Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church 929 East Milton Street, South Bend (574) 287 4151 emmaus24.org Rev. Dr. Richard Stuckwisch, Pastor Rev. David A. Seyboldt, Assistant Pastor Z DAILY CATECHESIS ON THE WAY Z TO AND FROM EMMAUS WITH JESUS Z THE SEVENTH WEEK OF EPIPHANY 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
The Seventh Week of Epiphany Tide 16 22 February 2014 This Week in the Church Year In the preaching of His Word of the Cross, the Lord sets before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. If you will not hear and heed His Word, but your heart, mind, body, and soul are drawn away to worship other gods, then you will surely perish. But, now, choose life instead of death, by loving the Lord your God, listening to His voice, and trusting His Word; for He is your life and your length of days. Fear, love, and trust in Him above all things, even more than you love and trust yourself, for you have no life in you apart from Him. So, too, as you worship Him in faith before His Altar, also love your neighbor as yourself, forgive his trespasses against you, and be reconciled to him. Emphasis: Life Is Set Before You in the Gospel of Christ Jesus 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 119:1 8 (and/or one or more of the appointed Psalms listed below) Psalms Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Morning 67, 150 51, 145 54, 146 65, 147:1 11 143, 147:12 20 86, 148 122, 149 Evening 46, 93 85, 47 28, 99 125, 91 116, 134 6, 19 141, 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.
The Verse: Ephesians 5:2 Walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. Readings for the Seventh Week of Epiphany Tide: Sunday, 16 February 2014 (Philip Melanchthon, Lutheran Confessor) Job 12:1 6, 12 25; St. John 5:30 47 Monday, 17 February 2014 Job 13:1 12; St. John 6:1 21 Tuesday, 18 February 2014 (Dr. Martin Luther, Confessor & Reformer) Job 13:13 28; St. John 6:22 40 Wednesday, 19 February 2014 Job 14:1 22; St. John 6:41 59 Thursday, 20 February 2014 Job15:1 23, 30 35; St. John 6:60 71 Friday, 21 February 2014 Job 16:1 22; St. John 7:1 13 Saturday, 22 February 2014 Job 17:1 16; St. John 7:14 31 O Lord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God.
The Catechism: The Seventh Petition of the Our Father What is the Seventh Petition? But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? We pray in this petition, in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and reputation, and finally, when our last hour comes, give us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven. The Hymns of the Week COME DOWN, O LOVE DIVINE LSB #501 [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. 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 of the Week, Intercessions for each day of the week, and Special Petitions]: Collect for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany: O Lord, graciously hear the prayers of Your people, that we who justly suffer the consequences of our sin may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness, to the glory of Your Name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now & 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. Friday: 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. Saturday: 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: Nathaniel & Sarah Rhein and family, as they welcome a new baby daughter, and that the Lord would preserve this child unto the waters of Holy Baptism; Other expectant mothers within our extended family and circles of friends, including Elizabeth McGrath, Anna Horner, Bethany Meyer, Michelle Larsen, and Regina Grobien; and for the health and safety of their unborn children;
Dr. Donna Harrison in her ongoing work and travels in defense of human life; Sylvia Horner (Charley Mom), as she is anticipating gall bladder surgery; and Karen Stubelt, as she is recovering from her recent knee replacement surgery. [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. Let us bless the Lord. (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. 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. Commemoration of Philip Melanchthon, Lutheran Confessor Sunday, 16 Feb Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a brilliant student of the classics and a humanist scholar. In 1518 he was appointed to teach along with Martin Luther at the University of Wittenberg. At Luther s urging, Melanchthon began teaching theology and Scripture in addition to his courses in classical studies. In April of 1530, Emperor Charles V called an official meeting between the representative of evangelical Lutheranism and the Roman Papacy, hoping to effect a meeting of minds between the opposing groups. Since Luther was at that time under papal excommunication and an imperial ban, Melanchthon was assigned the duty of being the chief representative of the evangelical Lutherans at this meeting. He is especially remembered and honored as the author of the Augsburg Confession, which was officially presented by the German princes to the emperor on 25 June 1530, as the defining document of Lutheranism within Christendom. Melanchthon died on 19 April 1560. (He was born on 16 February 1497.)
Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther, Confessor & Reformer Tuesday, 18 Feb Martin Luther, born on 10 November 1483, in Eisleben, Germany, initially began studies leading toward a degree in law. However, after a close encounter with death, he switched to the study of theology, entered an Augustinian monastery, was ordained a priest in 1505, and received a doctorate in theology in 1512. As a professor at the newly-established University of Wittenberg, his scriptural studies led him to question many of the church s teachings and practices, especially the selling of indulgences. His refusal to back down from his convictions resulted in his excommunication in 1521. Following a period of seclusion at the Wartburg castle, Luther returned to Wittenberg, where he spent the rest of his life preaching and teaching, translating the Scriptures, and writing hymns and numerous theological treatises. He is remembered and honored for his lifelong emphasis on the biblical truth that for Christ s sake God declares us righteous by grace through faith alone. He died on 18 February 1546, while visiting the town of his birth. Let each his lesson learn with care, and all the household well shall fare. Looking forward to the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany 23 Feb 2014 Hymns: LSB #401 LSB #755 LSB #790 LSB #820 LSB #823 LSB #834 LSB #851 From God the Father, Virgin-Born In the Very Midst of Life Praise to the Lord, the Almighty My Soul, Now Praise Your Maker May God Bestow on Us His Grace O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us Leviticus 19:1 18: In the holiness of the Lord your God, you also shall be holy. You shall fear, love, and trust in Him above all other gods; and, to the glory of His holy Name, you shall also love and serve your neighbor with such words and actions and tangible gifts as you yourself desire and need in your troubles. 1 Corinthians 3:10 23: By the wisdom of God, which is the foolish wisdom of the Cross of Christ, you are to live and work within your own vocations and stations in life, faithfully building upon the foundation that the Lord has laid; even as you, also, are being built into a holy Temple of the Spirit in Christ Jesus. St. Matthew 5:38 48: As sons of God in Christ, we are made perfect in Him, so that our lives are also lived in His righteousness and peace. Which means that we sincerely forgive and gladly do good to those who sin against us; even as the Lord, our Savior, daily and richly forgives our sins and provides all our needs.