Sermon Notes 5/31/2026
Sunday, May 31, 2026
What to do in the Storm
Acts 27:13-20
Introduction:
A. Background information
1. Paul is being shipped off to ______________
2. Paul is a _________________
3. The ship came to _____________
4. A _____________ arises
5. The sailors try to ______________ the ship with ropes
6. The sailors threw the ship’s tackle ____________________
7. The sailors labored without ________________
B. Establish this:
1. A storm is _________________________
2. You are in a ________________ now
3. You are _____________________ of a storm
I. In the Storm, We React with __________ or _________________
A. Paul’s _________________ to the storm (v. 22)
1. They should have taken Paul’s ___________________
2. God’s man had a message of ________________________
3. Everyone else was in a ________________
4. Illustrations: Chicken Little & story of John Wesley
B. Are you a Christian?
II. The Storm is where your ___________________ is Seen
A. Paul takes the ________________
1. He is a ___________________
2. He gains the ____________ of the centurion
3. A storm can be your greatest opportunity to practice
_______________________________________
4. People are _____________________
B. Do you do your part and _____________ God in a storm?
1. You are in ______________ of your own spiritual life
a. Keep _________________ the Word
b. Keep ________________
c. Be _________________
2. Keep the _____________ in front of you
3. Don’t turn to ________________ in the storm
4. God is _________________ in the storm
a. Hardest part- to _____________ on God
b. Isaiah 40:31
III. In the Storm, Remind Yourself
A. Paul says, “I have _______________________”
1. Paul’s __________________________, the angel of God
2. Satan does everything to try to ____________ God’s plans
3. As the ship is _________________________________, the
soldiers decide to kill the prisoners
a. The centurion stops the execution, why? He trusted
____________
b. Paul knew the _______________________!
B. We know the One who knows the outcome
Conclusion:
A. Storms are ____________
B. Storms are ________________________
C. Storms are hard to ____________________________
D. Are you a Christian?