About this episode

This episode explores the story of Jonah and the challenges of responding to God's call to serve.

When God calls, will we embrace the honor? Jonah refuses and chooses instead to run the other way. Later in the story he explains his reasons, but are they credible? What answers do we offer when we are likewise called to serve as God’s representatives in our broken world? The Point: How strongly do we believe that God can change people? Next Steps: What one thing can I do each day this week to help convince people, rather than condemn them? Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Reluctant-Prophet-2026-Week-1-Sermon-Notes.pdf Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Dirk Rodgers

Topics covered

• prophecy
• obedience
• faith
• service
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• Jonah
• prophet
• God's call
• spirituality
• service
• faith
• obedience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Reluctant Prophet

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