Does God really love everyone?

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4 August, 2019Pastor Mark Schultz

He's a reluctant and even a defiant prophet who can't seem to fathom the vastness of God's love. Jonah puts limits on things that God never does. So today in the final week of our series: Major Questions in the Minor prophets, Jonah poses the question to us, "Does God really love everyone?"  God makes it absolutely clear that the worst and most evil person in the world is not beyond the scope of his grace and that’s good news for us all.


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