DIVINE SERVICE SETTING FOUR

February 14, 2021

OPENING HYMN – LSB 537

“Beautiful Savior”

1. Beautiful Savior, King of creation,

Son of God and Son of Man!

Truly I’d love Thee, Truly I’d serve Thee,

Light of my soul, My joy, my crown.

2. Fair are the meadows, fair are the woodlands,

Robed in flow’rs of blooming spring;

Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,

He makes our sorr’wing spirit sing.

3. Fair is the sunshine, fair is the moonlight,

Bright the sparkling stars on high;

Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer

Than all the angels in the sky.

4. Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations,

Son of God and Son of Man!

Glory and honor, Praise, adoration

Now and forevermore be Thine!

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

C: who made heaven and earth.

P: If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?

C: But with You there is forgiveness; therefore, You are feared.

P: Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word and call upon Him in prayer and

praise, *and receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the fellowship

of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness, and confess before God and

one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot

free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people let us take refuge

in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake

of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.

*(Saturday services – Communion)

C: Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to

everlasting life. Amen.

P: Almighty God, in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake

forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His

authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the

† Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

KYRIE

C: Lord, have mercy;

Christ, have mercy;

Lord, have mercy.

GLORIA

To God on high be glory

And peace to all the earth;

Good-will from God in heaven

Proclaimed at Jesus’ birth!

We praise and bless You, Father;

Your holy name, we sing –

Our thanks for Your great glory,

Lord God, our heav’nly King.

To You, O sole-begotten,

The Father’s Son, we pray;

O Lamb of God, our Savior,

You take our sins away.

Have mercy on us, Jesus;

Receive our heartfelt cry,

Where You in pow’r are seated

At God’s right hand on high.

For You alone are holy;

You only are the Lord.

Forever and forever,

Be worshiped and adored;

You with the Holy Spirit

Alone are Lord Most High,

In God the Father’s glory.

“Amen!” our glad reply.

SALUTATION

P: The Lord be with you

C: And also with you.

P: Let us pray…

COLLECT OF THE DAY

P: O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on

the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty

power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You

and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT READING

Psalm 102:8-16

All day long my enemies taunt me;

those who rail against me use my name as a curse.

For I eat ashes as my food

and mingle my drink with tears

because of your great wrath,

for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.

My days are like the evening shadow;

I wither away like grass.

But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;

your renown endures through all generations.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,

for it is time to show favor to her;

the appointed time has come.

For her stones are dear to your servants;

her very dust moves them to pity.

The nations will fear the name of the Lord,

all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.

For the Lord will rebuild Zion

and appear in his glory.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God.

EPISTLE READING

2 Corinthians 5:14-21

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and

therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for

themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. So from now on we

regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this

way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:

The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself

through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the

world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has

committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,

as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf:

Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we

might become the righteousness of God.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA VERSE

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

These things are written that

you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,

the Son of God.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

HOLY GOSPEL

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the twenty-first chapter.

C: Glory to You, O Lord.

“At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great

glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because

your redemption is drawing near.” He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and

all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that

summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the

kingdom of God is near. “Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away

until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words

will never pass away. “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing,

drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a

trap.”

P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to You, O Christ.

APOSTLES’ CREED (SATURDAY)

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus

Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the

virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He

ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From

thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the

holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the

resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

NICENE CREED – (SUNDAY)

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all

things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of

God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God

of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom

all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven

and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was

crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third

day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at

the right hand of the Father. And he will come again with glory to judge both the

living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy

Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who

with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the

prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge

on Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and

the life of the world to come. Amen.

SERMON HYMN – LSB 414

“Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here”

1. ‘Tis good, Lord, to be here!

Thy glory fills the night;

Thy face and garments, like the sun,

Shine with unborrowed light.

2. ‘Tis good, Lord, to be here!

Thy beauty to behold

Where Moses and Elijah stand,

Thy messengers of old.

3. Fulfiller of the past

And hope of things to be,

We hail Thy body glorified

And our redemption see.

4. Before we taste of death,

We see Thy kingdom come;

We long to hold the vision bright

And make this hill our home.

Where Mose

SERMON

Are We Listening?

Rev. Craig Meyer

SERMON OUTLINE

The Transfiguration of Jesus

Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and

James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the

appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. And

behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory

and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now

Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they

became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.

And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good

that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one

for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. As he was saying these things, a cloud

came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One;

listen to him!” And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they

kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

Luke 9:28-26 (ESV)

The Glory-Less Life

Life is difficult and world is not our friend.

The Back Story

Luke 9:28.

Matthew 16:24

The Cross

The Cross reveals how we live.

Suffering transforms our attitude toward ourselves. (2 Corinthians 4:7-10)

Suffering will change our relationship to the good things in life. Romans 8:18-19)

Suffering can strengthen our relationship to God as nothing else can.

