June 20/21, 2020

“The healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ In fact, I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mathew 9:12-13

St. Peters Ev. Lutheran 108 W. Maple St. Sturgeon Bay, WI

920-743-4431 www.stpeterslutheran.net

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Pentecost III St.Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church June 20/21, 2020

We Exist to Share Christ!

TO OUR VISITORS: Thank you for joining us for our worship today. Please remember to sign our friendship register before you leave. It is a pleasure to have you with us and please come again soon.May God bless you through this celebration!

IF YOUR CHILD becomes restless during the service, you are welcome to make use of the nursery which is located just off the front entryway to the church.

HEARING LOOP devices available or please set hearing aid to telecoil.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION about St. Peter’s and its activities, please speak with one of the pastors to arrange an appointment or call the church office at 920-743-4431 during the week.

Our Commuinion Practice (Personal preparation for Holy Communion: pg. 156) We practice “member” communion, also called “close” communion. If you are a guest and are not yet a member of our fellowship/congregation, we invite you to learn more about us before joining us at the communion table. To learn more about our faith and fellowship, speak with either pastor.

If you are a member of St. Peter’s or one of our sister congregations of the Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod and wish to commune, please make out a communion card from the pew and hand it to the usher at communion. Thank you!

Worship Focus – Jesus Speaks to Sinners, “Follow Me!” The Church is filled with people who God called out of His boundless mercy. Nothing else could explain the choices that God made! He calls such sinful and weak men and women to fill His Church. Only mercy can explain those He chose in the lessons today: a despised tax collector, an exiled killer, a persecutor of Christians. How meaningful these lessons are, when we remember that each lesson was penned by the unworthy sinner called into service by God’s boundless mercy!

SILENT PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP:

Faithful God, sanctify us as Your people and make us bold to confess You on earth. When this earthly life is ended and we stand before You on high, grant us to hear the Savior’s acknowledgment that we are His and He is ours forever. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

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Hymn 476 – Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower

Please stand

Order of Service for

Pentecost III

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INVOCATION .

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

CONFESSION 1 JOHN 1:8-9

M: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

C: 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. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

THE KYRIE MARK 10:47

ABSOLUTION JOHN 20:21-23

M: God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given His only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 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.

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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS Luke 2:14; John 1:29

M: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY________________________ _____________ .

M: The Lord be with you.

M: Let us pray.

O God, the strength of all who trust in You, mercifully hear our prayers. Be gracious to us in our weakness and give us strength to keep Your commandments in all we say and do; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Please be seated

God’s Word

FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON EXODUS 3:1-15 God calls an exile to follow Him

1 Now Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, a priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 The Angel of the LORD appeared to him in blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire, but the bush was not burning up. 3 So he said, “I will go over and look at this amazing sight—to find out why the bush is not burning up.” 4 When the LORD saw that Moses had gone over to take a look, God called to him from the middle of the bush and said, “Moses! Moses!” Moses said, “I am here.” 5 The LORD said, “Do not come any closer. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” 6 He then said, “I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. 7 The LORD said, “I have certainly seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry for help because of their slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. 8 So I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the

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Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now indeed, the Israelites’ cry for help has come to me. Yes, I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 Come now, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” 12 So he said, “I will certainly be with you. This will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will serve God on this mountain.” 13 But Moses said to God, “If I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what should I say to them?” 14 So God replied to Moses, “I am who I am.” He also said, “You will say this to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.” 15 God also told Moses, “Say this to the Israelites: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered from generation to generation.’

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PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 119c Christian Worship page 111

Oh, how I love your law!*

I meditate on it all day long.

I have more insight than all my teachers,* for I meditate on your statutes.

I have more understanding than the elders,* for I obey your precepts.

Refrain

I have kept my feet from every evil path* so that I might obey your Word.

I have not departed from your laws,* for you yourself have taught me.

How sweet are your words to my taste,* sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,* is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Refrain

Refrain Tune: Joyce Schubkegal. © 1993 Joyce Schubkegal (admin. Northwestern Publishing House). All rights reserved. Used by permission

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SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON I TIMOTHY 1:12-17 God calls a former persecutor of Christians to follow Him

12 I give thanks to the one who empowered me, namely, Christ Jesus our Lord, that he treated me as trustworthy, appointing me into his ministry. 13 He did this even though formerly I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I was shown mercy, because I acted ignorantly in unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord overflowed on me along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and worthy of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners,” of whom I am the worst. 16 But I was shown mercy for this reason: that in me, the worst sinner, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his unlimited patience as an example for those who are going to believe in him, resulting in eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal, to the immortal, invisible, only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY II Corinthians 5:19

Alleluia. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them. And he has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation. Alleluia.

