{"id":1484,"date":"2015-05-09T06:52:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T06:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:49:02","slug":"worship-may-10-2015-6th-sunday-of-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=1484","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; May 10, 2015 &#8211; 6th Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">&#8220;The Widow&#8217;s Oil&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Oil-Jars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Oil-Jars-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Jars\" class=\"wp-image-1487\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #2a6131\">ANNOUNCING:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a6131\">Next Sunday May 17.2015 we will not have a service in the church.&nbsp; We will meet at Buell Park on the Island in Lowell (Shelter C) at 10:30 AM for a worship service followed by a picnic potluck meal.&nbsp; The church will provide plastic ware, napkins and drinks.&nbsp; Bring a dish to share and enjoy the fellowship and the beauty of the park.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">Psalm 98&nbsp; (New American Standard Bible)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"chapternum\">98&nbsp;<\/span>O sing to the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span> a new song,<br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-1\">For He has done wonderful things,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-1\">His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.<\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NASB-15493\" class=\"text Ps-98-2\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup><\/span>The <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span> has made known His salvation;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-2\">He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.<\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NASB-15494\" class=\"text Ps-98-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">3&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-3\">All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-1\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NASB-15495\" class=\"text Ps-98-4\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup><\/span>Shout joyfully to the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, all the earth;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-4\">Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.<\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NASB-15496\" class=\"text Ps-98-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">5&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Sing praises to the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span> with the lyre,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-5\">With the lyre and the sound of melody.<\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NASB-15497\" class=\"text Ps-98-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">6&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>With trumpets and the sound of the horn<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-6\">Shout joyfully before the King, the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-1\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NASB-15498\" class=\"text Ps-98-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">7&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Let the sea roar and all it contains,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-7\">The world and those who dwell in it.<\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NASB-15499\" class=\"text Ps-98-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">8&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Let the rivers clap their hands,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-8\">Let the mountains sing together for joy<\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NASB-15500\" class=\"text Ps-98-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">9&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Before the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, for He is coming to judge the earth;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-9\">He will judge the world with righteousness<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Ps-98-9\">And the peoples with equity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"line\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">2 Kings 4:1-7&nbsp; (New American Standard Bible)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><span id=\"en-NASB-9605\" class=\"text 2Kgs-4-1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Widow\u2019s Oil<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"chapter-1\"><span class=\"text 2Kgs-4-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">4&nbsp;<\/span>Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, \u201cYour servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.\u201d<\/span> <span id=\"en-NASB-9606\" class=\"text 2Kgs-4-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">2&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Elisha said to her, \u201cWhat shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?\u201d And she said, \u201cYour maidservant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.\u201d<\/span> <span id=\"en-NASB-9607\" class=\"text 2Kgs-4-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">3&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Then he said, \u201cGo, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, <i>even<\/i> empty vessels; do not get a few.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NASB-9608\" class=\"text 2Kgs-4-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">4&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.\u201d<\/span> <span id=\"en-NASB-9609\" class=\"text 2Kgs-4-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">5&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing <i>the vessels<\/i> to her and she poured.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NASB-9610\" class=\"text 2Kgs-4-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">6&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>When the vessels were full, she said to her son, \u201cBring me another vessel.\u201d And he said to her, \u201cThere is not one vessel more.\u201d And the oil stopped.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NASB-9611\" class=\"text 2Kgs-4-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">7&nbsp;<\/span><\/sup>Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, \u201cGo, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you <i>and<\/i> your sons can live on the rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #37698a\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<\/span> 10:00 \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: #37698a\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<\/span> 10:00 \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: #37698a\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n<\/span> 10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. &nbsp;Join us today for Pastor Tom Hendershot\u2019s sermon \u201cThe Widow&#8217;s Oil.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Widow&#8217;s Oil&#8221; &nbsp; ANNOUNCING: Next Sunday May 17.2015 we will not have a<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":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","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\/1484","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=1484"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4888,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484\/revisions\/4888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}