Sermon Outline
- The Lord is in control (Jonah 1:4, 17, 4:6, -8)
- God uses a variety of means in order to reclaim his erring children.
- True Prayer
- Praying to his God (Jonah 2:1)
- True prayer claims YHWH as your God.
- True prayer is personal. (HC 120)
- True prayer is offered to a real, personal God.
- Recognition of the mess I am in (Confession)
- Distress is meant to drive us to God
- Physically
- Jonah is in distress.
- In the belly of a fish
- At the bottom of the sea (Jonah 2:3b, 5b-6)
- Death is all around (Jonah 2:2b, 5a, 7a)
- Sheol (1Sam 2:6, Ps 89:48)
- Spiritually (Jonah 2:4a)
- True confession recognizes (1Jn 1:9, Lev 26:40-42, Prov 28:13)
- that a holy God has been offended,
- that our actions have brought about disastrous consequences,
- that the holy God wants to be in relationship with you.
- Faith in God’s ability to answer
- God hears (Jonah 2:2, 7)
- Prayer is an act of faith that believes that God listens and answers (Ps 5:1-2, Ps 102:1, 17, 19-20, Mt 21:22)
- By Faith we mean a deep rooted assurance[1], a conviction that God and His word are dependable (HC 117)
- Rescue me from Death (Jonah 2:4, 6, Ps 68:20, 116:8, Hosea 13:14, 1Cor 15:54-55)
- God hears (Jonah 2:2, 7)
- Praying to his God (Jonah 2:1)
- A Relationship repaired – The Result of True Prayer
- Renewed commitment (Jonah 2:9a)
- Worshipful assurance (Jonah 2:9b)
[1] Heidelberg Catechism Q21.
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