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Finishing the Book of Jonah (God's Anger Management Class) 📖

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In this video, we conclude the book of Jonah, focusing on Jonah's interactions with God and his reactions to events. We see Jonah's lack of verbal response to God's questions but his actions speak volumes. The video explores Jonah's anger, God's lessons on mercy and grace, and the importance of showing compassion even to those who may not deserve it. No specific action is requested from viewers, but reflection on personal attitudes and behaviors is encouraged.

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Point to Ponder?

What seems exceedingly evil in your life?

How do you deal with that anger?

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In this video, we delve into Jonah's sermon applied to himself and us. We explore the impact of repentance and faith, highlighting how even a poor sermon can lead to profound belief. Lastly, we explore repentance.

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Point to Ponder: How were you convicted? How do you see God's love more clearly?

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In this video, we delve into the story of Jonah chapter 3, focusing on verse 3. We explore why Jonah goes to Nineveh, a great city in God's eyes, to share His word with the people. Reflecting on Peter's revelation, we learn about God's impartiality in sharing the gospel with all. The video challenges us to overcome biases and share the message of God's love with everyone, even those we find difficult.

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Point to Ponder:

How can we be less like Jonah in our callings and more like John the Baptist?

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In this video, we delve into Jonah's sermon in chapter 3, analyzing its content and implications. We explore how Jonah's preaching style differs from traditional prophets and question the motives behind his message. The video prompts viewers to consider the depth of Jonah's sermon and its impact on the people of Nineveh, raising critical questions about the essence of true preaching and salvation.

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Point to Ponder: Think of all the things God could say to you every morning for all our failures. Think of the grace of Him quietly forgiving you and still continuing to give you the privilege of fulfilling your calling.

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Jonah's Journey: A Tale of Eternal Chances

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In this video, we delve into the story of Jonah, exploring his journey from disobedience to redemption. We analyze key moments where God's grace and "second chances" are highlighted, emphasizing the unconditional love and forgiveness offered to even the most disobedient. Through Jonah's experiences, we witness the transformative power of God's mercy and the eternal chances provided to all believers. No action is requested from the viewers, but reflection on the concept of second chances and God's unwavering love is encouraged.

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Point to Ponder: Think of 2 callings God has given you that you either despise as mundane or want to flee from.

Reflect on the impact that God could have on you and others if you embraced them.

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In this video, I delve into the concept of fulfilling challenging callings in life, drawing parallels to the biblical story of Jonah and the importance of embracing seemingly mundane tasks as part of God's plan. I emphasize the significance of quiet, humble living and the beauty found in fulfilling our unique vocations, even when they seem unglamorous. No specific action is requested from viewers, but reflection on personal callings is encouraged.

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Point to ponder:

Reflect on the sign of Jonah. Jesus' ultimate sign to you of who He is and what He does for you. It's going all the way down on your behalf and coming back up to make sure you go from barf to banquet.

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Jonah's Journey: A Reflection on Redemption

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In this video, I delve into the profound journey of Jonah, exploring themes of redemption and humility. Through examining Jonah's actions and God's mercy, we uncover valuable lessons on our relationship with God. The video highlights the significance of acknowledging our shortcomings and seeking solace in God's unwavering love and forgiveness. Join me in reflecting on the transformative power of faith and the peace it brings to our lives. No action requested, just a contemplative exploration of spiritual growth.

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Point to Ponder:

How can we be so deceived? How is God's grace to us so comforting in our fallen state?

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We look at 4 characters and Jonah's prayer

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In this video, I delve into the intricate details of verses 4 to 16 of the book of Jonah, highlighting the significance of the Hebrew chiasm and the central focus of the narrative. No action requested.

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Point to Ponder: Where do you see God pursuing you? Not in anger but in mercy not taking your responsibility away from you but showing you the beauty that happens when you carry it out.

Here is a link to the table of duties you can also find it in your catechism

https://catechism.cph.org/en/table-of-duties.html

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In this video, we delve into the story of Jonah and his disobedience to God's call to Nineveh. Jonah's actions serve as a cautionary tale about avoiding one's divine vocation. The narrative highlights the importance of following God's calling, even when it seems challenging or undesirable. Viewers are encouraged to reflect on their own responses to God's callings and the consequences of ignoring them.

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In this video, I delve into Jonah's prayer in chapter 4, focusing on verses 2 and 3. We explore the precision of the dialogue between Jonah and God, highlighting Jonah's plea and God's character. The prayer reflects Jonah's anger towards God's mercy, leading to a deeper discussion on prayer and trust in God's justice. I emphasize the importance of expressing our thoughts to God openly and the grace He extends even in our darkest moments.

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Point to Ponder:

Write yourselves some I-will statements. To help you write the ending of the book of Jonah! You write these and carry them out based on the Gospel, not based on the law.

Example: I will...show grace to the most annoying person at work. (Instead of waiting to see them get fired)

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Point to Ponder:

Think of the times you were afraid to speak God's word because you desperately cared about the outcome, then contrast that with Jonah's half-hearted attempt! How does this take pressure off of you in the moment?

