my Sunday Sermon

    
                      
¹³ When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. ¹⁴ Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. ¹⁵ The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. ¹⁶ As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure, ¹⁷ so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor^[a] and let the ship be driven along. ¹⁸ We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. ¹⁹ On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
²¹ After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. ²² But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. ²³ Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me ²⁴ 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.’ ²⁵ So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. ²⁶ Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”

           This is the passage that I will be preaching on today. So earlier in this story Paul warned the captain of the ship to that a storm was coming but the captain did not listen to Paul because on the ship Paul was just a Prisoner. And yet a storm came and wrecked the ship! And yet Paul had hope! Because Paul believed that whatever the Lord had planned for him,  he knew whom he wanted to serve no question! He knew what he wanted to serve he knew whatever God's plan was he knew that was what he Wanted. And sometimes we say "Oh alright God if that's what you want I'll just do it for you!" But Paul says no! I want what God wants. And I know to whom I serve! And I will trust God till the end of my days. And in verse 21 he says "Eat for none of your lives will be lost only the ship will be destroyed."And with that he took the bread and eat it! Inspiring the other mates on the ship, they all ate.Last night Paul had had a dream in the dream there was a angel the angel told Paul do not be afraid for all lives on this ship will be saved and you will swim to shore and then you must stand in front of Caesar. So after the men finished eating, As the angel had said, they crashed but all lives were saved. And they swam to shore.
That's the end of my sermon, Thank you!