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Catechesis for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany on Jan 19, 2022

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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’ healing of the leper and of the centurion’s servant from Capernaum (Matthew 8:1-13), which is the Holy Gospel for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany.

Learn-by-Heart will include Lutheran Worship #78, stanza 3 of “Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasure,” Life Issues, and St. John 14:23-24.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Epiphany-3-01-19-2022.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2022-8.5×11.pdf

Cancelled Bible Study and Divine Service on Sunday, January 16, 2022

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There will be no Bible Study or Divine Service at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, January 16, 2022.

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

Picture: The Harvest from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch.  The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. Revelation 14-The angels gather the harvest at the end of the age, as God looks on with pruning hook in hand. 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 [email protected].  These images are made available by the generous contribution of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.

Catechesis on the Baptism of Our Lord (Matthew 3) 2017

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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 January 3, 2017, we learned stanzas 3-4 of “Welcome to Earth, O Noble Guest” (Lutheran Worship, #38), the third and fourth part of Holy Baptism 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 the comfort we receive from  Jesus’ Baptism (St. Matthew 3:13-17), which is the Holy Gospel for the Baptism of Our Lord(1st Sunday after Epiphany).

The service concludes with “Responsive Prayer for Catechesis” (pdf link below).  [Length: 1 hour, 3 minutes]

Bulletin: Catechesis Baptism of Our Lord – 01-03 2018
Responsive Prayer: Responsive Prayer for Catechesis 2017

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Divine Service 1st Sunday after Epiphany, January 9, 2022

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Within the Father’s House” LW 80, TLH 133
Readings: 1 Kings 8:6-13, Romans 12:1-5, St. Luke 2:41-52
Hymn of the Day: “Let All Together Praise Our God” LW 44, TLH 105
Sermon
“Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasure” LW 78
“Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning” LW 86, TLH 128
“Happy the Man Who Feareth God” (insert)
“O Living Bread from Heaven” LW 244, TLH 316
“O Christ, Our Light, O Radiance True” LW #314

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

Service Bulletin:  Epiphany-One-Divine-Service-for-Online-1-9-2022.pdf

Picture: The Two Witnesses from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch.  The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. Revelation 11-In the background John measures the temple and the altar as instructed, while in the foreground two powerful witnesses prophesy. The beast from the bottomless pit waits for them to finish their testimony, so that he may kill them. 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 [email protected].  These images are made available by the generous contribution of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.

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Catechesis on Epiphany One (Luke 2:41-52) 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 January 9, 2019, we learned stanza 2 of “To The Name of Our Salvation” (The Lutheran Hymnal #116), the second part of Holy Baptism 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 the Twelve Year-Old Jesus at the Temple (St. Luke 2:41-52), which is the Holy Gospel for the First Sunday after the Epiphany.

Bulletins: Catechesis-Epiphany-1-01-09-2019.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: 33 minutes]

The second video is the Catechesis Service.  [Length: 33 minutes]

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Divine Service The Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, 2022

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Service of Light, LW p.250-255  Lutheran Worship
Psalm 72 (LW p.332) and Isaiah 60:1-6
Hymn “Now Sing We, Now Rejoice” LW 47, TLH 92
Divine Service begins with Introit, then Kyrie p.137
Readings: Isaiah 51:1-6, Acts 4:8-12, Mt 1:18-21
Hymn “O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright” LW 73
Sermon
Communion Hymn: “The People That in Darkness Sat” LW 77, TLH 106
“Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord” LW 240, TLH 307
“Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasure” LW 78

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

Service Bulletin:  Epiphany-Divine-Service-for-Online-1-6-2022.pdf

Picture: The Little Scroll from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch.  The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. An angel instructs John to eat the little scroll.   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 [email protected].  These images are made available by the generous contribution of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.

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Divine Service Second Sunday after Christmas, January 2, 2022

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Oh, Come, all Ye Faithful” LW 41, TLH 102
Readings: Genesis 46:1-7, 1 Peter 4:12-19, St. Matthew 2:13-23
Hymn “Thine Honor Save, O Christ, Our Lord” TLH 265
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “From Heaven Came the Angels Bright” LW 52
“I Walk in Danger all the Way” LW 391, TLH 413
“Of The Father’s Love Begotten” LW 36, TLH 98
“From East to West” LW #43
Closing Hymn  “Let Us All with Gladsome Voice” LW 42

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

Service Bulletin:  Christmas-Two-Divine-Service-for-Online-1-2-2022.pdf

Picture: The 144,00o Sealed from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch.  The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. Angels hold the winds of the four corners of the earth back while the 144,000 saints are sealed with the mark of Christ. 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 [email protected].  These images are made available by the generous contribution of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.

 

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Divine Service on Eve of the Name of Jesus, December 31, 2021

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Divine Service on Eve of the Name of Jesus, December 31, 2021 at 7:00 PM   Link to Live Stream

Service of Light, LW p.250-255  Lutheran Worship
Psalm 8 (LW p.338) and Genesis 17:1-14
Hymn “Of The Father’s Love Begotten” LW 36, TLH 98
Divine Service begins with Introit, then Kyrie p.137
Readings: Isaiah 51:1-6, Acts 4:8-12, Mt 1:18-21
Hymn “To The Name of Our Salvation” TLH 116
Sermon
Communion Hymn: “The Infant Priest Was Holy Borne” HS98 #853
Closing Hymn “God of Our Fathers” LW 501

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

Service Bulletin:  New-Years-Eve-Divine-Service-for-Online-12-31-2021.pdf

Picture: The Sixth Trumpet from Das Newe Testament Deuotzsch.  The image is from Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) September Testament. Revelation 9-An angel sounds the sixth trumpet causing the attack of an army of angels and lion-like horses. 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 [email protected].  These images are made available by the generous contribution of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.

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Catechesis on Epiphany (St. Matthew 2:1-12) 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 January 2, 2019, we learned stanza 1 of “To The Name of Our Salvation” (The Lutheran Hymnal #116), the first question of from Holy Baptism 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 The Coming of the Magi (St. Matthew 2:1-12), which is the Holy Gospel for the Epiphany of Our Lord.

The service concludes with “Responsive Prayer for Catechesis” (pdf link below).    [Length: 1 hour and 4 minutes]

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Epiphany-1-02-2019-NKJV.pdf
Responsive Prayer:  Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2019.pdf

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Catechesis on Second Sunday after Christmas Dec 29, 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 “The Escape into Egypt” (St. Matthew 2:13-23), which is the Holy Gospel for the Second Sunday after Christmas.

Learn-by-Heart will include Lutheran Worship #36 (TLH #98), stanza 3-4 of “Of the Father’s Love Begotten,” Small Catechism, Holy Baptism, question #2, and St. Matthew 2:15b.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Christmas-Two-12-29-2022.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2022-8.5×11.pdf