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Second Chances - Part 6 - New Chances but the Same Old Me
Have you ever read the story of Jonah? It's famous for second chances, but we often forget that Jonah wasn't the only character with a second chance. Come join us at Fusion Christian Church as we study the book of Jonah. In week 6, Pastor Zac teaches about changing our attitude so we don't squander our second chances.
Examine your attitude toward God.
In the story of Jonah, Jonah had the same bad attitude at the end of the story as he had in the beginning. He knew that God was merciful, but he didn't want God to show mercy to Ninevah. Because of this, he was angry and bitter toward God for sending him there and for not punishing the city. When he should have done some self-reflection, Jonah instead chose resentment.
Trust His goodness, even when He doesn’t do what you want.
Often God chooses to act in ways that baffle us. We cannot expect to understand his plans, but we can always trust in his goodness. God has demonstrated his perfect love and kindness to us over and over again. This means that even when he confuses us with his actions, we can trust that he is going to make things work together for good.
Examine your love for people.
Jonah's anger toward God at the end of his book reveals his attitude toward the people he was called to serve. God had to remind Jonah that there were thousands of people in Ninevah that needed to hear his message. However, Jonah was filled with so much hatred toward Ninevah that when God did not destroy it, Jonah wished he was dead. We must always examine our love for others and realign it with God's love.
The way you serve shows how much you love.
Jonah demonstrated that he did not care for the Assyrians in Ninevah by doing the bare minimum. He spent as little time as possible and used as few words as possible because he ultimately hated them. His lack of love became evident through his lack of service. We all have a tendency to think and act like Jonah. The question is, will we continue to act like Jonah? or will we change our attitude and make the most of our second chances?
11 Oct 2026
Second Chances - Part 5 - The God of Second Chances
Have you ever read the story of Jonah? It's famous for second chances, but we often forget that Jonah wasn't the only character with a second chance. Come join us at Fusion Christian Church as we study the book of Jonah. In week 5, Pastor Matt teaches about the great revival in Ninevah and how God used Jonah to make it happen.
We have the God that doesn’t disqualify us because of our past.
Jonah failed God when he rebelled and ran away to Joppa. Despite that, God was able to use him. If people needed to be perfect for God to use us, God would have to do everything! Instead, God delights in using his people to accomplish his purposes. Like a parent who lets their toddler help with chores even when they struggle, so too does God allow us to help him.
We have the God that can use the bare minimum.
It seems as though Jonah put minimal effort into his message to the Ninevites. All we have recorded in scripture is about eight words, but God used those eight words to start the greatest revival in the whole bible. What was probably a city of millions all repented and turned toward God.
We have the God that desires faith and repentance, not works and performance.
Even though we see works and performance from people in scripture all the time, those works should always be our fruit, not our root. What that means is our salvation is rooted in faith and repentance so that it can produce good works as fruit. If we try to invert that and root our salvation in our own works, we will fail.
We have the God who sees our hearts and who hears our cries.
God is waiting patiently for people to repent. That means when we do repent, God always hears our cries. He knows our hearts and he knows if we are genuine or not. To those who offer genuine repentance, God offers genuine healing. What is stopping you from repenting in your own life? If something is keeping you from turning to God, know that God is waiting with open arms for you to set that aside.
4 Oct 2026
Second Chances - Part 4 - There's Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Have you ever read the story of Jonah? It's famous for second chances, but we often forget that Jonah wasn't the only character with a second chance. Come join us at Fusion Christian Church as we study the book of Jonah. In week 4, Pastor Zac preaches about hope in dark places.
Jonah turned away from God.
Jonah was swallowed by a big fish, but this wasn't some accident or act of unfairness. God sent the fish because Jonah had turned his back on him. Often we choose to blame God for our problems instead of recognizing the role we played in causing them. Jonah's own actions got him where he was, and God sent the fish as a wake up call! It was time for Jonah to repent.
If you want to move toward the light, start praying in the dark.
At his lowest point, Jonah did the only thing left for him to do: he prayed. Jonah cried out to God and expressed sorrow over his actions. Jonah repented from trying to run away and confessed his sin to God. When we are in the darkest places of our own lives, we should cry out to God too. Maybe our problems are our own fault, maybe they aren't, either way God is the way out.
Jonah could not save himself. Neither can we.
It would be hard to imagine a situation more desperate than Jonah's in the belly of the fish. Jonah had no hope of escape and no hope of rescue from any human. Similarly, apart from Christ we are desperately lost and have no way of saving ourselves. If we want to be rescued from our sin, like Jonah we must repent and turn to God.
Salvation comes from the Lord.
This should be the cry of our lives: that salvation comes from the Lord. It starts with expressing our first faith in Jesus and making that initial act of repentance, but it doesn't end there. After that, we must continue to live a lifestyle of repentance, always turning back to God when we stumble or sin. Christians should lead lives of humility, where we always remember that God is our salvation and no one else.
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