18:58.900 --> 00:18:59.940
 and the small alike

00:18:59.940 --> 00:19:01.340
 are they marked

00:19:01.340 --> 00:19:02.420
 by the gospel mission

00:19:02.420 --> 00:19:03.519
 of Jesus Christ?

00:19:04.300 --> 00:19:05.019
 To reach people,

00:19:05.100 --> 00:19:05.840
 to care for people,

00:19:05.900 --> 00:19:07.120
 to show his compassion

00:19:07.120 --> 00:19:08.240
 to others.

00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:10.180
 Is your calendar set up

00:19:10.180 --> 00:19:10.960
 to make time

00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:11.960
 to care for people,

00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:13.180
 to pray for others,

00:19:13.380 --> 00:19:14.660
 those around you?

00:19:16.340 --> 00:19:17.320
 Christians in this room,

00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:18.240
 God calls you

00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:19.120
 to die to yourself

00:19:19.120 --> 00:19:19.920
 each day

00:19:19.920 --> 00:19:21.180
 and live for Christ,

00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:23.259
 prioritizing his ways

00:19:23.259 --> 00:19:24.259
 over and above

00:19:24.259 --> 00:19:25.740
 your own comfort.

00:19:26.700 --> 00:19:27.640
 So lovingly,

00:19:27.720 --> 00:19:28.420
 I think it's right

00:19:28.420 --> 00:19:29.500
 that we ask ourselves,

00:19:30.019 --> 00:19:30.519
 how are you doing

00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:30.800
 with that?

00:19:31.720 --> 00:19:32.820
 How are you doing

00:19:32.820 --> 00:19:33.140
 with that?

00:19:35.240 --> 00:19:35.960
 But we've seen

00:19:35.960 --> 00:19:36.880
 the bitterness

00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:37.980
 and the wrong place

00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:39.940
 priorities of Jonah,

00:19:40.039 --> 00:19:40.759
 but now we see

00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:41.640
 God's heart.

00:19:42.140 --> 00:19:43.039
 As Jonah responds,

00:19:43.140 --> 00:19:43.320
 saying,

00:19:43.420 --> 00:19:44.300
 it is right for me

00:19:44.300 --> 00:19:44.720
 to be angry

00:19:44.720 --> 00:19:45.340
 with what you've done

00:19:45.340 --> 00:19:45.840
 with this plant,

00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:46.120
 God.

00:19:47.120 --> 00:19:48.640
 We see verse 10

00:19:48.640 --> 00:19:49.300
 and 11,

00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:50.519
 God show his heart.

00:19:50.820 --> 00:19:51.240
 Look with me

00:19:51.240 --> 00:19:51.759
 at those.

00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:57.039
 But the Lord said,

00:19:57.160 --> 00:19:57.480
 you have been

00:19:57.480 --> 00:19:58.799
 concerned about this plant

00:19:58.799 --> 00:19:59.480
 though you did not

00:19:59.480 --> 00:20:00.079
 tend to it

00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:00.900
 or make it grow.

00:20:01.319 --> 00:20:02.140
 It sprang up overnight

00:20:02.140 --> 00:20:03.440
 and died overnight.

00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:04.539
 And should I not

00:20:04.539 --> 00:20:05.160
 have concern

00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:06.079
 for the great city

00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:06.680
 of Nineveh

00:20:06.680 --> 00:20:07.559
 in which there are

00:20:07.559 --> 00:20:10.339
 more than 120,000 people

00:20:10.339 --> 00:20:11.200
 who cannot tell

00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:12.000
 their right hand

00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:12.900
 from their left

00:20:12.900 --> 00:20:15.200
 and also many animals?

00:20:17.299 --> 00:20:18.339
 God's response

00:20:18.339 --> 00:20:19.579
 to Jonah

00:20:19.579 --> 00:20:20.619
 is one of love

00:20:20.619 --> 00:20:21.179
 and care

00:20:21.179 --> 00:20:21.799
 for the people

00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:22.399
 of Nineveh.

