Island Hospitality Antioch Church of the Brethren – Podcast

Please open your Bibles to Acts 28. The last chapter of this incredible book, and nearly the last message of our series.







The latest ordeal with Paul started back in Acts 26 when during his trial before King Agrippa, Paul appealed to Caesar. Chapter 27 describes how they set sail for Rome to allow Paul to do this but turns into an ill-fated voyage that wound up in a 14 day hurricane, culminating with their ship crashing into some island. Miraculously, all 276 passengers made it safely to shore and that is where we pick up the story today.







Welcome to Malta. Malta is an island about 60 miles south of Sicily. It is 18 miles long and about 8 miles wide. The sailors probably were familiar with it although they’d never sailed into this particular bay before which is why they didn’t recognize it. As I researched it for this message, I didn’t recognize it either. I always pictured it as an island full of wild savages who took pity on these visitors. No, not at all.







Follow along in Acts 28 – Download the Sermon Notes– Download the Sermon Text