Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Text: Acts 27:21-26
Theme: Moving Toward God in Crises of Faith
Notes:
“When tragedy strikes, we enter a crisis of faith.
We either move toward God or away from God.”
— Bob Kelleman
When you are in a crisis of faith,
move toward God and He will give you courage
to keep moving and help others move toward Him.
How To Move Toward God
Acts 27:23, “…to whom I belong and whom I worship”
- Communion with Christ
- “to whom I belong”
- Don’t wait til tragedy strikes to move toward God
- Ephesians 5, “…Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
- Know God and Enjoy Him
- John 17:3, “…that you may know the Father”
- John 15
- Nehemiah 8:6
- Conformity to Christ
- “whom I worship”
- We become like the object of our love/worship
- All of us are being conformed to something–either Christ, or something else
- Romans 12
- Ephesians 3
- Courage in Christ
- Luke 8:22-25
- Psalm 121, “…my help comes from the LORD”
- Psalm 107
- Paul’s faith/courage in this trial became a ministry to others for their good
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