July 4, 2010 8:00 & 10:30

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WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP OF GOD AS

WE CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY!
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from the burden and guilt of our sin through the amazing grace of our
Lord and Savior. As Christians living in America we are blessed with
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day that celebrates America’s freedom, may the words of Psalm 93 and
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Com Welcome, Announcements and Greeting
Prelude “America, the Beautiful”
Opening Scripture Psalm 93 (p. 590)
* Hymn – #572 “America, the Beautiful”
* Prayer of Invocation
* Gloria Patri - #623
Reflections of July 4th “Freedom and What it Means to Me”
Children’s Message (#590) “This Is the Day”
Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
Special Music “Song for the Unsung Hero”
Gospel Reading “Jesus Rejected at Nazareth” Luke 4:14-29 (p. 1018)
Jon Schmidt
* Hymn – #499 “Sunshine in My Soul”
Epistle Reading “Freedom in Christ” Galatians 5:13-18 (p. 1154)
Sermon “Freedom + Service = Love”
Sharing Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory “Faith Is the Victory/Lead
Victory /Lead On, O King Eternal”
Dave Miller * Doxology and Prayer of Dedication
Welcome to * Hymn – #569 “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN CHURCH * Benediction
* Benediction in Song – #577 (v. 1) “Blessed the Nation”
“The Church on the Corner Whose Cornerstone is Christ”
We are a community of faith founded upon God’s Holy Word, preaching * Postlude
salvation through believing in Christ as Savior. We seek to live in God’s
truth, being obedient to His Word and following in His ways. *All who can comfortably stand, please do so.
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MISSIONARIES From June 13th-18th, a group of 11 adults from St. John’s
• Dr. Raj, Shobha & Ravi Arole – CRHP, Jamkhed, India Christian Church traveled to LaPorte County, Indiana to assist
• Tony & Leila Frank – Maputo, Mozambique
• Larry & Linda Rupp – Kajiado Children’s Home, Kenya
• Tom & Megan Langsdorf – Moroni, Comoro Islands, Africa
A families with housing through the LaPorte County Habitat for
Humanity (HFH) Ministry. What a wonderful blessing it is for a
young Marine veteran, who just returned from Afghanistan, to look
• Judd & Becky McClarren – Wauseon, Ohio (Jan., 2011 - AWBE) forward to the completion and dedication of his new home today,
• Wes Cribbs – Great Commission Ministries, Bowling Green
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July 4th, due in part to the efforts of our group through HFH.
• Kyle Chase – Great Commission Ministries, University of Michigan There were two other houses St. John’s volunteers worked on in
• Derek & Ashley Rosenberger – Creation Care Study Program, Belize
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Michigan City, Indiana, in an area of revitalization by the city. The
PRAYER JOYS, CONCERNS, REQUESTS homeowners who will benefit from the efforts of HFH volunteers

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Please Pray For: greatly value this generosity, as it gives them the opportunity to
• Our elders - John Beck, Betsy Ducey, Jon Lindsay, Paige Miller, Doug Rupp own a home, when without the HFH housing program, they would

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• Our deacons/deaconesses - Maggie Enderle, Susie Enderle, Tom Johnson, not be able to realize this dream.
Keith Kuntz, Chris Ott, Betsy Redd, Jeff Rutledge, Dean Sauder, Ed Wyrick There are many opportunities to participate in a mission trip

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• Our officers - Jim Redd (President), Steve Walker (Secretary)
• Don Smith, who had surgery on July 1 at Fulton County Health Center.
• Edna Rice, who is in Heartland of Wauseon, Room #19, for rehab.
• Gary Frazier, who is home recovering from shoulder surgery.
experience through the various ministries we support here at St.
John’s. It is all part of God’s Plan - to put us where we are needed.
We encourage everyone to prayerfully consider participating in a
future mission trip experience. Everyone, no matter what your

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• Bob Overmier, who is home recovering from a dislocated shoulder. talent, can help spread God’s love to all His children in need!
• Tyson Bostelman, who is home.

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• Colt Knipp, stationed in Fort Hood, Texas.
• Kyle Ducey, stationed on the USS Boxer.
• Dennis LaPorte, stationed at Travis Air Force Base in California.
• All our home bound and care center residents. S
TODAY’S WORSHIP SERVANTS
Acolytes (8:00) Dustin Nofziger (10:30) Cayla Walker S
Ushers (Head) Maggie Enderle
(8:00) Chris & Toni Neuenschwander I
Greeters
(10:30) Matt & Kim Hines, Greg & Kim Walker
(10:30) Ben & Sue Buehrer, Todd & Jill Nafziger O
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Nursery Staff Keith & Kim Kern
Sound Techs James Grime, Wayne Lehman, Angie Nofziger
Accompanist (Both) Lynne Christman
Worship Leader (Both) Neal Gobrogge

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Song Leader (Both) Lynn Lehman
ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN CHURCH
700 S. Defiance Street • Archbold, OH 43502
Ph: 419-446-2545 • Fax: 419-446-2546 • www.stjohnsarchbold.org R
Pastor Rev. Erich Christman (Cell 419-551-0401)
Associate Pastor Rev. Adam Just (Cell 419-551-6499)
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Administrative Assistant Sue Grieser ((offi
office@stjohnsarchbold.org)
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Director of Music Ministry Lynn Lehman ((lehman5@rtecexpress.net
lehman5@rtecexpress.net))
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