Sermons on Hechos 27:6:

How To Survive A Shipwreck

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Paul sails for Rome. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: chapter 27 verses 1-22: Ill: • Many Christians use car stickers to witness (bad drivers – God gets the blame!) • Many non-Christians also use car stickers displaying messages. • Some advertise a club or society e.g. scouts, caravan club. • Some tell you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-22

Denomination: Brethren

Faith That Functions In Christ

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jan 3, 2011

In Acts 27, Paul shows us practically how to have faith in the midst of a crisis.

I want to talk about the faith that functions in a crisis and happens because of Christ. James Jeffries was an All-American at Baylor University, and he was the founder of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. One day he stood before the Fellowship of Christian Athletes annual meeting, not as the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

Why Wait Untill It Is To Late To Listen To The Man Of God

Contributed by Tim Larrimore on Apr 5, 2011

WHY PEOPLE ARE HURTING.

WHY WAIT UNTIL IT’S TO LATE TO LISTEN TO THE MAN OF GOD? Text: Acts 27:1-11 Intro: Have you ever heard the preacher preach a sermon and you knew it was for you? But you did not do what he said and you got in trouble. Why do we do that? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WE DON’T LISTEN TO ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Results Of A Wrong Decison

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Dec 4, 2004

WE MAKE DECISIONS EVERY DAY IN ACTS 27 WE SEE SOME RESULTS OF A WRONG DECISION,,,

TITLE, (THE RESULTS OF A WRONG DECISION) ACTS 27 1-44 READ TEXT VERSE ACTS 27:10-11 (V10) AND SAID UNTO THEM ,SIRS I PERCEIVE THAT THIS VOYAGE WILL BE WITH HURT AND MUCH DAMAGE NOT ONLY OF THE LANDING AND SHIP BUT ALSO OF OUR LIVES. (V11) NEVERTHELESS THE CENTURION ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

When Fear Meets Faith Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009

Our faith can give us the courage we need to make it through the tough times in life.

When Fear Meets Faith Acts 27 (esp. 21-26) Intro: I’d like to show a video clip of a portion of Paul’s life. This excerpt is about 10 minutes long and will cover chapters 26 & 27 of Acts. We will start off with Paul speaking to King Agrippa who came to visit Festus, and end with the shipwreck. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Promises, Provision And Preservation

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 16, 2008

Eternal security in Paul’s shipwreck

Intro  Show Blaine pic  David Blaine- lot of time re-reading his diary; “The spirit is greater than the flesh” (Day 42); “My 44 days and nights of peace and torment” (Day 44) without food. A choice he made to abstain- why?  Test himself, gain admiration from the world, get ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

How To Survive A Shipwreck Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 20, 2013

The Apostle Paul Shipwrecked. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: The Passengers (vs 1-2) The Route (vs 2) The Choice (vs 9-12) The Storm (vs 13-26) The Speech (vs 21b-26) SERMON BODY: Ill: • Many Christians use car stickers to witness i.e. Bible verse or fish sign. • Many non-Christians also use car stickers displaying ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Brethren

Ship Wreaked!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 3, 2012

Sometimes our life can become ship wreaked!

Verse 1-3-And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

There's A Storm Brewing Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 18, 2016

When the storms of life come our way we need to lean upon Jesus to see us through them.

There's A Storm Brewing Text: Acts 27:1-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: A man stood on the side of the road hitch hiking on a very dark night in the middle of a storm. The night was rolling and no cars passed. The storm was so strong, he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Four Anchors For Life’s Storms

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 11, 2017

How will you respond when your storm hits? During Paul's storm, 4 anchors kept them from going under. Our four anchors are 1. Relationship with God, 2. the Word of God, 3. the People of God, and 4. Patient Endurance.

FOUR ANCHORS FOR LIFE’S STORMS Acts 27:1-44 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There was a farmer who had three sons: Jim, John, and Sam. No one in the family had ever attended church or had time for God. The local church and pastor had tried to reach them, but to no avail. 2. Then one day Sam was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Moving Forward For The Lord

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 17, 2018

How can we move forward for the Lord? 1. Be faithful to fulfill our responsibility (vs. 1-2). 2. Take advantage of every opportunity (vs. 1-3). 3. Fully trust in God's sovereignty (vs. 3-8).

Moving Forward for the Lord The Book of Acts - Part 88 Acts 27:1-8 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - June 28, 2015 INTRODUCTION: *When I started looking at tonight's Scripture, I thought back to the theme verse for our "Fun Run" VBS. It was 2 Timothy 4:7, where Paul ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Help For The Hard Storms Of Life - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 29, 2018

Someday, we will find ourselves in a storm just as serious as Paul faced here, but we can look into the Word of God and find out what to do: 1. Try to miss the storms. 2. Try to manage the storms. 3. Trust God to take us through the storms.

Help for the Hard Storms of Life - Part 1 The Book of Acts - Part 89 Acts 27:4-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 5, 2015 BACKGROUND: *How can we make it through the storms in life? Tonight's Scripture can help us, because here Paul and his missionary partners went ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:4-26, Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Baptist

Stay On Board

Contributed by Lymano Wishart on Mar 11, 2014

An encouragement to stay maintain your relationship with God despite the inevitable struggles (storms) that come your way. Your only guarantee or safe arrival is to abide in the ship knowing that God is faithful to keep His promises.

Stay on Board Acts 27 True Story: In the early 1990s in the community of Britonville, St. Ann a truck was transporting some persons along a main road and was now heading up a hill. The truck developed some problems and couldn’t make the climb. It got more complicated and, as it was told, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Church Of God

The Shipwrecked Life

Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 14, 2016

What do you hang onto when the storms of life rage, you’ve lost all control, and all hope is lost? The strong anchor of God’s presence, God’s promises, and God’s power.

THE SHIPWRECKED LIFE OPENING: Share mine and my wife's trip to Focus on the Family’s Kerith Retreat Centre last week. INTRO TO ACTS: Acts is the story of the first 33 years of the church of Jesus Christ. • KEY VERSE: “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44, Hebrews 6:19

Denomination: *other

What Paul Knew -- Father's Day 2014 Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 30, 2014

Father's Day Message that looks at What Paul knew about His relationship with God and what Father's today should know about theirs

What Paul Knew ILLUSTRATION: BRUCE LOCKERBIE WRITES IN HIS BOOK FATHERLOVE THE FOLLOWING STORY, “WHEN I WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD, OUR FAMILY DROVE FROM TORONTO TO EASTERN ONTARIO, TO THE REGION NORTH OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, WHERE MY FATHER HAD BEEN BORN. WE REACHED THE LITTLE VILLAGES OF ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-41

Denomination: Baptist