Please stand for the reading of the Holy Gospel

GOSPEL MATTHEW 9:9-13

God calls a despised tax collector to follow Him

M: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, chapter 9.

9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s booth. He said to him, “Follow me.” Matthew got up and followed him. 10 As Jesus was reclining at the table in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were actually there too, eating with Jesus and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your

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teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “The healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. 13 Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ In fact, I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

M: The Gospel of our Lord.

STATEMENT OF FAITH NICENE CREED

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen

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. 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. 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.

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.

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 worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Please be seated

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Hymn 453 – Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spoke

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THE SERMON MATTHEW 9:9-13

FOLLOW ME

Please stand at conclusion of sermon

Please be seated

Offering Our Gifts of Love to the Lord

(Offering plates are located in the entryways to the sanctuary. You may mail your gifts to our church office or securely contribute online through a link found on our website – stpeterslutheran.net.)

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PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER MATTHEW 6:9-13

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. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours now and forever. Amen.

LORD’S SUPPER THE SACRAMENT

CHRISTIAN WORSHIP page 21

M: The Lord be with you.

M: Lift up your hearts.

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

M: 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 promised that wherever two or three come together in His name, there He is with them to shepherd His flock till He comes again in glory. Therefore, with all the saints on earth and hosts of heaven, we praise Your holy name and join their glorious song:

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY SANCTUS

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION M: 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.”

Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; this is the new testament in My blood, which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

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

O CHRIST, LAMB OF GOD AGNUS DEI

Please be seated

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DISTRIBUTION

Hymn 310 – I Come, O Savior, to Your Table

More stanzas on following page;

6 Weary am I and heavy laden; With sin my soul is sore oppressed. Receive me graciously and gladden My heart, for I am now your guest. Refrain 7 You here will find a heart most lowly That feels unworthy in your sight, That duly weeps o’er sin, yet solely Your merit pleads, as it is right. Refrain 8 By faith I call your holy table The testament of your deep love, For by your gift I now am able To know the heart of God above. Refrain 9 What higher gift can we inherit? It is faith’s bond and solid base; It is the strength of heart and spirit, The covenant of hope and grace. Refrain 10 This feast is manna, wealth abounding Unto the poor, to weak ones pow’r, To angels joy, to hell confounding, And life for me in death’s dark hour. Refrain

11 Your body, giv’n for me, O Savior, Your blood, which you for me have shed— These are my life and strength forever; By them my hungry soul is fed. Refrain 12 With you, Lord, I am now united; I live in you and you in me. No sorrow fills my soul; delighted, It finds its peace on Calvary. Refrain 13 Who can condemn me now? For surely The Lord is near, who justifies. No hell I fear, and thus securely With Jesus I to heaven rise. Refrain 14 Though death may threaten with disaster, It cannot rob me of my cheer, For he who is of death the master With help and strength is always near. Refrain 15 My heart has now become your dwelling, O blessed, holy Trinity. With angels I, your praises telling, Shall live in joy eternally. Refrain

Please stand

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SONG OF SIMEON NUNC DIMITTIS

M: O Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.

M: 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.

M: 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.

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Closing Hymn 596 – Let Me Be Yours Forever

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Acknowledgments ONE LICENSE, License number: A-718514 CCLI, License number: 1083946 Artwork: Artwork by Ian Welch (ianmwelch.com). Used by permission; Clip Art for Year A © 1992 Archdiocese of Chicago. All rights reserved. Liturgy: Adapted from Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal. © 1993 Northwestern Publishing House. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns: Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal. © 1993 Northwestern Publishing House. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture: Scripture is taken from The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version ©, EHV ©, © 2017 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

Assistants in Worship (June 20/21)

Preacher – Pastor Joel T. Sauer Organist – Emily Marggraf Broadcast – James Flinn

Last Week

Weekend Offerings: $9980.85 Missions: $590 Building Fund: $335

The Radio Broadcast is sponsored by Jim and Carol Newman. “Because of God’s grace, we were

able to celebrate 60 years of marriage on June 18. The Lord has blessed us with 4 children and 11 grandchildren and many wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. We give Him all praise, honor and glory for these many years.”

The Video Broadcast is sponsored by Carl and Betty Weidner in thankfulness for the Lord’s blessing

of 58 years of marriage on their wedding anniversary on June 16.

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Church News

Offerings: For those of you who wish to give your offerings online, you may do so at

stpeterslutheran.net. You can also mail or drop off your offerings at the church. (address: 108 W. Maple Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235)

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Bob Johnson Has Retired. Congratulations are in order! We plan to recognize Bob’s years of

service at an outdoor celebration at St. Peter’s on July 5. Mark your calendars and we hope you can be with us for it.

