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I usually don’t watch a movie more than once.
If it is good I will watch maybe twice.
We have a cabinet full of dvd’s and it drives Ginnie Crazy that I wont watch them.
However in December 1997 there was a movie that came out my Senior Year in High School that I went to the theathers 3 times to see.
I was memorized by it.
The movie was the Titantic.
You know the Story the ship goes down it sinks, in part because they didn’t listen to the warnings about iceburgs and the crew wanted to pull into port a day early.
Today we are going to see Paul give a warning and the people not listen and because of that their will be consequences.
In Paul presented the Gospel to those who are the who’s who of Caeserea.
Festus the governeor, Agrippia and Burnice where their.
They rejected the gospel.
The Chapter ends with a private conversation betweeen Agrippa and Festus where Agrippa tells Festus this man would be free had he not appealed to Caesar.
Acts
Julius the guy in charge lets Paul go and be ministered by his friends in the the port city of Sidon.
Dr. Luke has joined the journey again and Aristicus will be with him.
It is important that the Christian not walk this journey alone.
Paul here we see had friends we also see that they cared for Paul in his time of need.
The Church is to be more than a business.
It is to be more than a Social Club.
It is be more than a group of people coming together once a week to worship.
The Body of Christ is to be a group of beleivers that live life together.
That are friends and that meet each others needs.
Many try to walk the Christian walk by themselves.
But Jesus didn’t do this, Paul didn’t do this.
They shared their life with other believers and in their time of trouble the other belivers cared for them.
There are two parts to this.
First the church must be willing to care for those who are in need.
Many churches don’t care for those who are fellow Christ followers.
They don’t want to meet the needs of those in their community.
Second, the Christ follower must be willing to be vorable enough to share their needs.
Many times there are needs and the Christ follower is so prideful that they wont share the need so someone can help.
Have you ever set sail to accomplish something.
Maybe even something the Lord has called you to and even the wind is against you.
Paul was called by Jesus to go to Caesar.
He has followed Gods plan and yet we read in verse 4 that as they set sail the wind was against them.
Some at that point would say well.
This can’t be Gods will it is difficult.
This can’t be Gods will the wind is against us.
We at that point begin to question weather we have heard from God.
Just because Jesus tells you something it does not mean the journey to get their will be easy.
Just because Jesus has promised us heaven and in the end it works out for the Christ follower does not mean the dash in the middle will be easy.
This past week we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King watched a conference the Gospel coalition put on.
In that conference one of the pastors said that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream will be fullfilled one day even if it is in Heaven where their will be people from every tribe language and people.
However the journey to get their may be difficult
Notice they didn’t turn back.
Paul kept pressing forward in light of opposition.
Notice here in verse 7 and verse 8 we are told twice it was difficult.
They didn’t just face one hardship.
As we read this text we see that Paul who following what Jesus has told him to do is facing difficulty after difficulty.
Notice in verse 8 where they landed.
They landed in Fair Haven.
In the middle of the storms of life God will some times give us Fair Havens to rest for a while.
Acts 27:9-
Notice the word danerous again in verse 9. Paul knows they are about to head in a dangerous direction.
So Paul speaks up and advises them.
Paul was an experienced Sailor.
He knew that during this time of years Northeasters would arise.
Paul has been shipped wrecked before.
Paul is speaking from expereince.
When someone has experience and they are speaking from that experience it is wise to listen to their council.
I don’t know about you but you would think they would listen to Paul.
He is educated, He is a man that seems to know what he is talking about.
He is a man that God knows and speaks to.
You think they would listen.
Paul tells them in verse 10 that this voyage is going to cost them.
This voyage is going to bring them injury.
This voyage is going to bring much loss.
He tells them that not only their cargo, but also their lives.
Do you think they listened.
Listen if you have a man who walks with God, talks with God, is experenced in the subject matters speaks and God has blessed him and watched after him, when he speaks up and gives you a warning or wisdom you better listen.
Look to the old Testament any time a man of God spoke and the people didn’t listen it didn’t end well.
Acts 27:12
Notice their reason for not wanting to listen to Paul.
Their comforts where not going to be met in the winter.
Verse 12 tells us that since it was not suitable for them they pushed on and ignored the man of God.
This is not the proper way to chose Gods will for your life.
God will sometimes call you to do things that are not suitable to you.
He will sometimes call you to do things you are not comfortable with.
He will sometimes call you to do things that you will not like.
Acts 27:13-14
Any time anyone ignores the will of God and pushes forward for something that is more suitable to them.
You can bet it will cost you somewhere.
They took a vote and the vote was 3 to 1.
And we know that the majority can’t never be wrong.
Sometimes we are not satisfied with the direction that God may be leading so we decide that since our needs are not met we will push a little more so life will be a little easier.
You only have to look to the 10 spies in the land come back and a majority saying it was not safe to go in.
It was safer for them to face the giants in the land than go against the will of God and spend the next 40 years in the wilderness.
It would have been safer for the sailors to stay in fair Heavn even though it was not as covered as the other port.
It is going to cost them.
Church please here me this morning.
It is safer to face our fears and dangers in front of us if it is Gods will then turn and go our own way.
I love Dr. Luke writing style.
The start out and Dr. Luke lets us think everything is going good.
The wind blew gently he tells us in verse 13.
He tells us they thought they had obtained their purpose.
Then 14 come.
They get caught in a northeaster.
I have been in a northeaster.
They are not fun.
A northeaster is a hurricane in the middle of winter.
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