Faithful Love!
Discipleship Questions for Sunday
October 14, 2007
Scripture Readings:
First Reading:
Ruth 1:1-19
Psalm: 98
Second Reading:
2Timothy 2:3-15
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19
Ruth 1:1-19a
1Now it came to pass, in the days when the
judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of
Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his
two sons. 2The name of the man was Elimelech, the name
of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon
and Chilion-Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they
went to the country of Moab and remained there. 3Then Elimelech,
Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two
sons. 4Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there
about ten years. 5Then both Mahlon and Chilion
also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband. 6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that
she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of
Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them bread. 7Therefore she went out from the place where
she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 8And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law,
"Go, return each to her mother's house. 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 in the house of her husband." 10And they said to her, "Surely we will
return with you to your people." 11But Naomi said, "Turn back, my
daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, that they
may be your husbands? 12Turn back, my daughters, go-for I am too old to have a husband. If I
should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear
sons, 13would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain
yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it
grieves me very much for your sakes 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, "Look, your sister-in-law
has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law."
16But Ruth
said: " Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after
you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever 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. The LORD do so to me, and more
also, If anything but death parts you and me." 18When she saw that she was determined to go
with her, she stopped speaking to her. 19Now the two of them went until they came to
Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was excited because of them; and the women
said, "Is this Naomi?" -- NKJV
Psa.
98:1
Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done
marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for
him. 2 The LORD has made his
salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. 3 He has remembered his love and his
faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God. 4 Shout for
joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; 5 make music to the LORD with the
harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,
6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn— shout for joy
before the LORD, the King. 7 Let
the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let
the mountains sing together for joy; 9 let them sing before the
LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples with equity.
2 Timothy 2:3-15
3You therefore must endure hardship as a good
soldier of Jesus Christ. 4No one engaged in warfare entangles himself
with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a
soldier. 5And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he
competes according to the rules. 6The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops. 7Consider what I say, and may the Lord give
you understanding in all things. 8Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the
dead according to my gospel, 9for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains;
but the word of God is not chained. 10Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect,
that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
eternal glory. 11This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live
with Him. 12If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If
we deny Him, He also will deny us. 13If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. 14Remind them
of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no
profit, to the ruin of the hearers. 15Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not
need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. -- NKJV
Luke 17:11-19
11Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that
He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12Then as He entered a certain village, there
met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. 13And they lifted up their voices and said,
"Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" 14So when He saw them, He said to them,
"Go, show yourselves to the priests." And so
it was that as they went, they were cleansed. 15And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16and fell down on his face at His feet, giving
Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. 17So Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But
where are the nine? 18Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this
foreigner?" 19And He said to him, "Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you
well." -- NKJV