1. St. Peter Worship at Key to Life
Forgiving Others As God Forgives Us
St. Peter
Worship at
Key to Life
Saturday, September 30th

2. Welcome to St. Peter!
Our hymns, prayers and Bible readings emphasize another important Christian responsibility that we have toward one another: we are to forgive those who sin against us, just as God has forgiven us. As our personal knowledge and appreciation for God’s forgiveness increases, may we be empowered and enabled to forgive those who sin against us!

3. Welcome to St. Peter!
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6. Prayer before Worship
O Master of the Loving Heart, The friend of all in need, We pray that we may be like you In thought and word and deed.
Oh, grant us hearts like yours, dear Lord, So joyous, free, and true, That all your children, ev’rywhere, Be drawn by us to you. Amen.
(Christian Worship 491 vv 1 & 4)

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

8. Sunday JAM News For ALL kids ages 3-6th grade Come anytime!!
This weeks lesson: “The Tower of Babel”

9. Teen Bible Class Grades 7-10 Fireside Room in the church office
This week’s topic: “GPS for Life”

10. Luther Movie Bible Study – Reformation: Grace, Faith, Scripture

11. Silent Auction – Packer Party
Sunday, October 15th
Noon Kick off
Packer game!
Auction Items for
Adults and Kids
Kids Activities
Tailgate Food

12. Please see the sign-up board
Trunk or Treat News
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Where: Key to Life
When: October 22th 4pm
(One Week Earlier)
Please see the sign-up board

13. Youth Group
Saturday, October 14th – meet at Vino Latte in Weston at 10:00 a.m. – Bible Discussion then Schairer’s Autumn Acres for corn maze. Please bring $10 for admission and snacks

14. Northland Lutheran High School
LWMS Spring Fall Day
Saturday, October 7th
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Northland Lutheran High School

15. Boy & Girl Pioneers First meeting scheduled for
Sunday, October 1st 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

16. St. Peter Worship at Key to Life
Forgiving Others As God Forgives Us
St. Peter
Worship at
Key to Life
Saturday, September 30th

17. Oh, Bless the Lord, My Soul CW # 238 Verses 1- 5
Text: Isaac Watts,
Setting: ST. THOMAS
Tune: Aaron Williams,

18. Verse 1:
Oh, bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join
And aid my tongue to bless his name
Whose favors are divine.

19. Verse 2:
Oh, bless the Lord, my soul!
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness
And without praises die.

20. Verse 3:
'Tis he forgives my sins;
'Tis he relieves my pain;
'Tis he that heals my sicknesses
And makes me young again.

21. Verse 4:
He fills the poor with good;
He gives the suff'rers rest;
The Lord has judgments for the proud
And justice for th' oppressed.

22. Verse 5:
His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known,
But sent the world his truth and grace
By his beloved Son.

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

24. Opening Verses Pastor:
Our God has proclaimed his name, “the LORD.” He declares himself the compassionate and gracious God,
All:
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

25. Opening Verses Pastor: maintaining love to thousands, All:
and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin.

26. Opening Verses Pastor:
It is to the glory of the LORD that sinners learn of his gracious name, trust in it, and become living demonstrations of it in action toward others.

27. Opening Verses
All:
May the LORD use this hour of worship to lead me to claim his name for my own blessing and to hallow his name in my life by speaking in unconditional love to others.

28. God Loved the World So that He Gave CW #391 Verses 1
Text: Heiliges Lippen...Gesangbuch, c. 1778
Setting:ST. CRISPIN
Tune: George J. Elvey,

29. Verse 1: God loved the world so that he gave His only Son the lost to save That all who would in him believe Should everlasting life receive.

30. Confession of Sins
Pastor: Gracious Lord, we are part of a world of sinners who daily sin much. We confess the times we have hurt others when they have sinned against us.
We confess the times we have withheld your unconditional love in situations where you tell us to proclaim and show it.

31. Confession of Sins
Pastor: We confess the times when our words and actions imply there are conditions attached to your love.

32. Confession of Sins
All: We realize that such sins also deny the very foundation of our faith: that you are the Savior of sinners. For these and all our sins, we pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

33. (Pastor announces our forgiveness)

34. God Loved the World So that He Gave CW #391 Verses 1-6
Text: Heiliges Lippen...Gesangbuch, c. 1778
Setting:ST. CRISPIN
Tune: George J. Elvey,

35. Verse 4: Be of good cheer, for God's own Son Forgives the sins that you have done. You're justified by Jesus' blood; Baptized, you are a child of God.

36. (Pastor says the prayer of the day)
Pastor: Let us pray.
(Pastor says the prayer of the day)
All: Amen.

37. God’s Word to His People
Genesis 50:15-21
Joseph assured his brothers of forgiveness

38. Psalm # 103
Pastor: Bless the LORD, O my soul. All that is within me, bless his holy name.
All: The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in mercy.

39. Psalm # 103
Pastor: He will not always accuse. He will not keep his anger forever.
All: He does not treat us as our sins deserve.

40. Psalm # 103
Pastor: He does not repay us according to our guilty deeds.
All: Yes, as high as the heavens are above the earth, so powerful is his mercy toward those who fear him.

41. Psalm # 103
Pastor: As distant as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our rebellious acts from us.
All: As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.

42. God’s Word to His People
Ephesians 4:29-52
Forgive each other just as in Christ God forgave you

43. Verse of the Day Pastor:
Alleluia. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has forgiven us. Alleluia.

44. God’s Word to His People
Matthew 18:21-35
Forgive from the heart

45. Children’s Message

46. Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive CW #493 Verses 1-4
Text: Rosamond E. Herklots,
Setting: DETROIT
Tune: A Supplement to the Kentucky
Harmony, Harrisonburg, 1820

47. Verse 1:
"Forgive our sins as we forgive,"
You taught us, Lord, to pray,
But you alone can grant us grace
To live the words we say.

48. Verse 2:
How can your pardon reach and bless
The unforgiving heart
That broods on wrongs and will not let
Old bitterness depart?

49. Verse 3:
In blazing light your cross reveals
The truth we dimly knew:
What trivial debts are owed to us;
How great our debt to you!

50. Verse 4:
Lord, cleanse the depths within our souls
And bid resentment cease;
Then, bound to all in bonds of love
Our lives will spread your peace.

51. It’s True! The Forgiven Really Can Forgive!

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

53. Prayer of the Church Pastor: Lord, in your mercy,
All: hear our prayer.

54. 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.

55. 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.

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

57. God’s Blessing All: Amen. Pastor:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: Amen.

58. Love in Christ is Strong and Living CW #490 Verses 1 & 3
Text: Dorothy R. Schultz, b. 1934
Setting: DOROTHY
Tune: Ralph C. Schultz, b. 1932

59. Verse 1:
Love in Christ is strong and living,
Binding faithful hearts in one;
Love in Christ is true and giving—
May his will in us be done!

60. Verse 3:
Love in Christ abides forever,
Fainting not when ills attend;
Love, forgiving and forgiven,
Shall endure until life’s end.

61. Silent Prayer