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1. Introduction
We come to the end of Acts this morning.
The book of Acts is not fiction.
It’s not made up.
Luke writes a careful and extraordinary work of history.
It’s history.
Real events.
Real people.
A historical narrative – history told in story form to make a point.
It’s a brilliant narrative.
But a little bit like The Sixth Sense, people are still saying, what’s with the ending in Acts?
We’ve been through 27 chapters and followed the Gospel spread.
The last 14 chapters following Paul around the Mediterranean sea.
And the last almost 10 chapters following Paul to Rome.
Forget the The Practice, Luke has shown himself to be the master of a courtroom drama.
Paul goes from trial to trial make his way to the biggest trial.
In front of Caesar.
So we expect Luke to at least tell us what happens to Paul in front of Caesar.
Nothing.
Or at least tell us what happened to Paul.
Did he live or die?
Luke does not give us any of this.
He doesn’t tell us what we want to know, but what we need to know.
It’s not the same thing.
God always tells us what we need to know.
Here’s the thing.
There’s something more important than what happens to Paul in the end.
What are they?
Three things.
We’ll in this passage.
But we will move to other passages.
It’s the wrap up of our series after all.
2. God is faithful to his word (28:11-16)
This is no surprise.
God always proves faithful to his word.
He doesn’t lie.
Notice, at the beginning of our passage, we find Paul and his companions Julius the centurion set sail again.
Three months have past.
Winter is over.
It’s safe to sail again.
Verse 11
Did you notice Luke includes detail of a twin figurehead.
They are Caster and Polics.
Seems random.
But Luke is not being random.
These were Greek demigods castor and polics.
They are suppose to protect the sailors.
But Luke’s saying, now that the weather’s cleared up, now they rock up.
Where were they when the wild weather and shipwrecked happened?
They are useless.
But God is faithful.
He has brought them through the storm safely.
He is the one true God.
We get the list of ports they visit.
And we see that God is faithful at the end of verse 14.
Did you see it?
acts 28:14
More than 2.5 years ago God declared he would preach the Gospel to the Jews and Gentiles in Rome.
Through many dangers, toils and snares Paul makes it to Rome.
God does what he says.
God always keeps his word.
Every single time.
and it’s true what numbers 23:19 says
He doesn’t lie. he says he will do it.
it’s guaranteed that he will do it.
so when we trust in the Gospel, on his very word.
We stand on solid rock.
When you rest in his promises.
You rest secure.
He will keep each and every one of them.
so brothers and sisters, when you doubt God – this is my first implication, changing it up this morning variety is the spice of life right.
Remember God’s Word.
Remember God bringing Paul to Rome.
we’ve spent so much time studying Paul’s trials, physical stoning, emotional rejection, mob mentality, the crazy storms snake bites.
It doesn’t stop him trusting God.
Yes, how God does this might not meet your expectations.
But remember his ways are higher than our ways.
His thoughts higher than ours.
Trust him.
He is faithful.
He says he will bring you home to be with Him.
Trust him.
He says he disciplines the ones he loves – reading this with Joy the other night in Proverbs, trust him.
He says to Paul he’s going to Rome.
Paul trusts him.
God is faithful to his word.
His word does not change.
God is faithful.
Now of course, you know what else does not change?
God’s message.
The Gospel.
It does not change.
But neither does the response.
That’s my second point;
3. God’s message does not change (28:17-29)
Stay faithful to God’s unchanging Gospel.
When they arrive in Rome, Paul is allowed to live in a rented accommodation.
He is under house arrest.
Normally there are two soldiers on guard.
Paul has one.
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