Acts 27 : SHIPWRECK ON THE WAY TO ROME

ACTS 27 SHIPWRECK ON THE WAY TO ROME

• It is a privilege to preach on Acts 27 – It is in every preacher’s Bucket list. Thank God for the opportunity.
• This chapter is historic, greatly detailed, influenced many Christians, still thoroughly taught about, every time you read it you will learn something new, it has amazing twists & turns, many thrilling moments, like a great adventurous movie.
• Let me open up with these questions, are you going through a problem, no one can walk in my shoes, you don’t understand my pain, why God you are doing this to me? Why do good people suffer? Why a Christian go through storms of life? I am not answering any of those questions, By the end of the message, I pray and believe that God will speak to you and answer to these questions.
• It is the last voyage of Paul the Apostle– last recorded voyage– of Paul the Apostle. We believe after this he will travel again and be re-arrested. But this is the last recorded in scripture voyage of the Apostle Paul. It lasts all of Chapter 27, which is 44 verses long I believe, and into Chapter 28, down to about verse 15 or 16, so a chapter and a half. Luke gives the details of this voyage. It Is one of the most famous stories in ancient history of seagoing and a shipwreck. There are many stories that are told in antiquity, but this is one of the most famous. And, of all ancient stories of shipwrecks, this happens to be the most detailed. And because of that fact, scholars, for years, have studied Acts 27 just to get an idea of how boats were built, how people travelled, and what the facts were concerning seagoing voyages.

Slide 1: Lets Recap

Paul always wanted to go to Rome. It was a heart desire that he had. He even wrote about it. He spoke about it. And back in Chapter 19:21, he says I’m going to Macedonia and the areas of Achaia, then I have to go to Jerusalem for the feast. And then he said this, then, I must see Rome. It’s got to happen. I’ve got to do it. I must see Rome. Well, people warned him not to go to Jerusalem because bad things would happen. He would get arrested. He said, quit bothering me about that. I’m ready not only to get arrested, but I’m also ready to die if that’s what the Lord wants. Sure enough, he gets arrested, taken to Caesarea spends two years there. Goes through three different trials before Felix, a governor of Judea, Festus, another governor who succeeded him, and then King Agrippa, Herod Agrippa II. In the previous chapter ie. 26, Paul made his defence before King Agrippa. He tell his entire life story, his earlier life before coming a Christian and how is life is now. Towards his end of the defense, as soon as he says that Jes will proclaim light to both our people and Gentiles, King Agrippa says ‘Are you out of your mind? Your great learning is driving you out of your mind? Lets read 1 Cor 1:18.

Paul had appealed to Caesar, because he felt he was getting the run around. And so Agrippa said, well, you could have escaped all this, because we can’t find that you have done anything wrong, but you appealed to Caesar, so you’re going to Caesar. But Paul believed, even though he was beaten, even though he was arrested, even though he had several mistrials with poor evidence, he believed he was in the will of God. And the reason he felt so sure is that when he was arrested in Jerusalem and then taken to Caesarea, Acts 23:11 the Lord appeared to him at night in a vision and said be of good cheer Paul, cheer up, man. Even as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome. The Lord told him you’re going to Rome. So he’s on a ship– beginning in verse one of Chapter 27– in what he believes is the will of God. Now, we’re going to look at a boat trip, a storm story. But while we look at this literally, let’s just keep something tucked in the back of our little minds. And that is as true as this is historically and literally, there are some parallels spiritually, because Paul’s whole life really was a storm. He’d never had it easy. He followed relentlessly the will of God, but it never came simply. He fought, it seems, at every turn. And all of us, as we sail through life, we go through storms. We have our own storm stories. And this chapter shows us how to cope with it, how to deal with it. So we’re going to look at it historically, literally, but then also make some applications of us going through trials, difficult times, storms, and what to do as we do. Every human being faces heartache, trouble, difficulty, every single one of them. Job said, as surely man is born, he is destined to trouble. And Paul understood this. Eph 6:12 Paul understood that as he traveled to Lystra, and Derbe, Iconium, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Philippi, he understood that he wasn’t going to a playground, but a battleground, that he was doing warfare. He had an enemy who was trying to stop him. And so he kept that in perspective. No matter what happened here, he believes he’s in the will of God.

