Archive for June 2024
S218P6 – Through the belly of the fish: the grace of unexpected repentance
Jon. 3:7-9 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: “No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways…
Read MoreS218P5 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s will at work
Jon. 3:3-5 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord ’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and…
Read MoreThe fall of the proud
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5ufyc-162d3cb We have seen proud or self-centered people fall far in this life. We also have seen similar people seem to coast through life and end on a high note. Yet, the word of God tells us that every proud and haughty person will be brought down. This is still the case regardless of what…
Read MoreS218P4 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s patient grace
Jon. 2:6-7 I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! As my life was slipping away, I remembered the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you in…
Read MoreTo be stalwarts of the faith
Who does not want to live better? No matter who you ask, everyone can point to some improvements they desire in life. When we think about life quality, it is not about the house or the car or the job. We know that the body is more than clothing, and life is more than food…
Read MoreS218P3 – Through the belly of the fish: the strange place
Jon. 1:15-17 Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! The sailors were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him. Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah…
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