Curated Reading for October 5 – 11
Sermon Series: Sovereign Week 1Sermon Title: Encounter the King of Creation delivered on October 5, 2025
Day 1 READ: Jonah 1:1-9. As God looks down on our world today, what are some of the things that break His heart and could bring his judgment? How do you see God’s hand of power at work in Jonah’s story and in your life today?
Day 1 PRAY: Ask God to open your eyes to see His hand and presence in creation, the world around you, and right where you live, work, and play.
Day 2 READ: Jonah 1:10-16. What kind of character and compassion do you see in the sailors in this story? How did they model care more than Jonah did? How do you see God’s hand of authority over creation in this passage?
Day 2 PRAY: Ask God to show you where you might be running from His will and plan for your life, and invite the Holy Spirit to convict you and help you turn back toward the Lord with a willing and humble heart.
Day 3 READ: Jonah 1:17-2:10. What does Jonah learn and declare about God from the belly of the Great Sea Creature? What does Jonah learn and declare about himself through these three days of darkness and struggle?
Day 3 PRAY: Take time to pray these words of Jonah from your heart. If you are in a deep and dark time, let your heart join in with the heart of Jonah.
Day 4 READ: Jonah 3. What changed for Jonah the second time he was called to follow God’s call to bring a heavenly warning to the people of Nineveh? How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah’s message and how did God respond to their repentance?
Day 4 PRAY: If there are things in your life that you need to confess and turn from, tell God right now and ask for the Holy Spirit's strength to change and turn away from sin.
Day 5 READ: Jonah 4. What is surprising and even shocking about how the prophet Jonah responded to God’s grace for the people of Nineveh? What do you learn about the heart of God in this chapter?
Day 5 PRAY: Ask God to make your heart like His and to grow your compassion on even the worst of sinners.
Memorize and Reflect
Jonah 1:9
He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”