Divine Service for Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “My Inmost Heart Now Raises” TLH 548
Readings:  Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, St. John 14:23-31
Hymn “Come Holy Ghost, God and Lord” LW 154, TLH 224
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “Holy Spirit, Light Divine” LW 166, TLH 234
“O Holy Spirit, Enter In” LW 160, TLH 235
“Songs of Praise the Angels Sang” LW 447, TLH 35
“O Day Full of Grace” LW 163
Closing Hymn “Forth in the Peace of Christ” LW 222

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  Pentecost-Divine-Service-for-Online-5-23-2021b.pdf

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Miriam’s Sunday School, Class #30: Abram and Lot, May 23, 2021

Today’s class continues the study of the Call of Abram in Genesis 12.
Handout 1: Text-for-Genesis 12v10-14v24.pdf

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

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Pentecost Eve Vigil, May 22, 2021

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Readings:  Genesis 2:1-19, Isaiah 54:5-17, Deuteronomy 31:22-30, Isaiah 4:1-6
Hymn “Creator Spirit, by Whose Aid” LW 167, TLH 236
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “Come Holy Ghost, God and Lord” LW 154, TLH 224

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Vigil-of-Pentecost-5-22-2021.pdf

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#39 True Suffering is Not a Stinking Self-Chosen Suffering.

When one knows this it is the more easy and bearable, and one can comfort oneself by saying: Very well, if I want to be a Christian, I must also wear the colors of the court; the dear Christ issues no others in his court; suffering there must be.

This the fanatics, who select their own cross, cannot do; they resist it and fight against it. What a fine and admirable suffering that is! And yet they can reproach us, as if we did not teach aright concerning suffering and they alone can do it. But our teaching is this, that none should dictate or choose his own cross and suffering, but rather, when it comes, patiently bear and suffer it.

But they are wrong, not only with respect to their choosing their own cross, but also in that they flaunt their suffering and make a great merit of it and thus blaspheme God, because it is not a true suffering but a stinking, self-chosen suffering. But we say that we earn nothing by our suffering and therefore do not frame it in such beautiful monstrances as they do. It is enough that we know that it pleases God that we suffer in order that we may be conformed to Christ, as I have said. (Luther’s Works, v.51, p.199)

Ephes. 2, v. 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.

[All of the pictures for this year’s posts are from an etching entitled “Augsburg Confession” by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) and found in the Royal Collection Trust.]

Catechesis on Pentecost 2019 (St. John 14:23-31)

On Wednesday nights, Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM and a catechetical service at 7:00.

In this video from June 5, 2019, we learned stanza 1 of “My Inmost Heart Now Raises” (The Lutheran Hymnal #548) and Table of Duties for Workers of All Kinds, Employers and Supervisors.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains how the Holy Spirit teaches from the Word all things about Jesus” (St. John 14:23-31), which is the Holy Gospel for Pentecost.

The service concludes with “Responsive Prayer 2″ (LW, p. 273-275).    [Length: 1 hour and 6 minutes]

Bulletins: Catechesis-Pentecost-6-5-2019-online.pdf

For Wisdom

GOD, Thou Who art great and terrible, Who art adorned as the glorious Prince in the heavenly Jerusalem: Expand our souls with spiritual intelligence that Thy mercy tabernacling within our breasts, we may be made worthy to set forth Thy Holy Name; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen  (Oremus, 1925, p.37-38).

Divine Service on Exaudi Sunday, May 16, 2021

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Readings:  Ezekiel 36:22-28, 1 Peter 4:7-14, St. John 15:26-16:4
Hymn “We Thank Thee Dearest Jesus” TLH 223
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “O Fount of Good, for All Your Love” LW 395
“If God Had Not Been on Our Side” TLH 267
“When in the Hour of Deepest Need” LW #428, TLH 522
Closing Hymn “Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove” LW 161

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  Easter-Six-Divine-Service-for-Online-5-16-2021.pdf

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#38 Suffering Hurts Badly

It should be, however, and must be the kind of suffering that is worthy of the name and honestly grips and hurts, such as some great danger of property, honor, body, and life. Such suffering as we really feel, which weighs us down; otherwise, if it did not hurt us badly, it would not be suffering.

Beyond this, it should be the kind of suffering which we have not chosen ourselves, as the fanatics choose their own suffering. It should be the kind of suffering which, if it were possible, we would gladly be rid of, suffering visited upon us by the devil or the world. Then what is needed is to hold fast and submit oneself to it, as I have said, namely, that one know that we must suffer, in order that we may thus be conformed to Christ, and that it cannot be otherwise, that everyone must have his cross and suffering. (Luther’s Works, v.51, p.198-199)

Art. XX  Das man gütte weck solle übe, aber nicht [1]umb verdinst sondren der Ehrë Gottes wille.
That one should call forth goodness, but not for the sake of the glory of God’s will.
 Gal. 5 v. 6 ;  For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
1st Joh. 4, v. 10 ;  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins.

[All of the pictures for this year’s posts are from an etching entitled “Augsburg Confession” by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) and found in the Royal Collection Trust.]

Catechesis on Exaudi/Easter Six 2018 (St. John 15:26-16:4)

On Wednesday nights, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM and a catechetical service at 7:00.

In this video from May 9, 2018, we learned stanza 2 of “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” (Lutheran Worship, #171), the Table of Duties for Wives and Parents from Luther’s Small Catechism.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains the coming of the Helper, the Holy Spirit (St. John 15:26-16:4), which is taught in the Holy Gospel for the Sixth Sunday in Easter.

The service concludes with “Responsive Prayer for Catechesis” (pdf link below).

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Exaudi-5-9-2018-Online.pdf
Responsive Prayer:  Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2017.pdf

This catechesis is recorded in two parts.

The first video is the Learn-by-Heart.  [Length: 23 minutes]

The second video is the Catechesis Service.  [Length: 42 minutes]