1. From Caesarea to Fair Havens.
2. (1-2) Paul and his companions leave Caesarea.
3. Aristarchusand Luke (notice the us of verse 2 and beyond) accompanied Paul on this voyage. The favor Paul enjoyed from Julius (as in Acts 27:3) meant he was allowed to take these companions with him. Or else, Prisoners don’t get to bring traveling companions with them.
4. Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment: A centurion is a leader over a century, a hundred men. They were bold, but they were steady, usually, in personality. And I mentioned that they are noteworthy. In the New Testament, there is an incredible quality about them even when it comes to understanding the principle of faith, especially faith in God. For example, one day Jesus is up around near Capernaum– where his headquarters was up in the Galilee– and a centurion came to him and implored him that he would heal his servant. And Jesus said, sure, man, I’ll come to your house. Let’s go. I’ll follow you. And the centurion said, oh, no, no. I’m not worthy that you should even step into my roof, into my home. You could just from here at a distance, speak a word and I know my servant will be healed, because I’m a man under authority and I’m a man of authority. Being under authority, I know what it is to take orders. Being a man of authority, I know what it is to give orders. I say to one do this. He does it. To another do that, he does it. So, I know that you can speak and you have the authority from a distance. You don’t even have to touch him. You don’t have to sully your feet by coming into my house. Just speak the word, man, and he’ll be healed. And Jesus marveled, and said, I haven’t found this kind of faith even in all of Israel. So high marks for a centurion. You get an A+.

At the cross (Luke 23:47), when Jesus was crucified, there was a storm. The sky darkened. There was an earthquake. And after Jesus died, the centurion presiding over that said, surely, truly, this man is the Son of God. What a statement of faith.

Then we read about in Chapter 10 of the Book of Acts, a guy named Cornelius, a centurion. He was in Caesarea. He summoned Peter to come and tell him about the gospel. And it says, Cornelius was a man who feared God, gave alms to the people, and prayed always. That’s a Roman centurion. You say, well, that sounds like a pastor. That sounds like a reverend. That sounds like a New Testament Christian.

1. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care: The ship first sailed to Sidon, where Paul met with Christians and could receive carefrom them. The Roman commander gave Paul a lot of liberty because he wasn’t a condemned man (yet), but waiting for trial before Caesar. Paul’s godly character and display of Christian love were also helpful in gaining favor.
2. Paul was different from the other prisoners on board. The other prisoners were probably all condemned criminals being sent to Rome to die in the arena.
3. An Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy: This was a grain freighter, taking grain grown in Egypt to Italy.
4. Along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra… off Cnidus… off Salmone… Fair Havens:

Paul is getting what he always wanted, sort of. He wanted to go to Rome. But he didn’t just think he was going to go like this. He thought he would go as a missionary, as a clergyman. But he’s not going as a clergyman, he’s going as a convict. He wanted to go to Rome. God said, absolutely. I’ll let you go to Rome. And I’ll have Rome pick up the town. The catch is you got to be a prisoner. To get a free ride, you got to be a prisoner. You’ve got to be in this prison ship.

