Sermon Title: Let’s Serve Faithfully, Not Steer Recklessly
Sermon Text: Acts 27:1-44
Preparation Question: How have you seen God direct and protect you or someone else during one of life's storms?

Because God directs, protects, and provides for His servants even in the fiercest storms, we can boldly serve without being reckless.
1. Trust God to use your storms and seas, but don’t sail into them recklessly. (v. 1-15)

2. Through the storm, God in Christ directs and protects his servants on course. (v. 16-32)

3. Through the storm, God in Christ guides and provides for his servants on mission. (v. 33-44)

Response Questions:
1. Why do people often choose confident voices or favorable circumstances over wise counsel from God’s Word or godly people?
2. What does this passage teach us about the difference between trusting God and trying to control our circumstances?
3. How can a believer’s steady faith in difficult circumstances influence others around them?
4. What does this narrative teach us about how God sometimes fulfills His promises even when things still appear to fall apart?
5. Where in your life right now might you be tempted to steer recklessly instead of serving faithfully—ignoring wisdom, rushing ahead, or trusting your own judgment more than God’s guidance?