{"id":3383,"date":"2018-05-19T21:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T21:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:45:24","slug":"worship-may-20-2018-pentecost-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3383","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; May 20, 2018 &#8211; Pentecost Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #4ec6d9\">&#8220;Callings&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Callings.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Callings-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #4ec6d9\">Romans 8:24-31&nbsp; (New King James Version)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NKJV-28141\" class=\"text Rom-8-24\"><sup class=\"versenum\">24&nbsp;<\/sup>For we were saved in this hope, but&nbsp;hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NKJV-28142\" class=\"text Rom-8-25\"><sup class=\"versenum\">25&nbsp;<\/sup>But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for&nbsp;<i>it<\/i>&nbsp;with perseverance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NKJV-28143\" class=\"text Rom-8-26\"><sup class=\"versenum\">26&nbsp;<\/sup>Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For&nbsp;we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but&nbsp;the Spirit Himself makes intercession&nbsp;for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NKJV-28144\" class=\"text Rom-8-27\"><sup class=\"versenum\">27&nbsp;<\/sup>Now&nbsp;He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit&nbsp;<i>is,<\/i>&nbsp;because He makes intercession for the saints&nbsp;according to&nbsp;<i>the will of<\/i>&nbsp;God.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NKJV-28145\" class=\"text Rom-8-28\"><sup class=\"versenum\">28&nbsp;<\/sup>And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those&nbsp;who are the called according to&nbsp;<i>His<\/i>&nbsp;purpose.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NKJV-28146\" class=\"text Rom-8-29\"><sup class=\"versenum\">29&nbsp;<\/sup>For whom&nbsp;He foreknew,&nbsp;He also predestined&nbsp;<i>to be<\/i>&nbsp;conformed to the image of His Son,&nbsp;that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NKJV-28147\" class=\"text Rom-8-30\"><sup class=\"versenum\">30&nbsp;<\/sup>Moreover whom He predestined, these He also&nbsp;called; whom He called, these He also&nbsp;justified; and whom He justified, these He also&nbsp;glorified.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-NKJV-28148\" class=\"text Rom-8-31\">God\u2019s Everlasting Love<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Rom-8-31\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31&nbsp;<\/sup>What then shall we say to these things?&nbsp;If God&nbsp;<i>is<\/i>&nbsp;for us, who&nbsp;<i>can be&nbsp;<\/i>against us?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"line wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #4ec6d9\"><em><strong>Holy Communion:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\nHoly Communion will be celebrated this Pentecost Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #4ec6d9\">Coffee &amp; Discussion:<\/span><br>\n<\/em><\/strong>9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Upper Level. &nbsp;Join our adult Coffee &amp; Discussion group.&nbsp; The current topic is a study of the Evangelical Catechism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #4ec6d9\"><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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #4ec6d9\"><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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #4ec6d9\"><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 \u201cCallings.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Callings&#8221; &nbsp; Romans 8:24-31&nbsp; (New King James Version) 24&nbsp;For we were saved in this<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-3383","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\/3383","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=3383"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4783,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383\/revisions\/4783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}