Who Is Your Nineveh?

A simple discussion guide to help City Groups process the sermon together and apply it honestly this week.

Sermon Snapshot

Main Idea

In Jonah 3, we heard Troy show us Jonah receiving a second chance and, this time, obeying God’s call to go to Nineveh with a simple warning of coming judgment. Troy helped us see the shock of the chapter: the people of Nineveh, from the least to the king, immediately believed God, repented, and turned from their evil ways, and God relented from the disaster he had warned of because his mercy is consistent with his holy character. We were reminded that this passage is not a formula for getting good things from God, but a call to genuine repentance that longs to be made right with him. Troy also pressed us to see how often we are more like Jonah than Jesus, withholding compassion from the people we think are beyond grace, while Jesus willingly moves toward his enemies with mercy.

Discuss

Questions For Your Group

What person have you quietly treated as your Nineveh?

What assumption makes you believe that person is beyond God’s grace?

What desire is shaping your repentance right now: being more like Jesus or simply getting relief from consequences?

What response of obedience is God putting in front of you this week toward the person you would rather avoid?

Weekend Recap

What You Missed This Weekend

This weekend at River City, we walked through Jonah 3 and saw what happens when God gives a second chance and calls someone to go again. Troy preached from Jonah’s trip to Nineveh, where a brief warning from God led to immediate repentance from the whole city, from the least to the king. The big question hanging over the morning was personal: who is your Nineveh, and where are you more like Jonah than Jesus? We were reminded that repentance is not a way to manage outcomes or bargain with God, but a real turning back to him. The service also gave us space to sing about Christ’s finished work, confidence in his care, and the victory he gives his people. Altogether, the morning pushed us to stop writing people off and to trust God’s mercy enough to move toward them.

Use It Well

For City Groups This Week

Read The Passage

Start by reading the sermon passage out loud together before anyone rushes into takeaways.

Be Honest

Use these questions to move from summary into confession, encouragement, application, and prayer.

Pray Specifically

End by praying for one another in the exact places where faith, repentance, or obedience feel costly.