In John 9, we encounter a man blind from birth and a question that still haunts us today: "Who sinned?" Jesus shatters the assumption that suffering is always a calculation of personal iniquity, revealing instead that this man’s life is a canvas for the works of God.
Drawing a parallel to the creation of Adam, the Master Potter uses mud and spit to re-create what was broken. He sends the man to the Pool of Siloam—the "Sent" water—mirroring the promise and power of Holy Baptism. While the man gains both physical and spiritual site, the religious elite remain trapped in the darkest form of blindness: the self-righteous belief that they can see clearly without the Light of the World. This narrative invites us to stop looking at our own "moral math" and instead look to the One who became "sin for us," washing us clean and making us children of the Light.
Service times:
- Live on YouTube
- In person worship
Order of service:
Readings:
- Reflection on God's Forgiveness is from Psalm 86:3-5
- Psalm reading is from Psalm 142
- Old Testament reading is from Isaiah 42:14–21
- New Testament reading is from Ephesians 5:8–14
- Holy Gospel is from John 9:1–41
Songs and Hymns:
- Open My Eyes
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Text and Tune: Jesse Manibusan
© 1970, 1988, 1998 SpiritandSong.com Publishing
Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740 - What God Ordains Is Always Good
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Text: Samuel Rodigast, 1649–1708; tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Tune: Severus Gastorius, 1646–82, alt.
Text and tune: Public domain - Until You Open My Eyes
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Robin Mann
© 1983 Mann, Robin
Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740 - Amazing Grace
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Text by John Newton
Tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829
Public domain - Come Ye Souls By Sin Afflicted
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Joseph Swain, Kevin Twit
© 2013 Twit, Kevin
Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740 - Be Thou My Vision
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Attr. to Irish St. Dallán Forgaill, 6th cent; Translated by Mary E. Byrne
Tune: SLANE, Traditional Irish Melody; Arranged by Dave Moore, Lauren Moore
© 2021 Catholic Music Initiative Inc.
Used with permission: One License #728607-A - Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
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Text by Augustus M. Toplady
Tune by Thomas Hastings
Public domain
Announcements:
- Sunday, Mar 15:
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- Worship Service (Rev. Tony Boos): 9 AM to 10:15 AM
- Sunday School: 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
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- Adult Bible Study: 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
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Downstairs.
- Discovering Christianity Class: 10:45 AM
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Downstairs.
- Wednesday, Mar 18:
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- Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
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Downstairs.
- Midweek Worship Service (Pastor Bill Engfehr): 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM
- Thursday, Mar 19:
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- AA Meeting: 6:30 PM
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Downstairs.
- Saturday, Mar 21:
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- Women’s Bible Study: 10 AM to 11:30 AM
- AA Meeting: 1:30 PM
- Easter Lillies
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- St. James Member Survey
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The Elders invite all members to share their voice by completing a short online survey.
- 2026 Lent/Easter Worship Schedule
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Lent Midweek & Holy Week Services 6:30 PM
- “How Can I Believe in a Violent God?” (Ep139)
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While the Bible teaches and Christians insist that God is love, the Old Testament tells many stories of God acting violently towards people who are opposed to him. What are we to make of these stories, and how can enlightened people believe in a God who acts out with violence in anger? Chuck and Aaron discuss this question on this episode of Craving Answers, Craving God.
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