From Running to Refuge| Psalm 16

From Running to Refuge| Psalm 16

From Lenexa Baptist Church by Pastor Chad McDonald

February 15, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Pastor Chad McDonald discusses the story of Jonah and the sailors, highlighting their unexpected encounter with God during a storm.

February 15th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald The first chapter of Jonah is one of my favorite passages. Interwoven into the story of Jonah’s fleeing from God’s call is the story of a group of sailors who have an unexpected encounter with God that radically alters their lives. Because of Jonah, they face a storm. At first, they pray to their gods and try everything in their own wisdom and power to get themselves out of this horrible situation. Nothing works. Everything they have relied on in the past; their gods, and their own wisdom and power won’t fix this problem. When they finally confront Jonah, who fears the Lord God of heaven, they become extremely frightened. Deep inside these men, just like us, is a knowledge of God that God has placed there. In our sin and disobedience, we suppress that truth, but it is always there. When we are confronted with storms, the truth often finds its way to the surface. We are confronted with the knowledge of God. What those sailors do next is amazing. They pray to God. They ask for forgiveness and then carry out the judgment of God on Jonah as Jonah had directed them. The storm quits raging. They make it to shore, offer sacrifices to God, and…

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Hosts: Chad McDonald, Chad

Topics covered

  • faith
  • forgiveness
  • God's call
  • personal encounter
  • idolatry

Keywords

  • Jonah
  • sailors
  • storm
  • prayer
  • forgiveness
  • idols
  • knowledge of God
  • personal encounter
  • sacrifice
  • vows

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