Order of Confessional Service  The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal (ASBH)
Invocation (p.7)
Versicles, Psalm 42   p.227
Exhortation    p.228-229
Confession/Absolution    p.230
Readings:  Joel 3:1-10, Isaiah 59:12-21, Joel 2:12-19, 2 Peter 1:2-11, St. Matthew 6:16-21
Hymn of the Day: “When over Sin I Sorrow” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #19, LW 367, TLH 152)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” LW 247
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns: “Not All the Blood of Beasts” LW 99, TLH 156
“Glory Be To Jesus” LW 98, TLH 158
“By Grace I’m Saved” LW 351, TLH 373

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Ash-Wednesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-2-14-2024.pdf

Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: Revelation 8:1-6 – The Seventh Seal with the 7 angels and the Prayers of all the Saints, #958

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Hymn #304 “The Son of God Goes Forth to War” (TLH 452)
Divine Service I, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings:  Isaiah 35:3-7, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, St. Luke 18:31-43
Hymn of the Day: “If Thy Beloved Son, O God” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #18, TLH 375)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared” LW 246, TLH 306
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“God, Whose Almighty Word” LW 317, TLH 307
“In You, Lord, I Have Put My Trust” LW 406, TLH 508
“Let Me Be Yours Forever” LW 257, TLH 334

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Quinquagesima-Divine-Service-for-Online-2-11-2024.pdf

Picture:  The Luther Bible 1534: Revelation 7, Sealing the servants of God on their foreheads, #957.

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Hymn “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” LW 334, TLH 261
Divine Service I, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-13, 2 Corinthians 11:19-12:9, St. Luke 8:4-15
Hymn of the Day: “May God Embrace Us with His Grace” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #17, LW 288, TLH 500)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “O Jesus, Blessed Lord, My Praise” LW 245, TLH 309
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
“Preserve Your Word, O Savior” LW 337, TLH 264
“Lord, Open Now My Heart to Hear” LW 197, TLH 5
Closing Hymn: “On What Has Now Been Sown” LW 217, TLH 46

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Sexagesima-Divine-Service-for-Online-2-4-2024.pdf

Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: Revelation 6:12-17 – The Sixth Seal with the  Earthquake, #956

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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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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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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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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Hymn “Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here” LW 89, TLH 135
Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Isaiah 61:10-11, 2 Peter 1:16-21, St. Matthew 17:1-9
Hymn of the Day: “O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #15, LW 87)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face,” LW243
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns: “One Thing’s Needful” LW 277, TLH 366
“O God of God, O Light of Light” LW 83, TLH 132
Closing Hymn “Alleluia Song of Gladness” HS98 #819

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Transfiguration-Divine-Service-for-Online-1-21-2024b.pdf

Picture: The Luther Bible 1534:  Revelation 6:3-6 – The Third and Fourth Seals with the Four Horses, #954.

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The Second Sunday after Epiphany, January 17, 2024 at St. Bartholomew Mission (Fort Myers, FL)
Hymn “Oh, Blest the House What’er Befall” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #47)Hymn “O Blessed Home Where Man and Wife” (LW 466)
Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Romans 12:6-16, St. John 2:1-11
Hymn “Happy the Man Who Feareth God” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #11)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”  p.18
Prayer of the Church………   p.19-20
Hymn: “O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright” TLH 550
Communion Service, p.21
Distribution Hymn: “An Awe-full Mystery Is Here” TLH 304
Communion Hymn:  “Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Hast Prepared” TLH 306
Recitation of the Small Catechism, Questions 208-218 (Part III, The Lord’s Prayer. Of Prayer in General, pages 108-111)

Bulletin:  The-Order-of-Worship-01-14-24-Epiphany-2.pdf

–This Divine Service conducted by Pastor Michael D. Henson (Herrin, IL)
–The St. Bartholomew Ev. Lutheran Mission, Fort Myers, Florida (ELDoNA) is served by Pastor Jerald Dulas (spplc.org).

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Hymn “O Blessed Home Where Man and Wife” (LW 466)
Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Romans 12:6-16, St. John 2:1-11
Hymn “Happy the Man Who Feareth God” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #11)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “I Come, O Savior, to Your Table” LW 242, TLH 315
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:  “Rejoice, My Heart, Be Glad” LW 424, TLH 535
“Song of Thankfulness and Praise” LW 88, TLH 134
“When Christ’s Appearing Was Made Known” LW 81, TLH 131

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Epiphany-Two-Divine-Service-for-Online-1-14-2024.pdf

Picture: The Luther Bible 1534:  Revelation 4 – The Throne in Heaven, #952.

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