Rev. Mark Barz, pastor at Crown of Life Lutheran Church in San Antonio, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Acts 13:13-41.
Paul and Barnabas continue on their missionary journey, even as John Mark leaves them to return to Jerusalem. Paul and Barnabas make their way to Antioch in Pisidia, going first to the synagogue. There, they are invited to speak on the texts read for the day, so Paul proclaims Jesus as the fulfillment of the Old Testament. St. Paul emphasizes God’s faithfulness to Israel in bringing them out of slavery, sustaining them through the wilderness, giving them judges, and finally by making David their king. Here Paul turns to the proclamation of Jesus, the Son of David, as the fulfillment of God’s promises. Specifically, God fulfilled His promises through Jesus’ death and resurrection. Paul then proclaims the “for you” of the Gospel: what Jesus has done is for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus has brought freedom from sin that the Law could never bring.
“To the End of the Earth” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Acts. In his second volume, St. Luke records all the things that Jesus continued to do through the ministry of His Church. By the end of the book, the proclamation of the Lord’s Word that began in Jerusalem grows all the way to Rome. By God’s grace, even now, that same Word is proclaimed to us.
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