{"id":3651,"date":"2019-04-06T05:54:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T05:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:46:10","slug":"worship-april-7-2019-5th-sunday-in-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3651","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; April 7, 2019 &#8211; 5th Sunday in Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>\u201cThe<\/strong><em><strong> Power of Production (Part 3)\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mary-Anoints-Jesuss-Feet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mary-Anoints-Jesuss-Feet-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3652\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>John 12:1-8&nbsp; (New International Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-NIV-26582\" class=\"text John-12-1\">Jesus Anointed at Bethany<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"chapter-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text John-12-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">12&nbsp;<\/span>Six days before the Passover,&nbsp;Jesus came to Bethany,&nbsp;where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-26583\" class=\"text John-12-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>Here a dinner was given in Jesus\u2019 honor. Martha served,&nbsp;while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-26584\" class=\"text John-12-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>Then Mary took about a pint<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-26584a\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-26584a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;&gt;a&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John12:1-8&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-26584a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;of pure nard, an expensive perfume;&nbsp;she poured it on Jesus\u2019 feet and wiped his feet with her hair.&nbsp;And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-26585\" class=\"text John-12-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,objected,<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-26586\" class=\"text John-12-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWhy wasn\u2019t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year\u2019s wages.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-26586b\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-26586b&quot; title=&quot;See footnote b&quot;&gt;b&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John12:1-8&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-26586b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup>\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-26587\" class=\"text John-12-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,&nbsp;he used to help himself to what was put into it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-26588\" class=\"text John-12-7\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cLeave her alone,\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;Jesus replied.&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cIt was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-26589\" class=\"text John-12-8\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>You will always have the poor among you,<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-26589c\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-26589c&quot; title=&quot;See footnote c&quot;&gt;c&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John12:1-8&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-26589c\">c<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;but you will not always have me.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #800080\">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; Coming soon:&nbsp; The Bible Project \u2013 \u201cThe Bible is one unified story that leads to Jesus, but we don\u2019t always treat it that way.&nbsp; At The Bible Project, we make animated videos that explore the books and themes of the Bible.\u201d&nbsp; How To Read The Bible \u2013 \u201cThis ongoing series explores the origins, content, and purpose of the Bible.&nbsp; Here you\u2019ll be introduced to some of the basic skills necessary for reading the bible effectively.\u201d&nbsp; Feel free to join the group at any time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><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<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><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<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><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 \u201cThe Power of Production (Part 3).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Power of Production (Part 3)\u201d John 12:1-8&nbsp; (New International Version) Jesus Anointed at<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],"tags":[12,7],"class_list":["post-3651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-community","tag-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\/3651","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=3651"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4807,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3651\/revisions\/4807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}