{"id":2155,"date":"2016-03-27T13:22:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T13:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:57:42","slug":"worship-march-27-2016-easter-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=2155","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; March 27, 2016 &#8211; Easter Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Happy Easter &#8211; Come see our newly renovated Sanctuary. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Construction is complete!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #32abab\"><em><strong>&#8220;Resurrection Blessing&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EasterSunday.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2156\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EasterSunday-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"EasterSunday\" class=\"wp-image-2156\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #32abab\"><em><strong>Psalm 16 &nbsp;(New International Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><span class=\"text Ps-16-1\">A miktam of David.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Ps-16-1\"><sup class=\"versenum\">1&nbsp;<\/sup>Keep me safe, my God,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-1\">for in you I take refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14095\" class=\"text Ps-16-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>I say to the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, \u201cYou are my Lord;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-2\">apart from you I have no good thing.\u201d<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14096\" class=\"text Ps-16-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>I say of the holy people who are in the land,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-3\">\u201cThey are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.\u201d<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14097\" class=\"text Ps-16-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-4\">I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-4\">or take up their names on my lips.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14098\" class=\"text Ps-16-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup><span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, you alone are my portion and my cup;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-5\">you make my lot secure.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14099\" class=\"text Ps-16-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-6\">surely I have a delightful inheritance.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14100\" class=\"text Ps-16-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>I will praise the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, who counsels me;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-7\">even at night my heart instructs me.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14101\" class=\"text Ps-16-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>I keep my eyes always on the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>.<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-8\">With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14102\" class=\"text Ps-16-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-9\">my body also will rest secure,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14103\" class=\"text Ps-16-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-10\">nor will you let your faithful one see decay.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14104\" class=\"text Ps-16-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>You make known to me the path of life;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-11\">you will fill me with joy in your presence,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-16-11\">with eternal pleasures at your right hand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #32abab\"><em><strong>Acts 2:22-33 &nbsp;(New International Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"top-05\"><span id=\"en-NIV-26972\" class=\"text Acts-2-22\"><sup class=\"versenum\">22&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cFellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26973\" class=\"text Acts-2-23\"><sup class=\"versenum\">23&nbsp;<\/sup>This man was handed over to you by God\u2019s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26974\" class=\"text Acts-2-24\"><sup class=\"versenum\">24&nbsp;<\/sup>But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.<\/span><span id=\"en-NIV-26975\" class=\"text Acts-2-25\"><sup class=\"versenum\">25&nbsp;<\/sup>David said about him:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Acts-2-25\">\u201c\u2018I saw the Lord always before me.<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Acts-2-25\">Because he is at my right hand,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Acts-2-25\">I will not be shaken.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-26976\" class=\"text Acts-2-26\"><sup class=\"versenum\">26&nbsp;<\/sup>Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Acts-2-26\">my body also will rest in hope,<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-26977\" class=\"text Acts-2-27\"><sup class=\"versenum\">27&nbsp;<\/sup>because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Acts-2-27\">you will not let your holy one see decay.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-26978\" class=\"text Acts-2-28\"><sup class=\"versenum\">28&nbsp;<\/sup>You have made known to me the paths of life;<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Acts-2-28\">you will fill me with joy in your presence.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"top-05\"><span id=\"en-NIV-26979\" class=\"text Acts-2-29\"><sup class=\"versenum\">29&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cFellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26980\" class=\"text Acts-2-30\"><sup class=\"versenum\">30&nbsp;<\/sup>But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26981\" class=\"text Acts-2-31\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31&nbsp;<\/sup>Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26982\" class=\"text Acts-2-32\"><sup class=\"versenum\">32&nbsp;<\/sup>God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.<\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26983\" class=\"text Acts-2-33\"><sup class=\"versenum\">33&nbsp;<\/sup>Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spiritand has poured out what you now see and hear.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #32abab\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\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\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #32abab\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 \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: #32abab\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall. Join us today for Pastor Tom Hendershot&#8217;s&nbsp;message &#8220;Resurrection Blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Easter &#8211; Come see our newly renovated Sanctuary. &nbsp; Construction is complete! &#8220;Resurrection<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-2155","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\/2155","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=2155"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5087,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155\/revisions\/5087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}