{"id":3303,"date":"2018-02-17T00:04:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T00:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3303"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:45:39","slug":"worship-february-18-2018-first-sunday-in-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3303","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; February 18, 2018 &#8211; First Sunday in Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #e615e6\">&#8220;Who I Am in Christ (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\/2018\/02\/Who-Am-I-In-Christ.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Who-Am-I-In-Christ-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3304\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #e615e6\"><em><strong>Psalm 103:1-12&nbsp; (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><span id=\"en-ESV-15551\" class=\"text Ps-103-1\">Bless the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, O My Soul<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"psalm-title wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span class=\"text Ps-103-1\">Of David.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"chapter-3\"><span class=\"text Ps-103-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">103&nbsp;<\/span>Bless the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, O my soul,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-1\">and all that is within me,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-1\">bless his holy name!<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15552\" class=\"text Ps-103-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>Bless the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, O my soul,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-2\">and&nbsp;forget not all his benefits,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15553\" class=\"text Ps-103-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>who&nbsp;forgives all your iniquity,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-3\">who&nbsp;heals all your diseases,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15554\" class=\"text Ps-103-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>who&nbsp;redeems your life from the pit,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-4\">who&nbsp;crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15555\" class=\"text Ps-103-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>who&nbsp;satisfies you with good<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-5\">so that your youth is renewed like&nbsp;the eagle&#8217;s.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-1\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-ESV-15556\" class=\"text Ps-103-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>The&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;works&nbsp;righteousness<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-6\">and justice for all who are oppressed.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15557\" class=\"text Ps-103-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>He made known his&nbsp;ways to Moses,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-7\">his&nbsp;acts to the people of Israel.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15558\" class=\"text Ps-103-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>The&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;is&nbsp;merciful and gracious,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-8\">slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15559\" class=\"text Ps-103-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>He will not always chide,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-9\">nor will he&nbsp;keep his anger forever.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15560\" class=\"text Ps-103-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>He does not deal with us&nbsp;according to our sins,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-10\">nor repay us according to our iniquities.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15561\" class=\"text Ps-103-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>For&nbsp;as high as the heavens are above the earth,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-11\">so great is his&nbsp;steadfast love toward&nbsp;those who fear him;<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15562\" class=\"text Ps-103-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup>as far as the east is from the west,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-103-12\">so far does he&nbsp;remove our transgressions from us.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e615e6\"><em><strong>Coffee &amp; Discussion:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Upper Level. &nbsp;Our current topic is a study of Jesus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">There will be no coffee &amp; discussion this week.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #e615e6\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/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.<br>\n<span style=\"color: #e615e6\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. &nbsp;Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<br>\n<span style=\"color: #e615e6\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. &nbsp;Join us today for Pastor Joe Vasarhelyi\u2019s sermon \u201cWho Am I in Christ (Part 2).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Who I Am in Christ (Part 2)&#8221; 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