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"Staying Together"

Oct 19, 2025    John R. Hilley

Are you feeling one or more of the following: Have things you once trusted fallen apart?; Have you found yourself wondering what to hold on to? Has any part of your life, your faith, or even this boat we call “church” feels shipwrecked?


Pastor John preached a powerful sermon that addressed what you may be experiencing using a little known story from the Book of Acts (Acts 27) on the shipwreck the Apostle Paul experienced.


Two takeaways for our lives: 1) the boat that got you to this point may be breaking apart, but hold on its pieces and God will carry you safely 2) in the words of the Apostle Paul, “stay together and we will save all our lives.”  In moments of crisis, our instinct is often to scatter—to protect ourselves, to isolate, to retreat. But Paul’s message is clear: salvation is not found in separation, but in solidarity. The ship may break apart, but if we hold onto each other, we will make it to shore.