Sermon by Clayton Nel 17 Novemver 2019

2. Jonah 4:1-11
B u t i t d i s p l e a s e d J o n a h e x c e e d i n g l y , a n d h e w a s
a n g r y.

3. Jonah 4:1-11
A n d h e p r a y e d t o t h e L O R D a n d s a i d , “ O L O R D ,
i s t h i s n o t w h a t I s a i d w h e n I w a s y e t i n m y
c o u n t r y ? T h a t i s w h y I m a d e h a s t e t o f l e e t o
Ta r s h i s h ; f o r I k n e w t h a t y o u a r e a g r a c i o u s G o d
a n d m e r c i f u l , s l o w t o a n g e r a n d a b o u n d i n g i n
s t e a d f a s t l o v e , a n d r e l e n t i n g f r o m d i s a s t e r .

4. Jonah 4:1-11
T h e r e f o r e n o w , O L O R D , p l e a s e t a k e m y l i f e
f r o m m e , f o r i t i s b e t t e r f o r m e t o d i e t h a n t o
l i v e .

5. Jonah 4:1-11
A n d t h e L o r d s a i d , “ D o y o u d o w e l l t o b e
a n g r y ? ”

6. Jonah 4:1-11
J o n a h w e n t o u t o f t h e c i t y a n d s a t t o t h e e a s t
o f t h e c i t y a n d m a d e a b o o t h f o r h i m s e l f t h e r e .
H e s a t u n d e r i t i n t h e s h a d e , t i l l h e s h o u l d s e e
w h a t w o u l d b e c o m e o f t h e c i t y.

7. Jonah 4:1-11
N o w t h e L O R D G o d a p p o i n t e d a p l a n t a n d m a d e
i t c o m e u p o v e r J o n a h , t h a t i t m i g h t b e a s h a d e
o v e r h i s h e a d , t o s a v e h i m f r o m h i s d i s c o m f o r t .
S o J o n a h w a s e x c e e d i n g l y g l a d b e c a u s e o f t h e
p l a n t .

8. Jonah 4:1-11
B u t w h e n d a w n c a m e u p t h e n e x t d a y, G o d
a p p o i n t e d a w o r m t h a t a t t a c k e d t h e p l a n t , s o
t h a t i t w i t h e r e d .

9. Jonah 4:1-11
W h e n t h e s u n r o s e , G o d a p p o i n t e d a s c o r c h i n g
e a s t w i n d , a n d t h e s u n b e a t d o w n o n t h e h e a d
o f J o n a h s o t h a t h e w a s f a i n t . A n d h e a s k e d
t h a t h e m i g h t d i e a n d s a i d , “ I t i s b e t t e r f o r m e
t o d i e t h a n t o l i v e . ” B u t G o d s a i d t o J o n a h , “ D o
y o u d o w e l l t o b e a n g r y f o r t h e p l a n t ? ” A n d h e
s a i d , “ Ye s , I d o w e l l t o b e a n g r y, a n g r y e n o u g h
t o d i e . ”

10. Jonah 4:1-11
A n d t h e L O R D s a i d , “ Yo u p i t y t h e p l a n t , f o r
w h i c h y o u d i d n o t l a b o u r, n o r d i d y o u m a k e i t
g r o w , w h i c h c a m e i n t o b e i n g i n a n i g h t a n d
p e r i s h e d i n a n i g h t . A n d s h o u l d n o t I p i t y
N i n e v e h , t h a t g r e a t c i t y, i n w h i c h t h e r e a r e
m o r e t h a n 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s w h o d o n o t k n o w
t h e i r r i g h t f r o m t h e i r l e f t , a n d a l s o m u c h
c a t t l e ? ”

11. Receive Mercy
Give Mercy

12. Using and Misusing
Scripture

13. False Shade
is
No Shade

14. Loving your Country
vs
Nationalist Pride

15. Jesus
is the
Ultimate Jonah

16. [1:2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city;
[1:4] But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea and there was a
great tempest on the sea;
[1:10] …the men were greatly afraid…
[1:16] …Then the men feared the Lord greatly;
[1:17] And the Lord appointed a great fish…
[3:2] Go to Nineveh, that great city…
[3:3] Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city…
[3:5] They put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of
them.
[4:1] But it displeased Jonah greatly, and he was angry.
[4:11] And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city…

17. JONAH – JESUS

18. Romans 5:8
“ B u t G o d d e m o n s t r a t e s h i s o w n l o v e f o r u s i n
t h i s : W h i l e w e w e r e s t i l l s i n n e r s , C h r i s t d i e d f o r
u s . ”