1. Love one another as Jesus loved you St. Peter Worship at Key to Life Saturday, April 27, 2013

2. Welcome to St. Peter! Easter continues in our worship. Today we hear the only real basis for true love is Jesus. Apart from him, we really have no love. May our worship bring peace for your guilt and motivation for your life.

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 Your life is a marvelous act of love in coming to redeem us from sin and death. May our worship reflect our gratitude and determination to show love to one another. Amen

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

8. OUR COMMUNION PRACTICE In the Sacrament of Holy Communion, 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 St. Peter or members of the WELS/ELS. Visitors who wish to commune are asked to speak to a pastor before the service begins.

9. Annual Meeting April 28 nd 6:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Ministry Center

10. Celebration Concert at Redeemer, Weston Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 PM The concert featuring traditional and contemporary choirs, instruments is part of their 50th anniversary as a congregation which officially is in 2014. A potluck buffet supper follows.

11. Financial Peace University We started another 9 week Financial Peace University class last Monday at 6:00 pm at Key to Life. It’s not too late to come. Contact the church office.

12. Serving at Key to Life Key to Life Christian Childcare Center is currently looking for teachers with an associate degree in early childhood or higher. Positions are: 1.Long-term substitute preschool teacher through the end of May (part time) 2.Toddler 1 and 2 teachers (permanent, full time). Please contact the Director, Julie Westphal 715-359-5451 or director@keytolifeweston.orgdirector@keytolifeweston.org for details

14. Annual Rummage Sale Where: Key to Life When: May 3 & 4. If you have any gently used items that you would like to donate to the sale, please speak to Julie Westphal at 715-359-5451 or bring them to K2L between Monday April 29 and Thursday, May 2. All proceeds will be used for additional playground equipment at our childcare center and various needs not in the operating budget.

15. Love one another as Jesus loved you St. Peter Worship at Key to Life Saturday, April 28, 2013

16. At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing CW #141 Verses 1 - 5 Text: Latin hymn, 17th cent. Setting: SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT Tune: Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengeseng, Ivancice, 1566

17. Verse 1: At the Lamb's high feast we sing Praise to our victorious King, Who has washed us in the tide Flowing from his pierced side. Alleluia!

18. Verse 2: Mighty victim from the sky, Hell's fierce pow'rs beneath you lie. You have conquered in the fight; You have brought us life and light. Alleluia!

19. Verse 3: Now no more can death appall, Now no more the grave enthrall; You have opened paradise, And your saints in you shall rise. Alleluia!

20. Verse 4: Easter triumph, Easter joy! This alone can sin destroy; From sin's pow'r, Lord, set us free, Newborn souls in you to be. Alleluia!

21. Verse 5: Father, who the crown shall give, Savior, by whose death we live, Spirit, guide through all our days, Three in One, your name we praise. Alleluia!

22. Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. All: And also with you. Opening Verses

23. Confession of Sin Pastor: God invites us to come into his presence and worship him with humble and penitent hearts. Therefore, let us acknowledge our sinfulness and ask him to forgive us.

24. 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.

25. 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.

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

27. Pastor: The works of the Lord are great and glorious; his name is worthy of praise.

28. O Lord, Our Lord All (Sung): O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name in all the earth. Almighty God, merciful Father, you crown our life with your love.

29. O Lord, Our Lord All: You take away our sin; you comfort our spirit; you make us pure and holy in your sight. You did not spare your only Son, but gave him up for us all.

30. O Lord, Our Lord All: O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name in all the earth. O Son of God, eternal Word of the Father, you came to live with us; you made your Father known; you washed us from our sins in your own blood.

31. O Lord, Our Lord All: You are the King of glory; you are the Lord! O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name in all the earth.

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

33. God’s Word to His People Acts 13:44-52 Even in persecution, the apostles boldly proclaim the risen Savior

34. God’s Word to His People Revelation 21:1-6 John gives a picture of a new heaven and new earth

35. Pastor: Alleluia. Alleluia. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia. I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord. Alleluia. Verse of the Day (Please stand)

36. God’s Word to His People John 13:31-35 Jesus gives the command to love one another

37. Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire CW #498 Text: Hal H. Hopson, b. 1933 Setting: GIFT OF LOVE Tune: Hal H. Hopson, b. 1933

38. Verse 1: Though I may speak with bravest fire And have the gift to all inspire And have not love, my words are vain— As sounding brass— and hopeless gain.

39. Verse 2: Though I may give all I possess And, striving so, my love profess But not be giv’n by love within, The profit soon turns strangely thin.

40. Please Rise, Verse 3: Come, Spirit, come; our hearts control. Our spirits long to be made whole. Let inward love guide ev’ry deed; By this we wor- ship and are freed.

41. “LOVE…As I Have Loved You!”

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

43. 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.

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. 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,

48. 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.

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

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 up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

56. Pastor: Praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In love he has blessed us with every spiritual blessing.

57. Pastor: He raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms and placed all things under his feet for the benefit of the Church. Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ. To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and thanks and honor and glory for ever and ever. Seasonal Sentence

58. Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus) All (Sung): Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of your glory. You are my God, and I will exalt you. I will give you thanks, for you have become my salvation. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of your glory.

59. 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.”

60. 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.”

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

62. 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. (Please be seated)

63. Distribution of Holy Communion

64. Thank the Lord All (Sung): Thank the Lord and sing his praise. Tell ev’ryone what he has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear his name. He renews his promises and leads his people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia!

65. Closing Prayer Pastor: Hear the prayer of your people, O Lord, that the lips which have praised you here may glorify you in the world, that the eyes which have seen the coming of your Son may long for his coming again, and that all who have received in his true body and blood the pledge of your forgiveness may be restored to live a new and holy life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. All (Sung): Amen.

66. God’s Blessing Pastor: Brothers and sisters, go in peace. Live in harmony with one another. Serve the Lord with gladness. 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.

67. Love Is the Gracious Gift CW #505 verses 1 & 2 Text: Donald E. Smith, b. 1952 Setting: BUNESSAN Tune: Gaelic melody, 19th cent.

68. Verse 1: Love is the gracious gift of your goodness; Love is the patient fruit of your care; Love is the gentle work of your Spirit, Who is the source of love ev’rywhere.

69. Verse 2: You loved me first, Lord, sending me Jesus. Then I responded, trusting your Son. Now you invite me to love my neighbor, Showing your true love to ev’ry one

70. Silent Prayer