{"id":3122,"date":"2025-09-07T14:54:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:59:17","slug":"choose-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/choose-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"September 7, 2025 - Sunday Worship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gsuM5cpPPNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?passage=Deuteronomy+30:15-20\">Deuteronomy 30:15-20<\/a><br>As we begin a journey through <em>The Season of Creation<\/em>, we hear Moses invite the people of Israel to &#8220;Choose life,&#8221; joining in covenant with God, and perhaps with the land which they are to inhabit. 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