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King Street Community Church
Our Place in the World God Loves (Jonah: A Story of Running & Returning—Part 6)
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King Street Community Church
611 King St W, Oshawa, ON L1J 2L1, Canada
Sunday 10:00 AM
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A Quick Review …
- Jonah is angry with God and is offended by his mercy.
- God sees the potential in our enemies.
- Repentance is the realization we have moved away from our potential.
- Jonah is angry with God and is offended by his mercy.
- God sees the potential in our enemies.
- Repentance is the realization we have moved away from our potential.
1. The posture of a prophet who seems to have lost the plot
- Prophet = Seer
- All people are made in the image of God
- Prophet = Seer
- All people are made in the image of God
2. Theological and personal challenges that can diminish our compassion
Challenge #1 – The thoughts we think about God
- A.W. Tozer = “The most important thoughts we think are the thoughts we think about God.”
- Theology and idolatry
Challenge #2 – The thoughts we think about others
- “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
- The four loves of the Judaeo-Christian worldview (God, neighbour, stranger, enemy).
Challenge #1 – The thoughts we think about God
- A.W. Tozer = “The most important thoughts we think are the thoughts we think about God.”
- Theology and idolatry
Challenge #2 – The thoughts we think about others
- “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
- The four loves of the Judaeo-Christian worldview (God, neighbour, stranger, enemy).
3. A probing question is an invitation for greater awareness and a deeper life of faith
- Where are you? (Genesis 3:9)
- Why are you here Elijah? (1 Kings 19:9)
- Where is your brother Abel? (Genesis 4:9)
- Where have you come from and where are you going? (Genesis 16:8)
- What is that in your hand? (Exodus 4:2)
- Where are you? (Genesis 3:9)
- Why are you here Elijah? (1 Kings 19:9)
- Where is your brother Abel? (Genesis 4:9)
- Where have you come from and where are you going? (Genesis 16:8)
- What is that in your hand? (Exodus 4:2)
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. What stands out to you about Jonah’s attitude toward God’s mercy, and why do you think it matters?
2. In what ways can our thoughts about God shape the way we treat other people?
3. How does the idea that all people are made in God’s image challenge the way we view those we disagree with or dislike?
4. Which of the probing questions in the sermon—“Where are you?”, “Why are you here, Elijah?”, “Where is your brother Abel?”, and others—feels most personally relevant to you right now, and why?
5. What do you think about repentance as - “the realization we have moved away from our potential”?
6. How might God be inviting you to grow in compassion for your neighbour, stranger, or even your enemy?
1. What stands out to you about Jonah’s attitude toward God’s mercy, and why do you think it matters?
2. In what ways can our thoughts about God shape the way we treat other people?
3. How does the idea that all people are made in God’s image challenge the way we view those we disagree with or dislike?
4. Which of the probing questions in the sermon—“Where are you?”, “Why are you here, Elijah?”, “Where is your brother Abel?”, and others—feels most personally relevant to you right now, and why?
5. What do you think about repentance as - “the realization we have moved away from our potential”?
6. How might God be inviting you to grow in compassion for your neighbour, stranger, or even your enemy?
