FORGIVE O Lord, I most humbly implore Thee, my many sins, and be gracious to my great unworthiness, granting me Thy blessing and grace so to come before Thee as will wholly show forth Thy praise and be to the good of souls: 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.136, adapted for lay use).
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Divine Service for Presentation of Our Lord – February 2, 2024
Order of Divine Service, p.7 The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “God Loved the World So That He Gave” LW 352
Readings: Malachi 3:1-4, Hebrews 2:14-18, St. Luke 2:22-32
Hymn of the Day: “In Peace and Joy I Now Depart” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #77, LW 185, TLH 137)
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: The-Presentation-of-our-Lord-1-year-February-2-ASBH.pdf
Picture: Looking toward the back of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, MO. Our congregation participated in a Christmas Country Church Tour on December 14, 2023. “
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Catechesis on Sexagesima (Luke 8:4-15) 2022
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 parable of the sower sowing the seed and the four types of soil (Luke 8:4-15), which is the Holy Gospel for Sexagesima Sunday.
Learn-by-Heart will include Lutheran Worship #369 (TLH 372), stanza 2-3 of “Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit,” Small Catechism, Office of the Keys, question three, and Psalm 1:2 or Luke 8:18.
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Sexagesima-02-16-2022.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2022-8.5×11.pdf
#11 The Difference Between the Church and Secular World
Christ employs this parable to teach us the difference between His kingdom and the kingdom of this world. Affairs in the former differ entirely from those in the latter, in which there is an inequality among persons. Our Gospel has nothing to do with this existing inequality in the world, where the master has many possessions and the servant who labors for him none, or but few; the parable simply refers to the kingdom of God, and teaches us that in it all inequality is abolished, that everything is common property there, and that one shall have as much, and be esteemed as much, as the other. In our daily life, however, there will always be a marked distinction among men on account of their various pursuits. The peasant will have a mode of life different from that of the citizen, and the prince from that of the nobleman. In these matters there is inequality everywhere, and so it must remain. But in the kingdom of Christ it is otherwise; there is no distinction there among believers; they are all alike, whether they be kings, princes, governors, masters or servants. All have the same Baptism, Gospel, Faith, Sacrament, the same Christ and God. They all attend divine worship in perfect equality; the servant, the mechanic and the peasant hear the same Word as the mightiest lord. The Baptism wherewith I was baptized belongs to every other child, whether rich or poor. Magdalene and the malefactor on the cross have the same faith which St. Peter and St. Paul had; yea, the selfsame faith which you or I have, if we are Christians. All sinners, if converted, have the same God and Christ whom John the Baptist had. There is no difference here, though one may by far excel the other in his station in life, in his calling, or in his talents. (Luther’s House Postil, Sermon for Septuagesima, Volume 1, p. 210-211)
Divine Service Septuagesima Sunday – January 28, 2024
Hymn “Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit” LW 369, TLH 372
Divine Service I, p.7 The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10, 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5, St. Matthew 20:1-16
Hymn of the Day: “Salvation unto Us Has Come” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #16, LW 355, TLH 377)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…” p.18
General Prayer……… p.19-20
Hymn: “O Living Bread from Heaven” LW 244, TLH 316
Exhortation p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Seek Where You May to Find a Way” LW 358, TLH 383
“Dear Christians, One and All” LW 353, TLH 387
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL)
Service Bulletin: Septuagesima-Divine-Service-for-Online-1-28-2024.pdf
Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: Revelation 6:3-6 – The Fifth Seal with those under the Altar, #955.
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Liturgical Elements #25 Excise of the Canon – Jan 28, 2024
We continue our look at the liturgical elements in the Common Service. Today we examine the excise of the Roman canon of the mass.
Handout 1: The-Sanctus-in-the-Divine-Service-online.pdf
Handout 2: Formula-of-Concord-SD-VII-Consecration.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Picture: The first college building of the Ev.-Luth. Missouri Synod, built in 1839. Our congregation participated in a Christmas Country Church Tour on December 14, 2023.
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On Going to the Altar.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. I will go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness. In the multitude of Thy mercies, O Lord, I go unto Thine altar. O save and deliver me for Thy mercies’ sake. Amen. (Oremus, 1925, p.136).
Divine Service on The Conversion of St. Paul – January 25, 2024
Order of Divine Service, p.7 The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Acts 9:1-22, St. Matthew 19:27-30
Hymn of the Day: “O Thou, Who Dost Accord Us the Highest Prize and Guerdon” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #75, ELH 356)
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: The-Conversion-of-St.-Paul-1-year-January-25-ASBH-Final.pdf
Picture: The inside of Immanuel Lutheran Church (founded in 1857) in Altenburg, MO. Our congregation participated in a Christmas Country Church Tour on December 14, 2023.
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Catechesis for Septuagesima – January 24, 2024
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 parable of the laborers in the vineyard (St. Matthew 20:1-16), which is the Holy Gospel for Septuagesima Sunday.
Learn-by-Heart will include “Salvation unto Us Has Come” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #16, LSB #555, LW #355, TLH #377), Small Catechism, Office of the Keys 1-3 and meaning, and 1 Timothy 2:3-4.
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Septuagesima-01-24-2024.pdf
Responsive Prayer for Catechesis: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2024-ASBH.pdf
Hymn: Septuagesima-insert-2-5-2023-ASBH-Final.pdf
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Divine Service on St. Timothy, Bishop and Confessor – January 24, 2024
Order of Divine Service, p.7 The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 1 Peter 5:1-4, St. John 21:15-17
Hymn of the Day: “True Shepherd who in love most deep” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #74)
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: St-Timothy-Pastor-and-Confessor-1-year-Jan-24-ASBH.pdf
Picture: The outside of Immanuel Lutheran Church (founded in 1857) in Altenburg, MO. This congregation was founded by members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg as the result of a dispute concerning chiliasm that had begun in 1856. Our congregation participated in a Christmas Country Church Tour on December 14, 2023.
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