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Today’s Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 27 NIRV, Ch. 28 CEV

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Podcast Introduction

Today is Gospels Saturday. We’ll the complete the Gospels with chapters 27 and 28 of the Acts of the Apostles. This is the last episode of the Lifespring! One Year Bible. Yes, after 13 seasons, this is it. I’m calling this episode “A Call To Action.“

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Summary

In Acts 27, we find Paul on a journey to Rome after appealing to Caesar. Despite facing a perilous storm at sea, Paul remained steadfast in his faith, assuring the crew that God had promised their safety. This message may have initially been met with skepticism, but as the storm raged on for two weeks, Paul’s encouragement and actions brought hope. He urged everyone to eat and gave thanks to God, demonstrating his unwavering faith. This act filled the hearts of those on board with hope, emphasizing the power of hope in challenging times. It’s a reminder that we can make a difference by being a source of hope for others, as I’ve experienced in my own life.

Moving on to Acts 28, we see Paul quoting a message from Isaiah to Jewish leaders in Rome. This message had been given to the Jewish people in the past as a warning from God due to their repeated rejection of Him. Paul’s use of these verses signified that the Gospel, rejected by some, would now be shared with the Gentiles who would embrace it. This shows God’s patience but also a point at which His patience wears thin.

Today, as we witness increasing moral decay and rejection of Christ in our world, it’s crucial for believers to pray for divine intervention, for people’s eyes to be opened, and for the salvation of our unsaved loved ones. The message is clear: now is the time to be bold and share the message of salvation, because time may be running out. We have the message of life, and we should not be afraid to share it with those around us who are in need of hope and salvation.

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Steve Webb 0:00
We need to be willing to be the one to bring hope and a dark situation.

Steve Webb 0:05
This is the Lifespring! One Year Bible coming to you from Riverside, California and podcasting since 2004. My name is Steve Lab. I’m your OG Godcaster. Today is gospel Saturday, we’ll complete the Gospels with chapters 27 and 28. Of the Acts of the Apostles and seems like there was something else I was going to say today to what was it? Oh, yeah. This is the last episode of the Lifespring! One Year Bible. Yes, after 13 seasons, this is it. I’ve already told you my reason. So I will not belabor the point. But I will have some closing thoughts later in the show today. The website is Lifespringmedia.com. and contact information will be at the end of the show. Before we read, let’s pray. Our Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Word. and we thank you for our time together. We pray God that as we read today, you would touch our hearts that you would touch our minds that you would teach us. We pray this in Jesus name. Amen. All right, let’s begin.

Steve Webb 1:06
Acts chapter 27. It was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a Roman commander named Julius. He belonged to the Imperial Guard. We boarded a ship from Andrew midium. It was about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia Minor. We headed out to sea. Eros Dorcas was with us. He was the Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we landed at Simon there Julius was kind to Paul, he let Paul visit his friends so they could give him what he needed. From there we headed out to sea again. We passed the commerce side of Cyprus because the winds were against us. We sailed across the open sea off the coast of silicea and pamphili. up then we landed Myra in Lycia. There the commander found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy. He put us on board. We moved along slowly for many days. We had trouble getting to notice the wind did not let us stay on course. So we passed the commerce side of Crete, opposite salmoni. It was not easy to sail along the coast. Then we came to a place named Fair Havens. It was near the town of Lucia. A lot of time had passed sailing had already become dangerous. By now it was after the Day of Atonement a day of fasting. So Paul gave them a warning man, he said, I can see that our trip is going to be dangerous. The ship and everything and it will be lost our own lives will be in danger also. But the commander didn’t listen to what Paul said. Instead, he followed the advice of the pilot and the ship’s owner. The harbour wasn’t a good place for ships to stay during winter. So most of the people decided we should say Alon, they hoped we would reach Phoenix, they wanted to spend the winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete. It faced both Southwest and Northwest. A gentle south wind began to blow. They thought that this was what they had been waiting for. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. before very long a wind blew down from the island. It had the force of a hurricane. It was called a northeaster. The ship was caught up by the storm, we could not keep it sailing into the wind. So we gave up and we’re driven along. We passed the commerce side of a small island called kata. We almost lost the lifeboat, so the men lifted it on board. Then they tied ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. They were afraid it would get stuck on the sandbars of service. They lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. We took a very bad beating from the storm. The next day the crew began to throw the ship’s contents overboard. On the third day they even threw the ship’s gear overboard with our own hands. The sun and stars didn’t appear for many days. The storm was terrible. So we gave up all hope of being saved. The man had not eaten for a long time, Paul stood up in front of them. Man, he said you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete, then you would have avoided this harm and loss. Now I beg you to be brave, not one of you will die. Only the ship will be destroyed. I belong to God and serve him. Last night his angel stood beside me. The angel said Do not be afraid, Paul, you must go on trial in front of Caesar. God has shown his grace by sparing the lives of all those sailing with you. Men continue to be brave. I have faith in God. It will happen just as he told me that we must run the ship onto the beach of some island. On the 14th night we were still being driven across the sea of Adria. About midnight the sailors had a feeling that they were approaching land. They measured how deep the water was. They found that it was 120 feet deep. A short time later they measured the water again. This time it was 90 feet deep. They were afraid we would crash against the rocks. So they dropped four anchors from the back of the ship. They pray The daylight would come, the sailors wanted to escape from the ship. So they let the lifeboat down into the sea. They pretended they were going to lower some anchors from the front of the ship. But Paul spoke to the commander and the soldiers. These men must stay with the ship. He said, If they don’t, you can’t be saved. and so the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat. They let it drift away. Just before dawn, Paul tried to get them all to eat. For the last 14 days. He said, You have wondered what would happen, you have gone without food. You haven’t eaten anything. Now I’m asking you to eat some food. You need it to live, not one of you will lose a single hair from your head. After Paul said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God. He did this where they all could see him. Then he broke it and began to eat. All of them are filled with hope. So they ate some food. There were 276 of us on board. T