Slow to Anger, Abounding in Love

In this final sermon of the Jonah series, we looked at the heart of God. In this series, we've seen how Jonah's pursuit of comfort led to disobedience and his disobedience trapped him in hopelessness. Jonah repeatedly found himself in situations where he was so desperate and without hope of saving himself that he believed death was his only escape. Through Jonah, we see how God sovereignly and miraculously works in the smallest details of our stories to invite us to repent and find mercy and salvation in Him. The story of Jonah echoes the theme of the entire Bible: "The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love."