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I was recently talking to someone who just broke up with a girl he had been seeing for three or four months. When I asked him what happened, he said “It just didn’t have that ‘it factor.'” He said everyone who meets her thinks she is the most amazing person in the world? She is warm. She is attractive.…

A. Rapport for the time I love a good story don’t you? If you are like me you began life with your grandfather telling the most intersecting stories about how they grew up. It moved on to my Dad who would tell all kinds of crazy stories which you would find out B. Reading of the text Paul on the Island…

Review Paul, Aristarchus, and Luke set sail on their voyage to Rome. They rode out a terrible storm for two weeks and they lost all hope of survival, but God was still sovereign in the storm. Even Paul was fearful, but the Lord sent an angel to reassure him. Paul then showed great steadiness and his…

Easter and Christmas are probably the most significant days in the Christian faith. The birth of Jesus and His resurrection, major components of the gospel. Instead of spending just one week focusing on the Easter event, I wanted us to spend a few weeks after Easter reflecting on the resurrection and…

Recap: Isaiah 42:10 (NASB95) 10 Sing to the Lord a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it. You islands, and those who dwell on them. God seems to see us as islands of people. We have a world that seems to be falling apart all around us.…

Review This morning we followed along as Paul, Aristarchus, and Luke set sail on their voyage to Rome. Besides Paul, there was a number of other, likely violent criminals on board the ship who were bound for Rome also. A nor’easter arose that was so bad that after two weeks, they had lost all hope of…

All planned out It had been his plan for long time ( Act19:21 ) He planned to go and impart a spiritual gift on the church there ( Rom1:9-11 ) then Having preached the word, he was coming to them on the way to Spain, after a stop in Jerusalem first ( Rom15:23-29 ) 23 but now, with no further place for…

Paul A Man on A MISSION Scripture: Acts 20 through ch 28 Topic: Endurance GOAL: encourage saints that are ready to quit 1. To Know: Where their strength comes from 2. To Feel: Empowered 3. To Do: Get up INTRO: Main Idea --> Pauls Heartbeat We are going to look at a few chapters that comprises the end…

Last week we saw Paul’s journey to Rome interrupted by a storm. Not just any storm, a storm with hurricane force that drove the ship he was on over 500 miles for two weeks. This was not an easy, nor a pleasant journey, and it ended with the ship being caught on a sandbar, and destroyed by the crushing…

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,…

Today, as we continue our Anchor series I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve already covered together. In week 1 we introduced Hebrews 6:19 and the idea of being anchored to hope. Then we talked about the necessity of having a firm and secure hold on the anchor of hope. And today we are…

To each obstacle God's Good News overcomes; it WILL accomplish His purpose!

Top Things People Lose Parking Spots Passwords/Usernames TV Remote Phone Socks Keys Purse/wallet Pens We lose a lot of things in life… Amen? It can be frustrating… Misplacing something can mess up our whole day… But guess what… Life goes on!!!! Things will be ok… We’ll find our keys… Our phone will be…

A couple of Churches were having problems with some squirrels The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about their squirrel infestation. After much prayer and consideration, they concluded that the squirrels were predestined to be there, and they should not interfere with God’s divine…

We've come to the end of Acts and we summarised it from the perspective that it's a Spirit-empowered, boundary-crossing GROWTH story. It encourages us in our faith journey of growth, and as we boldly share the gospel.

Hope in God’s Protection Hope in God’s Presence Hope in God’s Will

Resurrection Hope transformed Paul and transforms us.

State: God is in control, even when chaos seems to be all around. Paul was in such a state during his ministry 8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought…

Acts 29 We spent the last 37 weeks traveling through the book of Acts. It has been a joy and a journey for me and I’m sure for you as well. What I want to do this morning is highlight some key insights into the book and then I want to give you all the opportunity to speak up and out about how we can…

Shipwrecked and Saved . Acts 27:1-28:16 Throughout antiquity and history there have always been great stories about life and hardships on the sea. Homer’s Odyssey Gulliver Travels Robinson Crusoe Moby Dick These are all fictitious stories, but the reality is travel is necessary, but it can be dangerous.…

Tempestuous trip What a journey it has been getting to Jerusalem and then the journey to Rome. Personal Notes: _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ From the beginning of the journey there were struggles to face. From the contrary winds off island…

God’s provision in Paul’s appeal We have much ground to cover, or sea to cover tonight so this intro will be short. Previously Paul appealed to Caesar (Act25:11) Paul stood before the king (Act25:13-26:32) Tonight Paul’s journey continues (Act27:1-44) So in trying to get though this tonight, here is…

Imperfect Perfection 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 28 And we know that for those who…

I. Kindness in Malta (1-10) 1 When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. 3 But when Paul had gathered…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…