{"id":3374,"date":"2026-03-08T19:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:59:08","slug":"getting-to-empty-the-weight-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/getting-to-empty-the-weight-of-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Empty: The Weight of Water"},"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=\"March 8, 2026 - Sunday Worship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3J9ncqqPjeo?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=John+4:5-42\">John 4:5-42<\/a><br>Jesus meets a Samaritan Woman at a well, and notices the weight that her story\u2014or rather, the story others have told of her\u2014has weighed her down. In seeing her, naming her, and offering her his presence and blessing, he calls a powerful new preacher into the world. What stories must we set down to proclaim God&#8217;s love more fully?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scripture: John 4:5-42Jesus meets a Samaritan Woman at a well, and notices the weight that her story\u2014or rather, the story others have told of her\u2014has weighed her down. In seeing her, naming her, and offering her his presence and blessing, he calls a powerful new preacher into the world. 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