We are beginning a new series called “Turn: The Art of Repentance.” Over the next five weeks, we are going to look at the story of Jonah, a man who was swallowed by a fish, but also a man who was wrestling with being swallowed by the heart of God. It’s a story about a man who needed to repent because he didn’t want to preach to people who he thought would repent. In his story in different ways, we find ourselves. And we learn about the art of repentance because it is not something that comes naturally nor is it easy.
Two questions for each of us to honestly ask ourselves:
(1) What call of obedience am I running from?
(2) Does an outwardly religious but inwardly rebellious spirit
live in me?
