Jonah 1:1-3 (New International Version)

1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.

I. Receiving revelation from the Lord (v. 1)
• Fulfillment is living out our

and

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.
• Prophecy is having

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to recognize God’s thoughts and feelings about current situations.
• All authentic New Testament prophecy will

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,

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, and

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the hearers (Acts 2:17-18, 1 Cor 14:3).
• God’s word

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confronts the universal sin-nature in all cultures.
• Contextualization is the ability to account for both

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and

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intelligence at the same time with the Bible.
II. Rejecting revelation from the Lord. (v. 2)
• Christianity is a “

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” endeavor because God equally loves all people groups.
• Preaching

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of unknown information and

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for implementation of truth into everyday life.
• Every type of

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seeks to influence belief or emotion.
• Preaching confronts culture

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because God loves.
• Preaching becomes effective if it is

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,

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, and

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as it confronts the culture.
III. Running from the Lord (v. 3)
• Decision-making based on fear is

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living. (Isa. 30:17)
• Running from God’s will is to flee from his

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and

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.
• Some “opened doors” are from

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to keep us from God’s will.
• Faith is

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living that understands proximity to God’s will is measured by the level of adversity. (Josh 23:10)
• Nationalism is a godless view that contradicts God’s love equality with

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and his grace with

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• Patriotism is a godly view that appreciates the uniqueness of the

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within a culture’s traditions and values.

TAKE OFF
Share about a time when you were asked to do something you didn’t want to do. How did you respond?

TEXT
1. What thoughts or feelings did you have during this week’s sermon?
2. Who is Jonah and what do we learn about him in 2 Kings 14:25?
3. Where did God command Jonah to go and why (vv. 1-2)? What do we know about this city and its inhabitants (refer to Jonah 3:8, 10)?
4. How did Jonah respond to God’s instructions (v. 3)? How do you think you’d feel and respond if you were Jonah? Has there been a time/season in your life when you wanted to or did flee from God?

TAKE AWAY
What is one thing in your life that God is calling you to do? How can you respond in obedience?