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3. (9-10) Paul’s advice to the captain and crew of the ship.
4. Sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over: TheFast date in question here was Feast of Tabernacles, around probably October 5, which was the date of the Day of Atonement in A.D. 59. The idea is that as winter approached, the weather became more dangerous for sailing.
5. Paul advised them, saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives”: Paul did not necessarily speak here as a prophet of God, but perhaps as an experienced traveler on the Mediterranean, having already traveled some 3,500 miles by sea. Knowing the seasons and conditions – and perhaps with supernatural wisdom – Paul advised that they not go on.
6. 2 Corinthians 11:25tells us that by this time, Paul had already shipwrecked three times. He, like most everyone, knew that sailing in this season was dangerous. He said three times I was shipwrecked. And I spent an entire night and a day adrift in the sea. So he knew the ocean. He knew the seasons of the sea. He had experience at sea. So he’s giving a learned opinion that it’s going to be problematic.
7. (11-12) The decision is made to sail on.
8. Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul: It isn’t a surprise that the centurionhad more respect for the opinion of the chief sailor and the owner of the ship than for Paul’s opinion. They both had much to lose if the ship didn’t make it to Rome.
9. Because the harbor was not suitable to winter in: The name Fair Havens(Acts 27:8) was not entirely accurate – at least not accurate in the winter. The position of the bay made it vulnerable to winter winds and storms. It was not an ideal place to wait out the coming season.
10. It was also not a funplace to spend all winter, and the crew of the ship didn’t look forward to months in a small town. One commentator suggests that the local Chamber of Commerce named the place “Fair Havens.” There are at a place known as called fair havens. Sounds like a good place, doesn’t it? It sounds sweet. It was boring. It was small. It wasn’t a great place for sailors to spend a winter in. So they want a bigger town. They’re thinking, look, the preacher wants to stay here. I mean, you know, this is good for a preacher, but not for a group of sailors. We need a bigger place to hang for the winter.
11. The majority advised to set sail from there also: Taking a vote of the crew, they decided to sail on to the harbor of Phoenix. Paul raised his hand against sailing, he pinched Luke & Aristarchus. The port at Phoenix was on the same island of Crete and only about 40 miles away. It didn’t seem crazy to them to make it to Phoenix and be spared a miserable winter at Fair Havens.
12. Yet they failed to properly regard the wise word from the Apostle Paul, which turned out to be prophetic: This voyage will end with disaster and much loss. They should have listened to Paul, and later told them so (Acts 27:21).
13. The stormy journey from Fair Havens to Malta.
14. (13-16) A good start is made from Crete, but the ship quickly encounters great difficulty in a storm.

Even with this, the ship continued to drive in the wind for many days. they’re not just throwing the cargo, but they’re throwing the ship’s tackle. That’s a generalized term, a broad term, for things like beds, tables, any kind of furnishings at all. They’ll just throw it overboard. OK. What kind of a ship is it? What are they bringing to Rome? Grain. They wouldn’t get paid unless they delivered the full amount of grain. It’s a grain ship. Its duty, its sole purpose, is to bring grain from Egypt to Rome. But now, they’re throwing it overboard. And there is a second principle in storms. They don’t just change your comfort zone, they change your values. When you have a storm suddenly, that grain that is so important, man, that’s my paycheck. You kidding? I’m not going to throw that overboard. When it comes to the paycheck or your life, throw the grain overboard. Throw the tackle overboard. It changes your values. Suddenly, other things are more important to you than just that. And storms will do that. It’s one of the refining ways that the Lord uses them in your life. It changes your value system. It turns salesmen into survivors.

3. (20) The hopelessness of crew and passengers.
4. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days: On the open sea they could only navigate with either the sunor the stars. Many days in this storm drove the crew to desperation. The great tempest drove them blind westward across the Mediterranean. Now in those days, they navigated by the stars. They didn’t have a compass. They didn’t have radar, sonar. They didn’t even have a compass. They would navigate by the stars. You’re going to see that they won’t be able to do that because it’s cloudy, as we go on. They don’t know where they’re at. They don’t have a radar screen or a computer. They just know they’re going in that direction. And they’re afraid, because it’s a legendary place where ships can get caught. And so they did a common practice. They put ropes underneath it, cables, tightened it up, so that that sturdy wood wouldn’t come apart in the strong storm. But then it’s interesting, in verse 18 and 19, they start throwing things overboard. So in verse 18, they lightened the ship. This is a grain ship. They’re throwing grain overboard, probably.

1. All hope that we would be saved was finally given up: Acts 27:37tells us there were 276 people on board, both passengers and crew. It seems that they had all finally given up, and had no hope of survival.

