{"id":3097,"date":"2017-09-16T22:57:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T22:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:47:08","slug":"worship-september-17-2017-15th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3097","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; September 17, 2017 &#8211; 15th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #85bade\">&#8220;Seeing God Work (Part 2)&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/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-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man-2-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man-2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man-2-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Jesus-Heals-the-Blind-Man-2.jpg 636w\" 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: #85bade\">John 9:13-23 &nbsp;(English Standard Version)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-ESV-26442\" class=\"text John-9-13\"><sup class=\"versenum\">13&nbsp;<\/sup>They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26443\" class=\"text John-9-14\"><sup class=\"versenum\">14&nbsp;<\/sup>Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26444\" class=\"text John-9-15\"><sup class=\"versenum\">15&nbsp;<\/sup>So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, \u201cHe put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.\u201d<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-26445\" class=\"text John-9-16\"><sup class=\"versenum\">16&nbsp;<\/sup>Some of the Pharisees said, \u201cThis man is not&nbsp;from God,&nbsp;for he does not keep the Sabbath.\u201d But others said,&nbsp;\u201cHow can a man who is a sinner do such signs?\u201d And&nbsp;there was a division among them.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26446\" class=\"text John-9-17\"><sup class=\"versenum\">17&nbsp;<\/sup>So they said again to the blind man, \u201cWhat do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?\u201d He said,&nbsp;\u201cHe is a prophet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-ESV-26447\" class=\"text John-9-18\"><sup class=\"versenum\">18&nbsp;<\/sup>The Jews&nbsp;did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26448\" class=\"text John-9-19\"><sup class=\"versenum\">19&nbsp;<\/sup>and asked them, \u201cIs this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26449\" class=\"text John-9-20\"><sup class=\"versenum\">20&nbsp;<\/sup>His parents answered, \u201cWe know that this is our son and that he was born blind.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26450\" class=\"text John-9-21\"><sup class=\"versenum\">21&nbsp;<\/sup>But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26451\" class=\"text John-9-22\"><sup class=\"versenum\">22&nbsp;<\/sup>(His parents said these things&nbsp;because they feared the Jews, for&nbsp;the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should&nbsp;confess Jesus&nbsp;to be Christ,&nbsp;he was to be put out of the synagogue.)<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26452\" class=\"text John-9-23\"><sup class=\"versenum\">23&nbsp;<\/sup>Therefore his parents said,&nbsp;\u201cHe is of age; ask him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #85bade\"><em><strong>John 9:24-34 &nbsp;(English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-ESV-26453\" class=\"text John-9-24\"><sup class=\"versenum\">24&nbsp;<\/sup>So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him,&nbsp;\u201cGive glory to God. We know that&nbsp;this man is a sinner.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26454\" class=\"text John-9-25\"><sup class=\"versenum\">25&nbsp;<\/sup>He answered, \u201cWhether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I&nbsp;was blind, now I see.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26455\" class=\"text John-9-26\"><sup class=\"versenum\">26&nbsp;<\/sup>They said to him, \u201cWhat did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26456\" class=\"text John-9-27\"><sup class=\"versenum\">27&nbsp;<\/sup>He answered them,&nbsp;\u201cI have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26457\" class=\"text John-9-28\"><sup class=\"versenum\">28&nbsp;<\/sup>And they reviled him, saying, \u201cYou are his disciple, but&nbsp;we are disciples of Moses.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26458\" class=\"text John-9-29\"><sup class=\"versenum\">29&nbsp;<\/sup>We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man,&nbsp;we do not know where he comes from.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26459\" class=\"text John-9-30\"><sup class=\"versenum\">30&nbsp;<\/sup>The man answered, \u201cWhy, this is&nbsp;an amazing thing!&nbsp;You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26460\" class=\"text John-9-31\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31&nbsp;<\/sup>We know that&nbsp;God does not listen to sinners, but&nbsp;if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26461\" class=\"text John-9-32\"><sup class=\"versenum\">32&nbsp;<\/sup>Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26462\" class=\"text John-9-33\"><sup class=\"versenum\">33&nbsp;<\/sup>If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-26463\" class=\"text John-9-34\"><sup class=\"versenum\">34&nbsp;<\/sup>They answered him,&nbsp;\u201cYou were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?\u201d And they&nbsp;cast him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #85bade\"><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: #85bade\"><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: #85bade\"><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: #85bade\"><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 2).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Seeing God Work (Part 2)&#8221; John 9:13-23 &nbsp;(English Standard Version) 13&nbsp;They brought to the<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-3097","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\/3097","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=3097"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4841,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions\/4841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}