{"id":2654,"date":"2016-10-07T22:20:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T22:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:47:36","slug":"worship-october-9-2016-21st-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=2654","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; October 9, 2016 &#8211; 21st Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">&#8220;Leadership: Characteristics&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"leadership-characteristics\" class=\"wp-image-2656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-250x133.jpg 250w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-75x40.jpg 75w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-120x64.jpg 120w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS-240x128.jpg 240w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LEADERSHIP-CHARACTERISTICS.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Matthew 25:31-40 &nbsp;(English Standard Version)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><span id=\"en-ESV-24036\" class=\"text Matt-25-31\">The Final Judgment<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Matt-25-31\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWhen the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-24037\" class=\"text Matt-25-32\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">32&nbsp;<\/sup>Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separatesthe sheep from the goats.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24038\" class=\"text Matt-25-33\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">33&nbsp;<\/sup>And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24039\" class=\"text Matt-25-34\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">34&nbsp;<\/sup>Then the King will say to those on his right, \u2018Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24040\" class=\"text Matt-25-35\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">35&nbsp;<\/sup>For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24041\" class=\"text Matt-25-36\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">36&nbsp;<\/sup>I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.\u2019<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24042\" class=\"text Matt-25-37\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">37&nbsp;<\/sup>Then the righteous will answer him, saying, \u2018Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24043\" class=\"text Matt-25-38\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">38&nbsp;<\/sup>And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24044\" class=\"text Matt-25-39\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">39&nbsp;<\/sup>And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?\u2019<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-24045\" class=\"text Matt-25-40\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">40&nbsp;<\/sup>Andthe King will answer them, \u2018Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 Timothy 3:1-7 &nbsp;(English Standard Version)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/BIBLE-STUDY-OCT-9-16.pdf\">bible-study-oct-9-16<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"chapter-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text 1Tim-3-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">3&nbsp;<\/span>The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-29717\" class=\"text 1Tim-3-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-29718\" class=\"text 1Tim-3-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-29719\" class=\"text 1Tim-3-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-29720\" class=\"text 1Tim-3-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God&#8217;s church?<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-29721\" class=\"text 1Tim-3-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-29722\" class=\"text 1Tim-3-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. &nbsp;A Children\u2019s Church program is available weekly on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. &nbsp;Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. &nbsp;Join us today for Pastor Phil Ross\u2019s sermon \u201cLeadership: Characteristics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/BIBLE-STUDY-OCT-9-16.pdf\">bible-study-oct-9-16<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Leadership: Characteristics&#8221; Matthew 25:31-40 &nbsp;(English Standard Version) The Final Judgment 31&nbsp;\u201cWhen the Son of<span 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