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Divine Service for Advent One on November 28, 2021

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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 dia@emory.edu.  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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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 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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To Rejoice in God’s Will Toward Us.

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O GOD, Who chastisest us in Thy love, and refreshest us amid Thy chastening: Grant that we may ever be able to give Thee thanks for both; 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.59).

Miriam’s Class #55 on Genesis 28 on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021

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Miriam’s Sunday School Study, Class #55:  on November 21, 2021   Link to Live Stream

Today’s class examines Jacob’s Ladder in Genesis 28:10-22.

Handout 1: Text-for-Genesis-28.pdf

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

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Divine Service Last Sunday in the Church Year November 21, 2021

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Last Sunday in the Church Year Divine Service, November 21, 2021 at 10:15 AM   Link to Live Stream

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us” LW 176, TLH 67
Readings:  Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thess 5:1-11, Matthew 25:1-13
Hymn “Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying” LW 177, TLH 609
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “Abide With Me” LW 490, TLH 552
“Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray” LW 250, TLH 314
“Come Thou Bright and Morning Star” TLH 539
“Rise My Soul, to Watch and Pray” LW 302, TLH 446

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

Service Bulletin:  Last-Sunday-Divine-Service-for-Online-11-21-2021.pdf

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#67 God Help Us As We Do Our Part as Christians

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A thousand years ago you and I were nothing, and yet the church was preserved at that time without us. He who is called “who was” and “yesterday” had to accomplish this. Even during our lifetime we are not the church’s guardians. It is not preserved by us, for we are unable to drive off the devil in the persons of the pope, the sects, and evil men. If it were up to us, the church would perish before our very eyes, and we together with it (as we experience daily). For it is another Man who obviously preserves both the church and us. He does this so plainly that we could touch and feel it, if we did not want to believe it. We must leave this to him who is called “who is” and “today.” Likewise we will contribute nothing toward the preservation of the church after our death. He who is called “who is to come” and “forever” will accomplish it. What we are now saying about ourselves in this respect, our ancestors also had to say, as is borne out by the psalms and the Scriptures. And our descendants will make the same discovery, prompting them to join us and the entire church in singing Psalm 124: “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, let Israel now say,” etc.  (Luther’s Works, v.47, p.118)

Picture:  Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from  Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch.  The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. The image is based on Revelation chapter 6:1-8.  After the first four seals are opened, four horsemen roam the earth bringing great calamity. They are shown carrying a bow, a sword, scales, and a pitchfork. Woodcut designed by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), a close friend of Luther.  http://pitts.emory.edu/

Catechesis on the Last Sunday in the Church Year / Trinity 27 (St. Matthew 25:1-13) 2019

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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 November 20, 2019, we learned stanza 4 of “Brief Life Is Here Our Portion” (The Lutheran Hymnal #448) and the Fourth Petition and the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains “The Ten Virgins” (St. Matthew 25:1-13), which is the Holy Gospel for Last Sunday in the Church Year (Trinity 27).

The service concludes with “Recite Word by Word.”    [Length: 1 hour and 6 minutes]

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Last-Sunday-11-20-2019-online.pdf
Prayers:  Recite-Word-by-Word.pdf

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