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Catechesis on Trinity Thirteen 2019 (St. Luke 10:23-27)

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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.

In this video from September 4, 2019, we learned stanza 2 of “Wondrous King, All-Glorious” (The Lutheran Hymnal #41) and the ninth and tenth commandments with their meanings.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains “The Good Samaritan” (St. Luke 10:23-27), which is the Holy Gospel for Trinity Thirteen.

The service concludes with “Recite Word by Word.”    [Length: 1 hour and 7 minutes]

Bulletins: Catechesis-Trinity-13-9-4-2019-on-line.pdf
Prayers:  Recite-Word-by-Word.pdf

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: 39 minutes]

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Divine Service St. Bartholomew, August 24, 2021

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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:  Prov 3:1-7, 2 Cor 4:7-10, Luke 22:24-30
Hymn “By All Your Saints in Warfare” LW 194, s. 17

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  St-Bartholomew-August-24.pdf

Picture: Hiking at Enchanted Rock State Park while at the Eldona Summer Camp in Kerrville, TX July 19-23, 2021.

Before a Journey 2.

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O GOD, WHO didst bring Abraham, Thy son, out of Ur of the Chaldees, and didst preserve him unhurt through all the ways of his pilgrimage: We beseech Thee, that Thou wouldest vouchsafe to keep us Thy servants: be unto us, O Lord, support in our setting out, comfort by the way, a shadow in the heat, a covering in the rain and cold, a chariot in weariness, protection in adversity, a staff in slippery ways and a harbor in shipwreck: that under Thy guidance we may reach in prosperity the place whither we are going and at length return to our home in safety; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen  (Oremus, 1925, p.46).

Divine Service for Trinity Twelve, August 22, 2021

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Wondrous King, All-Glorious” TLH 41
Readings:  Isa 29:18-24, 2 Cor. 3:4-11, Mark 7:31-37
Hymn “My Soul, Now Praise Your Maker” LW 453, TLH 34
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “By Grace I’m Saved” LW 351, TLH 373
“Praise the Almighty” LW 445, TLH 494, TLH 26
“The Lord, My God, Be Praised” LW 174, TLH 38
Hymn “How Lovely Shines the Morning Star” TLH 343, LW 73

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  Trinity-Twelve-Divine-Service-for-Online-8-22-2021.pdf

Picture: Dcn. Anthony Oncken preaching at the Eldona Summer Camp in Kerrville, TX July 19-23, 2021.

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Miriam’s Sunday School, Class #42: August 22, 2021

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Today’s class will finish up chapter 19 and start to study King Abimelech and Abraham in Genesis 19:30-38 and Genesis 20:1ff.
Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-19v30.pdf
Handout 2:  Text-for-Genesis-20v1-18.pdf

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

Picture: Pr. Jerry Dulas teaching at the Eldona Summer Camp in Kerrville, TX July 19-23, 2021.

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#52 Don’t Let Go of the Comforting Passages

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Therefore in affliction every Christian should so arm himself that he may defend and guard himself with the fine, comfortable assurances which Christ, our dear Lord, has left us when we suffer for his Word’s sake. But if we do not do this, if we let the comforting sayings go, then when the cross comes the same thing that happened to Eve in paradise will happen to us. She had God’s commandment and with it she should have beaten down the devil’s suggestions and instigations. But what did she do? She let the Word go and kept thinking what a fine apple it was and that after all such a little thing was of no great importance. So she went her way. And when one lets the Word go, there can be no other result. But when we stay with the Word and hold on to it, we shall certainly have the experience of conquering and coming out of it fine.

You see that we teach these two things [1. that God has appointed that we should suffer and that it cannot be otherwise. 2. We have the promise and assurance that God will keep his Word] when we preach on suffering and cross. And anybody who accuses us of teaching nothing about suffering is doing us an injustice. But this we do not do; we do not make our suffering meritorious before God. No, far from it. Christ alone did that and nobody else, and to him alone belongs the glory. (Luther’s Works, v.51, p.205-206)

To do God’s Will.

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GOOD Jesus, Word of the Father, Splendor of the Father’s glory, on Whom the angels desire to gaze; Teach me to do Thy will, that led by Thy good Spirit I may reach that blessed City where is eternal day. and One Spirit amongst all, where is certain safety, and safe eternity, and eternal peace and peaceful happiness, and happy sweetness and sweet enjoyment where Thou livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen  (Oremus, 1925, p.41-42).

Divine Service for Trinity 11, Sunday, August 15, 2021

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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:  Gen 4:1-15, Eph 2:1-10, Luke 18:9-14
Hymn “As Surely as I Live God Said” LW 235
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall” LW 363, TLH 369
“The Savior Calls; Let Every Ear” LW 315, TLH 281
“Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior” LW 326, TLH 311
“On What Has Now Been Sown” LW 217, TLH 46

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  Trinity-Eleven-Divine-Service-for-Online-8-15-2021.pdf

Picture: Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Kerrville, TX) the host of the Eldona Summer Camp July 19-23, 2021.

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Miriam’s Sunday School, Class #41: Sunday, August 15, 2021

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Today’s class will study Lot and his daughters in Genesis 19.
Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-19v30.pdf

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

Picture: Bp. James Heiser teaching at the Eldona Summer Camp in Kerrville, TX July 19-23, 2021.

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Matins on St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord, August 15, 2021

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Order of Matins, p.208  Lutheran Worship
Office Hymn “For All the Faithful Women”  HS98 #880 st. 9
Psalmody:  Psalm 116, 45
Readings:  Isaiah 61:10-11, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 1:46-55
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  St-Mary-Mother-of-Our-Lord-Psalms-August-15-2021-Te-Deum.pdf

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