Jonah 3:1-10

Key Truth: God’s Word calls sinners to repentance and transforms the hardest of hearts.

I. God’s holy standards compel him to pronounce judgment on sin.

a. God’s announcement of judgment is unwavering.

b. God’s announcement of imminent judgment calls sinners to repent.

II. God’s Word can transform hearts of stone.

a. God’s Word can humble the most resistant.

b. God’s Word can break the cycle of sin and violence.

III. God’s mercy extends to the penitent

a. God’s grace is to be sought, not demanded.

b. God’s mercy moves him to spare the repentant from destruction.