His Time - 14th Annual T-3 Men's Retreat, Witness Wednesday, Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

1. 14th Annual T-3 Men’s Retreat

Rev. Jeremy Klaustermeier from St. John Lutheran Church in Warrenton, Missouri, speaks about the upcoming 14th Annual T-3 Men’s Retreat, happening September 23-25, 2016. The theme for this year is “The Courage of Jesus.” For more information or to register, visit the T-3 Men’s Retreat website.

2. Witness Wednesday

With Rev. Mark Wood, Director of Witness and Outreach in the LCMS Office of National Mission on how to motivate people to witness.

3. Daily Lectionary

Rev. Ralph Tausz from Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Apostles in Melrose Park, Illinois studies Acts 13:1-12.

4. Matins Sermonette

Today’s sermonette is by Rev. Ralph Tausz from Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Apostles in Melrose Park, Illinois.

"The Bible is cradle wherein Christ is laid." - Martin Luther — “The Bible is cradle wherein Christ is laid.” – Martin Luther

Acts 13:1-12

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

13 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers,Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,^[a] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ²While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” ³Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

⁴So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. ⁵When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. ⁶When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. ⁷He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. ⁸But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. ⁹But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him ¹⁰and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? ¹¹And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. ¹²Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.