Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church 929 East Milton Street, South Bend (574)

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1 Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church 929 East Milton Street, South Bend (574) Rev. Dr. Richard Stuckwisch, Pastor Rev. Gifford A. Grobien, Assistant Pastor Z DAILY CATECHESIS ON THE WAY Z TO AND FROM EMMAUS WITH JESUS Z THE FOURTH WEEK OF TRINITY TIDE Z They were continually devoting themselves to the Apostolic Doctrine and to the Communion, to the Breaking of the Bread, and to the Prayers. (Acts of the Apostles 2:42) Z Z Z

2 The Fourth Week of Trinity Tide June 2010 This Week in the Church Year The Lord takes every initiative in finding those who did not seek Him. He rescues them and reconciles them to Himself by the incarnate Son. For wherever Christ Jesus enters in, Satan is cast out. We who were enslaved and driven mad by the assaults and accusations of the devil, are now set free by the Word of Christ. He drowns and destroys the piggish old Adam in us with the waters of Holy Baptism, and He brings us out of death into life. No longer naked in our shame and living among the tombs, we are brought into the Lord s House, fully clothed by Christ. He has fulfilled the Law on our behalf and redeemed us from every accusation. Justified by His grace through faith in His Gospel, we are no longer slaves of sin, death and the devil, but beloved sons of God in Christ. Emphasis: Christ Jesus Releases Us from the Bonds of Death The Order of Daily Catechesis in Word and Prayer Pray and confess out loud as much from the order of daily catechesis as you and your family are able. Learn by heart the verse, catechism, and hymn of the week. [The Opening Versicles and Psalmody]: O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will declare Your praise. Make haste, O God, to deliver me. Make haste to help me, O Lord. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Psalm 3 (and/or one or more of the appointed daily Psalms listed below) Psalms Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Morning 67, , , , 147: , 143, 147: , , 149 Evening 46, 93 85, 47 28, , 91 81, 116 6, , 90 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

3 The Verse: St. Luke 8:39a Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you. Readings for the Fourth Week of Trinity Tide: Sunday, 20 June 2010 Proverbs 22:22 23:12; St. John 18:15 40 Monday, 21 June 2010 Proverbs 24:1 22; St. John 19:1 22 Tuesday, 22 June 2010 Proverbs 25:1 22; St. John 19:23 42 Wednesday, 23 June 2010 Proverbs 27:1 24; St. John 20:1 18 Thursday, 24 June 10 (The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist) Proverbs 30:1 9, 18 33; St. John 20:19 31 (Isaiah 40:1 5; Acts 13:13 26; and St. Luke 1:57 80) Friday, 25 June 2010 (Presentation of the Augsburg Confession) Proverbs 31:10 31; St. John 21:1 25 Saturday, 26 June 2010 (The Prophet Jeremiah) Joshua 1:1 18; Acts 8:1 25 O Lord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God.

4 The Catechism: The Table of Duties, continued WHAT THE HEARERS OWE THEIR PASTORS We urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work s sake. Be at peace among yourselves. (1Thessalonians 5:12 13) Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. (Hebrews 13:17) OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. (Romans 13:1 4) OF CITIZENS Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. (St. Matthew 22:21) The Hymns of the Week ONCE IN THE BLEST BAPTISMAL WATERS LSB #598 [Daily Prayer: Invocation, Apostles Creed, Kyrie Eleison, and the Our Father]: In the Name Z of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and Z the life everlasting. Amen.

5 Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father Who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever & ever. Amen. [The Collect(s) of the Week, Intercessions for each day of the week, and Special Petitions]: (Thursday, 24 June): Collect for the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist Almighty God, through John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, You once proclaimed salvation. Now grant that we may know this salvation and serve You in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (Amen) Collect for the Fourth Week of Trinity Tide: O God, You have prepared for those who love You such good things as surpass our understanding. Cast out all sins and evil desires from us, and pour into our hearts Your Holy Spirit to guide us into all blessedness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (Amen) Daily Themes for Intercessory Prayer: Sunday: For the joy of the Resurrection; for the faithful preaching and hearing of God s Word; for the fruit of faith nourished by the Word and Sacraments. Monday: For faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; for vocations and daily work; for the unemployed; for the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for Resurrection Lutheran Academy and other schools, our home schools, our colleges and seminaries; for good government and peace. Tuesday: For deliverance against temptation and evil; for the addicted and despairing; for the tortured and oppressed; for those struggling with sin. Wednesday: For marriage and family, that husbands and wives, parents and children live in ordered harmony according to the Word of God; for parents who must rear their children alone; for our communities and neighborhoods. Thursday: For the Church and her pastors; for missionaries, teachers, deaconesses, and other servants of Christ and His Church; for the fruitful and salutary use of the blessed Sacrament of the Lord s Body and Blood.