00:20:22.879 --> 00:20:23.679
 People who are lost

00:20:23.679 --> 00:20:24.199
 do not know

00:20:24.199 --> 00:20:24.899
 their right hand

00:20:24.899 --> 00:20:25.720
 from their left.

00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:26.480
 God is saying,

00:20:26.599 --> 00:20:26.740
 Jonah,

00:20:26.839 --> 00:20:28.419
 their sins are many,

00:20:28.559 --> 00:20:28.960
 yes,

00:20:29.439 --> 00:20:30.220
 but each one of them

00:20:30.220 --> 00:20:30.980
 is a man

00:20:30.980 --> 00:20:31.799
 or woman

00:20:31.799 --> 00:20:32.460
 or child

00:20:32.460 --> 00:20:33.559
 made in my image.

00:20:34.019 --> 00:20:35.240
 Each one I have sustained

00:20:35.240 --> 00:20:36.179
 and I have grown

00:20:36.179 --> 00:20:38.119
 from birth until now.

00:20:38.639 --> 00:20:39.839
 Each one is unique

00:20:39.839 --> 00:20:41.399
 creation of mine.

00:20:41.579 --> 00:20:42.759
 Should I not be concerned?

00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:44.480
 Should I not have

00:20:44.480 --> 00:20:46.259
 compassion for them?

00:20:47.500 --> 00:20:48.639
 God is adamant

00:20:48.639 --> 00:20:49.319
 and passionate

00:20:49.319 --> 00:20:50.539
 about the people

00:20:50.539 --> 00:20:51.480
 of his creation

00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:53.079
 and not just

00:20:53.079 --> 00:20:53.859
 his chosen people

00:20:53.859 --> 00:20:54.299
 in Israel

00:20:54.299 --> 00:20:54.919
 and that's what

00:20:54.919 --> 00:20:55.839
 Jonah is finding out.

00:20:56.359 --> 00:20:56.899
 He is passionate

00:20:56.899 --> 00:20:57.679
 about the entirety

00:20:57.679 --> 00:20:58.799
 of his creation.

00:20:59.439 --> 00:21:00.039
 Look down with me

00:21:00.039 --> 00:21:01.779
 at verse 6.

00:21:05.079 --> 00:21:06.439
 It starts by saying,

00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:08.099
 then the Lord God

00:21:08.099 --> 00:21:09.759
 provided a tree.

00:21:10.599 --> 00:21:11.859
 The words Lord

00:21:11.859 --> 00:21:12.279
 and God

00:21:12.279 --> 00:21:12.919
 are used together.

00:21:13.099 --> 00:21:13.700
 They're used separately

00:21:13.700 --> 00:21:14.539
 in the rest of the book,

00:21:15.059 --> 00:21:16.200
 Lord or God,

00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:17.960
 but they're used together here.

00:21:17.960 --> 00:21:19.400
 The first word Lord

00:21:19.400 --> 00:21:20.340
 in Hebrew here

00:21:20.340 --> 00:21:21.940
 is the word Yahweh.

00:21:22.620 --> 00:21:25.400
 That is the personal name

00:21:25.400 --> 00:21:26.259
 that Israel have

00:21:26.259 --> 00:21:27.120
 for their God,

00:21:27.700 --> 00:21:27.980
 Yahweh.

00:21:28.420 --> 00:21:29.240
 So Lord is Yahweh

00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:30.680
 and the second word God

00:21:30.680 --> 00:21:31.500
 in Hebrew

00:21:31.500 --> 00:21:32.279
 is Elohim.

00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:34.480
 That word is used

00:21:34.480 --> 00:21:35.799
 to refer to God,

00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:36.779
 especially in Jonah,

00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:37.460
 as the God

00:21:37.460 --> 00:21:38.220
 of the universe,

00:21:38.340 --> 00:21:38.700
 the God

00:21:38.700 --> 00:21:39.960
 of everything

00:21:39.960 --> 00:21:41.440
 that exists.

00:21:42.380 --> 00:21:42.559
 See,

00:21:42.620 --> 00:21:44.220
 in saying both together here,

00:21:44.220 --> 00:21:45.600
 the writer is putting

00:21:45.600 --> 00:21:46.019
 them together,

00:21:46.180 --> 00:21:47.039
 Yahweh Elohim.

