Book of Jonah : The Jonah In Us (Pastor Josh Kim)

As we journey through the book of Jonah, we'll see what the heart
of God is all about. In this first sermon, we'll see that our
lives are similar to Jonah's life. And how God is calling us to
be on mission with Him to join in on the heart of God.

VERSE : Jonah 1
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.


4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a
violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.
5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his
own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the
ship.


But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a
deep sleep. 6 The captain went to him and said, “How can
you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice
of us so that we will not perish.”


7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast
lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.” They cast
lots and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 So they asked him, “Tell
us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What
kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your
country? From what people are you?”


9 He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the
God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”


10 This terrified them and they asked, “What have you
done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he
had already told them so.)


11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked
him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”


12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied,
“and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this
great storm has come upon you.”


13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land.
But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.
14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not
let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable
for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you
pleased.” 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard,
and the raging sea grew calm. 16 At this the men greatly
feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and
made vows to him.



Jonah’s Prayer


17 Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and
Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.