Something about storms– we know this to be a fact. Trials we go through. Stormy problems in our life. We know this to be true– storms change our comfort. That’s why we hate them. No, I like it just the way it is, thank you. I don’t want any change in my comfort zone. I don’t want you to take me out of my comfort zone. But storms always do. It brings difficulty. It brings danger. It brings headwind. You think, man, I’ve been serving the Lord, this gets tougher and tougher and tougher as I go. Remember, the Lord spoke to Paul and confirmed he is in the will of God. And yet, though in the will of God, danger, headwind, difficulty, trial. We’re just used to things a certain way. And then when our storm comes and we change our comfort, we flip out. We freak out. But could it be that God has something so much better than what you’re already experiencing right now? And this is why this storm is coming? Example, you get the dream job. Man, this is awesome. I don’t want things to change I love it just the way it is. I’ve been looking for this a long time. We just get settled. Then, you walk into work one day. And the boss says, sorry, we have to make cutbacks. We’re laying you off. You go, Lord, why would you do that? Why would you allow that? Well, perhaps, the Lord has a better job in mind and in store for you. But you weren’t looking for it before. You were happy the way things were. But God has something better for you. But you wouldn’t have looked for it. You wouldn’t have cared about it. But now you are looking for it. You’ve been shaken from that place. God will shake you up in your comfort zone.

4. (21-22) Paul tells the crew to take heart.
5. After long abstinence from food: We shouldn’t think that the sailors fasted and sought God. Instead, their abstinence from foodprobably was due to the poor condition of the food and seasickness. but because they’re sick to their stomach. Nobody wants to eat, they want to just survive.
6. Men, you should have listened to me: Paul could not resist (rightly so) an “I told you so” moment. Had they listened to his wisdom at Acts 27:10, they would not be in this seemingly hopeless situation.
7. I urge you to take heart: As a messenger of God, Paul hoped to bring hope to these passengers and crew who had given up all hope. His point wasn’t simply to tell them he was right, but to bring them good news.
8. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship: This was a mixed message. The promise that no lifewould be lost was hard to believe if the ship were to be lost. It was also bad news to hear that the voyage would be a complete financial loss, with the cargo already overboard (Acts 27:18) and the ship to be lost.
9. (23-26) Paul tells the crew of the angelic visit.
10. There stood by me this night an angel: God sent an angelic messenger to Paul to bring good, encouraging news when all else seemed hopeless. This wasn’t a direct appearance of Jesus (as in Jerusalem, Acts 23:11), but of an angel. God’s word came to Paul different ways at different times.
11. An angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve: The angelic presence was an encouragement; this was also. Paul remembered that he belongedto God and that he served God. God never forgets those who belong to Him and serve Him.
12. That doesn’t mean everything goes easy for those who belongto God and serveHim. Paul’s present calamity proved that. It does mean that God’s watchful eye and active care is present even in that kind of calamity.
13. Do not be afraid: There was a reasonPaul needed to hear this. He was also afraid in the storm (at least some of the time). In his strong moments, Paul knew he would make it to Rome because God promised it. Yet in the storm (here, a literal storm) it was easy to doubt and Paul needed the assurance.
14. Indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you: This implies that Paul soughtGod for the safety of everyone on the ship. He already had a promise for his own safety, but that wasn’t enough for Paul. He labored in prayer for the safety and blessing of those with him, believers and not-yet-believers. Paul cared for them and loved them, and he labored for them in prayer until God granted the apostle their safety.
15. Therefore take heart, men: Paul encouraged them to take heart just a moment before (Acts 27:22). He repeats the encouragement again, this time in light of the revelation from God. “You have reason to take heart – God has given me assurance of your safety, and I believe God.”
16. Paul couldn’t keep his hope to himself. He had to pass it on to both the believers on board the ship and to those who had not yet believed.
17. I believe God that it will be just as it was told me: Paul’s confident word to the troubled sailors on a storm-tossed ship express the essence of what it means to put our faith in God and His Word. God said it to Paul (through an angel) and Paul said, “I believe God.”
18. Take note of what Paul said: “I believe God.” He didn’t say, “I believe inGod.” Every demon in hell agrees with the existence of God. Paul declared his total confidence in God’s knowledge of his situation and His promise in his situation.
19. Paul believed God when there was nothing else to believe. He couldn’t believe the sailors, the ship, the sails, the wind, the centurion, human ingenuity or anything else – only God. This was not a fair-weather faith; he believed God in the midst of the storm, when circumstances were at their worst. Paul would say along with Job: Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him(Job 13:15). The storm and the danger were real, but God was more real to Paul than the dreadful circumstances.

