Restoration Church Sermon Podcast Restoration Church

When it comes to humanity, independence is the enemy of personal fruitfulness. Union and communion with Jesus, on the other hand, guarantees it. In this message, Peter unpacks the how of remaining in Jesus.

If you want to be fully alive and fully human, then you need to be intimately, personally, and ongoingly connected to Jesus. There is no other way.

An abrupt ending of Jonah reveals his self righteousness. It’s a miserable way to do life and yet we can often find ourselves with more in common with Jonah than we’d like to admit.

Jonah’s finally goes to Nineveh with a message of impending judgement. They unexpectantly repent but the only thing that can save them now is the mercy of God.

Jonah’s repentance in the belly of the fish is questionable at best. His heart is messy. Our heart is messy. We need someone to help us truly change. Who more qualified than the great mercy giver himself – God. 

Jesus is the better Jonah who goes to the gentiles willingly. Jonah represents Israel who never went or wanted to go to the gentiles. They wanted God’s mercy but didn’t want to dispense any of it to others. Are we going the same with the mercy we have been shown?