00:21:47.160 --> 00:21:47.799
 He is God

00:21:47.799 --> 00:21:48.700
 of both Israel

00:21:48.700 --> 00:21:50.420
 and the universe.

00:21:50.600 --> 00:21:51.019
 He is God

00:21:51.019 --> 00:21:51.940
 of everybody

00:21:51.940 --> 00:21:54.039
 and he is compassionate

00:21:54.039 --> 00:21:55.240
 about everybody,

00:21:55.720 --> 00:21:57.200
 not just Israel,

00:21:58.000 --> 00:22:00.180
 but the entire world.

00:22:03.160 --> 00:22:04.579
 And as he sees people

00:22:04.579 --> 00:22:05.539
 living in wickedness

00:22:05.539 --> 00:22:06.240
 in Nineveh,

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 his grace is on them.

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 He sends a prophet

00:22:08.120 --> 00:22:09.039
 to them

00:22:09.039 --> 00:22:10.000
 to share a message

00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:10.559
 that brings them

00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:11.140
 to repent

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 and allows them

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 to be forgiven.

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 And as we come

00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:17.100
 to our last point,

00:22:17.500 --> 00:22:18.080
 the gift,

00:22:19.400 --> 00:22:19.780
 we look at the,

00:22:19.940 --> 00:22:20.840
 looking at the character

00:22:20.840 --> 00:22:21.220
 of God,

00:22:21.280 --> 00:22:21.900
 does any of it

00:22:21.900 --> 00:22:23.020
 sound familiar to you?

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 One with concern

00:22:24.640 --> 00:22:25.200
 and compassion

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 for the sinners.

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 One who makes a way

00:22:28.060 --> 00:22:28.480
 for people

00:22:28.480 --> 00:22:29.540
 to be forgiven.

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 One that holds

00:22:30.259 --> 00:22:30.740
 our grace

00:22:30.740 --> 00:22:31.220
 and love

00:22:31.220 --> 00:22:31.759
 for each

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 and every

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 one of us.

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 That God

00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:37.600
 sees the wickedness

00:22:37.600 --> 00:22:38.220
 and suffering

00:22:38.220 --> 00:22:38.900
 of his people

00:22:38.900 --> 00:22:39.759
 and sent someone

00:22:39.759 --> 00:22:40.660
 to save them

00:22:40.660 --> 00:22:40.800
 to save them.

00:22:42.300 --> 00:22:43.000
 It's Jesus,

00:22:43.120 --> 00:22:43.420
 isn't it?

00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:45.060
 That's Jesus.

00:22:46.019 --> 00:22:47.180
 God sent Jesus

00:22:47.180 --> 00:22:49.120
 to and for us.

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 See,

00:22:50.660 --> 00:22:51.540
 there is a whole

00:22:51.540 --> 00:22:52.560
 load of wickedness

00:22:52.560 --> 00:22:53.300
 in the world

00:22:53.300 --> 00:22:54.340
 around us today,

00:22:54.460 --> 00:22:55.279
 just like in Nineveh.

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 I don't think

00:22:56.180 --> 00:22:56.700
 I really need

00:22:56.700 --> 00:22:57.259
 to convince you

00:22:57.259 --> 00:22:57.560
 of that.

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 If you turn on

00:22:58.540 --> 00:22:59.000
 your news

00:22:59.000 --> 00:23:00.100
 or flick through

00:23:00.100 --> 00:23:00.440
 Instagram

00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:01.140
 or maybe just

00:23:01.140 --> 00:23:01.820
 walk out your door

00:23:01.820 --> 00:23:02.400
 and live a little,

00:23:02.519 --> 00:23:03.120
 you'll see the

00:23:03.120 --> 00:23:03.640
 brokenness

00:23:03.640 --> 00:23:04.580
 and wickedness

00:23:04.580 --> 00:23:05.300
 of the world

00:23:05.300 --> 00:23:06.519
 around us.

