{"id":3339,"date":"2018-04-06T22:44:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T22:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:45:32","slug":"worship-april-8-2018-2nd-sunday-of-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3339","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; April 8, 2018 &#8211; 2nd Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #c21941\"><em><strong>&#8220;Hunger For More&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lord-i-hunger-and-thirst.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lord-i-hunger-and-thirst-300x299.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3340\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #c21941\"><em><strong>Mark 2: 1-12&nbsp; (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-ESV-24258\" class=\"text Mark-2-1\">Jesus Heals a Paralytic<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"chapter-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"text Mark-2-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">2&nbsp;<\/span>And when he returned to&nbsp;Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24259\" class=\"text Mark-2-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24260\" class=\"text Mark-2-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24261\" class=\"text Mark-2-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they could not get near him because of the crowd,&nbsp;they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24262\" class=\"text Mark-2-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>And when Jesus&nbsp;saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cSon,&nbsp;your sins are forgiven.\u201d<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24263\" class=\"text Mark-2-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-24264\" class=\"text Mark-2-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWhy does this man speak like that?&nbsp;He is blaspheming!&nbsp;Who can forgive sins but God alone?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24265\" class=\"text Mark-2-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>And immediately Jesus,&nbsp;perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cWhy do you question these things in your hearts?<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24266\" class=\"text Mark-2-9\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, \u2018Your sins are forgiven,\u2019 or to say, \u2018Rise, take up your bed and walk\u2019?<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24267\" class=\"text Mark-2-10\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>But that you may know that&nbsp;the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins\u201d<\/span>\u2014he said to the paralytic\u2014<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24268\" class=\"text Mark-2-11\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cI say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.\u201d<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-24269\" class=\"text Mark-2-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup>And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and&nbsp;glorified God, saying, \u201cWe never saw anything like this!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #c21941\"><em><strong>Coffee &amp; Discussion:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Upper Level.&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #08acd1\"><strong>The Sunday morning Coffee &amp; Discussion group has resumed \u2013 the current topic is a study of the Evangelical Catechism.<\/strong><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #c21941\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/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.<br>\n<span style=\"color: #c21941\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. &nbsp;Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<br>\n<span style=\"color: #c21941\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. &nbsp;Join us today for Pastor Joe Vasarhelyi\u2019s sermon \u201cHunger For More.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hunger For More&#8221; 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