# Beyond The Whale | August 30, 2026

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Podcast: [Kingdom: A Community Church Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kingdom-a-community-church-podcast-15487)
Published: 2026-09-01T13:26:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this week's message, Pastor James Sabin delivers a sweeping & deeply personal examination of the book of Jonah — unpacking how this book of 48 verses is not primarily about a big fish, but about a prophet who had God's Word without God's heart, and how his story is a foreshadowing of Jesus — the better Jonah — who heard the Father's call and ran toward it rather than away. Drawing from all four chapters of Jonah, Hebrews 12, Matthew 28, and the road to Emmaus in Luke 24; Pastor James challenges every believer — young & old — to examine what keeps them from sharing the gospel: fear of being thought weird, fear of having the wrong answers, or simply a heart that has grown cold to the people God is calling us to cry over. With a piercing question drawn straight from Jonah 4 — "Who do you cry for — your vine, or the people around you?" — this sermon declares that God requires faithfulness, not feelings, and that the great fish in our own lives is never judgment, but rescue. The message closes with a beautiful reminder that wherever you find yourself in the darkness right now, it is not the end of your calling — sometimes it's just the beginning. For more information, visit our website: www.kingdomemc.com . #Jonah #BookOfJonah #Nineveh #GreatCommission #Evangelism #WordOfGod #BibleStudy #Messiah #Repentance #Salvation #HolySpirit #YouthMinistry #KingdomChurch #MorgantownWV #WestVirginia #BodyOfChrist #MakeDisciples #Christian #Jesus #Faith #Church #Bible #Gospel #Sermon #ChurchOnline #Christianity

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