Lessons From Jonah And The Whale
Lessons from Jonah and the whale. It's a popular Bible story but the whale gets too much attention. Here are some lessons from the story.
Lessons from Jonah and the whale. It's a popular Bible story but the whale gets too much attention. Here are some lessons from the story.
Jonah teaches us that if we let our emotions rule our attitudes then we will ruin our lives with sinful actions. "Anger" is close "danger."
Just like Jonah, the modern Church has fallen asleep to her assignment. Just like Jonah, we have dismissed our call and determined to play possum. Where Nineveh needed to hear Jonah’s call for repentance to avoid destruction, so does this nation need to hear the truth from God’s people.
In some of our sobering moments, we wonder if we were heeding God's call. Is God prompting me to serve in the kid's ministry? Is He telling me to help the homeless in the neighborhood? Is God telling me to preach in church?Are we like Jonah of the Bible, who...
Have you ever found yourself wanting everything to come with ease? Or perhaps there are days when you just can't seem to gather the motivation to get out of bed and engage in spiritual or meaningful work. It's understandable – we all need rest and recuperation. But tread carefully, because...
The sea is no place to go for peace and quiet. Modern meteorology has documented the destructive power rogue waves, tropical cyclones, microbursts, and other weather phenomena that pose unique threats to ships at sea. But the storm described in the first chapter of Jonah was different. It was personal.
The book of Jonah is based on the life of a nationalistic prophet who lived during the days when Jeroboam II was the king of Israel (2 Kings 14:25). Most people who read the book of Jonah emphasize…
The Bible story of Jonah and the whale contains an amazing miracle. But it’s not what you think. Here are four things it teaches us today.
Why not me symbol. Businessman turns a cube and changes words why me to why not. Beautiful orange background. Business and why not me concept. Copy space.
Finding our significance is not based on our achievements. Our significance comes from whether or not we know God and follow Him.
“When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he h…
Greg Laurie shares the story of Jonah with his granddaughters reminding us of the important lessons of obedience. Watch this series live Thursdays at 7:00 PM PST.
“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.’ But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshis