Thursday, April 9, 2020

Acts - The Unstoppable Church - Acts 27-28

Homiletics                                             Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson     27                                                     Passage: Acts 27-28

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Paul sails to Rome with Shipwreck protection (Acts 27)
a. Paul and other prisoners handed over to centurion (27:1-2)
b. Arrive at Sidon where Paul visits friends (27:3)
c. Put out to sea arriving at Fair Havens (27:4-8)
d. Paul warning ignored and meet hurricane near Crete (27:9-15)
e. Ships crew abandonment thwarted (27:16-20)
f. Paul’s encouragement to sailors, soldiers and fellow prisoners (27:21-38)
g. Making land and centurion desire to save Paul (27:39-44)
Paul’s welcome with unusual kindness to him during the stay in Malta (Acts 28:1-10)
a. Unusual kindness showed as they reached land  (28:1-2)
b. Paul was bitten by viper bringing false judgments about his character (28:3-6)
c. Public official’s father healed by Paul with others brought for healing. (28:7-10)

Paul’s arrival in Rome, his greeting and ministry (Acts 28:11-31)
a. Paul sails and arrives in Italy and encouraged by believers (28:11-15)
b. Paul tell Jewish leaders about how he came to be in Rome (28:16-20)
c. Paul is requested to share about Christianity  (28:21-22)
d. Paul shares about the kingdom of God from the Law of Moses and Prophets trying to persuade faith in Jesus (28:23-28)
e. Paul continues to proclaim Jesus Christ with boldness and without hindrance (28:30-31)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Paul sails to Rome with Shipwreck protection
Acts 27
Paul’s welcome with unusual kindness to him during the stay in Malta
Acts 28:1-10
Paul’s arrival in Rome, his greeting and ministry
Acts 28:11-31

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words

Paul ministers through hardship, shipwreck, healing, and opportunity; telling Jesus.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT in all of life circumstances we are to declare boldly the message of God’s love to us in Jesus Christ.

Specific Application Questions

1
What adventures in faith are you being called to?
2
How can you bring the love of Jesus to others in your current circumstance?
3
When called to share Jesus, in what ways can you encourage others in Faith?

Principles to Remember

1
Trust in God demonstrates our faith
2
Demonstrate freely our faith
3
Be bold in sharing Jesus 
Characteristic of God
Our Guardian
Theme
Faith in God requires open communication with Him and to others in boldness.

God’s Word  - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?

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