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Small Group Questions

#1.  What’s the biggest life interruption you’ve had in the last 10 years?  How did you handle it?

#2.  What is your emotional response to interruptions?#3.  Have you ever used an interruption to share the gospel?  Describe that situation. #4. How can you better allow God to interrupt your life with His plan?

Interrupted…                                            Acts 28:7-15

Recap:

Paul has already been promised that he will make it RomeOn the ship, he warns them that they should not set sail- they don’t listen – “Men, I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on – Shipwreck, loss of Cargo and danger” – But they didn’t listenShip gets into some crazy weatherPaul reassures them that it will be ok, however as promised there will be loss of stuff and even the shipShip crashes, soldiers want to kill all prisoners but the leader says no since he wanted to spare Paul – Remember, God has said Paul was going to make it RomeThe native received them well – Unusually kindPaul is bitten by a poisonous snake, and doesn’t die – they now think he is godThe island chief welcomes them and for 3 day threw a party for themPaul heals Publius’s dad – God’s power is seenSick people in the Island are healedPaul and the crew are treated very well for 3 months and are sent out with Everything they neededPaul sails to Rome and he is welcomed by some believers

When I read this and look at the things that Paul and the crew had to go through, I can’t help but see interruptions everywhere

I think we can all identify by saying that there has never been a time in our lives that we have been so interruptedGod has spoken His promises “ a thousand may fall on at my side, ten thousand a the right hand, but it will not come near me” – But the storm looks really bad right now LordTrying to hold on to your promisesYet, we see jobs been lost, and even though we know we will get to the shore, just like Paul, the question is what is going to be left?Are we going to lose everything and how do we get started?This is such an interruption in our livesI am here to give you hope!The setupFolks, God is in the business of setup – “ Psalms 37:23 -The steps of a good man are [a]ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.Paul gets there, he is not lost in the sea despite the turmoil that they faced (1st setup)Gods Word that He gave Paul is held true- Ship is wrecked, and they lost stuffPaul is bitten by a snake immediately when he gets there; timing is everything (2nd Setup)This was a door way to having the natives listen to him“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change”

The Island Chief dad gets ill and he is healed (3rd Setup)The people are healed (Boom! - he gets to people’s hearts)What has God setup for you in this Covid-19 season?Do we see it as an opportunity or an interruption?Is this Covid -19 a setup? How are you looking at it?David was out doing what his father had asked him toHe doing the right thing day in day outBut there was an interruption – Bears and Lions would attack the sheep1 Samuel 17:34-36 ~But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, 35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”David did not think ...oh man, I am practicing how to kill a giant and that will project me to be a favorite KingSome of you are being prep...