Sermon: Acts 28:1-10; "Thanksgiving After the Storm"
Date: November 27, 2016
Pastor: Michael Howard


Scriptures: Acts 28:1-10 (ESV)

1 After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the
island was called Malta.
2 The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled
a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was
cold.
3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the
fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.
4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand,
they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though
he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
5 He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered
no harm.
6 They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead.
But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to
him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

7 Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the
chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and
entertained us hospitably for three days.
8 It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and
dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands
on him, healed him.
9 And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the
island who had diseases also came and were cured.
10 They also honored us greatly, and when we were about to sail,
they put on board whatever we needed.


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