Thursday, June 18, 2009

God Wants To Give You Another Chance

Last night, I continued my exposition of the book of Jonah with a message on the entire third chapter. One more chapter to go.

Here is the skeleton from last night's message:

Title: "God Wants To Give You Another Chance"

Text: Jonah 3:1-10

Theme: The Mercy of God

Point: God wants to give you another chance.

Outline:

I. God wants to give you another chance to change your ways (3:1-4).

II. God wants to give you another chance to change the world (3:5-10).

A. God's word can change the world (vv. 3-4)

B. God's power can change the world (vv. 5-9)

1. The scope of Ninevah's conversion (vv. 5-6)

- The citizens of Nineveh were converted (v. 5)

- The king of Nineveh was converted (v. 6)

2. The seriousness of Nineveh's conversion (vv. 7-8)

3. The source of Nineveh's conversion (v. 9)

C. God's mercy can change the world (v. 10)