Jesus creates new life out of death St. Peter Worship at Key to Life Saturday, April 9

Welcome to St. Peter! As we gather to worship this Fifth Sunday in Lent our lessons and hymns proclaim something wonderful: Jesus will raise us from death to life. On our Lenten walk to Calvary, we see the Savior in today’s gospel lesson come face to face with death and defeat it completely. May our Prayer of the Day be answered: Lord, help us remember that Jesus, who is the resurrection and the life, has made us heirs of eternal life and will one day raise our bodies!

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Prayer before Worship Lord Jesus, you are the resurrection and the life. Remove from me the fear of death. Bless me as I worship you today and sing your praises! Amen.

Please be courteous and silence all pagers and cell phones. Thank you

OUR COMMUNION PRACTICE In the Sacrament of Holy Communion, Jesus gives us his true body and blood. We express unity with our Savior and those who share our faith and stand on the teachings of God’s Word. Therefore, we invite to our altar those who are members of our church or the WELS. Visitors and guests who wish to commune are asked to speak to a pastor before the service begins.

Easter for Kids Two different days and places: Key to Life Childcare & Community Center - Saturday, April 16 th St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran School - Saturday, April 23 rd Pre-register at our church website or call the church office.

NEW MEMBER SUNDAY Sunday, April 17 A potluck lunch for all will be served in the lower level of the Ministry Center at 11:45 a.m. For the sake of planning, please sign up for the meal in the Information Center

VBS Station Teacher Meeting Tuesday, April 12 th 7 p.m. Fireside Room More teachers are needed!! If you are interested, please come to the meeting or call Kim Bethke ( ).

Page Flippers Will meet on Monday April 11 th at 7pm in the Fireside Room to discuss the book “Same Kind of Different as Me” by Ron Hall. The book chosen for May is “Saving Graces” by Elizabeth Edwards.

Easter Memorial Garden Sign-Up The deadline for ordering your spring blooming plant for our Easter morning Memorial Garden is Thursday April 14. Please refer to the sign-up sheet at the member center.

Jesus creates new life out of death St. Peter Worship at Key to Life Saturday, April 9

Glory Be to Jesus CW #103 Verses 1-6 Text: Italian hymn, 18th cent. Setting: WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN Tune: Friedrich Filitz,

Verse 1: Glory be to Jesus, Who in bitter pains Poured for me the lifeblood From his sacred veins.

Verse 2: Grace and life eternal In that blood I find; Blest be his compassion, Infinitely kind.

Verse3: Blest through endless ages Be the precious stream Which from endless torments Did the world redeem.

Verse 4: Abel's blood for vengeance Pleaded to the skies, But the blood of Jesus For our pardon cries.

Verse 5: Oft as earth exulting Lifts its praise on high, Angels hosts rejoicing Make their glad reply.

Verse 6 (Please Stand): Lift we, then, our voices, Swell the mighty flood; Louder still and louder Praise the precious blood!

Opening Verses Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit All (Sung): Amen.

Confession of Sin Pastor: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

Confession of Sin All:Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity.

Confession of Sin All: But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Lord, Have Mercy (Kyrie) All (Sung): Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

(Pastor announces our forgiveness) All (sung): Amen.

Prayer of the Day Pastor: The Lord be with you. All (Sung): And also with you.

Prayer of the Day Pastor: Let us pray. (The pastor says the Prayer of the Day.) All (Sung): Amen. (Please be seated)

God’s Word to His People 2 Kings 4:18-37 Elijah raises the son of the Schunamite

Psalm #116 (Spoken) Pastor: I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; All: He heard my cry for mercy.

Pastor: Because he turned his ear to me, All: I will call on him as long as I live. Pastor: The LORD is gracious and righteous; All: When I was in great need, he saved me.

Pastor: For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, All: My eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. Pastor: How can I repay the LORD All: For all his goodness to me? Pastor: I will lift up the cup of salvation All: and call on the name of the LORD.

