Today we will look at the Scriptural doctrine of Election and The Predestinarian Controversy of the 1880’s within the Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1:  Unity-and-Realignment-1875-to-1988.pdf
Handout 2: Formula-of-Concord-Epitome-XI.-Eternal-Election-Oct-2022.pdf
Handout 3: Overheads-for-Aug-2-2020.pdf
Handout 4: Eternal-Election-.pdf
Handout 5: Lutheran-Cyclopedia-Intuitu-Fidei.pdf

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

Picture: On October 2, 2022, the member of Trinity Lutheran Church went on a “Hike with Pastor Mike.”  Here is the lookout at Inspiration Point at LaRue/Pine Hills.

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Today we will look at Unity and Realignment between 1856 to 1917 of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1:  Unity-and-Realignment-1875-to-1988.pdf

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

Picture: On September 25, 2022, Cecil and Linda Plock celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

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Today we will examine the Hymn of the Day and hymnody in general.
We are taking a one Sunday break from our study, “Lutheran Bodies in North America.”

Handout 1:  Hymns-for-Bible-Class-Sep-25-2022.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture: During the summer, Trinity Early Childhood Learning Center has a school class. Here they are being taught about the beginning chapters of Genesis.

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Today we will look at the polity of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1: Rast Demagoguery or Democracy.pdf
Handout 2:  Church-Polity-and-Ministry.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture: During the summer, Trinity Early Childhood Learning Center has a school class. Here they are attending daily chapel.

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In this class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will wrap the discussion of the Office of the Ministry and move on to an explanation of church polity.

Handout 1: Lutheran-Confessions-with-Ministry-and-Polity-Yellow-Marking.pdf
Handout 1: Ministry-Word-and-Sacrament.pdf
Handout 2: Church-Polity-and-Ministry.pdf
Handout 3: Moving-Frontiers-Summary-by-Schaff.pdf
Handout 4: Rast Demagoguery or Democracy.pdf

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

Picture: During the summer, Trinity Early Childhood Learning Center has a school class.

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In this class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will clear up the confusion regarding the Saxon Immigration questions regarding Church and Ministry.  The Scriptural and Confessional answer will render Walther’s transfer theory unnecessary.

Handout 1: Lutheran-Confessions-with-Ministry-and-Polity-Yellow-Marking.pdf
Handout 2:  Are-We-Church.pdf
Handout 3: Ministry-Word-and-Sacrament.pdf
Handout 4: Three-Kinds-of-Lutherans-b.pdf

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

Picture: St. Patrick Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL) hosted our Eldona Family Camp this Summer.  Here is a picture of the retreat center where we stayed in Panama City Beach, FL.

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In this class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will take a second look at the disagreements over the teaching of Church and Ministry.

Handout 1:  Lutheran-Confessions-with-Ministry-and-Polity.pdf
Handout 2:  Office-and-Ministry-Pictures-to-Hand-Out.pdf
Handout 3:  Apology-XIV-Ecclesiastical-Order.pdf
Handout 4: Theses-on-Church-and-Ministry.pdf
Handout 5: Demagoguery or Democracy? by Rast.pdf
Handout 6: Moving-Frontiers-Summary-by-Schaff.pdf

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

Picture: St. Patrick Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL) hosted our Eldona Family Camp this Summer.  Here is Pr. Brandon Warr leading the closing Divine Service.

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In this class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will look at the disagreements over the teaching of Church and Ministry.

Handout 1:  Lutheran-Confessions-with-Ministry-and-Polity.pdf
Handout 2: Church-Polity-and-Ministry.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture: St. Patrick Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL) hosted our Eldona Family Camp this Summer.  Here is the group at the closing Divine Service.

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In this fourth class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will look at the history of the coordination of the Lutherans following the great immigrations.

Handout 1:  America-Timeline-for-Lutherans-Pages-3-4.pdf
Handout 2: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture:  The 2022 Diocesan Family Camp was July 25-29, 2022 at Surfside Christian Retreat Center in Panama City Beach, hosted by St. Patrick Ev. Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL).  This is the winning sand castle by Ryan and Kyle from Peoria, IL.

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In this third class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will look at the history of the great immigrations of Lutherans in Prussian, Saxoy, and Scandinavian lands.

Handout 1:  America-Timeline-for-Lutherans-Pages-3-4.pdf
Handout 2: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture:  The 2022 Diocesan Family Camp was July 25-29, 2022 at Surfside Christian Retreat Center in Panama City Beach, hosted by St. Patrick Ev. Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL).

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