Sermons on Jonah

Jonah 2:1-2 – I Cried Unto the Lord – 0966A

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0966A recorded on January 13, 1985 teaching from Jonah 2:1-2 – I Cried Unto the Lord. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens interprets Jonah’s experience in the whale’s belly and the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16, arguing that both narratives illustrate the necessity of spiritual death and…

Jonah 1:17-2:10 – One Must Die That Others May Live – 0964A

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0964A recorded on January 6, 1985 teaching from Jonah 1:17-2:10 – One Must Die That Others May Live. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens uses the biblical story of Jonah to illustrate the Christian theological concept of substitutionary atonement. Pastor Stevens argues that Jonah’s experience—being swallowed by a great fish and subsequently…

Jonah 1:4-17 – Jonah, a Dove, to Bring Peace – 0952A

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0952A recorded on November 25, 1984 teaching from Jonah 1:4-17 – Jonah, a Dove, to Bring Peace. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens explores the biblical narrative of Jonah as a cautionary tale about disobedience and spiritual backsliding. Stevens begins by recounting Jonah’s flight from God’s command to preach to Nineveh, highlighting…

Matthew 12:39-40 – Jonah on the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ – 0950A

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0950A recorded on November 18, 1984 teaching from Matthew 12:39-40 – Jonah on the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens uses the biblical account of Jonah to illuminate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which Jesus Himself designated as the “sign of the prophet…

Jonah 2 – Jonah Prayed – 0028A

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0028A recorded on March 4, 1979 teaching from Jonah 2 – Jonah Prayed. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens utilizes the biblical narrative of Jonah’s cry from the fish’s belly to illustrate how desperate circumstances are often divine instruments used to break a believer’s self-will and bigotry. He argues that Jonah’s initial flight from…