In Jonah 1, we meet the Israelite prophet who preferred to flee rather than obey the Lord’s call to do something new, surprising, and unpleasant, namely, go preach to the Ninevites, the mortal enemies of the Israelites. However, God did not give up on Jonah, or, as we shall see, on the Ninevites, or on us.
The model described in Colossians 4:2-6 of ministry to those outside the church is very simple: pray, walk, and talk.
1 Samuel ends on a sad but hopeful note with Saul killed and David waiting in the wings, but even David and the rest...
The conclusion to the first half of Ephesians is a prayer for believers to have strength to know Christ’s love.
