Sink, Swim or Pray

Acts 27

Psalm 69
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing:

I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried:
mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

‘5 Way’s We Sink Ships’

1. We can sink our ship when live by Compulsion 

Acts 2:9-11
9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, 

10And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 

11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. 

2.  When can sink our ship when we listen to the wrong Counsel. 

Acts 27:10
10And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 

11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. 

3.  We can sink our ship if we look for the Comfortable way.

Acts 27:12
12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete,

4. We can sink our ship by listening to the Consensus.

Acts 4:12
12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete,

Acts 4:12 (Amp)
12And as the harbor was not well situated and so unsuitable to winter in, the majority favored the plan of putting to sea again from there

5. We can sink our ship if we trust our CIRCUMSTANCES.

Acts 27:13
13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

Acts 27:14-20 (NLT)
14But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (a “northeaster,” they called it) caught the ship and blew it out to sea. 

15They couldn’t turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale. 16We sailed behind a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat that was being towed behind us. 

17Then we banded the ship with ropes to strengthen the hull. The sailors were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor and were thus driven before the wind. 

18The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard. 19The following day they even threw out the ship’s equipment and anything else they could lay their hands on. 20The terrible storm raged unabated for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.

  1. You loose all control of your ship.

Acts 27:15
15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

  1. You throw away valuable cargo.

Acts 27:18-19
18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. 

  1. Your world is covered with darkness.

Acts 27:20
20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, 

  1. You Feel Hopeless 

Acts 27:20
 20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

  1. You Cause Needless Pain

Acts 27:21-26 (NLT)
21No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Fair Havens. You would have avoided all this injury and loss. 22But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. 

23For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, 24and he said, `Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ 25So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. 26But we will be shipwrecked on an island.”

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