Jonah 3

Review
Assyria was becoming more and more powerful
Jonah hated the Assyrians
Jonah was called to preach to their capital city
Jonah ran away to avoid this calling
Jonah was called again to Nineveh

What Makes A Good Message?
A good message has one MAIN idea (v. 4)
A good message comes from the WORD of God (v. 1-2)
A good message is RELEVANT to the crowd (v. 4)
A good message comes with a TESTIMONY (v. 1)
A good message provokes a DECISION (v. 5)

What Makes a Good Revival?
A good revival starts with FAITHFUL preaching (v. 4)
A good revival touches peoples MINDS (v. 5a)
A good revival stirs people to ACTION (v. 5b)
A good revival reaches SECULAR leadership (v. 6)
A good revival provokes the MERCY of God (v. 10)

What Breaks a Good Revival?
The takers outnumber the givers (Nahum 3:1)
The users outnumber the servers (Nahum 3:16)
The External overtakes the Internal (Nahum 3:4)
The Physical overtakes the Spiritual (Nahum 3:3, 8-10)
Fear overtakes admiration (Nahum 3:19)
*Nahum was written against Nineveh some years after Jonah