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    The Lesson of Jonah: There is a Price to Pay when you Disobey
    The Lesson of Jonah: There is a Price to Pay when you Disobey
    The Lesson of Jonah: There is a Price to Pay when you Disobey
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    The Lesson of Jonah: There is a Price to Pay when you Disobey

    By Cheryl Rogers

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    This free Bible lesson includes a wail tale about a middle school student Steve, who finds his charmed life turns sour when he runs for Student Council with a bad attitude.

    It appears at first that Steven won, but when he is rude to his opponent he learns the vote was very very close. He lands in a runoff election and is defeated.

    Steve's life begin unraveling until he learns leaders are servants. He turns to God, surrenders his life, and sees God beginning to turn his life around!

    This story, "Too Close to Call" is excerpted from Cheryl's ebook "Just Like Jonah Wail Tales, " a short story collection teaching there is a price to pay when you disobey.

    The Lesson of Jonah also includes discussion questions and Bible citations that expand upon the message.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCheryl Rogers
    Release dateMay 11, 2012
    ISBN9781476452364
    The Lesson of Jonah: There is a Price to Pay when you Disobey
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    Cheryl Rogers

    Former journalist Cheryl Rogers writes around the edges of farming and family life in the Swan Valley, near Perth. Her short fiction has been published in Australia, the UK and USA, and she is a three time winner of the Henry Lawson Society of New South Wales short story award. In 1998, a memoir co-written with fellow University of Western Australia graduate and friend, Gun Dolva, was short-listed for the WA Premier’s Book of the Year Award. A longtime member of Sisters in Crime (Australia), Cheryl loves a mystery. 

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      The Lesson of Jonah - Cheryl Rogers

      The Lesson of Jonah:

      There is a Price to Pay when you Disobey

      By Cheryl Rogers

      Copyright 2012 Cheryl Rogers, Tampa, Florida

      All rights reserved.

      Cover Image: Matthew Hull, Morguefile

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook may be copied, printed and shared without changes. The ebook also may be downloaded for free at http://www.SongsfromtheWord.com/NewChristianBooks/store/, Smashwords.com, and other online retailers.

      Contact the author at songsfromtheword@earthlink.net for permission to republish.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      An Election Too Close to Call

      Lesson Plan

      Discussion Questions

      Related Scriptures

      About the Author

      Introduction

      This free Bible lesson targets 10 to 14 year olds with the message of salvation, as told through a short story about a modern day Jonah. It is to be used as Sunday school curriculum or handed out for extracurricular development. Discussion questions and homework is included.

      An Election Too Close to Call

      Steve stayed close to the basketball as his opponent was dribbling, his hands poised to snap it from under the other boy’s control. The score was 30-30 and the two middle school teams were battling for the season championship. Steve was his team’s

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