{"id":3091,"date":"2017-09-09T22:24:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T22:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3091"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:47:09","slug":"worship-september-10-2017-14th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3091","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; September 10, 2017 &#8211; 14th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>&#8220;Seeing God Work&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man.jpg 312w\" 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\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Romans 3:20-24 &nbsp;(English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"top-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-ESV-27996\" class=\"text Rom-3-20\"><sup class=\"versenum\">20&nbsp;<\/sup>For&nbsp;by works of the law no human being&nbsp;will be justified in his sight, since&nbsp;through the law comes knowledge of sin.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-ESV-27997\" class=\"text Rom-3-21\">The Righteousness of God Through Faith<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Rom-3-21\"><sup class=\"versenum\">21&nbsp;<\/sup>But now&nbsp;the righteousness of God&nbsp;has been manifested apart from the law, although&nbsp;the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it\u2014<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-27998\" class=\"text Rom-3-22\"><sup class=\"versenum\">22&nbsp;<\/sup>the righteousness of God&nbsp;through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe.&nbsp;For there is no distinction:<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-27999\" class=\"text Rom-3-23\"><sup class=\"versenum\">23&nbsp;<\/sup>for&nbsp;all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-28000\" class=\"text Rom-3-24\"><sup class=\"versenum\">24&nbsp;<\/sup>and are justified&nbsp;by his grace as a gift,&nbsp;through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>John 9:1-12 &nbsp;(English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-ESV-26430\" class=\"text John-9-1\">Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"chapter-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text John-9-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">9&nbsp;<\/span>As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26431\" class=\"text John-9-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>And his disciples asked him,&nbsp;\u201cRabbi,&nbsp;who sinned,&nbsp;this man or&nbsp;his parents, that he was born blind?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26432\" class=\"text John-9-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>Jesus answered,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cIt was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but&nbsp;that the works of God might be displayed in him.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26433\" class=\"text John-9-4\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>We must&nbsp;work the works of him who sent me&nbsp;while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26434\" class=\"text John-9-5\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>As long as I am in the world,&nbsp;I am the light of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26435\" class=\"text John-9-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>Having said these things,&nbsp;he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva.&nbsp;Then he anointed the man&#8217;s eyes with the mud<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26436\" class=\"text John-9-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>and said to him,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cGo, wash in&nbsp;the pool of Siloam\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;(which means Sent). So he went and washed and&nbsp;came back seeing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-ESV-26437\" class=\"text John-9-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying,&nbsp;\u201cIs this not the man who used to sit and beg?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26438\" class=\"text John-9-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>Some said, \u201cIt is he.\u201d Others said, \u201cNo, but he is like him.\u201d He kept saying, \u201cI am the man.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26439\" class=\"text John-9-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>So they said to him, \u201cThen how were your eyes opened?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26440\" class=\"text John-9-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>He answered,&nbsp;\u201cThe man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u2018Go to Siloam and wash.\u2019<\/span>&nbsp;So I went and washed and received my sight.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26441\" class=\"text John-9-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup>They said to him, \u201cWhere is he?\u201d He said, \u201cI do not know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><em>Coffee &amp; Discussion:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em><br>\n<\/em><\/strong>9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Upper Level. &nbsp;Our current topic is a study of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><em>Sunday School:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><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\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><em>Nursery Ministry:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><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\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><em>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. &nbsp;Join us today for Pastor Joe Vasarhelyi\u2019s sermon \u201cSeeing God Work (Part 1).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Seeing God Work&#8221; Romans 3:20-24 &nbsp;(English Standard Version) 20&nbsp;For&nbsp;by works of the law no<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-3091","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\/3091","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=3091"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4842,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3091\/revisions\/4842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}