St. Peter Lutheran ChurchApril 5th, 2020 – Classic Praise 8:00am

(8am Service: Divine setting 1, with no Holy Communion)

St Peter will be recording both of our services for each Sunday through the month of April.

All of our services will be our website (type in splodichurch.org). We are also on youtube (type St. Peter Lutheran Church Lodi Ca) and we are on

Facebook live (just type in St Peter Lutheran School Lodi CA). You can pick up a couple of Hymnals to take home and follow along with the recorded 8am service and pick up the Portals of Prayer for April though June in the

church office from 8:30am to 4:30am. The front door is always open.

WELCOME by Pastor Tim INVOCATION HYMN: 442 All Glory, Laud and Honor

(Please Stand)

INVOCATION (Divine Setting 1 with Pastor pg. 151-153)

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

C: Amen

P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

(Silence for self – examination)

P: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.

C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. 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 Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

KyrieP: In peace let us pray to the Lord C: Lord, have mercy.

P: For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

P: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

P: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

P: Help, save, comfort and defend us, gracious Lord. C: Amen

The Collect P: The Lord be with you.C: And with you!

P: Let us pray(the prayer)

All: Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross. Mercifully grant that we may follow the example of His great humility and patience and be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen

GREETING: Turn to each other and say: “Hosanna!”

Please be seated

ANNOUNCEMENTS We will be recording a Maundy Thursday service, a Good Friday service and our Easter services. After Easter we will begin on “Online Ministry” for Confirmation, Youth Bible Study, Young Adults Bible and other Bible Studies.

We are applying for the Government Care Act loan for our school.

We will wait to participate in Holy Communion until we are able to worship publicly again. Then we will celebrate Holy Communion weekly!

Pastor Tim will be sending out a survey through the mail and an online survey after Easter of what is your favorite time for worship on Sunday Morning. When we gather back for worship, we will have Sunday School during both of the worship services. The children will begin in worship, then be invited to attend Sunday School after the youth message. Here is an example of the survey.

If you worship at the 8am Traditional worship: Do you prefer 8am or 8:15am or 8:30am worship time (Circle one)

If you worship at the 10:45am New Song Worship: Do you prefer 10:15am or 10:30am or 10:45am worship time (Circle one)

The Reading:

Reader: The Old Testament reading is from Zechariah chapter 9:9-12 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Coming King of Zion9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!    Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!Behold, your king is coming to you;    righteous and having salvation is he,humble and mounted on a donkey,    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim    and the war horse from Jerusalem;and the battle bow shall be cut off,    and he shall speak peace to the nations;his rule shall be from sea to sea,    and from the River to the ends of the earth.11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,    I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;    today I declare that I will restore to you double.

R: This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God!

Reader: The Epistle Lesson is from Philippians, the 2nd Chapter.

Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 English Standard Version (ESV)5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

R: This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God!

(Please stand)

THE GOSPEL LESSON R: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 12 chapter, The

Triumphal Entry.C: (sing) Glory to You, O Lord.

John 12:12-19 English Standard Version (ESV)12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion;behold, your king is coming,    sitting on a donkey's colt!”16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”R: This is the Gospel of the Lord.C: (Sing) Praise to you, O Christ.

The Apostle Creed – 1st Article:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean? I believe that God has made m____ and all c_______; that He has given me my b______ and s_______, e_____, e_______, and all my m____________, my r__________ and all my s________, and still takes c_______ of them.

He also gives me c________ and s_______, f______ and d_______, h________and h________, w______ and c________, l_________ and a________, and all I have.

He r_______ and d______ p__________ me with all that I need to support this b______ and l______. He d__________ me against all d________ and g__________ and p__________ me from all evil.

Answers: What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and all creation: that He had given me my body and soul, eyes, ears and all my members, my reasons, and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothes and shoes, food and drinks, house and homes, parents and children, land, animals and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true.

Youth Message: The donkey’s point of view of the Triumph Entry by Jesus.

Youth Song: “Alleluia”

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia! Praise ye the Lord!

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia! Praise ye the Lord!

Praise ye the Lord, AlleluiaPraise ye the Lord, Alleluia.Praise ye the Lord, Alleluia.Praise ye the Lord!

Theme Hymn: LSB 441 “Ride On, Ride On in Majesty”

Message: John 12 – “Hosanna! Save me!” Save me from what?

OFFERING: Malachi 3:10 “10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Thank you for your offering for the month of March. St. Peter’s total offering for the month of March was $58,518. We are averaging around $55,000 per month. The goal is to receive $65,000 monthly to support both the church and the school.

(Please remember to send in your March and April offering or tithe to St Peter. You can mail your offering or you are welcome to drop off your offering any time from 8:30am to Noon, 1pm to 4:30pm at the church office during this period of not having public worship. You can also sign up for electronic giving through Pushpay or Thrivent Simply Giving)

PRAYERS: Ask each other what can I pray for you right now? 1 Peter 5:7 “casting all your anxieties on him, because He cares for you.”

We have especially prayers for St Peter’s members:

For Comfort: For those who have lost loved one to the Coronavirus

The Family of Devere Schnabel. His Resurrection Service has been canceled for April 18th and will be reschedule after the virus is defeated.

For Diana Howen, her mom, Vera, has entered life. Vera would visit with St Peter and the LWML every time she was visiting and staying with Diana. For Sally Pinto, her brother Bruce, entered eternal life due to diabetic complications. Bruce lived in Columbus, Georgia.

For Healing: For John Just, our 98 year member, he is now in hospice care at his home.

For those who are suffering with the Coronavirus

For Joseph Pinaglia, recovering from a motorcycle accident, parents Valerie & Frank

For Betty Wiederrich, she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4. She will start treatments next week.

For Rod Mara, he is taking chemo treatments for multi lymphoma.

For Bill Beaver, Jerry Coons and Mark Reindl, all fighting cancer.

For Ruth O’Keefe, fractured foot and recovering from surgery.

For Richard O’Keefe, cancerous tumor in his bladder. For ProtectionFor everyone who is in the medical field and on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus.

For safe travels for foreign exchange Student Matteo who traveled back to his home in Italy last Monday. His family requested him to return home. Member Randy Kuchenbecker has been his home for the school year. Matteo has been studying at Tokay High School. Randy also has foreign Exchange Student Rodrigo from Spain who will be staying till June.

For St. Peter School, all the schools, students, graduates and all the businesses who have been affected by the coronavirus.

For William Voilett who is the Navy Booth camp in Chicago. He is doing well.

For patience in the home as families learn to live together, work and study under the same roof during this “stay at home” period.

For Thanksgiving For Gene Wiederrich (the husband of Betty Wiederrich), he has been cleared of his cancer!

For Vince Preszler, he has been cleared of his cancer for the second time! He is back home.

The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by 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.

BENEDICTIONP: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face

shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.

C: Amen

MISSION HYMN: Lutheran Service Book #443 Hosanna, Loud Hosanna

Our Mission Statement: As we leave this place of Worship who are we? We are children of God sent by the Holy Spirit to share the love of Jesus to everyone we meet.