Trinity's Pastor Writes

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” LW 113, TLH 172

Bidding Prayer, p.276

Readings:  Hosea 6:1-16, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, St. John 18:1-19:42

Hymn “A Lamb Alone Bears Willingly” LW 111, TLH 142

Reproaches

Hymn “Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless”  Stanza 1 & 2 of LW 208, TLH 146

Hymn “Sing, My Tongue” LW 117

Sermon

Communion Hymns

Hymn “O Dearest Jesus, What Law Have You Broken”  LW 119, TLH 143

Hymn “Go to Dark Gethsemane” LW #110, TLH 159

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

Service Bulletin:  Good-Friday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-15-2022.pdf

https://vimeo.com/699887065

Picture:  The initial Letter “U” of The Fourth Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  Jesus between 2 cherubs appearing to Moses with a bird….  “And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai…”  “Und der HERR Redet mit Mose ynn der zvusten Sinai…”  From page CI = 101.

“Luther struggled with Leviticus, which he regarded as tiresome and having little spiritual perspective.  Luther: ‘I have made a great effort to make Moses so German that no one would guess that he was a Jew’" (https://gruber.lstc.edu/luthers_bible/1523_1533.php).

Order of Matins/Lauds (Insert)

Psalmody:  Psalm 4, 15, 16

Readings: Lamentations 3:19-21, 22, 23-66, 4:1-6, 7-22, 5:1-11, 12-22, Hebrews 9:11-22

After readings Hymn “The Royal Banners Forward Go” LW 103, TLH 168 (insert)

Sermon

Canticle of Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:10-20)

Psalm 150

Canticle of Zechariah (Benedicus)

Psalm 51

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

Service Bulletin:  Tenebrae-for-THREE-DAYS-NKJV-Online.pdf

https://vimeo.com/699651861

Order of Confessional Service I, p.308  Lutheran Worship

Psalm 51

Readings:  Exodus 12:1-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32, St. John 13;1-15

Hymn “The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord” LW 107, TLH 163

Sermon

Communion Service, p.144

Hymn “On My Heart Imprint Your Image”  LW 100, TLH 179

Hymn “Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness” LW #239, TLH 305

Psalm 22

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

Service Bulletin:  Maundy-Thursday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-14-2022.pdf

https://vimeo.com/699586515

Picture:  The initial Letter “U” of The Third Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is a lamb on the altar with a priest and a creature….  “Now the LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him….”  “Und der HERR rief Mose / unnd redet mit yhm…”  From page LXXX = 80.

Order of Matins/Lauds

Psalmody:  Psalm 2, 22, 27

Readings: Lamentations 2:1-7, 8-15, 16-22, 3:1-9, 10-18, Hebrews 4:11-5:6

After readings Hymn “The Royal Banners Forward Go” LW 103, TLH 168 (insert)

Sermon

Canticle of Habakkuk (3:2-19)

Psalm 147:12-20

Canticle of Zechariah (Benedicus)

Psalm 51

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

Service Bulletin:  Tenebrae-for-THREE-DAYS-NKJV-Online.pdf

https://vimeo.com/699202457

Order of Matins/Lauds (Insert)

Psalmody:  Psalm 69, 70, 71

Readings: Lamentations 1:1-14, 15-22, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

After readings Hymn “The Royal Banners Forward Go” LW 103, TLH 168 (insert)

Sermon

Canticle of Moses (Exodus 15:1-19)

Psalm 147:1-11

Canticle of Zechariah (Benedicus)

Psalm 51

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

Service Bulletin:  Tenebrae-for-THREE-DAYS-NKJV-Online.pdf

https://vimeo.com/699097406

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95

Readings:  Isaiah 62:11-63:7, Revelation 1:5b-7, St. Luke 22:1-23:56

Hymn “Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted”  LW 116, TLH 153

Sermon

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

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Wednesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-13-2022.pdf

https://vimeo.com/698688653

Picture:  The initial Letter “D” of The Second Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is God appearing on the mountain….   “These are the names of the children of Israel…”  “Das sind die namen der kinder Israel…”  From page XLVI = 46.

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95

Readings:  Jeremiah 11:18-20, 1 Timothy 6:12-14, St. Mark 14:1-15:46

Hymn “Upon the Cross Extended”  LW 121, TLH 171

Sermon

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

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Tuesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-12-2022.pdf

https://vimeo.com/698263236

Picture:  The initial Letter “A” of The First Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is of God creating the sphere of the world.  “In the beginning God created the heaven and earth…”  “Am anfang schuff Gott hymel und erden…”  From page VII = 7.

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Hymn “Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95

Readings:  Isaiah 50:5-10, 1 Peter 2:21-24, St. John 12:1-43

Hymn “No Tramp of Soldiers’ Marching Feet”  HS98 #826

Sermon

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

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Monday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-11-2022.pdf

https://vimeo.com/697920439

Picture:  The initial Letter “D” of the Foreword by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is Moses (in red) with horns, and Aaron the priest (in blue) with the Lord speaking to Moses. “Das alte testament halten ettlich geringe…”  “The Old Testament retains some unimportant things …”  From page II. = 2.

Pictures of Moses with horns (or rays of light).  “A curious feature of medieval and renaissance depictions of Moses is that quite a few paintings and sculptures imagine him as horned. Indeed he looks a lot like a Pagan horned god in many of them.

Many scholars believe this was due to a mistranslation in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Hebrew scriptures completed by St. Jerome.  The key verse is Exodus 34:29-30, which in the New International Version of the Bible reads as follows: “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.”

The problem is this: the phrase “was radiant” is a translation of the Hebrew word “karan” which can also mean “was horned”.  Only one Greek translation available to Jerome – that by the Jewish convert Aquila – understood “karan” to mean “had become horned.” Nonetheless, that is the definition that Jerome chose to go with.”  (https://curiouschristian.blog/2019/08/12/the-horned-moses-in-medieval-art/)

Today’s class examines The Second Trip to Egypt in Genesis 43.

Handout 1:  Text-for-Chapter-43.pdf

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

https://vimeo.com/695409623

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship

Palm Sunday Procession (Matthew 21:1-9)

Hymn “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” LW 102, TLH 160

Readings:  Zechariah 9:9-12, Philippians 2:5-11, St. Matthew 26:1-27:66

Hymn “The Royal Banners Forward Go” LW 103, TLH 168

Sermon

Communion Hymns: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” LW 106, TLH 161

“Ride On, Ride On in Majesty” LW 105, TLH 162

“Lamb of God, Pure and Holy” LW 208, TLH 146

“Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95

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

Service Bulletin:  Palmarum-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-10-2022.pdf

https://vimeo.com/695433756

Picture:  The Cover Page for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.

(https://collections.museumofthebible.org/artifacts/25085-luthers-pentateuch?&tab=description).

 Martin Luther published his initial Old Testament translation in 4 parts. Although this first portion was entitled “The Old Testa-ment German,” it contained only the first five books of the Bible.

Luther: "I have made a great effort to make Moses so German that no one would guess that he was a Jew."

In the Preface Luther wrote: "It is the principal teaching of the Old Testament to proclaim the law, to reveal sin, and to further the good....For Moses can do no more by the law than tell what man ought to do and ought not to do. But he cannot give the power, the strength, and the ability to fulfill it." Large portions of this Preface are contained in Willem Jan Kooiman, Luther and the Bible [Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1961], p. 135-144.  (https://gruber.lstc.edu/luthers_bible/1523_1533.php)