Acts 28:1-10

ACTS STUDY

1. What caught your attention in our study of Acts 28:1-10?

2. How might you have responded if you were in Paul’s situation in this text? What

   opportunities does this shipwreck provide?

3. Paul knew God was carrying him to Rome, but he didn’t know Malta was a stop on the way. What does Paul do with this unexpected opportunity? What unexpected opportunities for service and evangelism might you be overlooking?

4. The people on the island of Malta are called natives (lit. Barbarians). In Greek culture, barbarians were considered uncivilized, unintelligent, uncultured savages. Yet how do they act toward Paul and he toward them? What can we learn from Romans 1:14-15, Colossians 3:11, and Acts 28:1-10 about evangelism?

5. Neither the storm, the shipwreck, nor the snake could stop the gospel from going forward. What does that tell us about the promises of God, and what hope does that offer to us?

6. The snake lept from the fire to wound Paul but was ultimately shaken off and thrown into the fire (c.f. Acts 28:5). What does this sound like (c.f. Gen 3:15 and Rev 20:10)? Taking all of these verses in mind, what does this mean for those covered by the grace of God in Jesus? How should God’s protection and grace in Jesus affect the way we live?

7. What will you take away and apply from our study of Acts 28:1-10?