iii. Paul was not ashamed to say that he believed God. “I would to God that all Christians were prepared to throw down the gauntlet and to come out straight; for if God be not true let us not pretend to trust him, and if the gospel be a lie let us be honest enough to confess it.” (Spurgeon)

1. Paul’s unshakable confidence in God made him a leader among men, even though he was a prisoner of Rome.
2. However, we must run aground on a certain island: This was mixed news, and in these circumstances to run agroundmight be fairly called to shipwreck. Paul essentially said, “We’re all going to shipwreck on an unknown island, but everyone will be alright.”
3. A certain islandmeans that God did not tell Paul everything about what was going to happen. Paul had to trust that God knew which island they would run aground on, even if Paul didn’t know.

Now you notice that Paul starting to take charge. It’s what leaders do. When there is difficulties and everybody is burned out and there is no way out, a leader arises. And he moves now from captive to captain. He said you should have listened to me, but don’t despair. Take heart. Cheer up. The Lord appeared to me through a messenger. And he gave a message of God. Now storms will do this to you. They’ll bring out the best in you or they’ll bring out the worst in you. And the metal of a man or a woman is tested in difficulty. If you want to find out who a person really is, listen to them, watch them, observe them in a trial. That’s who they are. And Paul rises to the top. Now, as we go through this, I want you to notice something of what we just read. What kept Paul so calm? What kept him so tethered where he could say cheer up? Everybody’s saying, we’re dead. Cheer up, man. What are you a nut case? No. Listen. Paul had three anchors. Three anchors that kept his faith strong that he let down. He let down three anchors. First of all, he let down the anchor of ownership. Ownership. Notice what he says. Verse 23, “For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong.” Do you belong to Him? Have you given Him your life? Have you turned your life over to Him? As I like to tell young believers, you’re turning the pink slip of your life over to Him. You’re not saying, God is my copilot. Man, you’re getting in the back seat and letting him drive. Do you belong to Him? Because if you belong to Him in a storm, that gives you an anchor, you see. There was an old man who was asked by a younger group. Hey, what do you do in trials? What do you do in temptations? What do you do when life goes crazy? He said, simple. I lift my head toward heaven. I say God, your property is in danger. It’s a good perspective. If you’re the Lord’s, then you’re His property. Then you’re His responsibility. Well, I’ve got this disease, this problem, that’s his responsibility. You belong to Him. That’s an anchor of ownership. Second is the anchor of service. “The Lord to whom I belong and whom I serve–” Paul is saying I’m on this boat because I’m on a mission from God. And if you’re on a mission from God, do you know that you’re invincible till God’s done with you in that mission? Oh, he died such an untimely death. He died before his time. No, he didn’t. He died right on time. You don’t know his time. God knows his time. It is appointed to every man to die once. You don’t know that date. You have a shelf life. You don’t know the end date. God does. But if you’re serving the Lord, you’re on a mission. Like the two witnesses in Revelation, and when they had finished their testimony, then, power was given to the beast, the false prophet to kill them. Only when they finished their testimony. So that’s an anchor. The anchor of ownership, the anchor of service. Third is the anchor of trust. He says, verse 25, “for I believe God.” That it’s going to be just like God said. Man, I want to hang out with Paul. What faith. Dude, you’re in a storm. We all think we’re going to die. Aah. I’ve got three anchors down, man. And one of them is I believe what God told me. I trust His word. He’s a promise keeper all the way. I believe God.

6. (27-29) Drawing near land.

