2014.11.02 - Kevin Makins - The Sign of Jonah
“You Christians Are So Unlike Your Christ” (Ya, We Know!)
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As we near the end of the story of Jonah we come to the question: what is the Sign of Jonah?
And what does it have to do with a famous Ghandi quote?
2014.10.26 - Kevin Makins - The Sign of Jonah
ACT IV: The Chapter We Don’t Talk About
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When you hear the story of Jonah it’s often told as a Three Act Play: Jonah hears God’s calling and flees, he’s swallowed up by a sea monster and changes his mind, he goes to Nineveh and BAM! they repent.
But there’s a fourth act in Jonah, a chapter we don’t talk about, and it’s probably the strangest part in the story!
And ultimately it asks the question: what do we do when we’re #blessed?
Note: At 41 minutes there is a brief financial update from Matt Willard!
2014.10.19 - August “Gus” Konkel - The Sign of Jonah
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August “Gus” Konkel is a professor at McMaster Divinity College, and we first met him when doing some preliminary research on the book of Jonah. As we talked with Gus three things were quickly revealed: He is super smart, he is very wise, and he reads from the Hebrew text.
Then we found out he taught a class called “Preaching Jonah”… So of course we had to have him join us!
Gus preaches about the repentance of Nineveh, the culmination of Jonah’s prophetic word, and what “repenting” is truly all about.
2014.10.12 - Leshia Knopf - The Sign of Jonah
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When Jonah fell into the waters he fell into the one place where a good god shouldn’t be: a place of chaos and death.
And the strangest thing happens…
2014.09.29 - Kevin Makins - The Sign of Jonah
Prophet Pagans, Pathetic Prophet
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The author of Jonah is making subtle commentary in the book. See if you can find it!
Also, Kevin tells a story about the worst spiritual retreat he ever had. Worst. Spiritual. Retreat. Ever.
2014.09.29 - Kevin Makins - The Sign of Jonah
The Nazis of the Ancient World
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The world Jesus lived in was ruled over by the Roman Empire. Nearly a millennium before Jesus, there lived a man named Jonah.
And the world of Jonah had it’s own Empire: the Assyrians.
And the capital city of Assyria? Nineveh.
As we dive into the text of Jonah, we also dive into the world he inhabited, and it is most certainly a violent, depraved, and wicked world.
Two side notes:
1) The quality of the recording this week is… subpar. It’s listenable, but not great. Listen at your own risk!
2) This sermon has a fairly large audio clip from Dan Carlin’s “Hardcore History” - the clip is about 10 minutes, but the full episode comes in at over an hour. It’s ABSOLUTELY worth listening to if you want to understand more about the Assyrians and the city of Nineveh.
To download the rest of the episode visit this link: http://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-17-judgment-at-nineveh/
For more podcasts from Dan Carlin, including his “Hardcore History” series, visit dancarlin.com
Dan, you are incredibly smart, interesting, and talented. Please don’t sue our little church. xoxo
2014.09.21 - Kevin Makins - The Sign of Jonah
I’ve Got Good News, and I’ve Got Bad News…
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We begin our series on the story of Jonah by looking at… the Gospel According to Matthew. Obviously.
And as we do we dive headfirst into a CRAZY text about “The Lord of the Flies”, robbing strong men, awesome haircuts, trees producing fruit and the only sin God can’t forgive.
