“Grace Received, Grace Proclaimed”

“Grace Received, Grace Proclaimed” (Jonah 1:17–2:10)

Pastor Cameron Jungels

Eastside Baptist Church

Sunday AM, October 16, 2016

Jonah 1:17–2:10 (NIV) 

17 Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 

2 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said: 

“In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. 

From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, 

and you listened to my cry. 

3 You hurled me into the depths, 

into the very heart of the seas, 

and the currents swirled about me; 

all your waves and breakers 

swept over me. 

4 I said, ‘I have been banished 

from your sight; 

yet I will look again 

toward your holy temple.’ 

5 The engulfing waters threatened me, 

the deep surrounded me; 

seaweed was wrapped around my head. 

6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; 

the earth beneath barred me in forever. 

But you, Lord my God, 

brought my life up from the pit. 

7 “When my life was ebbing away, 

I remembered you, Lord, 

and my prayer rose to you, 

to your holy temple. 

8 “Those who cling to worthless idols 

turn away from God’s love for them. 

9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, 

will sacrifice to you. 

What I have vowed I will make good. 

I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’” 

10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. 

Main Idea: If we are truly grateful for our salvation and deliverance, then we should be more than willing to share God’s mercy and grace with others.