<strong>TITLE: WHAT DO I DO WHEN ADVERSITY COMES? WORSHIP</strong>

<strong>TEXT: JONAH 1:1-3:4</strong>

<strong>YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING WRONG</strong>
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	<li>God, “Go to Nineveh…” <u> </u></li>
	<li>Jonah went in the opposite direction <u> </u></li>
	<li>Jonah knew that he was wrong… <u> </u></li>
	<li>We know when we are wrong… <u> </u></li>
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<strong>THEN, EVERYTHING GOES WRONG</strong>
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	<li>Because Jonah is doing everything wrong, everything goes wrong <u> </u></li>
	<li>At times we are doing everything wrong <u> </u></li>
	<li>Problem: At times we are doing everything wrong, then we are surprised when everything goes wrong…</li>
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<strong>WHAT DO YOU DO? WHY? ---- Before you answer:</strong>
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	<li><strong>God is Omnipresent</strong> <u> </u>
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	<li>Jonah thought he could run from the presence of the LORD</li>
	<li>When we try to run from God, we ultimately run into Him</li>
	<li>Psalm 139:8-12</li>
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</li>
	<li><strong>God is Omnipotent</strong><u> </u>
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	<li>The LORD sent a great wind on the sea causing a violent storm
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	<li>They tried to row to shore, but could not because the sea grew more violent against them</li>
	<li>After throwing Jonah into the sea, it calmed</li>
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</li>
	<li>The LORD prepared a great fish that swallowed Jonah</li>
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</li>
	<li><strong>God is Omniscient </strong><u> </u>
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	<li>God knew that Jonah was going to go to Nineveh to preach</li>
	<li>How? “<em>When God tells me something today, He is already in the future watching it happen</em>”</li>
	<li>God also knew that Jonah needed some motivating…</li>
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<strong>WHY DO YOU WORSHIP GOD? GOD IS STILL BLESSING YOU</strong>
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	<li>Jonah realized in the midst of his disobedience, God was blessing <u> </u></li>
	<li>The violent storm was an act of grace – a blessing <u> </u></li>
	<li>The fish that swallowed Jonah was an act of grace – a blessing <u> </u></li>
	<li>Grace? God could have chosen to kill Jonah… <u> </u></li>
	<li>Sometimes, blessings are not what we receive, but what we do not receive</li>
	<li>Sometimes, blessings are not what we receive that appears to be good, but what we receive that appear to be bad</li>
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<strong>CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: </strong>

<strong>THAT I WILL WORSHIP AS MY RESPONSE TO ADVERSITY</strong>