Surrender

Jonah 3:3&4

Mission calls us to live the message aswell as speak it.

It was an obedient Jonah who went to Nineveh.

He was calling to the Ninevites to surrender to the one true God, as he himself (for the time being!) was in the place of surrender.

I have heard people say "Don't look at the church, look at Jesus."

They are wrong.

God wants people to be able to look at us AND see Jesus.

I saw a guy the other day in Birmingham.

Preaching (if thats what you can call it!) the good news (if thats what you can call it!). He was yelling bible texts at passers-by. Screaming "REPENT!"

This guy is deffinately brave, but is he wise?

The gospel is GOOD NEWS: does this sound like good news?

This is kinda like Jonah's message to the Ninevites. His short outburst does not speak of any chance to repent, and there is absolutely no good news.

Jonah just echoes Nahum's dark announcement (Nahum 3:1-19), 'Here comes the judge - you're all doomed!'

Are our lives and words good news to others?

Love you x