WHAT REPENTANCE LOOKS LIKE
JONAH 3:1-10
1️⃣ Jonah Repents 🕊️
• God gives Jonah a second chance (Jonah 3:1-2).
• Repentance = change of heart → mind → will & action.
• Until your “No” becomes “Yes,” you won’t move forward with God.
• Jonah’s short warning carried eternal weight (Jonah 3:4).
• Judgment warnings appear in the NT too (Acts 2:36-40; Acts 17:22-31).
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2️⃣ Nineveh Repents 🙇♂️
• Repentance began with Jonah, spreads to the people, then reached the king (Jonah 3:5-6).
• True repentance includes:
✦ Humility before God
✦ Mourning over sin
✦ Changed behavior (Jonah 3:7- cool
• The people saw God’s power over idols (Jonah 1:17; 1 Samuel 5).
• God’s victories over false gods seen in:
✦ Creation (Genesis 1)
✦ Egypt’s plagues (Exodus 7-12)
✦ Elijah vs. Baal (1 Kings 1 cool
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3️⃣ God Relents ❤️🔥
• God delights to forgive the truly repentant (Jonah 3:10).
• Thomas Watson: “When a spring of repentance opens in the heart, a spring of mercy opens in heaven.”
• Mercy means the slate is wiped clean (John 6:37).
• Nineveh’s later fall shows need for lasting repentance (Nahum).
• God’s principle: Repentance brings mercy; rebellion brings judgment (Jeremiah 18:7-10).
Scripture References: Genesis 1; Exodus 7-12; 1 Kings 18; Jonah 3:1-10; Nahum; Jeremiah 18:7-10; Ezekiel 33:11; John 6:37; Acts 2:36-40; Acts 17:22-31; Romans 1:18; Romans 6:23; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Peter 3:9; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 2:5
Notes from church today.
JONAH 3:1-10
1️⃣ Jonah Repents 🕊️
• God gives Jonah a second chance (Jonah 3:1-2).
• Repentance = change of heart → mind → will & action.
• Until your “No” becomes “Yes,” you won’t move forward with God.
• Jonah’s short warning carried eternal weight (Jonah 3:4).
• Judgment warnings appear in the NT too (Acts 2:36-40; Acts 17:22-31).
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2️⃣ Nineveh Repents 🙇♂️
• Repentance began with Jonah, spreads to the people, then reached the king (Jonah 3:5-6).
• True repentance includes:
✦ Humility before God
✦ Mourning over sin
✦ Changed behavior (Jonah 3:7- cool
• The people saw God’s power over idols (Jonah 1:17; 1 Samuel 5).
• God’s victories over false gods seen in:
✦ Creation (Genesis 1)
✦ Egypt’s plagues (Exodus 7-12)
✦ Elijah vs. Baal (1 Kings 1 cool
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3️⃣ God Relents ❤️🔥
• God delights to forgive the truly repentant (Jonah 3:10).
• Thomas Watson: “When a spring of repentance opens in the heart, a spring of mercy opens in heaven.”
• Mercy means the slate is wiped clean (John 6:37).
• Nineveh’s later fall shows need for lasting repentance (Nahum).
• God’s principle: Repentance brings mercy; rebellion brings judgment (Jeremiah 18:7-10).
Scripture References: Genesis 1; Exodus 7-12; 1 Kings 18; Jonah 3:1-10; Nahum; Jeremiah 18:7-10; Ezekiel 33:11; John 6:37; Acts 2:36-40; Acts 17:22-31; Romans 1:18; Romans 6:23; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Peter 3:9; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 2:5
Notes from church today.
