No Comfort (For the Wicked) (Nahum 3:1-19; John 11:1-44; 16:1-11)

God’s justice is retributive—it deals with sin as sin deserves—it is this reality that both terrifies the unrepentant and comforts the humble.

Comfort for the Plundered (Nahum 2:1-13; Revelation 12:10-11)

Yahweh comforts his oppressed and plundered people with a vision of what lies ahead—a judgment that doesn’t just bring deliverance, but restoration to glory as well.

Comfort for the Enslaved (Nahum 1:11-15; Isaiah 9:2-7)

God gives his people hope, in the midst of their grief, by directing their eyes to Mount Zion from where their hope comes and to assure them that they will one day feast in his presence.

Comforted by Wrath (Nahum 1:1-10; Matthew 27:45-54)

In this section we see that God comforts his afflicted people with a promise that he will judge those who mistreat his people.

The Great Question (Jonah 4:5-11; Luke 15:11-32)

God gives and removes temporal blessings in order to teach Jonah to value the gifts he gives out of his free and loving grace.

The Great Complaint (Jonah 4:1-4; 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, 13)

Jonah confesses that he is frustrated with God’s unchanging mercy and compassion, but it is that mercy that is his only hope. 

The Great Humiliation (Jonah 3:1-10; Matthew 16:13-23)

But, as we will see in our passage this morning, God is a God of second chances who delights in showing compassion and is pleased when we confess that we have nothing to offer him.

The Great Hope (Jonah 1:17 - 2:10; 1 Peter 1:10-21)

By enduring the curse of the Law, God removes its sting and transforms deadly curses into something life-giving and beautiful.

The Great Sacrifice (Jonah 1:11-17; Matthew 16:21-28)

The Lord offers a sacrifice for our salvation and we are transformed into those who offer ourselves in worship and life back to Him.

The Greatness of Yahweh (Jonah 1:4-10; Mark 4:35-41; 6:45-51)

God hurls a storm at Jonah in order to draw others to faith in him.

The Great Commission (Jonah 1:1-3; Matthew 12:33-41)

God prepares Israel for the absence of their mediator by the recording of his word and the appointment of officers to administer that word. 

Behold the Man! Pt.2 (John 19:1-22; Genesis 22:1-19)

Christ is simultaneously the Triumphant King, the Lion of Judah, and the Suffering Servant, the Lamb of God – in fact, he gains his triumph through suffering.