In The Pit | Jonah Week 2 | Pastor Andrew Cromwell

Matthew 12:40-41 NIV: For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here.

God’s Sovereignty: He’s More in Control than You Think

Jonah 1:12-16 NIV: “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.” Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.” Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.

1. The sinners were more than Jonah.

2. Jonah’s was used to turn the sailors towards the Lord!

Jonah Repents (and so should you)

Jonah 1:17 NIV: Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 2:1-9 NIV: From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’ The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit. “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’”

1. The fish that swallows you could be the agent of your .

2. Rock bottom is a good place to .

 What the Bottom Feels Like

• • You’re drowning (vs 3)
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  • You’re separated from the Lord (vs 4)
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  • You’re in an impossible situation (vs 5)
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  • You’re not coming back from this one (vs 6)
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3. Make sure you for help!

Hitting rock bottom isn’t the key, it is crying out to God from that place!

God’s Grace is There for You!

1. The Lord rescues Jonah and gives him a .

2. God Jonah would mess it up again and rescued him anyway!