Sunday, November 3, 2024

All Saints 2024

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The Confession of Sins
The Absolution
The Introit p. 16

Introit

O almighty God, who hast knit together Thine elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those unspeakable joys which Thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love Thee; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth, etc.

The Gloria Patri
The Kyrie p. 17
The Gloria in Excelsis
The Salutation and Collect p. 19

Collect

O almighty God, who hast knit together Thine elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those unspeakable joys which Thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love Thee; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth, etc.

The Epistle and Gradual    

Oh, fear the Lord, ye His saints: 
for there is no want to them that fear Him.
V. They that seek the Lord: 
shall not want any good thing. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
V. Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden: 
and I will give you rest. Hallelujah!
 
The Gospel              
Glory be to Thee, O Lord!
Praise be to Thee, O Christ!
The Nicene Creed             p. 22
The Sermon Hymn # 463            For All the Saints                   

                    The Word of Faith Towards God


The Communion Hymn #313              O Lord We Praise Thee - Luther
The Preface p. 24
The Sanctus p. 26
The Lord's Prayer p. 27
The Words of Institution
The Agnus Dei p. 28
The Nunc Dimittis p. 29
The Benediction p. 31
The Hymn 
#657            Beautiful Savior

 By Norma A. Boeckler

Today we remember - Walter Boeckler, who supported Luther's doctrine and independent congregations; Gary Meyer, who participated in our first Ustream services; Brenda Kielher, who with her parents Cliff and Cleo Kiehler, helped start Bethany in New Ulm, Minnesota; and Gladys Jackson Meyer, who supported Bethany from the beginning and enjoyed helping out. Carl Roper supported independent congregations from the beginning. Carol Olsen, Lori Howell's mother, who worshiped with us, passed into eternal life on October 8th. 2021. Christina Jackson met her Savior August 22nd, 2021. Christina Jackson met her Savior August 22nd, 2021. Besides these, we have many others we name in our hearts, beloved, deeply missed, children, relatives, friends. Randy Anderson asked for more about Luther and Justification by Faith. He passed into eternal life on May 12, 2024.

In Our Prayers
  • Pastor Jim Shrader is recovering from tests. Dr. Lito Cruz is having some challenges, their grandson as well. My brother-in-law, Kermit Way, is also is our prayers.


 Epistle
KJV Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundredand forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Gospel
KJV Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.


The Word of Faith Towards God
As long, however, as he is faithful in these two particulars, namely, in the Word of Faith towards God, by which the heart becomes pure, and in the word of the knowledge of what he is to do towards his neighbor in his calling, everything is pure to him, even if with his fists and his whole body he is busy with dirt.

"Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God." The verses - from the Sermon on the Mount and Luther's sermon on the Beatitudes - are enough for study throughout the year. The blessed verses are the "scandal" - the Greek for being the trigger that sets off the trap. That sounds awkward and difficult at first, but it is the goal of Jesus to connect His divine wisdom with our tendency to be tripped up by the truth and the rash claims of fakes.
    We enjoy a continuous battle with reason and with faith in God - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is no puzzle - children delight in belief in God, adults fall away from the Biblical truths. Children have often explained to me, "Jesus is God. God can do anything." Adults, especially those with seminary degrees - and worse - say, "I am not sure about that" (any number of stumbling blocks). What the child sees and understands the adult trips over and falls down.
    The problem of adults is the inability to believe all that the Lord Jesus Christ teaches. Pure in heart means - trust in all that God has to offer us, made clear by the Incarnation, God the Son in the flesh, born of the Virgin Mary, a great teacher and miracle worker, nevertheless dying to atone for our sins, rising from the dead, and ascending to Heaven.
    Adults tend toward their own self-image and not necessarily the faith of Jesus taught throughout the Scriptures. The humanity of Jesus teaches us this Faith Belonging to Jesus because it is there in the original, edited 3 times by the Apostle Paul. What do the hooligans and thieves see? very little. Their big, expensive, calf-leather, gold embossed Biblical versions (paraphrases, expanding, dumbed-down) see faith-in-Jesus only and remain in darkness. If only faith-in-Jesus, then they are lost in darkness because they are measuring their own individual faith (sculpted, changed, edited, omitted) passages.
KJV Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

That has puzzled the great theologians for many decades, because it has to mean that He is both man and God, that forgiveness/absolution passes from God incarnate to us ordinary men and woman. The "new" (corrupted) Bibles teach by erasing words that annoy them and also change clear passages that demand the truth.





Faith in Christ means that everything God can do is also within the boundaries of a human being. For many centuries and especially in these times, the leaders/managers, bishops, DPs, Popes and mini-Popes want to point everyone to them and not to the Good Shepherd.

    Luther made that very clear. All the power belongs to the Word of God, and the greatest power comes from the clearest part. Nevertheless, anyone can possess these truths and teach them to spouses, children, and clergy (the most obstinate).

    The Word of God spreads through hearing and believing (Romans 10). That is a miracle by itself. The next step is realizing what God and His holy angels are already doing, often without any advice or repentance and forgiveness. 

KJV Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power [efficacy, dynamite] that worketh [energy] in us,

[ κατα την δυναμιν dynamite την ενεργουμενην energy εν ημιν}

KJV Romans 10

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

    

Sunday, January 28, 2024

TLH - Behold the Sure Foundation-Stone

 

"Behold the Sure Foundation-Stone"
by Isaac Watts, 1674-1748

Tune: "St. Anne"

1. Behold the sure Foundation-stone
Which God in Zion lays
To build our heavenly hopes upon
And His eternal praise.

2. Chosen of God, to sinners dear,
Let saints adore the name;
They trust their whole salvation here,
Nor shall they suffer shame.