00:23:07.279 --> 00:23:07.720
 Bitterness,

00:23:07.900 --> 00:23:08.200
 hatred,

00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:08.620
 envy,

00:23:08.779 --> 00:23:09.320
 and generally

00:23:09.320 --> 00:23:09.980
 wickedness

00:23:09.980 --> 00:23:11.039
 fuel wars,

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 hateful politics,

00:23:12.299 --> 00:23:13.180
 broken relationships,

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 and so much more.

00:23:16.620 --> 00:23:17.380
 The gravest

00:23:17.380 --> 00:23:18.099
 of our sins

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 is not the individual

00:23:19.539 --> 00:23:20.220
 things necessarily

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 that we do

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 or don't do.

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 They absolutely

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 matter and are sinful.

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 But rather,

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 it's the fact

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 that we have turned

00:23:25.539 --> 00:23:26.319
 away from God

00:23:26.319 --> 00:23:27.200
 and his ways.

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 The wickedness

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 of our world

00:23:29.299 --> 00:23:30.420
 is a symptom

00:23:30.420 --> 00:23:31.539
 of us turning

00:23:31.539 --> 00:23:32.480
 away from God.

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 The Bible says

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 we have all

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 sinned and fallen

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 short of the glory

00:23:37.000 --> 00:23:37.559
 of God.

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 We have all

00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:39.660
 deserved punishment

00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:40.420
 just like the

00:23:40.420 --> 00:23:41.019
 Ninevites did

00:23:41.019 --> 00:23:41.859
 for our sin.

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 And that sin

00:23:43.779 --> 00:23:44.720
 separates us

00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:45.299
 from God

00:23:45.299 --> 00:23:46.299
 and the creator

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 that we were

00:23:46.779 --> 00:23:47.440
 meant to know

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 and love forever.

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 And who does he

00:23:51.180 --> 00:23:52.220
 send to save us?

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 He sends Jesus.

00:23:54.440 --> 00:23:55.319
 God himself

00:23:55.319 --> 00:23:57.279
 came to this earth

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 to save us.

00:24:00.079 --> 00:24:00.740
 Tim Keller

00:24:00.740 --> 00:24:01.299
 talks about

00:24:01.299 --> 00:24:01.819
 Jonah 4

00:24:01.819 --> 00:24:03.279
 and the links

00:24:03.279 --> 00:24:03.980
 to Jesus.

00:24:03.980 --> 00:24:04.839
 He talks about

00:24:04.839 --> 00:24:06.400
 them as

00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:07.240
 the God

00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:07.759
 of the Ninevites,

00:24:07.980 --> 00:24:08.700
 God figuratively

00:24:08.700 --> 00:24:09.299
 weeping

00:24:09.299 --> 00:24:10.420
 as he sees

00:24:10.420 --> 00:24:11.400
 the wickedness

00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:12.160
 of the Ninevites.

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 And so

00:24:13.259 --> 00:24:14.279
 this is one

00:24:14.279 --> 00:24:15.120
 of the quotes

00:24:15.120 --> 00:24:15.720
 he says about

00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:16.019
 Jesus.

00:24:16.400 --> 00:24:16.599
 He says,

00:24:16.740 --> 00:24:16.920
 he,

00:24:17.319 --> 00:24:17.519
 Jesus,

00:24:17.660 --> 00:24:18.360
 is the weeping

00:24:18.360 --> 00:24:19.579
 God of Jonah 4

00:24:19.579 --> 00:24:21.500
 in human form.

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 See,

00:24:22.779 --> 00:24:23.160
 the same God

00:24:23.160 --> 00:24:23.539
 that weeps

00:24:23.539 --> 00:24:24.319
 over the wickedness

00:24:24.319 --> 00:24:24.920
 of Nineveh

00:24:24.920 --> 00:24:25.500
 and brings them

00:24:25.500 --> 00:24:26.160
 back to him

00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:27.079
 is the same God

00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:28.019
 that weeps

00:24:28.019 --> 00:24:28.680
 over us

00:24:28.680 --> 00:24:29.299
 and in his

00:24:29.299 --> 00:24:29.759
 compassion

00:24:29.759 --> 00:24:31.000
 sent Jesus.

