{"id":3326,"date":"2018-03-23T23:11:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T23:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3326"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:45:35","slug":"worship-march-25-2018-palm-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3326","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; March 25, 2018 &#8211; Palm Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #a964d1\">&#8220;Reassure Us&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/He-Is-The-King-of-Glory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/He-Is-The-King-of-Glory-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/He-Is-The-King-of-Glory-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/He-Is-The-King-of-Glory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/He-Is-The-King-of-Glory-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/He-Is-The-King-of-Glory.jpg 1024w\" 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: #a964d1\">Psalm 24&nbsp; (New International Version)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span class=\"text Ps-24-1\">Of David. A psalm.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Ps-24-1\"><sup class=\"versenum\">1&nbsp;<\/sup>The earth is the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>\u2019s,&nbsp;and everything in it,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-1\">the world, and all who live in it;<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14244\" class=\"text Ps-24-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>for he founded it on the seas<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-2\">and established it on the waters.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14245\" class=\"text Ps-24-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>Who may ascend the mountain&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>?<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-3\">Who may stand in his holy place?<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14246\" class=\"text Ps-24-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>The one who has clean hands&nbsp;and a pure heart,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-4\">who does not trust in an idol<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-4\">or swear by a false god.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-14246a\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-14246a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;&gt;a&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm24&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-14246a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14247\" class=\"text Ps-24-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>They will receive blessing&nbsp;from the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-5\">and vindication&nbsp;from God their Savior.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14248\" class=\"text Ps-24-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>Such is the generation of those who seek him,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-6\">who seek your face,&nbsp;God of Jacob.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-14248b\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-14248b&quot; title=&quot;See footnote b&quot;&gt;b&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm24&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-14248b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup><sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-14248c\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-14248c&quot; title=&quot;See footnote c&quot;&gt;c&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm24&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-14248c\">c<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14249\" class=\"text Ps-24-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>Lift up your heads, you gates;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-7\">be lifted up, you ancient doors,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-7\">that the King&nbsp;of glory&nbsp;may come in.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14250\" class=\"text Ps-24-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>Who is this King of glory?<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-8\">The&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;strong and mighty,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-8\">the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;mighty in battle.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14251\" class=\"text Ps-24-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>Lift up your heads, you gates;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-9\">lift them up, you ancient doors,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-9\">that the King of glory may come in.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14252\" class=\"text Ps-24-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>Who is he, this King of glory?<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-10\">The&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;Almighty\u2014<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-24-10\">he is the King of glory.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong><span style=\"color: #a964d1\">Luke 19:28-40&nbsp; (New International Version)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><span id=\"en-NIV-25760\" class=\"text Luke-19-28\">Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text Luke-19-28\"><sup class=\"versenum\">28&nbsp;<\/sup>After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.<\/span><span id=\"en-NIV-25761\" class=\"text Luke-19-29\"><sup class=\"versenum\">29&nbsp;<\/sup>As he approached Bethphage and Bethany&nbsp;at the hill called the Mount of Olives,&nbsp;he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25762\" class=\"text Luke-19-30\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">30&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cGo to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25763\" class=\"text Luke-19-31\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31&nbsp;<\/sup>If anyone asks you, \u2018Why are you untying it?\u2019 say, \u2018The Lord needs it.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25764\" class=\"text Luke-19-32\"><sup class=\"versenum\">32&nbsp;<\/sup>Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25765\" class=\"text Luke-19-33\"><sup class=\"versenum\">33&nbsp;<\/sup>As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, \u201cWhy are you untying the colt?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25766\" class=\"text Luke-19-34\"><sup class=\"versenum\">34&nbsp;<\/sup>They replied, \u201cThe Lord needs it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25767\" class=\"text Luke-19-35\"><sup class=\"versenum\">35&nbsp;<\/sup>They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25768\" class=\"text Luke-19-36\"><sup class=\"versenum\">36&nbsp;<\/sup>As he went along, people spread their cloaks&nbsp;on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25769\" class=\"text Luke-19-37\"><sup class=\"versenum\">37&nbsp;<\/sup>When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,&nbsp;the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-25770\" class=\"text Luke-19-38\"><sup class=\"versenum\">38&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cBlessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-25770a\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-25770a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;&gt;a&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+19%3A28-40&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-25770a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Luke-19-38\">\u201cPeace in heaven and glory in the highest!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"top-05\"><span id=\"en-NIV-25771\" class=\"text Luke-19-39\"><sup class=\"versenum\">39&nbsp;<\/sup>Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, \u201cTeacher, rebuke your disciples!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25772\" class=\"text Luke-19-40\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">40&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cI tell you,\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;he replied,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cif they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #a964d1\"><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 the Evangelical Catechism.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a964d1\"><strong><em>Noisy Offering:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br>\nA collection of coins by the children for missions is part of the worship service the last Sunday of every month.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a964d1\"><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<p><span style=\"color: #a964d1\"><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<p><span style=\"color: #a964d1\"><strong><em>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. &nbsp;Join us today for guest speaker Rev. Phil Ross&#8217;s sermon &#8220;Reassure Us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Reassure Us&#8221; Psalm 24&nbsp; (New International Version) Of David. 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