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THE GOD OF THE SECOND CHANCES – Pt 1

JONAH: The Fulfillment of My Life Mission series – Part 5

Jonah 3:1-10

Mike Prah - July 11, 2021 

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah A SECOND TIME!”  Jonah 3:1(NIV)

GOD DELIGHTS IN SHOWING US GRACE & MERCY

JACOB: cheated his brother out of his inheritance

MOSES: murdered a man

RAHAB: was a prostitute Samson: wasted his talent & ended up in prison

SAMSON: Wasted his talent & ended up in prison

DAVID: committed adultery & had the husband killed

PETER: denied Jesus at His arrest

ZACCHAEUS: was a hated, dishonest businessman

“A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. BUT if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets ANOTHER CHANCE.”  Proverbs 28:13 (LB)

“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! It is only the Lord’s mercy that has kept us from complete destruction. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.”  Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT+LB)

EVERY NEW DAY IS ANOTHER CHANCE FROM GOD

WHAT DO I DO WHEN GOD GIVES ME ANOTHER CHANCE? 

1. I MUST LIVE WITH PROFOUND GRATITUDE

 Jonah told God: “I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. For how can I thank you enough for all you have done? What I have vowed I will surely fulfill my promises. For my deliverance comes from the Lord alone. And the Lord ordered the fish to spit up Jonah on the beach, and it did” Jonah 2:9-10 (NIV+NLT)

• SING MY THANKS TO GOD

“It is good to say thank you to the Lord, to sing praises to the God is above all the gods. Every morning tell him, ‘Thank you for your kindness!’”  Psalms 92:1-2 (LB)  

• GIVE MY OFFERING IN THANKS TO GOD

“The people who honor me are those who bring me offerings to show thanks. And I save those who obey me.”  Psalms 50:23 (NCV) 

• COMMIT MY LIFE TO GOD’S MISSION FOR ME

 “...Give yourselves completely to God -- every part of you -- for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes.”  Romans 6:13 (LB) 

 2. I MUST MAKE MY LIFE MISSION MY TOP PRIORITY

 “Do not let the grace that you received from God be for nothing!” 2 Corinthians 6:1b (NCV) 

 Paul: “I don't care about my own life. The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me—to tell people the Good News about God's grace.”  Acts 20:24 (NCV) 

 “Then the Lord spoke to Jonah AGAIN: ‘Go to that great city, Nineveh and warn them of their doom, as I told you to BEFORE!’”  Jonah 3:1-2 (LB)

  CIRCUMSTANCES MAY CHANGE ME, BUT THEY NEVER CHANGE MY MISSION!

“God's gifts and His call can never be withdrawn; he will never go back on his promises!”  Romans 11:29 (LB)

“God never changes His mind when He gives gifts or when He calls someone.” Romans 11:29 (GW)

“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! It is only the Lord’s mercy that has kept us from complete destruction. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.”  Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT+LB)

TO BE CONTINUED  . . .

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