Going "Into the Deep" - Deep Mercy with Jason Belcher- Men's Retreat Session 4 (Video)

What if your need for mercy is deeper than you think—and what if God’s mercy runs deeper still? In this final teaching from Scottsdale Bible Church’s Men’s Retreat in Williams, Arizona, Jason brings us into Jonah 4—the chapter that exposes not Nineveh’s rebellion, but Jonah’s heart. The surprising twist is that Jonah isn’t furious at wickedness; he’s furious at mercy. And that confronts something many of us would rather ignore: how easily religious comfort can prefer justice for others and grace for ourselves. We talk about the river of mercy in Ezekiel’s vision, the danger of an outwardly “right” theology with an inwardly hardened heart, and the ways God sometimes “kills the plant” to rescue us from what we’re clinging to. Jason connects Jonah’s unresolved question to the cross—where justice and mercy finally meet without compromise. God’s mercy is not shallow sentiment. If you’ve been waking up this weekend—seeing your own heart more clearly—there’s an invitation here to come to Jesus honestly, stay in community, and receive again the mercy that heals what rebellion can’t.