GETTING A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE
from the book of Jonah
January 6, 2008
Pastor John Fanous
4 MYTHS
1. WHEN I TURNED MY BACK ON GOD, HE __________________
“But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord.”  Jonah 1:3a (NLT)
“…I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.” Jonah 1:9 (NIV)
“So Jesus used this illustration: ‘If you had a hundred sheep and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it?'” Luke 15:4 (The Living Bible)
TRUTH: REALIZE GOD IS ______________________________
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Running                                                                                                Realizing
2. BEFORE I RETURN TO GOD, I MUST __________________________
“When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more to the Lord. And my earnest prayer went to you in your holy Temple.” Jonah 2:7 (The Living Bible)
“And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.'” Mark 1:17 (ESV)
TRUTH: RE-FOCUS ON GOD ___________________________________
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Relying on self                                                                         Relying on God
3. THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE ARE __________________________
“Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: ‘Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.'” Jonah 3:1-2 (NLT)
“But it is just as the Scriptures say, ‘What God has planned for people who love him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!'” 1 Corinthians 2:9 (CEV)
TRUTH: RECEIVE GOD’S _______________________
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Cynical                                                                                                      Hopeful
4. I CAN NEVER BE AT PEACE WITH THOSE WHO HAVE ________________
“And the Lord said, ‘…Then shouldn’t I show concern for the great city Nineveh?'” Jonah 4:10-11a (NCV)
“Real love isn’t our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven. Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other.” 1 John 4:10-11 (CEV)
TRUTH: SHARE GOD’S LOVE __________________________________
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Blaming                                                                                                         Forgiving