Jonah

Speakers: Reed Moore
Length: 3 Parts

Most of us don't think of ourselves as running from God, but sometimes we avoid what we know he's asking us to do. We choose comfort over obedience, hold onto bitterness, resist difficult conversations, or quietly drift in the opposite direction. The story of Jonah reminds us that even when people run, God continues to pursue them.

In this three-part study, Reed Moore walks through the book of Jonah and explores what it looks like to stop running, trust God in difficult seasons, and allow him to shape not only our actions but also our hearts. Along the way, we'll discover that God's mercy is greater than our failures, his pursuit never ends, and his invitation is always leading us toward something better.

Part 1: Running Away

God often calls us toward things we'd rather avoid. In this part one of this study, Reed examines Jonah's decision to run from God's calling and challenges us to recognize where fear, bitterness, comfort, or resistance may be pulling us away from the life God desires for us.

Part 2: Rock Bottom

Sometimes our greatest moments of growth begin when we've reached the end of ourselves. In part two of this study, Reed explores Jonah's prayer from inside the fish and reminds us that God meets us with grace even in our lowest moments, inviting us to surrender and trust him again.

Part 3: Reluctant Obedience

God desires more than outward obedience—he wants our hearts. In the final part of this study, Reed looks at Jonah's struggle with God's mercy and challenges us to embrace the same compassion God has shown us, even toward the people we find hardest to love.