O LORD Jesus Christ, Who art the eternal wisdom of the Father: We beseech Thee to assist, with Thy heavenly grace, the good learning and godly discipline of our children, that in all and above all things they may attain the knowledge of Thee, Whom to know is life eternal; and that, according to the example of Thy holy childhood, as they grow in years they may grow in wisdom, and in favor with God and man; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. (Oremus, 1925, p.81).
Yearly Archives: 2022
Learn-by-Heart on Invocabit/Lent One (Matthew 4:1-11) 2021
This Wednesday night, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM. The teaching for Learn-by-Heart will include hymn #508, stanza 1 of “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” Small Catechism, Sacrament of the Altar, 3, and Philippians 3:9 or 1 Corinthians 2:14. Although we normally follow the Learn-by-Heart with a Catechesis service designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service (The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness from St. Matthew 4:1-11), this Wednesday we did not. Instead there was a Divine Service for Ash Wednesday (Link here Ash Wednesday Divine Service ).
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Learn-by-Heart Bulletin: Learn-by-Heart-2-17-2021.pdf
Ash Wednesday Bulletin: Ash-Wednesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-2-17-2021.pdf
Divine Service Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Order of Divine Service
Introit and the Lenten Address
The Litany, p.279-283 Lutheran Worship
Readings: Joel 2:12-19, 2 Peter 1:2-11, St. Matthew 6:1-21
Hymn “When over Sin I Sorrow” LW 367, TLH 152
Sermon
Corporate Confession and Absolution, p.308-309 Lutheran Worship
Communion Hymns: “Not All the Blood of Beasts” LW 99, TLH 156
“Glory Be To Jesus” LW 98, TLH 158
“By Grace I’m Saved” LW 351, TLH 373
Departing Hymn “Now the Day is Over” LW 491, TLH 654
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Ash-Wednesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-3-2-2022.pdf
Picture: Judas from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch. The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. Two men attempt to kill a bird on a pole. The first with a bow and arrow and the second by blowing a pellet out of a tube. This is an image of the term “judas bird” in which a bird acts as a trap for hunted birds. Woodcut designed by Lucas Cranach, the Elder (1472-1553), a close friend of Martin Luther. For information on licensing this image, please send an email, including a link to the image, to [email protected]. These images are made available by the generous contribution of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.
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Learn-by-Heart on Mar 2, 2022
A shortened Catechesis to prepare for Invocabit/Lent One at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, Mar 2, 2022. Link to Live Stream
This Wednesday night, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart from 6:30 to 7:00 PM. Although we normally follow the Learn-by-Heart with a Catechesis service designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service (The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness from St. Matthew 4:1-11), this Wednesday we did not. Instead there was a Divine Service for Ash Wednesday. Link to Ash Wednesday Divine Service
Tonight’s Learn-by-Heart will include Lutheran Worship #99 (TLH 156), stanza 1 of “Not All the Blood of Beasts,” Small Catechism, Sacrament of the Altar, the second and third question from the Small Catechism, and Psalm 51:17.
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Bulletins: Catechesis-Ash-Wednesday-3-2-2022-online.pdf
#20 Luther’s Letter to his Dying Mother, Margaret
Grace and peace in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior, Amen
My dearly beloved Mother! I have received my brother James’s letter concerning your illness. Of course this grieves me deeply, especially because I cannot be with you in person, as I certainly would like to be. Yet I am coming to you personally through this letter, and I, together with all the members of my family, shall certainly not be absent from you in spirit.
I trust that you have long since been abundantly instructed, without any help from me, that (God be praised) you have taken [God’s] comforting Word into [your heart], and that you are adequately provided with preachers and comforters. Nevertheless I shall do my part too and, according to my duty, acknowledge myself to be your child, and you to be my mother, as our common God and creator has made us and bound us to each other with mutual ties, so that I shall in this way increase the number of your comforters. (Luther’s Works, v. 50, p.18)
In Time of Trial.
LET the sorrows and woes of Thy suffering Church come before Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and as Thou hast promised to be with her always, even unto the end of the world, hallow the trials by Thy loving, strengthening presence and strengthen her to endure affliction faithfully, enable her to carry her cross after Thee and to be faithful even unto death that she may come to the glory which Thou wilt reveal, where Thou livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. (Oremus, 1925, p.68-69).
Divine Service Quinquagesima Sunday, February 27, 2022
Order of Divine Service I, p.136 Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit” LW 369, TLH 372
Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, St. Luke 18:31-43
Hymn “Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest” TLH 353
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “If Thy Beloved Son, O God” TLH 375
“God, Whose Almighty Word” LW 317, TLH 307
“In You, Lord, I Have Put My Trust” LW 406, TLH 508
“Let Me Be Yours Forever” LW 257, TLH 334
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Quinquagesima-Divine-Service-for-Online-2-27-2022.pdf
This Sunday we had technical difficulties, and thus the final minutes of the sermon and the prayers of the church are skipped.
Picture: The Letter O – Pentecost from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch. The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. Acts 2 – An initial letter O with the Holy Spirit coming down upon the disciples and Mary on Pentecost. Woodcut designed by Lucas Cranach, the Elder (1472-1553), a close friend of Martin Luther. For information on licensing this image, please send an email, including a link to the image, to [email protected]. These images are made available by the generous contribution of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.
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Miriam’s Sunday School Class #67: February 27, 2022
Today’s class examines Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38:1-30.
Handout 1: Text-for-Genesis-38.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
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#19 Christ Washes Away Sins and Rejoices in our Profession of Him
“Surely as far as we and our princes are concerned, we are not pure and holy, and our princes have their faults. But Christ rejoices in a clear and trustful confession. Certainly I esteem it highly. By saying one word and denying the Word our princes could have returned to the favor of king and emperor and lived quietly. But they preferred to lose everything and put themselves, their family, and their land in temporal danger rather than forsake the confession. This is the thing that terrifies the emperor and the pope; it also attracts many of us and encourages more people to confess their faith. I’m a beggar. What can I lose when I have nothing? But they risk the loss of their reputation and their principalities for the name of Christ.
“Consequently, even if we are not perfectly holy, Christ will wash away our sins with his blood and, when we depart from this life, will make us altogether pure in the life to come. In the meantime we are content with that righteousness which exists in hope through faith in Jesus Christ. Amen.” (Luther’s Works, v. 54, p.375)
Catechesis on Quinquagesima (St. Luke 18:31-43) 2019
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 February 27, 2019, we learned stanza 3-4 of “If Thy Beloved Son, O God” (The Lutheran hymnal#375) and the second question and meaning of the Sacrament of the Altar from the Small Catechism. This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service. The dialog sermon explains “Jesus Healing the Blind Man” (St. Luke 18:31-43), which is the Holy Gospel for Quinquagesima Sunday.
The service concludes with “Responsive Prayer for Catechesis” (pdf link below). [Length: 1 hour and 3 minutes]
Bulletins: https://trinityh.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Catechesis-Quinquagesima-2-27-2019.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2019.pdf
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