{"id":3722,"date":"2019-07-19T21:28:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T21:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:43:32","slug":"worship-july-21-2019-6th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3722","title":{"rendered":"Worship – July 21, 2019 – 6th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Above Reproach”<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Psalm 52  (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Steadfast Love of God Endures<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, \u201cDavid has come to the house of Ahimelech.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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52 <\/span>Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?<\/span><\/span>
\n    <\/span>The steadfast love of God endures all the day.<\/span><\/span>
\n2 <\/sup>Your tongue plots destruction,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.<\/span><\/span>
\n3 <\/sup>You love evil more than good,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n4 <\/sup>You love all words that devour,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>O deceitful tongue.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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5 <\/sup>But God will break you down forever;<\/span>
\n    <\/span>he will snatch and tear you from your tent;<\/span><\/span>
\n    <\/span>he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n6 <\/sup>The righteous shall see and fear,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>and shall laugh at him, saying,<\/span><\/span>
\n7 <\/sup>\u201cSee the man who would not make<\/span>
\n    <\/span>God his refuge,<\/span><\/span>
\nbut trusted in the abundance of his riches<\/span>
\n    <\/span>and sought refuge in his own destruction!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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8 <\/sup>But I am like a green olive tree<\/span>
\n    <\/span>in the house of God.<\/span><\/span>
\nI trust in the steadfast love of God<\/span>
\n    <\/span>forever and ever.<\/span><\/span>
\n9 <\/sup>I will thank you forever,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>because you have done it.<\/span><\/span>
\nI will wait for your name, for it is good,<\/span>
\n    <\/span>in the presence of the godly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Colossians 1:15-23  (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Preeminence of Christ<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

15 <\/sup>He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.<\/span> 16 <\/sup>For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities\u2014all things were created through him and for him.<\/span> 17 <\/sup>And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.<\/span> 18 <\/sup>And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.<\/span> 19 <\/sup>For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,<\/span> 20 <\/sup>and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.<\/span><\/p>\n

21 <\/sup>And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,<\/span> 22 <\/sup>he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,<\/span>23 <\/sup>if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coffee & Discussion:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Upper Level.  Join our adult Coffee & Discussion group.  The Bible Project \u2013 \u201cThe Bible is one unified story that leads to Jesus, but we don\u2019t always treat it that way.  At The Bible Project, we make animated videos that explore the books and themes of the Bible.\u201d  How To Read The Bible \u2013 \u201cThis ongoing series explores the origins, content, and purpose of the Bible.  Here you\u2019ll be introduced to some of the basic skills necessary for reading the Bible effectively.\u201d  Feel free to join the group at any time.<\/p>\n

Sunday School:<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level.  A Children\u2019s Church program is available weekly on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n

Nursery Ministry:<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level.  Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<\/p>\n

Sunday Morning Worship:<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary.  Join us today for Pastor Phil Ross’s sermon “Above Reproach.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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