The best life you will ever live is the one God has for you. Just ask Jonah.
Talking Points:
- Jonah had a problem with the job God asked him to do. His deeper problem was with God himself. Jonah 1:1-3
- What happened to Jonah reveals a greater principle: storms follow those who run from God. Jonah 1:4-5
- Jonah literally hit “rock bottom”. Sometimes God has to bring severe mercy into our lives. Jonah 1:15-17 Matthew 28:19-20
Discussion Questions:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What would your response be if God asked you to go to the jungles in a small nation to reach people who had never heard of Christ?
- What are you biggest fears about telling people about Jesus?
- How did you come to know the Lord? Did someone talk to you about him?
- Read Jonah 1:1-3 and share how you would respond if you were Jonah.
- Read Matthew 28:19 and share why you think Jesus gave us this great command to tell the world about him?
- Has there ever been a time in your life when you either ran away from God or distanced yourself from him? Please explain.
- Read Jonah 1:4-12 and describe what it must have been like to be Jonah in this difficult circumstance.
- Share a time in your life when God used a storm to get your attention so that he could bring you back to him.
- What do you think Jesus meant when he said, “Store your treasures in heaven”?
- What actions do you need to take in order to give financially to God so that more people can pursue him?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
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