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Evans Church of Christ

Evans Church of Christ. God Pursues Man. Jonah Go to Nineveh – preach to them Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish “Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.”. Why man tries to escape. Guilt – afraid - Adam and Eve Sin – love of – Prodigal son Duty – escape - Jonah.

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Evans Church of Christ

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  1. Evans Church of Christ

  2. God Pursues Man Jonah Go to Nineveh – preach to them Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish “Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.”

  3. Why man tries to escape • Guilt – afraid - Adam and Eve • Sin – love of – Prodigal son • Duty – escape - Jonah God does not want us to flee

  4. God Pursues • Adam and Eve - Gen. 3:9 • Cain – Gen. 4:9 • Hagar – Gen. 16 • Samuel – 1 Sam. 3 • Saul of Tarsus – Acts 22 Jonah Tried to flee to Tarshish Belly of the whale

  5. God Pursues • Luke 14:23 “Go out into the highways….” • Mark 1:17 “Come ye after me….” • Jn. 12:44-45 “He that believeth on me” • 1 Jn. 4:9-10 “God sent his only begotten” • Rom. 5:8 “God commendeth his love”

  6. Why does God Pursue ? Not… to punish prove power But that He may… Save us Use us Comfort us Lk.19:10 Jn.6:40 2 Sam.12 Jonah – Samuel - Saul Matt. 11:28-30 Mt.5:4

  7. God’s Method of Pursuit “Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;” Heb. 1:2

  8. God’s Method of Pursuit Adam – Gen. 3:9 “Lord called unto Adam” Cain – Gen. 4:6 “And the Lord said…” Jonah – Jonah 1:1 “Now the word of the..” Jn. 17:17 “thy word is truth” 2 Tim. 3:16-17 “inspiration of God” Mark 16:15 “preach the gospel”

  9. God’s Method of Pursuit Love and Mercy John 3:16 “God so loved the world” Rom. 2:4 “goodness of God” 2 Pet. 3:9 “all should come to repentance”

  10. God’s Method of Pursuit Adversity Jonah Cast into Sea - Whale – 3 days Jonah 2:2 “And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice.” Trouble – Distress - Adversity

  11. God’s Method of Pursuit Adversity Romans 8:35-37 • Who shall separate us…? • Tribulation, distress, persecution…. • For thy sake we are…. • We are more than conquerors

  12. God Pursues Man Foolish to flee - cannot escape Psalms 139:7-12 Where can I flee from your presence? You are there ! Psalms 16:1 “in thee do I put my trust”

  13. God Pursues Man Isa. 55:6 “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Jer. 29:13 “and ye shall seek me, and find me” Matt.7:7-8 Ask = given Seek = find Knock = opened

  14. God Pursues Man Man must do his part !

  15. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning September 21, 2014

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