00:24:31.000 --> 00:24:33.559
 All of that

00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:34.119
 is the reason

00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:34.480
 why Jesus

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 lives a perfect

00:24:35.400 --> 00:24:35.759
 life,

00:24:35.859 --> 00:24:36.880
 died on the cross

00:24:36.880 --> 00:24:38.440
 for you and me,

00:24:38.539 --> 00:24:39.559
 taking all our sins

00:24:39.559 --> 00:24:39.960
 on him

00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:41.220
 and rises again

00:24:41.220 --> 00:24:41.940
 having defeated

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:43.380
 death and sin.

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 He didn't just

00:24:44.839 --> 00:24:45.460
 see the Ninevites

00:24:45.460 --> 00:24:46.359
 way back when

00:24:46.359 --> 00:24:47.259
 and offer a

00:24:47.259 --> 00:24:47.819
 flailing,

00:24:48.059 --> 00:24:48.400
 failing,

00:24:48.559 --> 00:24:49.480
 and angry prophet.

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 He sees you

00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:52.579
 and me,

00:24:52.940 --> 00:24:53.500
 ones that are

00:24:53.500 --> 00:24:54.519
 sinful and need

00:24:54.519 --> 00:24:55.220
 forgiveness

00:24:55.220 --> 00:24:56.920
 and he sent

00:24:56.920 --> 00:24:57.700
 Jesus.

00:24:57.700 --> 00:24:59.900
 so that if we,

00:25:00.140 --> 00:25:00.680
 like the Ninevites,

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.759
 are sitting in here

00:25:01.759 --> 00:25:02.799
 having repented

00:25:02.799 --> 00:25:03.299
 of our sins,

00:25:03.380 --> 00:25:04.000
 he is still

00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:04.740
 that gracious

00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:05.440
 and compassionate

00:25:05.440 --> 00:25:05.840
 God,

00:25:06.140 --> 00:25:06.940
 abounding in love

00:25:06.940 --> 00:25:07.360
 and says,

00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:08.880
 live in the freedom

00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:09.500
 that your sins

00:25:09.500 --> 00:25:10.160
 have been forgiven

00:25:10.160 --> 00:25:11.160
 in Jesus.

00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:14.360
 See,

00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:15.080
 we've seen the heart

00:25:15.080 --> 00:25:16.220
 of Jonah

00:25:16.220 --> 00:25:17.240
 and imperfect

00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:17.920
 and grieving

00:25:17.920 --> 00:25:18.700
 God's grace.

00:25:19.400 --> 00:25:20.080
 We've seen the heart

00:25:20.080 --> 00:25:20.860
 full of grace

00:25:20.860 --> 00:25:21.700
 and out of it

00:25:21.700 --> 00:25:23.200
 the gift that flows

00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:24.680
 of Jesus for us.

00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:26.059
 And I just want to end

00:25:26.059 --> 00:25:27.100
 with two things.

00:25:27.099 --> 00:25:27.759
 There are so many

00:25:27.759 --> 00:25:28.219
 things that we could

00:25:28.219 --> 00:25:28.579
 take away,

00:25:28.659 --> 00:25:29.379
 be convicted of

00:25:29.379 --> 00:25:30.480
 and all of those

00:25:30.480 --> 00:25:31.099
 things and be

00:25:31.099 --> 00:25:32.480
 worshipful of.

00:25:32.839 --> 00:25:33.719
 Here's two things

00:25:33.719 --> 00:25:34.359
 I want to end on

00:25:34.359 --> 00:25:35.439
 that might be

00:25:35.439 --> 00:25:36.379
 very practical things

00:25:36.379 --> 00:25:36.919
 that we can apply

00:25:36.919 --> 00:25:37.399
 in our lives.

00:25:38.159 --> 00:25:38.599
 First,

00:25:39.039 --> 00:25:39.539
 let's remember

00:25:39.539 --> 00:25:40.399
 God's compassion

00:25:40.399 --> 00:25:41.019
 for others.

