1. St. Peter Worship at Key to Life
Be grateful, not boastful, that we are ‘grafted’ into God’s kingdom
St. Peter
Worship at
Key to Life
Saturday, March 12th

2. Welcome to St. Peter!
We gather together in worship of our gracious God who brought us into his kingdom of grace as a gift. We make no boasting of ourselves in this, but give him all glory and praise for grafting us into his mercy and love. God bless our worship today.

3. Welcome to St. Peter!
There are friendship registers at the end of each row of chairs.
Please take a moment to give us your information so that we have a record of your time with us today.
Thank you!

4. For Our Guests
If you have questions, let us try to help. Speak with an usher, greeter, or the person next to you.
If you’d like to learn more about St. Peter and its ministry, please talk to a pastor or member after the service.

5. Need to Know what’s going on?
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6. Prayer before Worship
O Lord, may the praises on my lips and the meditation in my heart be pleasing in your sight. Send your Holy Spirit to strengthen my faith and increase my love for you. Amen

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

8. 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.

9. Day Light Savings
Spring your clocks ahead an hour before going to bed!

10. Easter for Kids children ages 3 - 10. St Peter School
Saturday March 19
9:30am-12:00pm

11. Lent 2016 Ironies of the Passion “Don’t You Fear God?”
Thursday, March 17th
5:00 & 7:00 p.m.
The Girl & Boy Pioneers {Leaders & Families} will host the Lenten supper.

12. “Calvary’s Cross: Deep Sorrow and Sweet Joy”
Northland Concert
Sunday, March 20th
3:00 p.m.

13. Easter Memorial Garden
Orders must be placed by Monday, March 14th
Sign up sheets in the narthex, Key to Life, and the church office
See the service folder for prices

14. Easter Breakfast Donations
Entryway bulletin board has slips for donation requests for the Easter Breakfast
Please return your donations to the church kitchen by 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26th.
THANK YOU!!!

15. St. Peter Worship at Key to Life
Be grateful, not boastful, that we are ‘grafted’ into God’s kingdom
St. Peter
Worship at
Key to Life
Saturday, March 12th

16. Lamb of God CWS #748 Verses 1-3
Text: Twila Paris, b. 1958
Setting: LAMB OF GOD
Tune: Twila Paris, b. 1958

17. Verse 1:
Your only Son, no sin to hide,
But you have sent him from your side
To walk upon this guilty sod
And to become the Lamb of God

18. Refrain:
O Lamb of God,
sweet Lamb of God,
I love the holy Lamb of God!
Oh, wash me in
his precious blood,
My Jesus Christ,
the Lamb of God.

19. Verse 2:
Your gift of love they crucified,
They laughed and scorned him as he died;
The humble King they named a fraud
And sacrificed the Lamb of God

20. Refrain:
O Lamb of God,
sweet Lamb of God,
I love the holy Lamb of God!
Oh, wash me in
his precious blood,
My Jesus Christ,
the Lamb of God.

21. Please Rise, Verse 3:
I was so lost; I should have died,
But you have brought me to your side
To be led by your staff and rod
And to be called a Lamb of God

22. Refrain:
O Lamb of God,
sweet Lamb of God,
I love the holy Lamb of God!
Oh, wash me in
his precious blood,
My Jesus Christ,
the Lamb of God.

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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

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

28. (Pastor announces our forgiveness)
All (Sung): Amen.

29. Prayer of the Day Pastor: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.

30. (The pastor says the Prayer of the Day.)
Pastor: Let us pray.
(The pastor says the Prayer of the Day.)
All: Amen.

31. God’s Word to His People
Romans 11:11-21
Gentile believers are grafted into the Christian faith by grace

32. Verse of the Day
Pastor: The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
(Mark 10:45)
(Please stand)

33. God’s Word to His People
Luke 20:9-19
The parable of the tenants

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

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. 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,

40. 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.

41. Nicene Creed
All:
We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

42. Children’s Message

43. Not unto Us CW #392 Verses 1-4 Text: Kurt J. Eggert, 1923-93
Setting: NOT UNTO US
Tune: Kurt J. Eggert,

44. Verse 1:
Not unto us, not unto us be glory, Lord;
Not unto us but to your name be praise;
Not unto us but to your name all honor be giv’n
For matchless mercy, forgiveness, and grace.

45. Verse 2:
Amazing grace that chose us e’er the worlds were made;
Amazing grace that sent your Son to save;
Amazing grace that robed us in your righteousness
And taught our lips to sing glory and praise.

46. Verse 3:
O faithful love that shepherded through faithless years;
Forgiving love that led us to your truth;
Unyielding love that would not let us turn from you
But sent us forth to speak pardon and peace.

47. Verse 4:
Not unto us but to your name be glory, Lord,
For grace so rich, so wide, so high, so free.
Abide with us till trav’ling days are over and done,
And pilgrim feet lead us home, Lord, to you.

48. Sermon
Romans 11:11-21

49. “Our Savior Desires Us to Focus On Our Heavenly Riches”
Ignored by those who then lost them
A cause for us to rejoice, but not to boast
Given to us as a gracious gift of faith

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

51. Prayer of the Church

52. 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.

53. 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.

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

55. The Sacrament Pastor: The Lord be with you.
All (Sung): And also with you.
Pastor: Lift us 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.

56. 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:

57. 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.

58. 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.”

59. 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.”

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

61. 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.

62. Distribution of Holy Communion

63. Prayer All (Sung): Amen. 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.

64. The Blessing All (Sung): Amen, Amen, Amen.
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.

65. Fight the Good Fight CW #457 Verses 1-2
Text: John S. B. Monsell,
Setting: MENDON
Tune: F. D. Allen, New York Selections, 1822, adapt.

66. Verse 1:
Fight the good fight With all your might;
Christ is your strength
and Christ your light.
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Your joy and crown eternally.

67. Verse 2:
Run the straight race
Through God's good grace;
Lift up your eyes and seek his face.
Life with its way before us lies;
Christ is the path and Christ the prize.

68. Silent Prayer