OT 68 Jonah and the Big Fish

Reference: Jonah 1-3

Big Idea: Just like Jonah was in a big fish for three days, Jesus rose from the dead after three days.

Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:3 - Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day... (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
Big fish - press your palms together and wiggle them like a fish
Three days - hold up three fingers
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Rose from the dead - gesture down towards the ground, then lift your hands above your head
Three days - hold up three fingers

Motions for the Verse:
Christ - make a cross with your forearms
Died - cross your forearms in an “X’ over your chest
Sins - two thumbs down
Scriptures - pretend to open a book
Buried - pretend to dig with a shovel
Rose - gesture upward with both palms
Third - hold up three fingers

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Where did God tell Jonah to go? // Nineveh.
Did Jonah go to NIneveh? If not, where? // He went the other way, on a boat
What happened on Jonah’s boat trip? // God sent a terrible windstorm
What did Jonah tell them to do to stop the windstorm? // Throw him overboard
When they threw Jonah into the water, what two things happened? // Storm stopped, fish swallowed Jonah
How many days was Jonah in the big fish? // Three days and nights.
After Jonah prayed from the fish, what did God do? // Made the fish spit him out onto dry land.
When Jonah told the people of Nineveh God was going to destroy their city, what did they do? // Became sad about their sin and called to God for help
Did God destroy NIneveh? Why or why not? // No, because they turned from their sin and trusted God to save them
What is today’s big idea? // Just like Jonah was in a big fish for three days, Jesus rose from the dead after three days.
What is today’s Bible verse? // 1 Corinthians 15:3 - Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day... (ESV)

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