Acts 27:27-44
#God #People #Time #Place #Obedient faith #Sin #Key Idea
Acts
27:27-44 (ESV)
27When the fourteenth night had come,
as we were being
driven
across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were
nearing land. 28So they took a
sounding and found twenty fathoms.d A little
farther on they took a sounding again and found
fifteen
fathoms.e 29And fearing that we might run
on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to
come. 30And as the sailors were
seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship’s boat into the sea
under pretense of laying
out anchors from the bow, 31Paul said to the centurion and
the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32Then the soldiers cut away
the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go.
33As day was about to
dawn, Paul urged them
all to take some
food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in
suspense and without food, having taken nothing. 34Therefore
I urge you to take some food. For it will give you
strength,f for not a hair is to
perish from the head of any of you.” 35And when he had
said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he
broke it and began to eat. 36Then they all were encouraged
and ate some food themselves. 37(We were in all 276g persons in the ship.) 38And when they had eaten
enough, they lightened
the ship, throwing out
the wheat into the sea.
The Shipwreck
39Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. 40So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. 41But striking a reef,h they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. 42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. 43But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, 44and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
Hashtags
#Paul
#we – Paul and Luke
#the centurion = (Julius) of the Augustan Cohort named
#the sailors
#the soldiers
#prisoners
#276 persons
Places
# Adriatic Sea #Cnidus
#the land, a bay with a beach
Topics
#Skill of sailing
#Emotions of travel on sea
#praying for daylight, Paul’s prayer for food observed
#responsibility to passengers
#Importance of food for strength
#Everyone can contribute a positive in the midst of a “Storm”
- God is ... What do we learn about God in this passage?
- We are ... What do we learn about people in this passage?
- How does one’s reaction to a crisis reveal character?
- What did this crisis show about Paul’s character?
- How is Paul’s role in the storm and wreck an example for us?
- Why would Julius listen to Paul’s advice about anything?
- How does one become the person whose advice others will seek?
- What do you think the angel meant by saying that God had graciously given Paul the lives of his fellow passengers (27:24)? What does this show that Paul had been doing?
- Why did Paul reprimand the men on the boat?
- Compare verse 31 with verse 11. How does the centurion feel about Paul now? About the God Paul serves?
- How do Paul's words and his example serve to encourage the others? How would your estimation of Paul change during the two weeks of the storm?
- What do you imagine the scene in verses 39-44 was like? What was said? How did people look? Feel?
- How do Paul's attitudes and actions compare with those of the sailors? To what would you attribute Paul's ability to remain calm under pressure?
- I will ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?
- What situation in your life most dramatically shaped your character? What is the greatest pressure situation you're facing now?
- How can Paul's example and the principles you've learned from his experience help you? What is your part and what is God's part in the resolution of your storm?
- When have you been tempted to bail out of a stormy situation and slip away in a lifeboat? What happened? What did you learn?
- You can ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.
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