{"id":1036,"date":"2014-08-01T00:54:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T00:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:50:54","slug":"worship-august-3-2014-8th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1036","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; August 3, 2014 &#8211; 8th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><em><strong>&#8220;The Table is Set&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Table-is-Set.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Table-is-Set-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"The Table is Set\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><em><strong>Isaiah 55:1-5 (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-18743\" class=\"text Isa-55-2\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">1<\/sup><\/span><\/span>\u201cCome, everyone who thirsts,<br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-1\">come to the waters;<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Isa-55-1\">and he who has no money,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-1\">come, buy and eat!<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Isa-55-1\">Come, buy wine and milk<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-1\">without money and without price.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-18743\" class=\"text Isa-55-2\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2 <\/sup><\/span>Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-2\">and your labor for that which does not satisfy?<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Isa-55-2\">Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-2\">and delight yourselves in rich food.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-18744\" class=\"text Isa-55-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">3 <\/span><\/sup>Incline your ear, and come to me;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-3\">hear, that your soul may live;<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Isa-55-3\">and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-3\">my steadfast, sure love for David.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-18745\" class=\"text Isa-55-4\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4 <\/sup><\/span>Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-4\">a leader and commander for the peoples.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-18746\" class=\"text Isa-55-5\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5 <\/sup><\/span>Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-5\">and a nation that did not know you shall run to you,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Isa-55-5\">because of the <span class=\"small-caps\" style=\"font-variant: small-caps\">Lord<\/span> your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-55-5\">for he has glorified you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><em><strong>Matthew 14:13-21&nbsp; (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"text Matt-14-13\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">13 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23611\" class=\"text Matt-14-14\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">14 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23612\" class=\"text Matt-14-15\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">15 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, \u201cThis is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.\u201d<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23613\" class=\"text Matt-14-16\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">16 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>But Jesus said, <span class=\"woj\">\u201cThey need not go away; you give them something to eat.\u201d<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23614\" class=\"text Matt-14-17\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">17 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>They said to him, \u201cWe have only five loaves here and two fish.\u201d<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23615\" class=\"text Matt-14-18\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">18 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>And he said, <span class=\"woj\">\u201cBring them here to me.\u201d<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23616\" class=\"text Matt-14-19\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">19 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23617\" class=\"text Matt-14-20\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">20 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-23618\" class=\"text Matt-14-21\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: small\">21 <\/span><\/strong><\/sup>And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span><em><strong>Today &#8211; August 3, 2014:<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>&nbsp;Friendship Sunday Potluck bring a friend and a dish to share (no desserts please). &nbsp;Consistory members will provide the dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span><em><strong>Holy Communion:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\nHoly Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. A Children\u2019s Church program is available weekly on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. Join us today for Pastor Tom Hendershot\u2019s sermon \u201cThe Table is Set.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"crossrefs hidden\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Table is Set&#8221; Isaiah 55:1-5 (English Standard Version) 1\u201cCome, everyone who thirsts, come<span class=\"more-dots\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-worship-this-week","no-post-thumbnail"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Sharon Tali","author_link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?author=2"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4908,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions\/4908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}