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God is at work in the storm, even though we may not think so from time to time. Jesus reminds us all of this in John 5:17. Jesus reminds us of his Fathers and his work in our lives in John 5:17. If you are facing the storms of life, and you wonder where God is, don’t fret. He may be right there working in your life, as he did in Jonah’s life. Just watch out for a great fish! We as people will sometimes think of storms as being something bad that takes place in the world. While we look at storms as being bad, and sometimes they are, God may be at work in you during the storm. This may be his way of changing our course. It can also be God’s way of waking us up to what we have taking place in our life. God is at work in Jonah’s life with a storm, and as Thurston would say, “this is gonna be good.” Be sure to listen to the full series on The life of Jonah.

Jonah list the absolute attributes of God. Those include merciful, slow to anger, of great kindness, and just. The life of Jonah part 3 will discuss why Jonah learns of God's forgiveness. We begin this podcast by reading Jonah 4:2. In this verse, we learn of the attributes that Jonah knows of God. Micah 7:19 states, "He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities, and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea." If you have ever heard the phrase, He cast your sin into the sea of forgetfulness, this is the origins of that verse. The Bible is clear that we all have sinned, except one person. That person is Jesus Christ. Listen to the full episode to hear the attributes of God that Jonah lists, and our cross-reference for these attributes.

Jonah becomes agitated and angry when God forgives the people of Nineveh. The life of Jonah part 2 will discuss why Jonah was wrong in his thinking towards the people. of Nineveh. We begin this podcast by reading Jonah 4:1-2. In these two verses, we see that Jonah becomes mad after he had visited the people of Nineveh. This great revival is taking place, and we learn the preacher hates the congregation. Jonah did not like his congregation. Jonah then states that he knew God was slow to anger when he did not do what he was supposed to. Jonah wanted to see destruction come to the people of Nineveh. The Syrians were very cruel people, and Jonah knew this. If they had repented, God is true to forgive them. This leads to Jonah becoming angry and agitated. Jonah makes this clear in chapter four. This is much different from the Jonah that we discuss in the first podcast on Jonah that we covered in this series (click here to listen now!). So how does this apply to our Christian walk?

The life of Jonah teaches man’s disobedience can lead to a clear picture of the love of God. Thurston Garrett joins episode 15 for part of a multi-part series. Join us as we read from the first chapter of Jonah in the Old Testament and discuss why Jonah's life examples are important to what we encounter today.

Sometimes throw stones, sometimes don't. Not a popular point of view in Christian discussion in today's society, but that's the topic for this podcast episode. As Christians, we are often reminded of the phrase, "he who cast the first stone." No doubt this applies to the testimony we carry to the world. However, sometimes throwing stones is something we should do. We are not always called to be passive. Episode 28 will use the examples of a shepherd boy named David, who threw stones, and Jesus, who gave a command not to. Both instances were applicable for the event taking place. The scripture reference for this podcast will be Ephesians 6:12, 1 Samuel 17, John 8. Be sure to listen to the other podcasts from Bear His Cross by subscribing to your favorite podcast provider found in the links below, and may God bless you in the love of Jesus Christ.