You Cannot Outrun God

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Sermon Outline

Who is Jonah? (v1)

• Is this story fiction or fact? (Matthew 12:38-41)
• Where did He come from? (2 Kings 14:23-27)
  
  • His name meant Dove
  • He was a prophet of God
  • He lived at a time of Spiritual destitution (Amos)
  • He was given an unwanted task

What is Nineveh? (v2)

• It was founded by Nimrod (Genesis 10:6-12)
• It was the capital of Assyria
• It was a large city perhaps a region
• It was a vile and pagan city

How did Jonah respond? (v3)

• Jonah ran from the Lord
• Jonah went the opposite direction
• Jonah was not out f reach of God

How did God respond? (v4-8)

• God sent a wind
• God directed the crew

What was Jonah’s response? (v9-12)

• He was honest about who he was
• He was honest about what he did
• He was honest about what they needed to do

What was the crew’s response? (v13-15)

• They tried to save themselves
• They cried out to God
• They threw Jonah overboard

What can we learn? (v16-17)

• Obey God’s plan no matter what
• God will get honor and glory even in our disobedience
• God will use whatever he deems necessary to do His work
• You cannot outrun God