God Is So good! Two of our St. Peter’s faculty will be married this summer. Let’s shower them with

love through a “bridal gift shower.” Two tables will be placed in the sunroom labeled with the names “Emily & Andy” and “Kelsey & Daniel.” Please join us in showering them with love by bringing a gift anytime this summer and placing it on the tables. Emily and Andy are registered at Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Daniel and Kelsey are registered at Target and Amazon. Thank you in advance for helping us support these lovely young couples.

Ushers’ Schedule The new ushers’ schedule is now available in the ushers’ cabinet in the narthex.

Registering for St. Peter’s Next School Year: Though the early registration date has now

passed,Pre-K through 8thgraderegistration for next school year is underway. Your child will be officially registered when you have: completed, signed and returned Enrollment Agreement form, Photo Release/School Directory/Cell Phone form, Tuition Fees form, New Family Registration form and paid the $100 family registration fee. You can also order your school supplies online through Edukits.

SCRIP Available after Church Services Low denomination gift cards are available. Gas cards,

grocery cards, and much more. Please consider using SCRIP even if you never have before. Using the SCRIP Program cost you nothing more than what you would normally spend on gift cards AND your participation is an investment in a child’s Christian Education (Tuition assistance). Stop by the SCRIP table after any church service or contact the church office to purchase SCRIP cards.

Meditations devotional booklets are available at both church entrances with a suggested donation

of $2.50 to cover our expenses for these devotionals. Thank you.

Inside Volunteers Needed We are looking for volunteers to help sanitize the church and clean

bathrooms. This is very important. Depending on the volunteers, it can take an hour or two. Can you help keep God's house especially clean for all of us? Contact Kary at the church office for more information or to volunteer. Thank You!

4th weekend of the Month Help We are in need of someone to vacuum and dust the church

prior to services on the 4th weekend of the month. This is usually done by a team of two people. You can ask a friend to join you or we can find another interested individual to help. You can choose when you would like to come in as long as it is completed prior to service on Saturday afternoon. If you are willing to help in this way, please call the church office at 743-4431.

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CONFIRMATION This past Saturday, June 20, 10 young men and women of St. Peter’s were confirmed.

Please continue to pray for these younger brothers and sisters in Christ, as they live their lives for Jesus.

THE CONFIRMANDS AND THEIR CHOSEN VERSES \

Hayden Ahlswede Ephesians 2:8-9

Kody Anderko Isaiah 41:10

Trevor Englebert Joshua 1:9

Emilie Konrad Matthew 6:33

Zephaniah LaLuzerne Psalm 27:1

Anya Ostrand John 14:27

Eli Schuster Revelation 2:10

Amber Spittlemeister Hebrews 13:5

Finn Stuth John 3:16

Jonathon Thoma Hebrews 13:5

Notes about Confirmation: Confirmation is a custom of the church and not a sacrament. In confirmation, the catechumen (one undergoing a course of preparation) publicly declares that he/she is a Christian who has been baptized and is in communion with Christ and the church. The reception of catechumens to the Lord's Table assumes that ongoing instruction is the way of life for the faithful Christian.

The Rite of Confirmation emphasizes God's work in Baptism, the gift of faith, and the promises of the Lord's Supper.

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Jesus Speaks to Sinners – “Follow Me!”

Thank you for worshiping with us. St. Peter’s is a part of a group of more than 1,200 churches called the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The WELS is a worldwide church with congregations serving all 50 states and Canada and also serves over 25 foreign countries through world mission work. If you are new to our area or looking for a church home, please accept our invitation to meet our pastors (after the service, or by appointment at your convenience). Please worship with us again.

Worship Services: Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 7:30 am & 10:05 am, Holy Communion: 1st& 3rd weekends

Sunday 10 am Worship Service broadcast live over WDOR, 93.9 FM.

Local Cable Channel 989 broadcasts our weekly service Wednesdays at 9 am and 6 pm, and Sundays at 10 am and 7 pm.

Time of Grace broadcast Sunday: 6:30 am-WGBA (NBC26)

Restrooms are located near the Maple Street entrance in the parents’ room, the church basement, and also the education wing. For further directions, please ask an usher.

Pastor Joel T. Sauer Pastor Carl Schroeder Principal Paul Lutze 1940 Cedar Circle 329 N. 18th Place 7 Baraboo Ave. Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 743-4431, ext. 164 743-4431, ext. 165 743-4431, ext. 148 Residence: 920-746-0373 Residence: 608-477-3374 Residence: 920-493-0255

jsauer@stpeterssb.net cschroeder@stpeterssb.net plutze@stpeterssb.net

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

“We exist to share Christ” 108 W. Maple Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235

Church Office 920-743-4431 School 920-743-4432 www.stpeterslutheran.net Fax 920-743-5388

“St. Peter’s is a confessional congregation affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and the worldwide Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC).”