Weekly Lesson for August 11, 2013

Guest speaker: Dr. Matthew McKellar
Associate Professor of Preaching/Chair of the Preaching Department
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bible Study “The Second Time” Jonah 3:1-10 08/11/13
Those three words, “the second time” are some of the sweetest words found anywhere
in Scripture. Having been “deposited” on dry land, Jonah, the reluctant prophet, receives
a second summons from the Lord to go to Nineveh. Today, many would confess that only
because the Word came a second time to them that they are now engaged in God’s service.

I. The Word governs the assignment (1-4)
-highlight “the word”
-repeated commission to “that great city”
-response of obedience
-word of warning

II. The Word promotes authentic revival (5-9)
-belief beyond the Pharisees (Matt. 12:41)
-meaningful emotion
-specific action
-absence of entitlement

III. The Word affirms the Lord’s unchanging purpose and unlimited perspective
-“…not like a man…” (1 Sam. 15:29)
-mouthpiece for the message of mercy
-Some guilt trips have a good destination.

IV. So What?
-Out of His great mercy and according to His Word, the Lord deploys delivered
sinners as instruments to bring about the deliverance of more sinners.
-Let us not be numb to the Nineveh around us.
-“…something greater than Jonah is here.”
-Embrace His agenda!