Religion & Spirituality
Theme: God can raise us up from self-inflicted ruin I. Repentance precedes restoration (vv. 1-4)a. Jonah reached a literal and figurative bottomb. Jonah brought about his decent c. Jonah was lifted up by God through repentance II. Dead-ends precede new directions (vv. 5-6)a. Jonah was facing literal and metaphorical deathb. Jonah found hope from hopelessness III. Rebirth precedes resurrection (vv. 7-10)a. Jonah was born-againb. Jonah was delivered from deathc. Jonah's deliverance is a picture of the Cross Conclusion: Have you died to self and live in Christ?