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SAILING IN THE CENTER OF GOD'S WILL (1 OF 3)

by Kerry Shook

Scripture: Acts 27:8-15, Acts 27:18-20
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Title: Sailing In The Center Of God's Will (1 of 3)
Series: Set Your Sails
Author: Kerry Shook
Text: Acts 27: 8-15, 18-20


"Only God's Spirit gives new life. The Spirit is like the wind that blows wherever it wants to. You can hear the wind, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going." John 3:8 (CEV)

"When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own but will tell you what He has heard. He will tell you about the future. John 16:13 (NLT)

"We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship's officers about it. 'Men,' he said, 'I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on-shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.'" Acts 27:8-10 (NLT)

"When a good wind began to blow from the south, the men on the ship thought, 'This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it....'" Acts 27:13a (NCV)

"But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship's captain and the owner than to Paul." Acts 27:11 (NLT)

"Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on...." Acts 27:12a (NIV)

"And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor-a poor place to spend the winter-most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure." Acts 27:12 (NLT)

"When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete." Acts 27:13 (NLT)

"But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a 'northeaster') burst across the island and blew us out to sea." Acts 27:14 (NLT)

"But the sailors couldn't turn the ship into the wind, ...

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