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Soli Deo Gloria ~ T O G O D A L O N E B E T H E G L O R Y !

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DEACONS: Jeff Cone, Tom Dahlin, Daniel Forster, Bryan Hangartner, Dave Tooze

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Pastor: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!y Congregation: Amen! Matthew 28:19

The LORD be with you! Ruth 2:4

y And also with you!

I will love You, O LORD, my strength.y The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;y My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;y So shall I be saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:1-3

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.” 1 John 1:8–10

Beloved, our Lord has invited us to draw near to him with an honest heart. He has graciously promised to receive all those who come to him with heavy burdens of guilt and shame. Therefore I exhort all who are here today to accompany me with a pure heart and a humble voice, unto the throne of heavenly grace.

y Almighty and most merciful Father, I have erred, and strayed from your ways like a lost sheep. I have followed too much the devices and desires of my own heart. I have broken your holy laws. I have left undone those things which I ought to have done; and I have done those things which I ought not to have done; and there is no health in me. But have mercy upon me, a miserable sinner, O Lord. Spare me, O Lord, for I humbly confess my faults. Grant unto me the grace of repentance, according to your promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for Christ’s dear sake, that I may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; to the glory of your holy Name. Amen

“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” 1 John 2:1–2

Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for your sins and to be raised for your justification; and for His sake forgives you all your sins. This I declare in the name and authority of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. y Amen


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Let us give thanks to the LORD, our God!

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P A S T O R S P E A K SIt is truly proper, right, wholesome, and beneficial that we should at all times, and in all places, give praise unto Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name; evermore worshipping Thee!

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1 Praise the Lord!yy Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 While I live I will praise the Lord;yy I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Do not put your trust in princes,yy Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;yy In that very day his plans perish.

5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,yy Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 Who made heaven and earth, yy The sea, and all that is in them;

Who keeps truth forever,yy 7 Who executes justice for the oppressed,

Who gives food to the hungry.yy The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;yy The Lord raises those who are bowed down;

The Lord loves the righteous.yy 9 The Lord watches over the strangers;

He relieves the fatherless and widow;yy But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

10 The Lord shall reign forever—yy Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

yy ALL: Praise the Lord!

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JOHN 9:1–41

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As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his

parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works

of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming,

when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 Having said these things, he spit

on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, “Go,

wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.

8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit

and beg?” 9 Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10 So they said to

him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes

and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” 12 They said to him, “Where is

he?” He said, “I do not know.”

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. 14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus

made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said

to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God,

for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a

division among them. 17 So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your

eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

18 The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man

who had received his sight 19 and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now

see?” 20 His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. 21 But how he now sees we do

not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” 22 (His parents said

these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be

Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.) 23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that

this man is a sinner.” 25 He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was

blind, now I see.” 26 They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27 He answered them,

“I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become

his disciples?” 28 And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that

God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” 30 The man answered, “Why,

this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God

does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. 32 Never since the

world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he

could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He

answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is

speaking to you.” 38 He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. 39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world,

that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard

these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt;

but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.


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“Give to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come into His courts. O, worship the

LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.” Psalm 96:8–9

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If you have a prayer request for the public prayer, please fill out a prayer card and pass it to the center aisle at this time. Someone will collect the cards during this song.

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A Song of Ascents. Of David.


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y Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Matthew 6:9–13

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Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord has prepared His table for all who love and trust in Him for their salvation. All those who have repented of their sins, have been baptized and are in good standing in the Church of Jesus Christ are welcome at this table. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.

Leader: Christian, in Whom do you believe? L E A D E R B E G I N S

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“Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the purification offering, the

ascension offering, and peace offerings.” Leviticus 9:22

P R AY E R

WorshipPrayer for wisdom and guidance for our Elders and Deacons.

MissionPrayers for the emerging development of a Provisional

Presbytery in Europe and Asia, made up of Anselm Presbytery churches. Prayer that this development will promote maturity

and unity among the churches in those regions.

DiscipleshipPrayers for all of the Sunday School teachers, for wisdom

as they go through the Sunday School year.

CommunityPrayers for strength, communication, and courage for

Lauren as she serves Nazareth House in Ukraine.

D O C T R I N E

Sermon: “Blinded by the Light“ Devin SmithNext Week: “The Sheep Gate & Shepherd“ Bo Cogbill

Nursery: Amy Smith & Ariana ShawNext Week: Ana Dau & Katelyn Forster

Greeters: Minden & JameyNext Week: Bert & Sandy

F E L L O W S H I P

Tuesday, July 23: Young Men’s Book Study M&E Lortz house 7 PM

Wednesday, July 24: Women’s Bible Study 6:30 PM

B R E A K I N G O F B R E A D

Agape Cleanup: G&T Shubin, Spears, Prentice, NiemanNext Week: D&A Hayes, Ashworth, M&A Dau, A. Poindexter

Dishwasher Today: Team 1: Paul, Simon, Peter, AidenNext Week: Team 2: John, Jonathan, Justus, Owen

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Acts 2:42

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No Birthdays or Anniversaries this week

CHURCH OFFICE CONTACT [email protected] | 503-656-9444

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS 10–4 Tue–Fri

N E X T W E E K

Tuesday, July 30: James Adams <Thursday, August 1: Jon & Michelle Hayes Anniversary

Friday, August 2: James ForsterFriday, August 2: Patrick Marl

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