Have you experienced God’s grace? If so, you have an vitally important decision to make.

We’re exploring the big idea of the book of Jonah this weekend by focusing on the end of the story. It calls for a decision. 

Photo by DigitalTree515 on Flickr 

Jonah ends in an open-ended way. It’s one of those endings that seems abrupt and leaves you asking, “And then what happened?”

But then you realize that what happens next completely depends on you. 

Jonah is that kind of story. 

That’s often missed because we tend to make Jonah about the fish. After all, it’s the only story in the Bible where a man is swallowed by a fish. 

But it’s not about the fish. 

Jonah is a story with an open ending that calls Christ-followers to make a very important decision. 

But this isn’t just a story for those who’ve personally experienced God’s grace; it’s a story about how incredible, even unbelievable, God’s grace actually is. So if you know someone who needs to experience the indescribable grace of God, this would be a great weekend to invite them.

You might want to watch the Bible Project video on Jonah before you come (below). I will be showing it in my sermon, but it’s so packed with great stuff that it won’t hurt you to see it now and then again on the weekend. So, enjoy!

This is Us

We are the church, whether we are gathered or scattered--each one of us, a part of the body of Christ, wherever we go, whatever we do.

So, where can you find us, and what are we doing? 

Chris Evans has been serving in our Five Oaks Kids ministry for many years. It's a passion of his. This year, in addition to serving with the kids, he's leading a Five Oaks Students small group. At the first small group meeting of the new ministry year, Chris recognized a bunch of the guys assigned to his group, so he asked,  "How many of you remember me from 4th grade?"  They all kinda smiled, looked around at each other, and slowly raised their hands--eight out of eleven had been in his 4th-grade group! 

Five Oaks Students' fall retreat, Camp Getaway, has been going on longer than I've been pastoring here. My kids loved it when they were in middle and high school. This year was Chris' first Camp Getaway, and it looks like he was having some fun.