Bethel Church

As we pick up our series on Acts this morning we find ourselves in the 27th chapter - the 27th chapter of Acts is one of the most remarkable sections of the entire Bible - Luke's explanation of events there is extremely vivid - a masterful presentation of what took place to ships that were caught in severe storms in the Mediterranean Sea- and this isn't just my opinion - but the opinion of historians who have studied this passage.  Now there are a lot of things in the New Testament that cannot be verified or falsified by science or archaeology - like the great number of supernatural events - these things cannot be proved or disproven through science or archaeology - but there is a lot in these books that are of historical nature - that can be ether proven accurate or false through what we know to be true - now Luke isn't a master sailor - although this wasn't his first time on a ship - but this trip is described in amazing accuracy concerning the exact techniques that were used by sailors during this time to guard against shipwreck - and as we go through this passage - fairly quickly - for there is a lot of information - I am sure you will see the detail in Luke's account of this trip.