Idea: By His sovereign grace, God corrects you so that you may be complete, equipped for every good work. Ask God to forgive your sins, and then ask him to help you do the work he has for you to do.
1. God used Jonah's failure to equip him to serve.
a. God intended Jonah's failure for good.
b. Conclusion that God disciplines the ones He loves
c. Doesn't mean that Jonah's actions weren't sinful
d. Doesn't meant that Jonah's actions were easy or happy
e. Does mean that God graciously overrules your failures
2. God used Jonah's failure to bring the gospel to Ninevah.
a. Biblical theme: Life from death
b. The sign of Jonah
c. The sign pointing toward evangelsim |
