{"id":1721,"date":"2015-10-15T23:55:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T23:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:54:48","slug":"worship-october-11-2013-20th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1721","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; October 11, 2013 &#8211; 20th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Welcome to Dr. Patti Amsden &nbsp;Today&#8217;s Guest Speaker.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dr.-Patti-Amsden.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dr.-Patti-Amsden-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Patti Amsden\" class=\"wp-image-1733\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Ministry Time with Dr. Patti<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"> Patti Amsden is an author, conference speaker, seminary teacher and a pastor. She is a veteran teacher who has earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Beacon University in Columbus, Georgia. Her scholarship and understanding of Biblical principles have enhanced the messages that she has proclaimed in pulpits and classrooms for the last thirty years. She is also the author of several books including, &#8220;Portals&#8221;, \u201cThe Law of Boundaries\u201d, \u201cEvidence that Calls Us to Dance \u201c, \u201cThe Apostle\u2019s Creed\u201d, and her latest book, &#8220;The Reformer&#8217;s Creed&#8221;.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Dr. Amsden serves as a faculty member of Beacon Institutes, a local-church based higher education extension of Beacon University. She travels extensively throughout the United States for the seminary sharing her scriptural insights with the next generation of leaders in the body of Christ. <\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Patti\u2019s skill in preaching has opened many doors of ministry in local churches and conferences. Along with her extensive travel in the United States, she as ministered in China, Japan, Mexico, Canada, England, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Panama, Africa, the Philippines and the Bahamas.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Laboring along side her husband, Pastor Dennis Amsden, Dr. Amsden served as co-pastor of Son Life Church in Collinsville, Illinois, for almost three decades. The senior pastoral role of the local assembly, which was pioneered by the Amsdens, was transferred to their son, David Amsden, in 2007. Dr. Amsden still serves as part of the pastoral staff.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> In May, 2012, Dr. Amsden began to organize the The Kingdom Congress of Illinois, which was established to facilitate a forum for Christian leaders to discuss issues that relate to Illinois, to determine God&#8217;s will about those issues form searching Scriptures, and to release those determinations in the form of written documents and prayer decrees. The goal of the council is to release the decrees of heaven through the decrees of the Kingdom Congress.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Gifted with a prophetic mantle, Patti delivers pinpointed, accurate personal prophecies. Working in tandem with other prophets or solo, she has ministered in the gifts of the Holy Spirit to thousands. Her desire is to impact the lives of God\u2019s saints as did the ministry of Ezra who, \u201cread in the book in the Law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading\u201d (Neh. 8:8).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. A Children\u2019s Church program is available weekly on Sunday mornings.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. Join us today for guest speaker Dr. Patti Amsden&#8217;s teachings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Dr. Patti Amsden &nbsp;Today&#8217;s Guest Speaker. 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