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Sunday, September 24, 2000
"Defining Moments That Shape Your Destiny"


Jonah 1:1-4
1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son Amittai: 
2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because its wickedness has come up before me."
3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. 
4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

A Defining Moment Is:

an ___________________ when you are confronted with a ___________________ and you must choose to step up and accept personal responsibility and change of face the _____________________ 
Jonah - ________________________

Psalm 55:6-8
6 I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest---
7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."

Defining Moments

Luke 5 Disciples  Boats were _________ with fish
Genesis 12  Abraham obeyed God & was __________
Genesis 39  Joseph  became ___________ of Egypt
1 King 17 Elijah  God provided and met every _________

Jonah's defining moment was when God called him to Nineveh.
Nineveh - _____________ , _____________

- When God asks you change, His purpose is to bless and prosper you.
Jonah missed his defining moment and headed for Tarshish.
Tarshish - _____________ , _____________

What Happens When You Miss A Defining Moment

1. You open the door for ______________.
2. You miss a Divine _______________.
3. You put others in severe ______________.
4. You look for a second ______________.


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