Words To Live By - Voice (Palm Sunday)
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There are many voices in the Scriptures about the Passion of Jesus. Don't let your attention listen to the other voices. Hear Jesus' voice and you will live!
Today’s word to live by: VOICE
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
Christ Be Magnified
Were creation suddenly articulate
With a thousand tongues to lift one cry
From north to south and east to west
We'd hear Christ be magnified
Were the whole earth echoing His eminence
His name would burst from sea and sky
From rivers to the mountain tops
We'd hear Christ be magnified
O Christ be magnified
Let His praise arise
Christ be magnified in me
O Christ be magnified
From the altar of my life
Christ be magnified in me
When every creature finds its inmost melody
And every human heart its native cry
Then in one enraptured hymn of praise
We'll sing Christ be magnified
O Christ be magnified
Let His praise arise
Christ be magnified in me
O Christ be magnified
From the altar of my life
Christ be magnified in me
I won't bow to idols
I'll stand strong and worship You
And if it puts me in the fire
I'll rejoice 'cause You're there too
I won't be formed by feelings
I’ll hold fast to what is true
If the cross brings transformation
Then I'll be crucified with You
'Cause death is just the doorway
Into resurrection life
If I join You in Your suffering
Then I'll join You when You rise
And when You return in glory
With all the angels and the saints
My heart will still be singing
My song will be the same
O Christ be magnified
Let His praise arise
Christ be magnified in me
O Christ be magnified
From the altar of my life
Christ be magnified in me
O Christ be magnified
Let His praise arise
Christ be magnified in me
O Christ be magnified
From the altar of my life
Christ be magnified in me
Greeting
Invocation
Pastor: “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your King is coming to you; He is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
Pastor: “Blessed is the King, who comes in the name of the Lord!”
People: “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
All Glory Laud and Honor
All glory laud and honor
To You Redeemer King
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring
You are the King of Israel
And Davids royal Son
Now in the Lords name coming
Our King and Blessed One
All glory laud and honor
To You Redeemer King
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring
The multitude of pilgrims
With palms before You went
Our praise and prayer and anthems
Before You we present
All glory laud and honor
To You Redeemer King
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring
To You before Your passion
They sang their hymns of praise
To You now high exalted
Our melody we raise
All glory laud and honor
To You Redeemer King
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring
Their praises You accepted
Accept the prayers we bring
Great Author of all goodness
O good and gracious King
Scripture Reading
Luke 22:63-71 - The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” And they said many other insulting things to him. At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them. “If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, and if I asked you, you would not answer. But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.” They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.” Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”
Son of Heaven
This is the word
Here in the flesh
Living among the meek and lowly
The voice of God
His every breath
Salvation of the world unfolding
Behold Him
Behold Him
Lift up your eyes
See the Son of Heaven
Hosanna
Hosanna
Pour out your praise
Sing the name of Jesus
This is His heart
Upon the cross
And from His wounds His mercies flowing
And now the dawn
Put death to death
And ever since that grave’s been empty
Behold Him
Behold Him
Lift up your eyes
See the Son of Heaven
Hosanna
Hosanna
Pour out your praise
Sing the name of Jesus
This is His home
Here in our chest
At every door our Savior’s knocking
Oh let Him in
Oh let Him out
With every yes His kingdom’s coming
The sound of every saint rejoicing
Oh Jesus Christ the hope of Glory
Behold Him
Behold Him
Lift up your eyes
See the Son of Heaven
Hosanna
Hosanna
Pour out your praise
Sing the name of Jesus
Behold Him
Behold Him
Lift up your eyes
See the Son of Heaven
Hosanna
Hosanna
Pour out your praise
Sing the name of Jesus
Pour out your praise
Sing the name of Jesus
STP Kids Dismissal
STP Kids is the Children’s Ministry at St. Peter’s Edina, designed for all children from 6 months to 10 years old (Grade 5). Our vision is to partner with parents in raising up a generation of children that will seek their God-given Kingdom mission and impact their world for Jesus!
Message: Voice
Judas and the plotters: “What will you give me if I turn him over to you?” (Luke 22:2-6)
Disciples, arguing: “I’m the greatest!” “No, I am!” (Luke 22:24)
Satan to Jesus: “Give me Peter! You can keep the rest, but give me Peter.” (Luke 22:31-32)
Satan to Jesus, causing anguish: “You don’t have to go to the cross, just listen to me . . .” (Luke 22:44)
Judas: “The one I kiss. Take him!” (Luke 22:47)
Peter, denying Jesus: “Woman, I do not know him at all.” (Luke 22:57)
Jesus’ followers seeing what was going to happen: “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” (Luke 22:49)
The soldiers: “Prophesy! Who hit you?” (Luke 22:63-64)
The Jewish Council: “If you are the Christ, tell us! Prove it to us!” (Luke 22:67)
The Jewish leaders: “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” (Luke 23:2)
Pilate: “Are you the King of the Jews?” (Luke 23:3)
Herod: “Give me a sign—do something! Don’t just stand there, say something!” (Luke 23:8-9)
Chief Priests & Teachers of the Law: “We accuse Him of blasphemy. He is causing disorder.” (Luke 23:10)
The crowd: “Away with this man!” (Luke 23:18)
The people shouting: “Away with him! Crucify! Crucify him!” (Luke 23:21)
The rulers: “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God.” (Luke 23:35)
The scientist: “Miracles just don’t happen.”
The atheist: “How can a good God allow suffering like this? There is no God.”
The sinner: “My sins are too great. There’s no forgiveness for me.”
A fearful believer: “What if I deny him like Peter?”
The skeptic: “But I don’t feel anything at all. What if God doesn’t exist?”
A hesitant believer: “Can this really be for me?”
