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"The Pastor and His Message" | Jax Pastors' Conference 2012 | Tullian Tchividjian

The theologian and preacher, Tullian Tchividjian, discusses Jonah's different ways of running from God in this episode. He compares Jonah's defiance in chapter 1 to his obedience in chapter 2, showing how we often rely on ourselves for happiness through obedience or disobedience. The gospel emphasizes God's mercy for all runners, regardless of their direction.

"I Once Was Found, But Now I'm Lost" | Epic Conference 2020 | Tullian Tchividjian

Guest Tullian Tchividjian discusses Jonah's prayer and grace. Jonah's mistaken view of good vs bad people is highlighted. The podcast explores how Jonah still doesn't understand grace, God's pursuit of him, and the concept of negotiating with God. Topics cover idolatry, entitlement in relationships, sin, cancel culture, judgment, and human imperfection.

Tullian Tchividjian, speaking at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis on Thursday, March 19, 2015, part of Concordia's Reformation 500 annual lecture series.

Surprised by Grace, Part 5 | "Grace Robbing Idols" | Tullian Tchividjian Jonah 1:17-2:1-10 

Wheaton College, January 20, 2012

This is part 4 of a sermon series on Jonah entitled “Surprised by Grace.” In this sermon—“The Ultimate Price of Rescue”—we see that Jonah’s self centered flight from God generates an act of divine intervention which produces a momentary act of selflessness on Jonah’s part. It would seem he is getting better, that he’s learned his lesson. But the rest of the book shows Jonah slipping back into self-centeredness. This pattern mirrors our own lives. One moment we’re doing something selfless and the next moment we are acting despicably selfish. One moment we are giving and the next moment we are taking. As Paul says in Romans 7: “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” What we see in this message is that no matter how often you run or to what dark places your roaming may take you, God NEVER stops coming for you with infinite amounts of gritty grace, muscular mercy, and ferocious forgiveness.

"Jesus + Nothing = Everything", Part 2 | Tullian Tchividjian Wheaton College, January 19, 2012

Author and former pastor Tullian Tchividjian discusses divine interventions in life, emphasizing God's pursuit to liberate people from self-slavery through boundless forgiveness and grace. Jonah's story is used to show the human tendency to run from God, urging reliance on God for a fulfilling life.