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Returning to GodA Second Chance with God

• Jonah 31-10

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Jonah 31-10

• Then the LORD spoke to Jonah a second time 2
  "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and
  deliver the message I have given you." 3 This
  time Jonah obeyed the LORD's command and went to
  Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days
  to see it all. 4 On the day Jonah entered the
  city, he shouted to the crowds "Forty days from
  now Nineveh will be destroyed!

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Jonah 31-10

• 5 The people of Nineveh believed God's message,
  and from the greatest to the least, they declared
  a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. 6
  When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was
  saying, he stepped down from his throne and took
  off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap
  and sat on a heap of ashes.

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Jonah 31-10

• 7 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree
  throughout the city "No one, not even the
  animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or
  drink anything at all. 8 People and animals
  alike must wear garments of mourning, and
  everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must
  turn from their evil ways and stop all their
  violence.

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Jonah 31-10

• 9 Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change
  His mind and hold back His fierce anger from
  destroying us." 10 When God saw what they had
  done and how they had put a stop to their evil
  ways, He changed His mind and did not carry out
  the destruction He had threatened.

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A Second Chance with God

• A sovereign work of God to forgive and change.

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A Second Chance with God

• A sovereign work of God to forgive and change.
• A scriptural work of God to correct error.

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A Second Chance with God

• A sovereign work of God to forgive and change.
• A scriptural work of God to correct error.
• A sudden work of God on an unexpected people.

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A Second Chance with God

• A sovereign work of God to forgive and change.
• A scriptural work of God to correct error.
• A sudden work of God on an unexpected people.
• A saving work of God on a undeserving people.

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A Second Chance with God

• A sovereign work of God to forgive and change.
• A scriptural work of God to correct error.
• A sudden work of God on an unexpected people.
• A saving work of God on a undeserving people.
• A sanctifying work of God in the culture.

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Nehemiah 89-12

• Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and
  scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for
  the people said to them, "Don't mourn or weep on
  such a day as this! For today is a sacred day
  before the LORD your God." For the people had all
  been weeping as they listened to the words of the
  Law.

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Nehemiah 89-12

• 10 And Nehemiah continued, "Go and celebrate with
  a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share
  gifts of food with people who have nothing
  prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord.
  Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the
  LORD is your strength!"

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Nehemiah 89-12

• 11 And the Levites, too, quieted the people,
  telling them, "Hush! Don't weep! For this is a
  sacred day." 12 So the people went away to eat
  and drink at a festive meal, to share gifts of
  food, and to celebrate with great joy because
  they had heard God's words and understood them.

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