...compass, as some sailing ships did in those days. This ship may not have had. VERSES 21-38: 21 Bat after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst...unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gamed this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of...

...appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the...from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you,...

...confusion that they were beyond deliverance by men. And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer:...

...appeared, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope that we should be saved, was then taken away. Then after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them and said: Sirs ye should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Candy, neither to have brought unto us this harm and loss. And now...

...teaches us that there are five practical things to do when trouble comes. I. SPEND TIME ALONE WITH GOD "But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the...Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss."— Acts 27:21. Notice the expression, "after long abstinence Paul stood forth." Where had he been? There...

...shipping water from the leaks in the hold. b. FRESH HEART (27:21-26) (1) A NOTE OF CHASTENING (27:21) But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the...from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. They knew that now, only too well. Paul was a better seaman than them all. It was not, however, a petty...

...27:10). When the ship was about to be wrecked Paul reminded them of his warning and used the word again: "Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm [hubris] and loss" (v. 21). The power of Christ enabled Paul to rise triumphantly above all such hurtful...

...and much damage [zemia]" (Acts 27:10). When the storm was driving the ship headlong to disaster, Paul said, "Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained [kerdaino, akin to kerdos] this harm and loss [zemiar (27:21) — an ironic statement if there ever...

...Shipwreck was a certainty. Again Paul, sure he was right, spoke up — this time with wisdom from above: Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete — be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. For...

...that all of the people aboard the ship would also survive as a result of Paul's fasting and prayer. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the...from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you,...