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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

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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.” ( 2:42)

Z Z Z The Seventh Week of Epiphany Tide 16–22 February 2020

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, and 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. And as you worship Him in faith before His Altar, so also love your neighbors as yourself, forgive their against you, and be reconciled to them.

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, , 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 ; 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, 143, 86, 148 122, 149 147:1–11 147:12–20

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 2020 (Philipp Melanchthon, Lutheran Confessor)

Job 12:1–6, 12–25; St. John 5:30–47

Monday, 17 February 2020

Job 13:1–12; St. John 6:1–21

Tuesday, 18 February 2020 (Dr. , Confessor & Reformer)

Job 13:13–28; St. John 6:22–40

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Job 14:1–22; St. John 6:41–59

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Job15:1–23, 30–35; St. John 6:60–71

Friday, 21 February 2020

Job 16:1–22; St. John 7:1–13

Saturday, 22 February 2020

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’ , 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 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 . Monday: For faith to live in the promises of Holy ; for vocations and daily work; for the unemployed; for the and well-being of our neigh- bors; 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 despair- ing; 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, , and other servants of Christ and His Church; for the fruitful and salutary use of the blessed 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: Dave Smith and family, mourning the recent death of his Aunt Clementina; Terri Dehning, who has been seriously ill and hospitalized in Indianapolis; Daniel Bliese’s uncle, Mike Underwood, who is being treated for eye cancer; Dcs. Rhein, as she is working in Asia, and as she travels home to South Bend; Pr. Stuckwisch and the other Vice Presidents of our Indiana District, as they are meeting with Pres. Brege and the Circuit Visitors this Friday; and Madelyn Merkle and Theresa Jording of St. Paul, South Bend, as they recover from recent falls and broken bones (Madelyn’s hip and Theresa’s leg).

[The Daily Morning or Evening Prayer, the Benedicamus, and the Benediction]:

(Morning): We thank You, Lord (Evening): We thank You, Lord God, heavenly Father, through God, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept us that You have graciously kept this night from all harm and us this day from all harm and danger; and we pray that You danger; and we pray that You would keep us this day also from would forgive us all our sins, sin and every evil, that all our wherever we have done wrong, doings and life may please You; and graciously keep us this for into Your hands we com- night; for into Your hands we mend ourselves, our bodies and commend ourselves, our bodies souls and all things; let Your and souls and all things; let holy Angel be with us, that the Your holy Angel be with us, wicked foe may have no power that the wicked foe may have no over us. Amen. 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 Com- munion of the Holy Spirit Z be with us all. Amen.

Commemoration of Philipp Melanchthon, Lutheran Confessor Sunday, 16 Feb Philipp 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 “” 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 ex- communication 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 Transfiguration of Our Lord 23 February 2020

Hymns: LSB #395 O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright LSB #413 O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair LSB #414 ‘Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here LSB #415 Jesus on the Mountain Peak LSB #417 Alleluia, Song of Gladness LSB #538 Praise Be to Christ in Whom We See LSB #621 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence LSB #815 All Praise to Thee for Thou, O King Divine LSB #821 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Exodus 24:8–18: Moses sprinkles the people with the Blood of the Covenant; then he and the elders of Israel ascend the Mountain of the Lord and come into the presence of God, where they are given to eat and drink before Him. Then Moses (with Joshua his servant) enters the Cloud of the Glory of God, wherein he receives the Old Testament means of grace: Temple, Ark, and Priesthood.

2 Peter 1:16–21: As an apostolic eyewitness to the Glory of God manifested in Christ Jesus, St. Peter testifies to the declaration of God the Father concerning His beloved Son, in whom all the prophecies of the Old Testament are fulfilled.

St. Matthew 17:1–9: Like the elders of Israel with Moses, the Apostles Peter, James, and John accompany Jesus “up on a high mountain,” where they are overshadowed by the Cloud of the Glory of God. Although the Apostles do not yet understand — and they will not be able to understand until after the Cross and Resurrection — they hear the testimony of the Father that Jesus Christ is the beloved and well-pleasing Son of God, to whom alone they are to listen.