Description
Luke 17:11-19
Jesus continues to teach his disciples, as well as others he meets while traveling. Here, on their way to Jerusalem they come across a village that had ten men with leprosy. Jesus heals the men but as they realize they are cleansed, only one gives praise and thanks to God. And he was a Samaritan. Jesus questions why only one, a foreigner, has given praise.
We Lift Our Hearts in Worship
[Preservice options include video countdowns, worship song videos, welcomes), CDs, or live music.]
Welcome & Time of Greeting
Time of Praise and Worship
I Will Lift My Eyes
Bebo Norman | Jason Ingram, ©2006 Appstreet Music (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) New Spring (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) Peertunes, Ltd. (Admin. by peermusic) Windsor Way Music (Admin. by peermusic)
God You’re So Good
Brett Younker, Brooke Ligertwood, Kristian Stanfill, Scott Ligertwood, © SHOUT! Music Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) sixsteps Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)
You’re Worthy Of My Praise
Daniel Ruis, ©1991 Maranatha Praise, Inc. (Admin. by Maranatha! Music) Shade Tree Music
(Admin. by Maranatha! Music)
[Traditional Options]
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
BH 75 69; BH 91 216; CH 21; CHH 5; EH 493; ELW 886; HWC 76; HPW 7; HFG 349; HLC 90; HGP 32; HSP 19; LBW 559; LSB 528; LW 276; NCH 42; PH 466; RH 51; STTL 147; WC 130; UMH 57; WAR 96; WHM 46; WIS 12
Entrust Your Days & Burdens
LSB 754; LW 427
From God Can Nothing Move Me
LBW 468; LSB 713; LW 409
Invocation
Pastor / Worship Leader
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Worshipers
Blessed be the Name of the Lord
Pastor / Worship Leader
We praise You the King of kings and Lord of Lords
Worshipers
We worship You Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior
Pastor / Worship Leader
We praise You Lord in Heaven for Your wondrous deeds
Worshipers
You Lord are worthy of all praise.
Pastor / Worship Leader
In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen!
Worshipers
Amen!
Opening Prayer / Theme Introduction
Pastor / Worship Leader
Jesus, we Worship you, our Savior. You are worthy of all praise and honor and glory. We thank you for our lives, both here on earth and in eternity. We thank you for our souls. Please Lord, help us to always be thankful and to praise you every day of our lives. Help us to shout out praise to you, to not be afraid. Help us to fall at your feet in adoration, to not want to let go. You have saved us Lord. Hallelujah! Amen!
Worshipers
Amen!
Time of Confession and Forgiveness
[Alternate location: following Message]
Pastor / Worship Leader
In You Lord, my God, I put my trust.
Worshipers
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior and my hope is in You all day long.
Pastor / Worship Leader
Remember Lord your great mercy and love for they are from of old.
Worshipers
Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways. According to your love remember me, for You Lord, are good.
Pastor / Worship Leader
For the sake of Your Name Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
Worshipers
My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only He will release my feet from the snare.
Pastor / Worship Leader
Look on my iniquities and my distress and take away all of my sins.
Worshipers
May integrity and uprightness protect me because my hope, Lord, is in you. Amen.
We Hear God’s Word
[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]
First Reading Ruth 1:1-19a
During the days of the Judges, a famine in the land caused a family from Bethlehem to move to Moab. When the head of the family, Elimelek, died, his wife Naomi was left with her two sons who married Moabite women. When her sons died Naomi and her daughters-in-law were forced to return to their homes. But Ruth was determined not to abandon Naomi and they both return to Bethlehem.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there. 3 Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, 5 both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband. 6 When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there. 7 With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah. 8 Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me. 9 May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband.” Then she kissed them goodbye, and they wept aloud 10 and said to her, “We will go back with you to your people.” 11 But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands? 12 Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons— 13 would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!” 14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. 15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.” 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her. 19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem.
