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This week, we continue the “Summer Settings” sermon series back to the Old Testament in the book of Jonah. As we begin, in creation, the Spirit of God hovered over the waters. God separated land and sea and filled both with life, and God included “the fish in the sea” among the things over which He commanded people to rule. Granted, that was all before the Fall of Adam and Eve, and things were a bit different back then.
Jonah, whose story is the focus of today’s sermon. We may choose the beach to escape and get away from it all, but Jonah literally chose the beach to do both. We see God telling Jonah to go to Nineveh and deliver a message, but Jonah did not like the Ninevites. He knew they were essentially terrorists. Not only did he not want to deliver the message, but he also did not want to give the Ninevites a chance to receive God’s grace. Filled with scorn for human life, Jonah heads to Joppa, where he finds a ship headed to Tarshish, a beach located on the shore of southern Spain, essentially to escape God’s calling and hide from His presence. But then, along comes the “Great Fish” where Jonah gives a revelation of himself, all of his faults and follies. Jonah’s story gives us a clue to God’s calling.
tune into this week’s sermon to learn more.
Sunday School: 9:00 am
Worship Service: 10:30 am
Summer Settings Sermon Series
Every Story Has a Choice
August 9, 2026
Pastor Gary Rebok
For over two centuries The Presbyterian Church Shippensburg has been serving Jesus Christ in both the social and spiritual needs of the community of Shippensburg, PA. We are a congregation within the Presbyterian denomination of ECO: A Covenant Order of Presbyterians, whose purpose is to witness in love the truth that Jesus Christ is Lord and the one true redeeming and healing presence in the world today. Through the presence of the Holy Spirit, Presbyterian Church Shippensburg is a loving and committed church family where God’s Word is preached, faith is grown, relationships are built, and Christ’s work continues.
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