1. When the fourteenth night had come: They spent two entire weeks in the misery and terror of the storm.
2. The sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land: Sensing land was near (probably by hearing the breakers in the distance) the sailors took proper precautions against being crashed against some unknown rocks (they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come).
3. And prayed for day to come: The threat of shipwreck and death made them men of prayer.
4. (30-32) Some sailors seek to escape from the ship.
5. As the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship: These sailorsdidn’t care for the passengers. Seeing a chance to save their own lives in the darkness, they hoped to abandon the ship leaving the passengers.
6. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”Paul knew two reasons why they had to stay together. First, the ship’s passengers desperately needed the crew’s expertise, and it would be fatal if the crew abandoned the passengers. Second, Paul probably sensed that God’s promise to give him the lives of the whole ship’s company assumed that they would stay together.
7. The soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off: At this point, it seems the soldiers had great trust in Paul.They were submitting to Paul the leader.
8. (33-38) Paul encourages the passengers and crew at dawn.
9. Since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you: Paul had a word of faith and confidence from the Lord for the frightened crew and passengers. But this word only benefited those who believedit.
10. God has scores of promises of His comfort and care for us in desperate times, but they only benefit us if we believethem.
11. And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat. Then they were all encouraged: There are hints that Paul regarded this meal as communion at the Lord’s Table for the Christians present. So again, Paul’s taking charge. And he’s just so practical, man. He says, look, here’s what we need, guys. You haven’t eaten for a while, so what we need is prayer and a good breakfast. So practical. “And when he said these things, he took bread and he gave thanks in the presence of them all.” Interesting. If you wonder should I pray in a restaurant like in front of people out loud? I mean I don’t want to– why not? Paul did it in front of all these 276 people, including the centurion and the helmsmen.
12. They lightened the ship: Throwing out the wheat into the sea reflected their great desperation. This was the last of the essential cargo of the ship, after they had already lightened the ship (Acts 27:18). This was a struggle for survival.
13. (39-41) The ship runs aground and breaks apart.
14. They did not recognize the land: They did not know it at first, but they came to an island called Malta. The place where the ship came aground is now called St. Paul’s Bay.
15. The prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves: As the ship was stuck faston shore, the still-stormy sea pounded the weakened vessel and started breaking it apart. All on board had to jump ship or be broken up with it.
16. (42-44) Leaving the ship and coming safely to shore.
17. And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape: To the soldiers, it made sense to kill the prisoners, because according to Roman military law a guard who allowed his prisoner to escape was subject to the same penalty the escaped prisoner would have suffered – in the case of most of these prisoners, death.
18. But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose: God gave Paul favor in the eyes of this Roman centurion, and that favor kept Paul and all the prisoners alive – in fulfillment of the word spoken to Paul, God has granted you all those who sail with you(Acts 27:24). God’s word never fails.

Prayer

Father, we want to thank You that in the midst of storms, in the midst of change, in the midst of difficulties, we are being refined as our values are being changed, as our comfort is being challenged. That we can be anchored, we can be tethered, by the fact that You own us. We serve You. And we trust Your promises. We can live boldly, publicly, being undaunted by the storms that come our way, because You always provide boards, parts of a ship that will take us safely to Your desired port. Strengthen us, Lord, those of us who are dealing with difficulties. Pray for brothers and sisters in this flock, those listening, Lord, on the airwaves, by television, or their computer, Lord. You know where they are. You know what kind of situations they are facing right now. Some very dark and difficult. They can’t see the stars. They can’t navigate. But like Job said, You know the way that I take. And I will come forth as gold after I am tested. Lord, if you are driving some to a closer relationship with You, I pray we would embrace You with all of our hearts. And I just simply want to pray, Lord, right now for anybody who hasn’t committed their life to Christ. They are going through storms, but they don’t know Your fellowship with them. They don’t have the anchors like Paul had. They don’t know You personally enough to trust You with their lives. I pray they would turn to You, that they would surrender. Maybe it is that You are just driving them back to Jesus. So as we close this service with heads bowed, if you don’t know the Lord yet, but you feel like the Lord has been trying to get your attention and taking you to Him, would you just respond to Him and say, yes, I want to give my life to Jesus tonight or I want to come back to the Lord tonight. Just raise your hand in the air if that describes you. If you want to give your life to God for the first time or come back to Him, would you just raise your hand so I can acknowledge you and pray for you as we close? Anybody at all? Raise it up high enough so that I can see it. Well, Father, just keep us all close to Your side for Your purpose, for Your pleasure, for Your will. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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