{"id":1409,"date":"2015-03-21T06:46:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T06:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:49:11","slug":"worship-march-22-2015-5th-sunday-in-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1409","title":{"rendered":"Worship – March 22, 2015 – 5th Sunday in Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 “Further Testimony of John”<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Psalm 126  (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Song of <\/span>Ascents.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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126 <\/span>When the Lord<\/span> restored the fortunes of Zion,<\/span><\/span>
\n    <\/span>we were like those who dream.<\/span><\/span>
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>Then our mouth was filled with laughter,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>and our tongue with shouts of joy;<\/span><\/span>
\nthen they said among the nations,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>\u201cThe Lord<\/span> has done great things for them.\u201d<\/span><\/span>
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>The Lord<\/span> has done great things for us;<\/span>
\n    <\/span>we are glad.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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4 <\/span><\/sup>Restore our fortunes, O Lord<\/span>,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>like streams in the Negeb!<\/span><\/span>
\n5 <\/sup><\/span>Those who sow in tears<\/span>
\n    <\/span>shall reap with shouts of joy!<\/span><\/span>
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>He who goes out weeping,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>bearing the seed for sowing,<\/span><\/span>
\nshall come home with shouts of joy,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>bringing his sheaves with him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

John 3:22-36  (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

John the Baptist Exalts Christ<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

22 <\/span><\/sup>After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.<\/span> 23 <\/span><\/sup>John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized<\/span> 24 <\/span><\/sup>(for John had not yet been put in prison).<\/span><\/p>\n

25 <\/span><\/sup>Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification.<\/span> 26 <\/span><\/sup>And they came to John and said to him, \u201cRabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness\u2014look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.\u201d<\/span> 27 <\/span><\/sup>John answered, \u201cA person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.<\/span> 28 <\/span><\/sup>You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, \u2018I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.\u2019<\/span> 29 <\/sup><\/span>The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.<\/span> 30 <\/sup><\/span>He must increase, but I must decrease.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

31 <\/sup><\/span>He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.<\/span> 32 <\/sup><\/span>He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.<\/span> 33 <\/span><\/sup>Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.<\/span> 34 <\/span><\/sup>For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.<\/span> 35 <\/sup><\/span>The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.<\/span> 36 <\/sup><\/span>Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/span> 10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. A Children\u2019s Church program is available weekly on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n

Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/span> 10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<\/p>\n

Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/span> 10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. Join us today for Pastor Tom Hendershot\u2019s sermon “Further Testimony of John.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 “Further Testimony of John” Psalm 126  (English Standard Version) A Song of Ascents. 126 When…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","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\/1409","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=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4895,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409\/revisions\/4895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}