Do we know how our story ends? How does Jonah’s story end? The book of Jonah leaves us with some questions. Today, Pastor Curt concludes the book of Jonah asking if we will have compassion on those who we think do not deserve it. After all, we didn’t deserve God’s favor either. Can we extend…
We should be glad that God uses “less than perfect” vessels, otherwise he couldn’t use anyone. We should also be glad that God is a God of second (third, fourth, etc.) chances. We are never limited by out past failures. We see this in Jonah, in, that while he did run the other direction for…
Have you ever had your life disrupted? How did you respond? Jonah had his life disrupted. Often God will disrupt our lives to either give us a new assignment or to get us to turn around and get back on track. Pastor Curt looks into the life of the prophet Jonah and compares trials in…
Where is God when you run? Pastor Curt continues with the second installment of the little book of Jonah, looking at three ways we run from God; behavioral sin, relational distancing and saying “No” to His call. Turn to the book of Jonah as we launch into a story that may seem familiar to all…
Many of us are familiar with the biggest fish story of them all; the story of Jonah. In Sunday school, you may remember a picture on the wall of a boat in a violent storm with several men getting ready to throw a certain man into the sea. While we may wonder if this is…