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O V E R C O M I N G T H E F E A R O F R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y

Why Say No?

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Now the word of the Lord came toJonah son of Amittai, saying, Go at

once to Nineveh, that great city, andcry out against it for their wickednesshas come up before me.

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Who is Jonah?

A man of God who once prophesiedthat the Lord will restore theterritory of Israel in spite of its

!ontin"in# re$ellion

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What kind of city is Nine%e&?

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonahson of Amittai, saying, Go at once toNineveh, that great city, and cry outagainst it for their wickedness has come

up before me.A #re't !it( f"ll of wi!)edness*

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3 day walk

Nineveh

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The ord hates the sin !"t

He lo%es t&e sinner#

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$efinition of Terms

Lo%ethe "ltimate reason

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!ut Jonah set out to f"ee to #arshish fromthe presence of the Lord. $e went down toJoppa andfound a ship going to

Tarshish% so he paid his fareand went onboard, to go with them to #arshish, away

from the presence of the Lord.

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Away from the ord

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$efinition of Terms

ovethe "ltimate reason

E+!"sesenemy%s provision

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!ut the Lord hur"ed a great wind upon thesea, and such a mighty storm came uponthe sea that the ship threatened to

break.

they threw the cargo that was in the

ship into the sea to "ighten it for them.

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$efinition of Terms

ove&the "ltimate reason

'(c"sesenemy%s devises

,nne!ess'r( Cost

conse)"ence of wron* decisions

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'(od"s 3+,,- ,.# /0"t 1oses said to God-/Who am I that I sho"ld *o to 2haraoh and!rin* the Israelites o"t of '*ypt? 4e said /I

will $e wit& (o"#

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&'odus ()*+( The Lord went in front ofthem in a pi""ar of c"oud by day to "eadthem a"ong the way and a pi""ar of c"oud by

night to give them "ight so they may trave"day and night.

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&'odus ()*++Neither the pillar ofcloud by day nor the pillar of fire bynight left its place in front of the peop"e.

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4ow to 5vercome

Step ,+ 0elieve that God is with yo"

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&'odus - *(,+ #hen oses answered, !utsuppose they do not be"ieve me or "isten tome but say #he Lord did not appear to

you. #he Lord said to him What is inyour hand?$e said, staff! and $esaid, #hrow it on the ground.

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4ow to 5vercome

Step ,+ 0elieve that God is with yo"

Step .+ S"!mit to 4im whatever is in yo"r hands#

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+ /eter (*+( !ecause no prophecy evercame to human wi"" but men and women

mo"ed by the #oly $piritspoke fromGod.

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Acts (* 0 !ut you wi"" recei"e powerwhen the#oly $pirit has come upon you.

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Acts +*- A"" of them were fi""ed with the$o"y 1pirit and began to speak in other

"anguages, as the$pirit ga"e themability.

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4ow to 5vercome

Step ,+ 0elieve that God is with yo"

Step .+ S"!mit to 4im whatever is in yo"r hands#

Step 3+ 6laim the power of the 4oly Spirit