Gone Fishing You Can Drift Through It Or Get Through It | Pastor Mark Knight | September 20th, 2026

What does it mean to drift through life versus intentionally pushing through it? In this message drawn from Jonah chapters 1 and 2, we are invited to examine the difference between our destination and our destiny. Jonah's story is more than a dramatic tale of a man swallowed by a great fish. It is a mirror held up to our own tendencies to run from what God has called us to, to let fear of a difficult assignment pull us away from our purpose. The belly of the fish is not just a place of punishment. It is a place of crushing, and as we explore, powerful things come on the other side of crushing. Just as grapes must be pressed to produce wine and olives must be crushed to produce oil, the tight, dark, overwhelming places in our lives can be the very environments where God is preparing us for what he has called us to. The message challenges us to stop allowing our current destination, whether a broken relationship, a financial struggle, a health crisis, or a season of confusion, to define our destiny. God's process is intentional, and what looks like trouble may actually be transportation.