Faith Rising

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The plot line of Jonah goes like this. Chapter 1: God says to Jonah, “Go and preach to Nineveh, the greatest city in the world.” Chapter 2: Jonah refuses and flees on a boat. Chapter 3: God sends a great storm on the ocean to reclaim Jonah. Chapter 4: Jonah is thrown into the sea and swallowed by a fish. The point of all of this is in this chapter, almost exactly in the very center of the book. The point is about God’s grace. This book says a religious professional, a preacher, and even more than that, a prophet who received direct revelation from God can be deeply and profoundly in the dark about God’s grace. Jonah’s deepest fears, his racial prejudice, and his lack of endurance are all tied to his blindness to the reality of grace. Let’s look at three questions that this passage answers for us: 1) What is the grace of God? 2) How do you receive the grace of God? 3) How do you know you have received the grace of God in your life? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on August 12, 1990. Series: Jonah. Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to Gospel in Life. Today Tim Keller is taking us through a series
0:07.2	on the Book of Jonah, a story about much more than the reluctant prophet being swallowed
0:12.1	by a great fish. And you may be surprised at how profoundly it speaks to the issues we
0:16.8	face today. After you listen, we'd love it if you'd rate and review the podcast. It will
0:21.6	encourage others to listen so they can experience the life-changing message of the gospel,
0:26.1	because the gospel changes everything. Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:32.4	Jonah chapter 2 verses 1 through 10.
0:38.7	From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said, in my distress, I called to the
0:46.0	Lord and he answered me, from the depths of the grave I called for help. And you listened to my cry,
0:53.6	you hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas and the current swirled about me.
0:59.6	At all your waves, all your waves and breakers swept over me, I said, I have been banished from
1:05.7	your sight, yet I will look again toward your holy temple. The engulfing waters threatened me,
1:11.6	the deep surrounded me, seaweed was trapped around my head, to the roots of the mountains I sank down.
1:18.3	The earth beneath barred me in forever, but you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God.
1:27.2	When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you to your holy temple.
1:34.1	Those who cling to worthless idols, forfeit the grace that could be theirs. But I, with a song
1:41.9	of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good, salvation comes from the Lord.
1:51.7	And the Lord commanded the fish and advamed it, Jonah, onto dry land. Here ends the reading of God's word.
2:03.0	We're looking at the story of Jonah, a well-known story. The plot line goes like this.
2:08.0	1. Chapter 1. God says to Jonah, go and preach to Nine of the greatest city in the world.
2:16.3	2. Jonah refuses and flees on a boat. Chapter 3. God sends a great storm on the ocean to reclaim Jonah.
2:28.0	Chapter 4. Jonah is thrown into the sea and swallowed by a fish.
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