6 Friday: Saturday: For the preaching of the holy cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for its spread throughout the whole world; for the persecuted; for the sick and dying. For faithfulness to the end; for the renewal of those who are withering in the faith or have fallen away; for pastors as they prepare to administer Christ s holy gifts; for receptive hearts and minds on the Lord s Day. In our Prayers this Week at Emmaus: Cheryl Lofty (Barb Pacheco s niece), who has given birth to twins, Colton and Daphne; that the Lord would keep both mother and children in safety, and that He would bring these little ones into His Kingdom through Holy Baptism; Zachary & Rebekah Stuckwisch, and Rebekah s family, as they are visiting in South Bend this week. and as they travel homeward to Texas on Thursday; and Myrtle Bernice Adams, Pastor & LaRena s adopted daughter in the Gospel, who will be traveling to South Bend this weekend for a few week s vacation. [The Daily Morning or Evening Prayer, the Benedicamus, and the Benediction]: (Morning): We thank You, Lord God, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept us this night from all harm and danger; and we pray that You would keep us this day also from sin and every evil, that all our doings and life may please You; for into Your hands we commend ourselves, our bodies and souls and all things; let Your holy Angel be with us, that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen. (Evening): We thank You, Lord God, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept us this day from all harm and danger; and we pray that You would forgive us all our sins, wherever we have done wrong, and graciously keep us this night; for into Your hands we commend ourselves, our bodies and souls and all things; let Your holy Angel be with us, that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen. Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of God and the Communion of the Holy Spirit Z be with us all. Amen. Then, if it is in the morning, go joyfully to your work, according to your vocations in life, in faith toward God and in love toward your neighbor; or, if it is at the close of the day, go to sleep at once and in good cheer.

7 The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist Thursday, 24 June St. John the Baptist, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, was born into a priestly family. His birth was miraculously announced to his father by an angel of the Lord (Luke 1:5 23), and on the occasion of his birth his aged father sang a hymn of praise (1:67 79). This hymn is entitled the Benedictus and serves as the traditional Gospel Canticle in the Church s Service of Morning Prayer. Events of John s life and his teaching are known from accounts in all four of the Gospels. In the wilderness of Judea, near the Jordan River, John began to preach a Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Mark 1:4), and he told the crowds Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). John denounced the immoral life of the Herodian rulers, with the result that Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, had him arrested and imprisoned in the huge fortress of Machaerus near the Dead Sea. There Herod had him beheaded (Mark 6:17 29). John is remembered and honored as the one who with his preaching pointed to the Lamb of God, and with his dying prepared the way for the coming of the Messiah. Commemoration of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession Friday, 25 June The Augsburg Confession, the principal doctrinal statement of the theology of Martin Luther and the Lutheran reformers, was written largely by Phillip Melanchthon. At its heart it confesses the justification of sinners by grace alone, through faith alone, for the sake of Christ alone. Signed by leaders of many German cities and regions, the Confession was formally presented to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at Augsburg, Germany, on 25 June A few weeks later Roman Catholic authorities rejected the Confession, which Melanchthon defended in the Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531). In 1580 the Unaltered Augsburg Confession was included in the Book of Concord. Commemoration of the Prophet Jeremiah Saturday, 26 June The Prophet Jeremiah was active as the Lord s Prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah ca. 627 to 582 B.C. As a prophet he predicted, witnessed, and lived through the Babylonian siege and eventual destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. In his preaching he often used symbols, such as an almond rod (Jer. 1:11-14), wine jars (13:12-14), and a potter at work (18:1-17). His entire prophetic ministry was a sermon, communicating through word and deed God s anger toward His rebellious people. Jeremiah suffered repeated rejection and persecution by his countrymen. As far as can be known, he died in Egypt, having been taken there forcibly. He is remembered and honored for fearlessly calling God s people to repentance. Looking forward to the First Sunday in Apostles Tide 27 June 2010 Hymns: LSB #688 LSB #708 LSB #755 LSB #819 LSB #823 Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart In the Very Midst of Life Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good May God Bestow on Us His Grace 1 Kings 19:9b 21: The Lord is with us, as our Savior, in the voice of His Word. Galatians 5:1 25: Christians walk by the Spirit in the freedom of the Gospel. St. Luke 9:51 62: The Lord Jesus Christ has not come to destroy men s lives, but to save them. Yet, paradoxically, His salvation is by the way of the Cross.