{"id":3291,"date":"2025-12-24T17:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:26:02","slug":"a-part-in-the-story-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/a-part-in-the-story-christmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"A Part in the Story &#8211; Christmas Eve"},"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=\"December 24, 2025 4pm - Christmas Eve Family Worship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bFWAAUqcKMI?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=Luke+2:1-20\">Luke 2:1-20<\/a><br>In our special Family Worship for Christmas Eve, we wonder at all the parts people\u2014and animals!\u2014played in the story of that first Christmas, and we wonder what parts we can play still&#8230; 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