Sunday Stories for Families: The King protects his messenger (9th August 2020)

About this sermon

Acts 27:21-26, 33-44 Activity Sheets for Children can be found here: https://stebbes.org/online Dig deeper into Acts 27: 1. Why was Paul on this journey? What had he been imprisoned for doing? 2. What made Paul’s journey increasingly difficult? (27:4, 7-8, 14-15, 18) 3. What warning did Paul give the centurion, captain and ship’s owner? (27:10) 4. Why didn’t they listen to Paul? What were they hoping to do instead? (27:11-12) 5. Why did they throw the ship’s equipment and food overboard? (27:18-19, 38) 6. Why had everyone given up hope of surviving? Who encouraged them? What did he say? (27:20-26) 7. When do you find it hard to trust that God is in control of all things and has a plan for your life? How does this passage encourage you and help you to trust him? 8. Why did the centurion cut the lifeboat loose? (27:30-32) 9. What happened as the ship headed towards the beach? (27:41) 10. Why did the soldiers want to kill the prisoners? What stopped them from doing so? (27:42-43) 11. How many people made it safely onto the island? (27:44) 12. How does Paul’s example in this passage encourage you to make the most of every opportunity for the sake of the gospel? Who could you speak to about Jesus this week? Mighty Mighty Saviour Mark Altrogge © 2004 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI). Sovereign Grace Music CCLI: #4520007 Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.

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• Children & Family