Riverside Church, Birmingham, Uk

TEACHING SERIES: What are You Running From? SERMON TITLE: What are You Running from? BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 23 April 2023 BIBLE PASSAGES: Jonah | Chapter 1 | Verses 1-16 EXCERPT: The book of Jonah is not about the fish! It’s actually a mirror on our culture and our hearts. It’s about any group of people/person that we think ‘they deserve God’s justice & judgement more than they deserve his grace’. For Ancient Israel, they would have identified with Jonah and would not have wanted Nineveh to repent. Jonah is running from God’s grace and mercy, whereas the (pagan) sailors discover they need it. What about us? Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is still true of us online. We are on a journey together to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Riverside is a church made up of people from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences all with one thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will f