Sermon Study/Discussion Guide: May 2, 2021
Jonah: Grace The Fish
Jonah 1:17-2:10
Jonah: Grace The Fish
Jonah 1:17-2:10
Key Points:
What was the biggest Word you heard from God today? What do you plan to do with it (or about it)?
Where do you see cheap grace in Jonah’s life and in his decisions? What is the difference between cheap grace and costly grace? Which type of grace do you pursue?
“Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate. Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will gladly go and sell all that he has. It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him. Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life.”
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. The Cost of Discipleship . Touchstone. Kindle Edition.
What has been your crucible of grace? What did you learn about grace there?
Have you received God’s grace? If so, now what? What is grace asking of you or calling you to?
- Jonah was after cheap grace
- God offers us costly grace
- Grace is about salvation and obedience (Titus 2:11-14)
- Grace is best learned from the bottom
- God’s grace will save and transform us
What was the biggest Word you heard from God today? What do you plan to do with it (or about it)?
Where do you see cheap grace in Jonah’s life and in his decisions? What is the difference between cheap grace and costly grace? Which type of grace do you pursue?
“Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate. Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will gladly go and sell all that he has. It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him. Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life.”
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. The Cost of Discipleship . Touchstone. Kindle Edition.
What has been your crucible of grace? What did you learn about grace there?
Have you received God’s grace? If so, now what? What is grace asking of you or calling you to?