00:25:42.219 --> 00:25:42.899
 God's compassion

00:25:42.899 --> 00:25:43.339
 for others

00:25:43.339 --> 00:25:44.000
 is so deep

00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:44.679
 and wide

00:25:44.679 --> 00:25:45.459
 that it extends

00:25:45.459 --> 00:25:46.179
 far beyond

00:25:46.179 --> 00:25:47.179
 your friends

00:25:47.179 --> 00:25:47.899
 and family

00:25:47.899 --> 00:25:48.559
 and far beyond

00:25:48.559 --> 00:25:49.079
 the walls

00:25:49.079 --> 00:25:50.079
 of our church.

00:25:50.459 --> 00:25:51.059
 We want to be

00:25:51.059 --> 00:25:51.539
 like Jesus,

00:25:51.699 --> 00:25:52.959
 not like Jonah.

00:25:53.079 --> 00:25:53.719
 We want to show

00:25:53.719 --> 00:25:54.359
 our concern

00:25:54.359 --> 00:25:54.959
 and compassion

00:25:54.959 --> 00:25:55.619
 for the people

00:25:55.619 --> 00:25:57.199
 in front of us.

00:25:58.039 --> 00:25:58.500
 Whether that's

00:25:58.500 --> 00:25:59.479
 your Muslim neighbor

00:25:59.479 --> 00:26:00.000
 that goes out

00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:01.419
 to pray each Friday

00:26:01.419 --> 00:26:02.679
 or the co-worker

00:26:02.679 --> 00:26:04.099
 with no particular

00:26:04.099 --> 00:26:05.099
 belief and a lot

00:26:05.099 --> 00:26:05.579
 of apathy

00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:07.719
 or maybe it's

00:26:07.719 --> 00:26:08.519
 the curious agnostic

00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:09.500
 searching for answers

00:26:09.500 --> 00:26:10.919
 or maybe

00:26:10.919 --> 00:26:12.219
 it's the person

00:26:12.219 --> 00:26:13.059
 who hates churches,

00:26:13.239 --> 00:26:14.139
 hates organized religion

00:26:14.139 --> 00:26:14.979
 and doesn't really

00:26:14.979 --> 00:26:15.879
 like you all that much.

00:26:17.259 --> 00:26:17.379
 See,

00:26:17.419 --> 00:26:17.879
 no matter who

00:26:17.879 --> 00:26:18.679
 the person is,

00:26:19.039 --> 00:26:20.179
 God is concerned

00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:20.880
 for them.

00:26:21.380 --> 00:26:22.560
 He has compassion

00:26:22.560 --> 00:26:23.100
 for them

00:26:23.100 --> 00:26:24.700
 and he wants them

00:26:24.700 --> 00:26:25.500
 to know him

00:26:25.500 --> 00:26:26.640
 and his forgiveness

00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:28.019
 through the gospel.

00:26:28.580 --> 00:26:30.000
 It is their greatest need

00:26:30.000 --> 00:26:31.380
 and it is ours too.

00:26:32.640 --> 00:26:33.320
 And so this week,

00:26:33.940 --> 00:26:34.620
 why don't we remember

00:26:34.620 --> 00:26:35.380
 God's compassion

00:26:35.380 --> 00:26:35.860
 for others

00:26:35.860 --> 00:26:36.519
 that we see

00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:37.539
 in Jonah 4,

00:26:38.440 --> 00:26:39.240
 their need for him

00:26:39.240 --> 00:26:40.000
 and why don't we long

00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:40.980
 to pray for them

00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:42.060
 and share the gospel

00:26:42.060 --> 00:26:42.980
 with them.

00:26:44.660 --> 00:26:45.140
 Secondly,

00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:46.360
 why don't we continue

00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:47.759
 to worship God

00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:48.719
 his grace?

00:26:51.399 --> 00:26:52.599
 This is not for us

00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:53.319
 this zone is not

00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:54.259
 for us to go home

00:26:54.259 --> 00:26:55.379
 and just do a ton of things

00:26:55.379 --> 00:26:56.240
 but rather that we would

00:26:56.240 --> 00:26:56.899
 worship God

00:26:56.899 --> 00:26:58.819
 for his grace to us.

