{"id":3300,"date":"2025-12-24T21:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:56:15","slug":"finding-the-way-christmas-eve-lessons-and-carols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/finding-the-way-christmas-eve-lessons-and-carols\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Way &#8211; Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols"},"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 7pm - Lessons and Carols\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nYEvnky_Bq4?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>Lessons and Carols<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we tell of the many characters of Christ&#8217;s birth stories, we recognize that none of them find God with Us through a path they would expect. 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