3. The foolish builders, scribe and priest,
Reject it with disdain;
Yet on this rock the Church shall rest
And envy rage in vain.

4. What though the gates of hell withstood
Yet must this building rise.
'Tis Thine own work, Almighty God,
And wondrous in our eyes.

Hymn #460
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Psalm 118:22
Author: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: William Croft, 1708
Tune: "St. Anne"


Sunday, June 27, 2021

If God Himself Be For Me - Gerhardt - #528

 Lutheran Library free online books by Morris are linked here.


Tune - Valet will ich dich geben


10. In yonder home doth flourish
My heritage, my lot;
Though here I die and perish,
My heaven shall fail me not.
Though care my life oft saddens
And causeth tears to flow,
The light of Jesus gladdens,
And sweetens every woe.

11. Who clings with resolution
To Him whom Satan hates
Must look for persecution;
For him the burden waits
Of mockery, shame, and losses,
Heaped on his blameless head;
A thousand plagues and crosses
Will be his daily bread.

12. From me this is not hidden,
Yet I am not afraid;
I leave my cares, as bidden,
To whom my vows are paid.
Though life and limb it cost me
And everything I own,
Unshaken shall I trust Thee
And cleave to Thee alone.

13. Though earth be rent asunder,
Thou'rt mine eternally;
Not fire nor sword nor thunder
Shall sever me from Thee;
Not hunger, thirst, nor danger, 
Not pain not poverty
Nor mighty princes' anger
Shall ever hinder me.

14. No angel and no gladness
No throne, no pomp, no show,
No love, no hate, no sadness,
No pain, no depths of woe,
No scheme of man's contrivance,
However small or great,
Shall draw me from Thy guidance
Nor from Thee separate.

15. My heart for joy is springing
And can no more be sad,
'Tis full of mirth and singing,
Sees naught but sunshine glad.
The Sun that cheers my spirit
Is Jesus Christ, my King;
The heaven I shall inherit
Makes me rejoice and sing.

The Lutheran Hymnal #528
If God Himself Be For Me
Romans 8:31-39
Paul Gerhardt, 1656

Sunday, December 6, 2020

The Litany of Martin Luther, 1529



The Litany of Martin Luther, 1529.

℣: O Lord,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O Christ,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O Lord,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O Christ,

℟: Hear Thou us.

℣: O God the Father in heaven,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O God the Holy Ghost,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: Be gracious unto us.

℟: Spare us, good Lord.

℣: Be gracious unto us.

℟: Help us, good Lord.

                                                              

℣: From all sin;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From all error;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From all evil:

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From the crafts and assaults of the devil;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From sudden and evil death;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From pestilence and famine;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From war and bloodshed;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From sedition and rebellion;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From lightning and tempest;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: From all calamity by fire and water;

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: And from everlasting death:

℟: Good Lord, deliver us.

℣: By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: By Thy holy Nativity;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: By Thy baptism, fasting, and temptation;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: By Thine agony and bloody sweat;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: By Thy cross and Passion;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: By Thy precious death and burial;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: And by the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter:

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: In all time of our tribulation;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: In all time of our prosperity;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: In the hour of death;

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: And in the day of Judgment:

℟: Help us, good Lord.

℣: We poor sinners do beseech Thee

℟: To hear us, O Lord God,

℣: And to rule and govern Thy holy Christian Church;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To preserve all pastors and ministers of Thy Church in the true knowledge and understanding of Thy Word and in holiness of life;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To put an end to all schisms and causes of offense;

 

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To bring into the way of truth all such as have erred and are deceived;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To beat down Satan under our feet;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To send faithful laborers into Thy harvest;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To accompany Thy Word with Thy Spirit and grace;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To raise up them that fall and to strengthen such as do stand;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: And to comfort and help the weak-hearted and the distressed:

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To give all nations peace and concord;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To preserve our country from discord and contention;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To give to our nation perpetual victory over all its enemies;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To direct and defend our President and all in authority;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: And to bless and keep our magistrates and all our people:

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To behold and succor all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To protect all who travel by land or water;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To preserve all women in the perils of childbirth;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To set free all who are innocently imprisoned;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To defend and provide for all fatherless children and widows;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: And to have mercy upon all men:

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: To give and preserve to our use the fruits of the earth;

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: And graciously to hear our prayers:

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,

℟: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

℣: O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world,

℟: Grant us Thy peace.

℣: O Christ,

℟: Hear Thou us.

℣: O Lord,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

℣: O Christ,

℟: Have mercy upon us.

Minister and Congregation:

Lord have mercy upon us. Amen.

 

 

                                                                          


Thursday, July 16, 2020

YouTube of The Lutheran Hymnal Service



All the public domain hymns from The Lutheran Hymnal are linked here. Artwork by Norma A. Boeckler is being added, with the tunes linked as well.



Link to this YouTube

INTRODUCTION The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (LCMS) published a set of 78 rpm phonograph records through the Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, probably to coincide with the introduction of the 1941 hymnal. That traditional hymnal has since been replaced throughout most churches with yet another hymnal featuring more contemporary forms of praise music, to the disappointment of some. To the "old-timers" I lovingly dedicate this video. These fragile original records were borrowed from the record collection of my fellow-collector and organist friend, Ralph Pugh. TECHNICAL DETAILS The recordings were made on location and were probably cut on acetate disks using a portable cutter. The results were less than studio grade. Some background noise will be noticed due to record wear. Some of the records were so heavily warped that transcriptions had be taken at reduced speeds and then digitally sped up again. Minimal noise filtration was used to preserve as much fidelity of the recordings as possible.