Yearly Archives: 2025

Divine Service Maundy Thursday – April 17, 2025

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Order of Confessional Service  The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal (ASBH)
Invocation, Versicles, p.227
Psalm 51 (insert)
Exhortation    p.228-229
Confession/Absolution    p.230
Readings:  Exodus 12:1-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32, St. John 13:1-15
Hymn of the Day: “The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #26, LW 107, TLH 163)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “An Awe-full Mystery Is Here” TLH 304
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Hymn “Oh, How Great Is Your Compassion”  LW 364
Hymn “God Moves in a Mysterious Way” LW 426
Stripping of the Altar: Psalm 22

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Maundy-Thursday-Cover-4-17-2025-Online.pdf

Picture: Ottheinrich Bible 1430  (IV:28) Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet in John 13:1-17

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Tenebrae on Wednesday – April 16, 2025

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Order of Matins/Lauds (Insert)
Psalmody:  Psalm 69, 70, 71
Readings: Lamentations 1:1-14, 15-22, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
After readings Hymn “The Royal Banners Forward Go” LW 103, TLH 168 (insert)
Sermon
Canticle of Moses (Exodus 15:1-19)
Psalm 147:1-11
Canticle of Zechariah (Benedicus)
Psalm 51

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Tenebrae-for-THREE-DAYS-2025.pdf

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Evening Prayer for Wednesday. 2

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  1. Almighty and Most Gracious God, I give thanks unto Thee that Thou hast this day so graciously guarded me from all evil and danger in body and soul. By Thy divine grace, I beseech Thee, cover over all sins I have this day committed in thought or word, and especially my transgressions against Thee and Thy holy law, and leave not me, Thy creature, whom Thou hast purchased at so great a price with the blood of Thy Son, Jesus Christ; but shield me this night under the wings of Thy grace against the evil one who cometh abroad like a roaring lion to devour me. Cause me to rest and sleep in the shadow of Thy mercy, that the evil one come not nigh nor be able to harm me. Amen. (pages 316)

Divine Service Holy Wednesday – April 16, 2025

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings:  Isaiah 62:11-63:7, Revelation 1:5b-7, St. Luke 22:1-23:43
Hymn “We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died” LW 118
Sermon
Hymn “Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted” LW 116, TLH 153

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Holy-Wednesday-Cover-4-16-2025-Online.pdf

Picture: Ottheinrich Bible 1430   (III:57) Jesus at Last Supper in Luke 22:7-38

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#30 Part 11 Christ Lives in the Heart Through Faith.

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Consequently, anyone who wants to bring forth fruits of good works, Christ has to live in his heart through faith. From all this it is sufficiently apparent, and it follows unequivocally, that genuine faith in Christ is part and parcel for godliness. Indeed, this same faith, so to speak, is the soul, the foundation, and the root for godliness. Just as the human body is dead without its soul, so also godliness and good works are a dead image if there is no faith in Christ alongside. The righteous person shall live his faith (Hab. 2:4, Rom. 1:17, Gal. 3:11). What I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, Paul says about himself and all true Christians (Gal. 2:20). Accordingly, wherever there is no faith in Christ, there is also no spiritual life, there are also no upright good works as fruits of the spiritual life. In the same way that a building which has no foundation, but instead is built upon quicksand, is not stable (Mat. 7:26), so also where the foundation of faith is not placed upon Christ, there also the building of godliness and good works have no stability. Just as a tree grows up out from the root, so also godliness [from] true faith. If this root is taken away, then it also will soon lose its genuine godliness. Furthermore, just as godliness and good works cannot exist without true faith, so also true faith cannot exist without an honest confession of sin and genuine contrition over it. (Schola Pietatus-Volume 1 by Johann Gerhard, Repristination Press, p. 16-17)

Catechesis for Easter – April 16, 2025

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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 PM.

This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (St. Mark 16:1-8), which is the Holy Gospel for Easter Sunday.

The teaching for Learn-by-Heart will include hymn “Ere Yet the Dawn Hath Filled the Skies” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #28), Small Catechism, Christian Questions with their Answers, 17-20, and Job 19:25-27.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Resurrection-4-16-2025.pdf
Responsive Prayer for Catechesis:    Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2023.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Holy-Saturday-with-ASBH-28.pdf

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#29 Part 10 God’s Children Have Faith and Christ Within Them.

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Now, however, we have become children of God through faith in Christ (John 1:12). Consequently, it follows that without faith in Christ, no work is able to please God the Lord. The sum and substance of all good works consist of love (Rom. 13:8). But now upright, God-pleasing love sprouts forth out of faith, as it is written in Gal. 5:6—Faith is productive through love.  Upright good works are fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22). Now, the Holy Spirit is given into our hearts through faith in Christ (Gal. 4:6). Since you are God’s children, God sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts. Through Him we cry out, Abba, dear Father. The good works are fruits of righteousness (Phi. 1:11). But we become righteous before God solely through faith in Christ (Rom. 3:28). Anyone who remains in Christ and Christ in him, the same person brings forth much fruit (John 15:5). However, now Christ resides in our hearts through faith (Eph. 3:17). (Schola Pietatus-Volume 1 by Johann Gerhard, Repristination Press, p. 15-16)

Divine Service Holy Tuesday – April 15, 2025

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings:  Jeremiah 11:18-20, 1 Timothy 6:12-14, St. Mark 14:1-15:46
Hymn “Drawn to the Cross, Which You Have Blessed” LW 356
Sermon
Hymn “There Stands a Fountain Where for Sin” LW 506

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Holy-Tuesday-Cover-4-15-2025-Online-b.pdf

Picture: Ottheinrich Bible 1430  (IV:37) Jesus in the Garden in John 18:1-11

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#28 Part 9 Good Works are the Fruits of Faith.

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No work pleases God the Lord—though it be as big and grandiose as it may wish—unless the person who does it is pleasing to God, just as it is described in Gen. 4:5: God looked graciously on Abel and his offering; namely, because it was brought to God through faith and in faith, just as it is explained in Heb. 11:4. Through this faith, Abel was reconciled with God and was made acceptable to Him. However, God did not accept Cain and his offering; namely, because it was offered there without faith and the person was not reconciled with God the Lord. The works which will please God the Lord have to flow forth from the Spirit of fellowship. For those whom God the Lord has not yet received as His beloved children, their works are unable to please Him. (Schola Pietatus-Volume 1 by Johann Gerhard, Repristination Press, p. 15)

Divine Service Holy Monday – April 14, 2025

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings:  Isaiah 50:5-10, 1 Peter 2:21-24, St. John 12:1-43
Hymn “Jesus, I Will Ponder Now”  LW 109
Sermon
Hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” LW 114

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Holy-Monday-Cover-4-14-2025-Online.pdf

Picture: Ottheinrich Bible 1430  (IV:24) Palm Sunday Entrance in John 12:12-19

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