His Time – LFCS Dinner & Auction, Creation Club, “Paul on Malta”

1. LFCS Helping Hands Dinner & Auction

Shannon Herman, Lutheran Family & Children’s Services Manager of Events, speaks about the upcoming 2016 Helping Hands Dinner & Auction. The event benefits LFCS’s mission and work to support children and families in Missouri. Find more information about the auction here.
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Rev. Warren Woerth

2. Creation Club

Rev. Warren Woerth of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Arnold, Missouri, and Andy Bates discuss topics in Creation and dispel myths of the theory of evolution.
http://archives.kfuo.org/mp3/HT/HT_Aug_05c_2016.mp3
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3. Daily Lectionary

Rev. Norman Milz from Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church in Carson City, Nevada, studies Acts 28:1-15.
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4. Morning Prayer Sermonette

Today’s sermonette is given by Rev. Norman Milz from Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church in Carson City, Nevada.
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“The Bible is cradle wherein Christ is laid.” – Martin Luther

Acts 28:1-15

Paul on Malta

28 After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The native people[a] showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. 3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. 4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice[b] has not allowed him to live.” 5 He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. 6 They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

7 Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. 8 It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him healed him. 9 And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. 10 They also honored us greatly,[c] and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed.

Paul Arrives at Rome

11 After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods[d] as a figurehead.12 Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. 13 And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.14 There we found brothers[e] and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. 15 And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

Footnotes:

Acts 28:2 Greek barbaroi (that is, non–Greek speakers); also verse 4

Acts 28:4 Or justice

Acts 28:10 Greek honored us with many honors

Acts 28:11 That is, the Greek gods Castor and Pollux

Acts 28:14 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 15, 21

English Standard Version (ESV)The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.