SERMON OUTLINE/NOTES
“The Sign of Hope”
Jonah 1:17 (Jonah 1:17-2:10)
Introduction
· In Whom Do You Hope? In What Do You Hope?
· Hope in the God of Mercy (Hebrews 12:5-6)
· Our Trials & Distressing Times are a Sign of Hope
· Christ the Substance of the Sign of Hope (Romans 8:32, 37; Habakkuk 3:2)
I. The Means God Used to Preserve Jonah’s Life (v. 17a)
· “Prepared” – “Appointed or Ordained” – God Commissioned a Great Fish
II. The Miracle of the Sign of Hope for Jonah (v. 17b)
Jonah Survived 3 Days and Nights in the Belly of the Great Fish – the Miracle
Jonah Surviving in the Belly of the Great Fish – A Sign of Hope
· A “Grave” that Preserved Jonah’s Life (Jonah 2:4)
- A Sign of Hope for the Jews in Jesus’ Day (Matthew 12:39-40)
· Pointed to Jesus’ Temporary Stay in the Grave
- A Sign of Condemnation for the Unbelieving (Matthew 12:41)
Conclusion and Application
· From The Belly of Our “Sheol” – God will Answer our Prayers and Deliver Us (Jonah 2:2)
· How Do You Handle Being in the Belly of the Fish? – A Sign of Condemnation? A Sign of Hope?
Believers in Christ – Not Appointed to Wrath, But to Salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:9)