FBCHS Bible Study- " A Change for the Better - The Call to Ministry"

FBCHS Bible Study- "The Call to Ministry"

Jonah 3:1-10—KJV

Jonah was called by God to go to the great city of Nineveh (see Jonah 1:2). He resisted God’s assignment and attempted to fl ee to Tarshish (see Jonah 1:3). Jonah is perhaps the best-known example of someone who blatantly refused God’s calling. God directed Jonah to go and preach to a nation of people he hated (see Jonah 4:1-11). Eventually, with considerable intervention by God, Jonah was convinced to obey and go to Nineveh. Jonah preached for forty days in Nineveh before the people repented and judgment was averted. Many men and women know the pressure of being called to ministry. Th e absolute conviction of a personal call by God to the work of the ministry is the key that determines whether a person will remain faithful to the call.