Get Anchored
-
Upload
el-shaddai-christian-church -
Category
Spiritual
-
view
49 -
download
0
Transcript of Get Anchored
Acts 27:14Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept
down from the island.
Acts 27:20When neither sun nor stars appeared
for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up
all hope of being saved.
Acts 27:20When neither sun nor stars appeared
for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up
all hope of being saved.
Acts 27:22-26But now I urge you to keep up your
courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. Last
night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me and
said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’
Acts 27:22-26So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as He told me. Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.
Acts 27:29Fearing that we would be destroyed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed
for daylight.
Four Anchors to drop when the wind picks up
1. Drop an anchor onto God
Vs 24 – “Do not be afraid, Paul, you must stand trial before Caesar, and God has graciously given you the lives of all who are with you.”
1. Drop an anchor onto God
Person
Vs 23 “God”
1. Drop an anchor onto God
Position
Vs 23 – “Whose I am and whom I serve.”
1. Drop an anchor onto God
Proclamation
Vs 24 – “Fear not”
1. Drop an anchor onto God
Plan
Vs 24 – “You must stand trial before Caesar.”
2. Drop an anchor onto Faith
Vs 25 – “I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.”
3. Drop an anchor onto the Ship
Vs 31 – “Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, ‘Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.’”
3. Drop an anchor onto the Ship
Hebrews 10:25 – “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another […] ”
4. Drop an anchor onto the Word
Vs 34 – “Take meat” (KJV)
4. Drop an anchor onto the Word
It brings health
Vs 34a – “Wherefore I pray you to take some meat, for this is for your health.”
4. Drop an anchor onto the Word
It brings safety
Vs 34b – “Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”
4. Drop an anchor onto the WordIt brings good cheer
Vs 36 – “Then they were all of good cheer.” (KJV)
VS 36 – “Then they were all encouraged.” (NIV)
4. Drop an anchor onto the WordIt brings you to shore
Vs 44 – “And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of ship, and so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to land.”
Drop an anchor onto GodDrop an anchor onto FaithDrop an anchor onto the ShipDrop an anchor onto the Word
Acts 27:29
Fearing that we would be destroyed against the rocks,
they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for
daylight.