SESSION 6: The Angry Servant (Chapter 4)
Opening Considerations:
❖ God wants us to go to him even when we are angry with him.
❖ It is in passionate conversation with God we grow in understanding his ways.
READ THE STORY
❖ Verse 2 - Jonah fled because he knew God would relent from ______________ Nineveh.
❖ Verse 4 - God invites Jonah in the midst of his anger to ________________
❖ Verses 5 & 6 - Notice Jonah’s response as being ________________ happy. This word isthe same word used throughout the book as “________________” used to describe Nineveh, the mighty storm, the sea monster, and now Jonah’s delight in a bush.
❖Verse 11 - God finishes with a ________________ question.
HEAR THE STORY
❖ Put on the ________________ of Nineveh.
➢God helps Jonah see how he is like the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
➢Jonah 4:6: the pattern
■ The sailors see oncoming destruction, they call to God, and God shows compassion.
■ Nineveh sees oncoming destruction, they call out to God, and God shows compassion.
■ Jonah sees oncoming destruction (the heat), tries to make shelter, and God shows compassion.
❖Put on the ________________ of God.
RECEIVE THE STORY
❖ Address ________________ : Explain why you are angry.
❖ Address who ______ _____: Allow ________________ to tell us who God is.
❖ Address how ____look: Compare your heart to God’s heart and notice.
❖ Address ________________ : Allow the Spirit to convict and grow your heart from being
calloused to being \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Discussion Questions for Reflection:
Why is it difficult to go to God with our anger?
What are some psalms or prayers of lament that you can go to when you are distressed?
What is something that you are currently struggling with in your understanding of God that you
should dialogue with God about?
How do you see prayers of lament leading to a stronger relationship with God?
