What do we need faith for? Is it only for our eternal hope? Is it something that holds us over while we wait for the end? Or is it something dynamic and necessary for now? In Acts 27, the trials are all done, and Paul is put on a ship to Rome for his appeal to Caesar. The voyage is anything but routine. Storms hit. Bad decisions are made. And the crew and passengers find themselves shipwrecked on the island nation of Malta. What keeps Paul going throughout is his faith in God. It carries him through hard, hopeless, and dangerous situations, and through moments when circumstances open the door for him to lead and speak for Christ. What we’ll see in the passage is that faith, grounded in Christ, provides all we need to navigate the various challenges we face in life. I’m looking forward to unpacking that with you.

Series: The Book of Acts

Message: 68 – I Have Faith In God

Text: Acts 27:1-44

Todd Dugard

Harvest Bible Chapel

February 8, 2026

When my faith is grounded in Christ…

...he blesses me when it’s hard (v. 1-12)

...he encourages me when it’s hopeless (v. 13-20)

The deepest things that I have learned in my own life have come from the deepest suffering. And out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires have come the deepest things that I know about God.

- Elizabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

...he empowers me when it’s an open door (v. 21-38)

2 Corinthians 12:9a

2 Corinthians 12:9b-10

...he protects me when it’s dangerous (v. 39-44)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Foxe's Book of Martyrs: Christian Classics

https://www.amazon.ca/Foxes-Book-Martyrs-Christian-Classics/dp/B0C6WDZY5R