By: Marc Ibrahim

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Jonah The Prophet

• By Marc Ibrahim
• St. Marys Coptic Church, Ottawa
• Angels Service Grade 6

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Introduction

• What is the name of the upcoming fast/feast?
• What are we celebrating starting tomorrow?
• Who was Jonah?
• What happened to him?

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Jonah and the people of Nineveh (Key Points)

• Jonah disobeyed the Lord when he was asked to go
  to Nineveh He took the next ship to Tarshish.
• Jonah got punished God sent out a great wind ?
  The mariners got scared.
• Jonah confessed that it was because of him and he
  got thrown into the sea

• He got swallowed by a huge fish, He prayed and
  stayed in the fishs belly for 3 days and 3
  nights.

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Jonah and the people of Nineveh (Continued)

• Jonah listens to God and goes to Nineveh to warn
  them ? In 40 days, the city of Nineveh will be
  destroyed.
• The people repent and God decides to relent them
  form the disaster ? Jonah was not happy.
• Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east
  side of the city. God prepared a plant for him to
  provide him shade for his head. God prepared a
  worm also in order to teach him a lesson.

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Questions

• In your opinion, why do we celebrate Jonahs fast
  prior to The Great Lent?
• Jonah stayed in the fishs belly for how many
  days? What does this represent?
• Why was Jonah displeased when he saw that God
  relented from destroying Nineveh?
• What was Gods lesson exactly?
• What can we get from this lesson?

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Practical Applications Key points of Lesson

• The Importance of Repentance
• The people of Nineveh repented from their evil
  ways and fasted HOPING that God would relent from
  their punishment.
• Jonahs lesson ? God has a plan (He makes the
  decisions, not us. We should not complain, etc.)

• Hope
• The Ninevites after hearing the news did not
  panic. They fasted hoping that God changes His
  mind.
• No matter how difficult times may be, we should
  always hope that things will get better. Hope is
  what drives us (a better, eternal life).
• God is merciful, loving, and fair.

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Verse of the Day

• Joel 212
• What can we get from the verse?
• Keep in mind God knows our hearts ? TRUE
  repentance will save us.