{"id":1115,"date":"2013-04-23T14:05:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T14:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drchurch.info\/content\/?page_id=1115"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:00:34","slug":"jonah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drchurch.info\/content\/sermons\/jonah\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonah \u2013 The Reluctant Prophet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">  The Old Testament counterpart of John 3:16, this book declares the universality of God\u2019s love embracing even pagan nations. Its authorship and historicity are disputed. If one is willing to accept the miraculous, there is no compelling reason to deny its historicity. There is a strong possibility that the book is about Jonah and not by him. The author relates how Jonah refused God\u2019s call to preach to the people of Nineveh, his punishment for this disobedience, his ready response to a second summons, and his bitter complaint at God\u2019s sparing the city following her repentance. Christ Himself alludes to Jonah when speaking of His own death and Resurrection (Matt. 12:39, 16:4; Luke 11:29-32).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>12th October 2025 &#8211; Jonah runs against God<\/strong> &#8211; Jonah chapter 4 &#8211; sermon by Steve King<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE FULL SERVICE<\/strong> (including Songs\/Hymns, Prayers, Kids Spot &#038; Sermon)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_yOzp8RWIw?si=ZOYTDLZlqJsOOvKH\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE SERMON ONLY:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NgNW1Z0Wyyc?si=86S3BYM1LrWemByB\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>5th October 2025 &#8211; Jonah runs with God <\/strong> &#8211; Jonah chapter 3 &#8211; sermon by Ed Powell<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE FULL SERVICE<\/strong> (including Songs\/Hymns, Prayers, Kids Spot &#038; Sermon)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KKrkEocA6NQ?si=hTnXAfjpFWN1FoIG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE SERMON ONLY:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xFvCSObt44k?si=j6Ki4SmWBmlaXAfN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>21st September 2025 &#8211; Jonah: Running to God<\/strong> &#8211; Jonah chapter 2 verses 1-10 &#8211; sermon by David McCann<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE FULL SERVICE<\/strong> (including Songs\/Hymns, Prayers, Kids Spot &#038; Sermon)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z28GXX7VGzM?si=a53QUDk5V6jjH4xv\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE SERMON ONLY:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_t05LkOm-M?si=s_VI7J1ZGw1uRvl0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>14th September 2025 &#8211; Jonah: Running From God<\/strong> &#8211; Jonah chapter 1 verses 1-17 &#8211; sermon by Gordon Curley<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE FULL SERVICE<\/strong> (including Songs\/Hymns, Prayers, Kids Spot &#038; Sermon)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FOKrzhJKiVQ?si=tIHCgHfZ5oWP5QCA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE SERMON ONLY:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4D_hZCY2ZQ?si=9hRoPU2eC92KJaqV\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>7th September 2025 &#8211; Jonah (Overview of the book)<\/strong> &#8211; Jonah chapter 1 verses 1-3 &#8211; sermon by Gordon Curley<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE FULL SERVICE<\/strong> (including Songs\/Hymns, Prayers, Kids Spot &#038; Sermon)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K374-1RPqhE?si=Q6QYGCxbE4NtMfSa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTUBE SERMON ONLY:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hwmygphCgWQ?si=1geZH0yCn9SM_Y4z\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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