His Time - Lutheran Senior Services, International Student Ministry Furniture, Paul before Agrippa and Bernice

Segment 1

Jane Wilke, the Administrator of Communications at Lutheran Senior Services, discusses how we need to care for our Senior Citizens.

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Segment 2

Susan Spitz-Morrison talks about the International Student Ministry Furniture collection and give-away.

Rev. Parviz

Thursday – The Church Calendar Before the Incarnation

With guest Rev. Kevin Parviz who talks about the Church Calendar before the Incarnation of Christ.

Daily Lectionary

Rev. Steven Klawonn of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norwalk, IA looks at Acts 25:13-27 “Paul before Agrippa and Bernice”. (Scroll down to read the text.)

Matins Sermonette

Today’s sermonette is given by Rev. Steven Klawonn of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norwalk, IA.

Acts 25:13-27

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

Paul Before Agrippa and Bernice

¹³Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. ¹⁴And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man left prisoner by Felix, ¹⁵and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. ¹⁶I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. ¹⁷So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. ¹⁸When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed. ¹⁹Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. ²⁰Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them. ²¹But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” ²²Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” said he, “you will hear him.”

²³So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. ²⁴And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. ²⁵But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him. ²⁶But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write. ²⁷For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.”