GOD'S GRACE IN THE STORM Acts Twenty-Seven Paul had been judged and found innocent. However, it was God's will that he preach in Rome. His appeal to Caesar was what made it possible for him to bear witness in that place. He was sent as a prisoner, under guard with other prisoners, to Rome. As they... [ Continue Reading ]
_ PAUL IS TAKEN TO ROME ACTS 27:1-12:_ It was the will of God that Paul preach in Rome. When it was time to sail to Italy he and some other prisoners were handed over to Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band._ _ They went aboard a ship from Adramyttium. Aristarchus from Thessalonica in Macedonia was... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE TERRIBLE STORM AT SEA ACTS 27:13-20:_ When a gentle wind from the south blew the sailors thought it was a good time to sail as they had planned. They pulled up the anchor and sailed along the coast of Crete. But then a tempestuous wind, called "Euroclydon" or "The Northeaster" blew against them... [ Continue Reading ]
_ ENCOURAGEMENT FROM GOD ACTS 27:21-38:_ They ate nothing for many days. Afterward Paul stood and told them that they should have listened to him and not sailed._ _ He also revealed to them that God had told him the ship would be lost but that there would be no loss of life._ _ His faith showed as h... [ Continue Reading ]
_ THE HORRORS OF A SHIPWRECK ACTS 27:39-44:_ When morning came they decided to try to run the ship aground on the beach. They raised the sail and allowed the wind carry the ship toward the beach. When the ship ran aground the front stuck in the sand and the "hinder part was broken with the violence... [ Continue Reading ]