00:26:59.059 --> 00:26:59.679
 See, the quickest way

00:26:59.679 --> 00:27:00.219
 for us to become

00:27:00.219 --> 00:27:01.119
 more like Jonah

00:27:01.119 --> 00:27:02.019
 and less like Jesus

00:27:02.019 --> 00:27:03.199
 is to miss God's grace

00:27:03.199 --> 00:27:04.459
 in our lives.

00:27:05.219 --> 00:27:06.319
 Jonah disobeys God

00:27:06.319 --> 00:27:07.719
 from start to finish

00:27:07.719 --> 00:27:08.859
 and yet God is gracious.

00:27:09.699 --> 00:27:10.740
 When he went the wrong way

00:27:10.740 --> 00:27:11.699
 into a storm

00:27:11.699 --> 00:27:13.199
 thrown into the sea,

00:27:13.539 --> 00:27:14.199
 God graciously

00:27:14.199 --> 00:27:15.399
 provides a fish.

00:27:16.359 --> 00:27:17.659
 When he hates God

00:27:17.659 --> 00:27:18.259
 for forgiving

00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:19.479
 the Ninevites,

00:27:19.619 --> 00:27:20.539
 God graciously

00:27:20.539 --> 00:27:21.559
 gives him shade

00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:23.599
 and he graciously

00:27:23.599 --> 00:27:24.539
 provides a worm

00:27:24.539 --> 00:27:26.000
 to take that shade away

00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:27.059
 that he might teach

00:27:27.059 --> 00:27:28.240
 Jonah some of the

00:27:28.240 --> 00:27:29.059
 heart of God.

00:27:31.419 --> 00:27:32.019
 See, Jonah wants

00:27:32.019 --> 00:27:32.979
 judgment for others

00:27:32.979 --> 00:27:34.459
 but refuses to acknowledge

00:27:34.459 --> 00:27:35.479
 the grace that God

00:27:35.479 --> 00:27:36.119
 has had to have

00:27:36.119 --> 00:27:36.879
 on him

00:27:36.879 --> 00:27:38.059
 in his own life

00:27:38.059 --> 00:27:39.519
 for all of his sin.

00:27:40.139 --> 00:27:40.679
 And I see that

00:27:40.679 --> 00:27:41.579
 to be true in me.

00:27:42.299 --> 00:27:43.199
 I want to see people

00:27:43.199 --> 00:27:44.139
 punished for their sins,

00:27:44.259 --> 00:27:45.000
 punished for their crimes

00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:46.380
 and I want to have

00:27:46.380 --> 00:27:47.380
 gracious forgiveness

00:27:47.380 --> 00:27:48.660
 for mine.

00:27:51.019 --> 00:27:52.619
 But we are a people

00:27:52.619 --> 00:27:53.200
 forgiven,

00:27:53.640 --> 00:27:55.160
 sustained and carried

00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:56.799
 by the grace of God.

00:27:57.440 --> 00:27:58.519
 So let us not forget

00:27:58.519 --> 00:27:59.240
 that grace

00:27:59.240 --> 00:28:00.299
 as we go out

00:28:00.299 --> 00:28:01.980
 that God has had

00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:02.339
 on us

00:28:02.339 --> 00:28:03.359
 and may it fuel us

00:28:03.359 --> 00:28:04.299
 to be gracious

00:28:04.299 --> 00:28:05.460
 to others too.

00:28:06.539 --> 00:28:07.500
 Let me pray for us

00:28:07.500 --> 00:28:07.980
 as we end.

00:28:07.980 --> 00:28:14.980
 Lord, we thank you

00:28:14.980 --> 00:28:16.019
 for being a gracious

00:28:16.019 --> 00:28:16.980
 God to us.

00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:18.160
 We thank you

00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:19.299
 for sending Jesus

00:28:19.299 --> 00:28:20.240
 without whom

00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:20.920
 we would be

00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:21.940
 just like the Ninevites,

00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:23.440
 lost and wicked.

00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:25.259
 Lord, we pray

00:28:25.259 --> 00:28:26.019
 that you would continue

00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:27.079
 to work in us

00:28:27.079 --> 00:28:28.360
 to see us

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 be gracious to others

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 as we see our own

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 need for your grace.

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 In Jesus' name

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 I pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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