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MISSION RENEWAL: Our Place, Our Opportunity, Our Obligation

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, September 4, 2016.  To get the most from these questions, go to http://www.nashvillechurch.com and click on “Media” to either stream the current service or listen to a previous sermon.
These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as the topic for a small group study.  For more information on participating in a small group study, click on "Life Groups" at the top of www.nashvillechurch.com.

Fellowship:

Icebreaker:
What is the biggest opportunity you have ever been given?
How did it work out?
What is the biggest opportunity you have ever passed up?

Scripture:
Jonah 1:1-17, 2:9, 3:1-5

Lesson:
Have you ever observed a parent bargaining with a child about going somewhere?  As an innocent by-stander, it can be quite humorous.  “Do you want to go to the grocery store with me?  I will get you ice cream afterwards.”  The child’s answer is always “No!”  God is not a bargaining parent.  He did not give Jonah a choice or a promise of a treat afterwards.  God said, “Go” to which the petulant child in Jonah said, “No.”

God’s Call is Unmistakable.  Jonah 1:1-17
Why do you think God assigned Nineveh to Jonah?
What can we learn from Jonah’s initial refusal to obey God?
Why do we run from God?

We Renew Our Mission when we remember our own Salvation.  Jonah 2:9
How sincere was Jonah’s prayer while in the fish?
Why did God give him a second chance to do the right thing?
What was the result of Jonah’s obedience?

Jonah’s Second Chance.  Jonah 3:1-5
Why did God show mercy to Nineveh?
What was Jonah’s response to that mercy?
How does this story end?  (Write Jonah Chapter 5.)


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