The impatient: “Lord, save us now!”
The whole crowd on Palm Sunday: “Blessed is the king, who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” (Luke 19:38)
One of the thieves on another cross: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” (Luke 23:39)
Another thief who heard it all: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (Luke 23:43)
The voice of Jesus: “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43)
Jesus to the disciples: “I am among you as the one who serves.” (Luke 22:27)
Jesus to Peter: “I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail.” (Luke 22:32)
Jesus to sinners: “The Scripture must be fulfilled in me, ‘he was numbered among the transgressors;’ and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. ” (Luke 22:37)
Jesus to the Father: “Father, if you are willing, take this cup form me: yet not my will, but your will be done,” (Luke 22:42)
Jesus to those who came for Him: “This is your hour, when darkness reigns.” (Luke 22:53)
Jesus to Peter: One wordless look. (Luke 22:61)
Jesus to Pilate: “You have said so.” (Luke 22:70)
Jesus, when they cry “Crucify”: Silence. (Luke 23:23)
Jesus to those lamenting: “Weep not for me, but rather, weep for yourselves and for your children.” (Luke 23:28)
Jesus, in the hearing of the soldiers: “Father, forgive them.” (Luke 23:34)
Jesus, to the repentant thief: “Today, you shall be with me in paradise!” (Luke 23:43)
Jesus, on the cross: “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” (Luke 23:46)
The voice of Jesus: “Father, forgive.”
The voice of Jesus: “Bring your doubts, bring your fears, bring them here, and listen to me. All this, from beginning to end, is done for you. Is done because I want you.”
The voice of Jesus: “I have made you mine forever. You are my beloved child. Your sins are forgiven.”
The voice of Jesus: “As I rested in the grave, so will you. And as I came forth from the grave, so will I call you forth, raise you from the dead, and you also will be with me in paradise.”
The voice of Jesus: “It depends not on your feeling, but on my word. Just listen for my voice.”
Prayer
Communion
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad confidence that, as He says, our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with him and with one another. Our Lord invites to His table those who trust His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may show forth His death until He comes.
Because those who eat and drink our Lord’s body and blood unworthily do so to their great harm and because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing from that of this congregation and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the sacrament, are asked first to speak with the pastor. (see 1 Corinthians 11)
The Lord’s Prayer
People: 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.
Blessing
Luke 9:35 - A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Crown Him with many crowns
The Lamb upon His throne
Hark how the heavenly
Anthem drowns
All music but its own
Awake my soul and sing
Of Him who died for thee
And hail Him as thy
Matchless King
Through all eternity
Crown Him the Lord of love
Behold His hands and side
Rich wounds yet visible above
In beauty glorified
No angels in the sky
Can fully bear that sight
But downward bends
their burning eyes
At mysteries so bright
Crown Him the Lord of life
Who triumphed o'er the grave
And rose victorious
In the strife
For those He came to save
His glories now we sing
Who died and rose on high
Who died eternal life to bring
And lives that death may die
Holy Week: April 10-17
Maundy Thursday, 6:00pm You are invited to gather around the altar of the Lord as we remember the powerful meal Jesus shared with His disciples before His journey to the cross. We will hear from the disciple Thomas. We will share the powerful Scripture of the passion, then kneel at the Altar for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
Good Friday, 6:00pm Come for a quiet remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice from the foot of the cross. Hear from Joseph of Arimathea as he retells the story of the cross and burial.
Easter Morning, 9:30am Join with other curious men, women, boys, & girls as we journey to the empty tomb with the guidance of the Gospel of Luke. What hope awaits us all!
St. Peter’s Mission Update // 7-Year Strategic Plan
Prayer Requests
“Sent” Jesus was sent into this world (John 3:16) and He sends you into the world as well. That might be frightening. He promised to be with you.
Pray circles around our celebrations! Just as Jesus was announced as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords as He entered into Jerusalem, so we celebrate His great love for all people. Come celebrate and invite many to join you!
Birthdays
4/12 Jeanine Roth
4/13 Hannah Incitti
4/16 Jenna Lere
4/17 Evelyn Incitti
4/24 Art Lienhard
4/24 Katherine Ligon
Pastor Led Sunday Bible Class
We had to add two tables - now there is room for you! Every Sunday you are invited to join with fellow worshipers to study the Sunday texts more in depth. Examine the context to see the setting of the story. Be challenged to apply Biblical truth to your life. At 10:30am in the Discipleship Room to the right as you exit the sanctuary. Bring a cup of coffee and pick up a treat to enjoy on your way in. Life Application Bibles are provided for your study. There will be no class next week on Easter.
Assistance for Ukrainians
We have two opportunities to do something for the people of Ukrain. Through the ULC (Ukraine Lutheran Church) support is provided directly to those in Ukraine. Donate directly through Lutheran Church Charities Ukrainian Relief Fund button above. We now have a partnership with the First Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church in St. Louis Park and their missionary, Todd Carlson, who is helping Ukrainians in Kyiv. Donate through St. Peter’s giving tools with the Refugee Relief button above, or place a gift in your offering (mark your gift First Ukrainian). God is at work, through His people, to show, as the Apostle Paul states - One Lord, One Faith, One Body and Spirit!
Red Cross Blood Drive
For the 9th time, St. Peter’s & the Veterans Rotary Club that we host are sponsoring another blood drive here in the sanctuary on Thursday, April 28 from 1-7pm. Only about 8 appointments remain. We have had to turn away people at the door. So sign up today here. We also gather clothing, food, and recycle electronics for veterans. Bring those items that day as well.
COVID-19
To find out more about how St. Peter’s is addressing COVID-19 pandemic, click below to view our preparedness & Safety Plan.
Christ Be Magnified
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