WHY ARE YOU RUNNING WHY
ENCOUNTER
ENCOUNTER
WHY ARE YOU RUNNING
WHY ARE YOU RUNNING
Pastor Harry Bates - June 13 & 14, 2015
Pastor Harry Bates - June 13 & 14, 2015
Matthew 24:12 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold..”
Matthew 24:12 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold..”
Jonah 1:1-3 “The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.”
Jonah 1:1-3 “The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.”
4 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RUNNING FROM GOD
4 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RUNNING FROM GOD
_________________________ CAN DO IT.
_________________________ CAN DO IT.
2 Kings 14:25 “…according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher…”
2 Kings 14:25 “…according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher…”
YOU END UP IN THE ____________________________ _____________________________.
YOU END UP IN THE ____________________________ _____________________________.
Jonah 1:3-5 “But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord…”
Jonah 1:3-5 “But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord…”
__________________ ____________________ THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND YOU.
__________________ ____________________ THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND YOU.
Ezekiel 36:26 “God says, ‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.’”
Ezekiel 36:26 “God says, ‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.’”
Jonah 1:14-16 “Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.’ Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.”
Jonah 1:14-16 “Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.’ Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.”
GOD ____________________ PROVIDES ________________________ BACK TO HIMSELF.
GOD ____________________ PROVIDES ________________________ BACK TO HIMSELF.
Jonah 3:1-2 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.'”
Jonah 3:1-2 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.'”
ENCOUNTER
WHY ARE YOU RUNNING
WHY ARE YOU RUNNING
Pastor Harry Bates - June 13 & 14, 2015
Pastor Harry Bates - June 13 & 14, 2015
Matthew 24:12 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold..”
Matthew 24:12 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold..”
Jonah 1:1-3 “The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.”
Jonah 1:1-3 “The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.”
4 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RUNNING FROM GOD
4 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RUNNING FROM GOD
_________________________ CAN DO IT.
_________________________ CAN DO IT.
2 Kings 14:25 “…according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher…”
2 Kings 14:25 “…according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher…”
YOU END UP IN THE ____________________________ _____________________________.
YOU END UP IN THE ____________________________ _____________________________.
Jonah 1:3-5 “But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord…”
Jonah 1:3-5 “But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord…”
__________________ ____________________ THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND YOU.
__________________ ____________________ THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND YOU.
Ezekiel 36:26 “God says, ‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.’”
Ezekiel 36:26 “God says, ‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.’”
Jonah 1:14-16 “Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.’ Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.”
Jonah 1:14-16 “Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.’ Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.”
GOD ____________________ PROVIDES ________________________ BACK TO HIMSELF.
GOD ____________________ PROVIDES ________________________ BACK TO HIMSELF.
Jonah 3:1-2 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.'”
Jonah 3:1-2 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.'”
