{"id":1223,"date":"2014-12-07T07:36:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T07:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:56:48","slug":"worship-december-7-2014-2nd-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1223","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; December 7, 2014 &#8211; 2nd Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>&#8220;The Patience That Ends in Peace&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2nd-Week-of-Advent.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2nd-Week-of-Advent-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2nd Week of Advent\" class=\"wp-image-1224\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong><em>Childrens Outreach Program<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning December 10, 2014, St. Paul\u2019s will host a children\u2019s program for area children. All are invited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Truth4Youth is a youth based ministry serving ages 6 mo. \u2013 12 yrs, as well as their parents. Our mission is to provide a fun, safe christian learning environment for children, and at the same time provide a night out for parents to use as they so desire (errands, rest, etc.). Truth4Youth is a monthly program formatted similar to a Summer VBS program, includes dinner, crafts, stories, and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every second Wednesday, 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More info? Contact Rita Stephens at 740-350-5781.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>2 Peter 3:8-14&nbsp; (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-30514\" class=\"text 2Pet-3-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">8&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30515\" class=\"text 2Pet-3-9\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup><\/span>The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30516\" class=\"text 2Pet-3-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">10&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-30517\" class=\"text 2Pet-3-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">11&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30518\" class=\"text 2Pet-3-12\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup><\/span>waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30519\" class=\"text 2Pet-3-13\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">13&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><span id=\"en-ESV-30520\" class=\"text 2Pet-3-14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Final Words<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"text 2Pet-3-14\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">14&nbsp;<\/sup><\/span>Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Holy Communion:<\/strong><\/em><br>\n<\/span> Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><br>\n<\/span> 10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. A Children\u2019s Church program is available weekly on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><br>\n<\/span> 10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><br>\n<\/span> 10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. Join us today for Pastor Tom Hendershot\u2019s sermon \u201cThe Patience That Ends in Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Patience That Ends in Peace&#8221; Childrens Outreach Program Beginning December 10, 2014, St.<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":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-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\/1223","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=1223"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5056,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1223\/revisions\/5056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}