[Sunday's Worship Service and Scripture Readings]

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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 10-12-25

Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God!

My soul makes its boast in the LORD;

let the humble hear and be glad.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

I sought the LORD, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

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.

Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God!

 

Collect 

Almighty God, You show mercy to Your people in all their troubles.  Grant us always to recognize Your goodness, give thanks for Your compassion, and praise Your holy name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

 

Ruth 1:1-19   In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a man from Bethlehem in Judah left the country because of a severe famine. He took his wife and two sons and went to live in the country of Moab.  2 The man's name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. During their stay in Moab,  3 Elimelech died and Naomi was left with her two sons.  4 The two sons married Moabite women. 

One married a woman named Orpah, and the other a woman named Ruth. But about ten years later, 

5 both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her husband or sons. 6 Then Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had blessed his people in Judah by giving them good crops again. So Naomi and her daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab to return to her homeland.  7 With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah.  8 But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back to your mothers' homes instead of coming with me. And may the LORD reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me.  9 May the LORD bless you with the security of another marriage." Then she kissed them good-bye, and they all broke down and wept.  10 "No," they said. "We want to go with you to your people."  11 But Naomi replied, "Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could grow up to be your husbands?  12 No, my daughters, return to your parents' homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it were possible, and I were to get married tonight and bear sons, then what? 

13 Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the LORD himself has caused me to suffer."  14 And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth insisted on staying with Naomi.  15 "See," Naomi said to her, "your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same."  16 But Ruth replied, "Don't ask me to leave you and turn back. I will go wherever you go and live wherever you live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.  17 I will die where you die and will be buried there. May the LORD punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!"  18 So when Naomi saw that Ruth had made up her mind to go with her, she stopped urging her.  19 So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was stirred by their arrival. "Is it really Naomi?"

 

2 Timothy 2:1-13  Timothy, my dear son, be strong with the special favor God gives you in Christ Jesus. 2 You have heard me teach many things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Teach these great truths to trustworthy people who are able to pass them on to others. 3 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 

4 And as Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army. 

5 Follow the Lord's rules for doing his work, just as an athlete either follows the rules or is disqualified and wins no prize.  6 Hardworking farmers are the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.  7 Think about what I am saying. The Lord will give you understanding in all these things.  8 Never forget that Jesus Christ was a man born into King David's family and that he was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach.  9 And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.  10 I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.  11 This is a true saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him.  12 If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us.  13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

 

Luke 17:11-19    As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance, 13 crying out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"  14 He looked at them and said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, their leprosy disappeared.  15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, "Praise God, I'm healed!"  16 He fell face down on the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.  17 Jesus asked, "Didn't I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?  18 Does only this foreigner return to give glory to God?"  19 And Jesus said to the man, "Stand up and go. Your faith has made you well."

 

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