Sermon Series: Jonah
“Indeed, I knew that you are a God of grace and compassion, slow to anger and rich in goodness, and who regrets the evil you send.
The Lord answered, “Do you do well to be angry?”
Jonah 4. 2 & 4
Listening is at the heart of the book of the prophet Jonah. Jonah does not listen to God. He does the opposite. Despite this, God listens to Jonah’s prayer. Jonah’s enemies listen to him and come to God. And us, where are we in terms of listening? Will we be attentive to God’s plans, even if they go against our ready-made ideas? Or will we be stubborn, angry, in the claim vis-à-vis God, because the reality does not correspond to what we had imagined?
The sermon series is given by pastor Patrice Berger. sermons are translated from the originl French version. Bible verses link to the Bible in Basic English. The Bible is available online in audio/podcast form in several versions including the Bible in Basic English (1 year reading plan):
Jonah 3: God be gracious, so be it! (Jonah 3); Patrice Berger
Jonah 3: God be gracious, so be it! (Jonah 3); Patrice Berger Jonah 3: God be gracious, so be it! (Jonah 3); Patrice Berger Sermon: Jonah Chapter 3 God bless Jonah was sure This is what Jonas will say in the next chapter. “Lord I know you too well. It’s obvious that you were going to be pardoned”.Thanks to […]
Jonah 2: God is always listening (Jonah 2); Patrice Berger
Believers may tell it to themselves, it is often what is said to them. Jonah's story shows the opposite. His prayer in a unique and perilous situation is heard by God who acts accordingly.
Jonah 1: To be in the presence of God (or not) (Jonah 1); Patrice Berger
It is better to be where God is waiting for us, even if it is beyond our understanding. To be where the Lord awaits us is to be in the presence of the Eternal.
Key verses from the book of Jonah
17. The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
10. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
1. For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
4. Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompence me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
10. Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.