Good morning, and welcome to Chapel City Church! This morning we will open the book of Jonah together as we continue on our journey through the minor prophets. Many of us are at least somewhat familiar with the story of Jonah. It’s one of those biblical narratives that makes its way into every Sunday School curriculum, and even into popular culture. But what is the message of Jonah? Is it just the tale of a reluctant prophet and a big fish? Over the next four weeks we are going to see that this remarkable book is one of the most stirring pictures of God’s sovereign grace in the entire bible.
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.
Jonah 1:1-3
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