(1Peter 1:6-7)

The Glory

Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with

him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.”

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither

shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have

passed away. – Revelation 21:4 (ESV)

Are We Listening?

Matthew 11:28-30

1 John 1:9

John 16:33

John 11:25-26

“Surely I am coming soon” – Revelation 22:20 (ESV)

OFFERING

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Prayers for God’s People – February 14

Hospitalized: Gianna & Joey Corrado (newborn twins), Jackie Kukuk, Jeff Penny

Upcoming Surgery: Bill Thompson

Please pray for hope and healing for:

Baby Mason, Eleanor Berry, Don Bietler, Bernice Brunke, Dena Bydlos, Connie Davis,

Dave Dembeck, Val Dembeck, Kurt Dodson, Autumn Dunn, Carole Hogg,

Grayson Jameson (baby), Patti Jerzak, JoAnn Johnson, Julie, Kristina, Ernst Krautner,

Jeannine Logan, Rachel Pedersen, Alicia Rayner, Bill Schwark, Fred Steele, Tom Taylor,

Jim Turner, Julia Valenti, Tom Valenti……….and those we name in our hearts now.

Those who mourn: The Family of Irene Miller (Susan Moran’s mom)

The Family of Janice Weig

Please pray for:

Healing and peace in our nation.

That the pandemic would pass.

Protection for health care workers, all first responders, the poor, the sick, all who are

most at risk.

That we may live quiet and peaceful lives in all godliness & holiness.

The 95th Anniversary of St. Peter’s Women’s Ministry

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT (Saturday)

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them to the Lord.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

P: It is truly good right and salutary that…evermore

praising you and singing:

Holy, holy, holy Lord

God of Sabaoth adored;

Heav’n and earth with full acclaim

shout the glory of Your name.

Sing hosanna in the highest,

sing hosanna to the Lord;

Truly blest is He who comes

in the name of the Lord.

LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will

be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us

our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into

temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the

glory forever and ever. Amen.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: Amen.

LAMB OF GOD

O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,

You take the sin of the world away;

O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,

Have mercy on us, Lord, we pray.

O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,

You take the sin of the world away;

Have mercy on us, Jesus Christ,

And grant us peace, O Lord, we pray.

To protect privacy, the cameras will be turned off during communion.

Enjoy the hymn!

DISTRIBUTION HYMN – LSB 528

“Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”

1. Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer’s praise,

The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of His grace!

2. My gracious Master and my God,

Assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad,

The honors of Thy name.

3. Jesus! The name that charms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease;

‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears,

Tis life and health and peace.

4. He breaks the pow’r of canceled sin;

He sets the pris’ner free.

His blood can make the foulest clean;

His blood avails for me.

5. Look unto Him, ye nations;

own Your God, ye fallen race.

Look and be saved through faith alone,

Be justified by grace.

6. See all your sins on Jesus laid;

The Lamb of God was slain.

His soul was once an off’ring made

For ev’ry soul of man.

7. To God all glory, praise, and love

Be now and ever giv’n

By saints below and saints above,

The Church is earth and heav’n.

BENEDICTION

P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be

gracious onto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you His

peace.

C: Amen.

CLOSING HYMN – LSB 549

“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”

1. All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name!

Let angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem

And Crown Him Lord of all.

Bring forth the royal diadem

And crown Him Lord of all.

2. Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God,

Who from His altar call;

Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod

And crown Him Lord of all.

Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod

And crown Him Lord of all.

3. Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,

Ye ransomed from the fall,

Hail Him who saves you by His grace

And crown Him Lord of all.

Hail Him who saves you by His grace

And crown Him Lord of all.

7. Oh, that with yonder sacred throng

We at His feet may fall!

We’ll join the everlasting song

and crown Him Lord of all.

We’ll join the everlasting song

and crown Him Lord of all.

P: The Gospel of Jesus Christ…

C: Essential to a hurting world!

ST. PETER WOMEN’S MINISTRY CELEBRATES 95TH YEAR!

Today the Women’s Ministry (formally Ladies Aid) continues to help others by serving

Funeral Luncheons, making baby blankets, putting together various kits and making quilts

for Lutheran World Relief, providing baptismal napkins and banners, caring for the upkeep

of our Altar, collecting MITES for mission projects, providing Cheer Boxes to our shut-ins,

visiting and helping the elderly at Advantage Home in Armada, and sponsoring and

supporting our missionaries and seminarians. We always welcome new members. If you are

interested, please contact the Church Office.

FLOWERS IN THE CHANCEL THIS WEEKEND

In loving memory of Janice Weig from her family.

In celebration of the 95th Anniversary of St. Peter’s

Woman’s Ministry from Women’s Ministry