Bible Text: Jonah 3 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Lou Saldiveri | Series: Sunday Morning Worship | — Pastor Lou’s Notes —
Intro: Remember that Jonah experienced confession, repentance, restoration, and revival in the belly of the great fish which God provided, in His grace, to rescue him. After the fish vomited Jonah onto the shore, Jonah carried out his commission to Nineveh and preached a gospel of repentance and faith. One can say that Jonah had a personal revival. However, there were still some lessons Jonah needed to learn even thought he was obedient. Note, his obedience was a reluctant obedience.

This passage shows us what God is able to do with His imperfect servants

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God Is Willing to Meet Us at Our Point of Failure

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Grace

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Confession, repentance, and restoration
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Revival
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God Is Willing to Restore Us For His Use

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God’s reaffirms our calling
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Revival leads to obedience
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God’s Simple Message Can Have a Great Impact

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A message of grace and holiness and pending judgement

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Jonah delivered God’s message

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40 days of grace
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The king’s kingdom of violence is broken by the King of peace
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A message delivered by an imperfect obedient servant of God

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Note that Jonah was reluctantly obedient
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God is the evangelist

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The message spreads
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Repentance and faith results

Closing: You and I are imperfect servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. But He entrusts us with the greatest message this world has ever heard. We have been commissioned by the Lord Jesus Christ to lovingly bring His message of grace, hope, and salvation to a world that is drowning in sin and darkness. Are you and I willing to be obedient to our commission?