There once lived a defiant prophet named Jonah. He hated the city of Nineveh and its wicked inhabitants with a passion. And yet, God commanded him to enter this evil city and preach a message of repentance; that they might be saved from impending destruction. In anger, Jonah refused to ob...
Matthew 12:40: "shall be buried deep in the heart of earth for 3 days and nights as Jonah was deep in the belly of the whale." Jonah was alive: But Jonah was always alive in his ordeal. He was alive on the shore,alive in the whale's belly, and alive when vomited out of the...
The Sign of Jonah 29As the crowds increased, Jesus said,“This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign,but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of...
16 Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus said to him, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are happy because you did not learn this from man. My Father in heaven has shown you this. 18 “And I tell you that you are Peter. On this rock I wil...
Jonah was an authentic prophet of God.… Continue Reading Living With Lies A number of years ago I had somebody in my life who was constantly lying to me. Instead of confronting this person I allowed their behavior to continue. Eventually the Holy Spirit confronted me for not confronting ...
Saint Peter’s original name was Simon Bar Jonah, which means Simon, son of Jonah. Jesus gave him the name of Peter when Jesus called him Cephas (in Aramaic) which means rock or stone. Human frailty. Born in first century CE in Bethsaida vicinity, in modern day Syria. Peter was a ...
Jonah was an authentic prophet of God.… Continue Reading Living With Lies A number of years ago I had somebody in my life who was constantly lying to me. Instead of confronting this person I allowed their behavior to continue. Eventually the Holy Spirit confronted me for not confronting ...
Consider for a moment the story of Jonah where a big fish was specially created to be the vehicle for a disobedient prophet. Jesus reveals His omnipotence over all things. Jesus is the Creator and He does this without any problem at all. He simply does it. He is God after all. “All...
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” / Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.Acts 2:36Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has ...
But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,so the Son of Manwill be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.41The men of Ninevehwill stand up at the judgment with this ...