{"id":1262,"date":"2015-01-02T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:56:43","slug":"worship-january-4-2015-2nd-sunday-after-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1262","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; January 4, 2015 &#8211; 2nd Sunday after Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">&#8220;God Is&nbsp;Here!&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/God-Is-Here.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/God-Is-Here-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"God Is Here\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Psalm 119:97-105&nbsp; (English Standard Version)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><sup><span style=\"font-size: medium\">97&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Oh how I love your law!<br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-97\">It is my meditation all the day.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15997\" class=\"text Ps-119-98\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">98&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-98\">for it is ever with me.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15998\" class=\"text Ps-119-99\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">99&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>I have more understanding than all my teachers,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-99\">for your testimonies are my meditation.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-15999\" class=\"text Ps-119-100\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">100&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>I understand more than the aged,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-100\">for I keep your precepts.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-16000\" class=\"text Ps-119-101\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">101&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>I hold back my feet from every evil way,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-101\">in order to keep your word.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-16001\" class=\"text Ps-119-102\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">102&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>I do not turn aside from your rules,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-102\">for you have taught me.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-16002\" class=\"text Ps-119-103\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">103&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>How sweet are your words to my taste,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-103\">sweeter than honey to my mouth!<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-16003\" class=\"text Ps-119-104\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">104&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Through your precepts I get understanding;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-104\">therefore I hate every false way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-119-104\"><sup><span style=\"font-size: medium\">105&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Your word is a lamp to my feet<br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-119-105\">and a light to my path.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em><strong>Holy Communion:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<\/span> Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><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\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><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\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<\/span> 10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. Join us today for Pastor Tom Hendershot\u2019s sermon \u201cGod Is Here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"footnotes\" hidden=\"\">\n<h4>Footnotes:<\/h4>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li id=\"fen-ESV-15999a\"><a title=\"Go to Psalm 119:100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20119:97-105&amp;version=ESV#en-ESV-15999\">Psalm 119:100<\/a> <span class=\"footnote-text\">Or <i>the elders<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-119-104\"><!--end of footnotes--><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"crossrefs hidden\">\n<h4><!--end of crossrefs--><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;God Is&nbsp;Here!&#8221; Psalm 119:97-105&nbsp; (English Standard Version) 97&nbsp;Oh how I love your law!<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-1262","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\/1262","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=1262"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5052,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions\/5052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}