Jonah
God’s Scandalous Mercy Part 3
Pastor Mike Bates – May 14, 2025

Jonah 1:17 (NASB95)

Matthew 12:38–41 (NASB95)

Jesus had to die to

_His life so that we could have salvation that only comes from God.

Jonah 2:1–10 (NASB95)

Verse 1 and 2

• Sometimes God allows us to really hit rock

before we realize that we need Him and we cry out to Him.
• When we cry out to the Lord He

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us and

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_ us.
Verses 3 and 4
When things in life seem bad and hopeless we need to look to the Lord for our

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and our

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_.

Psalm 46:1 (NASB95)

Psalm 62:8 (NASB95)

It is ok to

emotions as a Christian. It is what you

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with those emotions that matter.

Verses 5 and 6

The Lord

_ our prayers and

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them. Sometimes the answer isn’t the one we were hoping for but it is the

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and

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answer.

Encouragement:
1. Remember what Jesus did on the cross to pay for all your sins and give you forgiveness and eternal life.
2. Remember that when things are good or bad talk to God and share with Him what you are going through. Thank Him for what He is doing in your life.
3. Remember that the Lord hears our prayers and answers them in His timing and His way.