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Point to Ponder:

Think of those whom you would like to see God bring swiftly to justice, maybe someone who caused you lots of personal harm. What do you do with your anger when you see God allow them to go on with no end in sight?

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show grace to people who disagree with what I believe

David

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Point to Ponder: How does God's love for Jonah show you the depth of His heart? (for you)

Look how powerful the word of God is! That wimpy confession, from a man running from the God he is confessing to believe in, works faith in these men!

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Point to Ponder: How does this help you in the storms of life?

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What got cut off in the video
In the end we want to see Christ. The New Testament talks about the sign of Jonah. One of the most disobedient prophets gets compared to Christ! We will talk about anger. How to deal with it. Men are typically more angry and woman more sad. Jonah is an angry prophet. It is powerful to see how God heals that. This man is incredibly depressed. Tells God He wants to die. What is depression? It is anger turned inward. We want to find what to do when you are not satisfied with life!?

Point to Ponder: Where do you think we will find Christ in the book of Jonah?

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There are moments I feel I know better than God (which I know is a mistake). At times this world is frustrating I think I'm looking at it his way but should be praying for his guidance. So I give up wait with patience then something happens I wasn't expecting. WOW! It reminds me who is in control and has fore sight. Why Jonah fought so hard against the lord only he can answer, just relieved that he finally came around.

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I would like to hear a bit more about Jonah's confession here, both in v9 and v12. He's running away from God, but still clearly believes. He confesses that God has the power over all Creation, but thinks he can just run from his calling. I can relate, since I know that I believe, but so often try to squirm out of doing God's will - it's not like God will PERSONALLY step in to chastise me for that, right?

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Pride is so big a part of our sinful nature that we don’t usually see it in ourselves. We do see it when we are proud of anything that goes against God’s Word, but it is not so easily seen when it just keeps God behind us, without actually doing something sinful. It is so comforting to know that God will keep coming after us again and again, and again, in many different ways, to get us to see the sin of our pride. God‘s love is immeasurable, and fortunately is greater than our sin.

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I will show grace to my family who I have struggled to understand.

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God is always with us (the Holy Spirit lives within us), so it is pointless to try and run from God. It is more likely that we tell ourselves, “God didn’t really mean what He said”. I am so thankful that God chose me, and that He keeps me, and I pray for strength to follow His will, rather than what I may think is best.

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Oh Jonah…. Even when you try to run away from God you still do His work (witnessing). The awesome part is when the sailors IMMEDIATELY pray to the LORD after they see how Creation bows to God. What a transformation for all of them. I would have loved to hear the chatter from them about this miracle. I can only imagine the story they will share with the city once they paddle back to shore. You never know when God will drop a witnessing opportunity in your lap (or in this case, in your boat).

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God can (and does) take some of the dumbest things we think, say and do, and turns them around for good. Here we see the sailors coming to faith. We may not always be able to see that good ourselves, or we may realize it at a later time, but the depth of God's love is immeasurable. We just need to face it, we can't run from God. He will use us as he sees fit and even if we mess it up, he will find a way to work it all out.

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Based on what I know of the book of Jonah, Christ is found in pointing out to Jonah and to Nineveh, with patience that is shown by God, in teaching the need for repentance from poor actions and that no one can measure up to God's perfect standards except for Jesus. Whether it the disobedience of a prophet with a poor attitude, or a citizenry of wickedness, God so loved the world that He gave His Son, the Christ, to atone for it all and save us all.

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I find Christ when I talk to unbelievers.

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I will find Christ in Jonah talking to people about God. Jonah got swallowed by a fish for disobeying God. By telling people about God, the people believed in God.

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I see God pursuing me constantly, because without that pursuit I would have no faith. My sinful nature tries to convince me to steer away from tasks that it deems too difficult. God allows me to remember that with Him, all things are possible; that nothing will ever be so bad that God cannot bless me through it. One of my duties that I was very reluctant to do was to asking others to serve at church until God finally showed me I was working with Him to give others the opportunity to serve Him. On one occasion this was very clear to me when one member responded with, "Well, I don't really want to, so I guess that shows how much I really need to." The less you want to do something that God has asked you to do, the more you really need to do it.

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God pursues me when I read the Bible or when i am at church.

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I feel God calling me when I love someone else. I feel God showing me his love when I obey my parents. 🩷

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I can know that Jesus is always there for me.

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When the storms of life come God can help us. Like when tornadoes happen we can pray to God so he can try to help us through when the tornadoes come. 🌪

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This helps me remember that regardless of what is occurring around me, or what I try to do to control what happens, God is in control. I especially like the comment of how that which could not think obeyed God's will against the contrast of sinful man thinking of ways to go against God's will. It makes me think of the verse, "Be still and know I am God." God is telling us to not worry because He is in control. Always.

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I know that Jesus still loves me even when I disobey him in my thoughts, words, and actions.

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By forgiving him when he did something bad,I know that God forgives me whenever I do something bad to. That is what I know God loves me. Bye!