God’s Word to His People Romans 8:11-19 God gives spiritual and eternal life

Pastor: The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Verse of the Day (Please stand)

God’s Word to His People John 11:17-27,38-45 Jesus is the resurrection and the life

Nicene Creed All: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

Nicene Creed All: We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father.

Nicene Creed All: Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and became fully human.

Nicene Creed All: For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures.

Nicene Creed All: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

Nicene Creed All: We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who in unity with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,

Nicene Creed All: who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

Nicene Creed All: We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. (Please be seated)

Children’s Message

My Song is Love Unknown CWS #110 Verses 1-4 Text: Samual Crossman, Setting: LOVE UNKNOWN Tune: John N. Ireland,

Verse 1: My song is love unknown, My Savior's love to me, Love to the loveless shown That they might lovely be. Oh, who am I That for my sake My Lord should take Frail flesh and die?

Verse 2: He came from his blest throne Salvation to bestow, But such disdain! So few The longed-for Christ would know! But oh, my friend, My friend indeed, Who at my need His life did spend!

Verse 3: Sometimes they strew his way And his sweet praises sing, Resounding all the day Hosannas to their King. Then "Crucify!" Is all their breath, And for his death They thirst and cry.

Verse 4: Why? What has my Lord done? What makes this rage and spite? He made the lame to run; He gave the blind their sight. Sweet injuries! Yet they at these Themselves displease And 'gainst him rise.

Verse 5: They rise and needs will have My dear Lord made away. A murderer they save; The Prince of life they slay. Yet cheerful he To suff'ring goes That he his foes From death might free.

Verse 6: In life no house, no home My Lord on earth might have; In death no friendly tomb But what a stranger gave. What may I say? Heav'n was his home But mine the tomb Wherein he lay.

Verse 7: Here might I stay and sing; No story so divine, Never was love, dear King, Never was grief like thine. This is my friend, In whose sweet praise I all my days Could gladly spend!

God’s Word to His People John 11:17-27, 38-45

“I Believe in the Resurrection of the Dead!”!

Create in Me All (Sung): Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit. Amen. (Please be seated)

In thankfulness for our salvation, we support God’s work with our offerings.

Offering Prayer Prayer of the Church

Lord’s Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.

Lord’s Prayer All: Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Lord’s Prayer All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen

The Sacrament Pastor: The Lord be with you. All (Sung): And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up unto the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is good and right so to do.

The Sacrament Pastor: It is truly good and right that we should at all times and in all places give you thanks, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who brought the gift of salvation to all people by his death on the tree of the cross, so that the devil, who overcame us by a tree would in turn by a tree be overcome. Therefore, with all the saints on earth and hosts of heaven, we praise your holy name and join their glorious song:

Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus) All (Sung): Holy, holy, holy Lord God of heavenly hosts: heav’n and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he, blessed is he, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Words of Institution Pastor: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Words of Institution Pastor: Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

The Sacrament Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always. All (Sung): Amen.

O Christ, Lamb of God All (Sung): O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us your peace. Amen.

Distribution of Holy Communion

Song of Simeon Nunc Dimittis All (Sung): Lord, now you let your servant depart in peace according to your word. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel.

Pastor: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. All (Sung): And his mercy endures forever.

Pastor: O God, the Father, source of all goodness, in your loving kindness you sent your Son to share our humanity. We thank you that through him you have given us pardon and peace in this sacrament. We also pray that you will not forsake us but will rule our hearts and minds by your Holy Spirit so that we willingly and humbly serve you day after day, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. All (Sung): Amen. Prayer

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace. All (sung): Amen, Amen, Amen. The Blessing

On My Heart Imprint Your Image CW #319 Verses 1 Text: Thomas H. Kingo, Setting: DER AM KREUZ Tune: Johann B. König,

Verse 1: On my heart imprint your image, Blessed Jesus, King of grace, That life's riches, care, and pleasures Have no pow'r to hide your face.

Verse 1: This the superscription be: Jesus, crucified for me, Is my life, my hope's foundation, And my glory and salvation.

Silent Prayer