WE beseech Thee, O Lord God, to hide Thy face from our sins, and to forgive all our misdeeds, and as the publican who stood afar off was heard for the sake of his humility, so hear us for the merits of our humility, of Him, Who being co-equal with Thee, His Father, yet for our sakes vouchsafed to take upon Him the form of a servant, even our Lord Jesus Christ; Who liveth and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. (Oremus, 1925, p.61).
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Miriam’s Sunday School, Class #57 on Dec. 5, 2021
Today’s class examines The Bearing of Jacob’s Children in Genesis 29:31-30:24.
Handout 1: Text-for-Genesis-29v31ff.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
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Divine Service for Advent Two on December 5, 2021
Order of Divine Service I, p.136 Lutheran Worship
Hymn “O People, Rise and Labor” LW 25
Readings: Malachi 4:1-6, Romans 15:4-13, St. Luke 21:25-36
Hymn of the Day: “O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide” LW 32
Sermon
“Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending” HS98 #802 (different tune LW #15)
“Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior” LW 237, TLH 311
“Lift Up Your Heads, You Mighty Gates” LW 24, TLH 73 third tune
“The Day Is Surely Drawing Near” LW 462, TLH 611
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Advent-Two-Divine-Service-for-Online-12-5-2021.pdf
Picture: The Apostle Matthew from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch. The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. An initial letter D with Saint Matthew writing his gospel with his attribute, an angel. The images from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch, the 1522 German New Testament by Dr. Martin Luther are taken from https://pitts.emory.edu/. These woodcuts were 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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For Constancy.
O GOD, incomprehensible, Who doest great wonders, Who changest the waters, which once stood still in Thy sight, at later time into wine: We humbly beseech Thee to hear the voice of our crying, to bestow on us such remembrance that we may never forget Thee; livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen (Oremus, 1925, p.59-60).
Miriam’s Class #56 on Sunday, Nov 28, 2021
Today’s class examines Jacob’s wives in Genesis 29:1-30.
Handout 1: Text-for-Genesis-29v1-30.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
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Divine Service for Advent One on November 28, 2021
Order of Divine Service I, p.136 Lutheran Worship
Hymn “O People, Rise and Labor” LW 25
Service Begins with Introit
Litany, p. 279-283
Readings: Jeremiah 23:5-8, Romans 13:8-14, St. Matthew 21:1-9
Hymn “Savior of the Nations, Come” LW 13, TLH 95
Sermon
Hymn “The Advent of Our God” LW 12, TLH 68
“Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior” LW 236, TLH 311
“Hark the Glad Sound” LW 29, TLH 66
Hymn “Prepare the Royal Highway” LW 27
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Advent-One-Divine-Service-for-Online-11-28-2021.pdf
Picture: The Apostle John from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch. The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. The apostle John, receiving inspiration from above writes one of his works, with his attribute, the eagle nearby. The images from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch, the 1522 German New Testament by Dr. Martin Luther are taken from https://pitts.emory.edu/. These woodcuts were 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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First Vespers for Advent One November 27, 2021
Order of Vespers, p.224 Lutheran Worship
Office Hymn “O People, Rise and Labor” LW #25
Psalms: 24, 50, 85, 143, 145
Readings: Romans 13:8-14
Sermon
Hymn “Creator of the Stars of Night” WS #703
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Advent-1-First-Vespers-Nov-27-2021.pdf
Psalms: Advent-1-First-Vespers-Psalms-2021-on-line.pdf
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Catechesis on Advent One (St. Matthew 21:1-9) 2018
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 November 28, 2018, we learned stanza 2 of “Hail to the Lord’s Annointed” (The Lutheran Hymnal #59), the fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer and the meaning 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 Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey (St. Matthew 21:1-9), which is the Holy Gospel for the First Sunday in Advent.
Bulletins: Catechesis-Advent-One-11-28-2018.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2019.pdf
The service concludes with “Responsive Prayer for Catechesis” (pdf link above).
This catechesis is recorded in two parts.
The first video is the Learn-by-Heart. [Length: 28 minutes]
The second video is the Catechesis Service. [Length: 34 minutes]
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Thanksgiving Matins November 25, 2021
Order of Matins, p.208 Lutheran Worship
Office Hymn “Jehovah, Let Me Now Adore You” LW 446, TLH 21
Psalm 100
Hymn “We Sing the Almighty Power of God,” LW 441, TLH 43
Psalm 121
Hymn “We Give You But Your Own” LW 405, TLH 441
Psalm 67
Readings: 1 Timothy 2:1-8, Luke 17:11-19
Sermon
Hymn “Lord, While for Humankind We Pray” LW 502, TLH 578
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: National-Day-of-Thanksgiving-Matins-for-Online-11-25-2021.pdf
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Catechesis on Advent One on November 24, 2021
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 Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey (St. Matthew 21:1-9), which is the Holy Gospel for the First Sunday in Advent.
Learn-by-Heart will include Lutheran Worship #25, stanza 1 of “O People, Rise and Labor” Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, Fifith Petition and meaning, and Romans 13:11.
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Advent-One-11-24-2021.pdf
Recite Word by Word: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2022-8.5×11.pdf
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