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When I really think about it, the depth of God's heart is unfathomable to me. His love is endless because He is love, and He is endless. It is a deep comfort to know that this endless love pursues me endlessly, the same as He pursued Jonah to the depths of despair that Jonah chose to go.

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There are plenty of times when my sinful nature allows for me to be easily deceived - it is what my itching ears wants to hear. It is a comfort to know that through God's grace, He has given me a path to be with Him. He is the Light in this world of dark paths. My sinful nature tries to show a different way to navigate the path of life, but I deceive myself. The devil explains a different way, but the devil is a liar. God is Truth. He is the Way. He comforts me, as He lifts me up to Him on the cross and with His death gives me life.

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I am comforted to know that God pursues me. Sometimes I wish God would tell me as clearly as he told Jonah what he wants me to do; however, if I am honest with myself, I am not confident I would eagerly be a faithful servant. I think Jonah’s actions are so disappointing because they are relatable.

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It is amazing that Jesus used Jonah for His sign of what He was going to do and then did. Is it because too often when we reflect on our deeds, the reflection we see has an attitude like Jonah and the pharisees rather than the seeing we are so sinful that we should vomit as we look at ourselves? I am so very thankful that Jesus descended to the depths on my behalf to that I will one day ascend with Him at His glorious banquet.

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I am thankful Jesus believes I am worth countless second chances. Even though I am a forgiven child of God, I need to remember there is no good in me without Him. Failing to recognize my sinful nature makes me vulnerable to pray like Jonah.

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I am glad that we have the "even so" Gospel; that despite my failures, God still gives me the ability to show my love for Him in doing what He has given me the privilege of doing.

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Thinking about how God could speak to all my failures is overwhelming. I depend on his forgiveness and guidance.

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God loves me so much that He gave me the opportunity to proclaim His good news of salvation to all. I all too often fall way short of this simple task; never the less, He continues to love me.

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I am not sure what the topic of “convicted”wants me to ponder. Am I to ponder how I am guilty of not sharing God’s word with others? Certainly I fall short. I look for opportunities, but there are certainly times that I see such hardened hearts and openly sinful behavior and I simply choose to walk away. Doing this sometimes causes me to feel guilty. Maybe I was just too afraid to share God’s word? Did my actions anger God? I know I have failed God over and over again. I pray for strength. I know he wants all people to be saved.

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Depending on the day, as something becomes uncomfortable or bothersome I find myself complaining about a calling. I instinct is to shirk the opportunity to do what God has asked of me, which ultimately is being ungrateful for what Jesus has done and continues to do for me. I become a thorn instead of a petal in whatever plan God has blooming; I attempt to walk away from Jesus instead of walking with Him, like an ungrateful child pulling against their parent's guiding hand. Embracing God's callings would help to reduce the "never the less Jonah" moments in my life, and allow more "ever and more glory be to God" moments.

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Keeping a thankful and penitent heart for how Jesus has made us right with God, and remembering that God wants all to be saved allows for an attitude that is more like John and less like Jonah, and continually praying for this attitude that reflects God's love for us.

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I am reminded that nothing good happens without God. The Holy Spirit can work in people’s hearts even when I feel unprepared or inadequate to share God’s word.

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It would seem the only thing worse than a half-hearted attempt would be no attempt at all, and that, sadly, I have done. I often find myself having the gall to think that how I present a message somehow has more might than God's power behind the message. I need to remember that it is not the messenger or the message, but the Creator and His plans that bring faith in Jesus through the Holy Spirit. In the moment, that allows someone let go of the pressure created by our own sinful mind, and instead, to express and show the joy behind the message of what Jesus has already done for us.

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Okay, I have to take a minute because I'm still chuckling about the "angrily ever after". That made my day. Thank you.

There are many things that seem exceedingly evil in my life because the whole world is - well I wanted to say tainted with sin - but then I realized it's more than tainted - it's full of sin. The world is sinful. So there's a lot of things that make me angry; our leaders who don't lead, people who act inhuman and inhumane, situations that I can't make better or don't understand how to solve . . . the list goes on. And it's not righteous anger. It's usually vindictive anger, no better than Jonah. And that is because I am sinful as well, and that makes me ashamed. I deal with the anger and shame by repeatedly turning to the cross, and praying to Jesus, thanking Him for doing what I could not, can not, and will not do - being a perfect sacrifice for God's righteous anger due to my sin. Knowing what Jesus has done allows for the anger to be let go, because how can you be angry when you are reminded what an awesome gift that Jesus has given. I pray for the Holy Spirit to allow me to remember that precious gift, and to let go of the anger, and embrace the joy of salvation.

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I pray and I remember God is always in control, so there must be a good reason why God allows them to go on. I cannot begin to fathom God's great plans. I remember how patient God has been with me; a bad patient with bad patience who doesn't always follow the good Word God has given.

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I will use the opportunities that God gives me to share the grace of Jesus with my fellow Jonah's and Ninevites.

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I will be thankful for the grace and mercy God shows me. I will pray that God strengthens me so that I can do the work he has called me to do.