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Welcome to Ruthfred Lutheran Church! Member of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (www.aflc.org) We are delighted to have you with us this morning as we gather to worship the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are visiting today, we are glad you are here! Whether you are visiting from out of town , seeking a new church home, or for any other reason, thank you for choosing to worship with us. We would love to get in touch with you. Please fill out your contact information in the red folder at the end of your pew, or fill out the information on the back cover of this bulletin, and place it in the offering plate as it passes before you. About Us: Since her opening service on Christmas Eve in 1948 and her charter the following year, Ruthfred Lutheran Church has been a congregation rooted in the conviction that the Bible is inspired by God, living and active, capable to produce faith in its hearers, and true and faithful in all its parts. As such, our preaching and teaching aim to be faithful to its correct interpretation and is central to our worship of God. Our Divine Service, called the “Common Service,” possesses a rich history that stems from the early days of the Lutheran Reformation. It is centered upon God’s Word, and proclaims the realities of God’s abundant grace in Jesus Christ from its start to its close. If this is a new form of worship for you, this bulletin will serve as a welcome companion. The order of service begins on page 3 The Divine Service begins as our organist begins the Prelude. When the music starts, please quiet your hearts as you prayerfully prepare for worship. Our cover is a paper cut or scherenschnitte created specially for our church by our very own Kathryn Carr. The artwork will reflect liturgical and Ruthfred-specific themes that occur throughout the year. 2 Contemporary Liturgical Worship Service Saturday, January 16, 2021—5:00 p.m. PRELUDE Turn Turn Turn (The Byrds) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Song: Graves into Gardens (Elevation Worship) I searched the world But it couldn't fill me Man's empty praise And treasures that fade Are never enough Then You came along And put me back together And every desire Is now satisfied Here in Your love [CHORUS] Oh, there's nothing better than You There's nothing better than You Lord, there's nothing Nothing is better than You I'm not afraid To show You my weakness My failures and flaws Lord, You've seen them all And You still call me friend 'Cause the God of the mountain Is the God of the valley There's not a place Your mercy and grace Won't find me again [CHORUS 2X] [2X] You turn mourning to dancing You give beauty for ashes You turn shame into glory You're the only one who can You turn graves into gardens You turn bones into armies You turn seas into highways You're the only one who can You're the only one who can [CHORUS 2X] [2X] You turn graves into gardens You turn bones into armies You turn seas into highways You're the only one who can You're the only one who can You're the only one who can 3 The Call to Worship / Opening Prayer Pastor (P): We open this service in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Congregation (C): Amen Song: Beautiful Name (Hillsong Worship) You were the Word at the beginning One with God the Lord Most High Your hidden glory in creation Now revealed in You our Christ What a beautiful name it is What a beautiful name it is The name of Jesus Christ my King What a beautiful name it is Nothing compares to this What a beautiful name it is The name of Jesus You didn't want heaven without us So Jesus, You brought heaven down My sin was great, Your love was greater What could separate us now What a wonderful name it is What a wonderful name it is The name of Jesus Christ my King What a wonderful name it is Nothing compares to this What a wonderful name it is The name of Jesus [INSTRUMENTAL] Death could not hold You The veil tore before You You silenced the boast of sin and grave The heavens are roaring The praise of Your glory For You are raised to life again You have no rival You have no equal Now and forever, God You reign Yours is the kingdom Yours is the glory Yours is the name above all names What a powerful name it is What a powerful name it is The name of Jesus Christ my King What a powerful name it is Nothing can stand against What a powerful name it is The name of Jesus [2X]What a powerful name it is The name of Jesus 4 We confess our sins at The Confession of Sin (SBH, p. 15) the beginning of each service, because we are Pastor (P): Beloved in the Lord, let us draw near with a true heart, coming into the presence of a holy and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching him, in the God. Though we are Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to grant us forgiveness. sinners who daily struggle with sin , we Our help is in the name of the Lord are invited to come to Him to receive the Congregation (C): Who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:8) forgiveness of sin earned for us by Jesus. P: I said, “I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord. Through this C: And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. (Psalm 32:5) forgiveness, we are given a right standing P: Let us bow or kneel for the confession of our sin. before a holy God. Because sin is both Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess corporate and unto thee, that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we personal, we confess have sinned against thee by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore our sins together, and we flee for refuge to thine infinite mercy, seeking and imploring thy privately in the silence of our hearts. grace, for the sake of our Lord, Jesus Christ. (Silent Prayer of Personal Confession) Together: O most merciful God, who hast given thine only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us, and for his sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by thy Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of thee and of thy will, and true obedience to thy Word, that by thy grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Absolution is based upon God’s instruction The Absolution: in Luke 24:47 that P: The Almighty and merciful God grant unto you, being penitent, repentance and the pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, forgiveness of sins should be widely and the grace and comfort of his Holy Spirit. proclaimed in the name C: Amen of Jesus. (See also1 John. 1:9). 5 Song: One King (Point of Grace) Kings of earth on a course unknown Bearing gifts from afar Hoping, praying Following yonder star Silhouette of a caravan Painted against the sky Wise men searching For the Holy Child [CHORUS] One king held the frankincense One king held the myrrh One king held the purest gold And one king held the hope of the world A star hangs over Bethlehem A journey ends in the night Three kings trembling Behold the glorious sight Heaven's treasure Emmanuel Drawing men to bow down Tiny baby born to wear a crown [CHORUS] God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our savior Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan’s power When we were gone astray Oh Tiny Baby born to wear a crown [CHORUS X2] The hope of the world The hope of the world One king held the purest gold One king held the hope of the world The Collect: P: The Lord be with you: C: And with thy spirit. P: Let us pray: Almighty and everlasting God, who governs all things in heaven and earth. Mercifully hear the prayers of your people, and grant us your peace all the days of our life; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. C: Amen 6 God’s chief means of The Old Testament Lesson: 1 Samuel 3: 1-21 (NASB) extending His grace to His children is through Now the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the LORD His Word. Hearing it before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days; visions and learning it are 2 central to His proper were infrequent. But it happened at that time as Eli was lying worship. down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to be poor and he could not see well), 3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the 4 ark of God was, that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, go back and lie down.” So he went and 6 lay down.

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