Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 4900 Kinsey Drive, Tyler, Texas (903) 561-1865 Visit us at: www.oslctyler.org Church Mission “ Bringing Christ October 13, 2019 to the people… Worship Service …the people to Christ ” 10:00 A.M. Church Slogan Living, Loving, Leading, and Laughing; that’s Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Our Ministers The people Our Pastor Rev. Dr. Mark Braaten Parish Administrator Debbie Miller Financial Administrator Carol Lattier Organist & Keyboardist Jaeyong Lee Council President Bill Videtto Member Goals As disciples of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we strive to grow in faith through daily prayer and bible reading, attending worship services, tithing, and serving others. To Our Guests and Visitors Thank you for joining with us! We’re glad you are here. * To find our nursery go to the Sunday School wing. The Nursery is just a few doors down this hallway. * We have activity bags for youngsters to use during worship. The bags include soft toys and coloring books. Please help yourself to a bag. Be sure to return it after wor- ship. * We practice open communion. If you are baptized and desire to share in the body and blood of our Lord, please join us. th * We begin communing children in the 5 grade. We offer a communion class to th prepare 5 graders to receive this sacrament. * If you would prefer grape juice instead of wine for communion, there is grape juice in the center of the tray of glasses. * Following our worship service there is coffee and tea on the table in our café area. Please stay for some fellowship. * Let us know how we can be of assistance to you! WORSHIP SERVERS Lay Coordinator: Ryan Gibbs Ushers: Ryan Gibbs and Ezrah Johnson Acolyte: Abby Gibbs Reader: Travis Snyder Communion Assistants: Susan Buntz, Dee Miles, and Audrey Cameron Projectionist: Toby Fite EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST OCTOBER 13, 2019 ~ WELCOME It is a pleasure to worship together. If you are a newcomer, if you have a prayer request, or both, please fill out the yellow pew card located on the back of a pew. Prelude Welcome and Announcements Please Stand Opening Hymn ~ Shout to the Lord My Jesus, my Savior, Shout to the Lord! All the earth let us sing. Lord there is none like You. Power and majesty, Praise to the King! All of my days I want to praise Mountains bow down and the seas will roar The wonders of your mighty love. At the sound of Your name! My comfort, my shelter, I sing for joy at the work of your hands! Tower of refuge and strength; Forever I'll love you, forever I'll stand. Let every breath, all that I am, Nothing compares to the promise Never cease to worship You! I have in you. OSLC Singers ~ Praise Him! Praise Him! Confession of Sin P: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spir- it, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen. P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Silence for reflection and self-examination. P: Most merciful God, C: we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neigh- bors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. P: Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us and, for his sake, forgives us all our sins. In the name of Jesus Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. Greeting P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. Kyrie ~ Sung A: In peace, let us pray to the Lord. C: Lord, have mercy. A: For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. C: Lord, have mercy. A: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. C: Lord, have mercy. A: For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. C: Lord, have mercy. A: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. C: Amen. Hymn of Praise ~ Just A Closer Walk with Thee Just a closer walk with thee I am weak but thou art strong Jesus keep me from all wrong Grant it, Jesus, is my plea I'll be satisfied as long Daily walking close to Thee As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. When my feeble life is o'er Just a closer walk with Thee Time for me shall be no more Grant it, Jesus, is my plea Guide me gently, safely o'er Daily walking close to Thee To thy kingdom's shore, to thy shore. Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. Prayer of the Day P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Let us pray. O Lord, sustain your Church with your perpetual mercy. Without you, in our weakness we will surely fail. Therefore, keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for- ever. C: Amen. Please Sit First Reading: Ruth 1:1-19a 1In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. 3But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, 5and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. 6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. 7So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 8But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. 9The Lord grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10And they said to her, “No, we will re- turn with you to your people.” 11But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? 12Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband this night and should bear sons, 13would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me.” 14Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. 15And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” 18And when Nao- mi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.