Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #24:  December 11, 2022

Today we examine the LCMS history of the walkout and seminex.  We also look at the fellowship between the LCMS and ALC between 1969-1980.

Handout 1:  Part-7-Progressives-in-LCMS-final.pdf
Handout 2: Part-6-Nineteen-Sixties.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #23: December 4, 2022

Today we continue the history of the Lutheran church bodies in North America with the mergers of The American Lutheran Church (ALC 1960) and the Lutheran Church in America (LCA 1962).
Handout 1:  Part-6-A New Direction with the 1960s.pdf
Handout 2: Historical-Critical-Method-Debunked.pdf
Overhead 1: My-Diagrams-for-Lutheran-Bodies-in-NA.pdf

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

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #22 – November 27, 2022

Today we continue the history of the Lutheran church bodies in North America after the Americanization.

Handout 1:  Part-4-After-Americanization.pdf
Handout 2:  Part-5-After-the-Brief-Statement.pdf
Overhead 1: My-Diagrams-for-Lutheran-Bodies-in-NA.pdf

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

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #21, November 20, 2022

Today we continue to look at how the dissolution of society in the 1920s affected the Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1:  Part-4-After-Americanization.pdf
Handout 2:  After-1918-Lutheran-Synods-b.pdf
Handout 3:  Unity-and-Realignment-Part-3.pdf
Overhead 1: My-Diagrams-for-Lutheran-Bodies-in-NA.pdf

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

 

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #20 – November 13, 2022

Today we look at how the dissolution of society in the 1920s affected the Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1:  After-1918-Lutheran-Synods-b.pdf
Handout 2:  Unity-and-Realignment-Part-3.pdf
Overhead 1: My-Diagrams-for-Lutheran-Bodies-in-NA.pdf

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

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #19 – November 6, 2022

Today we look at how the American Lutheran Church of 1930 came into being, as well as the reaction from the other Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1:  After-1918-Lutheran-Synods-b.pdf
Handout 2:  Unity-and-Realignment-Part-3.pdf
Handout 3:  Law-and-Gospel-Lecture-24-Introduction-pages-348-351-Walther.pdf
Overhead 1: My-Diagrams-for-Lutheran-Bodies-in-NA.pdf

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

Picture: Pastor Henson and Deacon Harroun at the All Saints’ Day Service on November 1, 2022.

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #18 – October 30, 2022

Today we continue the history of Unity and Realignment between 1917 and before 1930 of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1:  After-1918-Lutheran-Synods.pdf
Handout 2:  Law-and-Gospel-Lecture-24-Introduction-pages-348-351-Walther.pdf
Handout 3: The-True-Visible-Church-of-God-of-God-Upon-Earth-Theses-XXIC-XXV-pages-128-137-Walther.pdf
Handout 4:  Orthodox-and-Heterodox-Churches-from-Christian-Dogmatics-III-pages-422-427.pdf
Handout 5:  Nelson-pages-372-375-377-378-409-410.pdf
Overhead 1: My-Diagrams-for-Lutheran-Bodies-in-NA.pdf

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

Picture:  From the congregational Deer Farm Hayride this fall.

 

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #17 – October 23, 2022

Today we continue the history of Unity and Realignment between 1917 and before 1930 of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.

Handout 1:  Unity-and-Realignment-1875-to-1988.pdf
Handout 2:  After-1918-Lutheran-Synods.pdf
Handout 3:  Nelson-pages-372-375-377-378-409-410.pdf
Overhead 1: My-Diagrams-for-Lutheran-Bodies-in-NA.pdf

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


Picture: After the “Hike with Pastor Mike” on October 2, 2022, we had a picnic at Devil’s Backbone Park in Grand Tower.  The park is near the pipeline bridge and Tower rock.

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #16 – October 16, 2022

Today we finish up the Scriptural doctrine of Election and The Predestinarian Controversy….
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
Handout 6: Presdestinarian-Contorversy-Simplified.pdf

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


Picture: Before the “Hike with Pastor Mike” on October 2, 2022, we visited Rendleman’s Orchard and walked through their flower and pumpkin fields.

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #15 – October 9, 2022

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.