1. St. Peter Worship At Key to Life Saturday January 9th The Baptism of Our Lord

2. Welcome to St. Peter! Our worship focuses on Jesus’ baptism as well as our own baptisms. His baptism began his earthly ministry to earn life. Ours began our heavenly journey through life. Through this washing of rebirth God graciously makes us his children and empowers us to live in joy and confidence. God bless your worship.

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? Our church website has the info you need right at your fingertips Check the church calendar. Sign up for seminars or events. Get access to devotions, sermons, and more. www.stpeterschofield.org

6. Prayer before Worship Dear Lord, you made me your child through my baptism. Help me remember my baptism on a daily basis, and cherish the blessings that I have received from you. Amen

7. 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.

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

9. New Member Welcome & Lift It Higher Celebration Sunday Sunday, January 17 th Coffee and cake receptions to be held after both services

10. Bible Information Class On Monday evenings beginning January 25, 6:30-7:45 PM at Key to Life Pastor Mahnke will begin another “Life’s Big Questions” Bible Information Class. Is there someone in your life who you could invite? Take a flyer with information from the visitor’s kiosk.

11. Reaching Out With Baptism “Spiritual Rebirth” baptism seminar on Saturday, January 16, 9:00-11:30 AM at Key to Life. We encourage members who are expecting a baby or non-members, so invite your friends, co-workers, etc. There are flyers in the visitor’s kiosk with more information.

12. Kindergarten 2016-2017 St Peter School is hosting an informational meeting on Tuesday, January 26 th at 6:30 pm for the parents of children who turn 5 by Sept. 1, 2015. Call 715-359-3020 for more information.

13. St. Peter Worship At Key to Life Saturday January 9th The Baptism of Our Lord

14. Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All (Spoken): Amen. Invocation

15. Baptized into Your Name Most Holy CW #294 (4 verses with responses between) Text: Johann J. Rambach, 1693-1735, abr.: tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78, alt. Setting: O DASS ICH TAUSEND ZUNGEN HATTE (KONIG) Tune: Johann B. Konig, 1691-1758

16. All Sing: Baptized into your name most holy, O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Buried with Christ and dead to sin. Your Spirit now shall live within. I claim a place, though weak and lowly, Among your saints, your chosen host, Buried with Christ and dead to sin. Your Spirit now shall live within.

17. Pastor:I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. All: Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

18. Pastor:Surely we were sinful at birth, sinful from the time our mothers conceived us. All: But we were washed, we were sanctified, we were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

19. All Sing: My loving Father, there you took me To be henceforth your child and heir. My faithful Savior, there you let me The fruit of all your sorrows share. O Holy Spirit, comfort me When threat’ning clouds around I see.

20. Confession of Sin Pastor: As baptized children of God, we rise and confess our sins. 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.

21. Confession of Sin All: I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity.

22. 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.

23. All Sing: My faithful God, you fail me never; Your promise surely will endure. Oh, cast me not away forever If words and deeds become impure. Have mercy when I come defiled; Forgive, lift up, restore your child.

24. Pastor: Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. (Ephesians 5:25-27). Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen

25. All Sing: All that I am and love most dearly— Receive it all, O Lord, from me. Let me confess my faith sincerely, And help me your own child to be! Let nothing that I am or own Serve any will but yours alone.

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

27. God’s Word to His People 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The anointing of a King

28. God’s Word to His People Titus 3:4-7 The washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit

29. Pastor: Alleluia. You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased. Alleluia. (Mark 1:11b) Verse of the Day (Please stand)

30. God’s Word to His People Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Jesus begins His public ministry at His baptism

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

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. 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,

37. 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.

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

39. Children’s Message

40. To Jordan's River Came Our Lord CWS #89 Verses 1 - 6 Text: James P. Tiefel, b. 1949 Setting: WINCHESTER NEW Tune: Musicalisch Hand-Buch der Geistlichen Melodien, Hamburg, 1690, alt.

41. Verse 1: To Jordan’s river came our Lord, The Christ, Whom heav’nly hosts adored, The God from God, The Light from Light, The Lord of glory, pow’r and might.

42. Verse 2: The Savior came to be baptized The Son of God in flesh disguisede To stand beneath the Father’s will And all his promises fulfill.

43. Verse 3: As Jesus in the Jordan Stolld And John baptized the Lamb of God, The Holy Spirit, heav’nly dove, Descended on him from above

44. Verse 4: Then from God’s throne with thund’rous sound Came God’s own voice with the words profound: “This is my Son.” was his decree, “The one I love, who pleases me.”

45. Verse 5: The Father’s workd, the Spirit’s flight Anointed Christ in glorious sight As God’s own choice, from Adam’s fall To save the world and free us all

46. Verse 6: Now rise, faint hearts:be resolute! This man is Christ, our substitute! He was baptized in Jordan’s stream, Proclaimed Redeemer, Lord supreme.

47. “The Voice!” 1. In the desert 2. In the heavens 3. In our baptisms

48. 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.

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

50. Offering Prayer Prayer of the Church

51. 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.

52. 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.

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

54. 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.

55. 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 lived among us as a human being and revealed his glory as your only Son, full of grace and truth. Therefore, with all the saints on earth and hosts of heaven, we praise your holy name and join their glorious song:

56. 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.

57. 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.”

58. 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.”

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

60. 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.

61. Distribution of Holy Communion

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

63. Pastor: We give thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us with this holy supper. We pray that through it you will strengthen our faith in you and increase our love for one another. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. All (Sung): Amen. Prayer

64. 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

65. Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name CW #321 Verses 1-4 Text: John Ellerton, 1826-93 Setting: ELLERS Tune: Edward J. Hopkins, 1818- 1901

66. Verse 4: Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life, Our balm in sorrow and our stay in strife. Then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict cease, Call us, O Lord, to thine eternal peace.

67. Silent Prayer