{"id":1711,"date":"2015-09-25T00:17:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T00:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:54:50","slug":"worship-september-27-2015-18th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1711","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; September 27, 2015 &#8211; 18th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>&#8220;The Heavenly Scholar&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Heavenly-Scholar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Heavenly-Scholar-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"The Heavenly Scholar\" class=\"wp-image-1714\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>Psalm 103:1-5, 20-21 &nbsp;(New King James Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Psalm of David.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">103 Bless the Lord, O my soul;<br>\nAnd all that is within me, bless His holy name!<br>\n2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,<br>\nAnd forget not all His benefits:<br>\n3 Who forgives all your iniquities,<br>\nWho heals all your diseases,<br>\n4 Who redeems your life from destruction,<br>\nWho crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,<br>\n5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,<br>\nSo that your youth is renewed like the eagle\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,<br>\nWho excel in strength, who do His word,<br>\nHeeding the voice of His word.<br>\n21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,<br>\nYou ministers of His, who do His pleasure.<br>\n22 Bless the Lord, all His works,<br>\nIn all places of His dominion.<br>\nBless the Lord, O my soul!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>John 7:14-18 &nbsp;(English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14 About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. 15 The Jews therefore marveled, saying, \u201cHow is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?\u201d 16 So Jesus answered them, \u201cMy teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17 If anyone&#8217;s will is to do God&#8217;s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. 18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>Noisy Offering:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\nA collection of coins by the children for missions is part of the worship service the last Sunday of every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><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 Heavenly Scholar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Heavenly Scholar&#8221; Psalm 103:1-5, 20-21 &nbsp;(New King James Version) A Psalm of David.<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-1711","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\/1711","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=1711"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5015,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711\/revisions\/5015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}