The Love of our Father | Jonah and the Whale | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

Despite sin, rejection and disobedience, the Word of the Lord still came! This weekend Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our JONAH AND THE WHALE series with a message about the love of our Father!Jonah 1:1-3 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. John 1:11-12He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.1. Your Father in Heaven isn't afraid of rejection.There is a pattern all throughout the Bible that shows the world and the people of God rejecting God. However, there is also a pattern of God's love and grace towards his people. Despite rejection, God still comes to us.2. You are never disconnected from the Father's love.Although Jonah rejected the Word of the Lord and attempted to run away from him, that never disqualified him from being a child of God. God never stopped loving him. Our sin and disobedience is not strong enough to keep us away from the Father's love.3. Your heavenly Father loves you too much to let you drown in your mess.The Lord sent his word, a storm, and even appointed a whale to rescue Jonah from the mess Jonah created. Over 2,000 years ago, our heavenly Father appointed his son Jesus to rescue us from our sin, rejection and brokenness. The work of salvation has been completed in the person and work of Jesus. All we need to do is receive this free gift!