
**Jonah God’s Scandalous Mercy Part 1
**Pastor Mike Bates – May 4, 2025
2 Kings 14:23–27 (NASB95)
• Sometimes there are people and things that turn us
• When we screw up and lose track and lose our way God still is
Jonah 1:1–3 (NASB95)
• Sometimes God asks us to do things we don’t
• Sometimes God asks us to______ to people we don’t want to minister to.
• God asks us to
• We can never really
• God uses the most
Jonah 1:4-6
Matthew 8:23–27 (NASB95)
• When things go wrong in life people will try just about
Jonah 1:7-10
• We should always be ready to give an_____ of who we believe in and what we believe.
1 Peter 3:15 (NASB95)
• Just because you follow Jesus doesn’t mean you are
Encouragement:
1. God doesn’t always choose the best or most qualified to do His work, He chooses those He wants to use because He loves them and knows and sees their potential. Know that God is calling you to do His work.
2. Be more attentive to God’s call in your life. Don’t run from Him and say no to Him. Just obey.
3. Thank God that even though we are imperfect He still has mercy on us and uses us for His glory.