{"id":3503,"date":"2018-09-29T06:31:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T06:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3503"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:53:28","slug":"worship-september-30-2018-19th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3503","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; September 30, 2018 &#8211; 19th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em><strong>&#8220;Spiritual Blessings Part 3&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Spiritual-Blessings-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3505 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Spiritual-Blessings-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/figure><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em><strong>Ephesians 2:1-10&nbsp; (New Revised Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-NRSV-29214\" class=\"text Eph-2-1\">From Death to Life<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"chapter-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Eph-2-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">2&nbsp;<\/span>You were dead through the trespasses and sins&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29215\" class=\"text Eph-2-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29216\" class=\"text Eph-2-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29217\" class=\"text Eph-2-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29218\" class=\"text Eph-2-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ\u2014by grace you have been saved\u2014&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29219\" class=\"text Eph-2-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29220\" class=\"text Eph-2-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29221\" class=\"text Eph-2-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God\u2014&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29222\" class=\"text Eph-2-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>not the result of works, so that no one may boast.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-NRSV-29223\" class=\"text Eph-2-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><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: #0000ff\"><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: #0000ff\"><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 \u201cSpiritual Blessings Part 3.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Spiritual Blessings Part 3&#8221; 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