Order of Divine Service I, p.136 Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Send Now, O Lord, to Every Place” LW 316, TLH 506
Readings: Isaiah 35:5-8, 2 Tim 4:5-15, Lk 10:1-9
Hymn “For Jerusalem You’re Weeping” LW 390
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: St.-Luke-October-18-Divine-Service.pdf
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Today’s class will study “Abraham and Keturah” (Gen 25:1-6) and “Abraham’s Death & Burial” (Gen 25:7-11), and “Ishmael’ Descendants” (Gen 25:12-18).
Handout 1: Text-for-Genesis-25b.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
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Order of Divine Service I, p.136 Lutheran Worship
Hymn “How Lovely Shines the Morning Star” TLH 343, LW 73
Readings: Isaiah 55:1-9, Ephesians 5:15-21, Matthew 22:1-14
Hymn “Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness” LW 239, TLH 305
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “Alas, My God, My Sins Are Great” LW 232, TLH 317
“Jerusalem the Golden” LW 290, TLH 613
“In Thee, Lord, have I Put My Trust” TLH 524
“For Jerusalem You’re Weeping” LW 390
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Trinity-Twenty-Divine-Service-for-Online-10-17-2021.pdf
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I must also give you an illustration from the present. Pope and emperor have opposed me and raged against me. Now what have I done that the more pope and emperor raged, the more my gospel spread? I have never drawn a sword or desired revenge. I began neither conspiracy nor rebellion, but so far as I was able, I have helped the worldly rulers—even those who persecuted the gospel and me—to preserve their power and honor. I stopped with committing the matter to God and relying confidently at all times upon his hand. This is why God has not only preserved my life in spite of the pope and all the tyrants—and this many consider a really great miracle, as I myself must also confess—but he has made my gospel grow and spread. Now you interfere with what I am doing. You want to help the gospel and yet you do not see that what you are doing hinders and suppresses it most effectively. (Luther’s Works, v.46, p.31)
O LORD, what cross willest Thou that I should bear this day for love of Thee? Thou knowest, Lord, that I am all weakness; strengthen me to bear it patiently, humbly, lovingly. If I sink under it, look upon me and raise me up. Give what Thou commandest and command what Thou wilt; sanctify my cross to me, and keep me Thine own forever: Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen (Oremus, 1925, p.57).
Order of Divine Service I, p.136 Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Now Let Us Come Before Him” LW 184, TLH 122
Readings: Genesis 28:10-17, Ephesians 4:22-28, Matthew 9:1-8
Hymn “I Will Sing My Maker’s Praises” LW 439, TLH 25
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “We All Believe in One True God, Maker” LW 213, TLH 251-2nd tune
“Oh, Bless the Lord, My Soul” LW 457, TLH 27
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” LW 444, TLH 39
“Praise and Thanks and Adoration” LW 387
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Trinity-Nineteen-Divine-Service-for-Online-10-10-2021.pdf
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Today’s class will study “Bride for Isaac” (Gen 24:1-67).
Handout 1: Text-for-Genesis-24.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
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This, you see, is the way we teach concerning suffering, and you should also accustom yourself to distinguish carefully between the suffering of Christ and all other suffering and know that his is a heavenly suffering and ours is worldly, that his suffering accomplishes everything, while ours does nothing except that we become conformed to Christ, and that therefore the suffering of Christ is the suffering of a lord, whereas ours is the suffering of a servant. And those who teach otherwise know neither what Christ’s suffering nor our suffering is. Why? Because reason cannot do otherwise; it likes to put on a display with its suffering, as with all other works, so that it may gain some merit. That’s why we must learn to distinguish. We have said enough for this time concerning the example of the Passion and our suffering. God grant that we may understand and learn it aright. Amen. (Luther’s Works, v.51, p.198-199)
Picture: Table of Contents from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch.
The table of contents from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament published in September of 1522. The New Testament in German was Luther’s crowning achievement which opened the Bible to laypeople. The table of contests had four books of the Bible at the bottom (Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation) without numbers showing Luther’s preference for the other books. http://pitts.emory.edu/
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 October 7, 2020, we learned stanza 5 of “Sun of My Soul, O Savior Dear” (Lutheran Worship, #488, The Lutheran Hymnal #551), the introduction to the Lord’s Prayer and the meaning from Luther’s Small Catechism, and St. John 20:22-23. This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service. The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ healing of the paralytic (St. Matthew 9:1-8), which is the Holy Gospel for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity.
The service concludes with “Recite Word by Word” (pdf link below).
Bulletins: Catechesis-Trinity-19-10-14-2020-On-Line.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Recite-Word-by-Word.pdf
O LORD, let that become possible to me by Thy grace, which by nature seems impossible to me. Thou knowest that I am able to suffer but little, and that I am quickly cast down when a slight adversity ariseth: for Thy Name’s sake, let every exercise of tribulation be amiable and desirable to me; for to suffer and to be disquieted for Thy sake is very wholesome for my soul; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen (Oremus, 1925, p.56-57).