{"id":1221,"date":"2022-10-30T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2022-10-27T20:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:41:33","slug":"sermon20221030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/sermon20221030\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Through the Fog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sermonNotes2022\">\n<p>2022 Church Theme: Advancing God\u2019s Kingdom in the New Normalcy<br \/>\nScripture: Psalm 26 (NIV)<br \/>\nSpeaker: Rev. Mike Whittle<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-container\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/mp3\/English\/2022_1030_E.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><\/div>\n<p><u><strong>Psalm 26 (NIV)<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-26-1\"><sup class=\"versenum\">1&nbsp;<\/sup>Vindicate me,&nbsp;<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-26-1\">for I have led a blameless life;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-26-1\">I have trusted&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<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-26-1\">and have not faltered.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14276\" class=\"text Ps-26-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>Test me,&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, and try me,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-2\">examine my heart and my mind;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14277\" class=\"text Ps-26-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-3\">and have lived&nbsp;in reliance on your faithfulness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14278\" class=\"text Ps-26-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>I do not sit&nbsp;with the deceitful,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-4\">nor do I associate with hypocrites.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14279\" class=\"text Ps-26-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>I abhor&nbsp;the assembly of evildoers<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-5\">and refuse to sit with the wicked.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14280\" class=\"text Ps-26-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>I wash my hands in innocence,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-6\">and go about your altar,&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14281\" class=\"text Ps-26-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>proclaiming aloud your praise<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-7\">and telling of all your wonderful deeds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14282\" class=\"text Ps-26-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup><span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, I love&nbsp;the house where you live,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-8\">the place where your glory dwells.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14283\" class=\"text Ps-26-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>Do not take away my soul along with sinners,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-9\">my life with those who are bloodthirsty,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14284\" class=\"text Ps-26-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>in whose hands are wicked schemes,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-10\">whose right hands are full of bribes.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14285\" class=\"text Ps-26-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>I lead a blameless life;<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-11\">deliver me&nbsp;and be merciful to me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14286\" class=\"text Ps-26-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup>My feet stand on level ground;<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-26-12\">in the great congregation&nbsp;I will praise the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 Church Theme: Advancing God\u2019s Kingdom in the New Normalcy Scripture: Psalm 26 (NIV) Speaker: Rev. Mike Whittle Psalm 26 (NIV) 1&nbsp;Vindicate me,&nbsp;Lord, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Lord &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and have not faltered. 2&nbsp;Test me,&nbsp;Lord, and try me, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;examine my heart and my mind; 3&nbsp;for I have always been mindful &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/sermon20221030\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Driving Through the Fog&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2022-sermon","category-outside-speaker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1221"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1223,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions\/1223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}