When Jesus' disciples ask him what sins caused a particular man to be born blind, Jesus shockingly says it happened not because of sin but because God wanted an opportunity to glorify himself. After Jesus heals him, the contest between the man, his family, the religious establishment, and Jesus begins to see who is going to get that glory. In the end, Jesus insists that it belongs to his father, but that his judgment of the seeing and the blind is the avenue by which that glory will be revealed.
Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller.
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Hymns:
- Amazing Grace
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Text by John Newton
Tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829
Public domain - Magnificat
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Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV), public domain.
Tune: David Schack (b. 1947), © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission,
LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness
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Text by Rusty Edwards, © 1987 Hope Publishing Co.
Used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220
Tune by The Sacred Harp, 1844, public domain
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