{"id":3764,"date":"2019-09-13T20:46:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T20:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:43:26","slug":"worship-september-15-14th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3764","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; September 15 &#8211; 14th Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>&#8220;Congregation Series Part 2&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Joseph-Coat-of-Many-Colors.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Joseph-Coat-of-Many-Colors-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3765\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Genesis 37:1-11&nbsp; (New International Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-NIV-1085\" class=\"text Gen-37-1\">Joseph\u2019s Dreams<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"chapter-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Gen-37-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">37&nbsp;<\/span>Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed,&nbsp;the land of Canaan.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"top-05 wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-1086\" class=\"text Gen-37-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>This is the account&nbsp;of Jacob\u2019s family line.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"top-05 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Gen-37-2\">Joseph,&nbsp;a young man of seventeen,&nbsp;was tending the flocks&nbsp;with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah&nbsp;and the sons of Zilpah,&nbsp;his father\u2019s wives, and he brought their father a bad report&nbsp;about them.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-1087\" class=\"text Gen-37-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>Now Israel&nbsp;loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,&nbsp;because he had been born to him in his old age;&nbsp;and he made an ornate&nbsp;robe&nbsp;for him.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-1088\" class=\"text Gen-37-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him&nbsp;and could not speak a kind word to him.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-1089\" class=\"text Gen-37-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>Joseph had a dream,&nbsp;and when he told it to his brothers,&nbsp;they hated him all the more.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-1090\" class=\"text Gen-37-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>He said to them, \u201cListen to this dream I had:<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-1091\" class=\"text Gen-37-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>We were binding sheaves&nbsp;of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-1092\" class=\"text Gen-37-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>His brothers said to him, \u201cDo you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?\u201d&nbsp;And they hated him all the more&nbsp;because of his dream and what he had said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-1093\" class=\"text Gen-37-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>Then he had another dream,&nbsp;and he told it to his brothers. \u201cListen,\u201d he said, \u201cI had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars&nbsp;were bowing down to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"en-NIV-1094\" class=\"text Gen-37-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>When he told his father as well as his brothers,&nbsp;his father rebuked&nbsp;him and said, \u201cWhat is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-1095\" class=\"text Gen-37-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>His brothers were jealous of him,&nbsp;but his father kept the matter in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Coffee &amp; Discussion:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Upper Level. &nbsp;Join our adult Coffee &amp; Discussion group.&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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><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: #800000\"><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: #800000\"><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 \u201cCongregation Series Part 2.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Congregation Series Part 2&#8221; Genesis 37:1-11&nbsp; (New International Version) Joseph\u2019s Dreams 37&nbsp;Jacob lived in<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-3764","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\/3764","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=3764"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4769,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3764\/revisions\/4769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}