{"id":3445,"date":"2018-07-20T21:42:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T21:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3445"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:53:41","slug":"worship-july-22-2018-9th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3445","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; July 22, 2018 &#8211; 9th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #db21db\"><em><strong>&#8220;What!!! God?&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hosea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hosea-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hosea-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hosea-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hosea-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hosea.jpg 900w\" 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: #db21db\"><em><strong>Hosea 3:1-5 (New International Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-NIV-22130\" class=\"text Hos-3-1\">Hosea\u2019s Reconciliation With His Wife<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"chapter-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Hos-3-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">3&nbsp;<\/span>The&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;said to me, \u201cGo, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress.&nbsp;Love her as the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-22131\" class=\"text Hos-3-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>So I bought her for fifteen shekels&nbsp;of silver and about a homer and a lethek&nbsp;of barley.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-22132\" class=\"text Hos-3-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>Then I told her, \u201cYou are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will behave the same way toward you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-22133\" class=\"text Hos-3-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince,&nbsp;without sacrifice&nbsp;or sacred stones,&nbsp;without ephod&nbsp;or household gods.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-22134\" class=\"text Hos-3-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>Afterward the Israelites will return and seek&nbsp;the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;their God and David their king.&nbsp;They will come trembling&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;and to his blessings in the last days.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #db21db\">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: #db21db\"><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: #db21db\"><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: #db21db\"><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 \u201cWhat!!! 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