Trinity's Pastor Writes

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” LW 334, TLH 261

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

“Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared” LW 246, TLH 306

“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-2-12-2023.pdf

https://vimeo.com/796052292

Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: Judges 16:1-3 – Samson with The Gates of Gaza, #350

If you might be interested in joining Trinity Lutheran Church, this is the course for you!  Come and find out with the first four classes being held February 12, 19, 26, and March 5.

Handout 1: Overheads-for-Basics-Class-1-Feb-12-2023.pdf

Handout 2:  The-Basics-of-Lutheran-Teaching-Class-1-Feb-12-2023.pdf

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

https://vimeo.com/798137331

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit” LW 369, TLH 372

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

“Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord” LW 240, TLH 307

“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-2-5-2023.pdf

https://vimeo.com/795307231

Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: Judges 15 – Samson’s Jawbone, #349

Today we continue our study of the LCMS after 1981 within our study of The Lutheran Bodies in North America.

Handout 1: Part-9-after-1981-LCMS.pdf

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

https://vimeo.com/793850793

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “In Peace and Joy I Now Depart” (insert from Augustana #77, LW 185, TLH 137)

Readings: Malachi 3:1-4, Hebrews 2:14-18, St. Luke 2:22-32

Hymn “God Loved the World So That He Gave” LW 352

Sermon

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

Service Bulletin:  The-Presentation-of-our-Lord-1-year-February-2-ASBH.pdf

https://vimeo.com/793866263

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 parable of the laborers in the vineyard (St. Matthew 20:1-16), which is the Holy Gospel for Septuagesima Sunday.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Salvation Unto Us Has Come” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #16, LW #355, TLH #377), Small Catechism, Office of the Keys 1-3 and meaning, and 1 Timothy 2:3-4.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Septuagesima-02-1-2023.pdf

Responsive Prayer for Catechesis:    Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2023.pdf

Insert for Hymn: Septuagesima-insert-2-5-2023-ASBH-Final.pdf

https://vimeo.com/792825939

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn "How Good, Lord, to Be Here" LW 89, TLH 135

Readings: Isaiah 61:10-11, 2 Peter 1:16-21, St. Matthew 17:1-9

Hymn of the Day: “Oh, Wondrous Type! Oh, Vision Fair” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #15, LW 87)

Sermon

“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” LW 241

“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” WS98 #819

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

Service Bulletin:  Transfiguration-Divine-Service-for-Online-1-29-2023.pdf

https://vimeo.com/793057716

Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: Judges 14 - Samson Kills a Lion with his Hands, p.48.

Lutheran Bodies in North America, Class #28:  January 29, 2023  Link to Live Stream

Today we continue our study of the LCMS after 1981 within our study of The Lutheran Bodies in North America.

Handout 1: Part-9-after-1981-LCMS.pdf

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

https://vimeo.com/791633168

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn "For All Your Saints, O Lord” LW 195

Readings: Acts 20:17-35, Ephesians 3:14-21, St. Matthew 24:42-47

Hymn of the Day: “Lord of the Church, We Humble Pray” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #76, ELH 95, LW 261, TLH 489)

Sermon

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

Service Bulletin:  St-Titus-Bishop-and-Confessor-1-year-January-26-ASBH-Final.pdf

https://vimeo.com/792687071

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “By All your Saints in Warfare” (LW #193 stanza 11)

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

https://vimeo.com/792308226