The Sunday Gathering @ FCBC

Jonah runs but eventually goes to Nineveh and God saves them Thank you George Lai for sharing this very important message: Jonah gets a second chance! He packs up and heads to Nineveh. Took him 3 days and 3 nights,  40 days Nineveh will be overthrown. Nineveh is mostly Jews but later they believe in God after Jonah arrives. How does that happen?  In the beginning, Jonah was passive and went to sleep and ran away. The further he ran, the more trouble came to follow him. He was thrown into the sea, and was swallowed by a fish!  Later he felt anger with God because he asked Jonah to go and help the people but felt God was going to help them anyway. God says, "do you have the right to be angry?" Meanwhile, Jonah waits 40 days to see what happens to Nineveh.... The people of Nineveh began to believe in God once Jonah delivered the news that the city was going to be destroyed. Why? Did Jonah's disobedience to God endanger the lives of others? What

George talks about The Book of Jonah Jonah is composed of only 4 chapters. Jonah was considered to be a minor prophet because his book is pretty short.  Whoever wrote Jonah, wrote it after the exile, after 500 BC.  Scholars feel the book of Jonah is the most important book in the Old Testament. Uncertain who wrote Jonah. George compares the book of Job and Jonah to a Super Bowl game. The writer leaves the book open ended. It raises questions, if you look for them. Many theological questions may arise once you complete the book of Jonah. Was Jonah really eaten by a fish? or is this meant to be satire? The Book of Job is mainly about "why bad things happen to good people" Jonah asks "Why do good things happen to bad guys?" The eternal question. Moses never saw the Promised Land, he suffered. Jesus suffers on the cross. Abraham also asks, "Do the righteous suffer?' Listen to the rest of George's presentation and consider questions a

Rick Wong says maybe he's not cut out for Mission work...really? Rick Wong thriving as he completes another Thailand Mission Trip Rick Wong details his journey to Thailand. Why do we have this relationship with Thailand? Why do i continue to do mission trips? When will i go again? How does this effect my life? What is the True meaning of mission work for me? Listen to his wonderful heart warming presentation: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SxVA7TKS6PULUeDy7 We hope to hear from Rick after his upcoming Mission Trip. We will pray for his journey there and his life ahead. The Sunday Gathering "A place to get to know each other and grow closer to God"

Charles Yong tells us more about his Medical Mission Trip To Ecuador! Charles tells us about his journey to Ecuador and shared the process of his application. He emailed his application and within 5 minutes he was rejected and said they had enough Pharmacists! But he persisted and his application was later accepted! The age range was 22 to 66 years of age and he met many nice people. A 66 year old dentist did find the days long but made it through the trip.  Another new friend was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and she withheld this information early in the trip and since have stayed in touch and is doing better. Incidentally Charles did get sick on his trip and maybe he ate something or drank the water, he still struggled through the days and made it through! His relationship with God was the most  important takeaway from his trip. His meals consisted of rice daily, Dole bananas (from Equador!), and coffee...mostly consumed at his hotel. He also shared that toilet pa