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| "CASTAWAYS AND HOSPITALITY" by Erica Stoltzfus and Carol Duerksen | ||||||||||||
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BIBLE STUDY SESSION 103
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| CONNECT Say: Hospitality is a gift. Some people do it more naturally than others. They know how to entertain others. But even though it is a gift and easier for some, it is something that God wants all of us to be: God wants us to be hospitable to others. We are to have an attitude of hospitality. Today’s story is about hospitality that went both ways between Paul and some people he met when he was shipwrecked on an island. EXPLORE THE BIBLE STORY This is a long, but interesting passage about a trip on the sea that went wrong. Divide the passage into these three sections and assign a group of students to each section. Ask them to read their passage and be prepared to answer the questions. Acts 27: verses 1-12 Who warned who about what? Who did the centurion listen to? Why? Why did they risk going out to sea? Verses 13-26 Do any of you know anything about sailing? Do you understand the conditions described in these verses? Paul says: “I told you so.” But then he offers encouragement. Do you think the other people on the ship believed him? Verses 27-38 The sailors were thinking only of themselves and hoping to save themselves by getting into a small boat and heading for shore. What did Paul do? Why had the people not eaten for 14 days? What did Paul say about that? What did he do about it? Continued... |
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