The Amazing Jonah

Many of us know the story of Jonah as the prophet who gets swallowed by a whale. And while that is part of the story, it’s only a couple sentences in a longer narrative. So who is Jonah? Why did he flee from God and board a boat to Tarshish? And why is his story even in the Bible? In this first message of a five-part series, Tim lays the groundwork for exploring Jonah’s story and also ponders why Jonah runs from God’s vision for his life—a choice we all face at some level in our lives. This message was given on August 4, 2013, at Door of Hope Church in Portland, Oregon.

In this episode we begin chapter 1 in the book of the ancient prophet Jonah.

We are going to continue on in this teaching series exploring Jonah in chapter 2 this week.

We are exploring parts four and five of this teaching, looking specifically at Jonah chapter 3.

This is the last of a five-part series in the book of Jonah, and this section is one of the most puzzling parts of the book.